What is annual operating costs for an 18 hole golf course operating 12 months?

Eleven dollars.....Come on now, tell me you aren't seeking financial advice on what seems to be at least a multi-million dollar a year operation on Yahoo Answers.

If you are serious about this, you need to hire somebody who specializes in some type of business financing and not a bunch of golf feinds who are just on here for fun.

But if you want my best guestimate........

Salaried Employees- 200,000

Non Salary- 75,000

groundskeeping- 250,000

practice facility maintenance- 200,000

Golf carts, maint. equip.-100,000

taxes- 75,000

misc.-250,000

TOTAL= 1,150,000.

That'll be 45,000 dollars in consulting fees thank you.

John B and XP Pilot have done a pretty good job here of laying out the facts. A lot depends on where you want to base the aircraft and exactly what type of flying you will be doing. Also if you can write off any expenses of ownership through a business. I've owned aircraft for over thirty years I do as much maintenance as possible and assist my A&P mechanic and Inspector as much as he will let me. Getting your hands dirty will save you big bucks. The more seats the more the insurance....I sold a twin engine Aztec and moved down to a Cessna 182, years later bought a ragwing Piper two place VFR aircraft. It costs about as much as say a nice 26 foot boat in anual cost of operation and maintance. I guess around 30 bucks an hour operating costs over 150 - 200 hours a year. When I need a plane with more capability I rent, borrow or steal thus avoiding the high cost of ownership of a more sophisticated aircraft. It also helps me keep current. Aquisition costs widely vary on condition and equipment. Some times you can still get a deal with a motivated seller. Look into a flying club if you have one local.

Jeez Brian, don't you have a harder question?

There are so many variables that apply to golf course operations there's no way any of us could give an honest answer. And anyone that responds and says here are the actual numbers is bullshi**ing you.

Are you aiming for a course maintained like Augusta National, or like an average country public course? Where will it be located, what kind of grass, what climate, what member expectations, etc. etc. There is no standard answer.

This topic is worth more attention

a lot