The Gentleman
Medal Winner
Countdown conundrum. Your thoughts greatly appreciated. BTW - I am not mentioning club names as I don't think it is fair.
I want to join a club to play golf (at this stage, not too interested in the whole clubman thing). So, I can join a local club for c. £700 pa (full 7 day membership). The course is interesting and pretty challenging, but short (albeit 18 holes). It gets indifferent reviews 3.4/5 on Golf Shake (for what that is worth), but some pretty good reviews too.
The alternative is a lifestyle membership (due to cost) at another local club for same cost as the full membership at other club (3.9 Golf Shake review). Full membership is £1600. Get certain amount of credits for that cost. If I were to play at weekend mornings, those credit would get me 17 rounds of golf. Obviously less credits for twilight golf and weekends after 4pm. It would generally be considered a better club and perhaps course (although I don't think it is as interesting and testing as the other club). Aesthetically, more pleasing than the other.
My heart says "go for lifestyle membership" (perhaps some snobbishness on my part). It is x3 more expensive so it must be 3 times better ...right!,,, (even I can admit that isn't the case).
My head says "are you for real; 7 day membership on a testing course - good to hone my skills (especially short game) and then perhaps after a year move to a better club/course (or perhaps not - stay and throw myself into the club).
I would welcome your thoughts.
I want to join a club to play golf (at this stage, not too interested in the whole clubman thing). So, I can join a local club for c. £700 pa (full 7 day membership). The course is interesting and pretty challenging, but short (albeit 18 holes). It gets indifferent reviews 3.4/5 on Golf Shake (for what that is worth), but some pretty good reviews too.
The alternative is a lifestyle membership (due to cost) at another local club for same cost as the full membership at other club (3.9 Golf Shake review). Full membership is £1600. Get certain amount of credits for that cost. If I were to play at weekend mornings, those credit would get me 17 rounds of golf. Obviously less credits for twilight golf and weekends after 4pm. It would generally be considered a better club and perhaps course (although I don't think it is as interesting and testing as the other club). Aesthetically, more pleasing than the other.
My heart says "go for lifestyle membership" (perhaps some snobbishness on my part). It is x3 more expensive so it must be 3 times better ...right!,,, (even I can admit that isn't the case).
My head says "are you for real; 7 day membership on a testing course - good to hone my skills (especially short game) and then perhaps after a year move to a better club/course (or perhaps not - stay and throw myself into the club).
I would welcome your thoughts.