The challenge of getting tee times and when to think about a club?

[bozack]

I am up in the Northeast and it seems post covid tee times are super hard to come by, even smaller not so great courses its hard to get on when in the past I could usually find something. On top of that the one 9 hole I played a lot is now going to get super busy as it was sold to a popular microbrewery.

There is a local private 9 which I am a social at and that gets me 1 round a month but its got a 5 year wait for golf memberships - I don't see anything improving with course availability

anyone go into a club and regret it? or was there one thing which sealed the deal that said this is worth the cost/wait?

Thanks

 

[sternalot]

It'll be easier and probably seem better than what you're currently dealing with, but getting a tee time at my club has also gotten harder. Rounds seem to be up everywhere...maybe not vs. 2021, but definitely vs. 2019.

 

[JPR1959]

It is surprising given the economy that tee times are hard to come by.

 

[Ludin]

You raise a dilemma I am currently facing with tee times. I posted a couple of weeks ago my options and still undecided post thread.

 

[GolfTravelDude]

Where are you specifically? I have been playing in RI/MA/CT/PA the past couple months. MA is very difficult. Any public course of any quality with a decent cost is slammed.

 

[PatsFan]

I think the last 2 years were awful since so many people were out of work.
I am not finding this year to be as bad as the last two.

 

[BH 43]

I have 3 courses I play and don't have a problem with tee times.

 

[bozack]

Where are you specifically? I have been playing in RI/MA/CT/PA the past couple months. MA is very difficult. Any public course of any quality with a decent cost is slammed.

I am in MA and yes, also the folks I play with don't like to travel far so that limits things even more

 

[David7]

I’m in upstate NY and it’s not bad at all for public courses, though I do book a week in advance and always on a weekday morning so that might be why.