With all this talk about course conditions and getting taken for a ride, why don’t courses offer discounts when they stuff a bunch of holes in their greens, making putting virtually impossible?
I played a round today where it looked like my ball was pogo-sticking through an Iraqi mine field on the greens. My greens fees: the same as if I were putting on the good stuff. I’m not going back for at least two weeks, and judging by the wide open course I played on, seems the rest of the town is going elsewhere too.
I’m not a business guy. My idea of bargaining is giving a street merchant 50 bucks and telling him to give me whatever he thinks is “fair". But how about this: offer incentives for players to tough it out on greens by offering a free cart, complimentary beverage, or a come-back-next-time and get 20% off?
WorldGolf.com blogger Brandon Tucker offers his unique perspective on golf and travel destinations from Scotland and Ireland to Myrtle Beach. He also chimes in on news events on the PGA and LPGA Tours, Tiger Woods, Phil Mickelson and other happenings around the world of golf.
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