Last week I played a couple of rounds at a resort course in VT. The first day we (wife and me) had no tee time (travel day) but since it was mid week, mid afternoon and end of season we dropped in at the course hoping to get out. 'No problem" says the helpful young guy in the proshop. "There's a twosome on the tee just follow them." We played 18 holes seeing but one other group and a single that caught us on the 9th.
The next day we had a tee time at noon but after hearing the weather report decided to try to get out earlier. We drove to the course and asked for an earleir tee time. Different guy this time, older and a lot less friendly. After some huffing and puffing he said come back in a half an hour and I'll see if I can work you in. We decided to hit some balls and I watched the 1st tee. A single and a twosome went out during the half hour we waited.
We went into the clubhouse and the pro told us we could go. In 9 holes we saw a foursome that was a couple of holes behind us and the twosome a couple of holes ahead, but that was it. We decided to stop for lunch at the turn. I asked the pro if it was OK and he grudgingly (grumpily) replied that he had lots of people out but he would work us in. We had lunch overlooking the 10th tee. Nobody went off in the 15 minutes we took for lunch. We went back to the pro assuming he would send us right out. Wrong!
A twosome was hitting their approaches to the ninth. He made us wait. Even when they came into the clubhouse for a restroom break! The assistant (young guy from the day before) told us to go to the 10th. Nope, said the pro I can see a ball in the fairway on 9. There's another group coming. I told the pro to go eff himself (not aloud) and we left the course. I was really steamed.
I'm curious how others would have reacted to this situation. I'm not sure if it was deliberate or if the guy was just incompetent. I did learn it was his first job as a head pro. I wonder how he would fare at a muni like Bethpage with a course chocked full of hairy assed foursomes.
The next day we had a tee time at noon but after hearing the weather report decided to try to get out earlier. We drove to the course and asked for an earleir tee time. Different guy this time, older and a lot less friendly. After some huffing and puffing he said come back in a half an hour and I'll see if I can work you in. We decided to hit some balls and I watched the 1st tee. A single and a twosome went out during the half hour we waited.
We went into the clubhouse and the pro told us we could go. In 9 holes we saw a foursome that was a couple of holes behind us and the twosome a couple of holes ahead, but that was it. We decided to stop for lunch at the turn. I asked the pro if it was OK and he grudgingly (grumpily) replied that he had lots of people out but he would work us in. We had lunch overlooking the 10th tee. Nobody went off in the 15 minutes we took for lunch. We went back to the pro assuming he would send us right out. Wrong!
A twosome was hitting their approaches to the ninth. He made us wait. Even when they came into the clubhouse for a restroom break! The assistant (young guy from the day before) told us to go to the 10th. Nope, said the pro I can see a ball in the fairway on 9. There's another group coming. I told the pro to go eff himself (not aloud) and we left the course. I was really steamed.
I'm curious how others would have reacted to this situation. I'm not sure if it was deliberate or if the guy was just incompetent. I did learn it was his first job as a head pro. I wonder how he would fare at a muni like Bethpage with a course chocked full of hairy assed foursomes.
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