Golfers angry at booking system

people, rather than the four of prepandemic days.

Players already recently threatened to boycott the course when a new ballot system was introduced in September.

That change meant many golfers were missing out.

LACD, which runs Golf Dundee, said it listened to the complaints before making the latest change.

It said they are necessary to ensure golfers are sociallydistanced and spread throughout the day, as well as making the course available to as many people as possible.

Some have reported problems with both the website and app, meaning they cannot book at all.

Mr Tidcombe said the club, which is a separate entity from the course, has been inundated with angry members since booking opened on Wednesday.

He fears it could cause a further exodus from the club, which lost 22 members last year.

He said: “My phone hasn’t stopped with calls and messages.

“Golf Dundee didn’t consult with us on any of these changes. We would have told them it won’t work.

“I get they want to provide golf for the masses but this club has been here for 100 years.

“I don’t want to criticise them too much because there are some intelligent people working there but they won’t ask for anyone else’s opinion.

“It has caused so many arguments.”

A spokesman for LACD said: “We have made changes to our booking system after feedback from our members regarding our previous system.

“These changes have been brought in to allow as many of our members as possible to play our courses.

“We are aware that these changes are causing issues for some and we are working on solutions to address this.

“Our booking system is fully functional and has been since relaunching on Wednesday.

“We are aware that some individual members experienced difficulty accessing their accounts and we have been helping them get connected in the past few days.”