How far do you travel for your golf?

[Pearson10M]

There are a lot of courses around the area, but many are over-priced and crowded all the time. The closest one to me I can see from my house and walk to. It's a private membership club for residents of the town and a 9-Holer. I am not a member, but there are weekly non-member times.

Generally, I'll drive up to about 50 (50 minutes) to play a quality course. Today, I drove 70 miles (a little over an hour) to play a course on Cape Cod.

[Buzzkill]

7 miles one way for me!

[elwhippy]

My apartment is 4 miles from my course. About 15 minutes depending on the traffic. From my office, when not working from home, about 2.5 miles.

[klebs01]

Anywhere from a couple minutes to across the country.

[Used2PlayALot]

I drive 5 minutes to a local public

I actually try to avoid play at course #2 since its 9 mins. and 1 highway exit. Avoid if possible.

And course #3? Fuhhgretttsboutit. 17 mins...

[CougarRed]

I live in Houston. For regular rotation "Want to Play Again" (WTPA) courses, I'll drive up to ~50 miles if I can usually get around in 4 hours or less. I find that most of the really close WTPA courses are fairly crowded and typically take more than 4 hours to get around, so it evens out.

For "Rare Treat" courses, I'll drive up to 180 miles and stay the night. For me, that includes San Antonio, Austin/Bastrop, Bryan, Lufkin and Lake Charles.

For "Been There Done That" courses, it doesn't matter how close they are....

[JimmyC59]

1.1 miles.

3 minutes.

[DrOldSchool]

I'll admit to being a bit spoiled living northeast of Indianapolis, where there is no shortage of great affordable public golf in the area (and several private options if that's your thing). Just lots of great tracks of varying style and age, many Dye designs, and generally one can find a tee time somewhere within a reasonable drive on short notice even on busy days. Most of the time I play within 30-40 minutes from home (closest course is garage to parking lot in 3-4 minutes). Though I do expand my playing radius up to about 1:15 or so to include the courses I like and to play with friends.

[phil75070]

4.2 mi, 9 minute drive.

[adl300]

i live in tucson, arizona. there are plenty of courses around. i travel anywhere from 3 - 15 miles. i also enjoy playing in phoenix/scottsdale. there are some nice courses up there. (tpc scottsdale, troon, etc). it's a two hour drive. i like to go up there with my family and our dog. check into a hotel and play away!

[cristphoto]

My club is about 9 miles - 15 minute drive.

[ND2005]

I was spoiled for the past decade. Lived 2 miles from a great Pete Dye course, had a Donald Ross course available about 5 miles from my house, and my friends' private course was 8 miles. (Ann Arbor, MI)

Now it's more like 30-45 minutes or more each way for most of the courses I play. (Houston, TX)

[Sean2]

I average about 19 minutes to my home course.

[eugkim]

I drive a lot for most of my golf. My primary club is about 1 1/4 hours away, but well worth it. I typically play there once a week. My wife and I also spend most of our weekends at the NJ shore; I drive about 40 minutes to play there. I don't mind the drives, especially since my 2 clubs are usually pretty open when I go out. At home, when I play as a single on a cart, I'll spend more time on the road than I do playing.

[az2au]

We belong to 4 and oddly enough the one that is 5 minutes away is by far the one we play the least.

The others:

-20 minutes (where I play the most)

-35 minutes (where we play the most as a couple)

-1:45 flight where we play 30-40 rounds/year but very concentrated around when we’re here.

[Jcbgt106]

my home course is 22 min away which is really convenient. Something I’ve never had a problem with - driving and waking up early for golf. They both come easy.

[sdandrea]

15 minutes by car to my home course in VA and I live on my home course in Florida (6 months of the year). That's a 10 minute ride by golf cart to the clubhouse.

[Guest]

I stay in the same general area, unless visiting family out of state!

[Liveonce]

Typically 5min-1 hr. Want to head up to streamsong next year though. Just waiting to get better to enjoy the experience more

[Leftlove94]

I’m in Sacramento. Typical drive for me is 30 minutes to an hour every time I play. Occasionally Make a day out of it and head down to SF or Monterey area play

[ryder2015]

one club is about a 7min walk and the other is a 3hour drive. We get to the one in the mountains a few times a month.

 

[CDM]

Main course: 5-6 MinsMetro Area: 30-35 mins average (about 20+ courses)Destination (Dive): 5 hours (that is pushing it but seems to be the most will drive)Destination: Beyond 5 hour drive comes down desire vs timing vs cost (Always down for a good golf trip)