I think the pitch and put comment has gone a bit mental. You would think if you work all year towards something you wouldnt have an hour to muck around. There must just be piles of volunteers giving up free time to help out so the people that take money out of it can play some golf.

I think GUEST needs to give up defending an offhand remark that clearly didn't play well with the locals. Call it a mental health break - even with lots of planning there are always things to keep event managers moving and supervising. More power to him if he had an hour for a game of putt-putt or a nap.