Golf Questions

[Kori Ellis]

1. If you want to go to a Pro Shop that is at a private club, do you have to be a member of the club? Or can anyone purchase from the pro shop?

2. What are the advantages of a private courses over a public one, and visa versa.

Thanks.

[PM5K]

Damn, we have to do all of your work for you don't we?

:lol

[Kori Ellis]

:lol I'm editing something someone in Cincinnati. It's not really my work this time :)

[ducks]

the private club you have to be a member
the advantage is they have dinners and parties you go to
most people that play that golf course are decent golfers


public courses anyone can golf
so the beginners golf there. if you go at odd times though then they are not crowded. Worse thing about golfing if you have to wait to hit your golf shot because the people in front of you will not let you play through

[leemajors]

as far as my experience goes, anyone can purchase something in a pro shop, be it private or public. getting a tee time or being able to play on a private course requires membership. private courses are easier to schedule advance tee times at, and the course is usually kept better, and are a bit less crowded in general. public courses usually do have a dusk rate fee in the summer, which can be nice.

[BeerIsGood!]

Anyone can go into the Pro Shop to make purchases if they want to, but the stuff at a private shop is usually more expensive so I don't know why you would make a trip there just to buy something, unless it's unique to that shop.

The country club courses I have played are less crowded, usually better laid out, and better kept than most public courses. The ability to call in a tee time and not have hassels is part of the perk of membership dues for a club.

[xrayzebra]

Kori, like the above post. Most pro shops will sell to anyone, but
getting into the pro shop may be a problem since it is after all
a private club.

Private clubs have locker rooms for changing clothes, showering
and storing of clubs and extra gear. Public courses, normally,
don't have them. Although some do. Public courses you rent
a locker for a monthly fee. And they are hard to get.

Private clubs have on a whole much nicer courses, better
maintained. The carts will have towels and other niceties
that public course will not have. The private courses will
have accounts for its members for charging of meals, drinks,
etc. and buying stuff at the pro shop....lol...public courses
you have to have cash or credit cards.

One great advantage of private clubs are that you know a
great many of the members and can always find a group to
play with. You can always have a booked time to play every
week, you know the people who manage to course and have
a say in what goes on on the course and mangement.

I could go on and on. The one big disadvantage. It normally
cost a bundle to belong to one. Initiation fees, yearly dues,
in some cases even course fees above your yearly dues. On
public courses, you can always buy a punch card or players
card and get a discount on your green fees. And if you play
often enough on public courses you get to know the folks in
the pro shop and they will let you have perks that people
coming in off the street wont get.

Hope this helps.

[SequSpur]

the private club you have to be a member
the advantage is they have dinners and parties you go to
most people that play that golf course are decent golfers


public courses anyone can golf
so the beginners golf there. if you go at odd times though then they are not crowded. Worse thing about golfing if you have to wait to hit your golf shot because the people in front of you will not let you play through


What the fuck are you saying? Seriously, are you trying to be a retard? You need to go back to fucking school.

[SequSpur]

1. If you want to go to a Pro Shop that is at a private club, do you have to be a member of the club? Or can anyone purchase from the pro shop?

If you can get in the gate, you can usually purchase stuff from the pro shop.



2. What are the advantages of a private courses over a public one, and visa versa.

In SA, I don't think there are any advantages of a private course. The top courses are all public, so it's hard to tell. My issue with public courses is usually the pace of play. If a course is well taken care of, it draws the biggest crowd, ie: Republic. If you want to golf for 5-6 hours, that's the place for you.

I played at a private course up in the Dallas area last year and I wasn't all impressed with it.

[johnsmith]

1. If you want to go to a Pro Shop that is at a private club, do you have to be a member of the club? Or can anyone purchase from the pro shop?

If you can get in the gate, you can usually purchase stuff from the pro shop.



2. What are the advantages of a private courses over a public one, and visa versa.

In SA, I don't think there are any advantages of a private course. The top courses are all public, so it's hard to tell. My issue with public courses is usually the pace of play. If a course is well taken care of, it draws the biggest crowd, ie: Republic. If you want to golf for 5-6 hours, that's the place for you.

I played at a private course up in the Dallas area last year and I wasn't all impressed with it.


Dude, San Antonio has one of the nicest private clubs I've ever had the opportunity to play at, Briggs Ranch.

130 total members.

I show up at the security gate, they stop me and ask for my name, check it on their roster and let me in. I get to the pro shop where a young caddy comes over, takes my clothes and brings them into the locker room. He gets my clubs out, cleans them, and goes and parks my car. I enter the club house only to be greeted by every golf pro there, one of whom won the British open some years back. They greet me with a handshake and a conversation and sit me down with the rest of my foresome and bring me lunch. I then go to the locker room to change.

After getting dressed (my clothes had been pressed by the staff), I get in the cart and drive to the range where bags of Titleists are waiting for me. After hitting a few balls with no one else on the range other then our foresome, we drive to the first tee. We are greeted by a large bucket full of gatorade, soda, water, and fresh fruit (of which there is some on every third hole).

After playing about 7 holes without seeing another human being, I walk to my cart after sinking what was most likely a bogey putt because the course kicked my ass, and I have ice cold, perfumed towels waiting for us in the cart.

Every hole was in perfect shape and this was the middle of the summer and hadn't rained in quite a while. The traps were white, soft sand that even an experienced golfer had trouble hitting out of. All the greens were perfect, right down to the razor blade cut around each hole, making sure that your putt wouldn't lip out but rather just sail past the hole unless you put it dead center.

That course kicked ass, and was one of the best golf experiences I've ever had in San Antonio.

While I've played more entertaining courses (in the mountains of Colorado and Idaho, as well as the lakes of Minnesota), I had never been treated with as much respect as I did when I played Briggs Ranch.

[T Park]

Hey JohnSmith.

Got any idea how you can become a member at Briggs ranch?

:lol

That sounds fantastic!!!!

[johnsmith]

Hey JohnSmith.

Got any idea how you can become a member at Briggs ranch?

:lol

That sounds fantastic!!!!


Have far, far, far more money then either of us have..........combined.


The place really is amazing, and to have less then 150 members, I'd imagine that the costs are astronomical.

[PM5K]

Hey JohnSmith.

Got any idea how you can become a member at Briggs ranch?

:lol

That sounds fantastic!!!!

No shit, the only thing missing was blowjobs from super models afterwards...

[Kori Ellis]

Thanks everyone!

[T Park]

No shit, the only thing missing was blowjobs from super models afterwards...

I was thinking after every third hole....


Nicest courses in SA that I've played, were Silverhorn, and the one on the west side near sea world.


For the money, Pecan Valley is a hell of a test.

The Quarry is soo damn overrated.


The course closest to me, thats not too shabby is Mission Del Lago.

Not like private course like, but they do a decent job.

Have yet to play the Bandit in New Braunfels, i've heard thats a nice one.

[leemajors]

i played the Quarry in 97, it was a pretty nice course. The hilton resort course was also nice. besides that i have only played at willow springs, where the 5A regional tournament was for every year up until my senior year - senior year it was at la cantera right after it opened.

[johnsmith]

One of my favorite public courses around town is still Canyon Springs.

Quarry is alright, as long as you don't play in the middle of the summer due to lack of shade.

The Bandit is good for the money.

I personally think every municipal course around town is sub par and that they don't sink near enough money into any of them. I heard they were going to fix up Brack. Tpark is right though, Mission really isn't a bad course for being a municipal, and it's obviously very affordable.

[ShoogarBear]

At a private golf course there are dumbasses who play golf.

Also on a public golf course.

Hope this helps.

:)

[TheSanityAnnex]

Agreed with Shoogarbear. There are hackers at every course, public or private. I prefer private because of the conditions and pace of play. There are some really, really nice public courses though, especially in California.

[ShoogarBear]

No, I meant all golfers are dumbasses. :lol

I just never got into the golf thing.

[pseudofan]

Here's an important fact about golf....

IT F-ING SUCKS!!!!

Please direct any other golf questions to me and I will be glad to assist you.
Have a nice day.

[ShoogarBear]

I have some golf pictures I'd like to send to a friend. Anyone have any good ideas how to do that?

[BeerIsGood!]

Here's an important fact about golf....

IT F-ING SUCKS!!!!

Please direct any other golf questions to me and I will be glad to assist you.
Have a nice day.

Spoken like a true "Golfing Widow"

[1369]

I have some golf pictures I'd like to send to a friend. Anyone have any good ideas how to do that?

Couldn't find any yellowjacket nests to poke at?

But while we're at it, ever try webshots for pic hosting? Should work better than sending large files via email. Those could clog your email program.

Or so I've heard.

[Kori Ellis]

Here's an important fact about golf....

IT F-ING SUCKS!!!!

Please direct any other golf questions to me and I will be glad to assist you.
Have a nice day.

:lol Thanks Lorie. I knew I should have just gone to you first about this. And how do you feel about bowling these days? :sequ

[pseudofan]

Bowling is for quadrapeligics.......

Golf is for the brain dead.......

Hey, let me send you all some great pictures I have....Please send me your email addresses. I have at least two or three hundred I could share.....

Fuckers...

[Avitus1]

I'd help but Golf means nothing to me without the words "Putt Putt."

[xrayzebra]

One of my favorite public courses around town is still Canyon Springs.

Quarry is alright, as long as you don't play in the middle of the summer due to lack of shade.

The Bandit is good for the money.

I personally think every municipal course around town is sub par and that they don't sink near enough money into any of them. I heard they were going to fix up Brack. Tpark is right though, Mission really isn't a bad course for being a municipal, and it's obviously very affordable.

One of the nicest public courses is Cedar Creek. But
I have always said that they should be put a golf
cart pickup point on the 10th hole. It is easier to walk
the first nine than use a cart, because of the cart path
rules. The greens out there are a bitch.

Also, I have always said that someone could make some
good money by renting a golf cart and providing the
walkers a ride up the hill for a couple of bucks after
walking those 18 holes and facing that long, uphill
walk up......yekkkkk.

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

The best thing about private clubs is hanging out near the bag drop with your car running. I do all my Christmas shopping that way.

[xrayzebra]

The best thing about private clubs is hanging out near the bag drop with your car running. I do all my Christmas shopping that way.

You get the little chopper to help. Or are you just
taking in the beaver shots of the gals bending over.
:lol

[T Park]

probobly both.

BTW, Kori, you might want to include, on the side
"Why go to the pro shop when you can go to Edwin Watts, and trade in stuff and have a HUGE selection to choose from"

[Ed Helicopter Jones]

Or are you just
taking in the beaver shots of the gals bending over.
:lol


I'm far too much of a gentleman to go there without being invited. However, being the amazing stud that I am, if I had a nickle for every invitation I've had over the years......


















I'd have approximately fifteen cents.

[xrayzebra]

I'm far too much of a gentleman to go there without being invited. However, being the amazing stud that I am, if I had a nickle for every invitation I've had over the years......




















I'd have approximately fifteen cents.
:lol :lol At least you are in good company, most other
men........

[leemajors]

probobly both.

BTW, Kori, you might want to include, on the side
"Why go to the pro shop when you can go to Edwin Watts, and trade in stuff and have a HUGE selection to choose from"
well you can usually use a demo club on the course at a private club, which would tell you more about how it actually plays. but why go to edwin watts when you can order from places like rockbottomgolf.com?

[Cant_Be_Faded]

What're ya'll gonna go play golf?

[tlongII]

If you have a shitload of money to burn join a nice private course. That's about all I can say.

[boutons_]

Edwin Watts is for high-rollers who want to impress themselves with how much they can spend, buy $2000+ golf kit, then play like shit.

Shop golfgalaxy or equivalent for what you want, then look for it on-line. I bought a cheap set of clubs+bag last year on-line for the same price as it was at golfgalaxy store here, except the on-line price included shipping, and the store price added sales tax. My stuff is still much better kit than I am a golfer.

[johnsmith]

One of the nicest public courses is Cedar Creek. But
I have always said that they should be put a golf
cart pickup point on the 10th hole. It is easier to walk
the first nine than use a cart, because of the cart path
rules. The greens out there are a bitch.

Also, I have always said that someone could make some
good money by renting a golf cart and providing the
walkers a ride up the hill for a couple of bucks after
walking those 18 holes and facing that long, uphill
walk up......yekkkkk.


Every time I've played Cedar Creek (three times), the greens were in terrible condition. It does seem like it could be a fantastic course, but if the greens are bad, it just ruins my experience.

[Blake]

Got around to getting out to Top Golf for the first time the other night. It's about what I expected: a fancy souped up driving range that feels like half bowling alley/half sports restaurant.

At $40 an hour the tab adds up pretty quick. It's fun but I never really figured out the scoring. Basically if you hit the back net, you racked up huge points so we skipped using the irons and ignored all the colorful lit up close holes, just swinging away. It'd be cool if they gave you a scoring system for hitting the 25 then the 50 then the 75 and so on.

[Blake]

Every time I've played Cedar Creek (three times), the greens were in terrible condition. It does seem like it could be a fantastic course, but if the greens are bad, it just ruins my experience.

I played CC couple months back and thought the greens were great. Of course, with the rain and the fact they use recycled treated sewer water on the greens might explain why they're nicer these days. Nice but tough course tho.

[Blake]

About ten years ago the cheapest yet still real nice golf course I've ever played was past Austin in Georgetown

http://www.berrycreekcc.com/golf/

We went during the day had the place to ourselves. good stuff