sunshine
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I could have 3 memberships at my place and change for that!
Pricing down south is silly!
And Ori is a member at a really cheap course...
I could have 3 memberships at my place and change for that!
Pricing down south is silly!
The full membership (over 40s) is now £1775 from £1525 two years ago. By the time I reach that age bracket it'll be well over £2000 by the looks of it - and this is pretty much the cheapest 'proper' club in the area. I think I'll have to move house by then.
I hate Pinner Hill and so do my two mates so that won't be happening.Have you considered Pinner Hill? I'm constantly getting adverts for membership on my social media. Or Stanmore, which is easier than Pinner but a much better course in my opinion. Full membership £1.6k.
Where you at? Cypress Point?The dreaded moment has arrived. The annual scratch my head time. Up 6% to £4,780 from 1 May for the year! Time for a drink tonight
And the stretch from Southport - West LancsTry being on the Fylde Coast!
Bearwood Lakes.The dreaded moment has arrived. The annual scratch my head time. Up 6% to £4,780 from 1 May for the year! Time for a drink tonight
Bearwood Lakes.
I was a member up till moving in 2001and it was £2000 then. Average 8.5% increase. High price to pay, but at least you aren't bothered by visitors & societies.
I hate Pinner Hill and so do my two mates so that won't be happening.
I'm not looking to move clubs now anyway, in all honesty by the time I'm 40 we will hopefully have a second little one and may have moved house further north anyway - at that point I'd see if there was a new club closer to the new home that is more cost effective. For the next couple of years I'll probably stay where I am and grin and bear the cost increase.
I hate Pinner Hill and so do my two mates so that won't be happening.
I'm not looking to move clubs now anyway, in all honesty by the time I'm 40 we will hopefully have a second little one and may have moved house further north anyway - at that point I'd see if there was a new club closer to the new home that is more cost effective. For the next couple of years I'll probably stay where I am and grin and bear the cost increase.
Aldenham is near enough to me now, we considered joining there when we joined Grims Dyke.I have some mates at Pinner - I enjoy playing it but not enough to be a member. If I lived in that area now I'd be looking at Sandy Lodge for year round golf or Stanmore for a cheaper option.
If you move up north to Watford you could join Aldenham
I wonder how many of the original debeture holders are still going. There used to be a monument to the left of 3rd Tee with all their names on it.I looked at Bearwood many years ago when I had the cash to do it. I simply couldn't afford it at that price (irrespective of a joining fee) at the prices quoted for the year. According to some I know, it has suffered in the wet (as most have) so paying that much for a reduced or closed course would make it sting even more. A shame as it is a fantastic course and facilities but pound for pound my current club gives me all I need and at a cost I can afford
Where do you play£1025 for full adult membership (+5% v 2023)
27 holes, driving range and extensive short game area.
Even at £1025, there are still cheaper options in the area but my club offers the best value in terms of overall package.
Where do you play
So you didn’t have enough cash at the time really then?I looked at Bearwood many years ago when I had the cash to do it. I simply couldn't afford it at that price (irrespective of a joining fee) at the prices quoted for the year. According to some I know, it has suffered in the wet (as most have) so paying that much for a reduced or closed course would make it sting even more. A shame as it is a fantastic course and facilities but pound for pound my current club gives me all I need and at a cost I can afford
Is that not a little simplistic? I've posted a few times on the position at my club where they are driving up membership costs (albeit nowhere near the cost quoted in this scenario). Techincally I could afford where they are pushing us in the next few years- close to £2k. Actually I could afford £4k or even higher. I have that cash, easily. But if I did either, it means something else has to be cut. No-one's budget (except maybe a very small minority) is limitless.So you didn’t have enough cash at the time really then?
I always enjoy playing there in the Opens.Malton, about 13 miles north of York.
This is the area I am in, looking to join somewhere but virtually all of them are a closed shop. Not even able to get on waiting lists!And the stretch from Southport - West Lancs