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**en-druzhba** · 08-09-2009, 09:48 PM

Really.During the winter months I was seeing Randolph charging $72.That's highway robbery. IMHO None of the City courses are that great.Randolph is the best but the conditions are not that great.

I agree with you about the highway robbery part, but that doesn't change the fact that compared to Arizona National ($175), Dove Mountain ($225) and Starr Pass ($185), the city courses are a lot cheaper in the winter. I played them regularly through the "winter" season, and I was paired with lots of snowbirds who normally played at more expensive places. They didn't quit playing golf, they just "downgraded" to more reasonable rates to save their pocketbooks. I also talked to the pros at the city and they said they were only off about 10% from previous years. That is not nearly as much loss of business as the big courses saw.

I think Dell Urich is in much better shape and more interesting than Randolph, but I am looking forward to El Rio re-opening after it has been closed all summer for refurbishment. It was a really good old style course in its day. There were pro events staged there for years. I believe people like Sarazen, Hagen, etc played it in the 30's and 40's. There are old photos in the clubhouse.

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en-druzhba Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 471 Senior Member	Really.During the winter months I was seeing Randolph charging $72.That's highway robbery. IMHO None of the City courses are that great.Randolph is the best but the conditions are not that great. I agree with you about the highway robbery part, but that doesn't change the fact that compared to Arizona National ($175), Dove Mountain ($225) and Starr Pass ($185), the city courses are a lot cheaper in the winter. I played them regularly through the "winter" season, and I was paired with lots of snowbirds who normally played at more expensive places. They didn't quit playing golf, they just "downgraded" to more reasonable rates to save their pocketbooks. I also talked to the pros at the city and they said they were only off about 10% from previous years. That is not nearly as much loss of business as the big courses saw. I think Dell Urich is in much better shape and more interesting than Randolph, but I am looking forward to El Rio re-opening after it has been closed all summer for refurbishment. It was a really good old style course in its day. There were pro events staged there for years. I believe people like Sarazen, Hagen, etc played it in the 30's and 40's. There are old photos in the clubhouse.
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