by Doug
If you're in golf paying for all that equipment and all those lost balls I really don't think you are going to force yourself to get better by a couple of shots a round because every shot costs. I think you simply would be too scared to go out there! Imagine water holes, I'd be picking up my ball and moving on!
The price of golf is expensive enough thankyou especially for those learning the game who are infact the real suffers in this miracle idea! You wouldn't be able to afford to improve!
This is seriously one of the most stupid articles I've ever read on anything! Daft.

by jon
your an idiot!

by Tom Swartwood
Courses could charge by the hour (or the quarter hour) with the rate per fraction of hour increasing, a lot, after four hours, and going through the roof after 4 1/2 hours. On the flip side courses could offer discounts to players who finish or promise to finish in less than 4 1/2 hours. Sheesh, when I was a young caddy, good players routinely finished 18 holes, with a snack and a roll of the dice at the turn in four hours--walking, no yardage markers (except a few buses at 150 yds out, no GPS or range finders. Caddies helped but those guys knew how to play along. Heck even the giggle golfers in the afternoons finished in well under 5 hours. Charge by the hour and offer incentives for fast play.

by Chris
Interesting concept...One problem: Why should I pay more because I have to wait for the group in front of me before I can tee off ? I'm a reasonably fast golfer (3-4 Hours), but unless I get a tee time when no one else is on the course, I always end up waiting on someone to get out of range before I can tee off.

by Vale
Sounds like a real plan, except how many courses would be forced to close for lack of customers who can afford to golf any longer. Remove all the duffers and how much will golf now cost the rest of us? It's a good thing I'm a senior now, maybe I'll break even in the costs per stroke department with my discount.