The game is not that easy. What is changing, however, in the game of golf is the playing field, especially public courses. For the most part, almost all public golf courses being built and opened today are of the high-end lot. The public golf course market for the most part has changed. It's a business now, big business.
Most new courses are also into the full- service restaurant and banquet business.
It's not unusual to find a clubhouse ranging from 23,000 to 32,000 square feet. One of the new players in the high-end public golf market is Eric Bergstol and his Empire Golf Company. Now that's far less than what it would cost to join a private club, and you will be getting the same playing conditions at a choice of courses. That's one look at the future. Centerton Golf Club owner Greg Matteo said.