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Rebecca Ong-Sutherland
Westford
2011-10-05
$76 (cart included), played on Tuesday, August 2011 at 10am
ASSAULTED AT BUTTER BROOK!
I golfed here about a little over a month ago with my husband, father and brother. On the 18th hole, my brother hit his tee shot on to the neighboring fairway. He drove his cart to his ball not realizing until after he hit his second shot that he was past the "no carts" signs on that fairway. He immediately returned to the cart path. It was an honest mistake and no harm done.
At this time a member who had been watching us from the clubhouse patio walked down to us and proceeded to SCREAM within inches of my brother's face. A couple of the choice phrases he used: "You should have seen the f**king signs!", "I'm a member here and I'm going to report you to the course manager and if I ever see your f**cking face here again I'm going to punch your f**cking face in!".
We putted out and immediately reported the incident to Peter Maki, the course pro, and pointed out the offending member. Peter showed genuine concern, gave us his information and told us to contact him any time and so he could "make things right." Well, we have tried to contact Peter four or five times since then and we have yet to receive a response. Actions speak louder than words and his lack of action to our repeated inquiries speaks to the character of Butter Brook, which runs counter to the spirit of the game of golf (self-discipline, honesty, and integrity).
"I refuse to spend another dime at this place or recommend the course to anyone. If you choose to patronize them, be on the lookout for a tall guy with black hair and an unusually black (likely dyed) moustache with anger management issues. He seems to think it is appropriate to approach and make threats to a group of golfers (one that included a senior citizen and a woman).
The management seems to think an appropriate course of action to a serious offense on their grounds is to just ignore it and hope it goes away.
Would travel: 0-10 Miles, Not Vacation Worthy
Bottom line: Worse than average course for the area
$76 (cart included), played on Tuesday, August 2011 at 10am
ASSAULTED AT BUTTER BROOK!
I golfed here about a little over a month ago with my husband, father and brother. On the 18th hole, my brother hit his tee shot on to the neighboring fairway. He drove his cart to his ball not realizing until after he hit his second shot that he was past the "no carts" signs on that fairway. He immediately returned to the cart path. It was an honest mistake and no harm done.
At this time a member who had been watching us from the clubhouse patio walked down to us and proceeded to SCREAM within inches of my brother's face. A couple of the choice phrases he used: "You should have seen the f**king signs!", "I'm a member here and I'm going to report you to the course manager and if I ever see your f**cking face here again I'm going to punch your f**cking face in!".
We putted out and immediately reported the incident to Peter Maki, the course pro, and pointed out the offending member. Peter showed genuine concern, gave us his information and told us to contact him any time and so he could "make things right." Well, we have tried to contact Peter four or five times since then and we have yet to receive a response. Actions speak louder than words and his lack of action to our repeated inquiries speaks to the character of Butter Brook, which runs counter to the spirit of the game of golf (self-discipline, honesty, and integrity). "I refuse to spend another dime at this place or recommend the course to anyone. If you choose to patronize them, be on the lookout for a tall guy with black hair and an unusually black (likely dyed) moustache with anger management issues. He seems to think it is appropriate to approach and make threats to a group of golfers (one that included a senior citizen and a woman).
The management seems to think an appropriate course of action to a serious offense on their grounds is to just ignore it and hope it goes away.