Is it just me, or is there always a person or company that just pushes things a bit too far in this capitalist economy? Example: There’s been no greater invention in recent memory than the push-up bra. But remember the $2 million, diamond-encrusted creation from a few years back? That’s what I’m talking about. What’s the point? Who is wearing it and why? Is the $40 push-up from Victoria’s Secret not good enough? I know it is for me.
Maybe you prefer to walk the course though. As nice as the above cart may be, you think you get a better feel for the course by walking it. But if you’re going to walk that rough golf course terrain, you certainly can’t do it in some $350 Nike’s. And for one reason or another even the $400 Ecco’s just aren’t comfortable enough. You need something that is custom built for your foot and your foot alone. Enter John Lobb:
What about your clubs? Are those shiny new $1,500 Callaway’s not enough to boost your ego or impress your playing partners? Then you may be in need of these:
A set of clubs like that surely cannot be carried in just any bag, right? Well, that’s where French fashion house Louis Vuitton comes in. LV dips their toes into the golf market with this:
All of the above accesories, as ridiculous as they may be, are trumped by the following. Ladies and Gentlemen, ladies especially, feast your eyes on this:
Thanks to Tri Mark Golf we are all now blessed with the worlds most expensive golf ball marker. This 18k white gold piece is marked with diamonds, citrine, amethyst and peridot stones. Sound a bit too nice to simply lay down on the ground? Don’t worry…it doubles as a necklace. Price: $10,000. And I was floored when I saw custom ball markers for $25!
Last, but certainly not least, is somewhere to use all of these fine accesories. Well, keeping with the theme of things, how about the worlds most expensive round of golf? For that, we’ll have to head to Barbados, home of Sandy Lane Spa & Resort.
Sandy Lane is home to three Tom Fazio courses, including the famous Green Monkey. At $385 per round, the course is certainly not the most expensive, but the fees are only part of the story. You see, Green Monkey is open only to guests of the resort. Minimum price for one room for one night? $2,000. Total for one round of golf at Green Monkey – $2,385!
I guess even in these poor economic times, there is still money to be spent foolishly. A $10,000 ball marker? My ball marker comes in denominations of one cent, five cents, ten cents and twenty-five cents – depending upon which coin I pull out of my pocket first. But hey, if you have this kind of money and it’s no problem for you to spend it, then enjoy. I don’t know that feeling and I’m quite sure I may never know it. But something tells me if I did, I could still find better things to do with $20,000 than spend it on a Hummer golf cart.
Well…., maybe not.