1. Do you stay away from pay to play, or does it not matter?
I don't stay away, but it has to be worth the price. If it's a crummy course, I'm not going to pay just to add another course to the list. If it's a great course, or even just decent, I haven't seen any place charge more than a fraction of what I'd be willing to pay.
2. Would you pay a higher one time rate for a membership? This would be a one calendar year (just an example for now) in length besides getting a pass you will get some course gear(clothing and other apperal) as well as a discount on all pro shop purchases. Maybe even a tournament discount fee or exclusive events for members only.
Yes. I would imagine this would be an affordable price to begin with, regardless of course quality, so as long as the course was local and I could play it often, I doubt it would be out of the range of what I'd be willing to play.
3. Would you take part of monthly tournaments?
Yes, so long as the course was worth playing.
4. What are some major amenities you look for at a pay to play course?
None, other than great golf. That really is all. Everything else above that is gravy. It takes a lot of time, work, effort, and money to make a course and keep it running. Therefor, in the end, if the golf is good, I can live without great pads/signage/clubhouses/foot massages/etc
5. Would spend time at the "clubhouse" to eat and have a drink after or before a round? That's if we build a bar and grill on the course, which I think we are going to be ending up doing
If the people were likeable and the course fun, absolutely! The places that I've been to that have similar hangout spots are always fun.
6. If we offered camping, would you take use of it?
If it were far enough away that I would need to camp, then yes. Especially if we could get rowdy, bring dogs, play glow golf, and again, if the golf was worth driving that far for.
I've paid-to-play at a few state parks, and each time they were worth the less-than-5-bucks to play. If I were a local, I'd definitely pay for an annual membership at those places, guessing they couldn't be more than $30-$40.
As for private courses, which I see as pay-for-play even if they don't ask for it, I've seen some great amenities(5-star accomadations, grills, stocked beer, homemade meals, golf carts). Some of those courses have no tee pads, poor signage, no trash cans, and ill-maintained areas.
But far and away, the golf and fun factor on private courses I've played have been so far above par, that I don't care one iota about concrete teepads, or pristine signage, or trash cans on every tee(PACK IN PACK OUT!), or anything else. If someone has gone out of their way(and pocket) to build a private course, chances are I'm going to love every second of it. Even Legacy Trails, which admittedly so by Moose himself is overly righty-hyzer-friendly, is so much fun to throw and be out there with him on his property, that I really could care less if it's lefty-friendly, or anything else.
Make a great disc golf course, and you'll find that people like myself will pay your fee on the first tee and empty their wallets on the last.
For reference, the private courses I've played have been
Legacy Trails
Harmon Hills
Holler in the Hills
Crucible
Flyboy
Stoney Hill
Bracket's Bluff(new and old)
Avery's Spring