Golf membership 9 or 18 holes

[welshjim22]

I live in Ashford and have the choice of three courses to join. Two 9 hole courses Homelands bettergolf 5 day membership £335 a year. Great chart which is simialrly priced but i don't know exactly. Both a little short on yardage Homelands is about 4300 for 18 holes. The only 18 hole course i know of is Ashford golf club which i have played a few times and really enjoy but is £570 ish + £800 joining. It is slightly longer i think almost 6000.

I would prefer the longer course but is this price difference normal between 9 and 18 hole courses. i am leaning towards Homelands.

 

[vig]

Is the price for the 18 hole a 5 day membership? If so, shop around, i'm sure that you can get a better deal.
Full membership cost me just short of 700 squid, no joining fee.

It would be 18 hole every time for me

 

[3636]

i should think playing a 9 holer, you will get fed up
prity quick i would go for the 18 holer.
3636 billy

 

[HomerJSimpson]

There are plenty of courses around that way that can't be more than 20 minutes or so in a car. There is the 18 hole track inside Bushey Park (Hampton Court Golf Club???) Shepperton, Strawberry Hill etc. I'd have a look on a map at what is near you and do some research on t'net

Given the choice I would always go for an 18 hole course. Is it just me but I always feel slightly cheated playing just nine or playing the same course twice (but from different tee boxes). I just feel I'm not quite getting full value somehow. Very hard to explain and probably just me

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Sorry welshjim. Just realised it is a DOH moment and you are talking about Ashford in Kent and not the one in Middlesex.

I'll get my coat!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[welshjim22]

Popped down the range tonight hit most well 40% of driver shots almost straight and hitting the net at the back of the ranger marked 250yards. As i was leaving all pleased with myself ended up getting membership for one year. £307 till April 1st 09 on Homelands nine hole course. Due to the amount i wish to play and mileage cost thought i should atay local, especially with fuel prices possibly doubling this year.

Vig unfortunately i having been trying to work on the Ashford 18 hole price for a while but they wouldn't budge. The other problem is they don't have a normal range to warm up on which i like to do. I guess South East prices higher as normal.