Liverbirdie
Ryder Cup Winner
Thank you, this is really helpful. I emailed a couple of them recently and JFs are between £2.3-2.9k, which is ridiculous tbh. However I haven’t received a reply from three so far; West Lancs, Formby & Hoylake.
I’d much prefer Wallasey out of all of the links courses, however the JF there is £2.6k right now, and that’s far too steep. So leads me to ask, would you or anyone else know if these high JFs are a more recent thing? They all did say they’re full, in part due to the now well-known post lockdown surge in membership.
As for Leasowe, I like playing it, but not enough to pay almost a grand unfortunately. As for West Lancs, I haven’t heard back from them, but perhaps you’d have a idea how much subs and JF are there please? I’ll call them if not...
Thanks for the suggestion and advice. I’m 42, so would have to pay the full amount. I’m definitely keen to meet up with you to play, although I’m not keen on a parkland membership as such, because I much prefer links (and where found, heathland) golf...that I chose a course in Wales as my main one says it all I guess .
This said, I just wish there was a more affordable quality links option in the region. It seems to be just about the only area of the UK & Ireland where you can’t find many normal priced options for links golf!
Some of my info is about 3-4 years old but them JF's seem about right, although Wallasey's was only about £1,850 then, gone up a lot since and I heard that Formby was 5k, but only a rumour.
I think Leasowe's fees are less than £800 last year, though may have gone up. As Davey said, WL had the highest green fees and joining fees.
One option that isnt links, but is heathland is Delamere - have you played there? Its a cracker, and a bit more than a parkland. May be more affordable also.
Are you north end or south end?