your choice: public/resortcourse costing less than $100 to play

[Tom Huckaby]

Paul - I agree re PD - Tiger had to make a whole hell of a lot of qualifiers to get it under $100, and I don't agree with it... But if it was, it becomes the new choice.

Tim - WH can't be more than 5 miles off I-80, in Gothenberg.  It is absolutely worth seeking out.

TH

[PThomas]

sorry Huck I missed Tiger's qualifiers..

his I could buy,but Benham a professor at St, Andrew Univ???

[Aaron Katz]

Hmmm.  Well, I'll only choose from courses I've actually played.  And I'll include family, weather, etc. considerations. This leaves me somewhere in Arizona or California.  I think maybe the "Faldo" course at Wildfire.  With coupons and summer rates, the average price would be less than $100 probably.  And it's an interesting course that allows for dozens of different strategies per hole.  And it's fun.  And close to home.  And firm and fast.  

I've never played Talking Stick, btw.

[Brad Swanson]

Tim,

http://tinyurl.com/fsqd9

Cheers,
Brad

P.S. Wild Horse and Lawsonia are my 2 dogs in this fight (barring weather considerations).  Thinking outside the box, I think the greens fees for both of these courses don't quite add up to 100$, so maybe I could play both??

[Mark Arata]

I would choose Rustic due to the weather.....

You could also throw in World Woods, I think you can play 36 there for less than 100 most of the year. Plus the practice facility and the extra practice holes.......not too shabby.

[Jim Thompson]

Paul,

I'll see your hundred and cut you fifty.  I hope I know where you'd play for under fifty.

Cheers!

JT

[Tim Pitner]

Thanks Brad and Tom.

Let's see, I live in Denver; I have family in Iowa; Nebraska lies in between.  You'd think I could make this happen.  Still, a stopover in Gothenberg requires some planning . . . . Anyway, sorry to burden you with my problems.

[Matt_Ward]

Gents:

If memory serves -- BB is not less thasn $100 for those out of state folks who play there on weekends and holidays. You can still opt for the Red which costs a good bit less.

If I had to name a few I would concur with the following:

Black Mesa

Lawsonia Links

Lakota Canyon Ranch

The Rawls Course at Texas Tech (Lubbock, TX)

Thanksgiving Point (Lehi, UT) -- Flies big time under radar-- could be the best I've played from Johnny Miller & Gene Bates

Wild Horse

Rochelle Ranch (conditions are improving)

Rustic Canyon

Montauk Downs (when conditions reach "good" level consistently)

Antler Creek & Devil's Thumb -- two Rick Phelps designs in Colorado

The Club at Devils Tower -- K. Atkinson design near National Minument

Red Rock -- Rapid City effort by Ron Farris

UNM / Championship -- when they don't overwater

Pinon Hills -- still a jewel in Farmington

The Hideout -- well done sleeper located in Monticello, UT. by Forrest Richardson.

There's likely others I can name but these came immediately to mind.

[Adam Clayman]

Does Rustic Canyon offer an annual pass?

Wild Horse blows everyone away when you consider the annual pass is less than $500. Pinon is next with a similar deal. So, is Pacific Grove, especially considering weather.

What's great about the diversity in venues, are the many multitudes of people who just love the sport, but don't love the money drain, it can cause. They are usually just happy being out, soaking up nature, before it's all gone.

[Ryan Heiman]

Lawsonia gets my vote

I also like Quarry and Legend at Giant's Ridge, MN

[Tom Huckaby]

Adam - well said.

However.... how much golf can be played at Wild Horse - reasonably - from November through March?

My assumption is it gets mighty cold.  That's why I choose Rustic Canyon for this - even over Pacific Grove, btw.  As much as I do think it's quirky and cool and fun, I think I'd tire of the front nine at PG after awhile... I can't see ever tiring of Rustic.

But you make a good point re annual passes... $$$ might play into this, and $50 per round at Rustic might end up costing a lot more than the annual PG pass, which might tip the scale back northward....

Hmmmmmm.....

But anyway the key is the weather.... thus I can't see WH matching up.  Perhaps Pinon does though....

TH

[Kyle Henderson]

Tobacco Road. Lakota Canyon Ranch is closed in the winter.

[Jesse Jones]

Tobacco Road period.

[Dan Herrmann]

fate has decreed that you can only play one course for the rest of your life...it has to be a resort or public course or muni/etc. that costs less than $100/round to play

which course do you pick?

Cape Breton Highlands Links in Nova Scotia

[Andy Troeger]

Isn't Paa-Ko Ridge under $100? That one and Tullymore are the best of the ones I've played. Rock Hollow and Angels Crossing are the best of the ones that are always around/under $50

[Doug Ralston]

Eagle Ridge [KY], $42. What a deal! I never walk off without wishing I didn't have to.

Doug

[Greg Clark]

I would have to factor weather in.  I haven't yet played Tobacco Road, but if that is under $100 that would be a strong player.  Can't wait to get there.

Pine Dunes about 90 minutes east of Dallas is outstanding and comfortably under $100.  A true out of the way gem.

[peter_p]

twilight rates at Barona Creek?

[Matt_Cohn]

Thanks Andy, I was just thinking of Paa-Ko. Obviously it's closed in the winter, but if I get to play there every day in the spring, summer, and fall, I could deal with skiing and snowboarding the other three or four months of the year.

Is there a more beautiful course for under $100?

[Chris Kane]

As a resident or student in St Andrews, a Yearly Ticket is £116.  Alternatively, the as you go rate is £35 for TOC.  But thats not really answering the question properly: I'll nominate Barnbougle Dunes at $A88, which is around $US65.

[Kevin Pallier]

I'd second Chris' nomination for Barnbougle Dunes...followed by Kennedy Bay in (WA) and Brookwater in (Qld)

 

[Jim Nugent]

As a resident or student in St Andrews, a Yearly Ticket is £116.  Alternatively, the as you go rate is £35 for TOC.  But thats not really answering the question properly: I'll nominate Barnbougle Dunes at $A88, which is around $US65.

Chris, can you play year-round at Barnbougle?  Under what kind of conditions?  Same with TOC?

Does Barnbougle offer a year's pass, and if so, how much is it?

[Pete Lavallee]

Pete,

Twilight rates at Barona are well less than $100 and kick in at 2:00pm; I played Fri (which is a weekend rate) for $96 with a Club Barona card.

[Mike_Golden]

Great question.

Four answers spring to mind:

Wild Horse
Rustic Canyon
Black Mesa
Bethpage-Black

And out of those three, put me down for Rustic, the only one that would allow year-round play in decent weather.

TH

Huck,

The Black blows away Rustic Canyon.  While Rustic Canyon is an excellent golf course it's not even a contest.  Sorry, Tommy.  And, based on my experiences with winds in excess of 30 mph at Rustic Canyon, you can't necessarily expect to be able to play all the time anyway.

[Matt_Ward]

Nothing can beat the low prices Rochelle Ranch provides -- especially for an annual membership.

The numbers ...

Annual Fees
Annual Membership Fees Annual Cart Fees
 
Junior $  85.00
Senior $175.00
Single Adult $275.00
Couple $425.00

For just $25 you can play as much golf as you want ON ANY DAY.