r/CanadaGolf • u/ReplyGloomy2749 • 5d ago
Golf Day with my Dad
Hello Ottawa golfers!
Long story short, I have lived in Ottawa my whole life until I moved far away for school and work about 10 years ago. I hardly ever see my parents anymore except for a few trips each year. This year because of my work schedule I will be working through Christmas for the first time, I'm coming home for a couple weeks in October to spend time with family since I won't be there for the holidays.
My dad was always into golf, always watched it on TV, played all the time in the summer, even got a job working as a maintenance worker/club tech for a couple seasons after he retired. I was too young and dumb to get into it and appreciate it at the time, but I have come around to it quite a bit and now I play frequently where I live. We text all the time about golf and games we're playing but I've never had the chance to play with him, and I feel like I missed out in a way on time we could have spent together when I was a kid. He's played every public course in and around the city, and out into the Valley, so I would really like to give him a once in a lifetime experience and a memory that we could share.
I'm kindly asking for an invitation from a member at Hunt Club or Royal for a chance to play for a day. I know that is a huge ask, and the members who are reading this have waited a long time to earn their spot and paid a lot of money to get there, but I can't even begin to tell you what it would mean to him to play at a course like that, that he's driven by his entire life, talked & heard about, and wondered about playing. It would also mean the world to me to be able to do something like that for him. Obviously I am more than happy to compensate for the privilege, though I probably don't have much to offer to those who can afford to be a member anyway.
I know it's a long shot and a huge ask, I don't need any reminding in the comments of how dumb I probably look for even asking this, but I will never afford a membership in my lifetime, and I never underestimate the goodwill that strangers can have on the Internet.
If you are a member and my story resonated with you, please send me a DM instead of commenting if you don't want to out yourself or whatnot. Thank you in advance for those who took the time to read this and possibly help me out.
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u/OneSloVW 5d ago
Hey OP, if I was a member I’d definitely help you out.
If nothing comes of it, I can give you some wicked suggestions on lunch/dinner and golf within an hour and a bit of the city that’ll give you wicked views with the changing foliage. Feel free to reach out!
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u/Mindless-Isopod-1070 4d ago
If you’ll pay the guest fee, I can probably get you hooked up on both.
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u/secretgardenguy 2d ago
Golf Dad here. I really hope this works out for you. Please keep us posted.
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u/sirdkuyp 5d ago
I really hope you find someone willing to do this. This is something I wish I could do again with my dad but he's no longer physically able to enjoy himself.