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Day off, 8am tee time first available slot.

Get to the 10th @9:35 green keepers everywhere on the back 9, waiting on every drive and approach.

Even though emotionally I was fine with it game went to pieces.
 
Slab said:
But while its exceptional for covid etc, doesn't the booking system show that those tee slots are needed, so if you were to slot in based on arrival time then someone else has to miss out at worst or get delayed at best? :unsure:
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Oh I agree - and I know that booking is required, Just frustrated that I couldn't find a slot just for me. As it happens I didn't book the 6:30pm tee time until 6:10pm, yet still...someone had booked in with me. And of course I had to go out with him. But no issues - he was a really pleasant lad - probably 24 - learning the game. He was good company to play a few holes with.

It was simply the fact that I could finish early and be ready to tee off at 5pm, but due to having tee booking I couldn't get on until 6:30pm - now that was irritating - but it turned out well in the end :)
 
SwingsitlikeHogan said:
Oh I agree - and I know that booking is required, Just frustrated that I couldn't find a slot just for me. As it happens I didn't book the 6:30pm tee time until 6:10pm, yet still...someone had booked in with me. And of course I had to go out with him. But no issues - he was a really pleasant lad - probably 24 - learning the game. He was good company to play a few holes with.

It was simply the fact that I could finish early and be ready to tee off at 5pm, but due to having tee booking I couldn't get on until 6:30pm - now that was irritating - but it turned out well in the end :)
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We don't usually have tee times. We do now. It's for the safety of everyone and also to assist the club in track and trace. If you rocked up and dived out because there was a gap in tee times and something then happened to you healthwise, how would the club know who, if anyone you had been close contact with while on the property. It is the same for everyone and we all have to make adjustments
 
My rangefinder issue that I bought 11 months ago has been resolved with me getting £79 store credit with Hot Golf. Hot Golf is also where my wife was getting my new golf bag from, valued at £90. I went to tell her we could just use the credit and she buys me something else, but it turns out she already ordered it. :LOL: So I guess I have £79 credit burning a hole.... wonder what to buy?

Edit: And all their other rangefinders now are more expensive. Typical.
 
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The golf club I pay 1600 a year to be a member of are doing their absolute level best to p me off at present. It's a lovely club, with a nice golf course, a decent club house, good membership, etc. How in the heck can the powers that be screw running it up so badly. It's almost an art form.

Is there another course in the country that has a chef on from 7am, but doesn't serve any food or coffee until after 10am, on a Saturday, with 95% tee take up? It's being blamed on Covid somehow, but I really can't see it.
 
murphthemog said:
The golf club I pay 1600 a year to be a member of are doing their absolute level best to p me off at present. It's a lovely club, with a nice golf course, a decent club house, good membership, etc. How in the heck can the powers that be screw running it up so badly. It's almost an art form.

Is there another course in the country that has a chef on from 7am, but doesn't serve any food or coffee until after 10am, on a Saturday, with 95% tee take up? It's being blamed on Covid somehow, but I really can't see it.
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We've suffered this for years. Our roll up (back in the day when we had these) would draw the balls at 7.45 and many have said they would get there for 7.00 for a bacon butty or similar but somehow getting a chef in for around 6.45 to fire everything up seems too much of an ask. No food before 10.00 (9.45 if you make a fuss). Even with limited seating I thing there would be room to cater for demand and socially distance. More a chef that doesn't want to put themself out for the members and the management not willing to put any pressure on
 
HomerJSimpson said:
We don't usually have tee times. We do now. It's for the safety of everyone and also to assist the club in track and trace. If you rocked up and dived out because there was a gap in tee times and something then happened to you healthwise, how would the club know who, if anyone you had been close contact with while on the property. It is the same for everyone and we all have to make adjustments
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Track & trace is no more needed on the golf course than walking the dog.
 
NeilG said:
Probably. It does feel like golf clubs / the government should be reviewing some of the revised rules.
Still clubs going with the 1 person per buggy rule (unless same household).
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I agree but we are where we are. Rather that than no golf I guess. The one thing I want is the option to take flags out as and when but I think we're still a long way from that
 
HomerJSimpson said:
We've suffered this for years. Our roll up (back in the day when we had these) would draw the balls at 7.45 and many have said they would get there for 7.00 for a bacon butty or similar but somehow getting a chef in for around 6.45 to fire everything up seems too much of an ask. No food before 10.00 (9.45 if you make a fuss). Even with limited seating I thing there would be room to cater for demand and socially distance. More a chef that doesn't want to put themself out for the members and the management not willing to put any pressure on
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But the chef is there, in the kitchen, ready to go, from 7, he just isn't allowed to cook anything. That's the weird bit. We are paying him to stand in the dark and do zip.
 
murphthemog said:
But the chef is there, in the kitchen, ready to go, from 7, he just isn't allowed to cook anything. That's the weird bit. We are paying him to stand in the dark and do zip.
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This is an odd one. Do you have a fancy restaurant? Is he there then to do prep work for later?

The above questions are for interest but are not the point. Catering, the bar etc are there for the members benefit, it seems a daft one on the face of it.
 
Lord Tyrion said:
This is an odd one. Do you have a fancy restaurant? Is he there then to do prep work for later?

The above questions are for interest but are not the point. Catering, the bar etc are there for the members benefit, it seems a daft one on the face of it.
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Nope, no one knows what he is doing. Not even him, as he is just not allowed to cook anything. He would like to, as he is a bit bored with being there, and not doing anything.
 
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