Longhis Executive Par 3 Golf Course, Driving Range & Mini Golf — Local services in Southwick

My 10 year old son has been playing golf since he was very little, and now plays competitively in both CT and MA…he has been raised on a golf course and as such is VERY cognizant of golf course etiquette and respecting the course/greens. Today, my friend and I brought our boys (ages 9 and 10) to the driving range as her son has recently taken up golf…both boys hit a bucket of balls at the range and then played a round of mini golf…after they were done my son wanted to practice his putting and chipping on the practice green while also showing his friend the ropes…as young boys do, they did start to get silly which caught the attention of the older gentleman (the owner I believe) who then proceeded to walk over, scold the boys, accused them of damaging the green, and asked them if they “know how much work goes into keeping them nice”…he told them to play mini golf. We the adults decided at that point it was time to go as we did not find it appropriate for a stranger to scold our minor children when there was no reason to…AND if he thought damage was being done there were 2 grown adult parents supervising their children and their actions. We do understand that the man was upset and as such we found it appropriate to send our boys in to apologize for upsetting him while we put their clubs back into our cars… at which point unbeknownst to us he continued to scold them and accused my son specifically of damaging the greens. What a wonderful way to teach young children the art of respecting their elders. My son and his friend were quite upset over the outward hostility this man showed. We have plenty of local choices for driving ranges and mini golf but we chose to come here as our prior experiences were fine…I’m reluctant to come back. Getting young people into the game of golf is such a great thing but people like this sour it for them. Next time, talk to the parents, and get your facts in order before making accusations toward...

I went there onJuly 22,2024 , to the cranky old man that was running the shop . I went with my 9 year old son who is a new golfer and we were there with his friend who is an experienced golfer who is 10 years old . Each boys hit a bucket of balls and then mini golf. When they finished up they wanted to practice their putting and chipping. The boys got silly like any 9 or 10 year old would . The owner came out and yelled at them and ACCUSED them of damaging the greens and told them to play mini golf . At that point due to the mannerisms of how he spoke to our kids . We had them go apologize . I thought that would be the right thing to do. I certainly don’t want the owner to think we were disrespecting him . When the boys came back they said they apologize but the old man still yelled at them . There was no need to carry on, respect the fact these boys came and did the right thing when they did nothing wrong to begin with . I wouldn’t have allowed my child to damage property . The owner should have come spoke to the parents and we would talk to our children . There’s ways to talk to people and how you spoke to young boys was unnecessary and very reluctant to come back and spend my money! There’s no need to scold minor children . Maybe it’s time to hang up the keys . You should be ashamed...

I would just like to start off by saying the course is cool for beginners and inexpensive. That being said, this was my third time coming today and I took my friend with us (a total of three) so we asked if we could get three carts so we could all drive our own carts and get that full experience. Little did I know it was a crime... the "owner" stopped us and told us that we need to change into two carts since it's three people. The person who gave us the carts at the start TOLD US IT WAS OK. I would like to add the fact that there was NO ONE in the course at this time and they had at least 35 carts parked accumulating dust. Overall the experience with the "owner" was unpleasant and I tried to brush it off but his demeanor towards us was unpleasant. I'm dissatisfied and honestly thought he could've been nicer.

Update: you didn’t even seem to care about my explanation on why I had three carts… I was embarrassed and wanted you to hear me out since I was being lectured. The balls were given back and put in the .50 cent box since I didn’t know where else to put them. Again, I loved this course but the way you treated us...