You know you're at a posh club when?

In fairness it was a member (trying to be friendly) who made the comment and I don't think he realised that the club had moved on (slightly) in that regard.

And, no, it wasn't muirfield who were actually very welcoming when I played there.

Always makes me laugh the staff at Muirfield. When ive played as a members guest they can't do enough for you and when you are just i visitor, treated like something they brought in on their shoe...:rofl:
 
You know when you are at a posh club when you are asked to park your van round the rear.:(
 
You know you're at a posh club when, it's 2016, and they turn away thousands of pounds in revenue, and prestige in hosting the Open, all for the sake of blocking women members.
 
Played a club last week and we went in the clubhouse after the game and ordered 3 pints and 3 packets of crisps but we weren't allowed to eat them out of the packet, they first had to be emptied into a bowl.
What other events has anybody encountered that has made them realise they are in classier sort of place than they normally play?

Yup that happened to me at lindrick, except I wanted eat them on the way home in the car.
 
You know you're at a posh club when, it's 2016, computers have been invented, they have one in the club house, but they have not introduced an on-line tee time booking system.
 
If you want to use your mobile phone you have to go and hide behind the green keepers sheds.

At our place we have free WiFi and the code is stuck on the wall for everyone to see.
 
You know you're at a posh club when, it's 2016, computers have been invented, they have one in the club house, but they have not introduced an on-line tee time booking system.

That man deserves a public flogging even if it is true. How dare he challenge the pencil.
 
When you are lead sponsor at a charity day at a course and you are dragged off the first tee and not allowed to start until you have found some long socks to wear with shorts in 30 degree heat.

On the same day when you are having soup and a sandwich in between 2 rounds, have to change into full jacket and tie and then are not allowed to remove jackets in the 30 degree heat because nobody can get the club captain on the phone to get his permission to do so.
 
Played a club last week and we went in the clubhouse after the game and ordered 3 pints and 3 packets of crisps but we weren't allowed to eat them out of the packet, they first had to be emptied into a bowl.
What other events has anybody encountered that has made them realise they are in classier sort of place than they normally play?

When the clubhouse is a castle!

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Group of us went to Walton Heath one day, went into the bar after the round and ordered the drinks with a few pkts of crisps.
The sour faced git behind the bar just said "we don't sell those"...

Had to order a platter of sandwiches at thirty quid....
:eek:
 
Group of us went to Walton Heath one day, went into the bar after the round and ordered the drinks with a few pkts of crisps.
The sour faced git behind the bar just said "we don't sell those"...

Had to order a platter of sandwiches at thirty quid....
:eek:

Did you try asking for "hand cooked, potato based comestables"? some of these posh places dont use our common language.

I can relate to the whole dress code thing. At the "Huddersfield" golf club (or Fixby as all us locals call it) you had ti where the club blazer and tie to enter the bar, so when they allowed us peasants, sorry i mean visitors, in you werent able to get a drink.

May have changed now but no fun having to ask a member "can you get me a pint if i give you the money?"
 
When there is not just a separate bar for visitors but an entirely separate clubhouse.
 
No thanks.
He got really shirty when one of my mates asked him where he had to go to have a dump....

Our assistant pro on a 4 ball with us at Sunningdale asked in the pro shop for a Mars bar and was told in no uncertain terms that they don't sell them in the pro shop and that he'd have to go to the clubhouse for one - no, I don't get it either??
 
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