Remember the commercials with Tiger watching kids hit balls and the PGA touting how much money they raised for youth golf programs? About 12 years ago, I called around asking about group lessons for kids or discount green fees for kids, summer programs, anything. I called at least twenty courses and they had very little to offer. "We used to have youth classes but not enough interest... We used to have after-school twilight rates for youth but got rid of that this year."

One call was hilarious. Turned out this guy is LDS and a world class teaching pro (Haddow would definitely know him):

"Oh yeah, I am the pro here and am excellent with kids. I use video and guarantee they will be hitting 10 yards further after the first week."

"That sounds great. What are your rates?"

"Well, I charge $350 per hour. How many kids did you say you wanted to take lessons? Three? I would do all three for $400 an hour."

"Whoa! No way can I do that. I'm sure you are worth it, but I'm not looking for my kids to make the PGA tour."