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Do you have any tips or tricks for saving money on golf and golf equipment? You can find some of my ideas in a Trap Five article (once it's published).

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The 9 hole course down the street from me sells 10 round cards, and last winter they discounted them to $100, with no expiration. I'm still playing off those cards, much better than paying $17 for 9 holes.

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Garage sales.

I happened upon one with a Callaway (X20, I think?) 6 iron like brand new marked at $10...they said everything was half of marked price, too.

Trouble was: I had no cash and it was a LH club.

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I forgot, i have also been scouring the clearance section on the online golf stores. I have always wanted a 2 iron, as i hit my 3 iron very well pretty consistently and really suck it up with my fairway woods. I found a Nike CCI on golfsmith.com for $9.99. A steal compared to 60-70 on ebay.
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Walk.

My buddy got me into walking. You can save $10-20 a round depending on the course. Plus it's good for you.

Driver: Hi-Bore XL 9.5* Stiff
3 wood: Speed LD F 15.5* Stiff
5 wood: Big Bertha Fusion 19* Stiff
Irons: Big Bertha '08 3-PW Steel
Wedges: 56* and 60* CG 10 2-dotPutter: White Hot XG 2-ball SRT 35"

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Most of my clubs are bought off EBay.

I also picked up a gently used set of irons deep discount at my locally-owned golf store. Bought them mid-January, whne the store is very slow...they were willing to move them much cheaper than marked.

Try your local pro shop around now (Sept. - Nov.) in the northern climates, they often try to move their equipment by deeply discounting it before they close for the season.

Driver: Titleist 905T 11.5*

Hybrids: Cleveland HALO Hybrids 19*, 22*

Irons Snake Eyes Python O/S irons (I carry 5,7,9,A irons)

Wedges: Adams Tom Watson SW 56* (sometimes carry Adams Tom Watson LW 60*)

Putter: Odyssey Dual Force 2 Rossie or Tommy Armour EFT Series Model 6

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Walk.

Agreed.

And I learned to play without a glove. I was a starving grad student when I took up golf, and I was going through gloves pretty quickly. So I figured if I didn't use them, that'd be 15-20 bucks I could put towards green fees.

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Cleveland TA 900 SW, Mizuno T-Zoid LW, Odyssey DF Rossie I

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I've saved quite a bit of money by:

1) Buying used, high grade balls from reputable dealers. I've saved quite a bit, on average, two dollars per ball.

2) Playing either during the week or late afternoon on weekends. Both times, I'm getting the twilight rate. That's roughly $10, per round.

3) As others have stated, purchasing clubs, used. Even if the shaft is not what I need, it's cheaper for me to re-shaft them.

4) Sending used wedges to get re-grooved, re-chromed, polished and cleaned. This process is about $40 and the club comes back, practically brand new.

Titleist 905T Accra SC75 M4 Shaft

Nike SQ 4W Accra T70 M4 Shaft
HB001 17* Hybrid with Mitsubishi Diamana Thump X Stiff Flex
Baffler Pro 20* Accra Axiv 105 Tour Hybrid Shaft

Taylor Made 24* Burner Accra Axiv 105 Tour Hybrid Shaft

Mizuno MP-32 5-PW Black Oxide Finish Project X 6.0 Shafts

Vokey 52* Oil Can Finish TTDG S400 Shaft

Cleveland 588 60* TTDG S400 Shaft

Rife Bimini Blade Putter

 

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