Opens getting too expensive?

[Lord Tyrion]

I never understood why members were allowed to enter their own clubs opens.

What @clubchamp98 said.

It's fine if your club open is a sell out but if it isn't then it looks poor on the day and it is better to have a busy course / clubhouse than a half empty one.

 

[BiMGuy]

What @clubchamp98 said.

It's fine if your club open is a sell out but if it isn't then it looks poor on the day and it is better to have a busy course / clubhouse than a half empty one.

It’s also not a great look when members win all the prizes.

We played Northamptonshire County open last year and most of the prizes went to members with silly scores.

 

[clubchamp98]

It’s also not a great look when members win all the prizes.

We played Northamptonshire County open last year and most of the prizes went to members with silly scores.

Yes not a good look.
Our main prizes went to visitors .
Members had a sweep in the pro shop.

 

[Lord Tyrion]

It’s also not a great look when members win all the prizes.

We played Northamptonshire County open last year and most of the prizes went to members with silly scores.

Agree. I think how clubchamps place do it is the best way.

 

[LincolnShep]

I’m playing the Central England Men’s Foresomes at Woodhall Spa this week.
£100 for minimum 4 rounds, possible
7 rounds.
Seems like a deal to me. Although if we get to the semi or final on Sunday I’ve promised my PP a buggy for Sunday.

That's a fantastic deal. Just been reading the rules and half of them are about how they decide who can enter. No wonder, I bet it's hugely oversubscribed. Good luck.

 

[chellie]

Yes not a good look.
Our main prizes went to visitors .
Members had a sweep in the pro shop.

How would it work if it's mixed groups of members and visitors?

 

[mikejohnchapman]

I never understood why members were allowed to enter their own clubs opens.

I think it's a throwback to when there were invitational events which now seem to have merged / been replaced by opens,

 

[chellie]

I think it's a throwback to when there were invitational events which now seem to have merged / been replaced by opens,

Ah, we still have invitations.

 

[clubchamp98]

How would it work if it's mixed groups of members and visitors?

They did try and incorporate a team prize for a member and three visitors.
But most times there wasn’t enough teams.
It was all about getting people in the clubhouse spending their money.

They had a mixed open but I never played in it.

 

[Singlefiguregokfer]

That's a fantastic deal. Just been reading the rules and half of them are about how they decide who can enter. No wonder, I bet it's hugely oversubscribed. Good luck.

I’m in as partner to a regular player

 

[Singlefiguregokfer]

Good value but then you realise it’s foursomes with handicap and area restriction and they prioritise past entrants.

Will aim to play Hotchkin on a twilight later this year, but the non-EGU rates are a joke, so if they won’t accept my Wales County Card, I’ll be outta there!

There’s no location restriction.

I effectively paid £17 per round