How much do you spend on golf?

[rembrandt]

When I was working on the railroad I use to play two to three times a week and I also paid for my son to play. I was spending around $200.00 a month on green fees, balls etc. That was back in the 70s and 80s. I get to play free now-a-days due to working in the Pro Shop here and that makes it really nice.

[cdriver]

I figure $250 to $300. Dues run $190 including unlimited range balls and it allows me to play without extra charge at about 10 courses in the area. I still play some other courses once in a while where I still have to pay greens fees.

Don't spend much on balls anymore. I find more than I lose and my vendors give me boxes of balls occassionally. I have finally stopped buying every new club or gadget that comes down the pike.

[Finn07]

I would say around 400 a month. I figure I spend about 80 dollars a week playing. There are 5 local courses in my area that all cost 24.00 to walk the course and I play about 3 times a week. I hit balls at least once or twice a week and I have to buy golf balls and golf gloves once in a while. I try to work alot of overtime at work to offset the cost. Expensive habit but I have a feeling im on the low end saying 400 a month. Im sure there are guys who spend alot more then that buying equipment all the time and what not.

[GoingfortheGreen]

$200/month of greens fees & cart - I play once a weekend.
$25-$30/month on range balls

[670forged]

My average is $350-500 per month for recreation golf. If I am playing 2 tournaments a month, then it would be closer to $1200-1500 plus travel expenses. Just don't ask how much for new equipment or shafts and grips, I don't feel like crying.

Mike

[flap]

I play twice a week @45.00 a pop and once a week with the Mrs.@100.00 so maybe 800.00 a month not counting balls and clubs and gloves and shafts and shoes ans spikes well you get the picture.

[fishit]

I would never tell in fear that it will get back to my wife. too risky.

[Apathy]

I haven't started yet, but I believe there is a course close to me that costs around $7 to play 9 holes. I'm just starting out, so that will probably be good enough for now.

[Steven McFarlane]

To be serious 20-40 pounds

Thats only if i Play.. and maybe getting some balls cheap ones

[pgonza2723]

$28 for sure and usually about another $60 on 2-3 rounds per month.

[titaniummd]

Another thread made me wonder about how much we spend on this game.

Hundreds if not thousands of dollars on range fees, equipment, driving range, apparel.

How much do you spend / month on fees?
How much do you spend / year on equipment?
How much do you spend / month on food/beer at the course?
How much do you spend / year on miscellaneous?

I will respond to this thread after I break out the calculator...

[meenman]

My monthly bill at the course is about $1000/month - that includes membership, driving range, cart fees and food/alcohol. On top of that it is another $20-$30 per round for cart girl (2-4 times a week).

Equipment expenditures are about $250 so far for this year with another $700 to be spent shortly.

Then the BS little things like $10 for soft spikes about every 6 weeks, a new glove for about $10-$15 once a month and a box of prov1s every 2-3 weeks.

Annual total estimate would be $17k-$18k/year.

[tonyy]

Too much already and it has only just begun.

[shortgrass lover]

Lets see...

Equipment so far- $740 on new clubs, probably about $300 on balls.

Don't ride a cart much and get free range balls so don't really have a fee for the club, and my parents pay membership....

Food- Avg. 3 dollars per day, which would be about $1,200 a year i guess??

Apparel... wow. A LOT. i have spent $280 on shoes, and probably over $400 dollars on shirts.

A big expense for me is gloves. I go through one like every week

[titaniummd]

Another thread made me wonder about how much we spend on this game.

$400 on Fees, etc /month

$1500-1800 for equipment, balls, gloves, training aids $100 Food/beer - not counting the $100 for restaurants afterwards after each day of playing

[Ben]

$0 on equipement
$0 balls
$0 range
$0 green fees
$100 every two/three months on clothes, maybe
$750 - 1000 per month tournament entry fees
$0 per month on course food (I always have my bag of almonds with me, keeps me going just fine)

[JeffG]

17k-18k per year?? .........whoa....thats more than probably 20% of the people in my town make a year!

$95 per month membership
About $500 this year on equipment (new irons included)
Probably about $20 or less on the course...mainly bring my own gatorade, don't eat on the course
Probably $200-$400 per year on misc. (balls, gloves, tees, shoes, shirts, etc)

[NM Golf]

I learned quickly that I couldn't afford this game. So I got a job at a golf course. In free golf, carts, range balls I save at least $4000-$5000 and I've still spent probably $500. I've spent maybe $500 on equipment but I get huge discounts. I eat breakfast at the golf course almost 7 days a week at half off so $600 there. I don't drink beer on the course. In misc I spend like $500 a year on tournament entry fees plus gas to get there plus the overnight stays. Jeez!

Wow what a rambling post but when all is said and done it would cost me maybe $10,000 a year to feed this habit. Thank goodness for my job's benefits because I am out of pocket maybe 35% of that.