June 18's Golfweek reports that the total population of core golfers, feel 4.7%!!!
when I read this kind of stuff I get a (more than a little?) scared for the future of my favorite pastime
some great ideas posted alread, like Kelly's for the 2800 yard course, etc...
but lots of idiocacy like the situation Kelly raised about some clubs not letting kids go out with their parents
are there places where kids can go and play all they want for next to nothing?
can just about any kid get a FREE set of clubs if he wants?
can kids a series of FREE lessons and range use for almost zero?
if no to any of the above , why not? the PGA, PGA Tour, USGA have tens of millions of dollars at their disposal...what DO they do with all that money??? talk about a pet peeve
are any kids of courses being built inside big cities so kids can actually get to a course to play it without having to drive forever to get to one
they could do stuff like this and say that in their ad, instead of just saying "Play Golf America"
my family stayed at Kingsmill in VA a few weeks ago...they had par 3 course, no hole longer than 100 yards, and it was free for all of us, and the kids got clubs to borrow for free as well..how cool is that
I know Kenny Perry runs a course, I hope he does things like this
I remember a different thread awhile ago where it was being debated about municipal golf courses
this seems to be a perfect role for them, letting kids play for almost nothing, getting them into the game, etc
this is so frustrating, I just don't get it, I wish I had the resources to do more.....