Golf courses allowing visitors ?

Whiplash85 wrote: »

Fermoy golf club charge €800 a year to join and are now charging €5 for each time you book a game on the BRS. Are there any other clubs succumbing to those levels of greed.

I think clubs should charge a fiver per person for booking now and refund it if they show. They're not set up for that admin but I guarantee you it would make some difference to the timesheet.

Seve OB wrote: »

Hold on, necessity or not, you pay your subs and you know what the terms are. They can’t just start charging you extra. Now if they were the terms when you sign up, that’s different.
I wouldn’t be happy with that carry on

Neither would I. But there's an awful lot of detail missing, so trotting out 'greed' as a motive requires substantiation.

I know if plenty of clubs taking member donations at the clubhouse. €2 seems to be the norm

callaway92 wrote: »

That’s because people are too afraid to mouth about things like it even though it’s wrong.

Like mouthing off on an anonymous forum?

Yeah it isnt any different than a levy being suddenly asked of from members. Really like the course, is kept in great condition

looks more like they are running a draw everyday for member's

Seems they had a one off entry of €100 for an 8 week raffle.
They are also charging €5 for all golf, the €25 seems to be a competition prize as there is no mention of a draw or raffle around that, though perhaps its just a draw based on people who played that day.

They also mention a trail of electronic scorecards.

Fermoy GC wrote:

We are taking the exceptional step of charging members to play for all golf on the course. There was
considerable debate about the fairness and necessity of this measure. We are taking this measure to make it
more likely that the club will survive the extensive risks of this Covid 10 emergency. We are reluctantly
introducing a temporary €5 per booking on the BRS for all casual golf. The necessity for this booking fee and
the amount of this fee will remain under review as we progress through the summer. I am in no doubt that
there will be a range of opinion on this measure and indeed on many other measures we have taken. Your
opinions are valid and I encourage members to share their opinion through all committees & officers. We hope
that members will understand that this exceptional booking fee is essential to the survival of our club as our
society strives to survive this health emergency and economic recession.

callaway92 wrote: »

Sent them a message on Facebook earlier today. Let me know if you want screenshot or else please stop talking guff to me

EDIT: the reason I’m mouthing btw is because it’s fair for people to vent their opinion. I don’t particularly care about what you/anyone thinks about what I say, whereas clearly people in situations like this wouldn't want to ruffle feathers in their home club etc.

Oh, I really, really would like to see this.

I especially like the notion that you've adopted of crusader on behalf of members of another golf club who you deem incapable of standing up for themselves on the basis of [checks thread] absolutely no evidence whatsoever.

callaway92 wrote: »

Sorry - but you've said you'd like to see if I said anything about it to Fermoy...I did (before you said that)...and now you're taking the mick?

What can I say I'm a man of the people. This kinda stuff happens the whole time where people won't speak up for themselves..I don't need evidence.

Child's play going through this with you - Love the smileys though.

Thanks for the screen cap. Just a couple of points.

There's no need to call people names. Way OTT. You've also assumed that the club can't do this. Have you read their constitution? Do you know what consultation process they entered into with members? And what the outcome of that was? If I was a member there, I'd be pretty p1ssed off at some randomer from outside the club, appointing themselves as arbiter of what they can or can't do. Breathtaking arrogance imo.

And finally. Five clubs have closed their doors permanently due to the lockdown that I know of. And until the end of June, have no means to earn extra income from visitors and societies to make up the shortfall in lost income from over three months of closure. If Fermoy closed, the only other club within 20Km of Fermoy is Mitchelstown. I'm sure the members would appreciate having to drive that distance (if they even could due to restrictions) for the sake of a fiver every time they play. And of course the loss of their sub for the year.