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Former Big Deal
With the success of PXG as well as Callaway getting into the premium iron market, a lot of talk has come up about golf OEM's aren't doing enough to make golf accessible.
Even if you could make equipment more affordable and attainable, you still have to play the game and golf courses are inherently always going to be expensive. Space plus maintenance costs money. Even a municipal course is going to run $20-$30 a round so the fact remains is it even possible to make golf more accessible?
Maybe it's time to realize that golf, much like hockey, is always going to be a sport that is only truly accessible to middle and higher income families?
Even if you could make equipment more affordable and attainable, you still have to play the game and golf courses are inherently always going to be expensive. Space plus maintenance costs money. Even a municipal course is going to run $20-$30 a round so the fact remains is it even possible to make golf more accessible?
Maybe it's time to realize that golf, much like hockey, is always going to be a sport that is only truly accessible to middle and higher income families?