[Gator_Girl]

I recently began playing golf in October and after a few games I realized I could benefit from some lessons, so my husband got me lessons for Christmas! I had my first lesson today and already learned how to hold the club and hit the ball. I'm looking forward to my lessons and hope to learn as much as I can so I can keep up and not embarrass myself! 🏌️*♀️

[Mrmean58]

Originally Posted by donassaid

Love your post. It has long been a pet peeve of mine. Usually, those who complain the loudest about "sorry course condition" are the worst perpetrators. I routinely fill my sand bottle 2-3 times per round and repair 4-5 ballparks on every green. When we didn't have rakes,, i bought a small one and carried it on my cart to rake traps with. Apparently when Ambassadors quit giving out the "atta boy" discount cards, the etiquette got worse. Not only that but Ambassadors used to refill your sand bottles for you. Now they just sit there and say "help yourself" and use Covid as an excuse. They could wear gloves and safely handle the scoop but, I guess laziness is a spreading disease among us all.

Atta boy discount cards are still given out. As far as the sand bottles, the direction from golf admin was to make sand available but do not touch a golfer's sand bottles to reduce the outside staff's exposure to COVID.

[PhyllisC]

My husband and I have experienced the same thing. What exactly do the “Ambassadors” do???

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by donassaid

Love your post. It has long been a pet peeve of mine. Usually, those who complain the loudest about "sorry course condition" are the worst perpetrators. I routinely fill my sand bottle 2-3 times per round and repair 4-5 ballparks on every green. When we didn't have rakes,, i bought a small one and carried it on my cart to rake traps with. Apparently when Ambassadors quit giving out the "atta boy" discount cards, the etiquette got worse. Not only that but Ambassadors used to refill your sand bottles for you. Now they just sit there and say "help yourself" and use Covid as an excuse. They could wear gloves and safely handle the scoop but, I guess laziness is a spreading disease among us all.

We also use several bottles of sand per round (used 4 bottles the day after Christmas on Havana, fixed 77 ball marks that day also), but even before Covid we quit letting the Ambassadors fill the bottles after one broke the spout on the one on my wife's cart and didn't say anything about it.

[tophcfa]

Originally Posted by Gator_Girl

I recently began playing golf in October and after a few games I realized I could benefit from some lessons, so my husband got me lessons for Christmas! I had my first lesson today and already learned how to hold the club and hit the ball. I'm looking forward to my lessons and hope to learn as much as I can so I can keep up and not embarrass myself! 🏌️*♀️

Welcome to the wonderful game of golf, enjoy the rollercoaster love/hate relationship journey with the sport. Happy New Year.

[kcrazorbackfan]

Originally Posted by arickis

Remember.....YOU CAN'T FIX STUPID!

I'm really amazed that some of these people can remember how to get out of bed in the morning; they should thank the man upstairs that breathing is a natural reflex.

[Gator_Girl]

Thank you! Happy New Year and a safe 2021!������������

[Funkman]

Originally Posted by Gator_Girl

I recently began playing golf in October and after a few games I realized I could benefit from some lessons, so my husband got me lessons for Christmas! I had my first lesson today and already learned how to hold the club and hit the ball. I'm looking forward to my lessons and hope to learn as much as I can so I can keep up and not embarrass myself! 🏌️*♀️

I've been trying not to embarrass myself out there for years now, and actually manage to pull it off every now and then. Good luck and have fun

[Bay Kid]

I get my exercise by repairing other's ball marks.

[mulligan]

Originally Posted by John_W

I took the class in 2011 and started playing golf in St. Petersburg at age 12 in 1962, but enjoyed the class and it's more than an hour, it was 2-1/2 hours when I took it at Colony Cottage. Two things wrong with your assumption. The golf portion is taught by one of the country club pros. He only goes into local procedures as pertaining to local rules. I had no idea you're to leave the rake inside the trap with the head facing toward the middle. The golf teetime portion is taught by one of the administrators of the Villages Golf Administration. Basically two people who are well informed and are the ones you would seek for answers.

And the post you quoted points out the source of most of the typical problems in the villages. Arrogance and entitlement.

[Gator_Girl]

Thank you! I'm loving it so far!

[photo1902]

Originally Posted by Mortal1

they do not overseed anymore and haven't for about 3 years or so now. Best to be up to date with your information.

Seems up to date info to me. I took this at Red/Gray Fox a few hours ago.

[eweissenbach]

Originally Posted by Gator_Girl

I recently began playing golf in October and after a few games I realized I could benefit from some lessons, so my husband got me lessons for Christmas! I had my first lesson today and already learned how to hold the club and hit the ball. I'm looking forward to my lessons and hope to learn as much as I can so I can keep up and not embarrass myself! 🏌️*♀️

Good luck and enjoy the game. There are a lot of beginners and duffers, especially on the executive courses. No one minds if you are not an expert, just don’t play especially slow, don’t look long for lost balls, and pick your ball up when you have shot par X two. The score is not important at least until you are pretty good, but the exercise, enjoyment, and commerade are priceless

[OrangeBlossomBaby]

Originally Posted by golfing eagles

You said it yourself-----you can't fix stupid, and neither can a "good golf" class. I doubt that very many of these people are completely unaware of golf etiquette, they simply choose to ignore it

But the thing is, if they have to attend a class, and then violate the rules, they can't claim they didn't know about the rule.

"Well no one told me!" will be an invalid response to "you are doing something you're not supposed to do, we're imposing a point against your account."

You know the rules, you know the penalties for violating them, so if you CHOOSE to violate the rules, you accept the consequences.

That's what mandatory lessons are for.

[stan the man]

Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby

But the thing is if they have to attend a class, and then violate the rules, they can't claim they didn't know about the rule.

"Well no one told me!" will be an invalid response to "you are doing something you're not supposed to do, we're imposing a point against your account."

You know the rules, you know the penalties for violating them, so if you CHOOSE to violate the rules, you accept the consequences.

That's what mandatory lessons are for.

The Ambassador can't even tell people to speed it up. What's with the points.??