looking for a country club handicap

Swampy

Hi All,

I'm no longer a full member of a club but I would like to join a country club (anywhere very cheap) just to get a handicap.

Can anyone recommend anywhere?

Thanks.

Screed

I believe the following can help you maybe need to be full member but I believe rates are reasonable.

Kilrush, Slievenamon, Abbyfeale, Rathbane, Moate.

Try any of these. Not sure but at least one is €250 full membership if you live a distance of more than 60miles so you should be covered.

Maverick.ie

www.ballinloughcastle.com afforadable golf 40 minutes from Blanch just joined there myself after reading Kevin Markhams book and coming across it on the internet

Leslie91

I'm a member of Ballaghaderreen GC in Roscommon. It is less than a 2 hr drive from the M50. Full distance membership for a year is 200 Euro. After that all u pay is competition entry fees. It is a 9 hole course and while not of 'great' quality it is grand if all u want is a handicap. 3 cards will do that for u.

http://ballaghaderreengolfclub.com/

Open week is coming up too if u wanna do a reckie beforehand.

bucks777

i didnt know there was a course in abbeyfeale...i'm a rep and pass through there a couple of times a week, looking for membership myself... a friend of a friend joined slievenamon for 180 distance membership,good value but i heard some places dont accept their gui handicaps,is this true..??

MiniGolf

bucks777 wrote: »

i didnt know there was a course in abbeyfeale...i'm a rep and pass through there a couple of times a week, looking for membership myself... a friend of a friend joined slievenamon for 180 distance membership,good value but i heard some places dont accept their gui handicaps,is this true..??

That has to be bull***t........ a Gui Handicap is a Gui Handicap!!
It is possibly down to the lack of "snob" factor in the club that gets these rumours going..... and yes, I am a distance member!!
I am sure there are some "bandits" that join the likes of Slievenamon etc and play badly in their 3 rounds to pot hunt, but for people like myself that are learning the game and don't have the time or money to commit to a local (expensive??) club it suits just fine!:D

Distance membership is €180 and if you want insurance it is another €20.... total €200.
I have just renewed my membership and have had no problems in using my GUI handicap to enter open competitions! I have played in:
Roundwood,Delgany, South County and a few others and have had no problem!

bucks777

i will probably be taking up the distance membership...its fantastic value to get a gui,i have a handicap cert from my previous club so i wont even have to hand in 3 cards

Riskymove

bucks777 wrote: »

i didnt know there was a course in abbeyfeale...

calling it a course is an insult to an actual course


I once nearly disapeared into the bog when playing from the rough!!

PeterJamesDoyle

Slievenamon are doing distance membership, and are probably the cheapest around for it.
Unfortunately, a lot of members left last year, because the course is apparently falling by the way side.
I'm a joe soap myself, but snobbery is a common factor in all golf clubs, no matter where you go.

super_freddie

Screed wrote: »

I believe the following can help you maybe need to be full member but I believe rates are reasonable.

Kilrush, Slievenamon, Abbyfeale, Rathbane, Moate.

Try any of these. Not sure but at least one is €250 full membership if you live a distance of more than 60miles so you should be covered.

I'm a member in Rathbane and I wasn't aware there was country membership there ...