My son, who's just over two and a half years old, has been practicing his swings at the driving range and Topgolf for about a year now. I've always wanted him to simply enjoy the game and have fun hitting some balls. Yesterday at my local golf course, the 18th tee is close to the parking lot. So I had my wife bring our son to meet my playing partner and me there between 17 & 18 and go to lunch at the clubhouse after.
Excited, I handed him a club and let him take a few shots on the 18th hole. He absolutely loved it! First on the tee box I let him hit some extra balls I had in my bag into the water. Then some shots on the course. Although he had a small adventure—running into a sand trap (which I cleaned up afterward) and nearly taking a big chunk out of the green (fortunately, he just topped the ball instead). I almost had a heart attack as I saw him take a massive backswing, but he was very sorry once he realized, not having known better.
Just as we were about to leave in our cart, a golf ball landed within ten feet from us. The lovely group behind us decided to start hitting balls into us. The course had been congested all day. However luckily for the group behind us we were playing as a twosome since we had last minute canceling by half our group. So they barely ever had any wait. As we were driving away, we noticed another ball close by, also hit by the same group that we didn't notice when it was first hit.
I decided not to confront them or say anything, choosing instead to focus on preserving the positivity of my son’s first real experience on a golf course. But the incident left me pissed off, and it's been on my mind ever since. Who TF hits golf balls into another person on purpose? WORSE IT TO PURPOSELY HIT A GOLF BALL AT A ******* TODDLER!!!!
Excited, I handed him a club and let him take a few shots on the 18th hole. He absolutely loved it! First on the tee box I let him hit some extra balls I had in my bag into the water. Then some shots on the course. Although he had a small adventure—running into a sand trap (which I cleaned up afterward) and nearly taking a big chunk out of the green (fortunately, he just topped the ball instead). I almost had a heart attack as I saw him take a massive backswing, but he was very sorry once he realized, not having known better.
Just as we were about to leave in our cart, a golf ball landed within ten feet from us. The lovely group behind us decided to start hitting balls into us. The course had been congested all day. However luckily for the group behind us we were playing as a twosome since we had last minute canceling by half our group. So they barely ever had any wait. As we were driving away, we noticed another ball close by, also hit by the same group that we didn't notice when it was first hit.
I decided not to confront them or say anything, choosing instead to focus on preserving the positivity of my son’s first real experience on a golf course. But the incident left me pissed off, and it's been on my mind ever since. Who TF hits golf balls into another person on purpose? WORSE IT TO PURPOSELY HIT A GOLF BALL AT A ******* TODDLER!!!!