re: What's wrong with golf in Baton Rouge?

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You'd think supply and demand would work. If people aren't playing, lower your price.

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You'd think that. Baton Rouge has always had a problem with greens fees, in my opinion. Having played a variety of courses, I want to feel that I got my moneys worth out of the course.

Back in school, I'd play the LSU course a ton. As a student, $14 w/cart for 18 holes. Now, LSU isn't the nicest course but far from a poor course, and it could get stupid slow, but $14 is hard to beat.

Webb during the week was like $25, on Fridays it was over $30. The course conditions are typically poor, its always overcrowded, and the marshalls are worthless.

I have no issue paying $30-$40 for Santa Maria. I dont have an issue paying $75 to play the UC. Hell, I'll pay $45 to play Carter Plantation all day every day. I love that course and thats a great value.

The reality of it is the recession has left people with less disposable income. Lowering greens fees doesnt necessarily guarantee enough revenue to keep the sprinklers on.

It's more of a case where the cost and layout of the course dictates a certain greens fee. If the quality of the layout doesn't mesh with the greens fee, no one will play it. Even lowering the rate doesn't mean more people will play. A bad layout is a bad layout.