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10-25-2020 07:58 PM #1
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Greed and a Terrible Day at Cloverdale
Always a shame when businesses try to cash in at the expense of their customers. On Friday we had a tee time for 1:25 and on arrival there were about 30 people waiting on the first tee. Turns out they decided to book tee times every 5 minutes, which is extra odd during COVID. We didn't get off the first tee until nearly 2:15, over 45 minutes later. And with the course extremely overbooked, front 9 took 2h45m and we had to give up knowing it was impossible to finish before sunset. Every group around us was angry and a good number were quitting at 9 out of futility. Clearly the course wanted to take advantage of the last nice weather day of the season by completely disregarding the experience of its customers. We were offered a rain check for 9 and a half cart as compensation, which does nothing to rectify the experience. Won't be back or to the sister courses. No point supporting a business that cares so little about its customers - lots of alternatives around.
Thought I'd give a heads up.
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10-25-2020 09:06 PM #2
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I hate that too, not the first time courses named ending with Links have been greedy and not customer oriented.
Lefty Lucas
I am abidextrous, I once golfed right-handed and now I shoot left-handed just as badly!
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10-26-2020 05:26 AM #3
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10-26-2020 09:23 AM #4
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10-26-2020 10:05 AM #5
All the hacks didn't know and probably won't care My son paid full pop last minutes to play at a course in the city this weekend and it's the same he told me. Courses are packed.
Really it is shameful to take advantage of customers like that. However they are running a business and probably made up more money to afford a few disgruntled golfers. It is like Canada geese flying south and will come back in the summer. We always will.
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10-26-2020 10:42 AM #6
that's brutal. We did play on Friday at Emerald Links and got off at 8:39 and finished in under 4 hours. I'd be pissed if that happened though.
I got a fever. And the only prescription is more golf equipment.
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10-27-2020 09:12 PM #7
Golfing at Anderson tomorrow, hope everything goes well.
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10-28-2020 09:14 AM #8
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Years ago you could book on line at Cloverdale, after they confirm your booking, you phoned them and asked for the same time and they will give it to you. I remembered going there one day and they had double booked again and there was so much trouble on the first tee that the starter Marshall walked out and quit right then. Same old same old, only one word to describe the situation, GREED
scrollerpete
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10-28-2020 10:12 AM #9
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