EarthGolf

More evidence that redoing a golf course just isn’t worth the effort and cost to attract a professional golf tournament can be seen at San Fransisco’s Harding Park golf course. The course continues to operate in the red - to the tune of $1.4 million. In an attempt to bail out the course, the city wants to raise the rates on the golf course by 15%.

Supervisor Jake McGoldrick has introduced legislation that would increase fees at Harding Park by 15 percent across the board, an increase expected to generate an additional $659,000 in revenue, according to a report from the Budget Analyst’s Office.

But, based on golfer reaction to previous fee increases at Harding Park, the department said the number of golfers willing to hit the links would decrease if the fees go up, according to the report. The department predicts that if fees go up, the course would actually wind up losing $115,995.

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Under the proposal, a resident paying $46 to play a round on the weekdays and $59 on the weekends would end up paying $53 and $68. Nonresidents would pay $155 for weekday play and $178 for weekend play.

$178 to play Harding Park on the weekend for a non-resident? No thanks - then again, it’s already too high to justify playing it.

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