The up-front cost to get into golf can be pretty pricey. There's clubs, usually lessons, a bag, the clothes, some shoes and a few other accessories. But once you get into golf, it's actually a pretty affordable game.
According to the PGA of America, the average green fee is $28.42. That's not bad at all, especially if you look at the cost of a golf round compared to other spectator sports. The average Major League Baseball ticket in 2014 costs $27.93, within a couple of quarters of a round of golf. Tickets run about $82 per seat for an NFL game, with the gameday experience average of $209 for two people. The average non-premium NBA ticket is $50.99.
While a dragging round of golf isn't a good thing, if you play in 4 hours, 30 minutes, then the per-hour cost is $6.31. Watching a ballgame costs $9.31 per hour with your typical 3-hour Major League game. Add more time if you consider the two-way commute to and from the stadium by car, bus and/or train. And you're getting exercise on the course, too -- which may or may not appeal to you, but we digress.
Bottom line: playing golf isn't as expensive as you think it might be.
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