Membership cost increase

[YandaB]

Seniors are just golfers whose bad (and good) habits have had more time to become ingrained.
The one thing that I might say is that due to physical infirmity, some struggle to bend over and so the effort of repairing pitch marks is greater and in some cases obviously too much. Many have those ball grabbers on their putters, as they cannot easily bend down, and these tend to damage the edges ogpf the holes if not used very carefully which is often the case.

Sounds like there should be a market for long handled pitch mark repairers. Though a quick Google shows that it already exists, maybe they need some better marketing: https://www.seniorgolfuk.co.uk/ however, looking at the site and the age of the "latest news" tweets, I wonder if they are still in business.

 

[Mandofred]

Sounds like there should be a market for long handled pitch mark repairers. Though a quick Google shows that it already exists, maybe they need some better marketing: https://www.seniorgolfuk.co.uk/ however, looking at the site and the age of the "latest news" tweets, I wonder if they are still in business.

Obvious answer.....require all seniors to have a young caddie with them.....you know, to do all the dirty work. Maybe have a test every year.... "Can you pick a ball off the ground?....if not, a caddie is required".

That was a joke.......I think.

 

[Crow]

Sounds like there should be a market for long handled pitch mark repairers. Though a quick Google shows that it already exists, maybe they need some better marketing: https://www.seniorgolfuk.co.uk/ however, looking at the site and the age of the "latest news" tweets, I wonder if they are still in business.

I'd guess that handling a pitchmark repairer on the end of a 3 foot stick would require quite a bit of practice and would be more likely to cause further damage than repair the initial pitchmark damage.

 

[Crow]

I play a lot in the seniors.
While I have seen some very poor etiquette from some I would say the vast majority are very well behaved.
But there are some very arrogant so and sos.
Seen one step over a rake in bunker play his shot and step over the rake on his way out.
Asked him “ you not raking your prints”?
“ that’s the green keepers job “ knob.


But arrogance is not exclusive to seniors in my experience.!

He needs informing that, while the greenkeepers might be expected to rake the bunkers at the start of the day, the club can't afford to employ a team of greenkeepers to stand by the bunkers through the day to rake them after every player has gone in one, so it's his duty to see that they're in a fit state for golfers following him.

If he still doesn't tow the line then stand on his ball whenever it goes in a bunker.

 

[Imurg]

Biggest problem we find with pitchmarks is, generally, the balls that pitch at the front and roll out to the back.
Players of all skills and ages automatically go straight to the back where the ball is...they play out the hole and forget about the pitchmark that could be 20+ yards away.
A lot of the time it's not down to the I can't be bothered brigade..people genuinely forget.
Not an excuse but a reason.

 

[Mandofred]

Biggest problem we find with pitchmarks is, generally, the balls that pitch at the front and roll out to the back.
Players of all skills and ages automatically go straight to the back where the ball is...they play out the hole and forget about the pitchmark that could be 20+ yards away.
A lot of the time it's not down to the I can't be bothered brigade..people genuinely forget.
Not an excuse but a reason.

Yep, done it myself.

 

[doublebogey7]

Biggest problem we find with pitchmarks is, generally, the balls that pitch at the front and roll out to the back.
Players of all skills and ages automatically go straight to the back where the ball is...they play out the hole and forget about the pitchmark that could be 20+ yards away.
A lot of the time it's not down to the I can't be bothered brigade..people genuinely forget.
Not an excuse but a reason.

Whilst we are all capable of missing our pitch marks whilst concentrating on our golf if we all simply tried to remember to repair at least one in each hole, there would not be a problem.

 

[clubchamp98]

He needs informing that, while the greenkeepers might be expected to rake the bunkers at the start of the day, the club can't afford to employ a team of greenkeepers to stand by the bunkers through the day to rake them after every player has gone in one, so it's his duty to see that they're in a fit state for golfers following him.

If he still doesn't tow the line then stand on his ball whenever it goes in a bunker.

He has been in no uncertain terms hence my arrogant so and so.
Up to me I would throw him out he’s had several warnings.

 

[doublebogey7]

Biggest problem we find with pitchmarks is, generally, the balls that pitch at the front and roll out to the back.
Players of all skills and ages automatically go straight to the back where the ball is...they play out the hole and forget about the pitchmark that could be 20+ yards away.
A lot of the time it's not down to the I can't be bothered brigade..people genuinely forget.
Not an excuse but a reason.

Whilst we are all capable of missing our pitch marks whilst concentrating on our golf if we all simply tried to remember to repair at least one in each hole, there would not be a problem.

 

[clubchamp98]

Biggest problem we find with pitchmarks is, generally, the balls that pitch at the front and roll out to the back.
Players of all skills and ages automatically go straight to the back where the ball is...they play out the hole and forget about the pitchmark that could be 20+ yards away.
A lot of the time it's not down to the I can't be bothered brigade..people genuinely forget.
Not an excuse but a reason.

On that note I have informed players who are looking for their pitchmark that it’s 20yds away at the front of the green !
Only to be told “ no mine had loads of spin on its here somewhere” ( two ft from the ball)
I just do it myself ,as Tiger can’t stop a Pinnacle in two foot.

 

[Oddsocks]

On that note I have informed players who are looking for their pitchmark that it’s 20yds away at the front of the green !
Only to be told “ no mine had loads of spin on its here somewhere” ( two ft from the ball)
I just do it myself ,as Tiger can’t stop a Pinnacle in two foot.

Pretty much the same here, after two reminders I move to blatant comments:

“ we all say about the greens and green staff but it’s the lazy INFRACTION’s that are the ones at fault when our greens are poop“

“ do you expect me to do this all round? “

“if I’m caddying for you I want paying “

 

[clubchamp98]

Pretty much the same here, after two reminders I move to blatant comments:

“ we all say about the greens and green staff but it’s the lazy INFRACTION’s that are the ones at fault when our greens are poop“

“ do you expect me to do this all round? “

“if I’m caddying for you I want paying “

Unfortunately they have skins like Rhino’s.

 

[Genu9]

Kinda got off subject here......

 

[clubchamp98]

Kinda got off subject here......

That tends to happen after 18 pages.

 

[Genu9]

That tends to happen after 18 pages.

Is that because they don't want to start their own thread on a subject so just jump on someone else's.

 

[Genu9]

That'll set them off on a new tangent.

 

[clubchamp98]

Is that because they don't want to start their own thread on a subject so just jump on someone else's.

Fair enough can’t argue with that.

 

[Oddsocks]

Apparently LIV don’t have a problem with pitch marks from senior has beens



?‍to get pop corn!

 

[shane3003]

I’m just looking at joining a club / changing club (currently PMG points member at Whittlebury Park) after moving to Loughborough.
What I am noticing in my initial searches, are most have joining fees. Now I’m not sure if these are being reintroduced or not, but when I was looking previously I didn’t see much of this although a different area.

Not to start anyone off, but what do you get for the joining fee or where does that money go?
I have a conflict with paying a joining fee which could be a lack of understanding or knowing I’m probably going to move within the next 12 months.

 

[Imurg]

I’m just looking at joining a club / changing club (currently PMG points member at Whittlebury Park) after moving to Loughborough.
What I am noticing in my initial searches, are most have joining fees. Now I’m not sure if these are being reintroduced or not, but when I was looking previously I didn’t see much of this although a different area.

Not to start anyone off, but what do you get for the joining fee or where does that money go?
I have a conflict with paying a joining fee which could be a lack of understanding or knowing I’m probably going to move within the next 12 months.

They're a way of trying to ensure that you're not going to leave in 1-2 years..clubs like people who hang around.
If the subs are, say 1200 quid and the joining fee is 800 then if you leave after a year it makes it an expensive one.
Leave after 16 years and it's cost you 50 quid a year.