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WHERE DO YOU PLAY?

Author: WGN (12/28/2011)

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I play a good amount of golf per year...maybe somewhere between 50-75 rounds which I think is a pretty solid number. I like to play as many different courses as I can. I'm not the type of person who would really enjoy belonging to one country club because quite frankly I'd get extremely bored playing the same course over and over again every weekend of my life.

Besides the fact that country clubs are for the most part very expensive, the change of scenery is something I need. Now, when I look to play a course the first thing that always comes to mind for me is, price. Let's be honest here...golf is a VERY expensive sport and playing a round on the weekend with a cart for under say $100 is usually a good price! After I find a "good deal" the nex thing I like to look at is the reviews the course gets from around the internet. If I see a lot of good things written about a specific course whether it be on a blog, rating site, golf website with the top courses in a certain area to play, I seek them out and try to play them. This past year I played at 5 of the top 11 courses on Long Island and plan on playing the other 6 when the weather gets warm enough.

When I play golf I don't only play to score well, or even to make business connections. Sometimes I like to just go out there alone and take in some great weather outside with great views and appreciate the little things in life. Where do you guys like to play and how do you choose those courses? Does anyone have any great stories about awesome places they've played? Let me know...I'd love to hear!

Katharina (01/16/2012)

Dan, I join you wherever you go if you would like my company! I agree that change of scenery is important, for fun as well as for the mental challenge that comes with it when you are outside of familiar territory. Yes, and the prices value, that's for sure.
Regarding the top rating of courses, I found that it is sometimes a lot more worth to just go "minor" golf course. It might not be as well maintained but the uncut grass/leaves/holes are testing your capabilities and most important, the people who play there tend to be more relaxed and just out for the love of the game. Honestly, the perfect maintenance of the greens does not come into play unless you are a very good player reaching almost pro-level, right?