Does being a member of a golf club make a difference to your golf?

When being a member of a golf club, you are only restricted to playing on one course (Or more depending on the club) But if you're playing competitions at various golf courses, isn't it better to play at different golf courses so that you can adapt quicker to unfamilar surrounding therefore playing better?

That's just my opinion so i'm curious to know what you guys might think.

I'm a member of a golf club that allows me to play other golf courses belonging to the same company.

But this doesn't stop me playing at other courses near to where I live.

Yes, I do believe that playing at different golf courses will improve your golf more than playing the same course all the time.

Russ

Jamie, whatever rocks your boat, only you can decide, but the game of golf involves more than just playing, being a club member has so many advantages which at the moment you cannot see.

You will soon find out that playing different courses all the time will hinder you in the putting department as you will just not be able to develop a smooth putting stroke as every course will have greens that are different to the one you played before.

Join a club and play as much competitive golf as you can, it will strengthen your game which you can take with you on your away matches.

Jamie,

I'm a member of a club but I get to play the course from 2 sets of tees which makes the course & most of the holes completely different so it's the equivalent of playing 2 courses.

Plus there's all the different competition formats you can play with like minded members.

"That's interesting John regarding the putting department, i never thought about that. Wouldn't different greens help your judgement of the lines over time?"

I'm currently a nomad as I'm working away Jamie.  The biggest problem I have going between courses is the changing pace of the greens. This is even worse for me at the moment as I'm currently playing a course with fairly slow greens (I prefer them quick).

Playing different courses does improve your course management, as well as reducing the chance of getting bored.  However, there is always a downside.

Good idea good luck with that ,Chris,