KenL
Tour Rookie
No, my club doesn't have one.
I wonder about the legality of charging for something you may not use.
I wonder about the legality of charging for something you may not use.
No, my club doesn't have one.
I wonder about the legality of charging for something you may not use.
£200 - and I probably add at least that amount again through the year.
With the 10% discount, the return is 11.something%. Better than interest from the bank or under your mattress. I win, the club has my money up front and wins - what's not to like?
It's the fact that you're being forced to spend your money where you may not want to spend it.That's an interesting point, a point that get raised a lot but for me, I don't understand why folk are against them, it's ploughing money back in to your club, I genuinely can't understand folks objection to them.
£200 - and I probably add at least that amount again through the year.
With the 10% discount, the return is 11.something%. Better than interest from the bank or under your mattress. I win, the club has my money up front and wins - what's not to like?
It's the fact that you're being forced to spend your money where you may not want to spend it.
A bit like buying a car but having to go back to the main dealer for service because they charged you extra - sure, you can go elsewhere but you lose that money. Or a hotel that's cost £100 for the night but they charge you £120 to get you to eat in their restaurant.
As I said, if clubs made their facilities desirable enough they won't need to force people in.
I'm just against the principle of other people deciding where I have to spend my spare money.
Not been a member of a club that has a bar levy. I don't agree with it, not that it would stop me joining a club. People join golf clubs to play golf. If they wanted a drinking club they'd go to your local pub. That said, I spend more than your typical bar levy every month. Not that long ago I was spending that in a week.
If a club needs an extra £50 at the beginning of its financial year I'd rather they just upped their subs.
Some players have a limited time away from their family, and at the end of a round they want to go home. Why should they be (almost) forced to stay longer? Some people may be recovering alcoholics. Why (almost) force them into a bar?
Its a golf club, not a drinking club.
Increased subs get you nothing, other than increased subs. Our club increased theirs by £50 two years ago and lost 80 members.
Got no problem with that or buying the drinks. Just don't regularly spend money on myself for drinks.Wolf , 50 Quid wont last you long at a forum meet