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Championship Courses, Tee Time Scammers
So as far as I know, this is the first time this has happened to me (but I'm going to look closer at my play history, just to find out).
Someone just used my name & number to make a Tee Time Reservation. I know who the person is and I haven't played golf with him, in years. A) What do I do about it ... who do I call? B) How do I make sure it doesn't happen again (there are only 2 or 3 people that have my number). |
Why not ask the guy you suspect, if he accidentally used your info.
The tee time folks can help if you don't like his answer......... |
Under your name and number you can cancel reservation. Since you have given your name and number to this person, then not much you can do except publicly shame. He is using you as a place holder for someone, so do what makes you happy if it interferes with your plans.
You willingly gave your number to make tee times with a group. Mistake or not.. It’s common practice to hold a spot, but usually in our case was asked first. |
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It's pretty hard to do that, "accidently", considering you get a confirmation on the screen, then an email. |
Someone in the reservation used your number. Just cancel. Call the course and let them know why. Hopefully they won’t give you points
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It's not acceptable for someone to affirmatively try to abuse and cheat the system and use my name to do it. |
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My opinion, address the situation yourself instead of expecting someone to handle it for you. |
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There is a possibility that he inadvertently clicked on your name from the pull down menu of players when making a reservation on the Villages website. I have done this in the past when I was distracted. If it happened for a request (instead of a reservation) then my first thought is he was using you as a ghost golfer if you didn't have any points. For a reservation, however, there is a good possibility of just a mistake in the pull down menu as he could have just put in a guest. Just take yourself out. If the points for cancelling are an issue, call the tee time office.
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Your original post made it sound like that you didn’t want him to use you in the future as a place holder. |
I haven’t play championship course 12 years or more, don’t know the procedure of reservations. Heck some one could be using my name? Or does it make difference in points on championships courses cause I sure it there openings they will fill it regardless of points system? Then other question is, how did he get your information? When group plays does the person making the reservation had to have all pertinent information of other players on championship courses (players out of bubble wouldn’t have ID numbers) If not that person gotten you identification numbers somehow? Obvious question to me? you gave it to him how you know who doing it, so the system could be cheated for golfers that play 2 or more rounds day or want prime time slots at certain course?
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.Either way one looks at it the person in question Did not Scam the number. The number was given willingly. Except the consequences that this may or may not happen again. Cancel the reservation, choose to contact the person or not. Either way lesson learned. It’s not the first time a reservation has been made with someone else’s ID, it won’t be the last. Or in case of scheduling 40 people you weren’t the special guy, just an error on users part. Most would just email the person LTK a mistake was made.
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I don't play that much, but don't you need a PIN in addition to your member# to do the booking? Why would someone else have your PIN?
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I just stepped through the process, to see if it could be done by accident. I can see that in *some* circumstances, when booking a large group ... it could be possible. In this instance, I can't see how it could be a mistake. |
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The Tee Time office apparently isn't available on weekends, so I can't simply ask them and the various FAQ's from the Villages Golf, don't have any mention of it, that I can find. In other words, I was hoping i could tap into the collective wisdom of the folks on TOTV, but no one seems to have had a similar experience or if they did, they're not interested in talking about it. |
Well, no. Any person who you have entered in the past is remembered by the system. You can then select anyone from the pulldown menu either intentionally or by mistake.
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Remove yourself from the reservation. If you don't want the cancellation point then call the tee time office on Monday and see if they will remove them. Otherwise, just wait 7 days for the points to roll off. If it happens again, then perhaps you should call the tee time office and discuss further.
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But it is The Villages. |
There is no reason why anyone would intentionally put you in a reservation. There is no advantage to doing it. They might put you intentionally in a request, if you have zero points. Apparently this is yet another first world problem.
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People do it for a number of reasons. Husband and wives (boyfriends/girlfriends) do it hundreds of times a day, so they get to play alone, without being forced to "pair up". People do it to "block a spot", when they're not sure which or how many of their friends are available to play on a specific day. People do it, so they can improve their chances of getting a preferred Tee Time, and their friends aren't Enhanced Members, as I am. The reasons to abuse the Tee Time system, are as varied as the number of golf courses we have. I get that folks that aren't really golfers or have much familiarity with the system might not understand how and why the abuse occurs, but it does and it's not fair to other folks who use the system, honestly. |
Why not show up to play? Arrive at your scheduled tee time with your id? That should put an end to it.
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best answer! |
Nope. They can put in a guest to accomplish any of those for a reservation except for your suggestions that actually referred to a request (highlighted below), not a reservation - they are different animals. Was your ID used for a reservation or a request? Do you understand the difference? If it was a request then there is a greater probability that it was not a mistake and you were being used as a ghost golfer - a not all that uncommon occurrence. Regardless, just remove yourself and call the tee time office if it happens again.
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I'm thinking that it is pretty easy to pick the wrong name from the drop down list when making the reservation. Yeah, just call the guy with the presumption of an honest mistake and ask him to remove you. Say hello and ask how's he's been at the same time.
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It is most likely someone in the reservation, just tell them to please not do it again or you will report them. They will get a slap on the wrist as a first time offender. Me, I would just delete my name from the reservation. |
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Why not just call them and tell them to please not use your golf number?
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I would suggest you report the infraction to them . They will take care of calling the person who made the request/reservation and give them a stern warning against future infractions. If it happens again , the person doing it will most likely get a 3-6 month suspension of golfing privileges. End of story ….. |
Be polite and call the guy and say, “I was making a reservation for myself and the system wouldn’t let me because I already had a reservation. I see you used my names as a place holder. Please don’t do that again. “. Then you cancel that reservation yourself to make sure it’s done (if it’s still upcoming). If you decide to report his activity, he can be suspended for 6 months for using place holders (or some call them ghosts). They are cracking down on people that do this.
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And I’m sure that after receiving a call from the tee times office , that “legitimate mistake “ will not happen again ;) |
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Let’s be realistic OP has Sheffler and Mickelson on his Friends drop down List…
whoever OP originally gave permission to use his ID number (or the guy stole his wallet) is no longer playing in OP caliber, and No longer wants to be associated with the group. May be the reason OP is so upset |
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Confused-Ghostbuster
So, someone else makes a time in your name, not hard to do. What happens when they go to play and cannot present your ID Card???? If they still get to play then there in lies the rub. The policy at registration would seem to be a much bigger issue.
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