It's a US Open qualifier. A lot of these guys aren't professionals, nor do most have any sponsorships and have to pay their way to try and get a tour card in the states.
Surely can't be serious to see comments about rental clubs or a golf store??? Seriously!?
Must not know much about the game.
Its really not that simple. My brother is a + handicap, meaning he shoots under par and you can't walk into most shops and fit him for a set of clubs. The stiffness of the shafts on his drivers are not usually carried and are a special order item. His putter is also not the same and the shaft lengths on all of his irons are custom cut to size. The cost of entering the qualifiers for a tournament like this are somewhat steep and having to show up and play with off the shelf clubs just wouldn't make sense. Its akin to, "Hey Valentino Rossi, your Moto GP bikes didn't show up to this weekends race, but there is a Yamaha dealership down the street with a couple prepped race bikes you could borrow".
Probably should have flown Delta! Just trying to point out that its not as simple as some are making it out to be. Most of these guys are playing custom sets that would probably take a few weeks to get out of the factory. My brother can't even hit my driver as he over flexes the shaft so bad it causes a major fade.If the guy is paying his own travel and entry fees to try to make the tour, it would be just throwing money away to play a set of clubs he isn't comfortable with. He is probably playing himself up to be more important than he probably is, but it still doesn't excuse the fact that the airline is to blame here, not him.
Again a set of clubs these guys are using are probably around $3-4000, fitted, gripped and tuned specifically. Off the shelf clubs would literally be a waste of time. I'm a decent handicap and even I don't have off the shelf clubs.
And don't complain. Just go like use the rental clubs, idiot!!
