ONLINE SURVEY

Golf and money

1
How has the price of gas affected your golf?
I'm playing fewer rounds
I'm playing more rounds closer to home
I'm carpooling to the course more often
Hasn't affected my golf habits one bit
2
If you had to live without one of the following for an entire year, which would you choose?
A family vacation
Cable TV
Dining out
Golf
3
You can afford only one of the following this year. Which do you choose?
One day/night of golf and lodging at Pebble Beach
Four days, three nights and lodging in Myrtle Beach
Twenty rounds at your home course
4
How much would you pay for the hot driver everyone is talking about?
$150
$300
$500
I've got to have it whatever it costs
I'll wait a year and buy it at a discount
5
How much would you pay for a once-in-a-lifetime round at Augusta National?
$100
$300
$500
$1,000
More than $1,000
Don't care if I ever play Augusta
6
For $500, which would you choose?
Walk inside the ropes at the U.S. Open
Quick lunch with Tiger Woods
Drinks and dinner with Arnold Palmer
Lesson with Butch Harmon
New set of clubs, bag included
7
Which do you consider the best value in golf today?
$5 pullcart
$25 riding cart
$50 caddie
8
Which amount would you keep from your spouse?
$100 caddie fee
$300 driver
$400 green fee
$50 in gambling losses on the course
9
Who would you pay $50 to watch play golf anywhere?
Tiger Woods
Phil Mickelson
John Daly
Natalie Gulbis
All of the above
None of the above
10
How much would you have to have in the bank before you'd quit your job and play golf whenever you wanted? What's your number?
$500,000
$1 million
$3 million
$5 million
$10 million
I love my job too much to quit
11
You're invited to join three private clubs in your area, but you can choose only one. Annual fees are about the same, but initiation fees vary greatly. Where do you join?
For $100,000 you can join one of America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses
For $40,000 you can join one of the top 10 courses in your state
For $7,000 you can join an unranked but very nice private course
I'll stick with my local muny, thanks
12
How much on top of a regular green fee would you be willing to pay for a guaranteed three-hour round?
$10
$25
$50
$100
Not a penny more
13
A bucket of range balls costs $10 to hit off mats. For $5 more, you can hit off real grass. Do you pay the extra $5?
Yes
No
14
What's the most you'd ever spend for a golf shirt?
$100
$75
$50
$30
$9.99
15
You're on a buddies golf trip and rooms cost $50 per person if you have a roommate. How much extra would you pay for the only single room?
$25
$50
$100
I'll outbid everyone for it
I'm perfectly happy to share a room
16
Your group just finished 18 holes at an upscale daily-fee course, and a course worker takes a few minutes to wipe off your clubs. How much do you tip him?
$1 a bag
$2 a bag
$5 a bag
I'm supposed to tip him?
17
At the airport you leave your golf clubs with the baggage guy at the curb. How much do you tip him?
$1
$2
$5
$10
I'm supposed to tip him?
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