Visitors parking in member's car park spaces

#1 · 30-04-2011 12:49pm #1

May I ask visitors to private golf clubs to park in the designated visitors area and NOT in the member's car park.
This situation has got out of hand in my own golf club. Indeed, we now have to pay a car park attendant to ensure visitors do not park in our spaces.
I refer particularly to people who may not be aware of the golf etiquette.
Secondly, visitors should realise that they are not supposed to change into their shoes in the car park, rather they should use the visitors' changing rooms.
After their game of golf they should retire to the public bar of the club and NOT the member's bar.

stephendevlin · 30-04-2011 12:57pm

kevin99 wrote: »

May I ask visitors to private golf clubs to park in the designated visitors area and NOT in the member's car park.
This situation has got out of hand in my own golf club. Indeed, we now have to pay a car park attendant to ensure visitors do not park in our spaces.
I refer particularly to people who may not be aware of the golf etiquette.
Secondly, visitors should realise that they are not supposed to change into their shoes in the car park, rather they should use the visitors' changing rooms.
After their game of golf they should retire to the public bar of the club and NOT the member's bar.

Such crimes are punishable by death :rolleyes:

Arciphel · 30-04-2011 1:03pm

First world problems!

stephendevlin · 30-04-2011 1:06pm

Boo hoo

sweetswing · 30-04-2011 1:07pm

kevin99 wrote: »

May I ask visitors to private golf clubs to park in the designated visitors area and NOT in the member's car park.
This situation has got out of hand in my own golf club. Indeed, we now have to pay a car park attendant to ensure visitors do not park in our spaces.
I refer particularly to people who may not be aware of the golf etiquette.
Secondly, visitors should realise that they are not supposed to change into their shoes in the car park, rather they should use the visitors' changing rooms.
After their game of golf they should retire to the public bar of the club and NOT the member's bar.

Ahhh haaaa hahahahaha very good , not quiet to connos standard yet, but keep it up .

Sandwlch · 30-04-2011 1:18pm

OP is spot on. Its the biggest problem in golf today, and the reason I quit the game.

ThunderCat · 30-04-2011 1:28pm

sweetswing wrote: »

Ahhh haaaa hahahahaha very good , not quiet to connos standard yet, but keep it up .

+1. First thing I thought too. Even the username is a tip of the hat to the great man.

the lawman · 30-04-2011 1:38pm

kevin99 wrote: »

May I ask visitors to private golf clubs to park in the designated visitors area and NOT in the member's car park.
This situation has got out of hand in my own golf club. Indeed, we now have to pay a car park attendant to ensure visitors do not park in our spaces.
I refer particularly to people who may not be aware of the golf etiquette.
Secondly, visitors should realise that they are not supposed to change into their shoes in the car park, rather they should use the visitors' changing rooms.
After their game of golf they should retire to the public bar of the club and NOT the member's bar.

Great post man well spotted and thanks for trying to sort this problem out.

Maybe visitors to clubs should wear some sort sign on their person to indicate to everyone who they are? In this way they can be segregated on the course too.

Russman · 30-04-2011 1:47pm

Finally this problem is being addressed ! Great to see someone taking a stand in these times of anarchy on our courses.

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 30-04-2011 1:49pm

Does the 99 in your username stand for your year of birth?

Straylight · 30-04-2011 1:50pm

the lawman wrote: »

Great post man well spotted and thanks for trying to sort this problem out.

Maybe visitors to clubs should wear some sort sign on their person to indicate to everyone who they are? In this way they can be segregated on the course too.

They could do like lepers did years ago and carry a bell so they could ring it and warn members that they're approaching. Now obviously the noise of the bells will put some members off their putting strokes or cause them to hook the odd drive, but you can't have it every way.

tayto lover · 30-04-2011 2:00pm

I cannot stand that kind of rubbish at all. Its a form of apartheid.
In my club members and visitors use the same facilities and the only places you cannot park are the club officers spaces. There should be no such thing as members bar and visitors bar. Visitors should be encouraged and made welcome especially tourists. The economic climate demands this.

I thought this kind of segregation thing went out with the dodo and if not it should have !!

mattjack · 30-04-2011 2:04pm

what is this "golf " you talk of..?

mikemac · 30-04-2011 2:09pm

Country has gone to ****. I'm so angry reading the OP it's time to emigrate

Changing shoes in the car park :mad:

bailey99 · 30-04-2011 2:10pm

I'll say what everyone is thinking.......wot a complete tosser the opening poster is!

Jimdagym · 30-04-2011 2:53pm

On an interesting side note, Isnt conno on a weeks paid leave from here......

soundsham · 30-04-2011 3:08pm

Id go postal on the 4uckers ...........

JOSman · 30-04-2011 3:13pm

Is this a wind up?

If not, then this is what gives golf a bad name.

Jul3s · 30-04-2011 3:38pm

I completely agree with the OP, unfortunately OP you're wasting your time as most of the hackers on here can only aspire to be daisycutters at best and have never heard the term "Golf etiquette" let alone know what any of it means.

Mr. Presentable · 30-04-2011 3:42pm

baz2009 wrote: »

Does the 99 in your username stand for your year of birth?

Says baz2009 :rolleyes:

rafared · 30-04-2011 4:17pm

Jimdagym wrote: »

On an interesting side note, Isnt conno on a weeks paid leave from here......

Well when he comes back he has some serious competition for the troll of the year award this year.

golfnuts · 30-04-2011 4:52pm

OP this really gives new meaning to Local Rules doesnt it...

I think if you feel that way about your club you should arrange to have a huge big brick wall errected around your course so you & your hickory shaft weilders can play in peace & while your at it why not just make your club MEMBERS ONLY then job done, problem solved no outside leppers can infiltrate the stone cutters club.

Ku Klux Clan comes to mind here...get a bloody grip...from a non hacker!!

"Off with his head"....for the crime of Headupyourowna*se offence.

mikemac · 30-04-2011 5:14pm

I used to buy golf magazines, forget which one it was

In some club in England, if the Captain walked into the bar you had to stand for a moment.
Bit like an army officer entering a room with recruits.
Shows respect I suppose

Fook that!

The OP will be telling us next you can't wear a shirt without a collar.
If it's good enough for David Duval (remember him), good enough for me

3hn2givr7mx1sc · 30-04-2011 6:51pm

Mr. Presentable wrote: »

Says baz2009 :rolleyes:

Yep. I'm 2 years old posting on a forum that I became a member before I was even born.

chalkie 501 · 30-04-2011 7:32pm

JOSman wrote: »

Is this a wind up?

Was thinking the same thing,especially after reading other posts on a different thread....... is he a bit annoyed at not being invited to a certain wedding yesterday or what...i dont think i'd want to play at a course that treats visitors like 3rd class citizens:mad:
park your banger down there.....put on your sackclothes in there and eat your gruel in that room down there and dont forget to bow to any members...but dont make eye contact......enjoy your round peasant

thegen · 30-04-2011 7:39pm

OP, as in original p&@"; is correct, I mean the unwashed mass parking in our spots, Cop the f on, or is it the Conno in disguise???

yosser hughes · 30-04-2011 7:48pm

Jul3s wrote: »

I completely agree with the OP, unfortunately OP you're wasting your time as most of the hackers on here can only aspire to be daisycutters at best and have never heard the term "Golf etiquette" let alone know what any of it means.

If you're so precious about protecting golf etiquette then why allow visitors at all?
Social climbing non-entities.

GetInTheHole! · 30-04-2011 8:17pm

May I remind you of the following:

Sarcasm (sar·casm)
–noun
1. harsh or bitter derision or irony.

2. a sharply ironical taunt; sneering or cutting remark: a review full of sarcasms.

Some of you should also then note the following:

Gullible (gul·li·ble)

–adjective easily deceived or cheated.

Personally - I think that car park spaces (both members and visitors) should be ranked in order of approximate value of the car in the space at any given time.
Obviously this will mean that the most expensive cars should be allowed to park closest to the clubhouse with the cheapest ones the most far away (if even allowed into the carpark at all..)

A system like this would soon preserve standards....

Trampas · 30-04-2011 8:28pm

naas gc?

do visitors wear a star on their arms?

Ben1010 · 30-04-2011 8:43pm

What a hoot!!

If that situation ever happen to me and somebody told me where i should park my car, where i should put my shoes on and where i should dine....i know where i stick my extra stiff 3 wood....up his bleeding hole!!!:):):)

glennhysen · 30-04-2011 8:43pm

kevin99 wrote: »

May I ask visitors to private golf clubs to park in the designated visitors area and NOT in the member's car park.
This situation has got out of hand in my own golf club. Indeed, we now have to pay a car park attendant to ensure visitors do not park in our spaces.
I refer particularly to people who may not be aware of the golf etiquette.
Secondly, visitors should realise that they are not supposed to change into their shoes in the car park, rather they should use the visitors' changing rooms.
After their game of golf they should retire to the public bar of the club and NOT the member's bar.

Down with that sort of thing!

Visitors parking in member's car park spaces

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