Bay Area Green Fees Increased?

[mywong23]

anyone notice fees raised?

I'm in bay area of California, and I guess I should have anticipated an increase...

especially when courses need more help to clean up carts and facilities.....

and make up for lost income during 2 month of shutdowns.....

 

mike

[Vinsk]

My course fees have decreased.

[Greg 504]

The courses I have played this year have remained the same or had a nominal increase of $1-2 per round. 

[Yukari]

Some courses here have increased significantly.  I think they are taking advantage of the situation as golf is one of the few activities people were able to participate during the lockdown.

[pganapathy]

Since the start of the lockdown, haven't played anywhere except my home course.  This of course means that I don't pay green fees, but haven't heard anything about increased green fees here in India.

[FlyingAce]

I have not heard of any increase in my area. My club used to be $110/rd a few years ago and every year they raise the green fees. It got up to $200/rd including food and non-alcoholic beverages last year but because covid closed f&b, they no longer include food. Green fees still at $200. 

[David in FL]

I play almost exclusively at my club which hasn’t increased any fees.

I do get a lot of emails from courses in the area though and overall I’d say that most have decreased fees.  That’s normal for summertime here though.  

[dennyjones]

Most near me are staying the same.  I've noticed online options have changed, the rates booking online are higher.

[Mr22putt]

Maybe 20% of the courses here are charging a bit more than they normally would

[NJpatbee]

Well, my course has filed for bankruptcy and looking at other courses in the area there does seem to be some gouging.  Mt season is over due to illness but I do hope that next season sees some normalcy. 

[Sean_D]

I am also in Northern California, and I have seen rate increases. Several courses which used to charge ~$20 for twilight are now charging as much as $35 for the same tee times. The courses are all packed. I think it is simply supply and demand.