I guess I could see if they couldn’t do like food/awards/registration inside because of space restrictions in smaller course clubhouses?
Local Golf Tournaments 2021
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I guess I could see if they couldn’t do like food/awards/registration inside because of space restrictions in smaller course clubhouses?
Kinda a hybrid- members only on weekends/ major holidays,greens fees M-F. Definitely older clientele. Their tournaments are way more social gathering than competition based. The way the greenskeeper explained it- they don’t see the point if the clubhouse, kitchen, nor bar can be open. This was early March though, may have changed.
9 hole course but beautiful, new, large clubhouse. There haven’t been any wedding receptions, graduation stuff etc since the pandemic. Probably all the cleaning, disinfecting expense, whatever caused them to believe it wasn’t worth it.
Are you in Iowa? Why can’t any of those be open? And like you said... early March and maybe things have changed.
Maybe the demand is so great for regular play they make more money from that than hosting a tournament/event on a weekend day?
The only reason they stay afloat is because all labor is donated other than the FT groundskeeper and PT HS kid they hire in the summer to help out. And I think the night bartender is paid. Everything else is donated time/ unpaid. Plus these are all retired, older people. Dumb for them to do anything risky.
This is one of the oddest concepts I have heard of... let alone pretty much zero risk... if they are older.. maybe they should put the sticks away.
You stated that everything but the course is closed... (I’m not even sure how you pay for your green fees if the Clubhouse is closed)... but I’m just saying.. it’s an odd concept to have people volunteer to keep the course open... you also didn’t state where you’re located... so that might answer some questions.
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You’ve never played a course where you pay greens fees on the honor system? Put your money in the little envelope, write your info on the outside, drop it through the slot?
Haha. No. I haven’t... but again - you’re not saying this course name/location... so I don’t know if you’re being serious or if you’re trying to bring a Covid Scare up again.
I’m not “trying” to do anything. You’re missing out on some fun 9 hole munis scattered throughout Iowa it sounds like. Guess we can’t all be a touring pro like you though big shooter.
Gofindgolf.com and Mid Iowa Golf Tournaments group on Facebook is all you need.
You have some catching up to do. Greens fees and season passes here in Ames at Homewood Golf have been paid by telephone with credit cards for the last two seasons.
