A City of Burnaby staff report is recommending raising the fees at city golf courses and scale back discounts.
The report says that the golf courses run by the city have seen “escalated” demand amid the COVID-19 pandemic as people searched for more outdoor activities.
The report recommends:
- Increase regular and off-season weekday and weekend base rates by $0.95 at both Burnaby Mountain and Riverway Golf Courses.
- Increase regular and off-season weekday and weekend base rates by $0.48 at both Kensington and Central Park Pitch and Putts.
- Based on a review of current market pricing and heavy demand for Twilight, Sunrise, and Sunset rate tee times, discounts on time-based fees to be scaled back and rates increased by $0.95 to $2.86 to align with current market pricing.
- Scale back the added bonus to loyalty pass sales and reloads by 5% over a two year period (2022 by 2% and 2023 by 3%).
- Eliminate the Senior VIP pass issued in 2002 to former Senior Annual pass holders due to attrition.
- Increase the Tournament Pro Shop Voucher fee by $1.79 per person to align with market pricing and increases to cost of goods due to supply chain issues.
- Introduce a Prime Plus Advance booking fee of $14.29 per person for advance bookings in periods of extremely high demand.
- Increase the Driving Range bucket fees by $0.45 (1 Bucket), $1.43 (3 Buckets) and $5.72 (15 Buckets) to align with market pricing.
- Eliminate the 85 bucket driving range package and introduce new packages of 50 and 100 buckets. “This will achieve a more consistent percentage discounting philosophy with respect to volume purchases,” reads the report.
“The proposed 2022 fees for Burnaby’s golf services are believed to be fair and moderate in comparison with other local golf facilities and fees recommended align with those being offered in the local market,” says the report. “This pricing ensures that the city maintains its market share in the current golf industry and addresses the surge in demand for sunrise, twilight and sunset rates.”
