SHiiBBZ
Club Champion
Absolutely I agree. Those who are retired are out every single day, rain or shine at 7am. I can only do the weekends and evenings in the summer. If you play more, you pay more init.
Cost of Annual Membership at your Club
- Thread starter Swango1980
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Absolutely I agree. Those who are retired are out every single day, rain or shine at 7am. I can only do the weekends and evenings in the summer. If you play more, you pay more init.
Golfnut1957
Newbie
I am genuinely wondering what you think the outcome would be if this were to happen at your club.
a) They would pay more.
b) They would play less.
c) They would move to another club.
KenL
Tour Rookie
What if they had been loyal members for decades? Being a club member is not pay and play.
Zig
Newbie
Just paid mine today.... £990. We've scrapped the bar levy etc. Free reciprocal visit for early payment 
And £70 for my boy (11YO). He's just started playing this year, hitting it OK, nipping down for 6 or 9 holes in the summer before bed. Looking forward to more of that this year!
Think it's great value TBF, year round golf, best course in the area, and seems to be getting better and better. Long may it continue!
Here's to a great golfing year for everyone!
And £70 for my boy (11YO). He's just started playing this year, hitting it OK, nipping down for 6 or 9 holes in the summer before bed. Looking forward to more of that this year!
Think it's great value TBF, year round golf, best course in the area, and seems to be getting better and better. Long may it continue!
Here's to a great golfing year for everyone!
timd77
Assistant Pro
Ours emailed yesterday, going up from £1163 to £1200. Not too bad an increase and in line with similar clubs in the area.
Still a lot more than what I’d expected when I first joined a club 4 years ago, which was £70ish a month!
Still a lot more than what I’d expected when I first joined a club 4 years ago, which was £70ish a month!
SHiiBBZ
Club Champion
This is my club. We need more younger people and the intermediary membership for us clearly works.
spongebob59
Journeyman Pro
Do clubs offer 5 day anymore ?
My current and previous club did away with this category.
My place currently has a twilight membership but I've heard this is going too
Jacko_G
Blackballed
Your mate isn't stupid. A friend of mine is a club manager and says in the current climate if they were starting again from scratch it would be a small barista style cafe, small changing room with some shoe lockers only and toilet facilities only.
Big clubhouses are a HUGE drain now.
Mandofred
Well-known member
Our clubhouse is a bit of an old beast. Just re-doing the bathrooms...but I imagine taking care of big older buildings is a real ££££ pit.
Bdill93
Undisputed King of FOMO
Our clubhouse is a bit of an old beast. Just re-doing the bathrooms...but I imagine taking care of big older buildings is a real ££££ pit.
Stunning that! Must love playing there!
Mandofred
Well-known member
I've been a member at 3 different local courses....they each have their highpoints. The 9th (at the bottom) and 18th greens have a butt clenching shot over the beck......and with this dry weather lately, the balls are starting to roll again!!!....on the fairways
Bdill93
Undisputed King of FOMO
Yeah really cheeky those 2 greens! Must make people really think about their approaches - lovely design!
Mandofred
Well-known member
The number of balls that go in the beck....they aren't even tough shots....but the butt clenches up and people hit balls all over the place. The 9th is a par 3....about 135 from the current tees. The 18th leaves me with about 90-100yds for a 2nd shot..... But the pull of the water is strong.
Bdill93
Undisputed King of FOMO
Jacko_G
Blackballed
Our clubhouse is a bit of an old beast. Just re-doing the bathrooms...but I imagine taking care of big older buildings is a real ££££ pit.
That looks like a beautiful golf course. And yes old clubhouses are a huge drain these days.
Mandofred
Well-known member
If it were up to me, I'd knock the thing down and put in a boxy easy to maintain clubhouse. It probably wouldn't take that long to break even with maintenance costs. Something like this at Moor Allerton (a reciprocal course about 30 min from my house)....but smaller. This clubhouse is nice.
Golfnut1957
Newbie
Played Oakdale a couple of times and loved it, particularly the 9th off the yellows, if memory served me right you can't really see the green from the whites which takes a bit way from it.Our clubhouse is a bit of an old beast. Just re-doing the bathrooms...but I imagine taking care of big older buildings is a real ££££ pit.
The only hole I didn't take to was 10 with its drive towards the practice ground. I'm a fader.
Mandofred
Well-known member
I've always been able to see the green on 9.....
The 10th is a great hole. If you can draw the drive (sometimes I can...sometimes, not so much
). But yes....not so much at this time of year, but during the summer a smashing good drive that doesn't draw will put me in the dreaded practice ground. At this time of year I don't worry about it much. 5 wood for me is the safe/wimpy choice at times.doublebogey7
Head Pro
I've always been able to see the green on 9.....
The 10th is a great hole. If you can draw the drive (sometimes I can...sometimes, not so much
Did not Makenzie base the 12th at Augusta on your 9th, and the 13th drive on your 10th. There are certainly similarities.
upsidedown
Tour Winner
Spot on Jacko, throw grade 2 listed into the equation and it's a money pit
