Bandon, OR to Coos Bay ranting about golf

     The plan was to stay in Bandon at an RV park and maybe do a little golfing at one of the Bandon courses, that changed when we checked into the green fee's and caddie fee's!  You need to keep in mind that we have here a 20-21 handicap golfer and his wife you just took the game back up a couple of years ago.  We both enjoy the game and even enjoy playing with each other (from time to time) and we do spend a good portion of our travels looking for and playing some of the nice courses in the areas of our travels.  I really was looking forward to maybe playing a round at Bandon Dunes or one of the six course at the complex, until I heard the rates for this time of year and the "no golf carts" policy!  That's right it's a walking course only and this 70+ year old right now can't walk one hole let alone 18 of them with my hips the way they are.  I might have given up the $325 green fees, plus the $60 caddie fee plus any tips involved which there always is if you're any kind of golfer.  This is all not to mention Beverly would have most likely hated it by the 3rd hole because these aren't even for 20 handicaps let along a hacker (not going to mention her potential handicap right now) but I'm sure I'd have come away with some great pictures!  We ended up going right on by and stopping here at Coos Bay and see they have a couple of course that we'll be most likely giving them a go.
     The average golfer in America shoots rounds in the mid 90's to low 100's which is like a 20 to 30 handicap and the average woman golfer in America has a 28-30's handicap or rounds in the 110's and above.  Even the above average golfers have handicaps in the teens and shoots in the upper 80's to low 90's yet golf course like this try and keep us away unless we pay through the nose to play.  We take Jack Nicklaus's  and Arnold Palmer's advice and play from the "up tee's" because we should based on handicap and to help speed up the game!  I guess I'm just pissed off because I don't want to shell out $810.00 plus tipping the club loading guy and the club cleaning dude not to mention the cart gal for drinks..........ya right, nearing a cool $1000.00 to play Bandon Dunes, we'll have to come back in the winter when the fee's more near $100 and my legs/hips are healed!
     We will play here in Coos Bay and I know we will play in Florence because there is a very nice course there we've played and really enjoyed.