Clubs still in the Dark Ages

[MadAdey]

Do what I do Adey. Last thing before heading for the tee is check my mobile phone. No calls, then pop it in the boot of the car. Play my round and take clubs back to the car. 4 hours or less (hopefully). Check phone. Any calls? Reply to them before heading into the bar. No calls? Leave phone in boot of the car. Check it again when leaving the bar to drive home. So 4 hours if the maximum that I've been "uncontactable".

This is tough subject smiffy. In 20 years of playing I have never needed to be contacted that urgent on the course, but last year I had not gone golfing as it was mothers day. Now if I had been on the course then I would have received a call of up most urgency while playing. Not getting that call for another 4 hours would have been an absolute nightmare.

 

[USER1999]

I can't believe we have decended to the level of boredom where we have 21 pages on whether it is ok to take a phone into the club house, or onto the golf course.

How is the Rangers thread progressing?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

I can't believe we have decended to the level of boredom where we have 21 pages on whether it is ok to take a phone into the club house, or onto the golf course.

How is the Rangers thread progressing?

Don't you mean the The Rangers thread. I think the The Rangers players have been spending too much time on the golf course.

 

[GTO NEMESIS]

My place has a pretty relaxed attitude to phones in the clubhouse, i.e. on silent or vibrate, but if you actually want to speak to someone then it must be done outside out of respect to others using the clubhouse. I think that this works well and is a sensible attitude to modern communications.

In terms of clubhouse / course rules, then I am very much of the opinion that any visitor must respect the rules / codes of conduct set by the club. If anyone disagrees with a clubs policies then there is a very simple answer - don't play there!

Sounds very much like my club.
You can use a phone but it can't make noise and you don't talk on it in the club house.

Richings Park is pretty relaxed with modern technology and thanks to that I often do a bit of work from their on my laptop while having lunch and a drink - which I'm sure helps keep the doors open.

I wouldn't make a call in a pub or a restaurant so I certainly wouldn't do it at the club house.