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How many on here as well as being members of your golf club are also members of an external golf society and play other courses ?

I'm a member of two

The Mariners invited by Richart -based in Berkshire/Hampshire and playing some lovely courses around there

The Sandhouse which is based around Oxfordshire , Beds and Herts playing courses like Brocket and a Studley Wood

Both are very traditional with jacket and tie for the meal afterwards

They are both full of characters that make the banter first class , allow you to play first class courses and give a bit of variety to the courses you play

Are these type of societies rarities now and do people get put off by having to wear jacket and tie etc ?
 
I play with two 'formal' golf socs and a couple of informal groups. Nice to play other courses, I'm not put off by jacket / tie (although do find it a bit ludicrous given the only other time some of the folks I play with wear a tie is H/M/D family dos and court!).

Having joined a 'proper' club in 2012, I've played less soc golf though, esp the ones with formal dinner simply down to cost. A bacon roll on arrival and chips / sarnie lunch do with 18 holes is typically around the £30-£40 mark, dos with dinner etc are typically north of £60 so do hit hard on top of annual subs etc.
 
I've had the occasional guest outing with The Pinstripes which is likewise Jacket & Tie for Lunch/Dinner - in line with the policy of most of the courses they play.

No real difference to Forum outings, here or elsewhere. Or even another 'non member' Society I've played with.
 
I'm not a member of any societies but get a few decent invites every year. A couple are very informal but one in particular plays some decent places and is very much jacket and tie. I like that in the same way as I like J&T for club matches and for the H4H day but that I guess is a different thread.
 
Im a member of Domino Golf Society, play some really nice courses in the local area as well as tours, good banter, great food, nicknames like "ladyboy" and "Herr Flick" all tell a story.

played Brocket Hall a few weeks ago, Farleigh Court , castle Royal, & Huntercombe still to come. Castle Combe last year was a treat.

Some clubs ask for jacket & tie, its not a problem at all, in fact makes it a bit of an occasion

just dont mention the 47 handicapper cough cough :)
 
I play in a society that's based in Kent, meets 4 times a year, playing a range of courses from Westerham to Chart Hills, Farleigh to the London Club.

Sometimes es its jacket and tie, sometimes it's 18 holes and a beer. Depends on the club we're playing and the policies they have.
 
Liverpoolphil said:
How many on here as well as being members of your golf club are also members of an external golf society and play other courses ?

I'm a member of two

The Mariners invited by Richart -based in Berkshire/Hampshire and playing some lovely courses around there

The Sandhouse which is based around Oxfordshire , Beds and Herts playing courses like Brocket and a Studley Wood

Both are very traditional with jacket and tie for the meal afterwards

They are both full of characters that make the banter first class , allow you to play first class courses and give a bit of variety to the courses you play

Are these type of societies rarities now and do people get put off by having to wear jacket and tie etc ?
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Think that might be a fine Phil. The Society is named after a pub in SURREY !!:) In fact in forum distances it is only a drive and five iron from my house.:whistle: We only cross the border into Berkshire the once, although we do make a few more skirmishes into Hampshire.

I love playing in my relatively small society where everyone knows everyone else, there is plenty of banter both on the course and in the bar/ dining room afterwards, and we play decent local courses. Nothing wrong with a bit of tradition as well, wearing jacket and society tie etc.

I also play in a large society, Surrey Chamber of Commerce, but being so large it is harder to get to know people, and it can be a bit cliquey. Shame as the courses they play are amazing, although being the top ones in Surrey can be pretty expensive. I tend to pick four or five of the best ones each year.

Society golf definitely has its place for golfers that are not just interested in getting their handicap down. :thup:
 
richart said:
Think that might be a fine Phil. The Society is named after a pub in SURREY !!:) In fact in forum distances it is only a drive and five iron from my house.:whistle: We only cross the border into Berkshire the once, although we do make a few more skirmishes into Hampshire.
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Bagshot?

If it is, it does a great Breakfast!

richart said:
Society golf definitely has its place for golfers that are not just interested in getting their handicap down. :thup:
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Seems ideal for Phil then! :whistle: :rofl:
 
Foxholer said:
Bagshot?
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No Frensham. The pub used to be called the Mariners, and was once owned by Peter Osgood. Changed it's name a few times over the last years, and was last known as The Bridge before it closed. Think it might be re-opening soon as an up market hotel. Great setting just up from Frensham Ponds.

Phil has fitted in very well into the Society. It is some of the other forumers that have joined I am more worried about.:whistle:
 
I am a member of a society thats run from my local in Wokingham called the Wokingham Amateur Golf Association (WAGA). Its more 'mates golf'' than anything else and since I joined in August last year I have been made to feel very welcome.

We tend to play more affordable courses (Sunningdale Ladies, Pirbright, Pine Ridge, etc) to allow us to get out once a month and they hold various in house tournaments such as player of the year rankings base on the 'race to dubai' format, singles and doubles knockouts and in every meet theres 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies and longest drice and nearest the pin. Makes for great fun and costs stay between £30-£40 incl trophies.

Its very informal so no jacket and tie, normally is a drink and food laid on back at the pub. The landlord is very accomodating.

However I do like the idea of a more formal gathering. I think its good to remember the traditions of Golf. How often and at what sort of courses does your society get together Liverpoolphil? And what is the average cost?
 
wookie said:
Must be talking about Nick:whistle:
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I'm not officially in yet! They tried their hardest to leave me off the mailing list:o
All I need is to learn the funny handshake, and pick up my tie. (And part with some cash) I'm hoping to make my full debut at north hants, don't worry Rich I won't have 4th helpings of the sticky toffee pudding this time :thup:
 
I'm in one, we play 4 or 5 times a year around herts/beds/bucks. Not formal and we dont usually stay on much after 6 anyway. We do get a decent turnout though close to 40 somtimes which isnt bad for a local run society. usual format it breakfast, 18 holes stableford, lunch then 9 holes team comp.
 
Sir Scoop-A-Lot said:
I am a member of a society thats run from my local in Wokingham called the Wokingham Amateur Golf Association (WAGA). Its more 'mates golf'' than anything else and since I joined in August last year I have been made to feel very welcome.

We tend to play more affordable courses (Sunningdale Ladies, Pirbright, Pine Ridge, etc) to allow us to get out once a month and they hold various in house tournaments such as player of the year rankings base on the 'race to dubai' format, singles and doubles knockouts and in every meet theres 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies and longest drice and nearest the pin. Makes for great fun and costs stay between £30-£40 incl trophies.

Its very informal so no jacket and tie, normally is a drink and food laid on back at the pub. The landlord is very accomodating.

However I do like the idea of a more formal gathering. I think its good to remember the traditions of Golf. How often and at what sort of courses does your society get together Liverpoolphil? And what is the average cost?
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I'm just down the road from you.... always up for a game too :whistle:
 
Though on the whole we don't have Societies, my club does have one the Chameleons that play 4 somes agains other societies from other clubs down south, such are Royal burgess.
 
Not really a member of a society as such but some of our members occasionally organise away days to other courses. The whole jacket and tie thing does put me off a little to be honest, I get enough of that at work. Much prefer a bacon roll and a cuppa on arrival followed by an informal sarnie and a beer or something similar. That's not to say I wouldn't attend if it was more formal occasionally its just not my preference so wouldn't join a society if that was the norm.
 
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