I’ve recommended Shaw-Nee Slopes for cheap golf in an earlier blog and some of you have taken advantage of their Monday special, just $43 for green fees and cart. It’s not a mickey mouse course neither. But don’t go there on days when the forecast calls for rain. They have implemented a rule where they will not issue rainchecks if the forecast called for rain and it rains on your golf game. I guess that is fair if you think about it. I was out on Lakeside Greens in Chestermere last week and by the fourth hole, thunder was upon us. The marshall drove out to warn people that lightning was nearby and that we should cease our game. The pro shop was handing out 9-hole rainchecks regardless how many holes were already played. That was not fair.
Most other courses are not so generous. At Canals at Delacour, you have to be hit by lightning before they will issue you a raincheck. Last year, I played through 18 holes with thunder roaring over our heads. I was out in D’Arcy Ranch in Okotoks on the third hole when the cloud opened up and poured on us. We made a call to the clubhouse and they said to come in and wait 45 minutes. If the rain continues then they will issue a raincheck. We drove like madmen back to the clubhouse but as we reached hole # 1, the rain had stopped. The starter made us tee off again from hole # 1.
I know we are at the mercy of the weatherman who is 50/50 on being correct. Before teeing off, check the rain policy and ask if the golf course carries liability insurance, just in case you have to sue them for not warning you about severe weather.
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