Man, trying to book a tee time at Valley Center KS shouldn’t feel like rocket science, right? But boy, did I almost throw my phone across the room yesterday figuring this out. Here’s exactly how it went down.
The Starting Point: Pure Confusion
So yesterday morning, I figured, “Hey, great weather, let’s hit the links.” Jumped online searching for Valley Center KS golf course booking. Found their site easy enough, but man, their booking page looked like it hadn’t been updated since dial-up internet. Tiny buttons, weird drop-down menus listing times that were probably already gone.
Clicked a few “available” slots just to get that dreaded “Sorry, time booked” pop-up every damn time. Felt like playing whack-a-mole with tee times. Total waste of 15 minutes.
Switching Gears: The Phone Call
Decided old school might work better. Called them straight up. Yeah, had to Google the number – couldn’t find it big and bold on their site, naturally. Rang a few times. Got hold music that sounded like someone recorded elevator jazz on a potato.
Finally, a dude answers, real friendly. Asked when we wanted to play – Friday, 9 AM-ish, four of us. He types loud on his keyboard. Clickity-clack. Holds for what felt like forever. Comes back and says, “Yeah, got you down.” Relief! Thought it was done. Nope.
The Payment Hassle
Then he drops this: “Gotta pay now to secure it.” Okay, fine. Gives me a quote. Grabbed my card. Here’s where it gets stupid: Their system didn’t take digital payments over the phone. Seriously? What year is this? He couldn’t just run my card. Instead, had to email me a dang invoice link to pay online after hanging up. Worst part for sure. Got the email, clicked the link – looked sketchy, honestly – filled in my card details, sweat a bit hitting submit. Finally got a confirmation email ten minutes later. Whole thing took like 45 minutes start to finish.
Lessons Learned (The Hard Way)
Alright, here’s the raw deal after actually doing this:
- Don’t trust the online booking calendar blindly. Seems it wasn’t refreshing. Call first thing.
- Have your card ready, but know they might make you jump through dumb hoops to pay.
- Be patient on the phone. Guy was trying his best, just their setup is clunky.
- Double-check the confirmation. Make sure date, time, number of players are right on that email.
Got it booked in the end, me and the boys are good to go Friday. But man, it shouldn’t be this awkward trying to give them money to play golf! Felt like winning the Masters just getting a tee time. Maybe call early morning when it’s quiet? Just sharing how it really went down for me. Hope your booking’s smoother!
