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"Walking Preferred" Golf Courses

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nevets88 Incredible Member

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Take Florida for example, nearly every course forces a cart on you. Cart city. People love their carts they have their customized souped up carts. It is a cart culture.

I found exceptions, like USF, Mangrove Bay in Tampa. The Fox Hollow or Fox whatever franchise in FL, MA and CN. These courses don't force you to take a cart, allow walking and have greens next to tees. That's what I call walker friendly. The opposite is take a cart - my way or the highway. Pinehurst courses allow walking. Myrtle Beach, uh-uh, nope.

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DaSportsGuy Great Member

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I would definitely gravitate towards a "walking" course. I love walking but when I'm playing at my home course or really any other course in the area, I just feel too out of place not to take a cart most of the time.

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Ever notice how pretty much zero pros carry their own clubs?  I am  also guessing the king of scotland would have brought a horse along if he had to lug is own clubs around.

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If you want to stand with the cart argument, do you think they should be allowed on the PGA tour, I mean why should the pro's be forced to walk 5 miles each day for 4 days to play an event? Going back 150 years, why didn't they just make horse paths on golf courses and have all those old fellas in Scotland riding around the course on a horse? Carts aren't part of the sport, whether its 110 degrees in arizona or horizontal rain with 50mph winds in scotland, it's just something that was added to the game to facilitate golf courses extracting money from unfit people.




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Originally Posted by x129

Ever notice how pretty much zero pros carry their own clubs?  I am  also guessing the king of scotland would have brought a horse along if he had to lug is own clubs around.


They love pull-carts in Scotland.....LOL.. To the others, there is a HUUUGE difference between courses encouraging walking, and courses with walker-friendly designs!!!  I mean c'mon, every course was designed with walking in mind years ago.  If you play a mature course, it's probably designed walker friendly.  To say that same course "encourages walking" today is an entirely different topic.........I know courses that allow walking on weekend mornings too,  but that isn't to say it's encouraged.

If you like to walk, older courses are definitely more walker friendly by design, but I don't think this is what this thread topic is asking.  What this thread is asking, IMO....are there any courses today that encourage walking?  My answer to that question is a resounding NO..................

There are definitely courses friendly to walking today........but is the course encouraging people to walk simply by not banning them?  Nope.....My 2 cents....no course "ENCOURAGES" walking......some just tolerate it.

Don't get me wrong....I've walked nearly 10,000 miles on the golf course....so I know where you are coming from.

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I guess we'll just have to go ahead and agree to disagree on this one.

Originally Posted by BuckeyeNut

They love pull-carts in Scotland.....LOL.. To the others, there is a HUUUGE difference between courses encouraging walking, and courses with walker-friendly designs!!!  I mean c'mon, every course was designed with walking in mind years ago.  If you play a mature course, it's probably designed walker friendly.  To say that same course "encourages walking" today is an entirely different topic.........I know courses that allow walking on weekend mornings too,  but that isn't to say it's encouraged.

If you like to walk, older courses are definitely more walker friendly by design, but I don't think this is what this thread topic is asking.  What this thread is asking, IMO....are there any courses today that encourage walking?  My answer to that question is a resounding NO..................

There are definitely courses friendly to walking today........but is the course encouraging people to walk simply by not banning them?  Nope.....My 2 cents....no course "ENCOURAGES" walking......some just tolerate it.

Don't get me wrong....I've walked nearly 10,000 miles on the golf course....so I know where you are coming from.



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I prefer walking - harder to get into the game when you're carting it IMO. Walking is more enjoyable and most courses I play are laid out to make walking pretty convenient. I do get though, that certain conditions make carting more practical & even necessary, like the blistering conditions you get in places like AZ, or resort complexes where there are often serious distances between holes. But yeah, if a course was designed to be walked and made that a feature, say by limiting carts, I'd definitely be interested.

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No public course encourages walking....just because they let you walk isn't enough to say they "encourage"............that is my point.  Like I said, I've walked as many miles over the years as anybody........so it's not like I am some anti-walking guru...LOL

I will say this, there are definitely courses that are walker friendly....IE...if they were designed ++++ years ago is a good start...and if walkers aren't banned is a good start.  This is not to be confused with today's golf course management "preferring" players that walk.  That is completely false....they'd rather you pay $15 for a cart...for sure......if you play any course with carts in the barn, they'd prefer you rent them.

PS...there are definitely walker friendly courses!!!! They tend to be older mature courses........where green to tee walks tend to be shorter....and walkers aren't banned......

please don't confuse this with course management preference....this is my point.......

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The idea would never survive down here. Nevermind the summers, not only are the courses not built for walking, it is rare that you are allowed to.

I have friends that are *members* at public courses so they have that walking option. The once every 5 years that they actually walk 9, they are treated like 2nd class citizens by the course anyway. I've been playing for four years and have never walked and probably never will since I am so used to having more than I will ever need in my bag because I dont have to carry it.

The only place walking isnt discouraged is the munis - and those courses arent worth even $10 to walk.

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Gresh24 Dedicated Member

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeNut

No public course encourages walking....just because they let you walk isn't enough to say they "encourage"............that is my point.  Like I said, I've walked as many miles over the years as anybody........so it's not like I am some anti-walking guru...LOL

I will say this, there are definitely courses that are walker friendly....IE...if they were designed ++++ years ago is a good start...and if walkers aren't banned is a good start.  This is not to be confused with today's golf course management "preferring" players that walk.  That is completely false....they'd rather you pay $15 for a cart...for sure......if you play any course with carts in the barn, they'd prefer you rent them.

PS...there are definitely walker friendly courses!!!! They tend to be older mature courses........where green to tee walks tend to be shorter....and walkers aren't banned......

please don't confuse this with course management preference....this is my point.......



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Recently rode, to appease my wife, and didn't like it at all. It was the first, and last time this year. We have a fair number of walkers here in Tucson AZ, even in the summer. We just play earlier during the summer months...  :)

I guess it's just not me is all. I understand if you can't walk, as I will likely get there some day. Hope not though.

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All the courses around here that I've played (which is quite a lot) assume you're walking unless you specifically ask for a cart.  Carts add between $15-$20 to the cost of a round (per person).  I can only think of 2 courses off the top of my head that require carts, both are upscale and pretty expensive already.  With that said there are a couple courses I would never play without a cart, the hikes between holes or the incredibly hilly terrain just demands it.

I walk the vast majority of my rounds though, if for no other reason than 2 saved cart fees is practically another round 'for free'.

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Wow, if carts were $15-20 per round, I'd be walking too.  I am lucky to have a lot of very nice (and very reasonable) public/mini courses in my area

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Sadly despite the popularity, golf is pretty expensive in Canada.  I imagine it has something to do with the fact the course is sitting empty 5-6 months of the year.

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Originally Posted by bradsul

Sadly despite the popularity, golf is pretty expensive in Canada.  I imagine it has something to do with the fact the course is sitting empty 5-6 months of the year.



That is a little surprising.  Around here (Midwest USA), while our season is a little longer, many courses are seeing decreases in playing.  I see a ton of specials like free carts, reduced greens fees, all you can play on certain days, food included with greens fees, etc. to get more players.

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My understanding is that Canada hasn't had the  same level of economic crisis as the US.  Golf is a luxury good. Look back at what the courses where doing in 2006.

Originally Posted by Gresh24

That is a little surprising.  Around here (Midwest USA), while our season is a little longer, many courses are seeing decreases in playing.  I see a ton of specials like free carts, reduced greens fees, all you can play on certain days, food included with greens fees, etc. to get more players.




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Bethpage Black is walking only. I'd call that encouraging walking.

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I'm glad this hasn't turned into a carts versus walking debate, since the OP was likely targetting people who prefer to walk already. My opinion about carts and cart golf in general is just that - my opinion. Its good to know I'm not alone though. Golf to me is a bit more than shooting a score and getting done as quick as possible. It's a bit of an escape every time out and I enjoy a walk down the fairway almost as much as hitting the shots. As stated earlier, a walking preferred course would be great (for me), but for now walker friendly courses and not carting unless forced to is working out okay.

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Originally Posted by nevets88

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Originally Posted by BuckeyeNut

No public course encourages walking....

Bethpage Black is walking only. I'd call that encouraging walking.

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