Upsides to the downswing
Shanks, Whiffs and One-Irons, Laura Aiken – Upsides to the downswing.
The economy’s in the toilet and we’re all waiting for the big flush, says final quarter stats for 2008. However, there are some upsides to this financial downswing.
It’s a perfect time to travel. I spoke with one travel agent who says the deals for 2009 will be absolutely unreal. One story relayed to me was of a recent all-inclusive trip to the Dominican Republic for $600. In the same vein, gas is finally a reasonable price. It will be significantly cheaper to drive to the golf course at this rate.
A slowing economy forces the free hand of capitalism to produce more intense competition, which is a great thing for the consumer. While the layoffs have been devastating and many businesses are feeling the pinch of industry wallets snapping shut like mousetraps, the crunch is a buyer’s market. Buy stocks, buy houses, buy cars and for goodness sakes buy plenty of rounds of golf. The deals won’t get much better.
I wish I could add a really positive note and say “AND the Leafs are doing fantastic”, but really the only plus is they’re ahead of the Sens.
Laura Aiken is the editor of Bay Area Golfing magazine and communications director for the BAGS Junior Golf Tour. She has been a golf writer for six years, and a mediocre player and fashion activist for 10 years. Laura can be reached at laura@bags.on.ca.
