membership in the midlands

gymman39

just took up golf again after 10 years away and have the bug back again..i was a member in edenderry in the nineties and as i am now living in clara i was looking around the area for membership of a club to get back my GUI handicap.
I work most weekends so i was looking at getting my GUI to play in open week competitions etc...so where would people recommend for joining..someone mentioned moate at 200 euro but thats distance membership...

charlieIRL

Athlone have a limited deal of €375 and no joining fee.
Moate is €500 but they have some type of pavillion membership for €100
Mount Temple is €500 as well i think.
Glasson / Tullamore / Esker Hills are all over the €800 mark AFAIK and Tullamore still has a joining fee.

gymman39

yes i would love to know what that is"pavillion".....is it like country membership that was out years ago???

charlieIRL

gymman39 wrote: »

yes i would love to know what that is"pavillion".....is it like country membership that was out years ago???

no - they have a country membership listed on the website as well, Ring Anna in the pro shop and she'll tell you. I might be in there for a game on friday and can find out either.

gymman39

cheers charlie

the lawman

gymman39 wrote: »

just took up golf again after 10 years away and have the bug back again..i was a member in edenderry in the nineties and as i am now living in clara i was looking around the area for membership of a club to get back my GUI handicap.
I work most weekends so i was looking at getting my GUI to play in open week competitions etc...so where would people recommend for joining..someone mentioned moate at 200 euro but thats distance membership...

Not sure where you live but I've always liked Highfield. Nice set up and decent course. Great value too.

gymman39

yes highfield has come on leaps and bounds but as i said in my post i live down in clara now

the lawman

gymman39 wrote: »

yes highfield has come on leaps and bounds but as i said in my post i live down in clara now

I'm totally ignorant to the geography around there! Best of luck hope you find something decent.

gymman39

thanks lawman

Maverick.ie

Ballinlough Castle just outside clonmellon on the meath westmeath border have a number of options,

7 day membership within 50kms 300euro
7 day membership outside 50kms 199 euro
5 day membership outside 50kms 150 euro,

gymman39

thanks maverick

cbsam74

Just recently joined Tullamore golf club myself. Great parkland course, Esker could be an option..only up the road.

bestleftfull3

i heard tullamore were doing a special for the first 50 people that wanted to sign up that the signing fee of a couple of thousand was dropped and you would just have to pay the normal fee of 750

cbsam74

I think you could be right on that. I was fortunate enough that I was a Student member before and I didnt have to pay the entrance fee.

bestleftfull3

cbsam74 wrote: »

I think you could be right on that. I was fortunate enough that I was a Student member before and I didnt have to pay the entrance fee.

how much did u have to pay?

im a member there myself a student member and i heard there was a meeting only yesterday to keep people upto the age of 25 only paying the student rate?

cbsam74

I paid around €700 last year. Its a good few years ago since I was a member (33 now)

bestleftfull3

cbsam74 wrote: »

I paid around €700 last year. Its a good few years ago since I was a member (33 now)

suppose its alot better than paying the couple of thousand entrance fee !!

Jersey Girl

Tullamore got rid of their joining fee at an EGM yesterday.

cbsam74

Had planned to go to the EGM alright, it was one of the main motions (entrance fee)

bestleftfull3

was wondering what it was all about !!must be stuck for a few pound !!

so whats the joining fee now?

it was on at 3pm yesterday wasnt it? clashed with united the only reason i didnt go !!!:P

bluebottle102

charlieIRL wrote: »

Glasson / Tullamore / Esker Hills are all over the €800 mark AFAIK and Tullamore still has a joining fee.

Tullamore is €720 and they are now doing a deal where no joining fee is to be paid. (not sure if 720 is including joining fee) I think it's something like first 35 new members. Great course and I would definitely recommend it.

airguitar

gymman39 wrote: »

just took up golf again after 10 years away and have the bug back again..i was a member in edenderry in the nineties and as i am now living in clara i was looking around the area for membership of a club to get back my GUI handicap.
I work most weekends so i was looking at getting my GUI to play in open week competitions etc...so where would people recommend for joining..someone mentioned moate at 200 euro but thats distance membership...

€150 for pay and play membership to include your GUI at Blessington Lakes, it is the Kildare side of Co. Wicklow. Might be worth a google

Beaulieu

Tullamore members voted yesterday to do away with Joining Fee for the first 35 new members. Students only have to pay half the normal sub up until they reach 28.

jmorrisey

Beaulieu wrote: »

Tullamore members voted yesterday to do away with Joining Fee for the first 35 new members. Students only have to pay half the normal sub up until they reach 28.

Whats the thinking behind that? Are things gone so downhill in this country that we assume anyone leaving college at moment wont be able to work for a long time after. Actually its probably true. What have we become

Beaulieu

No -I think its more to do with fact that after college etc students are simply not spending money on golf subs but rather on other ahem "lifestyle" things;) good or bad. This is seen as a hook to perhaps keep them in the golf club.

searay

gymman39 wrote: »

just took up golf again after 10 years away and have the bug back again..i was a member in edenderry in the nineties and as i am now living in clara i was looking around the area for membership of a club to get back my GUI handicap.
I work most weekends so i was looking at getting my GUI to play in open week competitions etc...so where would people recommend for joining..someone mentioned moate at 200 euro but thats distance membership...

Moate had a deal last year €275 for the year plus €5 each time you play. I've heard they aren't going to have that this year, it'll be somewhere around the €500 mark. I believe the timesheet on Sundays can be very busy.

Mount Temple is around the same price, but very easy to get out at weekends.

Glasson which Charlie mentioned was just under €1200 for Annual membership last year, there is a lower rate if you have a debenture in the club.

Esker Hills and Tullamore are 2 great courses and are on your doorstep. Personally, if I lived in Clara I'd go for Tullamore for the rates mentioned above.

charlieIRL

Moate had the "contributary" membership for 2 years. It was scrapped cause lads were paying the €275 and not paying the €5 each time they played which i think was very bad form.

princess poppy

airguitar wrote: »

€150 for pay and play membership to include your GUI at Blessington Lakes, it is the Kildare side of Co. Wicklow. Might be worth a google

Blessington Lakes also running opens every Tuesday and Wednesday from about start of April until end of September, might suit you very well if you have to work weekends?

Rikand

Jersey Girl wrote: »

Tullamore got rid of their joining fee at an EGM yesterday.

Could hurt them more than it will help. When Athlone got rid of their joining fee 3-4 years ago we lost a lot of members instantly cause they could re-join without having to pay a fee. The Entrance fee could have been the one thing keeping so many members in the club.

Rikand

Beaulieu wrote: »

Tullamore members voted yesterday to do away with Joining Fee for the first 35 new members. Students only have to pay half the normal sub up until they reach 28.

didnt see this. Might not be too bad then.