The Bottom Line
- Free or discounted golf
- Accepted at golf courses and resorts in all 50 states
- Proceeds stay in the local communities
- Funds are used to help prevent chronic lung diseases and promote lung health
- A very inexpensive way to buy golf privileges and help support important ALA programs
- There are no cons
Description
- For information on buying a card near you call 800-586-4872 or click on your local lung association to place an order online!
- Most 2007 Golf Privilege Cards come with a companion booklet containing course listings and discount information.
- Most of the time you'll simply present the card, take your discount and away you go.
- Some course limit the number of discounts you can receive. In which case you'll present the booklet and record your plays.
- In most states cards cost $40, but most are offering "buy three and get one free." In Pensylvania the card costs only $20.
Guide Review - The American Lung Association Golf Privilege Card - The Lung Card
How could we not support such a good cause, especially when we can save so much money for ourselves in the process. For instance:
The Tennessee Lung Card costs only $40 and, so the blurb says, it entitles you to play more than $10,400 worth of golf in four states.
Now I don't know about you, but that's a significant chunk of change no matter which way you look at it.
Many states are even offering an Early Bird Special – buy your card before Jan 31 and receive a discount - and, if you buy three, you get the fourth one free. Now that’s a deal.
Actual privileges vary from state to state, most offer free or discounted green fees across the board as well as pro shop, club house and restaurant discounts.
Almost all states have reciprocal agreements with their neighbors - some are good for golfing discounts in as many 6, even 7 states - the Western US Edition takes in California, Washington, Oregon, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, Texas, British Columbia and even Hawaii. So, visitors to the US would be wise to shop around; the rest, well, my advice is to support your local community.
Call 1-800-LUNG-USA (1-800-586-4872) for more information on buying a card near you or click through to your local lung association and place an order online!