On 04/14/2004 11:14 PM, in article 140420042213080862%
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"warren" <
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> In article <[email protected]>, Tom
> Kunich <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> "Steven L. Sheffield" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>> news:BCA35AB2.2BC2C%[email protected]...
>>> On 04/14/2004 09:42 AM, in article [email protected], "James
>>> Calivar" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> "Tom Kunich" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>>>> "Tim Mullin" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>>> news:[email protected]...
>>>>>> Except for a few of the
>>>>>> majors, golf sponsors pay way out of proportion for the number of
>>>> eyeballs
>>>>>> watching. They're paying for image among what they consider a prime
>>>>>> demographic.
>>>>>
>>>>> The greens fees at many upscale golf links are more for a single day
>> than
>>>>> you or I pay for a bicycle.
>>>>
>>>> Your bike only cost $100.00?
>>>
>>> Greens fees at Pebble Beach are pushing $400.00 last I checked ... And I
>>> know a lot of people who balk at paying more than that for a bike.
>>
>> I think that my favorite bike, the Basso Loto, cost me $275 for frame and
>> fork. I had an older Campy group laying around waiting for it and got some
>> 9-speed levers for a song. I paid almost $4K for my Eddy Merckx Corsa 0.1
>> and I hardly ride it because I hate to take out something that expensive to
>> get all dirty. My latest Merckx is the EX titanium and it cost about what a
>> foursome at Hawaii does.
>>
>> Anyone know what the Atlanta Golf Club charges? Bet it ain't hay.
>
> So what? It's a once in a lifetime thing and you'll always remember how
> much you enjoyed it. I suppose you don't believe in vacations that
> might cost you $400 a day including all of the associated costs? And,
> the people who might pay $400 to play at Pebble Beach probably aren't
> interested in riding your Basso.
>
> BTW, if you pay your $40 annual dues to the NorCal Golf Assoc. you can
> play at their tournament-class course right near Pebble Beach for about
> $45 during the week. The worst is near Scotsdale, AZ where you have to
> pay $80-$120 to play on an ordinary course.
Only in the winter.
During the summer, most of the courses in Scottsdale are much cheaper,
according to my step-dad in Fountain Hills and my step-brother, who lives at
Troon North near Pinnacle Peak.
Of course, in the summer, the best tee-times are around 6:00 am.
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