Orikoru
Tour Winner
I'm confused - why is it up to them? If I'm putting a card in I just do it and ask who'll sign it off for me at the end.
Golf Random Irritations
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Backache
Assistant Pro
That's a shame . Why was returning the card so important that it was worth breaking 20 year friendships over?
3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
Did not say I broke a 20 year friendship. I had pre registered so I needed an arrester.
i said I was to put in a crd. Both of them said it slows the game down so we are not attesting. No issue. Still went for a drink afterwards, just disappointed.
Neilds
Assistant Pro
You did say the mates (ex) so a reasonable assumption that you fell out
3offTheTee
Tour Rookie
My mistake, apologies
Whereditgo
Journeyman Pro
Absolute stripe show at the range last night....until I picked up the wedges, then sh@@@ after sh@@@.....switched back to the irons and back to perfect strikes again.
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
Getting "fogged" off the course......
Normally were too high for the valley fog and too low for the hill fog but today we got a right pea souper!
It was just playable when we went out.
All the greenkeepers were on the back 9 and we were 1st out on the front so pretty safe.
Suddenly it cleared and we could see the whole of the front 9 and beyond.....
10 minutes later and we could barely see each other.
By this time we were on the 8th and we played in..8th is a par 3 of 170ish yards with a bunker at 140ish.....couldn't see it
There were groups going out all the time but we finished on 9 as it was getting silly
Had we gone on the back 9 we'd have had groups in front and behind .
Early breakfast
Normally were too high for the valley fog and too low for the hill fog but today we got a right pea souper!
It was just playable when we went out.
All the greenkeepers were on the back 9 and we were 1st out on the front so pretty safe.
Suddenly it cleared and we could see the whole of the front 9 and beyond.....
10 minutes later and we could barely see each other.
By this time we were on the 8th and we played in..8th is a par 3 of 170ish yards with a bunker at 140ish.....couldn't see it
There were groups going out all the time but we finished on 9 as it was getting silly
Had we gone on the back 9 we'd have had groups in front and behind .
Early breakfast
Neilds
Assistant Pro
Does your club not have a fog policy? We have (I think) three different criteria for things that have to be visible for the course to be playable - marker from x tee, row of trees from y tee, etcGetting "fogged" off the course......
Normally were too high for the valley fog and too low for the hill fog but today we got a right pea souper!
It was just playable when we went out.
All the greenkeepers were on the back 9 and we were 1st out on the front so pretty safe.
Suddenly it cleared and we could see the whole of the front 9 and beyond.....
10 minutes later and we could barely see each other.
By this time we were on the 8th and we played in..8th is a par 3 of 170ish yards with a bunker at 140ish.....couldn't see it
There were groups going out all the time but we finished on 9 as it was getting silly
Had we gone on the back 9 we'd have had groups in front and behind .
Early breakfast
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
We do..but it's left to the players.
We have to be able to see the bunker on the 1st from the tee and we must be able to see the 11th tee from the 10th tee.
When we started both were visible..when we finished the 9th, in my view, neither were....
And that's why we came in.
The others..? If they want to risk it then that's their problem..the club has published its guidelines.
We only continued after the 6th, when it really came down, as we were at the furthest point away from the Clubhouse, the 3 remaining holes didn't encroach another hole and we knew there was nobody in front of us..the 2 ball behind were a hole back.
Neilds
Assistant Pro
Surprised the club doesn’t enforce the suspension of play
Imurg
The Grinder Of Pars (Semi Crocked)
I am to be honest...they don't for lightning either.....
If it was down to me then the club should be bolder about it and get people off the course...it's only a game of golf....
Mandofred
Well-known member
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Deleted member 21784
Guest
Booking system at the club strikes again
Arrive for our 0858 Tee and another 2 ball visitor is there. Disappointed the marshall let them go first as members I feel we should have been given priority and them asked to wait 10 mins. Very slow round as they didn't let us through and one of them seemed like they had taken up golf today. All for learning but when you have taken 4 shots to get past the forward tees it's time to pick up mate not carry on topping it another 20 yards.
I think the way forward is to just book either 2 other members or 2 guests on with me every time as the marshal's agree it's a pain in the butt for them so make their life's easier
Arrive for our 0858 Tee and another 2 ball visitor is there. Disappointed the marshall let them go first as members I feel we should have been given priority and them asked to wait 10 mins. Very slow round as they didn't let us through and one of them seemed like they had taken up golf today. All for learning but when you have taken 4 shots to get past the forward tees it's time to pick up mate not carry on topping it another 20 yards.
I think the way forward is to just book either 2 other members or 2 guests on with me every time as the marshal's agree it's a pain in the butt for them so make their life's easier
Golfnut1957
Newbie
I play golf on a Saturday with a mate who I have known forever. He is still working and very often it is his only chance to get out, a round of golf, a chat and a couple of beers.
In the past, I have booked a tee for the two of us and then discovered we have company. On three of the occasions that we have gone from a two ball to a three ball it has ended up being a rubbish day.
These days I book 3 slots, I'm not excluding a single joining us, but we're not turning into a four again.
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Deleted member 21784
Guest
Turned a 3 hour round into a 3 hour 45 round... Still just two of us. Ample time to let us play through just poor form
When I found out (half way) that they had booked on with us and the marshall had split us I was fuming. The 5 mins chat half way with the marshall they still hadn't got off the blooming tee.
If I get to a tee and I can carry it over their heads (not a long hitter) then you are too slow .. should be long gone!
moogie
Tour Winner
At some of the clubs I've been a member at, by doing this, booking an extra space, you would run the risk of the following....
If you'd booked a guest, in the extra slot and there was no guest, you may end up being pulled and made to pay the guest fee
Or
If you'd added another members name in slot, and they didn't play, that member may be warned for taking up a slot and not turning up.
Weekend tee times are in high demand, and I'd say it's pretty selfish to do as you've described above.
D
Deleted member 21784
Guest
See ours are mid week and plenty of slots behind and Infront it's just a very very bad system that guests can't see when we have booked and we can't see them . Meaning two people can book same time without knowing, twice in 2 weeks with free slots either side
Apparently system working as designed
Badly designed then
Golfnut1957
Newbie
It would be if we didn't go out as late as possible on a Saturday afternoon when the course is all but empty.
SwingsitlikeHogan
Major Champion
Slab
Occasional Tour Caddy
In my ongoing attempts to break 80
Back nine in 43...
Another 80 in the bank
Back nine in 43...
Another 80 in the bank
