European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday aprill 1,1983 the stars and stripes Page 23 get out the Wallet it s time to tee off go of clubs in Germany up prices for new season by Ben arbams stuff Tiu r it s Tel time in fur pc. Some golfer have been oui braving the elements and temporary pm Niall Tirier while the others Tutcik in chomping at the hit. Spring it Here now. And the estimated20,000 american pilfer in Germany arc a acc i9s8 in interesting if not ready to Mal exciting year. Interesting and for hit most part considerably More expensive. The increases came Aboul because Mil itary recreational facilities have Hen re moved from inc Protection of the appropriated funds umbrella. No longer is there Money available just for the asking. Because of general economic conditions and the necessity 10 mate financial cuts in government funding it has be come mandatory for Golf courses bowl ing centers and other sporting facilities to malic a profit on their own. Llop cases vary from one Lix Alc to another. So do charges. With the Cic Eplion of Berlin and a couple of classifications at  club near Wiesbaden the Cost of a yearly memberships at the military courses in Germany have increased considerably. Prices Are higher on the military courses this year but even with the in creases Olf to cheap dirt cheap in com Parison with playing on the German courses. Golf Isa Ucli Man s game in Germany. Heidelberg is the pc he Beach of Usa eur Alsari Golf it costs the Ichisi to play there. A Heidelberg a Iwin pass has in creased from s125 to j150 for the Low est ranking single membership plovers. The single rate Tariff Lias soared to s360 for senior officers and High ranking civil Ian id cardholders. Family memberships Range from $225 10 s530. Frankfurt is the Pebble Beach of get Nany it costs the most to play there. Greens fees Al Frankfurt. For giant pc arc 65 Marki approximately s3 on weekdays and 85 Marks approximately s5i on weekends and that s for single round not the ensure Day. Frank fun even charges in Marks to use the driving Range. Ramstein s Woodlawn Golf club levies a Flat yearly single membership charge of j240, up from last season sm9j. That fare is higher than the first two classifications on the Heidelberg sea son membership list but considerably lower than All other prices. However Woodlawn also has a sur charge of $120 for each additional family member. If a Man. His wife and two or More of their children play Golf. The fam ily Rale will be More expensive than Hei Delberg s maximum Berlin held its prices at the 1987 level ranging from $72 to $120 for a Sig membership and ss4 to $144 for family participation depending upon Grade Ahcin Buck has raised single membership for people in the e1-e5 category s25 to s 100 this season but some other talks have been reduced considerably. An u6 nowpajsj125, Down from $160 last Jear. Dues for t9s and Al pc have been raised slightly. Numberg has single membership rates ranging from j100 for lower ranks to $150 for people in the Middle groups to $200 for higher ranking officers and civilians. All have been increased site fitly since last year. There Are no special family rates. Stu Ilean s yearly Rales have been raised about i 5 percent but there no Aie Only two categories. E4s and below and civilian equivalents will pay 51-5 this year. L 5s and above will pay si75. A family memberships Cost s275 daily and weekend greens fees also ate staggered at All courses Encell a Luigart and i in Idelburg. Berlin s Mage from $3-7 daily and $5 9 weekends Numberg s arc Between $5 10 and s7-12 Woodlawn charges t4s and under  daily and $4.51 week ends with All others paying so and $ 10 rhe Blick costs from $4 to so and $6 to $12 for id cardholders. Stuttgart has a Flat �8 daily rate Ond an is i weekend Levy. Heidelberg s rates Are Sloand Sis. Respectively. Most daily Rales Aie up this year. All clubs have higher rates for non-113 cardholder. They Range from Sio to 40 Marks or Dollar equivalent on weekdays and si2 id 50 Marks on weekends and holidays. Some club protect their Mem Bers by limiting the number of appear ances non id cardholders can make prices have climbed about 20 percent at the nine Hole course Al Kitzinger. Too. Single memberships Range from to to si70 and the family rates vary from $11 to si90. Daily greens fees sum at a 75 and arc scaled upwards to sb.75 family Rales fall into the $8.75 to $12 territory. Despite the increase in Cost for memberships the clubs arc ejecting Banner we Haven t seen any sign of a Slack ening in interest. In fact the course Esteeming with people  Woodlawn manager Eric Sudy said. We have had summer greens open Mast of the Winter and Ilie play has been  More than 67,000 rounds of Golf were Plaj i at Woodlawn last year. Woodlawn has More Ilia i 1,000 Mem Bers. So Many in fact thai a lottery has to in used to determine who can play on the weekends and holidays. Anyone wishing to play at those limes must submit a request for a Tec Lime in person to the pro shop before noon thursday. Andy said thai any golfers who wan to play the course during the week May make ice time reservations by phoning the pro shop the Day before they want to play i Lowcher. He re emphasized that week end arrangements must be made in per son. Weekend tee times can be Arrin cd at All the courses but Insl clubs have Spe Cial rules covering who can play. Reciprocity differs from course to course. All members of any air Force club worldwide arc Welcome at Woodlawn any Lime. Members from the Berlin Hei Delberg Rhc Niblick and Stuttgart clubs also will enjoy free playing privileges there weekdays. Heidelberg Grams reciprocal rights la Berlin Ramstein. Rici Bliek and stun. R. Can members weekdays. Rhein Blick and y que Muil show evidence that you Are Stuttgart Honor memberships at the member of a recognized Golf club. Then other is holc courses Stuttgart s also in a i. Eluding the Canadian course at Baden Solingen. Niernberg honors memberships from no other club. Berlin does t have an agreement with other courses either but Community operations manager inca Ulah under whose auspices the Golf club Falls said nov glut Cluel Tow lie Isth to Rhc Niblick Golf club there prices lire up at most course in Germany. Ii costs at least 40 Marks to play Al such places As Hanau Kronberg. Dulken him near Frankfurt and Strassbach near Munich on weekdays and from 50 to 70 Marks on weekends if you can gel on the course. But there is still one great German bargain for american golfers Foldal inf near Sharnberg. The Normal greens fees Are so Marks tin weekdays and 85 Marks on weekends and holidays. That does t sound 100 much like a bargain docs if however anyone with an id can can play week Days for Only 8 Marks and weekends for a ridiculously Low 10 Marks. These Rales were established by an appreciative Feld alms membership be cause of the prominent Roe the . Mil itary played in constructing the course especially the building of the Back nine. Frankfurt s one round greens fee for Mal of lists on Many other German courses. On the american military courses you can play in or 36 or 54 of 72 holes once you pay your daily greens fee if you have the desire the physical stamina Are Rie Huip there m the Money league too. And the course in Loo Busy. If uie other clubs to operated. Some did l last year.,. W we n q c Mpr in. Wilh any e 6 mall a. Lasi Jear we welcomed members of other duta but our members were denied similar privileges when they tried to play Down in West Germany Ulli said. Heidelberg slut Jart and Rhein Blick have augmented their incomes by Grant ing German Golf clubs affiliate status and Access to their courses at certain  of those clubs have  that permit Competition in each others tournaments. Access to most German clubs is not that easily obtained. Al practically every German course to y cd Vou Are charged Hie Eiho Bitant prices Roll Rajah i expect to pay to play Pebble each and fancy american resort style courses and most of the German courses Are a far throw from being Amer mean Resor Wilc venues