bcdoheny22

From start to finish, this was a bad experience. When we met the starter, he informed us that we would be teeing off 20-30 minutes after or scheduled tee time. Look, I get it, you can’t control everything, no big deal. We teed off, had a good pace of play for 3 holes, and then proceeded to wait more than 5 minutes on *every* single shot the rest of the round. After 2 hours, we were 6 holes in when a ranger finally passed us. I asked him what the holdup was. “Not sure, I’ve been on the back nine all morning but came over here because someone called in.” (That was the refreshment cart driver after she spoke to us.). “Why is it so slow and how can the course make it better,” I asked. “I don’t know man I just work here,” the RANGER said. The. Ranger. Didnt. Know. Why. Play. Was. So. Slow. Another note—when I pay $115 to play golf, I expect there to be decent food and drink options. At Lake Presidential, they offered light beer, terrible liquor, and no real mixed drinks to speak of. That’s fine if it’s a $70 round, but not for $115. So after sweating profusely for 6 hours during what was by far the longest round of my life, I felt obliged to share my negative experience with the pro shop. After mentioning that I expect a decent pace of play during a $115 round, the pro/ assistant pro informed me that they charge that much to deter bad golfers (duh). Buddy, either your course was swarming with golfers who were incapable of playing the game, or your course overbooks tee times. Given the 30 minute delayed start, it’s safe to assume the problem is created by the course, not by the patrons. After informing him that I would not recommend this course to my worst enemy, “I understand” was his nonchalant response. I have no desire to play this course again, and, frankly, I do not wish it well. There’s clearly a management problem that results in a bad experience for all patrons. I would play East Potomac 10/10 times over Lake Presidential.