Today is your day Boomer! I was planning a winter trip to Arizona or California this year...a golf trip with three of my buddies. You know: sunshine, socializing, perhaps a drink or two, and of course, cheap golf. Lots of it. But gone are the days of inexpensive "Golf Now" deals where you could play in the late afternoon for 25$, or 40$ for golf, a cart, and dinner! In fact, The Desert Sun newspaper states "Check out some of the popular tee time booking sites, and you’ll see some eye-popping numbers. Tee times of $200, a thing of the past from a few years ago, are back in full force now. The $150 tee times have become common place." Wow...oh, that is in American dollars! So why the big jump in price? U.S. golf courses have been shutting down over the past decade, so fewer time slots are available. COVID drove up prices because golfers wanted some recreation outside without fear of infection. That bigger group, many of them Canadian Boomers, is still playing golf and courses are crowded. So, prices get automatically bumped up. Suppy and demand, right? Do your research Boomer golfers. Maybe better deals are available elsewhere. Cheers.