We've had this discussion before. I think they are both equally enjoyable. I mean where we live we have some great courses all with in 30 minutes from each other. Fairly priced and would cost about the same as a normal competition. Its something I'd like to keep in moderations of each. Like it was posted early a set of clubs can set you back a decent chunk of change. It can be equivalant to what my system costs Retail.
It doesn't matter what the hell you get into its gonna cost you money. Car Audio, Golf, Woman its all gonna cost you money. Lets face it we're men and we like our toys. Reading a good book by a fire is not exactly what we consider a good use of time just like knitting, arts and crafts and basically anything you find in Michael's. Camping, Biking, and so on $$$. Running might be the cheapest but, hell you ain't gonna see my fat ass running any time soon.