175 million - what outrageously expensive golf item you're buying?

[need_my_wedge]

I'd like to buy a membership at Royal Dornoch and a house nearby. A house on a nice course in the Algarve and I'd try and get membership at Hirono in Japan. Then I'd ho travelling the globe playing all the courses on my bucket list.

 

[sunshine]

Augusta ??

Unfortunately, I'm guessing £175m won't get you very far.

Augusta makes $30m profit from the Masters, I'd expect you'd have to pay over $500m to buy it.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Unfortunately, I'm guessing £175m won't get you very far.

Augusta makes $30m profit from the Masters, I'd expect you'd have to pay over $500m to buy it.

I don't think any amount of money could buy it, I can't even imagine the collected wealth of its members ?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Big house with a large practice area similar to what Harrington has and an indoor studio for the winter. Membership of some decent courses. Would buy my club, similar to others. Would be quite interested to get involved to a degree in running it as I'd need something to keep my mind active as I'd not be working. Thing is once you've bought the houses, cars, etc, made sure family and friends were ok, there would still be loads left and you'd struggle to spend the interest let alone the lump sum

 

[fundy]

Big house with a large practice area similar to what Harrington has and an indoor studio for the winter. Membership of some decent courses. Would buy my club, similar to others. Would be quite interested to get involved to a degree in running it as I'd need something to keep my mind active as I'd not be working. Thing is once you've bought the houses, cars, etc, made sure family and friends were ok, there would still be loads left and you'd struggle to spend the interest let alone the lump sum

with 175m you can become a full time philanthropist, plenty out there needing some help rather that than running the golf club having the guys from the swindle all asking for a hand out lol

 

[HomerJSimpson]

with 175m you can become a full time philanthropist, plenty out there needing some help rather that than running the golf club having the guys from the swindle all asking for a hand out lol

I could. I like the idea of setting up somewhere dedicated primarily to getting kids into golf, free clubs and balls etc

 

[Sports_Fanatic]

I don't think any amount of money could buy it, I can't even imagine the collected wealth of its members ?

£175m may not even be enough to get an invite to be a member ?

 

[ScienceBoy]

None, its not me to buy something like that. I also don't gamble so don't play the lottery.

 

[Deleted member 29109]

One could do a lot of good with £175m. It would become my full time job to make sure it was spent well.
I'd start by setting up my village kids football club up with the best facilities and buying loads of parcels of land marked for development.

I'd look at setting up and funding a golf facility just for juniors.

 

[sunshine]

None, its not me to buy something like that. I also don't gamble so don't play the lottery.

Really fun contribution

 

[sunshine]

I don't think any amount of money could buy it, I can't even imagine the collected wealth of its members ?

that is true. Otherwise it would already be owned by Abu Dhabi or Chinese sovereign wealth fund!

 

[Canary_Yellow]

None, its not me to buy something like that. I also don't gamble so don't play the lottery.

? awesome - thanks for sharing

 

[Golfnut1957]

As our golf club is always struggling financially i would buy the club and then spend loads of money on it, would also make the fees a lot cheaper to entice new members.

Then i would probably spend that much time there that HID would probably divorce me and take half the money

This. I'd love to be able to wipe out the club's debt, spend a fortune on drainage and other areas of the course and carry out improvements to the clubhouse.

I would also insist on anonymity.

 

[jim8flog]

As per several others I would buy my own golf course. Then I could dictate to the green keeper when I can use a buggy and in any pandemic lockdown I am on my own property.

One thing I know I would always do is give the winning ticket to my children then they can give me an interest free lifetime loan of the money.

 

[Ethan]

Give me membership at Sunningdale, membership at courses in Dubai (and an apartment out there) and that’ll do me.

Sunningdale wouldn't want a ghastly nouveau riche member. Dubai, on the other hand, is made for you.

 

[trevor]

Lifetime membership at Wentworth, plus a nice house or 2 on the estate, that would do nicely.

Each to their own of course but that would be my worst nightmare. Don’t care how much money I had I would feel so out of place living and playing at Wentworth.

 

[larmen]

I get a GC quad studio, with a house build around it.

 

[Deleted member 15717]

Sunningdale wouldn't want a ghastly nouveau riche member. Dubai, on the other hand, is made for you.

thanks for making wild assumptions about me ??

 

[stefanovic]

French winner may buy the Ryder Cup course in Paris, or a one footed footballer aged about 30.

 

[mikejohnchapman]

I’d buy a golf course

You know what they say - if you want to make a small fortune, start with a big one and buy a golf course!