SAN JOSE – If you’re looking for bargain golf in the San Francisco Bay Area, get in line.
I’m in that line looking for affordable golf courses to play in the Bay Area every weekend, and it can be a frustrating experience. Since moving from Michigan in 2014, I’ve had to readjust my baseline for what value-oriented golf looks like and costs. Fifty bucks no longer cuts it to play a hiddem gem or a solid course that’s a little scruffy around the edges. When it comes to California’s golf dollar, $80 for a round of golf is where the value line tips one way or the other. Walking remains the best way to unlock the value playing Bay Area courses.
The tee times of the municipal and public courses that my crew of golfers plays on a regular basis disappear quickly in northern California. I’ve actually got a designated “Tee Time Guy” – with the T-shirt to prove it – who hunts down tee times when we need them…