First Day of Work

Today I started my first day of part time work at Dells Rocky Run Golf Course in Dell Rapids, SD. I know absolutely nothing about golf and it definitely shows. I was supposed to drive the beverage cart around the course today for this large Citi Bank outing, but since it was raining and raining and raining ... and raining that got postponed until fall. When I got to the clubhouse this morning at 8:30 and it was pouring Trent, the manager, said "Yeah, I need your phone number so I can call you and tell you not to come in to work." I seriously thought he was going to send me home after driving 30 minutes just to get to this stupid golf course, but I convinced him to let me do some training indoors for bartending and pro shop sales and the such. I ended up staying the whole shift and learned about a variety of tasks.

I think it was evident I don't know much about the sport of golf. At one point I was trying to tell someone they could only take golf carts on the paved paths and longer grass and not the super short grass due to the immense rain and puddling. I know there are terms to describe these grassy areas like rough and fairway but I kept mixing them up and I just hope he stayed off the short grass. I tried to have Carrie, my co-worker, explain the whole "handicap" thing to me, but she was hung over from some Rib Fest partying she did last night and kept confusing me. Carrie had to excuse herself in the morning to throw up. She was a little embarrassed and kept apologizing saying this wasn't like her at all and she was going to kill her friend who bought her so many drinks last night. Funny. I think there could be some good stories that come out of this job - I will update you as they come.