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Dear Guest: Why would you place yourself at such a disadvantage? Why didn't you address what you believed were the flaws in the posters comments? Isn't the purpose of communication to reach understanding, balance, and hopefully resolution for the better of all mankind? Free speech and thought are a precious commodity and we Americans are either abusing it or not exercising it at all. Healthy discourse is essentially to maintain our freedoms. Free speech is guaranteed to offend someone but the price of freedom is worth it. I'll get off my soap box now

I loved the OP humor in describing not such a humorous event. Thank you

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I changed my mind. Post 12 is also mine. I did some research instead of lecturing off the top of my head.

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too long to read

You must be a democrat.

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The top 1% own the golf courses.

The game is going away because people cannot afford to play.

Forbes Welcome

More golf courses closed than opened in the U.S. in 2013 for the eighth straight year, according to the National Golf Foundation.

A total of 14 18-hole courses opened last year, up from 13.5 in 2012, while 157.5 courses were closed during the year, three more than a year earlier, the Jupiter, Florida-based organization said in a statement on its website. The organization counts every nine holes as 0.5 of a course.

Since 2006, course closings have outnumbered openings after more than 4,500 courses had opened over the previous 15 years. Those courses, many of which were built as part of real estate projects, shut down as the U.S. recession led to a reduction in home sales needed to support the courses. Golf club memberships and rounds played also declined during the recession.

Of the closings, 66 percent charged less than $40 for greens fees during peak times. The closings decreased the total number of U.S. golf courses to 14,564.5, the Foundation said. Public courses made up 97 percent (151.5) of the closures, with private courses accounting for 4 percent (6). A total of 8.5 public courses opened last year, compared with 5.5 new private courses.

Not sure it's primarily an affordability issue. It's a difficult game to learn, takes a lot of time to practice and play decently, and is a serial activity with the pace of play determined by the slowest group ahead of you. outlaw

Originally Posted by Guest

Dear Guest: Why would you place yourself at such a disadvantage? Why didn't you address what you believed were the flaws in the posters comments? Isn't the purpose of communication to reach understanding, balance, and hopefully resolution for the better of all mankind? Free speech and thought are a precious commodity and we Americans are either abusing it or not exercising it at all. Healthy discourse is essentially to maintain our freedoms. Free speech is guaranteed to offend someone but the price of freedom is worth it. I'll get off my soap box now

I loved the OP humor in describing not such a humorous event. Thank you

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Why do you think the three liberal commissioners on the FCC keep trying to control the internet; to suppress speech and thought. outlaw

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Not sure it's primarily an affordability issue. It's a difficult game to learn, takes a lot of time to practice and play decently, and is a serial activity with the pace of play determined by the slowest group ahead of you. outlaw

I agree. With 2 wage earners and a family you may have the money to play a 3-4 hour round but not enough time to practice. It depends on the climate too.
Isn't that why most of us are here?

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Why do you think the three liberal commissioners on the FCC keep trying to control the internet; to suppress speech and thought. outlaw

They already have the education system and the media telling us WHAT to think instead of HOW to think. Filling our heads with propaganda.

The internet is already free speech suppressed. Try speaking the truth on mainstream sites anywhere but here in this particular section and see how fast it's deleted.

Sure, there are "Disestablishmentism" sites out there, but they're actively discouraged and shunned by the mainstream.