Golf is becoming increasingly a sport only for rich people...

[Random Variable]

The golf course closest to where I live raised their greens fee this year to $175 (somewhat less if you're a resident of the village). :frown:

 

[Spencer278]

Hasn't golf always been a sport of the rich?

 

[dethman]

so go to a public course duh.

 

[z0mb13]

175!!! wtf... I hope you get a happy ending at least

find a muni somehwere and pay around $30

dont take the cart.. walking is good for you

 

[dandruff]

nope its the other way round .. in the next decade it will go the cadillac way ...

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: dethman
so go to a public course duh.

Who said it was private?

 

[imported_Hi]

well if you stoped spending money on your computer you could afford it

 

[Ophir]

Originally posted by: dethman
so go to a public course duh.

 

[Mik3y]

Originally posted by: Hi
well if you stoped spending money on your computer you could afford it

blasphemy!!

 

[imported_Hi]

Originally posted by: Mik3y

Originally posted by: Hi
well if you stoped spending money on your computer you could afford it

blasphemy!!

i am sorry father i have sinned against the church

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
175!!! wtf... I hope you get a happy ending at least

find a muni somehwere and pay around $30

dont take the cart.. walking is good for you

I know of no munis around here that are less than $50.

 

[Yellow Dog]

That is cheap compared to Japan.

But in the new world order, only the rich will have time to engage in an activity such as golf. 99% of the people will be working 80 hours a week just to earn enough to exist, and that certianly won't include health care, also a privledge of the rich.

 

[Kilrsat]

I have a large selection of courses where 18 holes is <$30, sucks to be you.

I can even golf on the same course as a PGA tour event for a whole $35 for 18 holes.

Haha

 

[BullyCanadian]

I called the one here, its $900!!! I mostly go to public ones, and was thinking about joining this one since last year, but doesnt look like its gonna happen.

 

You should come to SE Michigan. There are plenty of courses where you can pay <$50 to play 18 holes, with cart. I prefer to walk, so it usually costs me ~$30.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Kilrsat
I have a large selection of courses where 18 holes is <$30, sucks to be you.

 

[Random Variable]

They got Tom Fazio to design the course, so they think that means they charge an arm and a leg.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Random Variable
They got Tom Fazio to design the course, so they think that means they charge as much as they want.

They charge what people are willing to pay.

 

[KoolDrew]

Originally posted by: Spencer278
Hasn't golf always been a sport of the rich?

 

[imported_Hi]

the solution is easy

mini golf

 

[z0mb13]

Originally posted by: mugs

Originally posted by: Random Variable
They got Tom Fazio to design the course, so they think that means they charge as much as they want.

They charge what people are willing to pay.

and its not cheap to make a golf course

a rule of thumb is for every 1 mill invested in a golf course, the green fees increase by $10
so for $175 green fees, the golf course is worth about 17.5 million

 

[Random Variable]

Originally posted by: BullyCanadian
I called the one here, its $900!!! I mostly go to public ones, and was thinking about joining this one since last year, but doesnt look like its gonna happen.

What? Even if that's in Canadian dollars that's like still over $700. What course is it?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Random Variable

Originally posted by: BullyCanadian
I called the one here, its $900!!! I mostly go to public ones, and was thinking about joining this one since last year, but doesnt look like its gonna happen.

What? Even if that's in Canadian dollars that's like still over $700. What course is it?

I think he meant the membership fees... in which case that's really not high.

 

[Random Variable]

The most expensive public courses in North American are the ones near Las Vegas, like Shadow Creek (a Tom Fazio course) or Cascata.

 

[BullyCanadian]

Originally posted by: Random Variable

Originally posted by: BullyCanadian
I called the one here, its $900!!! I mostly go to public ones, and was thinking about joining this one since last year, but doesnt look like its gonna happen.

What? Even if that's in Canadian dollars that's like still over $700. What course is it?

Its the Glendale Golf and Country Club, in Hamilton, Ontario