What are the advantages of a golf club membership?

I have looked at all kinds of websites for golf courses and they all offer a membership, but what are the benefits of it?What are the advantages of a golf club membership?Here are the main advantages:



1. Best/regular tee times

2. Official USGA handicap

3. Local tournaments

4. Waived green fees

5. Walk for no additional charge

6. Discount rates for lessons from the course pro (usually)



The advantage is debatable depending on how frequently you play and the green fees charged by the course vs the membership rate.



For example, where I am a member the public rate is $65 fee %26amp; cart. I play twice a week usually and pay $244/mo between membership fee and cart fees. As a non-member I would have to pay $440/mo. So for me I save about $200/mo being a member.



This is good for the course because they have a regular income and a dependable clientele for all their ancillary services.What are the advantages of a golf club membership?
They are usually private, so they give you playing privileges and you can play in their events. I personally think they are a waste of money unless you don't have any other courses in your area. You will feel obligated to play their course if only to justify your membership fees. Some are outrageously over priced and besides the annual dues you are also responsible to purchase a certain amount from their restaurant on a monthly basis. I've seen some with a million dollar annual due, of course most around here are $20k that is still a lot more than I would ever pay to play golf I don't care how nice the course is.What are the advantages of a golf club membership?there are two types of golf club memberships, i'm not sure which one you are referring to



there are club memberships that are just a group of players, associated with a course or not, who play together often and join the club to maintain their handicap. this membership is usually not very expensive



then there are memberships in country clubs that have golf courses. some charge large amounts of money to join, have annual dues and have additional expectations of their members such as spending money in the pro shop, bar, and restaurant. membership in these clubs can be seen as a luxury. some of these types of club have long waiting list to join. some are restrictive in who they allow to join. some of the best known courses in the world fall into this category. for example - augusta national where the pga plays a "major" tournament is a private club that does not have any female members



which type you join may have more to do with your income than anything else. i can't afford one and might not join if i could. where i live there are a large number of public courses where i can walk and play 18 for under $40 per round. when i play three times a week i don't go broke and i play maybe 10-12 courses in a random location. there are public courses where the pga plays tournaments, some are expensive to play like pebble beach, some are more reasonably priced like torrey pinesWhat are the advantages of a golf club membership?
In Australia, your handicap is calculated and maintained by your golf club where you are a member.



My golf club also runs competitions with prizes on different days of the week

- Tues = Men's

- Wed = Women's

- Thurs = over 60's

- Saturday = General Comp (most workers play Sat)

(Public can't start their round until after 10 am those days)



Members get a bit better rates for Driving Range, Friend's green fees, and get to know other golfers. (I get good playing tips from them)



There are other advantages depending on your course. Ask at the office.

(Next time you go to play ask, "I'm thinking of getting a club membership. I'm trying to decide between you and 'XYZ'. What do members get here?")What are the advantages of a golf club membership?Unless you golf at least twice a week, it's not worth it. The only other perk is that members get preferred tee times over non members. If a member and a non member both want an 8:00 tee time on Sunday morning, the member trumps the non member.