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I’d like to play more Opens but have to say that I am starting to see prices creeping up a bit.

The worst example is Hollinwell, which a group of us used to play religiously every year. When I first went, not that many years ago, it was around £40-50 per person, including coffee and bacon roll on arrival and a 2-course meal afterwards - a carvery or similar.

We looked at going back this year until we saw the same event (the am-am) is now £105 per person, and the after round carvery is now sandwiches and chips.

I know Hollinwell is a really top track, but Coxmoor has cost me almost half that and is every bit as good. If people want to pay silly money to play courses like Hollinwell, good luck to them. But Opens always used to be a good opportunity to play courses at a reasonable price. In comparison to others, Hollinwell is now taking the mickey.