what's the most you'd pay for a round?

[chrisd]

HID paid £225 for me to play the West course at Wentworth a year or two back and About £200 foe the New course at Sunningdale last summer.

I guess I would pay whatever it cost if I really wanted to play a course, after all, you cant play tennis at the centre court at Wimbledon at any price!

 

[Neddy]

I'm playing Hawkstone Park in Shropshire in November as part of a work society.

Both courses (Hawkstone and Championship), 1 nights B&B + Evening meal, £60/person.

They have offers on all year round and both courses are immaculate.

Cracking deal. I've only played the championship, still waiting to have a crack at the Hawkestone.

Personally, £50 and the course would have to be something special.

 

[kev_off_the_tee]

even then I would have to think long and hard about it

A young family and various other commitments means I would have to give everything serious consideration for 18 holes. It's not just the green fees, but also the fuel costs.

As others have mentioned. There are deals to be had at different times of the year so would look for bargains to be able to play some of the better courses. eg you can get 18 holes with lunch at Slaleys championship course for £25-£30 if you sign up to their mailing list so for me there is not point paying huge amounts of money

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Depends on the course but anything over £120-150 would have to be something special to persuade me to part with more

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Unfortunately, most of you are way off the mark. You won't get too many top notch courses these days for £100 or less. Day at Sunningdale.....£280, Wentworth West £300+, any of the Open championship venues....£150+

I'm certainly not loaded but I have splashed out in the past to play Sunningdale, Wentworth, Valderrama, RCD, RSG, Carnoustie and many more of the best courses. Cost a fortune but was it worth it? As a one-off treat....you bet it was!!

 

[munro007]

Unfortunately, most of you are way off the mark. You won't get too many top notch courses these days for £100 or less. Day at Sunningdale.....£280, Wentworth West £300+, any of the Open championship venues....£150+

I'm certainly not loaded but I have splashed out in the past to play Sunningdale, Wentworth, Valderrama, RCD, RSG, Carnoustie and many more of the best courses. Cost a fortune but was it worth it? As a one-off treat....you bet it was!!

I think you have hit the nail on the head here, its a treat, a one off. So why not enjoy yourself. I guarantee you Trumps place won't be £150 for long.

 

[Bomber69]

I would pay up to £250 for a round @ Loch Lomond. Not got a hope in hells chance of that. I can dream :clap:

I have played it a few times and even sat down to breakfast with Ian Wright, good course but have played a lot better and would rate Kingsbarns a better track than Loch Lomond.

 

[munro007]

I love Kingsbarns, and everything it offers. There is nothing worse than looking forward to playing somewhere, and it doesn't live up to your expectations.

 

[Scadge]

I think it depends on the reference point.

I have been fortunate to have played the Old Head at Kinsale (they returned to the real world after the Celtic Tiger demise and had some deals at around 70 euro), HID bought be a ticket >200 quid to play Wentworth many moons ago and I have played at Loch Lomond which was a real treat. In fact great places all and I'm sure my missus misses the handbag she never had as a result.

So if someone said (and it would clearly be a once in a lifetime experience) that I could play Augusta

... a grand (sure), two (probably), three (if I could take my older boy yup), four (if I could take both, don't see why not). I could stand not changing the car for a couple more years, not replacing a bathroom, missing a holiday one year.

I could live with the memory of a day out at Augusta with my boys forever (anyone know a member ?):whoo:

 

[thecraw]

I have played it a few times and even sat down to breakfast with Ian Wright, good course but have played a lot better and would rate Kingsbarns a better track than Loch Lomond.

:rofl::rofl::rofl:


Priceless. Best laugh I've had in months cheers Bomber.

 

[PNWokingham]

I have a goal to play the top 200 or so courses in the country - I say top 200 to cover everything that has ever been in the top 100 - not very scientific! I have played a fair chunk of the ones down south but very few open courses. As such, I know it will involve the odd wallet-buster - although I have been pretty lucky until now. Paid £330 for a game at Queenwood (charity auction bid), next dearest was Royal St Georges - £170 I think (36 holes and all food etc), followed by the Old Course (£115) - they are the only 3 over a ton. I have been lucky to play a few through work - either free (Sunningdale last week ) or £50 on a subsidised society in my old job. I played several others for free while doing course reviews for Golf Monthly in 2004 (I think) - including all 3 at Wentworth, Worplesdon, Stoke Park. Playing Loch Lomond cost me a flight that was over £100 but 2 nights on site and meals, transfers and 1 round all free.

The only courses I would pay big money in the UK would be ones that are very hard to get on and I have done the dificult 2. In the states to play Pine Valley, Cyprus Point and Augusta - that would involve serious financial pain - would easily pay £500 and possibly £1,000 if no other way of getting on - as someone mentioned - I would rather do that than have a normal holiday

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

A very good friend of mine shot 81 round Augusta when he played it on a freebie a few years ago

 

[richart]

The most I have paid so far is £100 to play the Old Course at St Andrews. Will be a paying a few quid more to play it again next year (fingers crossed)

I would have paid 150 Euro to play Finca Cortesin when on holiday in Spain last week, but the day I went up the course was closed, and they were coring the greens. Not paying that sort of money to putt on a beach. Always next year as the course looks fantastic, if a tad hilly for me.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Good holiday Rich? Finca looks quite spectacular, wouldn't mind a crack at it myself one day.

 

[Snelly]

I would happily pay £1000-£2000 to play at Pine Valley, Augusta or Cypress Point if it was with mates. I have bid at an auction for a trip to the Masters but that was only as a spectator - think it was about £1K in the end per person (4 passes) and this excluded flights. Too much for me....

In these isles, I am more than happy to pay £200 to play at Royal County Down. Same goes for the Old Course. Never played it and I would pay a fair bit to do so.

Happy to pay £140 ish for a day's golf if it is a top course. Good value for money in my view but only as a special occasion treat.

Two other minor points in response to the above posts. I have played Sunningdale every year for the last 9 years and it has never been more than £220 for 36 holes.

Secondly, Loch Lomond is nothing to write home about. Reeks of chavvy new money and the course is vastly overrated. It is basically the Belfry with a better view. I would not pay more than £50 to play it again. And I would not care in the slightest if I never did.

 

[Deleted Member 1156]

Two other minor points in response to the above posts. I have played Sunningdale every year for the last 9 years and it has never been more than £220 for 36 holes.

http://www.sunningdale-golfclub.co.uk/greenfees

 

[granters]

£70 max and Grant at present Dundonald are offering 36 holes for £59!!!!!


Bargain.

Hadnt seen that deal craw. Playing the open there on sunday. 30 bucks. Genius

 

[Val]

Would pay the going rate to play the Old Course but that's about it in the UK, in the US my Mrs is paying me on Sawgrass next year at around £200 but would pay the rate to play Peeble, Augusta, Cypress Point and Bethpage Black.

 

[Imurg]

I'd struggle to justify more than 70 or 80 quid for a round.

 

[richart]

Good holiday Rich? Finca looks quite spectacular, wouldn't mind a crack at it myself one day.

It was good to see the sun every day Gordon!!

Finca looks superb, and if there are three of you paying a green fee you get a Pro thrown in to play with, which I have not heard of before. Not sure the standard of the Pro. Looks the sort of course where you need to know the lines off the tees, especially if you played off the back tees at 7700 yards.

We stayed at a Club members place overlooking Flamingos golf course, which is a nice course. Ladies played the Spanish Open there two or three years ago. Another course on the site is Alferini which is my favourite, and goes out into the mountains. I played it off the back tees, and at 7300 yards was a bit of a slog !! I didn't see another golfer the whole round, proper millionaires golf.