Fort Hays Municipal Golf Course — Local services in Hays

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Had a frustrating experience at Fort Hays Golf Course. We paid for 9 holes but had to stop after just one due to Lightning. When we asked for a rain check, the manager refused, saying we didn’t qualify because we only paid for 9 holes.

To make things worse, when we returned the cart, the manager actually left the pro shop to avoid talking to us. The employee working told us he said, “they should’ve checked the weather.” We did check the radar — it looked fine when we started but turned bad quickly.

The manager even commented and said, “oh yeah, you took 30 minutes on hole 1,” as if that somehow justifies refusing a rain check. Not only was that inaccurate, but it also showed a complete lack of professionalism and...

I’ve had several poor experiences here, but after yesterday evening, I won’t be returning. They don’t offer rain checks for 9 holes, even if you’ve only played one. This would be understandable if clearly stated at the time of purchase or on the city’s website, but it’s not, and that’s because other golfers have been offered rain checks. Regardless, what’s not acceptable is being encouraged to “risk it” and keep playing a few more holes in lightning and dangerous weather. The manager proceeded to hit a few practice balls as we were leaving. To prove a point? I’m not sure, but Hays was in a thunderstorm shortly after. My friends, family, and I walked away feeling mocked and taken...

I played here on memorial weekend. the golf course was in really good shape and the pro shop was very friendly, we even got a talk about the history of the course. but friendly stopped there. I have played all around the country I thought I was playing in New York or California the group in front of us blocked the cart path on nine going to ten so we had to wait for them at the club house and not even a acknowledgment that we were there. Even the Marshall just looked like he was a very unfriendly person we said hi and we got a glare from him overall it seems like the people from Hays are not so...