Regrets

[Joe Leenheer]

I passed up playing Cypress Point because it didn't fit my travel plans.

Oak Hill because of family obligations.

LACC & Merion because of short notice.

Please let me know others have made poor decisions as well!

[Mark Steffey]

geez.
i buried my father a day early, then drove to new jersey because i didn't want to miss my chance to play baltusrol.

[Bill_McBride]

Twice I have had to decline generous invitations to play Sand Hills.   

[Greg Chambers]

No regrets.

[Gary Slatter]

I passed up playing Cypress Point because it didn't fit my travel plans.

Oak Hill because of family obligations.

LACC & Merion because of short notice.

Please let me know others have made poor decisions as well!

some tough sledding, hope your decison making improves in respect to golfing opportunities.  Once I turned down Pine Valley cause we were going to play Sunday with Buddy and then he had to regret us.  but we played Congressional again so it wasn't a complete disaster.

[Mark Chaplin]

Bill - I'm with you there, a good friend invites me to Sand Hills every year, it will happen soon. Turned down a long weekend at National Golf Links in August with good friend plus a boys trip to Congressional, Chechesse and Kinloch in late Oct, this is a going to be a 2013 trip though!

Wisest turn down? Arrived at Merion at 4pm straight from the airport, had the option of running around the course to fit in the round (@ $220 plus caddie) or play a 4 1/2 hole loop, drinks and dinner on the patio and a proper tour of the clubhouse. This turned out to be a splendid evening and a cherished memory.

[Dan Herrmann]

I was on vacation in Oregon in 2009.  Trying to save money, we didn't bring our golf clubs.

Well, we're driving down US101 and there's Bandon.  We stop in, and visit the shop/cafe by the 1st tee at Bandon Trails.  The tee is wide open and calling to us.  Of course, the Bandon staff were amazingly nice and offered to set us up with equipment.

We passed, but I still wish we had taken them up on it (of course, it would have cost us money we didn't have!).

[Bill Gayne]

Prestwick

[Cory Lewis]

Back in 2004 I canceled a trip out to Eastern Long Island because I couldn't really afford it, broke assistant pro.   I was going to play Westhampton, Southampton and Atlantic.  Fast forward to today and Westhampton & Southampton are two of the few Raynor's I haven't played and I keep hearing good things about Atlantic!

[Jim Colton]

I passed on an invite to Chicago Golf because of a pee-wee soccer game. I still hold it against my daughter.

[Ian Andrew]

I passed on an invite to Chicago Golf because of a pee-wee soccer game. I still hold it against my daughter.

You'll feel better when you mention it during your wedding speech to your daughter.

[Nigel Islam]

I was in Australia with my wife and I had one day I could play on our trip in Sydney. Trouble was it was not a visitor day at NSW so I played St. Michaels instead. 

Also in my less educated days I went to Monterrey. Spyglass was unavailable so I played Spanish Bay instead, and I chose to play Poppy Hills after my Pebble round because I did not think there was enough time to get up to play Pasatiempo. Still have nightmares about that one.

[Bill_McBride]

Bill - I'm with you there, a good friend invites me to Sand Hills every year, it will happen soon.

Let me know, maybe I can grovel my way in!

[Dan Boerger]

A round of golf with Arnold Palmer.

I hope I'm never that shortsighted again!

[Mike_Young]

Sometimes the opposite happens.  you end up playing a great course with the wrong people and it's worse than never playing it to begin with.  And I'm serious.  So for me, who I choose to play with has much more to do with "regrets on a golf course" than spending money to travel to play some special course with the wrong group.  JMO.

[Jim Colton]

A round of golf with Arnold Palmer.

I hope I'm never that shortsighted again!

We have a winner!

[Jud_T]

Business commitments have prevented me from playing Shinnecock, Winged Foot, Butler, Beverly, North Shore, Glenview and West Bend.  And if that weren't enough, I also had to turn down not 1, but 2 invites to the Masters.   

[Daryl David]

Turned down a long weekend at National Golf Links in August with good friend

We missed you Mark!

[Ian Andrew]

Mine would have been with Moe Norman at Brantford G&CC (with Nick Westlock too), but my employer wouldn't let me go, I regret ignoring him and going anyway...

[Ben Sims]

I also turned down an invite to Sand Hills for a three day trip with a member.  I had to move into a new house and rescheduling wasn't an option.  "Life happens" but I fear I'll never be that lucky again.

[Mark Chaplin]

I know a GCA'er who turned down a Crump Cup invite, sadly the follow up invite never arrived.

Daryl - I'm playing with the host tomo, I'll check out your story!

Bill - I cannot think of anyone I'd sooner enjoy and game, good dinner and a bottle of wine with at SH......well the host as well 

[Scott Szabo]

Mine involves Sand Hills as well.  Family vacations are hard to work around when they are planned months in advance, and yet another time my daughter's softball tournament. 

[John Foley]

I passed on an invite to Chicago Golf because of a pee-wee soccer game. I still hold it against my daughter.

Jimbo - Your a better man for it!!

Sand Hills because I was training for a marathon.

Winged Foot because I already had committed to a buddies trip to AC.

Olympic because had to get back from the west coast for a school concert.

Kittansett because of my daughters softball game.

Last Friday Oak Hill because I did not want to bail on a round with a friend I committed to.

None of these are regrets - just choices - better choices.

[Bill_McBride]

Bill - I cannot think of anyone I'd sooner enjoy and game, good dinner and a bottle of wine with at SH......well the host as well 

Let's make this happen.  I need a rematch, my choke at the Hook still keeps me awake!

[Howard Riefs]

Ballyneal. This summer. Twice.