Every so often I read something that ticks me off, indirectly, about the attacks on golf's future (it's too expensive, it takes too long to play, golfers have other responsibilities on the weekend, yada yada). The latest spark was lit, innocently enough, by an article in the Wall Street Journal's sports pages (yes, the paper does have a few sports pages). The article concerned the length of time it takes to play an average Division I football game (a bit under four hours, but a fair number over four hours). I got to thinking about the time it takes to get in and out of the stadium parking lot, the drive time to and from home, and it became clear that a day at the football game makes a round of golf look pretty quick. And for those who think golf is light on exercise, try sitting in a stadium seat, jumping up and down only if your team scores.
Our latest defense of golf and its future is the main feature in our upcoming October Home On The Course newsletter. The accompanying article, unrelated, was sparked by yet another couple of articles we read in Time magazine and at the web site Livability.com that ranked the best places to live in America. Surprisingly, southern towns were way under-represented. Rochester, MN, we are sure a lovely but brutally cold town in winter, topped one list. Mindful that cost of living is one feature of a "best" place to live, we compare the cost of living in Rochester -- it isn't bad -- to those of a few of our favorite towns in the South. If you are contemplating a relocation to a golf rich area, or are just curious about how some southern towns stack up against the best in the U.S., please sign up here to subscribe to our free monthly newsletter.
