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Membership for Academy at Carton

  • 24-03-2008 08:10PM
    #1
    jph100
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭


    hi

    i was thinking of putting my name down for membership at the academy.just have a few questions.

    -is it worth the fee?
    -what time does it close at?
    -do they have floodlights at the short game area?
    -does it be very busy in the evenings?

    thanks


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  • #2
    madds
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,887 ✭✭✭madds


    I can answer some of these questions...

    -is it worth the fee? I was also thinking of joining a couple of weeks back but decided against it when I saw how little a reduction you got on a bucket of balls. You'd want to be doing a lot if practice to make it worth your while.

    -what time does it close at? 10pm I think during the Summer.

    -do they have floodlights at the short game area? Not as far as I know.

    -does it be very busy in the evenings? Yes, in the bays. The most I've seen using the short game area at the same time is 5 people, and it's plenty big enough to handle that amount of people.


  • #3
    seanieclarke
    Closed Accounts Posts: 278 ✭✭seanieclarke


    yeah id reckon u wud want to be using it a lot to get value for money. think its around 150 for a year but i cud be wrong on that.

    what type of reductions do you get madds? do u get money off lessons at all?


  • #4
    ziggy
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  • #5
    madds
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,887 ✭✭✭madds


    seanieclarke wrote: »
    yeah id reckon u wud want to be using it a lot to get value for money. think its around 150 for a year but i cud be wrong on that.

    what type of reductions do you get madds? do u get money off lessons at all?

    I don't think so Ziggy, but I could be wrong. At least I didn't see it advertised.

    If I recall correctly, Neil Manchip is charging €135 an hour, Francis Howley €120 p.h., David Mortimer €85 p.h., and another chap came in at €75 p.h.


  • #6
    ziggy
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  • #7
    Mister Sifter
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,798 ✭✭✭Mister Sifter


    Just reading in the Indo today that there were over 400 members out there last year.

    Interesting piece actually, talks about how the GUI Academy ran at a loss last year and also details how the GUI's money gets spent.

    One other interesting point was that memberships around ireland were flat last year but have dropped off considerably this year.


  • #8
    uberwolf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,581 ✭✭✭uberwolf


    http://www.independent.ie/sport/golf/the-price-is-right-to--be-part-of-gui-family-1327328.html


  • #9
    jph100
    Closed Accounts Posts: 429 ✭✭jph100


    thanks for all the replies.

    yeah dont think ill join.bit too dear for what it offers


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