Most Expensive Pro-Am: AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am
The famed 'Crosby Clambake' has about 50 spots open each year for guys like you who dream of playing Pebble alongside the likes of Phil Mickelson and Dan Marino. All you'll need is cash and persistence. You have to write to the Monterey Peninsula Foundation, which decides who plays. If you're accepted, you'll get complimentary practice rounds, hospitality all week, and goodies like Ecco shoes and Waterford Crystal wine glasses.
Price tag: $12,800
Most Expensive Lessons: Mitchell Spearman
GOLF Magazine Top 100 Teacher Mitchell Spearman doesn't hide the fact that he's the world's priciest teacher. That's not surprising given that his client list has included Nick Faldo, Greg Norman, former vice-president Dan Quayle and Nike founder Phil Knight. You can get the same treatment if you have a few free hours and a handful of hundreds.
Price Tag: $1,500 for 3-hour lesson; $3,000 for a full day
Most Expensive Ride: Hummer H3 Golf Cart
What could go better with your new mansion in a golf community? You'll be driving the first proportionally correct golf car styled after the famous gas-guzzler. Features include 15-inch custom-built wheels, an aluminum I-beam chassis, a genuine Hummer chrome grill, headlights, fog lights, and turn signals, for when you detour off the fairway. Plus it will seat your entire foursome. You can add options like a DVD entertainment system, running boards or leather interior for about $40,000, but at that stage you might as well buy a real one.
Price Tag: Starting at $18,875
Most Expensive Bag: Louis Vuitton Golf Bag (left)
This is the only time you can buy Louis Vuitton for someone other than your wife and not be accused of having an affair. Made from the company's Damier Geant monogrammed canvas it features a cowhide base and handle, a padded canvas-and-cowhide shoulder strap, a travel cover and six departments for all your other trinkets. Plus, they throw in four complimentary Louis Vuitton tees.
Price tag: $9,050
Most Expensive Shoes: John Lobb, by Hermes
This shoemaker crafts the priciest kicks on the planet, and they'll be custom made for your feet with a variety of the finest leathers available. But it takes longer to get these shoes than to get a tee time on Bethpage Black: up to six months.
Price tag: Starting at $5,000
Most Expensive Ball Marker: Tri Marker Executive Series
This is taking status symbols to a whole new level. The Tri Marker Executive Series ball marker is made from 18-karat white gold and studded diamonds, citrine, amethyst and peridots. It has a marking application that can help you tell how many putter heads away your ball is, and the company even recommends adding a platinum chain that transforms the marker into a fashionable necklace for the wife.
Price tag: $10,500
