Tee-time inflation is a real thing. As the cost of everything has gone up—gas, groceries, housing, you name it—so have greens fees, with some America’s priciest clubs now pushing the four-figure mark. But not at Stow Acres Country Club. This week, the historic Massachusetts course, which stands as one of the first truly desegregated golf clubs in America and even held the first National Black Championship in 1926, is offering nine-hole rounds for as little as 50 cents. Yes, we said cents.
The promotion, which runs from Oct. 27 to Oct. 29, is part of the club’s 100th anniversary celebration, tipping the cap to an old sign once found on the property.
“We have a sign that was recovered off the property many years ago,” General Manager David Carlson told CBS News. “We’re not sure what year the sign is from, but it says 75 cents on weekends and it’s 50 cents on weekdays. So that’s where we came up with the idea of the price.”
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According to Carlson, the course, formerly known as Mapledale Country Club, has gone to great lengths to ensure that the half-dollar greens fees are about celebrating history, not virality. That includes the forming of the Rediscover Mapledale committee, which has helped to raise money for the historical signage that now adorns the course.
The retro pricing isn’t the only thing on offer this week, however. For the first time in nearly 80 years, golfers will get to experience Mapledale’s original nine-hole routing. Stow Acres has recreated the layout using three temporary greens in order to shorten the course to its traditional 2,100-yard length (the modern front nine plays about 3,100 yards). No one loves temp greens, but for the price, it simply can’t be beat.
This article was originally published on golfdigest.com
