Worth it or not?

[Captainron]

Lively debate on the 'Marginalised membership' thread. I am looking to do a poll on whether or not you get value from being a member at your course.

So based on your annual membership fee and the number of times you play golf is your membership financially worthwhile.

This is purely financial. I really don't care how warm and fuzzy playing golf with mates or in a comp makes you feel or how you can't put a price on enjoyment or getting away from HID . Thats why its is a simple Yes or No poll.

So effectively the formula to use is:

Cost of your annual membership divided by the number of rounds you actually play at your home course in a year. Is the product less than the 'rock up and play' fee if not signed in by a member?

So for me it was £680/10=£68 for last year. Rock up and play price is £40 so No for me.

Ta

 

[Tashyboy]

Deffo worth it, just wish the course was a bit nearer so I could nip up and practice a bit more.

 

[Rooter]

As per my comments in the previous thread, its a no from me. Probably at around 100 quid a round at the minute.

I must add a caveat though, none of those rounds i have played, would have been possible as a non member, as we do note take visitors on weekends!

 

[jamielaing]

Mine works out to about £10-£15 per visit. Best way to spend your money!

 

[sam85]

My membership is £1150 and a conservative guess of how many rounds I'l play would probably be 150, works out at less than £8 per round, so definitely good value.

 

[Khamelion]

On count back for this year to date, it works out at £19/Round as opposed to just turning up and paying £30, so yes and I'll be having a few more rounds before the year is out so it's only going to get cheaper.

 

[Norrin Radd]

£600 a year for me rounds played ,minimum of two a week so well worth the fee. having said that i wont be playing much more if at all this year as i am on the injured list..i will get money back though for being insured .

 

[louise_a]

it works out at just £2-£3 a round for me.

 

[chrisd]

Similar to many, £1150 for an average of 3 games per week. Only downside is all the extra costs of match fees, bar bills etc etc

 

[bernix]

big YES. my annual subscription is somewhere around the 1000 GBP mark (1400 EUR) for a projected 65 rounds this year

 

[patricks148]

Oh, even with two memberships its well worth it.

 

[drewster]

Golf works out about £12 a round at my club for me so purely on green fees it most definitely is worth it.

 

[RollinThunder]

Yes, definitely. £650 per year subscription, or £15 green fee. I expect to play around 40-50 competitive rounds, and 70-80 practice rounds before or after work, so I estimate this at £4-5 per round.

My retired neighbour plays 6 days per week, often having a round in the morning and afternoon, so he'd total up around a whopping 300 times a year! That works out around £2.60 to play a course that visitors would have to pay £40 for!

It would be interesting to know why people who aren't getting economy are still members? I imagine a big thing would be the luxury of being able to just walk on and play, or to keep playing in competitions.

 

[JohnnyDee]

Great value for me too. Around £8-£9 a round.

 

[GreiginFife]

Based on around 60 rounds then £9.50 agsinst a £35 greenfee is top value.

 

[Val]

£14.00 per round for me with 2 memberships. 1 club is £35 a round 1 club is £90 a round so I guess i do ok.

 

[DCB]

Fortunately, IMO, club membership is not a mathematical equation

 

[cookelad]

Yes, membership is £1,300 (inc locker) and I play well over 100 rounds there per year and with a weekend twilight fee of £25 I'm miles ahead, seeing as during the summer I can play upto 5 rounds a week!

 

[fenwayrich]

Easily worth it. Subs are £1,000, I play around 80 full rounds, and I also go up for nine or six holes two or three times a week. Just counting the full rounds, it works out at £12.50 compared with a green fee of £45.

 

[pbrown7582]

As per my comments in the previous thread, its a no from me. Probably at around 100 quid a round at the minute.

I must add a caveat though, none of those rounds i have played, would have been possible as a non member, as we do note take visitors on weekends!

similar to me on sheer value for money means rounds are expensive but not possible as a non member so I take the hit and stump up the cash