April 27th, 2006
Tips About Tipping
Ever wonder how much you should tip the beverage cart? Bag Drops? Cart Jockeys?
About.com golf guide Brent Kelley discusses this in his article: http://golf.about.com/cs/beginnersguide/a/golftipping.htm
Some highlights from the article include the following tips:
- Tipping is unusual at munipal courses
- If the place you are golfing does not have a dress code, you probably won’t have to tip
- Valet (if available) - $3 is a good baseline amount
- Cart Return - a couple bucks, $5 if your clubs are cleaned
- Starter - in general, no tip is neccessary. Brent discusses some exceptions in his article
- Caddies - 50% of the caddie fee. If there is a Caddie Master, a 20% tip will ensure a good caddie
- Forecaddies - $50-100 per group
- Beverage Cart - $1 tip for a $3 purchase is typical
Check out Brent’s article for a more complete list of tips.