How much do you spend on golf?

[glebert]

Maybe $75/month greens fees and range balls
$200/year on equipment
<$10/month on sodas ($0 now that I gave up soda)
$50/year on balls, tees, gloves

[krb]

Big Fee for club entry
$500/mo club fees
$600 for irons last year, probably will last 'til 2012
$? for the driver/fairway wood I'm going to purchase in the coming weeks. Probably will last 1-2 seasons
$49/month for balls

Similar expenses for wife and three kids.

Rewards:

Played with my granparents.
Play regularly with my parents.
Expect to play for many years with my wife, kids and future grandkids.

Worth it.

[CG031]

way too much on golf no doubt about it. i play 6 times per week and range 3 times per week.

[DJYoshi]

In the past 12 months that I REALLY got serious, I've spent WAY too much.
MP 60's - $749
2 months later Project X Shafts - $220 installed (I should've gotten the clubs with the shafts)
Vokey 56 - $99
CG 11 60 - $89
Scotty Newport 2 - $249.99
Tour Edge Exotics 2 hybrid - $119
Burner 3 Wood - $179.99
GD YS 6+ - $59.99 Installed
HiBoreXL - $249.99
Diamana Whiteboard - $279.99 Installed
MB Bag - $119
Tour Trek Travel Bag - $99.99
Balls - probably bought 15 dozen in the past year - $29.99 - 45.99
Bionic Glove - 2 per season - $39.99
Epoch Tees - $5.99 - 2 bags per season
Adidas 360 Tour II - 2 pairs - $99.99
Nike SP-8 - $79.99
Clothes - THANK GOD THEY'RE FREE!

Actual Golf - 3 twilight rounds/ week at $14.
Saturday - from $49 - $249
Sunday - from $49 - 249
1 round at Cascata - $500
Range - 4 times a month..basically once a week - $15
GHIN - $24.99

Hitting the perfect shot on a GORGEOUS course.... WORTH IT ALL!

[Biegoe]

Without figuring it all out.... TOO MUCH! This is the first season I have played with the goal of improving, going from shooting around 110 to shooting low 90s now. I bought a new driver, new irons, new bag, tons of shirts, shoes, tried all kinds of balls etc etc. It has definetly added up, and I have had a few tight months because of it, but so worth it. I wouldn't trade it back for anything

[Bflynn23]

Greens Fees: $100 or less
Equipment: Won't be buying any soon just bought all new stuff this year ($1450)
Food/drinks: $15
Balls/tees/gloves: $70

[chingali]

These are annual totals - equipment expenditure is just a bit of a guess.

• Membership : $1100 - 2 x courses
• Equipment Purchases : Say $400 a year for the odd used wedge/driver here and there
• Balls : $200 - I usually buy AAA used off eBay
• Gloves : $150 - I buy 6 or so every 6 months
• Shoes : $150 - I get a new pair every year or so - they last if you look after them
• Food/Beverages : Not much, I usually only drink water and take my own snacks but I'll have a beer or two AFTER comp rounds on the weekend so say $200
• Tournament/Comp Fees : $1500 - I play a lot of comp rounds at the courses I am a member of and also enter in to a lot of state level tournaments, occasionally I'll try to qualify for national amateur/open events
• Clothing : $300 - I'll buy some pants or a new shirt or pullover from time to time, never anything expensive.

So all up about $4000 a year - better not let the wife see this post!

[GaijinGolfer]

I spend $60 a month on greens fees.
Ive spent easily over $600 this year on equipment, but now Im pretty much set. Im looking to get 1 more wedge and am looking for a different putter, but after that, I plan to keep the set I have.
I dont spend anything on food/beer at the course.

[Uthinkso]

My league is $500 for the season, I try to play at least one full round a weekend that ranges between $38-55. I play a few outings as well at $100 a pop.

I'd say I spend $300 a month roughly on green fees, clubs thats another story.

[Dent]

I spend about $7 a round on food x 50 rounds. = $350
Equipment/Apparel: (Free Clothes) Equipment: $460
Rounds: $28x25 = $700

Total: $1510 so far this year.with half the season left to go.

Plus adding random stuff i buy, which can make it more.

[CosmosMpower]

I play about once a week twilight at about 20 a round or $80 a month, usually hit the range once a week or play 9 for 10 bucks so 40 a month. Basically $120 to play a month plus misc equipment, balls, tees etc. I find economical ways to play.

[Klean]

I play once a week and practice twice per week.

Twighlight rounds range from $19-$35 per round
Range balls $50 every 2 weeks
Dozen golf balls every 2 weeks $19 per dozen (yes, I lose a lot of balls - hence why I buy the cheapies)

So I spend about $240 per month on routine golf purchases. Clubs and other gadgets are extra, but I don't buy those every month. Or at least try not to...

[mruseless]

How much do you spend / month on fees?

Hmmm, kind of scary since I've never added it up before. I'm guessing its about the same as we spend on skiing in the winter.

Roughly: $400/month on fees $500/year on equipment (I try to only make one big purchase per year. This year was a uPro GPS.) $50/year on balls (I buy used balls from a guy I know who does it for charity. I get a dozen spotless OneBlack's for $8, or a dozen scuffed ProV1's for $3) $15/round on beverages & food (I don't drink alcohol while playing. Keeps things cheaper and I play better) Lots on clothing, but since I wear golf attire in many other settings, I wouldn't put this in the mix, except maybe golf shoes. $120 every two years or so. I'm sure there are lots of miscellaneous stuff, but no idea how much it adds up to. Just spent $10 on a quick reference rules guide for my bag, for example.

[golfguidemexico]

about $1000/month - that includes membership, driving range, cart fees and food/alcohol.

Equipment expenditures are about $350 so far for this year with another $700 to be spent shortly.

Then the BS little things like $10 for soft spikes about every 5 weeks, a new glove for about $10-$15 once a month.

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

[RickK]

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

$350 per month of fees. $800 per year on equipment - on average $50 per month for food/beer at course $7500 on average per year for miscellaneous - tournaments,golf vacations, shoes and the other misc stuff. So, probably close to $13.5k +/- per year. I don't count clothing cause I wear the same clothes to work that I play golf in.

[bogeyhitter25]

$350 per month of fees.

Dude you're loaded.

About $120 a month of fees. About $250 a year on equipment. About $16 (Gotta have my Arnie) About $100 on pretty much everything else I make due with whatever I have.

[Treemagnet]

I would guess about 6-8 Gs a year.

[ilovesandwiches]

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).

Lucky you! I wish I could spend 25% of that.