because this topic won't (and shouldn't die) in watching in play w/ jimmy roberts last night, i learned of something that fascinated me that occurs at ted bishop's the legends club in Indiana.
they let golfers pay per minute. They didn't say what the charge was, and how that differs from a 9/18 hole round, but talk about a way to speed up play or a way to bring back the millenials.
i think this is absolutely brilliant. imagine youre out there slogging through what's going to be a 5 hour 18 hole round, but you don't feel right walking off after 14 holes because you've already spent your $80 on cart and greens fees. well what if instead you got to play for $25 cents per minute, so then you can walk off after how many minutes or hours you'd like, and you'd damn well try and play as fast as possible.
i'd love to see this idea brought to public facilities in the greater NYC and also the south florida areas, so i could experience it for myself.
has anyone heard of another place that does pay per minute? has anyone played anywhere that does pay per minute?
more importantly to this topic - does anyone see any fault in a pay per minute system w/r/t improving pace of play?