Kent/Dover area

[DeanoMK]

Hello, my friend and I have tickets for championship Sunday at The Open, staying in East Cliff on the Saturday (17th) anyone able to host us for a mid-late afternoon round in or around that area?

Many thanks.

 

[spongebob59]

Sorry haven't taken up playing membership at Canterbury this year so can't help.
Are you driving?

 

[DeanoMK]

Sorry haven't taken up playing membership at Canterbury this year so can't help.
Are you driving?

No problem at all. I am driving, yes. A few people suggested Walmer and Kingsdown, certainly looks good from the pictures!

 

[spongebob59]

East Cliff, Folkstone, you also have Sene Valley and Etchinghill close.
But if you can get in Walmer go for it.
North Foreland have wacked they're fees up so avoid.

 

[DeanoMK]

Walmer are wanting £400 per tee time, utterly mad!

 

[spongebob59]

You could try the other two I suggested and a little further away there's Lydd !

 

[Papas1982]

Walmer are wanting £400 per tee time, utterly mad!

Jesus, that’s crazy!

Inknow everywhere has increase, but that place has serious delusions of grandeur imo

 

[Sats]

Hello, my friend and I have tickets for championship Sunday at The Open, staying in East Cliff on the Saturday (17th) anyone able to host us for a mid-late afternoon round in or around that area?

Many thanks.

If you fancy Sene Valley I may be able to host as a members guest I think it's £25 . I think I'm marshalling the morning but could come up after the shift.

 

[Sats]

Walmer are wanting £400 per tee time, utterly mad!

What?!!!!!!

 

[spongebob59]

https://www.northforeland.co.uk/the_open_visitor_green_fees

 

[chrisd]

Walmer are wanting £400 per tee time, utterly mad!

Its MORE mad than than "utterly" mad

 

[DeanoMK]

If you fancy Sene Valley I may be able to host as a members guest I think it's £25 . I think I'm marshalling the morning but could come up after the shift.

That would be brilliant if you could?

 

[chrisd]

https://www.northforeland.co.uk/the_open_visitor_green_fees

£450 for a 4 ball mmmmm not a bad course but they'd only get that price when the Open is down here

 

[spongebob59]

£450 for a 4 ball mmmmm not a bad course but they'd only get that price when the Open is down here

I think it's very bland, no way I'd be a member there

 

[Sats]

That would be brilliant if you could?

Yeah, I'm shown as AM for the Open so I'll be done around 1:30 then it's 30 mins to Sene. DM me for contact numbers etc.

 

[spongebob59]

Think you might want to factor in a bit more time than that.?

 

[Sats]

Think you might want to factor in a bit more time than that.?

True, maybe a 3pm/3:30pm tee off

 

[Swingalot]

Some of these green fees are quite frankly embarrassing. Yes attract guests to your course, but charging them 2 or even 3 times more than is reasonable, so they spend the majority of 4hrs walking round thinking what a complete rip off. The word will soon spread that the course is taking the micky, so short term gain will lead to long term pain. Reputations are hard earned in golf and it does not take much to lose your reputation as a course over night with moves like this. Personally I enjoy both Walmer and North Foreland, but they are nowhere near those rates and never will be.

 

[The Lion]

Some of these green fees are quite frankly embarrassing. Yes attract guests to your course, but charging them 2 or even 3 times more than is reasonable, so they spend the majority of 4hrs walking round thinking what a complete rip off. The word will soon spread that the course is taking the micky, so short term gain will lead to long term pain. Reputations are hard earned in golf and it does not take much to lose your reputation as a course over night with moves like this. Personally I enjoy both Walmer and North Foreland, but they are nowhere near those rates and never will be.

Well said. Agree wholeheartedly!

 

[Sats]

Some of these green fees are quite frankly embarrassing. Yes attract guests to your course, but charging them 2 or even 3 times more than is reasonable, so they spend the majority of 4hrs walking round thinking what a complete rip off. The word will soon spread that the course is taking the micky, so short term gain will lead to long term pain. Reputations are hard earned in golf and it does not take much to lose your reputation as a course over night with moves like this. Personally I enjoy both Walmer and North Foreland, but they are nowhere near those rates and never will be.

I still haven't played either yet. I've said beforehand that people I know that have played Walmer either love it or hate it, and North Foreland I've heard good things about. I think we get reciprical rates for both at around £25-30 which is far more reasonable than £400