Tournaments are interesting. It usually costs a lot less money to enter a tournament than it does to play a round of golf at the course that is holding the tournament. Talon's Cove in Saratoga Springs, UT, the host club of the company tournament, costs $47 for 18 holes. That is without prizes, and without a cart. For the company tournament, it is $15 per person, cart included. There are also prizes! It makes me wonder how much of the cost tournament operators absorb. I know that the prizes are all provided by the company, but still! Golf clubs must love to host tournaments because it guarantees that they receive revenue even if the course doesn't fill up. Check out tournaments in your area. They are great opportunities to golf at a cheaper price, at a more competitive level than you're probably used to, and possibly take home some prizes.
I'm excited to play Talon's Cove. I've never paid over $40 for a round of golf, as there are several well-priced clubs in my area. It is supposed to be one of the nicest courses in the valley, and it is affiliated with other highly rated courses such as Sun River in St. George (Utah's golf mecca, as I have mentioned) and The Lodge at Cloudcroft, in Cloudcroft, New Mexico. I'll probably have one or two more blog entries on my preparations, and then on Sunday or Monday, I'll provide pictures of the course, and...the results of the tournament! I'm really getting pumped up!
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Seattle, WA
Joined: 08/16/2007 |
Posted: Aug 21, 2007 | 5:33 PM PST
I never thought from the perspective of saving $$$. Great tip! Thanks!
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Bucks County, PA
Joined: 08/16/2007 |
Posted: Aug 21, 2007 | 5:48 PM PST
Wow! Where do you live? Paradise? I just played a scramble at a township course that cost almost DOUBLE to play. They provided "breakfast," (a bagel and oj) and then lunch which consisted of sandwich wraps and small deli sandwiches, potato salad, chips, pasta salad, and some cheap pastries that they probably thawed out from Sam's Club. Oh boy -- we got ONE soft drink during the scramble and one glass of house wine with lunch. During lunch, they didn't make enough sandwiches, so a group of us who waited for the line to die down had to wait about another 20 minutes for them to make the sandwiches -- and they didn't bother to replenish the salads, which was no loss anyway. Almost all of the prizes were DONATED from other companies, and we had to listen to a sales pitch from a nearby spa. During play, we didn't see a beverage cart the entire time. All that for $102 -- and it was a township course!!! (A nice course, only about 3 years old, enjoyed the scramble, had a great time with my friends, but it was a little steep for me.)
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Orem, UT
Joined: 08/16/2007 |
Posted: Aug 22, 2007 | 10:52 AM PST
Let me make a clarification: if you're playing in a charity scramble, you're probably going to be shelling out a minimum of $50. The savings come from playing in corporate tournaments and tournaments put on by club organizations. Although, my favorite tournament each year only requires a turkey donation to enter, and the top individual prize is a $500 certificate to the pro shop. Just look around, and you should find some great deals on tournaments.
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Bucks County, PA
Joined: 08/16/2007 |
Posted: Aug 22, 2007 | 2:06 PM PST
Hey, don’t get me wrong, had it been for charity, I wouldn’t have said two words about it. And if I couldn’t have afforded it, I wouldn’t have done it. But I did some inquirying about the scrambles because I had such GREAT time with my friends. They usually run from about $60 – 75 and offer the golfers much more than a bagel, two drinks, and a tuna fish sandwich. I guess I just expected a little more from an upscale township course. I will look for different ones next year – they’re starting to wind down here for this season. And I'm going to try to arrange one for my colleagues at school.
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