This may be utter tosh…

[stef92]

According to the website at RA

The Directors are pleased to announce that we have now successfully concluded arrangements which will allow RAGC members to play at seven Golf Courses within the UK at no charge. These Clubs operate to similar standards as RAGC and all have high quality golf courses which we are confident you will enjoy playing.
The Seven Clubs with which we have now finalised Reciprocal Arrangements are:
(Click on each individual club to be taken to their website)

• Royal Winchester Golf Club, Winchester
• Royal North Devon Golf Club, Bideford, Devon
• Basingstoke Golf Club, Basingstoke
• Studley Wood Golf Club, Horton-cum-Studley, Near Oxford
• Tyrrells Wood Golf Club, Leatherhead, Surrey
• West Berkshire Golf Club, Newbury, Berkshire
• Caversham Heath Golf Club, Reading, Berkshire

I was under the impression we had a reciprical with Royal Melbourne and Royal Calcutta going back to when we were based at the racecourse and wonder if these have gone now we've moved. We don't (as far as I'm aware) automatically have a deal with any other royal club based on the Royal patronage alone

Ah ok, so clearly my mate was wrong about all "royal" clubs, but it may be worth investigating to see where I may or may not be able to play!

Thanks for all the help!

 

[Iaing]

As you're a member of Royal Aberdeen, surely you could ask the secretary.

 

[stef92]

yeah, will do, but I am not in aberdeen at the moment. I am at home for the holidays. Just wanted to get a general consensus that's all!

 

[Liverbirdie]

Our course has free golf with all the other members of the jewish society of golf clubs, from memory we can play:-

Bonyton (Glasgow)
Whitefield (mchester)
Moore allerton (leeds)
Shirley (brum)
and 5 around London Abridge, Coombe hill, Potters bar, Dyrham and Hartsbourne.

We can also play 4 others in the north west for free, as well as about 20 others for half price around the north west.

I think all golf clubs should have at least 6 others they can play for free, as at least all members benefit, and can relive the boredom of the same track.

Some clubs have reciprocal if they were formed in the same year.

 

[fat-tiger]

Ah ok, so clearly my mate was wrong about all "royal" clubs, but it may be worth investigating to see where I may or may not be able to play!

Thanks for all the help!

non of the big royal clubs then

 

[stef92]

Well… I have been doing a bit more research and found this…! Shame I won't be flying anywhere soon…

RECIPROCAL ARRANGEMENTS
We enjoy reciprocal playing arrangements with the under noted Golf Clubs.

AUSTRALIA
Royal Adelaide Golf Club
Royal Canberra Golf Club
Royal Fremantle Golf Club
Royal Hobart Golf Club
Royal Melbourne Golf Club
Royal Perth Golf Club
Royal Sydney Golf Club

CANADA
Royal Colwood BC Golf Club
Royal Montreal Golf Club
Royal Ottawa Golf Club

SOUTH AFRICA
Royal Cape Golf Club
Royal Harare Golf Club
Royal Johannesburg Golf Club
Royal Port Alfred SA Golf Club

HONG KONG
Hong Kong Golf Club

Rules at Royal Aberdeen Golf Club for Members of Reciprocal Clubs

1. Full members will enjoy courtesy of the course for two days and thereafter 50% of the current visitors green fee will be payable for a maximum of five days, making seven days in total, per calendar year.

2. A tee reservation should be made in advance and a letter of introduction brought along on the day of play stating class of membership and handicap.

 

[fat-tiger]

royal melbourne now your talking just a shame the travelling is a touch to far, how often do you get to play royal aberdeen a year

 

[stef92]

Once a week when i'm uni… shame I have to go to lectures

 

[DaveM]

St Andrews golf club. Has over 1500 members. But this is the club house only as they have no golf course. The St andrews golf course is a muni, run by a charitable trust which also run the other course as well. Not a lot of people know that (said in a Michael Caine voice)

 

[fat-tiger]

im up there in july, doing the new trump course,tee time already booked and doing the cruden bay 4 day challange thing, if you fancy a game 1 evening i got no probs doing 2 rounds in a day ,supposed to be a class course

 

[stef92]

im up there in july, doing the new trump course,tee time already booked and doing the cruden bay 4 day challange thing, if you fancy a game 1 evening i got no probs doing 2 rounds in a day ,supposed to be a class course

Ah I wish I could but as a student I am not permitted to sign in any guests (we can't be trusted you see ), and there is also the slight issue that I will be at home in July for the holidays!