Airline trashes PGA Tour players clubs

[jdhallissey]

Ok not saying it was right but you guys must remember when they are pulling the train of cars they are 10-12 long normally. So if a bag falls at the end and your bookin along you can drag it, you would never feel it. When it caught fire he stopped. Then saw it. What I find weird is they put it on the normal bag rack instead of calling him on the overhead and asking him to go to the lost and found bag room. The only good of this is he is a tour player and most likely has another set or 3 of the exact same setup, so they just made him another back up and got his other clubs sent out.

[angusblah]

My rant on traveling with my clubs....

I just returned from Kauai, it is a regular trip. The TSA abuse my clubs somehow every time; there is no accountability for their actions. If I complain about the state of my clubs on arrival, the the airline says it is a TSA problem and there is no way to know who the inspector is who went through my bags. My underwear is inspected by #12, but the person rummaging through my luggage needs privacy. It is too bad the people working behind the scenes can't treat the bags like they give a s***.

When I go to Hawaii and know I am going to play a few rounds I like to take my clubs, in a hard case. I basically assume that something will be jacked up when I open the case and unload my clubs. Sad!

Wait, did I mention that my driver mysteriously snapped at the hosel (sp?) on my first day..... the good news is that I got to/had to demo a couple of drivers while I was there. Club ho having a vacation romance.... :-)

[QEight]

[quote name='Yellow Jacket' timestamp='1317252493' post='3600267']
All of you chomping at the bit to blame Delta need to do some reading. Lee Janzen says he believes it was the fault of the ground crew in Las Vegas, not Delta.
... snip
[/quote]

Your post includes too many facts to belong to this thread. Unfortunately.

[floyd]

Amazing, hard to believe.

[GooseHook]

That's the TOUR ONLY raw torched finish

Anyway, good on Callaway for getting him replacements so quickly!

[happygolfer]

Wow, those clubs look [b]minty[/b]

[duck_hunter]

since tour issue equipment is $$$$, insurance claim against the airline is gonna be sweet!

[duck_hunter]

off to callaway preowned it goes!

[QEight]

[quote name='echoi1975' timestamp='1317386669' post='3607161']
since tour issue equipment is $$, insurance claim against the airline is gonna be sweet!
[/quote]

Why would tour issue equipment be valued any/much higher than standard equipment? For you they may be more expensive because of availability to public but looks like tour vans turn out tour issue equipment in a flash for pros.

And another thing, nobody should be happy about accidents and glee about it as in the end they just bump up the price of insurance.

[br61]

Not surprised. About 8-10 or so years ago, my hard case showed up in baggage claim area with a big melted hole in the side. Fortunately, none of my clubs was damaged but my bag was scorched a bit on the side. As that hardcase was ruined so I bought a Club Glove bag with stiff arm, never had a problem since then.

Kudos for Callaway in getting a set to Janzen quickly.

[ams165]

"you can rent a set"

Priceless........

[bkends35]

Funny this was is that they offereed him a rental set!! LOL

[Doublebuck]

Chance for a new bag, what an opportunity.

[KCCO]

Really?!? This was "accidental" WTF?!?! I would go crazy!!! And how do they catch on fire? I really believe there had to be some intention in this case....or no case;) lol....just find it really hard to believe they could get this destroyed without assistance...but hey, at least he coulda got some rentals!!!! Lmao

[iBanesto]

He would probably play better with the damaged clubs.

[sharkhark]

[quote name='jdhallissey' timestamp='1317361236' post='3606611']
Ok not saying it was right but you guys must remember when they are pulling the train of cars they are 10-12 long normally. So if a bag falls at the end and your bookin along you can drag it, you would never feel it. When it caught fire he stopped. Then saw it. What I find weird is they put it on the normal bag rack instead of calling him on the overhead and asking him to go to the lost and found bag room. The only good of this is he is a tour player and most likely has another set or 3 of the exact same setup, so they just made him another back up and got his other clubs sent out.
[/quote]
i am sorry. you cannot in any way say that what they did is understandable in any element of what happened. The fact that they knowingly took a broken, burnt and battered bag of clubs...and did not give those to a cust svc rep to deal with...and instead threw them on the same luggage carousel all customers grab their stuff from...is insane.
not to mention how do you think the senior mgmt at the company felt knowing that a bag like that was seen by other customers lined up by the carousel to grab their baggage...it makes all those seeing it view the company badly.

there is no way in any tiny way to acknowledge this as ok...an accident with bag..yes..but after that...no way. its unacceptable.

[Noles]

Way to go American worker!!! Mess up someone's stuff and not give a crap. Next the worker will be asking for a raise!!!

[reno]

[quote]"I opened my airline bag and it smelled like something was burning," Janzen said via cell phone. "When it came out on the belt I could see there was a hole in the bag and some foam sticking out. I thought, 'Oh my gosh what happened to my bag?'"[/quote]

[size="4"]Another Al-Qaida bomb failure[/size].

Lee turn it over to the FAA and Homeland Security to investigate. At least it might get the incompetent baggage handlers off the tarmac.

[gaffs]

I could play those!!!

[cmartinson0129]

you guys didnt hear? thats the new finish and their new line of irons.

[driverwedge]

[quote name='Sooner1' timestamp='1317066619' post='3592438']
Name the airline!!!!!!!!! Good thing he gets them for free.....


this would never happen if he flew private
[/quote]

The article said he flew Delta out of Orlando.

[truffleshuffle]

[quote name='DSea3' timestamp='1317067233' post='3592466']
[quote name='pingmatt' timestamp='1317066108' post='3592412']
He should have shipped them via FedEx.
[/quote]

Fedex Kinkos....Good People!

Quick what movie??
[/quote]


Since i didn't see that anyone had answered this, the movie is "The Ladies Man"....

[dlygrisse]

This sorta reminds me of Mike Weir's 7-iron.

 

 

ROFL, New forum rule for GolfWRX, the next time one of those threads pops up asking how much forged irons can be bent.....just post this picture... mystery solved.

 

2nd new Golf WRX rule...the next thread that pops up asking if bending irons strong affects the offset....just post this pic....

[rybo]

Has there been any follow up to this story?

Seriously would like to know if the police got involved. This had to have been done on purpose.

[youngwaldo]

[quote name='rybo' timestamp='1317568418' post='3615031']
Has there been any follow up to this story?

Seriously would like to know if the police got involved. This had to have been done on purpose.
[/quote]

I am not sure if it was intentional. Definitely no remorse.

wk

[tdk8180]

I didn't know the airlines were into aftermarket club refinishing now. Perhaps they shouldn't spread themselves so thin and cut costs.

[foregolfersonly2003]

Monkeys did it

[storm319]

[quote name='Par72' timestamp='1317070334' post='3592588']
[quote name='MarkCPA' timestamp='1317070227' post='3592583']
I'm not sure what I find more amazing; the fact that Lee Janzen flies commercial (at all) or that a LW can be bent like that by anything.
[/quote]

How much money do you think Lee Janzen has built up? Billions? Flying private is insanely expensive....The guys on tour often split costs, get it taken care of by the tournament that wants them to show up and many have sponsorship with netjets or a similar company that takes care of their transportation......
[/quote]

Over a 25 year career he has earned about $15 mil. Not anywhere close to be able to afford a private jet to every tournament. Also keep in mind that he hasn't won a tournament in almost 15 years. The fact that the article said he had to qualify for the tournament he flew to isn't a good sign of where is career is currently.

Very few tour players fly privately and sponsors like Marquis Jet & NetJets rarely provide free travel (even to the guys with logos on their shirts). The kind of tournaments that provide transportation are in the prime season and only do so for big name players that will draw crowds and Janzen is not one of them.

It is unfortunate that this happened but after what I assume is years of traveling experience he should have known better and used a rugged hardshell case.

[danavoN7]

This thread actually gave me an idea for when I travel with my clubs. I have a hard case but to further protect the woods from the TSA inspector I will remove the driver/3wd/hybrid heads [i](Titleist 910)[/i] and take the heads with me in my carry on baggage. Just an extra precaution to prevent them from snapping them and or improperly packing the clubs after inspection. The irons/wedges are still at risk but it will at least take some of the risk away from traveling with my clubs.

[Drumdog]

I didn't see if it was said that this was a hard case or a soft case.

If it was a soft case....then I believe there is no insurance coverage by the airline.

That's what they tell me about my soft case every time I travel.