Culling!

think the goal of removing all the old folks from the course can be easily achieved without taking that tad drastic action as the OP is suggesting

all that has to happen is just every round for all those 'over aged folks' needs to start with complimentary & 'free refill coffee's' (or those hot teas) along with copious supply of cookies

then the old folks can just sit & drink their warming drinks munch some cookies & tell each other all the stories from the good ole times ..... "like when Jack got his overtrouser snagged in his electric cart he hit automatic & it clear dragged him down the whole par 5 15th" only stopped when the cart turned over in the greenside trap" ....

there will be so many good stories to tell which they'll all find just as fun as the 1st time they all heard them ....

then when they all finish up snacking

all the server has to say is .... "real glad all you fellas had such a great time out on the course today & you all came in with such great scores too" ....

they all will climb straight back in the cars as happy as larry & drive home thinking about all those tremendous shots they hit out there ...
 
Jates12 said:
I am "a younger guy" and i have no issues with any older member of our club or any club, we have an unwritten thing in our club that the older blokes play in the morning on medals and the "younger guys" play in the afternoon, its just the way it has been, we all put the same money behind the bar and pay the same fees so we should have the same rights.

Not sure what you're basing this thread on...
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But you take the rubbish tee times in medals? Doesn't sound very equal to be honest, I would have massive issues with this sort of thing.
 
Don't really come across this problem at my club, most of the seniors will either invite you through and most of the time I'll accept graciously, sometimes I'll decline if I'm only playing a few holes as I'm quite happy to meander along behind them, a fare few will even invite you to tag along if you're on yer own and again sometimes I'll accept, sometimes I won't...

ps, if we culled all the members over retirement age at our club we'd end up with about 10 members, wouldn't be much of a club then...
 
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Dont agree with OP but for a bit of fun. Heres a way to cull the old boys. Every 4 ball of coffin dodgers who go out playing, will be given a one way ticket to Swissland. Who ever comes last gets the ticket
 
Its probably easier just to get a few mannequins dress them up like OAPs and form them into a queue to something at the turn (doesn't matter where/what the queue is for, it could even be up against a tree!)

They'll see the queue and naturally join at the back and remain there for a good half hour before complaining that its always like this on a Saturday, thus letting 'normal-aged' groups through!
 
Is this the golf equivalent of Logan's Run?

We could have a Michael York equivalent coming out on the course and yelling "OLD GOLFER!!" before shooting them and calling in a clean-up squad.
 
Would the government introduce a student loan type scheme so all the youngsters could afford their £10k annual subs?
 
DaveR said:
Would the government introduce a student loan type scheme so all the youngsters could afford their £10k annual subs?
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Then at the following General Election the Labour party could lie and say that they plan free golf for everyone, as a good golf education is a right for young people!
 
Hosel Fade said:
But you take the rubbish tee times in medals? Doesn't sound very equal to be honest, I would have massive issues with this sort of thing.
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As it's obvious why the morning is better than the afternoon I would say that the majority of the medal winners come in the afternoon. The old boys, at my club specifically, tend not to take advantage of the early tee times. And the later you finish the nearer the time for it to be acceptable to start drinking :rofl:

The point is though I could put down in the morning and play with the older guys but I just don't want to. We have a decent afternoon crowd and the banter is good. I don't need any more from a golf club
 
bigslice said:
Dont agree with OP but for a bit of fun. Heres a way to cull the old boys. Every 4 ball of coffin dodgers who go out playing, will be given a one way ticket to Swissland. Who ever comes last gets the ticket
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My thread was started with my tongue firmly in cheek.
I am 78 so well in line for the coup de grace!
Love your suggestion and may well introduce it to my coffin dodging pals.
 
DaveR said:
Would the government introduce a student loan type scheme so all the youngsters could afford their £10k annual subs?
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10k for subs :eek: are your greens 'gold plated' or something, next you'll be telling me that a green-fee is 250, what course do you play on out of interest, just so I can scribble it off my to-do list of courses to play at... :D
 
dewsweeper said:
My thread was started with my tongue firmly in cheek.
I am 78 so well in line for the coup de grace!
Love your suggestion and may well introduce it to my coffin dodging pals.
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I knew that just tried to soften the blow with my suggestion lol. At 78 theres at least another 25 years golfing left
 
Face breaker said:
10k for subs :eek: are your greens 'gold plated' or something, next you'll be telling me that a green-fee is 250, what course do you play on out of interest, just so I can scribble it off my to-do list of courses to play at... :D
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If there are no coffin dodgers then there will only be a handful of members at each club to pay the £500k-£1m a year needed to run the place so enjoy your millionaires golf :ears:
 
Jates12 said:
The old boys, at my club specifically, tend not to take advantage of the early tee times. And the later you finish the nearer the time for it to be acceptable to start drinking :rofl:
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You're still young, with an awful lot to learn.

An acceptable time to start drinking is a fixed point - 5 minutes after the last putt is sunk.
 
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