Taken The Plunge

[Craigg]

Well, I have today taken the next inevitable step since my return to golf after a fifteen year break. I have joined a club again. Swore I wouldn't do it again but I miss having a base to just turn up at for a few holes, and the competition element has been pulling on me.
The club is Seckford Golf Club in Suffolk. Played it a few times prior to today and really enjoyed it. It's a non profit club so it all goes back into the course.
It's not the longest but is adequate for me to ease myself back into competition golf. 5000 yds off the whites, Par 66, SSS 65 (64 off the yellows).
Now all I need to do is set about getting a handicap.

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

What's a non-profit club - do you mean a members-owned club?

 

[HomerJSimpson]

Welcome back to the membership fold. I really don't think anything beats having the handicap on the line in a comp and then the option of rocking up and play ing a few holes as and when. Definitely the best of both worlds

 

[rig-pig]

i have just done the same after a 20 year gap, from another Craig G

 

[Craigg]

What's a non-profit club - do you mean a members-owned club?

No idea on the legal ins and outs of a NPO. Just what the director of golf told me when I met with him today. I think the actual assets are owned by Seckford Hall Hotel, but the club is run as a non profit organisation as a separate entity. Don't quote me on it though.

 

[Essex_Stu]

I thought seckford was in administration? The owners of the club I'm at nearly brought it a few years back.

 

[Craigg]

Do you have a source for your information as I'd obviously be very interested?

 

[Craigg]

http://www.eadt.co.uk/business/woodbridge_administrators_brought_in_at_seckford_golf_club_1_2882166

Well, I've dug this little snippet of information up which the Director Of Golf negated to mention yesterday.
Are there any business minded forumers amongs us that can shed any light on the likely outcome/implications of administration?

 

[SwingsitlikeHogan]

http://www.eadt.co.uk/business/woodbridge_administrators_brought_in_at_seckford_golf_club_1_2882166

Well, I've dug this little snippet of information up which the Director Of Golf negated to mention yesterday.
Are there any business minded forumers amongs us that can shed any light on the likely outcome/implications of administration?

You'll know if your club is a members club as you'll get as notional share in the club when you join. Also being associated with a hotel suggests it's not a members club - but is run as an entity that holds all profit (and loss?) without passing anything back to the hotel and/or owners.