I would say so, the handicap could have been obtained from Murderers and Rapists GC or Murcar then they try to join somewhere respectable like Broadstone
I come across very well in interviews
) off these people. It is easy to say it shouldn't or don't be silly etc etc but for some it does and that is a negative. Anything that deters a potential customer is a bad thing.
No one is saying all clubs requiring an interview are all formal, it was Lpoolphil who insinuated that outside top clubs all other clubs were informal, it's simply not true, there are allsorts of different clubs doing it their way, doesn't make them right or wrong and whether we agree or not there is the possibility of some of the joining process's listed on websites can be very off putting to some.
I was begged to join Blackmoor.Nobody is accusing anyone of making things up but with the exception of a handful of very top clubs, getting in to a club these days is a pretty painless process.
I'm a member of 2 clubs ( top 100 and next 100) and I didn't know anyone at either when I joined. Dead easy though. Fill in application form, be interviewed, playing in round then part with cash. No begging required
I was begged to join Blackmoor.
One of the barriers for those from outside looking in is precisely this. In all other things it's done this way and having to see it done the other intimidates or putts (get it
People here that are club members are fine as they have been there and done it, but for many it's way too off putting. It doesn't even need to be real any imagined issue will put people off and prevent them from joining.
Orginally applied as a 5 day member, and after being told about the weekend roll ups and how easy it was to get a game, I joined as a full member. Did fill in an application form, which I imagine the club found useful for getting my details on the system. Got played in by joining one of the roll ups. Nothing to get me claiming my human rights were being abused.
This seems mostly to be specific to golf, all other sports that have private members from exclusive Gym's to Tennis Clubs and so on do not require this. In fact I had a weekend at an exclusive local members sports club that was a cost if £170 a month for the wife and I and we didn't need an interview, or know anyone there or anything. All we had to do was fill in the form and pay, we had superb service and full access to everything. They were very keen to embrace us and have us become members, there was no artificial barrier.
One of the barriers for those from outside looking in is precisely this. In all other things it's done this way and having to see it done the other intimidates or putts (get it
People here that are club members are fine as they have been there and done it, but for many it's way too off putting. It doesn't even need to be real any imagined issue will put people off and prevent them from joining.
As an aside I used to be a member of a golf club and my rights as a member were no better than as a Pay and Play. If I didn't do the 5 rounds minimum a month to save on cost there were literally no membership benefits. I would like a round on a morning and the pay as play crowd had booked a slot a week in advance, well tough, you can't play, a society is on the course all day, well tough no play time. In the end I stopped being a member and just did pay and play and played a lot more different clubs.
Drive4Show - That was at Canford Magna by the way, now closed.. and the local clubs are pretty stuffy round here, Ferndown, Broadstone, Parkstone, Dudsbury all nice courses etc but they are slightly oldie worldy. I play Bulbury Woods which is nice and common
