The Country's Best Golf

[revkev]

Warning this is a full out vent - I apologize in advance for it but I needed to let it fly.

 

I get Golf Digest's electronic edition in my email daily it seems.  I never knowingly asked for it that I recall BTW.  Today's edition had an article entitled: "Where's the Best Golf in the US?"

 

Those who know me or who have been around the forums long enough know that I never begrudge people their success or their income.  I'm happy for them and applaud them.  This article though was as elitist as it gets.  I had no easy way to comment on it or I would have for certain.  They based the rankings solely on their 100 or 200 best courses in the US.  Except for Wisconsin and Northern Michigan the areas listed are among the most expensive places in the country to live.  Most of the areas listed are cold places.  The courses in those areas are extremely exclusive (I know, I grew up in Fairfield County CT - for 5 percent of the people there the golf is great for the rest its 5 hour rounds at outrageous prices) with waiting lists and extremely high buy ins or $400 plus resort greens fees.  Wisconsin and Northern Michigan have 6 month seasons and that's being generous - I wouldn't want to be paying out $600 for Whistling in late April that's for certain.  

 

I have a very nice, what would classify as upper middle, income that affords me lots more stuff than I deserve.  I couldn't get a sniff of golf in those places other than as a guest because people are nice to me or because I saved up money for that once in a while trip to the resorts.

 

I have one question for Golf Digest:  If these places are so great for golf why are there no clusters of Touring Pros living there?  

 

They live in Arizona and Florida - if you want to play golf, those are the best places to live - along of course with the other warm weather parts of our country - Texas, Hawaii or if you are able a place in Wisconsin and one in Florida or Arizona - that would be the best of all worlds and it's affordable for way, way more people.  (Or Viginia - you know a Northern State where you can head South for three months in the winter)

 

 

[Bucky CC]

1 hour ago, revkev said:

Warning this is a full out vent - I apologize in advance for it but I needed to let it fly.

 

I get Golf Digest's electronic edition in my email daily it seems.  I never knowingly asked for it that I recall BTW.  Today's edition had an article entitled: "Where's the Best Golf in the US?"

Those who know me or who have been around the forums long enough know that I never begrudge people their success or their income.  I'm happy for them and applaud them.  This article though was as elitist as it gets.  I had no easy way to comment on it or I would have for certain.  They based the rankings solely on their 100 or 200 best courses in the US.  Except for Wisconsin and Northern Michigan the areas listed are among the most expensive places in the country to live.  Most of the areas listed are cold places.  The courses in those areas are extremely exclusive (I know, I grew up in Fairfield County CT - for 5 percent of the people there the golf is great for the rest its 5 hour rounds at outrageous prices) with waiting lists and extremely high buy ins or $400 plus resort greens fees.  Wisconsin and Northern Michigan have 6 month seasons and that's being generous - I wouldn't want to be paying out $600 for Whistling in late April that's for certain.  

I have a very nice, what would classify as upper middle, income that affords me lots more stuff than I deserve.  I couldn't get a sniff of golf in those places other than as a guest because people are nice to me or because I saved up money for that once in a while trip to the resorts.

I have one question for Golf Digest:  If these places are so great for golf why are there no clusters of Touring Pros living there?  

They live in Arizona and Florida - if you want to play golf, those are the best places to live - along of course with the other warm weather parts of our country - Texas, Hawaii or if you are able a place in Wisconsin and one in Florida or Arizona - that would be the best of all worlds and it's affordable for way, way more people.  (Or Viginia - you know a Northern State where you can head South for three months in the winter)

Golf Digest with an unreliable click-bait article?  I'm shocked I tell you, shocked!!!

 

[revkev]

13 hours ago, Bucky CC said:

Golf Digest with an unreliable click-bait article?  I'm shocked I tell you, shocked!!!

 

I know, I know. Even their Florida choice in that mess was a joke. The article is out of step and insulting.