Cart fee double dip

[meenman]

I really have no problem with the fee, most courses charge it, a few dont.

I've seen it abused when I follow 2 kids walking with mom driving a cart to watch them - for those that think walking is faster, these people were the poster children of disproving that theory.

[ghalfaire]

If, as in this case, the dad isn't willing to pay 12 stinkin' dollars to "expose his kid to the game", then it's not his intention to do so anyway.  All he's trying to do is find a way to babysit the kid while getting in some golf.  Nothing wrong with that, but if getting the kid genuinely interested in golf is important to him, then $12 is irrelevant.....

Totally agree. Although, I will say I'm pretty excited that the new course I joined this year has a deal where kids under 18 are free with a full paying adult all day on weekdays and after noon on weekends.

My son is turning 6 this year and I think it's high time we make the jump from the range to the course for a few holes in the afternoons occasionally!    (Of course, it being Orange County, it's still $40 for the twilight rate.)

And I think you're both wrong.  For some $12 isn't a lot for others it is.  In any case a kid riding along with Dad/Mom doesn't cost the course much and might yield a lot later.  But I admit many can't tell the difference between an "investment" and an "expense".