WPCNR CLUBHOUSE. From "The Voice of Golf," March 15, 2004: Bob Petrucci, a tireless crusader for better golf in Westchester County on public courses, upon learning of the County Executive's feelings on tee times, finds himself in agreement with Andy Spano, and files this commentary:
The EZ Reserve Tee Time system was to accommodate those golfers that slept in their cars to get early morning weekend golf tee times.
So declared County Executive Andy Spano to one of our group's people last night.
We agree, We've been saying exactly that for two years now.
And that means that selling weekend tee times beyond 8-9am is absolutely improper; especially thru noon or so as they are again doing this year.
This will again make the county a golf financial loser.
Someone else in the administration then, in his short-sighted greed, went way beyond the county executive's wishes and sold tee times beyond 8-9am...for a paltry (in comparison) $125,000 and LOST about $3 MILLION from the $600 Season Pass we've repeatedly urged.
It is not likely that the 8000 golfers needed would now spend $600 when they can't get a weekend tee time to finish 18 holes.
That then makes the LOSER LIST:...the county, it's taxpayers, the golfers, the pro shops, the restaurants, other concessions, etc.
So why were those "beyond 8-9am tee times" sold?...
and who allowed it, in opposition to the county executive's statement?
Whoever did should be fired and the county executive should rescind all those times sold beyond 8-9am.
And then, without any delay, the $600 Season Pass should be instituted.
Bob and Jenny Petrucci
County Residents Protection Alliance
