DMoriarty,
You must have missed the title of this thread. . . . A "Truely Exclusive Private Course" . . . . There were no Mercedes, Lexus's, BMW's, Jaguar's, Cadillac's, etc., etc., in the parking lot. . . . Bandon is not an enclave of the wealthy.
Palm Springs is. . . . You're hallucinating if you think otherwise.
Patrick, I didnt miss the title of the thread. Did you missed my entire post? "Mullen" is neither a haircut nor a town in the Coachella Valley, but a town in Nebraska near Sand Hills Golf Course. Is Mullen, NE an "enclave of the wealthy?"
As for Bandon not being an enclave for the wealthy, you might want to skip the casino parking lot and check out the tarmac in North Bend-- quite a few prefer to access Bandon by private jet rather than El Camino. Or you might swing by Bandon's front desk and check out the rates at the lodge and the course. Who do you think is paying 300-400 dollars a day to stay and play at Bandon, the waitresses at the casino? That is why locals like Slag and bargain shoppers like AClayman are screaming for an affordable Bandon course-- only the wealthy can afford Bandon.
While it matters not to my point, you are wrong about Palm Springs as well. In Southern California, the Coachella Valley is one of the most affordable places to live, retire, or have a second residence. As for the golf and clubs, there are expensive ones, as well as many not so expensive. Except for a few months a year, I could stay with my wife at La Quinta Resort and play unlimited golf golf there and at PGA West for cheaper than would be staying at Bandon and playing there.
A five yr old, 4 bdrm 3 bath house in Rancho Mirage $389,000:
A 4 bdrm 3 bath house in West L.A., $1,249,000