David Hillman
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- Apr 15, 2008
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This was the worst behavior I've ever seen... from parents.
My wife, and in-laws, played a twilight round this afternoon. It was packed, but not slow. On 8, I saw a girl behind us in cart... well, to be more precise, she hit over our heads twice with nary an apology. I thought she was by herself, at the time. I also saw her chase a bunch of Canada geese with her cart.
On the 10th and 11th fairways, she was doing doughnuts and figure eights in order to chase and nearly hit a couple dozen geese. This went on for a couple minutes short of the 11th green. We watched from the 12th tee, gobsmacked. Then we couldn't take it anymore, and we went over and yelled at her. At this time, we realized that the 2 walkers behind her in the fairway weren't the next group, they were her parents (!!). The girl, who couldn't have been more than 17 ( not supposed to be driving a cart in the first place ), yelled back right in front of her parents, that "You people are crazy!"
We explained to the parents and the girl that you just can't chase and hit geese with your cart. And even if you could, you aren't supposed to be doing doughnuts in the fairway. The parents just shrugged. We called the pro-shop and they didn't really seem to believe us, but said they'd send someone out. Unfortunately, being twilight on a Sunday, the ranger had long-since gone home. They sent out a couple kids from the groundscrew. The parents lied to them, and said she wasn't chasing them. They did nothing.
On the subsequent holes, she continued literally driving 50 yards out of her way across the fairway to find and chase geese and ducks. On the 14th green, she parked the cart close to our tee, and I should've gone over and taken the key myself. I regret not doing so.
15 goes right back by the clubhouse, so I went in and talked to the guy behind the counter ( 16 tee was backed-up ). I told him the whole story again, and was horrified. He had only heard the report from the kids he sent out, who had been lied to. He agreed she had no business on a golf course, then came out and watched the group on 15. When they saw him, the father jumped in the cart and made his fat little brat walk half a hole.
More of the same as soon as they got away from the clubhouse, now including the lazy girl driving up to 3' off the green. On 17 tee, the groundscrew kids came by, and we talked to them. They told us the lies the parents had told them, but they couldn't really do much.
They slowed down a little on the last couple holes, so I didn't see them again until the cart return area. They had to walk right past me, and I looked the guy in the eye and asked, "Aren't you humiliated to have a daughter behave like that in public?" He didn't have much of a response ( "Just keep going" ), so I asked him to do us all a favor and just keep her off any golf courses.
I have never seen anything like this family. I hope I never do again.
My wife, and in-laws, played a twilight round this afternoon. It was packed, but not slow. On 8, I saw a girl behind us in cart... well, to be more precise, she hit over our heads twice with nary an apology. I thought she was by herself, at the time. I also saw her chase a bunch of Canada geese with her cart.
On the 10th and 11th fairways, she was doing doughnuts and figure eights in order to chase and nearly hit a couple dozen geese. This went on for a couple minutes short of the 11th green. We watched from the 12th tee, gobsmacked. Then we couldn't take it anymore, and we went over and yelled at her. At this time, we realized that the 2 walkers behind her in the fairway weren't the next group, they were her parents (!!). The girl, who couldn't have been more than 17 ( not supposed to be driving a cart in the first place ), yelled back right in front of her parents, that "You people are crazy!"
We explained to the parents and the girl that you just can't chase and hit geese with your cart. And even if you could, you aren't supposed to be doing doughnuts in the fairway. The parents just shrugged. We called the pro-shop and they didn't really seem to believe us, but said they'd send someone out. Unfortunately, being twilight on a Sunday, the ranger had long-since gone home. They sent out a couple kids from the groundscrew. The parents lied to them, and said she wasn't chasing them. They did nothing.
On the subsequent holes, she continued literally driving 50 yards out of her way across the fairway to find and chase geese and ducks. On the 14th green, she parked the cart close to our tee, and I should've gone over and taken the key myself. I regret not doing so.
15 goes right back by the clubhouse, so I went in and talked to the guy behind the counter ( 16 tee was backed-up ). I told him the whole story again, and was horrified. He had only heard the report from the kids he sent out, who had been lied to. He agreed she had no business on a golf course, then came out and watched the group on 15. When they saw him, the father jumped in the cart and made his fat little brat walk half a hole.
More of the same as soon as they got away from the clubhouse, now including the lazy girl driving up to 3' off the green. On 17 tee, the groundscrew kids came by, and we talked to them. They told us the lies the parents had told them, but they couldn't really do much.
They slowed down a little on the last couple holes, so I didn't see them again until the cart return area. They had to walk right past me, and I looked the guy in the eye and asked, "Aren't you humiliated to have a daughter behave like that in public?" He didn't have much of a response ( "Just keep going" ), so I asked him to do us all a favor and just keep her off any golf courses.
I have never seen anything like this family. I hope I never do again.