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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

New clubs can start off on a strong footing

The only golf club I ever was a member of was when I was a young boy back in England, and my dad paid my yearly membership subscription fee of £3.

It was a lovely nine-hole course within walking distance of my home.

As you can guess, I was there most daylight hours within a day — even school days.

I was asked recently as to what I personally would like to see from clubs I would now consider joining, and this got me thinking.

The following is part of an article I read this week:

“Old clubs are the product of decades of different committees, owners, management companies, and club managers who made thousands of good and bad decisions. Decisions that they thought were the right thing to do at the time. Many of those decisions, in regard to fees, club rules, policies, budgets, and membership options, are still in place although often hopelessly out of date or…

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