Golf club back in business after Jaguar accident

REMEMBER the abrupt closure of Club Intramuros golf course over the holiday season because an errant golf ball smashed into the windshield of the Jaguar of an influential newspaper publisher (who then called the Department of Tourism and exerted “moral suasion” on its officials to “do something” about the issue)?

Well, Biz Buzz is pleased to report that the historic golf club has been back in business since last month.

To recall, the operations of the golf course—a very convenient location for non-Manila Golf and non-Wack Wack golfers who want to play a round or two, and still be able to head to their office after—were suspended last December because the victim complained about the hazard posed by errant balls. In particular, Club Intramuros did not have protective netting to keep balls from flying off course and endangering pedestrians (or pricey sports cars, in this case).

So some 300 staffers of the public course had to idly endure the holiday season without the customary generous Christmas tips they would otherwise enjoy from generous guests and patrons.

But we understand that the staff of the golf course took matters into their own hands and decided to do something about this, lest they endure a longer closure. We’re told that, on their own initiative, they decided to put up the nets around the more sensitive areas of the golf course around the historic walled city, thus getting the green light from the Department of Tourism to resume operations.

We called Club Intramuros to confirm this and the chirpy voice of the staffer on the other end of the line was a dead giveaway.

So now, the old Club Intramuros, which has been in operation since 1907, has something new to offer golfers: protective netting.  Daxim L. Lucas