Signs of the economic times at Dunwoodie and Sprain Lake
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- March
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Here’s the final dispatch from Ernie Palladino, who got lost in Yonkers:
Both courses showed a boost in attendance, some of which was due to an influx of players who once belonged to private courses.
Sprain Lake head professional Tom Avezzano could not put an exact number on it, he surmised that at least of some of the 200 golfers today came from the club scene.
“A lot of private courses are hurting right now because 60-70 members have dropped out and are going to public courses,” Avezzano said. “You put your membership fee together with how many rounds you play in a year, and a lot of those guys are looking at $500 a round. It just doesn’t make sense in these economic times.
“As long as our numbers are reasonable and consistent, they’ll come out (here).”
At Dunwoodie, where things slowed down after 1 p.m., head pro Jeff Bohr also predicted an eventual uptick at the public courses.
“I think we’ll get people from the high-end public and private courses,” he said. “They’ll be happy with the price and the quality of our course. Once we get them here, hopefully we can keep them here.”
