In front of the ISP this week Handa Senior Open at Old Sunningdale GC course In England, the players were asked if they could remember the last time they paid an greens fee.
The result was a fun summary of some of the most famous faces of the game they tried to remember the last time they cost them current money to remove them.
“I don’t remember the last time I personally paid for a golf round,” Hall of Famer said Colin Montgomeriewho admitted that he once paid a fee invited to his son.
Beme richThe 2002 PGA champion had a ready response.
“Four years ago, I paid for my son and I to play Pebble Beach,” he said. “And it was a small asset. But it was worth every penny of it.”
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Has spent a time for the Golf Canal analyst Paul McGinleyAlso. “I’m embarrassed to say I don’t remember,” he said.
Add the fame hall Bernhard Langer on the permanently dedicated list.
“I don’t remember,” he said. “Too a long time ago.”
But the big three -time champion and the big two -time winner Padraig Harrington made an even more enviable request.
“I don’t think I’ve ever paid a green fee,” he said. “No, I never paid a green fee.”
How is this possible? Harrington explained.
“In Ireland, it’s a kind of unwritten rule, after you arrive, you know, a good standard – of course international, new international, you can go and play local clubs in your area with other new internationals for free,” he said. “So I’ve never paid a green fee.”
Add it to the long list of belongings that come with being a world -class golf player.
