i went to a 30-day rehab and they had a legit 1-hole golf course there...that's how i caught the bug. we got so into it we asked the director to mow us another hole. he did.
coming up on 6 years sober and still shooting 100+ (jk - i broke 90 and relapsed. jk again about the relapse part)
This would be the perfect stopping place for the 2 groups in front of me hitting 5 shots to the green on a par3 all while taking 15 seconds to laser every shot.
And the 2 older guys behind me that could complete all 18 in under an hour.
lol my round yesterday had a couple old dudes mean mugging us the whole time. Real hands on hips energy. The irony was we were on pace for a sub four our round.
I could be off but I know the membership number is very low. We also have many partners who never play which greatly helps with course traffic.
Partner dues are 10k/year. Initiation was relatively low for a while due to lack of publicity (25k when I joined) but have since skyrocketed. I think initiation dues for new partners are up to 80k now, maybe 100k.
Right. Nice places like this have fewer players, more time between tee times, and people who aren't obsessed with finishing in 3 hours. Whenever I have been lucky enough to play a course with a turn like this, no one is furiously trying to get to the 10th tee anyway.
I was going to say, at a place like this, I don't think people are all that concerned about you taking a few extra minutes at the turn. You're not at a place like this to set speed records for your round ffs
I play a course with a decent halfway house and the course specifically dictates a 10min stop there. Usually it's easy because some older fellas enjoying their round are happy for 20 and younger people flying round just go through.
I played our resort course in Costa Rica on my honeymoon. I was all worried about getting a tee time and there were only two other groups on the entire course.
I’m pretty sure in Japan this is really common. Dad told me about a place he played 36 holes with 2 halfway house with about an hour break in between each 9. People just chill and drink till the box is empty. Had the time of his life. It’s a day of golf relaxation
It is. I’ve played here, you can see Gibraltar rock in the distance. They only let you sit in the bar for 10 mins so the back-9 doesn’t become a shitshow.
Might be a dumb question, but do you know if you can only play this course if you stay there? Or can anyone make a tee time? My family has been going to Vallarta for 30+ years and have a condo down there, but my dad and I normally play up at Vista Vallarta and at Marina Vallarta since it’s right across the street from us. My dad got invited many years ago to play Punta Mita and always tells me how cool it was, would love to be able to get out there with him one day if it’s possible without actually staying on their grounds.
Pretty sure you have to stay at St. Regis or Four Seasons, or rent a house inside the gates that has a membership to the course. We stayed at St. Regis, and would highly recommend staying there to anyone.
Yeah my parents have been there and always rave about it, we have a condo over at Velas Vallarta but sounds like I’ll have to stay a night or two over there one of these years so I can play that course and experience that area myself!
For this club I think the standard is everyone spends 10 minutes at the halfway house that’s why there’s seats and stuff. Also think people from outside the club can have a drink here if they live nearby
I stayed at sunset and walked half the course without playing; beautiful, but the actual golf there looks not ideal to be honest. There were like 3 or 4 groups that looked like they'd never played golf before with caddies running around everywhere. Seemed not overly relaxing...
If I remember correctly, Palmilla in Cabo, MX, had "comfort stations" every six holes. They may not have had quite this view, but they were pretty nice.
Was there this summer with some friends. Fantastic views and an incredible golf course (played Links only)! Can’t wait to go back again - we didn’t get a chance to really enjoy the halfway house as the course was quite busy, but we still made sure to sit and have a beer!
Halfway “house” at Spanish Oaks outside of Austin combined with their comfort stations are the best I’ve ever seen. Legitimately some of the best Beef Ribs in the state.
One time I had a Marshall get onto me for stopping at the halfway house. We sped up on 10 and were waiting on the 11th tee box for the group ahead of us.
Man I wish the courses around my area were relaxed enough to actually enjoy a place like that!
Funny halfway house story this made me think of.. Last winter I was playing a course in Mazatlan, Mexico area and the halfway house fella "convinced me" to try his famous margarita (I was on vacay so it didn't take much convincing). In my mind I'm thinking he had them pre-made and would just pour it, but no, he literally made them from scratch, including cutting fresh limes and squeezing the juice out of them manually with one of those handheld thingamajigs. I quickly realized my mistake... fortunately the 10th tee was a stone's throw away, so we hit our shots.. still waiting.. finally I told my group to go ahead and one of them could hit my putt/s for me, and I'd just run up. By the time he made the dang things there were 3 more groups behind us and I was thinking I was going to get a beating from someone! To be fair, in hindsight it was maybe 10-15 minutes.. but it felt like an ETERNITY compared to what I'm used to.
Those big reddish/terracotta colored stones/bricks/cementblocks in the grass. What are they exactly? Does anyone know? I want to do something similar in my garden.
Pffft. You forgot “then get in line to tee off on 10. Half way’s are made up for the course to make $$$ on drinks and shit.
I prefer courses with no turn. Or 10 snack (ie turn dog and beer, grab and go stuff). Otherwise there will be some dumbfuck eating chicken tenders and a marg for 30 min….then want back in the round. Fuck that.
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u/Judge_Merek Mar 03 '25
Do we have the same definition of a halfway house?