A Dilemma

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I have a bit of a dilemma and would like a few other opinions.



Have just been excepted for a new club. Lets just say its one of the more prestigious golf clubs up here and has hosted a walker cup in the past.

The problem i have is they want quite a bit of money as a joining fee, more than the two other memberships cost me a year. I was thinking of not carrying on my local membership at the club just around the corner from me, as i've not played many competitions there this year just practice in the evenings.



Was planning on just having membership at Tain. I have made some very good fiends there and love the course, which has made me a much better golfer in the four years i've been a member there. It is however it is 35 miles away from where i live but i do get a good reciprocal rounds here too.



The new club is only 15 miles away has great facilities and a 9 hole course to boot.



just don't know what to do..!

Should i stick with the one I'm at or go to the new club?
:D
 
Personally, I always rate the quality of the course as the main criterion for where I would like to be a member, so if the new one is a much better course than the one around the corner, that would strongly sway me. The fact it is prestigious is neither here nor there.
 
Havn't played there at all this year, usually play with my neighbour but not managed to get together this year for a game. He said the greens had suffered with the snow early this year but were ok by the summer.
 
you have answered your own question by already applying and being accepted to it. go on you know you want to :D you can always make new golfing buddies and still return as a guest to your old. im sure you will sign them on your new course
 
I think if I could afford it, I'd go with the prestigious club as long as the quality of the course is there. It's got to feel good to say "I'm a member at xxxxxx" :D
And if its the best course around then that's the clincher.
 
Got to say it's all about where you'll be happiest. No good playing the best course in the world if the members make you feel isolated, it's hard to get games and the atmosphere in the 19th is dull. Any club I joined would have to have a course that's challenging and would keep me interested and it would need to be accessible in travelling times and getting a game (no pre-booking etc). Cost is important and so I guess you need to weigh up how much you'll use the new place to play/practice in relation to where you are now.

At the end of the day it is about where you'll be enjoying the golf more
 
If I was you, I'd be taking the 20min drive along the A96 without hesitation. Had friends in town who did exactly the same thing and thought nothing of it.

Torvean is okay for an evening game, but, if you could jump in the car and get to Nairn in 20mins and play alongside the Moray Firth as the sun goes down is there really a choice. ;)

It may be a wrench leaving your main club ( if you have to) but I'd plump for Nairn.
 
go for it, otherwise you will spend every round on your current club wishing you were on the other course. If after 1 year you realise it isnt for you then you can go back to 'what you know'.
 
I have booked to play Nairn in August and have been hoping to play it for years after visiting and just looking at it from the car park 17 or 18 years ago.

If I lived close by, I know I would go for it but you have to be happy with the decision. I am sure you will find people to play with.
 
Too far. Plus i get to play there whenever i like anyway. Tain play against Dornoch at least 3 times a year and i get 6 games on the recpcl and a couple of mates are members so i can play whenever. :D
 
No brainer!!

Little bit of Heaven here on earth!

You will have noticed it does not have a big entry in the comps but has made up for the lack of quantity by the quality.

If you qualify for the 'Vets' section, they are a good friendly bunch and very competitive and will offer good playing partners even on non-vet days.

The comparative cost means you will have to make Nairn your home course to get your monies worth and make your second course, just that, for a year or two.

Don't underestimate the enjoyment you will be giving up leaving your golfing pals behind as they can turn a not so good golfing venue into a superb golfing day!

I think Dodger must be one of the few people that have been unfortunate to experience less than excellent greens at Nairn - the course is normally manicured to perfection in my experience of over circa 45 years!
 
No brainer!!

Little bit of Heaven here on earth!

You will have noticed it does not have a big entry in the comps but has made up for the lack of quantity by the quality.

If you qualify for the 'Vets' section, they are a good friendly bunch and very competitive and will offer good playing partners even on non-vet days.

The comparative cost means you will have to make Nairn your home course to get your monies worth and make your second course, just that, for a year or two.

Don't underestimate the enjoyment you will be giving up leaving your golfing pals behind as they can turn a not so good golfing venue into a superb golfing day!

I think Dodger must be one of the few people that have been unfortunate to experience less than excellent greens at Nairn - the course is normally manicured to perfection in my experience of over circa 45 years!
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Everyone who played Nairn earlier this year came away saying that the greens were mince, dire, shocking. That said my only experience of Nairn was many moons ago caddying for a mate in the Scottish amateur and the greens were magnificent.

As for friendly members I was told its very much a toffee nosed law society club?????
:D
 
Much depends on how often you play at the old course.

Theres no way I could play regularly (3-5 times a week in summer) if the course is 35 miles away, except if I was going that way to work.
 
Everyone who played Nairn earlier this year came away saying that the greens were mince, dire, shocking. That said my only experience of Nairn was many moons ago caddying for a mate in the Scottish amateur and the greens were magnificent.
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I have to agree, after all the hype I had heard about Nairn, I was looking forward to playing it, started ok with a couple of nice crispy bacon rolls.
The weather was a little damp but as with all links golf makes no odds and actually adds to the difficulty if anything. The greens though were pretty poor and iirc I managed to plug an approach. What really surprised me though was the amount of rough ground and burnt gorse.
Generally a nice course if a little short, wouldnt mind playing it again when playing at its best.
 
I didn't play nairn on the day you guys did as a had a club match at royal dornoch, so i don't know how bad they were. You were playing the course at the end of April after the worst winter for years, in some parts the snow had only gone the week before.
I have played the course about 10 times in the last 4 years and they have been superb every time.

I'm told they have been doing a lot of work on the course for the cutis cup in 2012, which includes taking out a lot of gorse.

Oh Bugger it i'm joining :rolleyes:
 
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