2010-Is Golf Still Cheap? (II)

Golf Clubs Base / 02-08

Headfort New is a stunning creation in Kells, County Meath. It was one of the few membership clubs that added a second course from their own resources and they made a magnificent job of it. In the mid-noughties, they charged €75 per round green fees. It was, in fairness, not an exorbitant amount for the times that were in it and given the outstanding quality of the course.

 

The K Club were charging €225 for a round at the same time by way of comparison. Now, Headfort are happy to take €30 per round and there isn't a line out the gate to play with your TaylorMade R7 Iron Set. The K Club, we understand, are happy to negotiate deals. You bet they are!

 

All across the country, members are leaving clubs or sale their best love as cheap golf clubs in an effort to cut back on outgoings as the implementation of budget cuts hits home and uncertainty regarding jobs becomes the priority of people whose only previous concern was their handicap. Where once there was a waiting list to get into almost all Irish clubs, now you will be welcomed with open arms at considerably less than those who might be with you on the first tee paid. Many golf courses are on the brink of closure whilst many others have cut back on maintenance costs, which is not a good omen for the future quality of those courses.

 

However for the moment survival is what it is all about for these clubs and for those visitors coming to Ireland or Irish golfers travelling to other parts of the country, there is outstanding value to be had on the fairways of Ireland. Even those US and UK visitors who are suffering from the strong currency that is the Euro, the deals of many best brand like Callaway X-22 Tour Iron Set stack up as worthwhile. It makes 2010 the year to be considering a golfing holiday in Ireland.

 

2010-Is Golf Still Cheap? (I)

 

 

 

To More >>

Return to Golfsetbase.com