As soon as my group walked into the pro-shop, we were scoffed at. The guy behind the desk (older…read moreguy, a younger one showed up later who was much nicer) yelled at us that there were temporary greens. I'm serious, this wasn't a simple spoken instruction, it was a command loudly given that must've come from a place of insecurity.
We were on a bachelor party trip (everyone was well-behaved and sober, it was 8:45 a.m), so one of our group requested that the six of us play together. The man in the pro shop replied in utter disbelief that we even asked the question that we could not do that because it was "against the rules." Normally we wouldn't have asked, but there was basically no one playing this day, so what could it hurt?
He proceeded to get very angry when asked why we couldn't play in a six-some, and again yelled "It's the rules!" I'm all for rules when there's a reason behind them, alas, he could not give us one.
To add to that, the greens fees were discounted 40% because of the temporary greens. I checked out first and was charged the correct price. My buddy checked out immediately afterward as he was next in line, and was charged full price. Now this was the same buddy that asked about us all playing together, so I can only infer that the worker needed some sort of retaliation. My friend got his refund, and the rest were charged accordingly.
We met a worker on the first tee box who was very kind. We told him our troubles and he said that was a normal occurrence. Because we were on a bachelor trip, he said that we could play together if we broke up on the holes visible from the tee shop so Mr. Insecurity couldn't see us. We were excited for the newfound levity and started our round.
About 6 holes thru, another worker pulled up and said that we could not actually play as a group of six because it was AGAINST THE RULES, so we divided our party into two groups.
To add onto this, there were temporary greens because of the massive rainfall that occurred recently. We understood this, but we could not understand that ALL OF THE SPRINKLERS were running the entire time we played, further adding to the muddy bayou that we played in. On several holes we were even hit by the running sprinklers. Normally I wouldn't complain about sprinklers, but I just cannot understand why they were still running and why they were making holes more difficult to maneuver.
Needless to say, I will not be back. Aside from the previous few men that were kind, the experience was awful.
I don't care what age a person is, they should be treated with respect as paying customers. We are all in our 20's, and it felt as though we were being treated as trespassing vagrants. The guy at the pro-shop sure seemed to be bosom-buddies with the older man that entered before us, but we were not treated with the same amiability.
I don't care how cheap it is, skip out on Querbes. To the guys that were actually cordial... I'd find somewhere else to work if I were you.
And to the guy who works behind the pro shop desk, get some professional help. No need to be a dismissive jerk.