Marilyn N.
Yelp
I am responding to the negative review left by Matt S in reference to the PGA Golf Club. It is evident that Matt had a very intentionally distorted review of what happened that day. No one of our group of three women "hit up on them." In fact, it was my shot they took offense to, and it landed 30-40 yards before the green. I know my limitations, and would never hit up on anyone on the green.
These two men were hopping from hole to hole, and the tee time when they began was 40-45+ minutes ahead of ours. How did they end up not only ahead of us, but at different points ahead of other foursomes in our ladies' league? When they began to hold us up, we asked the ranger to speak to them. They should have been asked to leave the golf course at that time, but were not. And, that is when they obviously took offense, and took unnecessary time to complete their round. But, here is the crux of the matter. Instead of driving directly back to the clubhouse after finishing the 18th hole, or driving back to apologize to us for holding us up, they drove back and began to insult us, began to intimidate our group of 3 women, was abusive in their tone and in what they said, stood toe to toe to me, and when it was apparent that the situation could become physical on their part, one of our group began to videotape them. That diffused the situation on their part and they then backed off, but the worst was over by then.
It took the staff of the PGA over one full day, but after fully investigating how they hopped from hole to hole, after viewing the videotape, and after interviewing them, they decided that these two would not be welcome back to play there ever again. It was definitely the best and safest decision for everyone involved. It is unfortunate that this was not the decision the PGA staff was able to come to from the very get go the day of the incident, but in the end, it was the right decision made by the staff. We all need to feel safe and protected on the golf course. People like Matt S. and his friend should play elsewhere, or better yet, play where they said they live -- in Massachusetts.