I nervously looked around the pro shop. Here comes the pro. He s tan and lean with perfect Augusta manicured hair.


May I help you pard ner? he asked.


I hope so, I said. I ve won one of your auctions for a tee time. Here s my receipt thing, and I want to play.


Well, we re glad to have you sir! So will there be four golfers?


Yes, me and my buddies but you re defining golfers rather loosely. We re riding the course on a cart with golf bags, but we re not golfers. A quick chuckle and the pro processed my slip of paper.



There it was, the chuckle signified the

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culmination of using a method for getting tee times for discounts up to 70%;Tee Time Auctions.


The tee time auction model that I knew started in Indianapolis in 2000. Then rapidly expanded because it helped both parties with their problems.The course playing slots are filled in slow times, and expose new players to courses that wouldn t normally fit their budget.


For the golfer, the benefit is obvious. You can play courses with a 30-70% discount off the regular price (including carts). Good for both parties, great for the game.


However, please keep a couple of factors in mind. First, you need to have 3 other buddies with flexible schedules to get discounts on the most courses (there are some twosomes but majority

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of auctions are for foursomes).


Second, most of the times are during the week or afternoons of weekends.(Hence the needed flexibility) Be sure to carefully check the conditions and times of the auction offered for that particular course.


As of last year, over 25,000 golfers had used the auction format for hundreds of courses in Indiana, Ohio, Illinois, Michigan,Florida and Arizona.


Simply go to www.Golfus.com and look up your state and review the courses that are offering auctions. If you see a course you ve wanted to play, (register first) make a bid and you ll know whether you won by the end of the week. Work out times with the course (and your buddies) and get ready for the adventure.There is also

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a buy now feature available with reduced pricing.


I like the auction process better. It s fun to discuss the status of your bid, amounts, how many bids etc. with your buddies. Half the fun in a golf adventure is in the planning and in this case, the bidding.


I also enjoy that most courses have their web sites listed on the auction site.You can get some details on the clubhouse, course layouts, regular pricing on green fees etc. Even if you don t get the winning bid, you ve learned more about courses in your area.


It s exciting when you do place the winning bid. You play a new course and get a great deal for you and your

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friends. It s fun, informative and easy. Once you ve tried it, you ll be a bidder golfer all the time.


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