Why is golf rarely discounted?

You would think that with tourism down a bit that you could find reasonable rates for golf in Las Vegas.

I know many places discount for locals but they make it hard for visitors to help ';stimulate'; the economy by way of the links.

I%26#39;ve tried calling courses direct as well as booking agency%26#39;s and not much in the way of discounts.

I%26#39;ve found some from a second party booking agency on a few select courses, but only a hand full.

I know some tee times are going un-booked and it just doesn%26#39;t make sense to me why they don%26#39;t try to fill them.

Go figure...

Why is golf rarely discounted?

Ya, I could%26#39;nt agree more. I was hoping for at least 2 rounds and made some calls. Average greens fees were $195 without a cart.Yikes!

What possible financial benefit can there be from a golf course that is not running to capacity? Maybe if this recession continues for a few months longer ( a certainty) we%26#39;ll see prices drop.

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Why is golf rarely discounted?

The Falls course closed at the end of January. I played it in mid-Jan and liked it so much that I wanted to play it again the next day. They would only do me a deal of $10 off the rack rate, no matter how hard I tried to bargain they wouldn%26#39;t drop the rate. The closed 2 weeks later because of a lack of usage.

Why they didn%26#39;t drop their rates to c$100 just to get players on the course is a mystery. Courses all over the world are having to reduce their green fees but LV seems relatively immune. Strange.

re: troublelove%26#39;s experience. I am now getting emails for discounts at Reflection Bay on days I presume no groups or bulk players have reserved times. Others may have to follow.

';Why they didn%26#39;t drop their rates to c$100 just to get players on the course is a mystery'; Not much of a mustery - courses are expensive to maintain. Having many players not paying the necessary fees does no good - and can hurt.

The bean counters know where X is - sometimes it is better to close or have less players.

No mystery - the bottom line matters.

Not to mention the fact that the higher rate keeps the course more exclusive, which I%26#39;m sure is why some of the players actually play there. Drop the rates too far and you%26#39;ll lose some of your clients who feel that they%26#39;re making themselves available to too many people.

this is why i only golf in the summer months when the prices do come down due to the heat stroke one may suffer on the course

vegastaco, it wasn%26#39;t until faily recently that R-Bay discounted in the summer. They used to ask $250 for August!

itgoesbang; I used ezlinks.com and got a decent price on a few select courses, some are pretty decent tracks. You may want to try them.

Many courses around the country in tourist/golf destinations are discounting golf. If they can do it and survive so can others.

bridgefan1 posts:';Not much of a mystery - Having many players not paying the necessary fees does no good - and can hurt. The bean counters know where X is - sometimes it is better to close or have less players.';

Yes the bottom line does count. And when there are no beans to count, they will close or become shabby.

You think empty fields with no income are more desirable than letting a few golfers go out at a cheaper rate? I don%26#39;t. Not much demand for empty properties surrounding Vegas right now.

As for exclusive courses, they can still price themselves at a rate that will keep blue collar golfers away.

I%26#39;m with you vegastaco, I often golf in +105F when the prices are reduced.

The hotel/casinos understand traffick = $$ that%26#39;s why it%26#39;s good value for the dollar right now. Why don%26#39;t golf course?

';You think empty fields with no income are more desirable than letting a few golfers go out at a cheaper rate? I don%26#39;t. Not much demand for empty properties surrounding Vegas right now';

Doesn%26#39;t matter what you think.

For some courses, it is cheaper to close than stay open and maintain a course - again, the bottom line. They may lose less closing. It%26#39;s not for you or I to ';think'; anyhting.

The fact is each course will make a decision based on its bottom line and do what serves them best - at times that will be closing rather than discounts on fees, if those fees don%26#39;t make econimic sense - and there are many courses in that exact situation.

In many tourist destinations this is happening as we speak. A sign of the times, unfortunately.

To further complicate matters are the water restrictions on the Vegas courses. Turf removal and budget constraints do lead to bottom line considerations. I am curious as to what will happen with the Lake Las Vegas Fazio course.

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