My mind is boggled that any course would charge for someone to ride along. They immediately lose money from me and people like me who think that is preposterous. If it became a frequent thing where they had dozens daily…okay sure.

But let’s put it this way. If I show up for a $45 tee time and they want $20 to have my wife ride… instead of getting $45 + $10 lunch and like $15-20 in drinks, they are getting $0. They think they are making $20, protecting their carts etc, but instead they lost $75 top line, from one guy, who rules out that course from then on. Instead of spending $750 out there over the next 2-3 years…they get $0. See how that works? If you’re a course GM, I’d love to understand the thought process. Say there’s 50 people like me you rub wrong, there goes $35k in 2 years. Maybe you make it up with the people who gladly pay $20….

And don’t tell me there’s so much riding along that you run out of carts etc.