So, JakaB, using your logic, when the baby boomers fall off their twigs in 20 years, will the cost of golf suddenly increase dramatically?
Baby boomers may ride now, but I bet most started the game as walkers. Carts didn't then suddenly make the game cheaper it made the game more accessible - in the main for lazy buggers who could afford to pay more for a cart. If carts were never introduced, golf would be cheaper - no? The matter has gone so far that now we have cart ball by design because its a given that a significant percentage of golfers will ride and that operators need the extra revenue stream (see that, extra revenue stream means more expensive golf). Listen, I have never cared if people ride or walk . I usually much prefer to walk, but I can go either way if folks feel strongly. What I object to are the bloody paths. They are ugly and interfer with the game because lazy golfers don't want to walk an extra 25 yards from a place where the path is hidden from sight and out of play.
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