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Q-School Graduate
Ferndown
joining fees
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Ferndown
Blue in Munich
Crocked Professional Yeti Impersonator
Don't tend to think of that as a Bournemouth course, don't know why. Would I be right in thinking Ferndown is the £2,000 fee?
scratch
Q-School Graduate
Yes it is, just checked their website and they have reduced it down to £1750 now.
Scadge
Head Pro
I tend to like joining fees, makes me think that the membership is going to be pretty stable, that the course is confident in its offering and that there is something intrinsically valuable in being a member. I might be stupid though as I did pay out a king's ransome to be a member of a club in Ireland thinking I would be there for keeps.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Most of the senior at my club could pay 3 times the full gents fee and not have to touch their pensions.
Get rid of the vets sections, my club committee dread the amount moving into vets every year at the AGM, for every one moving into vet we need to find 1 new member or better still 2 juniors.
Its not easy.
Get rid of the vets sections, my club committee dread the amount moving into vets every year at the AGM, for every one moving into vet we need to find 1 new member or better still 2 juniors.
Its not easy.
williamalex1
Money List Winner
How much do you seniors pay and what qualifies them to pay less .
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Being voted for next season as follows, not seniors as such but a veteran member
20 years - 50%
25 years - 45%
30 years - 40%
35 years - 35%
And thats them getting better for the club, 35 years was 27.5% last year.
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thecraw
Guest
Horrendous, they'll bleed your club dry. Can't afford to sustain that nonsense.
Honestly??!!
A shocking business model.I would suggest your club could be up the creek without a paddle in no time at all.
williamalex1
Money List Winner
Ours will be 50% of full fee , still more than double juns and juvs , and still more than associate members fees.
williamalex1
Money List Winner
Craw what fee does daddy craw pay
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Yip, losing money a second year on the bounce last year (not a lot but a loss is a loss).
Honestly??!!
A shocking business model.I would suggest your club could be up the creek without a paddle in no time at all.
Dodger, do me a favour buddy and pm me what the vets/seniors model is at Hirsel. We have our AGM on the 19th February and needless to say its a subject that needs to be spoken about.
Currently all the books show a loss its clouded a bit by depreciation, we still have plenty cash in the back (for now) but with the vets section at 85 members (unsure of the split) we are potentially shipping a lot of cash.
No need to PM I am more than happy to tell you there is one price for Vets.....full price.
Khamelion
Tour Winner
CANT BE
Close House is £1890.00 to have Full Playing rights on BOTH Courses, I know a couple members there too
http://www.closehouse.co.uk/golf/membership/individual-membership/
http://www.closehouse.co.uk/golf/membership/membership-tariffs/
Thats Why I was Curious, cos I CANT think of anywhere else in OUR area that could fit the description
It was Close House I was referring to and I was told that £1,800 got you membership to pay the Filly and with that if you wanted to play the Colt you could be you still had to pay £50 green fee. Full membership was over £3,000 and that got you access to everything.
Obviously, now in te present that has changed. None the less still to expensive for me.
Speaking of close house, rumour was the Filly was a flat boring course, so the owner was toying with the idea of adding some features, one mooted was a large pond probably around the 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th area
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thecraw
Guest
bigslice
Tour Winner
that i like:whoo:
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thecraw
Guest
That is in no way justification. Please do not feel that this is a personal thing against you as its not.
Golf courses are in dire straights up and down the country. Seniors do not deserve reduced fees in my opinion. They should be made to pay the same as everyone else. At a time in life when they can play when they want and probably be financially better off than they have ever been then they should be paying the going rate.
If I shop in Tesco for 30 years do I get 50% discount on every shop?
bigslice
Tour Winner
not a golfer, i bet he is a bit 'eccentric'
Akie
Head Pro
I've not seen any local clubs round Manchester charging joining fees when I looked, too much competition for members round here which can only be good.
6inchcup
Journeyman Pro
my club has a £1,000 joining fee and has a healthy membership and the club runs at a profit so cant be that bad,mostly full of people who like the private members club ethos.
