I thought with it being Master’s Sunday and all, this would be a good time for this post…
As vice president of the Club Golf team at Ithaca College, I try to show respect to everyone. Whether it’s prospective teammates, current teammates, or members of the team’s home course at the Country Club of Ithaca.
Located on Pleasant Grove Road in Ithaca, minutes away from the Cornell University campus, CCI is a beautiful 18-hole golf course that is fun and challenging to players of any level. Recently, it came to my attention from a teammate that members of CCI are upset with having the IC golf team playing “their” course, especially with the rates the students are paying.
First I must say, I thoroughly enjoy playing at CCI. However, after living in Ithaca for two years, I expected more class out of the members of CCI. The IC team is not paying full membership rates, this is why:
– Club teams do not get much funding from the school. Our entire funds were spent on the first semester. Tournaments and membership for the second semester was made by fundraising and out-of-pocket.
– Most of the members of the golf team do not spend the majority of the season in Ithaca. From May to late August, students are home working or interning in their hometowns. Consequently, we pay for a portion of the season, sounds fair does it not?
This is not an attack of the people of CCI. From my experience with the country club over the last year, the people are kind and courteous, and perhaps a little timid. In golf the word etiquette is a word used frequently, and one the IC team tries to instill in all its players. I suggest the people of CCI ease of the students and show some of their own golf etiquette. After all, what really matters to all parties is being out on the course playing the game they love.
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