GOLF CLUB GREEN FEES

JOHN DONEGAN,

JOHN DONEGAN,

Sir, - With reference to Dermot Gilleece's article on green fees (The Irish Times January 4th), I am astonished that the majority of the country's top golf clubs have increased their fees for this year. Following the foot-and-mouth epidemic, September 11th and a quietening of the Celtic Tiger, should these golf clubs not be encouraging players and attracting visitors rather than recklessly increasing the cost of playing golf?

They are in danger of biting off the hand that feeds them. - Yours, etc.,

JOHN DONEGAN,

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Claremont Park,

Sandymount,

Dublin 4.