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It used to be much more affordable, and in some corners of the country (Texas, some parts of the Northeast), it remains reasonable. The Bay Area is one of, if n
by hkmurakami 10y ago
It used to be much more affordable, and in some corners of the country (Texas, some parts of the Northeast), it remains reasonable. The Bay Area is one of, if not the most unaffordable place to play golf in the United States.
Fred Couples (Hall of Famer) grew up in Seattle, biked to Jefferson Park Golf Course during the summer every day with $5 in hand from his mother, played a round of golf for $3.50 and got a burger and a coke with the remaining $1.50.
Some courses (including aforementioned Jefferson) will have free or heavily discounted rounds for junior golfers after some cutoff time in the afternoon.
- ako 10y ago$5 dollars in 1970 would be $31 in 2017. Pretty expensive for poor kids.
- goldenkey 10y agoBut his narrative!! Golf is the peoples' sport, didn't you know? Its free just like Linux. As long as you can ante up your Lexus!
- Johnny555 10y agoBut that was a long time ago, and he'd still be able to play in SF today with the same amount of money, inflation adjusted: $3.50 in 1972 (when Fred Couples was 13) is equivalent to around $20 today. (and $1.50 is now around $8.75) Lincoln Park in SF charges weekday rates of $13 for a resident junior (or $20 for a non-resident) Harding Park charges $20 for a resident Junior. The burger will cost a little more, Harding Park's grill charges $14 for a burger... though Nachos or a Quesadilla are available for $9.
- donarb 10y agoCouples' dad also worked for the city at the golf course and so provided his kid with many free opportunities to play golf.