Roll Ups : Entitled or Appreciative ?

[PaulMdj]

I am not being daft, thank you.

Children and women are different due to using different tees. Sadly at my club, virtually no juniors play in their comps.

I am a senior, but I don’t think it is right that they get their own reserved tee times and exclusive comps.

But, that is just my opinion.

Great, just don’t join our place and you’ll never have to worry!

 

[Backache]

Two hours of prime weekend times devoted to some sort of social group (may well be cliquey at some clubs) is not something I would want at my club.
Difficult to get a weekend time at my place, especially in winter as it is.

Ours are not actually at the weekend , but if they were I would welcome it as the groups are none cliquey. In all honesty playing with the same four-ball all the time is probably more intrinsically cliquey though I certainly don't believe the tee should be reserved at all times exclusively for roll ups.
Why then should it be reserved exclusively for people with fast fingers to play exclusively with their mates?

 

[Mandofred]

Ours are not actually at the weekend , but if they were I would welcome it as the groups are none cliquey. In all honesty playing with the same four-ball all the time is probably more intrinsically cliquey though I certainly don't believe the tee should be reserved at all times exclusively for roll ups.
Why then should it be reserved exclusively for people with fast fingers to play exclusively with their mates?

Because they get their way. The whole purpose behind this whole thread. People just want things to go their way...and complain when they don't.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Ours are not actually at the weekend , but if they were I would welcome it as the groups are none cliquey. In all honesty playing with the same four-ball all the time is probably more intrinsically cliquey though I certainly don't believe the tee should be reserved at all times exclusively for roll ups.
Why then should it be reserved exclusively for people with fast fingers to play exclusively with their mates?

Because that option gives everyone the same rights to book the tee

 

[Mandofred]

Because that option gives everyone the same rights to book the tee

The people who are younger....and have computers.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

The people who are younger....and have computers.

When was there an age limit on owning a computer

 

[Swango1980]

The people who are younger....and have computers.

And have mates to book in with

I'd have thought a roll up gives everyone equal rights to play? Unless the roll up bans certain members from entering of course

 

[Backache]

Because that option gives everyone the same rights to book the tee

The other system gives everyone the right to play .
Not everyone is necessarily available at the time of booking some may have work commitments.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

The other system gives everyone the right to play .
Not everyone is necessarily available at the time of booking some may have work commitments.

But to play you have enter into a roll up and then not have the choice of who you play with

 

[Swango1980]

But to play you have enter into a roll up and then not have the choice of who you play with

Would you therefore be OK if there was a roll up, but once there you could request to play with certain other individuals who were there?

A roll up doesn't necessarily have to be a random draw after all

 

[Mandofred]

But to play you have enter into a roll up and then not have the choice of who you play with

YES...exactly. That's exactly what all of the players WANT. I understand you don't understand how that could be a good thing....but that is the problem, you don't understand.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

Would you therefore be OK if there was a roll up, but once there you could request to play with certain other individuals who were there?

A roll up doesn't necessarily have to be a random draw after all

I would prefer to play the game that I wanted to play with my mates and not pay any sort of extra entry fee to be part to a competition I didn’t want to enter

 

[Backache]

But to play you have enter into a roll up and then not have the choice of who you play with

If you don't wish to play in the roll up there are under any system discussed here far more times available to you than to those who do.
We have a number of members whose work takes them away and cannot play with a regular group whose club golf is centered around roll up.

 

[Swango1980]

I would prefer to play the game that I wanted to play with my mates and not pay any sort of extra entry fee to be part to a competition I didn’t want to enter

None of our roll ups ever had an entry fee.

 

[Backache]

None of our roll ups ever had an entry fee.

Ours has a token £1 stake which is rather less than the entry for competitions.
If someone had some fundamental objections it would probably be waived we're pretty inclusive.

 

[Swango1980]

Ours has a token £1 stake which is rather less than the entry for competitions.
If someone had some fundamental objections it would probably be waived we're pretty inclusive.

Yeah. A lot of the time, those that turned up decided amongst themselves to put £2, winner takes all. Sometimes, someone might not if they were not playing well and just wanted to practice. Or a new member might turn up to put a card in for handicap.

There are probably many many different roll up set ups that can be used. And I personally see them as being the most inclusive way of allowing all members to play.

Rather than allowing members to book their own slots, especially as busy, fastest finger first clubs. Some people are just not in a position to book a slot as soon as the slots go live

 

[RichA]

I'm trying to think of any scenario outside of golf where this would be considered normal and to question it would be considered anti-social.
Like a group of friends going to their local pub on a Friday night and being told they have to sit at separate tables because mingling is mandatory.

 

[Backache]

I'm trying to think of any scenario outside of golf where this would be considered normal and to question it would be considered anti-social.
Like a group of friends going to their local pub on a Friday night and being told they have to sit at separate tables because mingling is mandatory.

Well within golf all our medals are drawn.

But it is only within a fairly short time window when those who may be new to the club, have non golfing friends, travel a lot or who may wish to mingle out with an exclusive 4 ball are given that opportunity.
There are far more times available to others to book with whoever they wish to play.

 

[Mandofred]

I'm trying to think of any scenario outside of golf where this would be considered normal and to question it would be considered anti-social.
Like a group of friends going to their local pub on a Friday night and being told they have to sit at separate tables because mingling is mandatory.

You mean people going to a pub night that stated that there would be "mingling"? Yeah....shocking that that would happen.

 

[Backache]

Like a group of friends going to their local pub on a Friday night and being told they have to sit at separate tables because mingling is mandatory.

Less common nowadays but they certainly would have to share access to the darts board ,bar billiards etc. In the old days.