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thecraw
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Most idiotic thing I have ever read on here. Then again it is another Snelly dig at the Scots.
what's the most you'd pay for a round?
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Most idiotic thing I have ever read on here. Then again it is another Snelly dig at the Scots.
sydney greenstreet
Journeyman Pro
Was talking to my mate the other day about this specific thing, all depends on the course, i would'nt pay a lot for a course i was playing in a week or 2 but if we organised a round in say 6-12 months time and made the day of it then £100-£200 a round would be no problem.
CliveW
Tour Winner
Many years ago, I was a member at Dalmahoy, and in my last year there I played it twice. By todays rates that would equate to about £500 a round!
palindromicbob
Tour Winner
Balderdash.
Slieverussel (eurotour host)- 35 euro
Ballyliffin for the Irish craiq meet: 100 euro for both courses
Galgorm the week before a Europro tour event - £28 with a meal
Portsalon (27th in the top 100 Irish courses) - 20 euro
The Valley links - £25
Castlerock (musseden)- £30
Concrawood 30 euro
All excellent tracks off outstanding quality. Some courses just try to cash in due to events held on them but this doesn't mean you can't play golf on quality tracks on a budget. You can even play Royal Portrush with a member from £15.
In my mind at the moment I'd struggle to justify more than £50 to play 18 holes. I'd rather pay to play a good track twice than a famous one once. Might change when I've improved enough to fully enjoy a big name track though.
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malek988
Challenge Tour Pro
is the club not supposed to insure you against such things?? this happened to me once when i was younger i sliced my shot and it went of the club face 90 * into a carpark which was no more than 5 m off the fairway, anyways i shat myself and ran away to the 10th tee, later i found out part of my green fee covered such things due to the close proximity of the carpark to the 9th fairway
First time I have seen or noticed a reduced green fee for our armed forces, excellent :clap:
Smiffy
Grand Slam Winner
I am playing Remedy Oak this Sunday. £90.00, plus about £40.00 worth of fuel to get there.
That's about the maximum I would pay.
And if it's pissing down with rain again I will save the £40.00
That's about the maximum I would pay.
And if it's pissing down with rain again I will save the £40.00
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Snelly
Guest
That was my point but thanks for pointing me towards the blindingly obvious.
Deals can be done, even at the best clubs if you have more players and flexibility on dates etc. I think I am paying £230 this year but our society website is currently down so I cannot check.
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Snelly
Guest
The chip on the shoulder on some of the Scots on this forum is staggering in it's size. WTF has what I wrote got to do with being anti-Scottish? Just because it is in Scotland and I don't like the place? That's a bit of a leap isn't it? Not only that but I bet the Scots are in a minority of the LL membership! When I was there, it was full of ex-Premiership footballers who by the way were all ********
I have played Loch Lomond and I thought it was a major disappointment. A slice of Cheshire or Essex transported to an idyllic Loch-side setting. Clearly you don't agree and that is fine. But I am entitled to my opinion and I couldn't give a flying toss what you think of it.
If it helps to ease your pain, I am pleased to say that I have played plenty of courses in Scotland and think very highly of them. For example, Macrihanish, Turnberry, Troon, Muirfield and Prestwick.
As for me being anti-Scottish, I would have never considered myself as such but this forum is enlightening in this regard and certainly influences my feelings on your beloved country and countrymen.
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6inchcup
Journeyman Pro
i wish they did,no i had to stump up the cash(whip round off my mates)
DCB
Well-known member
Aye, but we can do our chips with either salt 'n vinegar or salt 'n sauce
ScienceBoy
Money List Winner
No more than £45
Happy to pay much more for 27 hole society days with bacon rolls & lunch etc thrown in
Happy to pay much more for 27 hole society days with bacon rolls & lunch etc thrown in
munro007
Tour Rookie
Aye, but we can do our chips with either salt 'n vinegar or salt 'n sauce
I prefer " SAUCE " personally
User20205
Money List Winner
Aye, but we can do our chips with either salt 'n vinegar or salt 'n sauce
you can get your pudding deep fried from the same place also !!
I reckon I'd pay £200 to play wiggy's place, or another top links course.
the most I have paid was £160 for a charity day at Royal Wimbledon, but that was for a great cause and included dinner etc. the most for a single round would be £95 at Remedy Oak. As mentioned I'd happily top that for a 1st class course
richart
Major Champion
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.
Just remembered that I used to pay over £100 to play Swinley in a Society, but it did include food. I also paid £120 in a charity auction to play St Georges Hill and included lunch again. Anyone that has played the courses will know it was money well spent.
If I don't get to play the Old Course next year will then play Carnoustie which could top the lot money wise.
munro007
Tour Rookie
Richart, i don't like how the old course & carnoustie price them selfs, after all the are council courses. And i believe if you are a resident of Scotland they should be £20 a round. I don't mind them charging tourists hundreds of pounds. 
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By 'top quality track' I was referring to Open venues and courses up at the top of the top 100 rankings. None of the courses you have listed apart from Ballyliffen fall into that category. Plus they are all in the cash strapped eurozone so hardly surprising they have had to reduce their prices.
That was my point but thanks for pointing me towards the blindingly obvious.
Deals can be done, even at the best clubs if you have more players and flexibility on dates etc. I think I am paying £230 this year but our society website is currently down so I cannot check.
I thought we were talking about individuals here, there has been no mention of societies. Good luck trying to get Sunningdale to reduce their green fees if you want to pitch up with just your mate. Hardly a cash strapped club needing to 'do a deal'
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DCB
Well-known member
Richart, i don't like how the old course & carnoustie price them selfs, after all the are council courses. And i believe if you are a resident of Scotland they should be £20 a round. I don't mind them charging tourists hundreds of pounds.
Actually both are run by Links Trusts are they not. Neither is a true municipal course as per those run by the local councils
duncan mackie
Money List Winner
indeed - but now that they have been bought up I seem to remember the bill for the last one I was involved with was £80k; but we did get the food thrown in as well
I agree with your observation re Sunningdale!
munro007
Tour Rookie
DCB They are still Public courses: For The Public..............
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