Golf Has Become a Lot More Expensive
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In the past golf used to be a game that could have been played anywhere in a relaxing environment with family or friends. You actually used to be able to play on some of the best known greens for a very low price.
But lots of things have changed a lot and the sport has become more mainstream. I literally mean that it is all over our TV screens, even the most famous sports personality Tiger Woods is a golf player. With the recent release in next generation games consoles such as the Nintendo even young people are getting into golf, maybe not on the greens but definatley in the virtual reality world.
So this has all caused a massive increase in price to play a game. A regular person can no longer afford to play on a lot of well known greens, it has just become so expensive, it seems as though the only people that will really get away with it are rich people such as company directors.
Just below is a basic compare chart as taken from the Telegraph as to how much the costs have literally changed over the last 10 years or so.
Course 1991 2009
Carnoustie £35 £130
Muirfield £40 £175
Royal Birkdale £32 £165
Royal Liverpool £25 £150
Royal Lytham £25 £137
Royal St George's £30 £180
St Andrews £30 £130
Turnberry £40 £210
Sunningdale £58 £190
Wentworth £100 £210
As you can see prices on some of the most famous courses have nearly quadrupled over the last few years. Which goes to indicate that golf has actually become quite an expensive hobby. The best thing I would personally recommend especially now during the credit crunch is to get you golf trolleys top up your leisure batteries and head for the nearest free golf green. Although its good to play on a well renowned green it is not essential.
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