[costamarianavia]

How you doin??








No seriously, yes at some bigger courses they can make a lot of money on beer and food sales, but at my course the only time you see the beer cart is during tournaments...even though it can get pretty busy on weekends they don't run it.

[Cheeniandab]

Most courses I play that have a cart girl making rounds charge $2 per bottle, that is $48 per case and she gets a tip also, expensive water for sure.

Same here. $2.50 for a beer, $12.50 for 6, $23 for 12, & $36 for 24. Always buy in bulk!!

[Zhgrlpil]

Where do golf courses make their money?

Green fees?
Cart fees?
Equipment sales in the proshop?
Equipment rental?
The bar?
Lessons?
Driving range?
Other?

Could a course raise the cart fees high enough to encourage walkers (only) and still be financially viable?

All of the above. They also make alot of money on Tournaments. That's why courses like to book as many tournaments as possible, to the dismay of the average golfing joe.

[Zhgrlpil]

You know a lot of the golf course now have banquet halls, I'll bet they make a sizable amount on that, plus I'm not sure if they make a lot of money on outings. There is a course near me that almost exclusively does outings, to me it has ruined the course but they seem to be doing fine.

Outings are big money for golf courses. That's why they like to book as many as possible. Ruins it for the average golfer.

[cauddyVab]

the bar/cart girl

The mark up on food and beverage is astonishing

[grofvuri]

Tees. And socks.

Kevin

[Draftcasino.com]

the course I work at makes most of its money off leagues and outings. Even sometimes events such as weddings.


and Beer and food it basically pure profit

[Scfdglkn]

Most of the revenue is green fees. Members typically play enough rounds where the rounds played per revenue brought in is less than the daily players. It depends on the course though. Yes, margins are high on water & beer but green fees are 100% profit (excluding fixed costs of maintaining the course). At most courses, the pro runs the "pro-shop" and buys and sells his own inventory. Likewise, the pro typically keeps 100% of the lesson fees unless he's an assistant.

[gusunsuth]

So many newer courses are not walker-friendly, with long distances between holes. It's their way of making you rent a cart, to increase revenue.

In the Washington, dc area cart is included in the cost of the green fee.....so their profit is built in.

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[gechaheritt]

I'd say carts also, if you look at the year or season discount memberships they don't include the cost of carts in most cases.