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jonanthans Well Established Member

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My friends and I love to play this course that recently opened near us. This is by far the best deal I have ever had the pleasure of finding. The course is top notch, challenging yet not too punishing, and is kept in the best condition I think I have ever played on. The course is situated on a beautiful lake, has lakeside cabins you can rent at very affordable rates, and makes for an excellent golfing weekend retreat. Hands down the best deal I have ever come across at $47 for a round on the WEEKEND, that includes the cart and a large bucket of range balls.

Anyone else know of good deals like this, and are willing to tell others, lol?

btw, heres a link to the course I was talking about. If you are planning a golfing retreat, this is an awesome option. The fishing is excellent as well!

http://www.blackbear-golf.com/index.html
Next time they give you all that civic bullshit about voting, keep in mind that Hitler was elected in a full, free democratic election- George Carlin


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10.5* Redline RPM G5 16* G5 19* G5 22* MX 200, 4-6, MP-52 7-W Vokey 50*, Vokey SM 54*, 58* G5i flatstick IGNITE ball
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case31 Well Established Member

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This probably doesn't apply to the intent of this thread...
Back in January I went to visit my friend in San Diego. As a surprise, he wanted to play a round of golf at the beautiful La Jolla Country Club. His girlfriend knows the son of the president of TaylorMade, and the guy called the course and made the arrangements. When we walked in, a kid behind the counter greeted us, and we told him we were the " son's name " group. The pro, who was in his office, comes running out, literally pushes the kid out of the way, and introduces himself. Since neither of us had clubs (my friend isn't a golfer and I didn't have my clubs), the pro lent us both brand new sets of TaylorMade clubs. By brand new I mean they were still in the plastic wrapping. He did have us pay for golf balls, but we got them at member price (25% off).
He told us that he had cleared the course behind us so we could play at our leisure and to help ourselves to the buffet! We did have to pay for beer, and a six-pack of Newcastle was a sweet $36.
The experience definitely gave me a glimpse of how the other half lives!

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Ping G5 Driver 9 degree, Ping G10 3-wood, Nike 3 hybrid, TaylorMade R9 Irons 4-AW, Cleveland CG15 56 and 60 degree wedges, Odyssey 2-ball blade putter

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jonanthans Well Established Member

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sweet! I need to find a hook up like that!
Next time they give you all that civic bullshit about voting, keep in mind that Hitler was elected in a full, free democratic election- George Carlin


In the Hoofer bag:
10.5* Redline RPM G5 16* G5 19* G5 22* MX 200, 4-6, MP-52 7-W Vokey 50*, Vokey SM 54*, 58* G5i flatstick IGNITE ball
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907golfer12 Great Member

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The best course bargain that I have had wasn't for playing, but practicing. Last week I was in Oregon look at high schools (going to school down there next year to hopefully play high school and on to college.) and I played all of my golf at a course just outside of the city I will be in. The course is called Emerald Valley Golf Course, and it is one of the home courses of the University of Oregon (school I would like to attend) Men's golf team, and the pro at the course let me use the golf team/member private driving range and short game area, and while back there I got to meet the golf team players. It was really cool to get to practice with those guys, I picked up a lot of things that I need to work on.

Here's what I play:

Titleist 907 D2 10.5* UST ProForce V2 76-S | Titleist 906F4 18.5* Aldila VS Proto "By You" 80-S | Titleist 585H 21* Aldila VS Proto "By You" 80-S | Titleist ZB 4-PW TTDG S300 | Bob Vokey Spin Milled Oil Can 54.10 | Bob Vokey Spin Milled Oil Can 60.08 | Scotty Cameron Red X5 33" |

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Bethpage Black. US Open Course for 50 bucks!
Driver: Callaway FT-IQ 10*
Fairway Woods: Callaway X-Hot 15*, Callaway X 2008 18*
Hybrids: Callaway X-Hybrid 21*
Irons: Mizuno MP-57 5-PW (27*, 31*, 35*, 39*, 43*, 47*)
Wedges: Eidolon V-Sole GW (52*), SW (56*), LW (60*)Putter: Odyssey 2-Ball White Steel BladeBall: Bridgestone e6 BallStand Bag: Ogio...
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Smallville Great Member

Smallville

Best golf bargain I have ever had was Phoenix/Scottsdale in July!

$250 for 10 rounds in 9 days plus airfare (stay with friends). Just make sure you start around 6 or 7 so you're done before it hits 100 at 10:00 and you're sitting in the pool slammin' beers by noon! You can play some great courses for their summer rates. I figure the prices might have gone up a tiny bit since 2000 but from what I hear golf courses are still pretty empty in July in the desert (at least during the week) so they take what they can get.
My Equipment:
Northwestern 3-, 5-, 7- and 9-wood;
Goldwin AVDP Irons (5-10 plus PW);
U.S. Golf 60 degree wedge;
See-More Putter; Bushnell Yardage Pro 1000 Rangefinder;Golflogix GPS.
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Shindig Incredible Member

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Summer '07, PGA SoCal (now something different). $60: 36 holes (two different 18s), lunch, water, and cart. Went there about a month after I first broke 100. Shot a 214 that day (108-106).

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"You think you're Jim Furyk. That's why your phone is never charged." - message from my mother

Driver:  Titleist 915D2.  4-wood:  Titleist 917F2.  Titleist TS2 19 degree hybrid.  Another hybrid in here too.  Irons 5-U, Ping G400.  Wedges negotiable (currently 54 degree Cleveland, 58 degree Titleist) Edel putter. 

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M2daRizzle Well Established Member

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the walker course is the course on campux here at clemson. with my student discount I can play 18 for $23. At home I play a course with 27 holes for $19 per 18 but they usually let me play all day for one greens fee, its pretty solid.

In my freestyle:
Driver: 10.5* G5 with UST V2
F.W. wood: 16* retro raylor with Aldila HM-40 Tour Gold
Irons: i5 3-pw. Stiff cs lite shafts
Wedges: 8620 51*, 56*, and 60* Putter: classics 1 34""Life is tough. It's tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne

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USAFA Blue Course in Colorado Springs. Its one of the best public courses in Colorado (if you have a military ID, or go with some one you do), and costs $6 for a junior and around $20 for an adult with ID. ($50 without)

What's in My Extreme Lite Bag:
Driver: 909D2 9.5* w/ stiff Made for Titleist Voodoo
3-Wood: 904f 15*
2- Hybrid: 18* Heavenwood
3-PW: X-18 w/ steel Uniflex shaftsSW: Forged 56* LW: chrome 60*Putter: 34" White Hot Two-BallBall: NXT Tour

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N.V.M. Well Established Member

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how about a best driving range bargain story? i purchased a 10 bucket prepaid "credit card" at the local driving range. once it runs out you can stock it up again and still use the same card. anyways, it's $40 for 10 buckets except the kid at the desk mistakenly credited me with $400 worth of balls.

was i bad in not saying anything?

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smith5606 Established Member

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I played Bandon Dunes the second summer it was open. I think it cost me $140 or so. I've played it at least 100 times in my dreams since then. Not a bad investment. I can't wait until I can play it, Pacific Dunes, and Pacific Trails again for real. I understand that if you have the stamina to play them all on the same day, you can play the second at half price and the third for free. Not that's a bargain.

WITB - about 15lbs. of clubs, a few balls, tees, and a windbreaker

~In true gravity,

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americanfighter Well Established Member

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Ha The best bargain I got was Believe it or not on Wild Dunes South Carolina.

My mom worked with someone who's husband is the pro their so we could play for as long as we wanted as much as we wanted for free. My dad and you probably played almost 1000 dollars worth of golf in one week for free.

I tell you there is nothing more exciting than Being on the tee with a gator less than 20 feet away from you.

Wild dunes is the most beautiful golf courses I have ever played in my life.

How do you upload and post pictures I have pictures of the course and the gators.
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I got to play at a country club course today near my house for free. I'm not a member, but my buddy works there. The weather was horrid today, and we wen't out there to see if I could come on, due to the foul weather. Well, we showed up at the club, and not a single person was there.

We decided that that was a fine 'go-ahead'. Normally it costs $100/round for guests.

All and all I played pretty crappy today. But at least I got to play for free on a course far superior to the usual muni I frequent. :D

Driver: 907 D2 10.5 - Diamana Blue 65 Shaft
3-Wood: 906 F4 15.5 - Graphite Design YS-6+ Shaft
5-Wood: 906 F4 18.5 - Diamana Blue 75 Shaft
Irons: Rac TP CB Irons; 5.0 Flighted Rifle Shafts, 1 degree flat.
Wedges: Rac TP Black 52:08; 56:12Putter: Scotty Cameron Studio Select Newport 2 - 35"B...

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Fourputt Incredible Member

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Last month I got to play The Ranch Course at Keystone Resort (Robert Trent Jones design) for free, normally $120 in September. I have to acknowledge that it was an exchange deal with the course I work at though... we gave them times for 2 foursomes, and we got the same in return.

Rick

"He who has the fastest cart will never have a bad lie."

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alf174 Great Member

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Grosse Ile Country Club , a private original Donald Ross course from the 1920s, for $55 through Golf Association of Michigan . A friend, who was a member, said it costs him $85 to bring a friend on.

"You can live to be a hundred if you give up all the things that make you want to live to be a hundred." Woody Allen
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