Free Junior Membership

[GB72]

Was reading on twitter earlier that a club was offering a free junior membership with every full adult membership. That struck me as a great idea, it would attract more people in the 25-35 age group who have a family activity at no extra cost and gets kids interested at the same time. The lost revenue for any club through the free junior memberships also cannot be that large.

A different proposition I know but the Leicester Tigers give a free kids season ticket with every adult one and that has increased sales, created a great family atmosphere and has got more kids interested in playing. Schemes like this could help golf in a similar way.

Anyway, to me that is a good, sustainable, forward thinking idea.

 

[Andy808]

We have this at my club and it's a great idea. It's only £40 for a junior membership and to be honest other than not letter her have a handicap they have had no problem letting my youngest golfing child play the course whenever she is with me even though she's not on my membership or has her own.

 

[moogie]

There are a couple of Clubs up here doing likewise, due to shortfall in Juniors at these clubs
Another I know of is charging £10 , for a Junior , if parent or grandparent is a Full Member

Great Ideas , IMO

 

[Crow]

Our club currently only charges the union dues of £5 for under 16s.

Was hoping to get my youngest lad interested last year but not to be.

 

[CMAC]

my club does a £60 (was £35 last year but waiting list now) membership or play the par3 course free with a parent- ideal taking the wee fella out for 9 holes on a summers evening- creating memories and hopefully instilling a love for the fun part of the game.

Clubs have to be thinking this way, its only a decade and these 'seedlings' could be the 'Rorys' of the future, certainly the lifeblood of the club longer term

 

[Imurg]

Our Junior membership is £180 - bit steep....
But...
We do 2 Family rates..
Basically, 1 free Junior per Full Adult Member.
So both Parents can join for £780 each and the 2 kids play for free.....
But we don't have a lot of Juniors.....