Skycaddie actually has 3 subscription options for downloading courses:
1. BIRDIE – Sub-region (UK, etc)
2. EAGLE – Region (Europe, Africa, etc)
3. DOUBLE-EAGLE – (Worldwide)

We’ve covered the membership options in more depth in our review of the Skycaddie SG5.

I think from Skycaddie’s perspective they’re investing so heavily in professionally mapping courses and they need a sustainable revenue model to keep that going.

In terms of potential future sales, wouldn’t that make better sense since the number of golfers who play within their own state probably far exceeds the number who play outside it; and those that do play outside their residency state can probably afford the surplus cost for downloading the course of their choice.