Astonishing green fee of the week award

[IanM]

Got an email from Celtic Manor.

Roman Road or Monty in May ??

£70 midweek £91 Weekend

Wow. No thanks.

Can you beat that??

 

[Grizzly]

Not sure I can. That's insane money!

 

[Imurg]

Got an email from Celtic Manor.

Roman Road or Monty in May ??

£70 midweek £91 Weekend

Wow. No thanks.

Can you beat that??

I assume that's bad...what would the prices be normally..?

 

[KenL]

I'll raise you. Turnberry in May - £395. ???

 

[Golfnut1957]

Is that bad? Is one of those not the Ryder Cup courses?

I ask because we have two courses around here which are both charging £60 mid-week. You might argue that Seaton Carew can justify it by being in someone's top 100, I'd argue it's not. But Wynyard which styles itself as one of the best courses in the country on the back of hosting the Seve Trophy once? No way.

£70 doesn't seem so bad in comparison.

 

[Wilson]

Got an email from Celtic Manor.

Roman Road or Monty in May ??

£70 midweek £91 Weekend

Wow. No thanks.

Can you beat that??

I'd say that's about £60 too expensive for the weekend rate, based on my experience of it. I wonder if they are pumping up the prices, on the basis that once restrictions are lifted people will want a weekend away golfing?

 

[howbow88]

Supply and demand

 

[evemccc]

Supply and demand

Supply and demand is not some kind of immutable truth of economics, it’s a huge shibboleth

 

[MendieGK]

Is that bad? Is one of those not the Ryder Cup courses?

I ask because we have two courses around here which are both charging £60 mid-week. You might argue that Seaton Carew can justify it by being in someone's top 100, I'd argue it's not. But Wynyard which styles itself as one of the best courses in the country on the back of hosting the Seve Trophy once? No way.

£70 doesn't seem so bad in comparison.

£60 for season is 100% worth it

 

[KenL]

Is it that bad? How did it ever get the RC?

 

[sunshine]

Got an email from Celtic Manor.

Roman Road or Monty in May ??

£70 midweek £91 Weekend

Wow. No thanks.

Can you beat that??

Golfnut has provided the reason for the prices - he thinks those courses hosted the Ryder Cup. I'm sure a lot of people think the same.

I wouldn't pay more than £30 for either of those courses.

 

[Golfnut1957]

£60 for season is 100% worth it

I'm lost.

You say 100% worth it. Op says wow, no thanks. So I think I need to google this.

 

[sunshine]

I'm lost.

You say 100% worth it. Op says wow, no thanks. So I think I need to google this.

I think it's a typo and he meant £60 for Seaton

 

[Golfnut1957]

Golfnut has provided the reason for the prices - he thinks those courses hosted the Ryder Cup. I'm sure a lot of people think the same.

I wouldn't pay more than £30 for either of those courses.

2010 Course, now I understand.

 

[Golfnut1957]

I think it's a typo and he meant £60 for Seaton

Nah. I've played Silloth and Seacroft for half that and rate them way higher.

 

[need_my_wedge]

Is that bad? Is one of those not the Ryder Cup courses?

I ask because we have two courses around here which are both charging £60 mid-week. You might argue that Seaton Carew can justify it by being in someone's top 100, I'd argue it's not. But Wynyard which styles itself as one of the best courses in the country on the back of hosting the Seve Trophy once? No way.

£70 doesn't seem so bad in comparison.

Neither are Ryder Cup courses, The 2010 is the Ryder Cup course, and that will be even more.

Never played the Roman Road, but have played the Monty a couple of times. I like it, but wouldn't be going there just for those two courses, would only play them in addition to going for the 2010. Not sure it's worth £90, £60 is probably about right.

 

[Bdill93]

Dont really have a problem with it.

It may not be up there for many, but It's a club that has hosted a Ryder Cup (albeit not on the courses quoted) and whilst £70 is a lot - plenty of courses ive seen in Scotland are charging similar rates for similar courses.

Id never book a single tee time at a place like Celtic Manor though, would always be a weekend package, its simply awful value for money otherwise.

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Is it that bad? How did it ever get the RC?

A Ryder Cup is not always about the quality of the course - a number of things are considered

1. layout suitable for large galleries and also it plays to a Matchplay
2. hotel Facilities on site
3. The grounds to support it all
4. MONEY

The Belfry for example isn’t a great course at all - same with Celtic Manor

 

[sunshine]

2010 Course, now I understand.

I bet loads of people see £90 for Celtic Manor and pull the trigger straight away thinking they have a good deal. It's only when they get there they realise they are not playing the ryder cup course. I bet some people even play the Monty / Roman Road and believe they played the Ryder Cup course

 

[IanM]

I assume that's bad...what would the prices be normally..?

Often you can go online and pay £29 ....which in the summer is about right, in the Winter it is approx £28.72 too much!