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Old 03-07-2022, 04:33 PM
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Originally Posted by CoachKandSportsguy View Post
Comparing TV championship courses to Orlando specials weekday deals isn't quite fair, as the Orlando courses are also bringing in 200$+ on weekends. So they are making plenty of money. So unless you do the calculations for the average price per round all month, you aren't getting a comparable price. TV courses prices are flat no matter what day of the week you play. . (I may be incorrect, but the difference is not like weekday / weekend in Orlando) So everyone is kind of like comparing where and when they golf occasionally to where they want to play daily. .

stupid human brain biases. . . .
I'm not sure which courses in Orlando are $200+ on a weekend (Waldorf Astoria, Bay Hill?), I've certainly never played them.

Throw out Orlando and compare something close by: Harbor Hills. Conditioning is comparable if not a little better than Bonifay, Evans Prairie, Havana or Belle Glade. For Villagers prices including a cart are around $45 during the week, slightly higher on the weekends. To me that is apples to apples except for the convenience of using your own cart. Some call that a convenience, to me it's less wear and tear and gas used to use someone else's cart.