Orikoru
Tour Winner
Why are you assuming what time we arrived? We had already had breakfast by this point, got our bags ready, shoes on etc.If you are arriving at the course 15 mins before your tee slot you are very very closely running the risk of being late. Normally clubs request you to be on the tee 10 minutes before your allotted time. So I am not really that surprised you felt rushed but I would say this is down to your arrival time more than anything else.
As for starters, I don't mind them. Don't have them very often but just try to block them out. The worst one being at the Portstewart scratch cup where the weather was horrendous and its not exactly an easy opening tee shot. Adding to the fact this was my first time at the course and also my first scratch cup. But I probably hit the best drive I hit all day