Most expensive Club membership and joining fees

TheCaddie

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Two questions. What is the highest membership fee you have heard of in the UK, and what is the most expensive joining fee in the UK?
 

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I expect the Renaissance club to be pretty eye watering!!!

Archerfield on the same site is pretty high end membership wise but Renaissance is ultra exclusive.
 

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Compared to the rest of the UK its won't be much but the Carnegie Club at Skibo Castle is 10k per year membership, not sure what a joining fee is though.
 

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Are some of these enormous numbers being talked about as 'joining fees' actually debentures which retain a value, if you leave?

Purely an academic question for me I can assure you.
 

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Are some of these enormous numbers being talked about as 'joining fees' actually debentures which retain a value, if you leave?

Purely an academic question for me I can assure you.

It's a debenture scheme at Archerfield.
 

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Are some of these enormous numbers being talked about as 'joining fees' actually debentures which retain a value, if you leave?

Purely an academic question for me I can assure you.

one of my playing partners Business partner had one and had to find someone else to buy it when he wanted to leave.
 

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The Wisley used to have a £100k debenture on joining i believe but i am not sure of the state of play there now

When I was at Pyrford, we played them in a Surrey Fives match. The quote of the day was "the difference between our two clubs is about 400 yards and £40,000". We stuffed them 5-0 and sent them back to their posh place. Didn't ask them for a return game.
 
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