| It's this time every year that I get really stoked | | | | the 2nd round for 1/2 price. Or if you buy |
| about golf. As I write this article, I have The | | | | something in the pro shop they will throw in a |
| Masters on in the background. With The Masters | | | | free round of golf. |
| on TV that could only mean one thing. Spring is | | | | Another way is to register on your favorite golf |
| here, the weather is warming up, and soon | | | | courses website for their news letters. Often |
| golfers are going to begin flocking to the courses | | | | these newsletters will have specials each month. |
| in big numbers. | | | | Usually some kind of discount or buy one round |
| Golf has become such a huge sport, not just in | | | | get another round free in the same week or |
| the United States but world wide. There are a lot | | | | something ot that effect. |
| great players in the world, but we can thank | | | | The best way I have found to save money is to |
| mostly Tiger Woods for the increasing popularity. | | | | get a discount golf card. You can usually buy a |
| The increase in popularity is great for the sport, | | | | card for each course but that gets a little |
| but it also driving up cost for golfers. It's simple | | | | expensive and may not save you money in the |
| economics of supply and demand. Each year the | | | | long run. But if you play the same course every |
| equipment, training materials, and green fees | | | | time, then this might make sense for you. |
| continue to go up. | | | | If you're like me however, and like to jump |
| Each year when I begin golfing again as the | | | | around and play many courses in different cities |
| weather warms up, I head out to a few of my | | | | and states, then you obviously can't buy a |
| local public courses and sure enough rates had | | | | discount card for each course. You need a |
| gone up again. It's usually only a dollar or two, but | | | | nationally sponsored card that has affiliation with |
| still it gets frustrating year after year. You can | | | | many courses nationwide. The good ones I've |
| almost count on it each year just like paying your | | | | seen have discounted or even free green fees at |
| taxes this time of year. | | | | thousands of courses nationwide and in Canada. |
| There are ways to save money on green fees | | | | You can get these discount cards online buy doing |
| however. You can call around to your local | | | | a simple Google search. They usually are pretty |
| courses and ask them if they have any special | | | | inexpensive and can be found for not much more |
| promotional deals that particular month. Every | | | | than a round of golf with a cart. So they are |
| once in a while you can find a buy one round get | | | | definitely worth the money each year to get one. |