The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on January 1 that 344 (92 percent) of the 375 non-membership golf courses operating since January this year have been designated as public golf courses that meet the requirements such as usage fees.
The MOCA reorganized the existing dichotomous system of membership and public golf courses into a three-tier system of membership, non-membership, and public golf courses to solve the problem of unstable usage prices due to the supply-demand imbalance of golf courses after COVID-19. Golf courses that were previously categorized as public have been divided into non-member and public types.
Golf courses designated as public must charge an average course fee lower than KRW188,000 on weekdays and KRW247,000 on weekends in spring (April-June) and fall (September-November). Golf courses will enjoy tax benefits such as exemption from individual consumption tax for three years and lower property tax rates.
“Golfers will be able to use various types of golf courses at stable prices without worrying about indiscriminate rate hikes like in the past,” the MOC said, adding, “The effect of the government’s lower tax rate on popular golf courses will be passed on to golf course users.”
By region, 76 non-membership golf courses in seven metropolitan local governments – Daegu, Gwangju, Daejeon, Ulsan, Sejong, Gyeongbuk, and Chungnam – were designated as 100% public golf courses, and among the remaining metropolitan local governments, Chungcheongbuk-do (over 97%), Gyeonggi (94%), and Jeju (92%) had the highest public golf course designation rates. 메이저사이트
To analyze the price effects of the designation of public golf courses, MOLIT plans to investigate the current status of usage fees for non-members of public and membership golf courses and release the results of the first half of the survey in August.
The ministry will also explore ways to establish a fair use order for golf courses. Periodic supervision will be conducted on whether the standard terms and conditions for golf course use prohibit the purchase of goods and food, impose penalties for failure to make reservations, and refund fees, and whether course fees and ancillary service fees (carts, food and beverages, etc.) are posted on the golf course website and on-site according to the standards for displaying golf course fees.
Choi Bo-geun, director of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said, “We will continue to improve the system and overhaul unreasonable regulations so that golf can be established as a popular sport and users, businesses, and the local economy can all win together.”