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I'm initially from Northumberland. Some unbelievable courses up there. Ive spoken to so many young golfers, who aren't members of a course. The recurring reason, always seems to be because they'd feel restricted to that one course.
All the benefits of being a member at your own course but, you could offer one round at your course, for the chance to play one round at someone else's course, for free.
Even with a tier system, with different courses being in different tiers, depending on their price bracket? Also, the intention wouldn't be to swap whenever. There would be limited "swaps" and both parties would have to agree.
This would potentially stretch further afield. Say, if you were abroad or a different part of the country. I was thinking it would encourage younger golfers to get a membership, as they'd no longer be restricted to playing one.
I want to float an idea by golfers.
Would you be more likely to join a club, if you were not restricted to that one club?
If an app was launched, in which golfers could swap one of their rounds, with another app user, for a round at their course, would you use that app?
Say, it was once or...