Membership Costs to attain Handicap

rjp123

Does anybody know of the cheapest club that I can join so that I can play it 3 time with the sole objective of getting an official handicap. I would consider anywhere. I live in dublin so distance membership may reduce costs further.

heavyballs

rjp123 wrote: »

Does anybody know of the cheapest club that I can join so that I can play it 3 time with the sole objective of getting an official handicap. I would consider anywhere. I live in dublin so distance membership may reduce costs further.

Portlaoise gc,€200 for distance membership and it's only an hour down the road,also it's not great but it is ok,have been down a couple of times on my way to/from Cork/Limerick,nice and handy,just 1 min off the main road

charlieIRL

€219 in Moate, Co. Westmeath, only an hour from dublin.

whocares86

cheapest in the Country , Ballyhale Co Kilkenny. Full membership €150

http://www.mviewgolf.com/

PhilipMarlowe

/can of worms at the ready....
but we had plenty of rows about this cheap distance membership earlier in the year and my opinion on it hasn't changed. Seen a report in the local paper this week about a classic result and I know it was written through gritted teeth... high handicapped distance members winning a classic shocker!

heavyballs

Licksy wrote: »

/can of worms at the ready....
but we had plenty of rows about this cheap distance membership earlier in the year and my opinion on it hasn't changed. Seen a report in the local paper this week about a classic result and I know it was written through gritted teeth... high handicapped distance members winning a classic shocker!

would you say the same about a low DM like me,my situation,don't have the casht o join at the mo,play a fair few scr cups and open comps,a few fourballs,my problem,i don't play a comp like you every week so i can't my .1's back like you

oh i should add i was a fulll member for a few years so i carried over a hcp,r u mainly talking about new distance members with inflated hcp's

Unglika Norse

the sooner something is done about stopping this nonsense the better

rjp123

Was also a full member for years in
my home town club but let my membership go because I was never there and not playing enough there. Also playing alot of other sport so could not devote the time to it. Am now looking to get into
golf properly and this seems to be a good way to
get into it initially and start playing opens etc. The ONLY reason I
would even consider playing golf is to get my handicap as low as possible. I have zero interest in winning a mickey mouse golf competition. People who
do this off high handicaps are actually totally
missing the point of sport.

heavyballs

Unglika Norse wrote: »

the sooner something is done about stopping this nonsense the better

is that the best you can do? back it up,read my previous post and tell me what i'm doing wrong or how my hcp is inflated...thanks

heavyballs

rjp123 wrote: »

Was also a full member for years in
my home town club but let my membership go because I was never there and not playing enough there. Also playing alot of other sport so could not devote the time to it. Am now looking to get into
golf properly and this seems to be a good way to
get into it initially and start playing opens etc. The ONLY reason I
would even consider playing golf is to get my handicap as low as possible. I have zero interest in winning a mickey mouse golf competition. People who
do this off high handicaps are actually totally
missing the point of sport.

beleive me it's the weekly .1 brigade that are the the real bandits,i don't have the time nor the cash to be playing open comps every week to get my hcp up.........

Jimdagym

Lads, the "bandit" issue has been done to death here. The op just asked input to the best value to him, not a lecture as to the morality of it.

heavyballs

Jimdagym wrote: »

Lads, the "bandit" issue has been done to death here. The op just asked input to the best value to him, not a lecture as to the morality of it.

welcome new mod.......licksy threw it off thread and he was right.........can of worms open,no big deal

Jimdagym

heavyballs wrote: »

welcome new mod.......licksy threw it off thread and he was right.........can of worms open,no big deal

You are right, sorry. I was not trying to back-seat mod.

heavyballs

Jimdagym wrote: »

You are right, sorry. I was not trying to back-seat mod.

god knows i've been guilty of same myself on more than one occasion

BigAl>>

http://www.ballinloughcastle.com/id23_club_development_.htm

Unglika Norse

It's got nothing to do with whether or not you have a high or low handicap, it's the point of buying a handicap that bothers me,

heavyballs

Unglika Norse wrote: »

It's got nothing to do with whether or not you have a high or low handicap, it's the point of buying a handicap that bothers me,

and would you care to tell me why?with the country in bits and courses closing all over every extra member counts,i can't afford to join a course this year......however just toting it up in my head i've spent about €500 on opens and scr cups,and before you say it no i couldn't have joined a course properly with that cash because then i'd have nothing left for scr cups etc as that's what i'm into

you're one of the many snobs in the game me thinks

LittleLiam

Turned up at an open a few weeks ago and was told in the pro shop that the guy down to play with me was from one of these bandit havens. I was straight back into the car.

The sooner the GUI clamps down on the distance membership issue the better for all concerned.

heavyballs

LittleLiam wrote: »

Turned up at an open a few weeks ago and was told in the pro shop that the guy down to play with me was from one of these bandit havens. I was straight back into the car.

The sooner the GUI clamps down on the distance membership issue the better for all concerned.

well done...another classic to add to your collection,there was a thread on here last week all about lads shooting 50 odd points in the captain's etc,no mention of distance members,just club bandits....what do you propose to do with them?
if you reply with a sensible/plausible answer i will be surprised,and so will everyone else

LittleLiam

heavyballs wrote: »

well done...another classic to add to your collection,there was a thread on here last week all about lads shooting 50 odd points in the captain's etc,no mention of distance members,just club bandits....what do you propose to do with them?
if you reply with a sensible/plausible answer i will be surprised,and so will everyone else

Strokeplay. Minimum of 5 previous singles cards that season. Random draw. Make it a 36 hole event.

heavyballs

LittleLiam wrote: »

Strokeplay. Minimum of 5 previous singles cards that season. Random draw. Make it a 36 hole event.

what,,that would eliminate bandits?random draw,agree with that

jimmystars

Handicap secs should cut the S**t out of these guys under general play adjustments. Anyone who can shoot 46 points and up is not playing off the right handicap and everyone knows it.
Unfortunatly i have heard of stories where the handicap sec will sign cards for buddies and who are subbmitting cards for handicap purposes who are quite obviously holding back so you need to get people with a bit of honour and balls to do the job properly.
I have no bother with people getting distance membership but it is being abused by a lot of people and is ruining a lot of comps for genuine handicap golfers.

LittleLiam

heavyballs wrote: »

what,,that would eliminate bandits?random draw,agree with that

Run it on those terms and you're guaranteed that the best man/woman on the day(s) will win.

Unglika Norse

Did I hit a nerve there that you revert to petty name calling; it has nothing to do with snobbery.

To be a member of a club in my opinion is to be a part of that club, to take part and play in that club on a regular basis, to share the common bonds that unite the members of the club including the social and team aspects.

The buying of a handicap solely to allow you to play in a fair few scratch cups, open comps and a few fourballs is contrary to the fundamentals of a club membership and it really doesn’t matter what handicap you play off one may be a scratch golfer or a 28 handicapper the honesty of that remains with the individual

You have my sympathy and not in a patronizing way that you cannot afford to join a club at the present time, I also understand from previous posts of your love of the game, but that does not detract from my view that the club and its active participating membership is paramount to the continuation of the game itself.

It is why even pay as you play courses seek to form a membership base to look for affiliation.

In my opinion the buying of a handicap for purposes of self interest to allow any person simply to play in other clubs open competitions, without giving full and total support to your home club is not right

heavyballs

Unglika Norse wrote: »

In my opinion the buying of a handicap for purposes of self interest to allow any person simply to play in other clubs open competitions, without giving full and total support to your home club is not right

firstly thanks for the reply,you're entitled to your opinion,i've been a member of a club for many years down the country,i've moved up to the Dublin area and cannot afford this year(just 1 year),if you had your way i would be unable to play this year.I think that would be unfair.Next year i will probably join Druids Heath or Arklow
There are a fair few clubs like Slievenamon,Portlaoise etc who need the distance members to keep them afloat,that's my opinion and that has been my opinion before i became a distance member
oh,will you use the quote option as it kinda confuses some people as to who you are directing your post at

ANXIOUS

heavyballs wrote: »

firstly thanks for the reply,you're entitled to your opinion,i've been a member of a club for many years down the country,i've moved up to the Dublin area and cannot afford this year(just 1 year),if you had your way i would be unable to play this year.I think that would be unfair.Next year i will probably join Druids Heath or Arklow
There are a fair few clubs like Slievenamon,Portlaoise etc who need the distance members to keep them afloat,that's my opinion and that has been my opinion before i became a distance member
oh,will you use the quote option as it kinda confuses some people as to who you are directing your post at

I completly agree, these long distance clubs aim to fill a gap in the market. And their finances are based around it, if people could not join them it could possibly affect the locals who play there week in week out.

I would rather people keep winning prizes with inflated handicaps than have courses start closing down and disappoint a wide range of people including people who play to get the lowest handicap possible.

Unglika Norse

heavyballs wrote: »

Next year i will probably join Druids Heath or Arklow
There are a fair few clubs like Slievenamon,Portlaoise etc who need the distance members to keep them afloat,that's my opinion and that has been my opinion before i became a distance member
oh,will you use the quote option as it kinda confuses some people as to who you are directing your post at

Heavy dont even get me started on my views of the differnce between commercial clubs and traditional clubs

heavyballs

Unglika Norse wrote: »

Heavy dont even get me started on my views of the differnce between commercial clubs and traditional clubs

?????????ok then

NapoleonInRags

I'm going to break rank here and actually address the topic as presented by the OP.

In my opinion your best bet is Corabllis links or Elm Green - two great courses in Dublin with fantastic competitive membership scenes and GUI handicaps available at a snip!

heavyballs

NapoleonInRags wrote: »

I'm going to break rank here and actually address the topic as presented by the OP.

In my opinion your best bet is Corabllis links or Elm Green - two great courses in Dublin with fantastic competitive membership scenes and GUI handicaps available at a snip!

initial question was delt with,read the thread,i do agree,Elmgreen is very reasonable

NapoleonInRags

heavyballs wrote: »

initial question was delt with,read the thread,i do agree,Elmgreen is very reasonable

Who made you the arbitor of whether or not the question has been dealt with?

The OP asked for opinions and I don't recall seeing a limit being set for those opinions.

If you want to discuss other related issues, go and start your own thread.

Unglika Norse

NapoleonInRags wrote: »

I'm going to break rank here and actually address the topic as presented by the OP.

In my opinion your best bet is Corabllis links or Elm Green - two great courses in Dublin with fantastic competitive membership scenes and GUI handicaps available at a snip!

With all due respect how can you say that corbalis and elm green are great courses, what ever about corbalis being links and therefore having some merit elm green.................lets leave it at that

LittleLiam

Unglika Norse wrote: »

With all due respect how can you say that corbalis and elm green are great courses, what ever about corbalis being links and therefore having some merit elm green.................lets leave it at that

For what it is, Elmgreen is very, very good. As is Corballis. The number of people playing them is a testament to that fact.

thelongfellow

heavyballs wrote: »

initial question was delt with,read the thread,i do agree,Elmgreen is very reasonable

Late nite posting-ever a good idea?

heavyballs

thelongfellow wrote: »

Late nite posting-ever a good idea?

you're not wrong,my point was i didn't drag the thread off topic,what i meant was i had given my answer to the initial Q not that the thread should be now closed

flugel

Scarke golf club, 150 euro