Has anyone ever played in the CG Golf Invitational? I'm sure The Homestead is a very nice place, but how many Coasties can really afford to partake? Especially our junior folks?

Check out the prices below. And then you've got to get there, to. OUCH!!!!

TOURNAMENT PACKAGE
The basic tournament package consists of the following:
• Accommodations for three nights (Wed through Fri). (Additional nights, before or after the tournament, may be reserved by contacting The Homestead @ 800-838-1766)
• 4 rounds of golf with cart, with range balls for each day.
• Additional rounds offered at discount rates on a space available basis following the tournament rounds Thursday through Saturday.
• A Welcome reception/cook out after Wednesday's Scramble Round. Location: TBD
• Evening receptions on Thursday & Friday. Locations: TBD
• An “Awards Banquet” buffet on Saturday afternoon.

Tournament costs: (Please enclose the appropriate amount via check along with the entry form)
Golfer - Double Occupancy ………………………......…………..……...$695.00 per person
Golfer – Double Occupancy [E-6/GS-7/WG-7] and below….………...…$620.00 per person
Golfer - Single Occupancy…………………….……………………….....$930.00 per room
Non-Golfer - Double Occupancy…………...…………………………….$360.00 per person
Children 6 to 12 (staying with parents-2 banquets/receptions)…………...$60.00 per person
Children 13 and older (staying with parents-2 banquets/receptions)…….$127.00 per person
Additional adult sharing room with two others (2 banquets/reception).....$127.00 per person
Notes: (1) Package Cost includes all taxes and gratuities; however, it is appropriate to tip
bag attendants and hotel porters.
(2) Golfers, regardless of age, must pay the double or single occupancy package price

So two questions:
1. What dates is this?
2. Is it only for AD and Reserve?

The answer to those questions can be found here:

http://www.uscg.mil/ANNOUNCEMENTS/alcoast/ALCOAST142-08.txt

I once considered playing on it, but I have been told that many hackers get permissive orders just to go out there and drink. The pace is very slow, balls are sprayed all over the place and screaming "Four" seems to be an option. Well, if that is the case and considering the cost, as with the CGHQGA who I fired, I opted out of this option too.

With so many military courses around D.C., I would think it would be better to have it around there especially since the price to play would be more reasonable.

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Originally posted by MAROONTIDE88:
With so many military courses around D.C., I would think it would be better to have it around there especially since the price to play would be more reasonable.

Yea, that's just it. It seems like by choosing The Homestead, instead of a nice, low cost military course, the higher-ups are counting on the junior folks not being able to afford it and parti****te, thus ensuring that they will have their own little HQ boondoggle without a bunch of enlisted members running around. Do the planners of this really think they are fooling any of us?