I used to be very high on Strandhill, but the greenfee has nearly doubled in the past few years.
Ciao
Sean, I had to go and check what you meant. Because up until a few weeks ago, the absolute top dollar rack rate was €40 and Strandhill was the best value course in Ireland.
Seems like they’ve upped the top rate to 75 yoyo’s... I knew there was outside advice to do something like that but there were a number in the club who were vehemently against that sort of a move.
Ally
To be fair, the green fee hadn't changed much at all in years. When I played there in 2008 the fee was 40 Euro for the day! I thought it was a steal. At £65, it is simply too much. Of course, with a very weak Pound, golf in Ireland is now extremely expensive again.
Its the way of golf...more money.
Ciao
Their tee-sheet is very full. Most of the visiting golfers are clearly Irish golfers who know the great value. However, the last couple of years has seen a steady increase in traveling visitors from abroad.
When I was asked my opinion, I thought there was scope to slightly increase the green fee for these golfers. I was thinking more like €50 but the club have obviously been persuaded that Americans only play a course when it is expensive. The big increase concerns me because the club were building a fan base slowly but surely from those whose expectations were greatly exceeded.
For €75, you naturally expect more and therefore it is harder to blow someone away.
I guess time will tell.