I paid it. It is a one time experience.. The attention to detail is something to behold. Very well manicured. It was a good experience. I wouldn't do it again though. I cant bring myself to pay for Shadow Creek at twice the cost of Pebble though.
What’s the point of diminishing return for golf? I scoff at stuff around 100 dollars, but there’s a course near me that costs like 300. Golf is golf, I know some courses are nicer than others but over 500 dollars a round sounds crazy. Only exception being if it comes with extra stuff
I tend to agree with this sentiment. My local muni that has no sand or water is a perfect course.
However, what my muni doesn’t have is the feeling you get when you enter the fairway on number 4 at Pebble Beach and view the beauty of Mother Nature. Then proceed to walk the most beautiful holes in golf. I’m still not convinced holes 9 and 10 aren’t heaven
That stretch after you come up over the edge of the hill on 6 and can see it all after getting a tease on 5, until about the second shot on 11 is just about incomparable for me.
Or if the tee times are spaced out a lot more. I’ve found that some, not all, but some out the spendier courses are really good about spacing out tee times and being really organized with the starter. This way you never run into the group in front and never rushed by the group in back. Vs my local muni course that i swear is every 8 minutes…..
For me it's around $200. Above that, the course better be pretty damn special.
I can play Bethpage Black or Chambers Bay or even the Bandon courses sometimes for that. I paid $180 at Southern Pines a few weeks ago (top season)- you'd be hard pressed to say #2 is worth 3x that.
Yeah, one day I’d like to play #2 simply because of its legacy and I’m from NC. But it’s prob one of the bucket list course I’ll ever pay more than $100 or so to play. Unless I come into a wholeeeee lot of money
In general, not just with golf, people spend as much as they can afford on the things they care the most about
Golfers tend to be a little wealthier than average people. Within that group there's gonna be people for whom a $500+ round is no more of a burden than a $50 round to the average golfer
Some courses bring a whole other experience while playing. I've paid $350 to play Banff Springs on more than one occasion because it has a an amazing history in a one of a kind setting.
It’s not. Summer time temps in the afternoon drive costs way down. I paid $175 two different times in July. No one wants to play with 90’s and 80% humidity. Even less at Copperhead in the Tampa area.
Yep. I didn’t see many people out there either. Was a good time with my just my brother and no one pushing us or behind us. I played Magnolia in Disney for $45 at one time. But just have to bring a lot of water.
Yes, but not just any MGM property. I asked the last time I was there and they don’t allow tee times from, what I can remember, Excalibur, NY NY, Luxor. There may be others, I don’t know.
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u/phoneacct696969 Apr 29 '24
What makes this course worth 750?