Over the years, there have been unproven hints and inferences that not all members were treated the same in scheduling tee times. There have been complaints of favoritism in the distribution of tee times among the membership. Automated tee times is not a new idea in Barnstable. It is something that has been bandied about almost since the inception of the course in 1992. What happens now is that there are any number of groups within the memberships that take a team approach to tee times, with each member dialing up the course to try and secure times for the group.
More people calling generally translates into greater success in getting the desired times.
This is something that Town manager Jim Tinsley understands. He believes that the membership that will use the system should have a say in what ever decision is made. The golf committee is advisory in nature and makes recommendations to the course management. The ultimate decision on what method of tee time assignment is used falls to the course and town administration. Most automated systems are phone based, with those asking for tee times required to call into the system at the appropriate time to book their round.