How far do you travel for your golf?

Thought this would be an interesting conversation, as I for one am interested in the results here.

I live in Scotland, close to many good golf courses - I must have around 40 courses within 25 miles.

Some are very close to me, maybe 2 mins away - but I travel for 20 minutes to play at what I regard as the best one in the area.

Does anyone travel a long distance for their regular golf, not talking about away games as such?

I would be interested to see how the guys in the US compare to me in relation to travel time etc.

Before I joined a club in Pittsburgh, my group would drive 45 minutes to an hour to play.

There's just not alot of great public golf courses close to the city in Pittsburgh

Great question, one that myself and my family are actively considering as we may be relocating to a different part of the US. We have been a member a private club for the last six years that is only 10 minutes from our house. Having a younger son who is an active junior golfer, that convenience has been key as we use the club 5 to 6 days per week when the weather accommodates. Given that golf has been such an integral part of our life, that is a factor in considering future homes as we want proximity to wherever we end up.

We drove 7 hours round trip to play 53 holes in less than 24 hours. We'll drive 6 round round trip to play a TPC course that hosts a PGA event. Last Saturday 150 miles round trip.

I'm kinda the same way. I live 20 miles from my home course. There are closer courses, but I love my home course for course quality, consistently excellent conditioning, great practice facility, and friendly staff.

35 miles or 1 hour each way to play 2-3 times a week.

My club is 30-35 minutes from my house depending time of day and how many traffic lights I hit.

I live 141 miles (2 hours ish) from the course I grew up playing, and I still go back 2-3 times a month during the summer to golf. The course I am a member of now is a solid 15 miles south of town or so.

I live in Downtown Chicago. The nearest 18 hole course that's worth playing is 17 miles away. The drive for an early morning round on a Saturday or Sunday can take 25 minutes. Coming home it's 35 to 40 minutes with late morning/early afternoon traffic. I've played Chicagoland courses that are 55 miles from home. On average I'd say my "usual" courses are 30 miles, and I have to budget an hour of travel time each way to avoid rushing when I arrive.

When you factor in 90 to 120 minutes of travel time, one is quite sensitive to pace of play. A ridiculously slow 5 hour round is actually costing me 6 1/2 or more hours. I played one round a few years back that took 5 1/2 hours, and there was a traffic jam heading back into the city. I left home at 7:30 am for the 37 miles drive. I got back home nine hours later at 4:30 pm. Golfing after work is pretty much a no-go, as it usually takes more than an hour to get out of the city.

My wife and I joined a private club over 25 years ago, and its about a 35 minute drive from home. Although there were closer options, we couldn't afford them. Additionally, we joined our club just as it was opening, and it appealed to both of us to be in at the very start. Now there are more closer options, and we still wouldn't change. Lucky for me, my office is closer to the club than it is to home.

I'm lucky I have 9 full courses and a 9 hole par 3 course all within a 30 minute drive.

I used to drive about 45 minutes to play golf, that was long ago and solely because I loved the course, and the people I played with regularly.

Fast forward to now, only about 15 minutes commute to our regular Sunday course, though we'll drive up to about an hour to play some truly great courses here in the area.

Our club is about a 20 minute drive with no traffic. There are some private clubs a little closer (5 mins or so), but our club provides the best value to us in our opinion, so the extra couple of minutes in the car is worth it.

My golf group's homes are scattered and so are the courses we play. 1 hour one way, mixed highway and rural driving is the norm for me.

My wife and I joined our club a little over two years ago. At the time, we were about 15 minutes away. We came to like it so much, and spend so much time there, that when we decided to sell the house and downsize last year, one of the first criteria was proximity to the club. We wound up just over a mile from the course, 3 minutes on a bad day from driveway to parking lot. Best thing we ever did.

I live <5 minutes from my home course and +/- 15 minutes from the two league courses I play weekly. When I lived in Palm Springs I was close to many courses so travel time has never been a factor.

Live outside Houston. Home club is about 30 minutes or so (currently doing construction so it can be 45 minutes). We will often go to Dallas/Fort Worth (4 hours one way) for the weekend, or go to Austin/San Antonio(1.5 to 2.5) for a day.

My wife and I live 2-4 minutes from our club. 2 minutes if I get through the three red lights unscathed, 4 if I hit all or a portion of the lights.

> @Zigzog said:

> Thought this would be an interesting conversation, as I for one am interested in the results here.

> I live in Scotland, close to many good golf courses - I must have around 40 courses within 25 miles.

> Some are very close to me, maybe 2 mins away - but I travel for 20 minutes to play at what I regard as the best one in the area.

> Does anyone travel a long distance for their regular golf, not talking about away games as such?

> I would be interested to see how the guys in the US compare to me in relation to travel time etc.

>

I live in an area (southeast Missouri) that does not have a lot of good public golf. But, the best one just happens to be about 7 miles from my house and that is where I am a member. Lucky for me, it is a 4star course with a great membership rate. I feel very fortunate.

About 10 years ago when I was in my first years here and came to Saudi Arabia I would fly to Dubai twice a month and play golf.) Only an hour flight and airport was 30 minutes away. Flight was about $150 round trip.

30 minutes from home. Club gets very little play and has a culture of fast play. Round trip from home with a 3 hour (or less) round beats going to the public course that is only 5 minutes from home by at least an hour. This is fine for most rounds , but I do wish it (or I ) were closer. Would be nice to pop over after dinner for a range session or 5 -6 holes...30 minutes away requires more planning. It is only about 10 minutes form the office though, so I do pop over for some balls, putting, or a quick 4 hole loop or so at lunch. If I were Moving, this would be a huge factor for mez. Have a junior golfer coming up so know that close proximity and availability would help that along.

My course is just a few minutes from home.

But my daily commute to work is 45 to 50 mins. I'll likely someday switch to a club near work, which would add on significant time to a weekend round but would also allow me the opportunity to get out after work during the week.

i have about a 22 minute commute door to door

When we retired, we bought a home on a golf course and we access the course with our golf cart. 3 min ride. Best decision we ever made.

The club I belong to is about a 15 minute drive. If I'm going to another course my max is about a 90 minute drive. Vacations I'll drive up to four hours (or fly four hours also).

My home course is about 10 minutes from my house and less than 5 from my office. It’s nice that I can pop over on my lunch hour and walk a small loop of holes and get back to the office in an hour. If I took a cart I might even be able to squeeze in 9 if they weren’t busy but haven’t tried this yet. Farthest I have ever traveled for 1 round was a little under 2 hours.

Roughly 1.5-2hours every weekend including 2 trains, and an uber

10 minutes. There is no traffic.

Live in Boston area drive 45 minutes to Plymouth to play Pinehills or Waverly Oaks on a regular basis

Good mix of responses here, for me it is worth a bit of travel time for a far better course.

If I am spending 4 hours playing golf, then an extra 40 mins is nothing - that's my view anyway :)