Joining fees/Entry fees

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Tony O'sullivan

Handicap : 20.4

Posted : Thu 29th Jul 2010 16:45

Hello,

I'm looking to join a new golf club, but am looking to avoid this entry fee buisness, which in my opionion is a scam. No need to hark on about the present climate, every1 is feeling the pinch, or are they? Example, the nearest golf club to me asks for £1000 joining fee. Guess thier doing alright then.

Be great to see others opinions.

Thx.

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Alan Gunnigle

Handicap : 10.6

Reply : Thu 29th Jul 2010 17:10

my course offered no joining fee for the first 500 members, then it's £1000 + vat, southport courses are around £2,500 joing fee and then £1000 a year, i suppose they want to keep up the image of a course, it's like a place that suddenly offers 2-4-1 meals, it may suddenly get a different type of customer to what they would like

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Wayne Santorini

Handicap : 0

Reply : Thu 29th Jul 2010 18:27

To be fair Alan a lot of the costs to joining a club are how good is the course and in what condition.

For example having walked around Birkdale on Weds 28th I can assure you the greens were like glass and the fairways beautiful, the Head Greenkeeper will not be on £20,000 a year!!!!!!! producing a course like that.

So no being a member there will not be cheap.

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Alan Gunnigle

Handicap : 10.6

Reply : Thu 29th Jul 2010 18:31

indeed, i have just enquired about joining S&A, but not knowing any members my chances will be slim to none

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David Lythgoe

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Handicap : 2

Reply : Thu 29th Jul 2010 19:13

Wayne,

Did you have a look next door? Hillside looks in even better nick.

TheLyth

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John Pettitt

Handicap : 18

Reply : Thu 29th Jul 2010 19:53

When I played Hillside, Lyth, I thought they were the best 18 greens I had ever come across.

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Alan Gunnigle

Handicap : 9.7

Reply : Thu 29th Jul 2010 23:02

hillside is by far the best course around....at least i've never heard any one who's played at least 2 of the southport courses say anything other, adults need to know 6 people as references...i only know 2 people who have played it so 6 members is beyond me

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