Post Covid golf greed

I understand that. I am fine without golf for a bit. But the courses here haven’t really come down a bit and are still easily 20% inflated which is higher than inflation pricing.

I was just pointing out to those not from the area the ridiculousness of the golf industry currently.

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still easily 20% inflated which is higher than inflation pricing.

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So you believe what the Biden administration is selling. Wow! Chemicals, fertilizer and other course maintenance costs are likely well above 20% higher YOY.

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the ridiculousness of the regional golf industry currently

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Understand you are venting here but I don't quite understand how anyone would be surprised by this with the SB in Arizona. I'm in the Houston area and if the SB was coming here, I would expect everything in the entertainment areas to be sky high through out the whole metro area.

Join a club, bro. Avoid surge pricing

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Meadowbrook Farms

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I've played there once when the weekend rate was $100. I figured I'd see if it was worth it. When it pops up in Golf Now, I am astounded that the rate has gone up to $115. It's just not a great course. I'd much rather play Cinco for the same rate, let alone lower.

I've mentioned it before, but the same thing is happening with Black Horse. I cannot believe that people are paying $150 on the weekend to play an average course. They're losing a ton of money the last few days. It's still under water after the rain from the weekend.

I'm jealous of those prices, but I also assume golf is limited to 6-8 months a year. The summers are rough here, but it doesn't keep me from playing golf. Winter is quite nice 90% of the time. It'll be 70 when I tee off Sunday.

ETA: I assumed you were in Iowa from the team, but now I see the name. I'm going to guess golf months are closer to 6 than 8 in South Dakota. The extra daylight in the summer must be pretty cool, though.

I get all the people saying "supply and demand", but my point is really that these courses just are not supplying anywhere close to the value anymore.

It was always significantly more to golf in the winter here. But living here as a resident you could at least count on the summer rates in the heat to be reasonable.
These days every course wants you to buy their "card" that includes one or two other courses for discounted rates. I buy a Troon card every year for about $500 and every year they reign in the 2 for 1 greens fee perks a little more. The rates are a bit more reasonable, but it's not just me. All my buddies out here can't believe what some of these goat ranches are charging these days not just during this unique week.

Let me phrase it to you this way- Would you pay $150 to play Santa Maria? How about $395 to play TPC? If the Bluffs were still around I'm sure you would be ok with the once a year $450 price tag right?

Supply and demand? It's cool you could still play Webb for $90 or City Park for $65 (only after 1pm though otherwise it's $110 and $90)

I play about 80-110 rounds a year and I would join a club if I could but there are long wait lists and the initiation fees are stupid. I'm talking $65k to $350k prior to dues.

Part of me is ready for the upcoming correction.

I get that fertilizer and other costs have gone up, but when you are getting $75-$300 a round and you don't have to take but 6 weeks off for overseed all year you aren't barely making profit. You are raking it in.

Anyway, hopefully prices don't get out of control where you all live. I can just tell you it really sucks to be paying high fees for garbage courses.

fricking clubcorp has raised dues 30% in the last two years with another 5% starting this year.

Pookie - let’s burn this motherfricker down

The only thing I’ve noticed recently when just going to hit balls on the range, most courses are charging $14-$16 for a bucket of balls which is double what I used to remember.

That seems a little ridiculous. It can’t cost much to maintain a bunch of shitty range balls.

Basically, this is what happened because of Covid.

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