[RicardoHun]

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?

[viagbloggerz]

The highest margins are probably lessons and equipment sales, but on a dollar basis it must be greens fees.

[Anydayhybeall]

CART FEES. Some golf courses consider 90% of their revenue is cart fees.

[RerRibreLok]

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?

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.

[d1Bc25UP]

I'd say cart, closely followed by beer/food sales.

[Kimeoffessyr]

If I'm not mistaken... doesn't lesson revenue goes to the instructor who typically rents a stall or part of the range from the course? The course would make some money, but not much compared to their other services.

My 9-hole par 3 course probably makes it's money through the range and the food sales. Double-deck range and the prices are maybe up to 5 bucks less than a round. The course is usually slow so they probably make more money through multiple bucket customers.

[Avaboormavoro]

Id say on socks.

[RastusuadegeFrimoum]

I'd say cart, closely followed by beer/food sales.

This is what I would think. Plus member costs and the restaurant food pricing

[Iphone]

Id say on socks.

Your agoraphobic avatar needs to stop deviating from the topic.....

[Avaboormavoro]

Your agoraphobic avatar needs to stop deviating from the topic.....

Is that you IJP ? Can you please unblock me on twitter so I can harass you again?

- OEM Richard

[InvertPrete]

Cart fees bring in a good deal of revenue.

[SasortFkire]

Some cart fees are ridiculous, I bought a gift certificate for $90 that was supposed to cover 2 golfers for 18 after noon, we got to the course used the certificate and it was an additional $40 for the cart fee, wont be heading back there again.

[triarmarm]

Almost all of the courses here a cart is included in your green fee, so I would say green fees. I guess in larger cities where they get a lot of driving range traffic or whatever they might make money in the pro shop but around here it's pretty slim pickings and nobody goes out to a course to buy any serious gear other than some golf balls while at the course or maybe a hat.

[SasortFkire]

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.

[Cheeniandab]

[RerRibreLok]

They charge for water at your course?

[costamarianavia]

Cart fees...once that cart is paid for its almost all profit, especially foe electric carts

[FoetAgerhot46]

[Cheeniandab]

They charge for water at your course?

C'mon man!!

And, yes, $36 a case.

[Accecyncphory]

C'mon man!!

And, yes, $36 a case.

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.