£101,000 for a round of golf

[davidy233]

Listening to Chris Evans show on way to work this morning they started their Children in Need auction with four places in the BMW Pro-Am at Wentworth next year - the winning bids to play with GMac and Luke Donald - one guy paid £101,000 for a place

What's the most you've paid for a round of golf?

 

[Deleted member 18121]

I've never paid more than £30

 

[pokerjoke]

£101,000 I just had to play with Luke and GMac.

 

[patricks148]

at the moment its Muirfield for £70, soon to be £170 next year for Royal County Down

 

[Hacker Khan]

Probably about 80 or 90 quid abroad where I was not able to use discount web sites and the such like I do in the UK, just wanted a round of golf at a course nearby as I was on holiday and also had to hire clubs. In the UK, excluding golf holiday packages around 55 quid for 36 holes at Sherringham, which was worth every penny.

 

[ScienceBoy]

About £55 IIRC

Was worth it though, I have yet to be disappointed by any expensive course I have played at, not that I have played that many however...

 

[Break90]

135 for a day at Woburn, although that was for 36 holes, a bacon roll, buggy and the best carvery lunch i think Ive ever eaten.....

 

[bladeplayer]

€100 for a pro am .


never again . greatest waste of dosh ever , ok i appreciate the pro's are playing for prize money but that prize money is supported by the ordinary hackers like me that pay to play with them . so you should at least be polite & friendly as ya go around
Won the longest drive on the day and won a box of chocolates which i never actually received , (prob just as well)
:rant:

 

[pbrown7582]

€100 for a pro am .


never again . greatest waste of dosh ever , ok i appreciate the pro's are playing for prize money but that prize money is supported by the ordinary hackers like me that pay to play with them . so you should at least be polite & friendly as ya go around
Won the longest drive on the day and won a box of chocolates which i never actually received , (prob just as well)
:rant:

Oh dear sounds like you had a bad draw. I've only played one pro am, august just gone at Woburn the senior tour event before the senior masters and it was a cracking day out the pro despite trying to work on a couple of things was very jovial talkative and helpful totally the opposite to your findings.


Most I've paid was £250 for Eagt event at Birkdale

 

[chrisd]

£225 for the West Course

 

[Deleted member 17920]

Listening to Chris Evans show on way to work this morning they started their Children in Need auction with four places in the BMW Pro-Am at Wentworth next year - the winning bids to play with GMac and Luke Donald - one guy paid £101,000 for a place

What's the most you've paid for a round of golf?

£101,000 that's fantastic as its going to children in need. They raised £310k for the package :thup:

Most I have spent on one round was £135 for Royal Lytham and £139 for a day at Woburn inc lunch. I don't think either was worth that much.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

The whole package included The Sunningdale Old Course, play at the BMW PGA Pro Am at Wentworth with Gmac & Luke.
followed by dinner at the PGA gala plus full hospitality pass for the rest of the tournament .

Worthy cause, but out of reach for 99.9% of the population

 

[chillicon]

I think it worked out about £165 to play the Stadium Course at Sawgrass a couple of years ago. It was worth every penny imho. An amazing experience.

 

[OldMate]

£145 for Royal Birkdale for me - on the steep side but it was a one off. Happy to hear about the 101k given that it went to a worthy cause - I just hope that it isn't tax deductible.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

If I had the money I would pay that

Most I have paid is £500 :thup:

For a 3 ball at Royal Liverpool

 

[3565]

12yrs ago, £110 for Old course is the most I've paid, also 10yrs ago Royal Lytham to stay in dormie house for 2 nights 2 rounds breakfast and evening meal £245 which was great value and experience as well, but cheapest for top class course was Royal Birkdale on 2 occasions £20 with member, and £45 for playing in their Birkdale Goblet.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

£225 for a day ticket at Sunningdale or £195 for a single round at Kingsbarns.

Both very expensive but both very very enjoyable.

 

[Deleted member 15717]

This actually annoys me a little bit, as sad as it is! It's a great prize etc, and the proceeds do go to Charity, however, the chance of any 'normal' person being able to win it are slim to non-existent.

Would a competition style not have been slightly better? Advertise it for a couple of weeks, £5 donation per entry, and then draw a name out of the hat. Then, maybe, some normal folk actually stand a chance of winning something like that

As for the most expensive round of golf I have paid (excluding Pro-Ams) is £80 for Hoylake.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

There is loads of comps throughout the year for people to enter for rounds at top placed

 

[la_lucha]

This actually annoys me a little bit, as sad as it is! It's a great prize etc, and the proceeds do go to Charity, however, the chance of any 'normal' person being able to win it are slim to non-existent.

Would a competition style not have been slightly better? Advertise it for a couple of weeks, £5 donation per entry, and then draw a name out of the hat. Then, maybe, some normal folk actually stand a chance of winning something like that

As for the most expensive round of golf I have paid (excluding Pro-Ams) is £80 for Hoylake.

They do it every year on Chris Evans breakfast show. It's like the dirty dozen car thing he does each year. I couldn't afford the opening bid let alone what the final bids are. For a broadcaster that goes out to the masses it's strange of them to feature an elitest competition so heavily. As you state a competition with a set entry fee that's affordable would be a better option imho.