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Joining fees- what recession?

  • 15-12-2012 7:27pm
    #1
    onlyfinewine
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 433 ✭✭


    Below is a list of Initiation(joining) fees for some courses in or around New York this year.

    And we were thinking that we were talking big with little 20k pittances?

    Course Est. Initiation Fee 2012

    1. Sebonack Golf Club $1,000,000
    2. The Bridge $850,000
    3. Liberty National Golf Club $500,000
    4. East Hampton Golf Club $400,000
    5. Trump National: Bedminster $350,000
    6. Hamilton Farm Golf Club $300,000
    7. Friar's Head Golf Club $250,000
    8. Hudson National Golf Club $210,000
    9. Atlantic Golf Club $200,000
    10. Trump National: Westchester $200,000
    11. Bayonne Golf Club $150,000


    With staggering initiation fees and wait lists a mile long, these clubs show no sign of slowing down. It’s somewhat insane to the average person to think that these prices are somewhat common and actually fairly good deals considering. Would you pay these prices? Do you think it’s worth it?


Comments

  • #2
    ForeRight
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,695 ✭✭✭ForeRight


    onlyfinewine wrote: »
    Would you pay these prices? Do you think it’s worth it?


    That's a toughie


  • #3
    TheGolfer01
    Site Banned Posts: 56 ✭✭TheGolfer01


    Supply
    and
    demand.


  • #4
    The_Architect
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 402 ✭✭The_Architect


    Unfortunately many of these aren't great golf courses. Friar's Head is a cracker though - recommended to anyone should they get the opportunity.


  • #5
    martinsvi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,729 ✭✭✭martinsvi


    If you have six, seven figures lying around you might want to join them only to avoid bumping into "less fortunate".. think of member competitions - you do want to be paired with someone who will get your "fifth avenue" humour and "wall-street" cultural references...


  • #6
    gorfield
    Closed Accounts Posts: 592 ✭✭✭gorfield


    I've played liberty,hudson and Bayonne and if I had it I'd pay it for them, stunning courses!


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  • #7
    scrubber72
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,215 ✭✭✭scrubber72


    gorfield wrote: »
    I've played liberty,hudson and Bayonne and if I had it I'd pay it for them, stunning courses!

    These are on tiger woods pga 2013?
    Just jealous.:-P


  • #8
    gorfield
    Closed Accounts Posts: 592 ✭✭✭gorfield


    scrubber72 wrote: »

    These are on tiger woods pga 2013?
    Just jealous.:-P

    Haha, I have been very lucky to played some unreal courses in fairness, Bayonne is mental! Look at their website Znd look at the video about how it was built, incredible! It's exactly like any links.


  • #9
    scrubber72
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,215 ✭✭✭scrubber72


    gorfield wrote: »

    Haha, I have been very lucky to played some unreal courses in fairness, Bayonne is mental! Look at their website Znd look at the video about how it was built, incredible! It's exactly like any links.
    Holy f#ck. I now know what jaw dropping means. Funny how the guy says it could be out of Scotland or Ireland. Nothing i played looks like that. Not to mention that flag.


  • #10
    gorfield
    Closed Accounts Posts: 592 ✭✭✭gorfield


    scrubber72 wrote: »
    Holy f#ck. I now know what jaw dropping means. Funny how the guy says it could be out of Scotland or Ireland. Nothing i played looks like that. Not to mention that flag.


    It's amazingly like any of our links tbh! Apparantly that's the biggest flying flag in the states, but that cudav been my caddy talking poo.....


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