Re: Tiger Woods, just as an amateur, Casey Martin
 

On a side note, I had a chance to interview Jack back in my days as a sports guy. He was christening a new Nicklaus golf course north of Austin. I learned two extraordinary things that day:

1. Jack charges a fee of $2 million to design a golf course.

2. According to the press kit we were given, Jack had at that time 232 different golf courses in development around the world.

Re: Tiger Woods, just as an amateur, Casey Martin
 

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On a side note, I had a chance to interview Jack back in my days as a sports guy. He was christening a new Nicklaus golf course north of Austin. I learned two extraordinary things that day:

1. Jack charges a fee of $2 million to design a golf course.

2. According to the press kit we were given, Jack had at that time 232 different golf courses in development around the world.

3. It's all about Jack!


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Re: Tiger Woods, just as an amateur, Casey Martin
 

So, by my fuzzy math, $464,000,000 in design fees?

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So, by my fuzzy math, $464,000,000 in design fees?

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I don't think he was getting $2,000,000 in the 1960s!

Re: Tiger Woods, just as an amateur, Casey Martin
 

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So, by my fuzzy math, $464,000,000 in design fees?

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I don't think he was getting $2,000,000 in the 1960s!

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No, that 232 number represented the courses Nicklaus was currently working on. $2MM a pop.

Re: Tiger Woods, just as an amateur, Casey Martin
 

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So, by my fuzzy math, $464,000,000 in design fees?

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I don't think he was getting $2,000,000 in the 1960s!

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No, that 232 number represented the courses Nicklaus was currently working on. $2MM a pop.

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Really? Wow. There's quite a bit of overhead, but I wonder how much they profit per course?

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So, by my fuzzy math, $464,000,000 in design fees?

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I don't think he was getting $2,000,000 in the 1960s!

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No, that 232 number represented the courses Nicklaus was currently working on. $2MM a pop.

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Really? Wow. There's quite a bit of overhead, but I wonder how much they profit per course?

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Wasn't trying to correct you, but I was curious about that number and how many he has done total, so I went to their website.

http://www.nicklaus.com/design/facts.php

Looks like Jack has 255 courses open worldwide. The company has 312.

He averages 16 courses a year with 27 as the highest.

They have 54 courses under construction.

Not a bad living for all involved...

Re: Tiger Woods, just as an amateur, Casey Martin
 

Oh, I guess 232 was a total number then. I misunderstood the press kit.

I am also pretty sure his fee is independent of construction costs, etc.