The Golf Guru by John Barton

Author:John Barton [Barton, John]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-59474-813-4
Publisher: Quirk Books
Published: 2015-05-31T16:00:00+00:00

Response: Some people think club rules are quaint holdovers from the 19th century that are not really meant to be observed. Others think they’re open to interpretation. Is a BlackBerry a cell phone, for instance? The rule is meant to ban electronic intrusion, right? What’s the difference? The club rules might say no blue jeans, but your guest paid $200 for his wife’s blue jeans, so they’re not really blue jeans, they’re designer jeans, and the rule applies only to $30 blue jeans, right?

Mr. Big, however, is clearly breaking the rule. And this isn’t your rule. It’s the club’s rule. You should have called Mr. Big on it in the locker room — it’s always best to “bend the twig while it’s green,” as the saying goes. Now you have no choice but to march right up to him on the fairway and tell him: “Boss, they’re really strict about cell phones around here. They’re absolutely forbidden. I know it’s crazy, but if you get caught, I might be looking to join another club. So could you help me out and not use the cell today?” Get close physically: Close talking conveys a sense of urgency. If he still persists, you’ll just have to suck it up for the rest of the day if you don’t want to get fired (or mysteriously passed over for that promotion you deserve). Throw yourself on the mercy of the club president. Chances are you won’t get kicked out of the club — the worst that’ll likely happen is that you’ll get a letter of reprimand, because in the hierarchy of crimes, not preventing a guest from using a cell phone on the course is akin to rolling through a stop sign. Anyway, now you know why the chairman of the board is called Mr. Big — because he’s a big, huge, giant pain in the whatsit.

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