A few weeks ago, I was praising the golf course directors who had extended their summer "low season" until the end of September, not only because this offered resident and visiting golfers a great deal, but because it allowed essential green maintenance to be carried out while green fees were at their lowest, instead of while golfers were paying top prices while being expected to putt on greens resembling a vegetable garden. So imagine the dismay of those who turned up at the Royal Málaga Golf Club (better known as Parador Golf) on Wednesday 19th September to find that the greens were being hollow tined as they played, despite the fact that green fees had been increased on 1st of September to 70€. Worse still, this work was still being carried out on the following Wednesday. The criticism is not that the work was being carried out - most golfers recognize that regular maintenance is essential if greens are to remain at their best - but that the interests of the paying customers are patently being ignored. It is the right of any golf club to decide what it will charge golfers for a round of golf, but the golfers are entitled to expect what they are being charged for; namely, a golf course in reasonable condition. A simple solution would have been to offer a discounted green fee during the maintenance period. |
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