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Marshals - Good Cop or Bad Cop?

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Jimidog Legend
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Most courses will have a marshal on the course at some point during the day to help the pace of play or to offer assistance to players. What are some stories or experiences you've had, good or bad, with a marshal on the course?
bradley894 Legend
# 16 1/28/2009 4:04:45 PM
I wanted to kick this guy right where it hurts. I was playing @ TPC Champions course, having a pretty good front 9 so far. My partner and I were paired up with a father son duo, they were terrible, and going to #8. The group ahead of us just took off after #3 and we never saw them again. Nobody behind us after #5. This "Barney Fife" SOB comes up to us and says, "You need to catch up with the group ahead of you." I told him zip it! Nobody behind us and the 2 guys that were paired with us were on there way to shooting a 120. That "Barney Fife" SOB told me to zip it! Told us to pick up the pace or he will remove us from the hole and place us behind the group ahead of us and drove off. POOF! My head literaly exploded. POOF! Double Bogey #8, Double Bogey #9, and look who is coming down the fairway on #10. That "Barney Fife" SOB. You guys need to pick up the pace or WO WO Wo just a minute. Listen here you "BARNEY FIFE" I paid $175.00 to play a round of golf, nobody behind us, nobody in front. If you want to go home with a limp, run your mouth 1 more time, 1 more time. ZIP IT!! ECHOING throughout the course is the anger and rage this guy has just caused me because he is so damn bored, and has artificial athority. I had spit coming out my mouth, I was shaking with anger, and my partner was egging me on to let him have it. I don't need rangers, don't like em, don't want them. If I have a problem, I can solve it myself. I HATE GOLF RANGERS!!!!! holy cow! lol, i would've been pissd too. wow! Amen lol this thread is Great! i love this post! he was shaking mad as heck spit comming out of his mouth and his buddy egging him on to let the ranger have it....lol... i dont know if i could have kept a strait face if i was there. priceless lol...
dewsweeper Legend
# 17 1/30/2009 10:30:02 PM
I call that abusing the power entitled to the job. I would first confront him of the statement of " holding up the group behind " cause there was no group in sight. Secondly, I would talk to the pro shop or the manager / owner of this matter. Rangers need to understand they were at the golf course representing the golf course as customer service + facilitate the speed of play and anything the players need. Of course, the players need to give proper respect to the marshals and rangers to make the golf course a pleasant place for every golfer. From the courses that I've played here in Fl. I've only had one recent experience, I was golfing with some buddies from work last Sunday, My group had a new person to the game, so we understood that he took alittle extra time setting his approach. We were about half way thru the front nine, when our starter/ranger came up and told us that we were holding up the groups in back of us, and to hurry up. It was puzzling because the people behind us were walking and they were no where to be seen,, When we made the turn, we had a chance to take a break, we kept watch for the people behind us,they showed up way off in the distace,and while we were sitting outside the pro-shop, I over heard the starter/ranger state to the cashier, that he didn't have enough carts for the large group coming in. As we were finishing our break, we saw a large group of people walking up the walkway, with NO golfclub or golfbag in sight. Turns out, that this large group was part of some other club that didn't golf but had other interests, and apparently he was a part of that group as well, during his non-golf related time off. Anyway, it was later found out that he had promised a tour of the course to his guests.

Jimidog

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Most courses will have a marshal on the course at some point during the day to help the pace of play or to offer assistance to players. What are some stories or experiences you've had, good or bad, with a marshal on the course?

bradley894

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# 16 1/28/2009 4:04:45 PM

I wanted to kick this guy right where it hurts. I was playing @ TPC Champions course, having a pretty good front 9 so far. My partner and I were paired up with a father son duo, they were terrible, and going to #8. The group ahead of us just took off after #3 and we never saw them again. Nobody behind us after #5. This "Barney Fife" SOB comes up to us and says, "You need to catch up with the group ahead of you." I told him zip it! Nobody behind us and the 2 guys that were paired with us were on there way to shooting a 120. That "Barney Fife" SOB told me to zip it! Told us to pick up the pace or he will remove us from the hole and place us behind the group ahead of us and drove off. POOF! My head literaly exploded. POOF! Double Bogey #8, Double Bogey #9, and look who is coming down the fairway on #10. That "Barney Fife" SOB. You guys need to pick up the pace or WO WO Wo just a minute. Listen here you "BARNEY FIFE" I paid $175.00 to play a round of golf, nobody behind us, nobody in front. If you want to go home with a limp, run your mouth 1 more time, 1 more time. ZIP IT!! ECHOING throughout the course is the anger and rage this guy has just caused me because he is so damn bored, and has artificial athority. I had spit coming out my mouth, I was shaking with anger, and my partner was egging me on to let him have it. I don't need rangers, don't like em, don't want them. If I have a problem, I can solve it myself. I HATE GOLF RANGERS!!!!!

holy cow! lol, i would've been pissd too. wow!

Amen lol this thread is Great! i love this post! he was shaking mad as heck spit comming out of his mouth and his buddy egging him on to let the ranger have it....lol... i dont know if i could have kept a strait face if i was there. priceless lol...

dewsweeper

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# 17 1/30/2009 10:30:02 PM

I call that abusing the power entitled to the job.
I would first confront him of the statement of " holding up the group behind " cause there was no group in sight. Secondly, I would talk to the pro shop or the manager / owner of this matter.
Rangers need to understand they were at the golf course representing the golf course as customer service + facilitate the speed of play and anything the players need.
Of course, the players need to give proper respect to the marshals and rangers to make the golf course a pleasant place for every golfer.

From the courses that I've played here in Fl. I've only had one recent experience, I was golfing with some buddies from work last Sunday, My group had a new person to the game, so we understood that he took alittle extra time setting his approach. We were about half way thru the front nine, when our starter/ranger came up and told us that we were holding up the groups in back of us, and to hurry up. It was puzzling because the people behind us were walking and they were no where to be seen,, When we made the turn, we had a chance to take a break, we kept watch for the people behind us,they showed up way off in the distace,and while we were sitting outside the pro-shop, I over heard the starter/ranger state to the cashier, that he didn't have enough carts for the large group coming in. As we were finishing our break, we saw a large group of people walking up the walkway, with NO golfclub or golfbag in sight. Turns out, that this large group was part of some other club that didn't golf but had other interests, and apparently he was a part of that group as well, during his non-golf related time off. Anyway, it was later found out that he had promised a tour of the course to his guests.

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