How much joining did you pay

[Lord Tyrion]

£0

Very few clubs in my county have a joining fee
Nor many in adjoining counties either tbh

Close House have brought one in, BiL joined as a full member in October and had to pay it. The one at the racecourse, is it Northumberland gc, has one as well I believe although not certain. They are the only two I know of.

How does your place hold up in winter? Drain well?

 

[moogie]

Close House have brought one in, BiL joined as a full member in October and had to pay it. The one at the racecourse, is it Northumberland gc, has one as well I believe although not certain. They are the only two I know of.

How does your place hold up in winter? Drain well?

Whitley bay has joining fee too


How much was the close house joining fee, out of interest, it was a surprise when announced they were introducing one tbh

Drainage.....winter......I’ve only played 2 rounds of golf since November, for one reason or another, various issues, so can’t really pass comment
1 of those games was Sunday gone at Newcastle united golf club
So only 1 at Matfen , my home club

 

[sona]

No joining fee

 

[Lord Tyrion]

Didn't realise Whitley Bay had one. It has a pretty full membership though so they can warrant it. I really like it there, my kind of course.

I can't remember the fee. £750 comes to mind but I might be imagining that. I think he can spread it out but to be fair he has the money so I'm not worrying for him .

I have the impression that Matfen would drain well, it's well designed. I didn't know though, hence the question.

 

[BrianM]

£500 joining fee, I’d pay more for the right course as well.

 

[Blue in Munich]

£2,000. 8 years in that's £250 a year, doesn't seem unreasonable to me. As has been said, if it's the right club I'd be prepared to pay more. Management might raise an eyebrow though...

 

[backwoodsman]

Paid £2500 (ie 2x annual subs) some 11 years ago. Club has since reduced it to current level of £2000 (which these days is not much more than 1x annual subs).

 

[clubchamp98]

I paid £1100 10yrs ago .
Now it’s £1265.

 

[Oddsocks]

£0 - and our new members is at a record for December and January year to date

 

[robinthehood]

Havnt payed a joining fee , not sure I would as there is a wide choice around here and it's only the odd one out of the older clubs that still have one. Even then they are quite often happy to waive it. It just seems like one more barrier.

 

[Canary Kid]

None. I’ve been a member of three clubs over the years and none of them had a joining fee.

 

[rudebhoy]

Didn't realise Whitley Bay had one. It has a pretty full membership though so they can warrant it. I really like it there, my kind of course.

I can't remember the fee. £750 comes to mind but I might be imagining that. I think he can spread it out but to be fair he has the money so I'm not worrying for him .

I have the impression that Matfen would drain well, it's well designed. I didn't know though, hence the question.

It’s £575, but you can pay it over 5 years.

WB is the nearest course to me, have thought about moving there, am more put off by the fact that it always seems rammed than by the joining fee. I drive past the car park 3-4 times a week and it’s always busy. Played there twice midweek and the pace was pretty slow due to the number of groups out.

There is an argument that what I’d save in petrol would cover the joining fee, but I’m happy to stay at Arcot as it’s generally a lot quieter.

 

[chrisd]

I paid about £300 some 20 years ago. Also I had to pay a full years membership but it took 3 months of that to go through the interview stage.

 

[spongebob59]

It was £1250 at Dartford payable over 5 years.
I left after 3 so never paid the full amount.
What really pissed me off was that in my third year they reduced it to £500 and I asked if they would waive the remainder, which they declined, but i left anyway as I was moving.

 

[Papas1982]

Ziltch for me.

If i ever get the chance to join RSG i'll swallow the joing fee...........

 

[Deleted member 3432]

£300 for me which can't be bad for a top 100 track.

 

[Deleted member 25172]

Nothing. I got a great winter deal, paying £349 for December - 31st May, and should I wish to sign up for 12 months on the 1st June, they'll take the £349 off from the annual cost. So, 18 months membership for the cost of 12.

 

[ArnoldArmChewer]

£1,500 about 25 years ago, from memory close to 2 years subs, after being on the waiting list for 5 years I was happy to pay it (for restricted 5 day membership)

 

[cookelad]

£400 out £1,000 had the option to pay it over five years then after two instalments they suspended the joining fee

 

[Bunkermagnet]

Honestly cant remeber the exact figure, think it might have been £500 12 years ago.