Golf Digest and Golf Towns

[Craig Sweet]

I was just looking at the June issue and the article about the best towns for golf....

I can't speak for all the regions covered in this story, but the information for the "mountain west" is extremely inaccurate,

First of all, under "playable days" they have several high elevation, mountain courses, with more "playable days" than lower elevation, valley courses. This simply is not true. There is NO WAY they have a month longer season in Big Sky Montana, than Missoula, MT. Nor is the season in Jackson Hole as long as the season in Billings, MT.

Second, under cost of living, they have the resort communities of Jackson Hole, Big Sky, and Coeur d' Alene, having a LOWER cost of living than Missoula and Billings. Simply amazing.

All in all, an interesting, inaccurate look at "golf towns".

[ed_getka]

Craig,
    Marketers don't really feel compelled to use facts. They will say whatever will work. Unfortunately most golfers have nothing else to go by.

[Craig Sweet]

Ed, are you suggesting that Golf Digest is in cahoots with marketers, or are you suggesting they don't do any fact checking?

Actually, judging by the content, I would say both....

[ed_getka]

Craig,
    Follow the money.

[ChipRoyce]

Maybe some other cities worked to buy their way onto the Golf Digest city lists.

We here in Austin, TX didn't have to resort to such antics. A core group here have been trying to let y'all know about the abundant resources here (Beer, Music and Golf) and unfortunately not enough of you have taken notice.

 

[Tiger_Bernhardt]

Chip, please do not leave out whisky and women as well. Austin has it all, unfortunately it also has Mack Brown.