Bought my wife a half set of clubs 8 year ago. Hopefully my eldest son (13 yo) will be able to play with them soon.
Golf course is 5 min away, but she never has enough time. (It's OK, I'm coping.)
BTW, come to Australia... Your American peso isn't worth quite as much as it used to, but most championship quality resport courses here are AUD $100 - $150. Good quality courses in the outer metro or country areas are around $50 - $80 a round, cart a bit more on top. Melbourne is one of the golf capitals of the world, we are spoiled for choice and rarely have to break double figures for a great day out.