First of all, we need to re-name all our Majors. Whoever comes up with any name that gets accepted by the Board (for any of the 3 Majors) will have a future pitcher paid for by Dear Leader.
I've been discussing our final event with seven different courses over the last week. It's the worst part of this "job," as we don't send our best and brightest to work in the retail golf industry. And as I've been complaining about, some of the quotes are astronomical (one course quoted me $130+ when their own website has tee times for $112, which they denied while I was looking at the screen).
I'm going to explore coming up with a ROTA where we play the same handful of courses every season that have strong relationships with us and want our business. We already do this with Jovita (and previously Southern Hills). But it's time to expand the list of staples.
Anyway, I just convinced the guys at Glen Lakes to host us for our finals. They have a policy of non-members going out after noon... but I talked him into 7:44am as long as we didn't bring more than 16 people. Not a problem, as we won't even get 16 people. The current ???s are now OUT.
Rate is $80+.
Let's see how many courses we can name just based on vicinity and recent reviews. If we want more research into this than let me know and I can try to find out prices and availability but all of these should be within about an hour and a half or tampa:
ReplyDeleteSaddlebrook- recently renovated
Falcon's Fire
Calusa Country club
Club at Iron lake or whatever they call it now
Azario at Lakewood Ranch
Rosedale
Shingle Creek
Dubdsread
Championsgate
OCN
Celebration
Disney's Magnolia
Grand Cypress
Reuinon
Orange Lake
Southern Dunes
River Run
River Strand
bella Collina
Clermont National
Saddlebrook - in contact with them. They want $150+ right now. Told them I’d try again in the summer
ReplyDeleteCalusa cc - will only book us in an 8 day window. Too tight for us to properly plan with all the people who bail
OCN - talked to them this week… $139+ was best they would offer. Refused to give us Orange County rate. Told them no
Reunion - my contact must have quit. Won’t return my messages.
River Strand - always struggled to get them to allow us but my contact just moved to Heritage Springs. Told me to try in summer as he’s too new
Everything else is not really an every season course. More of a… maybe once in the summer thing. I’m looking for every season value. Not just courses you like where our average rate balloons to $150+
But also… absolutely call and find out prices and availability for any of those. Would be greatly appreciated!
ReplyDeleteHere are your newly named majors… The Open Container, The Pirateship, and the FBGC FINAL (fuck bitches, get cash)
ReplyDeleteThe Owners Suite was right there
DeleteUnderrated suggestion.
DeleteThe FBGC Major Tourney Names
ReplyDeleteThe Barrancas
The Gadsden
The Clinch
Barranca is a great name for a golf course... assuming they have a barranca.
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