Tee time reservation gotcha
 

TEE TIME RESERVATION GOTCHA

I learned something about how reservation points get assigned to you that I want to pass on. Last night when I went to put in a reservation request for next week, I saw that I had 3 points.

Now that was wrong because while I had played four times, two of those were for reserved times after 4 pm. So, I should have had only 2 points.

But here is what happened.

My spouse and I had reservation for Saturday at 4:02. When we got to the starter shack at 3:40 the starter said “There is no one ahead of you, you can go if you want.” So, we started twenty minutes early.

When I checked my “play history” what I found out is that this was coded as a cancellation of our 4:02 reservation and a “Walkon.” I was then charged a reservation point.

Attached is the section of the screenshot that I took so that people can’t say that it doesn’t happen.

I don’t know if this is a function of how the guy at the shack enters (or doesn’t enter) information. And it is probably different if they call you up early because they are running ahead of schedule.

About a month or so ago when I asked the starter at a starter shack about whether going early changed my reservation points, he replied he didn’t know what they do at the tee time office.

My gripe is that no one has ever told me when they asked if I wanted to go early or join an earlier group that it would affect my reservation points. But it can and attached is the proof of it.

Interesting...thank you for the heads up. No way should you be penalized.

if you call tee time admin and explain, they will adjust

Thank you. That's interesting and maybe what's happened to our group. I do have a question for you. When looking at available tee times and courses do they show in any way whether the courses are undergoing aerification of greens maybe by color or astericks or something or do you have to keep a schedule handy?

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hmmm, same thing here. Just checked. Bonita Pass 8/17. Our tee time was 11:32. Starter let us begin early -@ 11:23, but noted on System as "Walkon" - 1point PLUS .1 point. Not an issue here as we seldon golf Champ courses, but????
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Bonita Pass, hole 1 Walkon 8/17/2020 11:23 1.00 .0 1.00
Bonita Pass, hole 1, Other Course/Time 595495 8/17/2020 11:32 .0 .1 .10
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It does not. Go here and scoll down to see the link for the schedules.

Golf The Villages

The point system is correct, you got one point for playing at 3:44 and zero point on your scheduled 4:02 Tee Time. Some how or another you have to get some kind of a point for playing don't you think?

Thanks. I knew about the schedule on the link. Was just curious since I'm usually not the scheduler of our group.

The world is coming to and end over a point how ridiculous to even worry about such a petty issue?

When the starter says you can go out early, it doesn't mean you must go out early. He's offering you the option. But bear in mind, when you reserve a tee-time, it means no one else can reserve that time. So when you go out early, that tee time, which COULD have been reserved by someone who actually was going to use it, finally becomes available. At that point, it's not likely anyone will reserve that time because it's usually only within the next 10-20 minutes - and people looking to RESERVE tee times, need time to get dressed, get their golf carts, and drive over, and be there in time to actually MAKE that tee-time, on time.

The system doesn't know why you chose not to show up and start playing at the time you reserved it. The system knows only that you didn't show up and didn't play at the time you reserved it. Everyone who was hoping to book a tee time at that time, also has no reason why it was reserved for someone who wasn't going to actually show up and start playing at that specific time. They only know that THEY can't play at that time, because someone else reserved that time.

So - if it really and truly bothers you to have points, then next time a starter offers you an early tee time, thank them for the offer, and tell them you'll go out on the scheduled time.

Or - don't reserve a time, and show up and hope to get out as a walk-on.