Columbia Point Golf Course — Attraction in Richland

Went with my Dad and brother here on Fathers day. My dad is in his 70's and has been golfing in years. The course itself was nice. Well groomed, clean. The issue I have is with the marshal. We let the team behind us play through as to not slow them up. He came up to my father and I and told us we were not allowed to do that. That if we can't keep pace with everyone else then we should start skipping holes. We paid the same price as everyone else. I understand try to play ready at all times, but neither one of us are pros nor do we play like them. The marshal approached us several times telling us to keep up and even said something about the hole in front of us was empty and we need to get there. My father was so upset from the marshal doing nothing but either sitting on the hill giving us the evil eye or telling us to hurry up that he just wanted to leave. My brother is a lot better than we are and plays at many different courses all over the region and said he has never encountered a marshal like this one. Thanks for making such a great father's day outing with my dad. Like I stated in the beginning, the course was nice, clean and well groomed. But, we will never...

So, first off wonderful well grommed course. Little easier than I thought it would be. The negative, I drove up from Central Oregon to take my dad golfing for Father's Day with my little brother as well. He's in his 70's and hasnt played in about 12 years. And, my brother not for about 6 years. I play regularly on top courses, many pga caliber courses at home. Never in all my years have I been so irritated and frustrated with a marshal than this weekend. Telling my dad to hurry up, to skip holes, etc... when we let a group play thru to keep pace, we were warned and told not to do that again. All courses ive played, etticate says to let fast players etc, play thru. But, not here! I will never play this course again, and i will inform my friends that travel and play to not play here either. For the price we pay, we should be allowed to play all the holes without fear of reprimand. The marshal never said one thing nice to us. Oh, and he would sit in his cart and watch us, would move around. But always came back. Made it really intimidating...

EDIT Summer 2023 - The course has been good to us the past 7 years. Only a bad interaction in 2016. The employees and staff are good. The grounds are nice too. Just wish they could keep the tops of hills green.

6/22/16 me and my brothers first time to the course and my brother (18yearsold) parked on the grass on the first hole and the golf Marshall comes up to and says in a angry tone "you get off that grass or I'll kick you out!!" We said "ok we understand" he replies in an angry mean sarcastic tone again "have you been here before?" We reply "no"... Then still in a mean tone he insists that my brother knows better. Except for the fact that we have only driven golf carts for one other course, the rest we walked.

Super rude guy and he has no excuse to be that aggressive on our first time at first hole

He could have handled the situation...