In the past golf used to be a game that could have been played anywhere in a relaxing environment with family or friends. A few years ago you used to be able to play on some of the best known greens in the country for a small fee.
But things have changed recently golf has become a lot more mainstream. I mean it is all over the media, even one of the most famous sports personalities in the world Tiger Woods is a golf player. With the recent release in next generation computer consoles such as the Nintendo Wii even young kids are getting into golf, maybe not on the greens but definatley in the virtual reality world.
So this has all lead to the price to play one round of the game reach a ridiculous level. A regular person can no longer afford to play on a lot of well known greens, it has just become so expensive, it seems as though the only people that will really get away with it are rich people such as company directors.
Below is a basic comparison as taken from the Telegraph as to how much the prices have literally changed over the last decade.
Course 1991 2009
Carnoustie £35 £130
Muirfield £40 £175
Royal Birkdale £32 £165
Royal Liverpool £25 £150
Royal Lytham £25 £137
Royal St George's £30 £180
St Andrews £30 £130
Turnberry £40 £210
Sunningdale £58 £190
Wentworth £100 £210
As you can see prices on some of the most famous courses have nearly quadrupled over the last few years. Which simply indicates just how expensive golf has become to play. The best thing I would personally recommend especially now during the credit crunch is to get you golf trolleys top up your leisure batteries and head for the nearest free golf green. Although its good to play on a well renowned green it is not essential.
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This post was written by admin on July 26, 2009
