This is any traveling golfer’s worst nightmare, but this time there were many real dangers involved.
The East Tennessee State University men’s golf team’s X account recorded a video of a Delta Air Lines employee throwing a golf club on the runway as the team prepared to compete in a national tournament.
“It’s great that Delta treats our club with such care…” A tweet from the team read:The players watched from the plane, feeling helpless.
After winning the Southern Conference and advancing to NCAA Regionals, the club hopes to remain intact as it heads to the NCAA Championship in Carlsbad, California.
Fans commented in horror at this situation.
“Unacceptable! Why the silence? And you know this is not isolated,” one follower commented.
“It seems like everyone involved with the airlines sucks. I hope they prove me wrong,” another wrote.
“Absolutely shameful, DA should do better!” read another comment.
Once the post gained traction, Delta Support jumped into the comments section and attempted to address the issue privately via direct message.
East Tennessee State University lost to Clemson University by one stroke in the Chapel Hill Regional Tournament, finishing in second place.
However, the top five teams advanced to the NCAA Championships.
“You know, we never even considered not finishing in the top five. I think that was a big advantage for us.” Head coach Jake Amos spoke to WJHL about the region’s success.
“But when you go to sleep when you’re in the lead, you think about it a lot. We want to win and that was our goal. Unfortunately we didn’t achieve that, but to be honest That might have been the best thing that happened to us.”
The championship, made up of 30 teams and 156 athletes, begins Friday at the Omni La Costa Resort & Spa in California.
