Online handicaps

[markTHEblake]

You obviously had a bad day.

[AndyP]

Warragul comp yesterday, 125 players , I had 36 pts finished 60 th , winner had 47 pts playing off 34 , bandits ??

Dunno. I have trouble imagining playing with a handicap of 34 in the first place.

[Grumpy8]

You obviously had a bad day.

It would appear that way , had to have 39 pts to get a ball in the rundown

[3Puttpete]

Dunno. I have trouble imagining playing with a handicap of 34 in the first place.

You don’t have to quote everything you reply to.

[AndyP]

You don’t have to quote everything you reply to.

I prefer to.

[markTHEblake]

Here is a new option from out of left field, australias 'most' northern golf course.

Raffles Golf Club Bali is now affiliated with WA golf, so its members get a handicap. Cost is $50pa and $100 joining fee.

An added benefit is cheap golf on all Bali courses, downside, surely there is no insurance included in that, I guess.

more info here www.rafflesgolfclub.com i have played with this group before but not for a while. I only know whats on the website.

[coalesce]

We’re just over 12 months on from this thread. What did all of the SA guys do here at the end of their memberships and in hindsight did you make the right choice?

[Flavzz]

I ended up joining Thaxted as a twilight member as I wanted the option to play and practice in addition having a cap. Also consider future golf as the current discount offered is pretty hard to beat. https://futuregolf.com.au/join/?gcli...IaAnQmEALw_wcB

[wazamac]

Enjoy my weekends. Yes, I feel I made the right choice.
I would consider twilight membership but finishing at 7 or 8 pm not suit

[Wenz]

Playford Lakes (old North Lakes Golf Club) $75 for handicap maintained.

[AndyP]

They would lose money with that deal.

[Hatchman]

Playford Lakes (old North Lakes Golf Club) $75 for handicap maintained.

It doesn't mention being able to retain a hcp with that class of membership.
I wouldn't assume it's not possible to either at that cost after to speaking with the Captain at Balaklava and talking about where I'm playing now and what it it costs me. We were having the discussion as they were thinking of offering alternative Memberships for people outside a certain town radius that can't or don't want to play every week. There's a Golf Aust fee for each Member to have and maintain a hcp and I suspect it's more than $75 for that.

[AndyP]

It doesn't mention being able to retain a hcp with that class of membership.
I wouldn't assume it's possible to either at that cost after to speaking with the Captain at Balaklava and talking about where I'm playing now and what it it costs me. We were having the discussion as they were thinking of offering alternative Memberships for people outside a certain town radius that can't or don't want to play every week. There's a Golf Aust fee for each Member to have and maintain a hcp and I suspect it's more than $75 for that.

I think it is in the $90 area for Golf Australia, plus insurances.

[Wenz]

I'm a member there and it is $75 which I get my handicap maintained for a year.

[coalesce]

I'm a member there and it is $75 which I get my handicap maintained for a year.

Yeah looks that way. No playing rights at all. Marion does something similar for $110 ($145 in first year)

North Adelaide looks like it might have something similar too but it’s kinda hard to tell what’s NAGC (who have an awful website) and what’s the public course (which claims to have a season competition pass which comes with handicap and a few rounds for $199)

[Daves]

I think it is in the $90 area for Golf Australia, plus insurances.

It is $75 in 20/21 for Insurance and Capitation, as they call it.

[BobsYourUncle]

I can answer NAGC questions, although I did hear we weren't accepting new members at the moment.

NAGC (the club) is separate to the course, so club membership doesn't include any green fees (you pay that separately). I don't know what the "social" membership covers though.

[Hatchman]

I'm a member there and it is $75 which I get my handicap maintained for a year.

Not at Sandy Creek anymore?
Was it purely cost that made you switch?

[Flavzz]

With the imminent golf Australia announcement coming I'd hold out in case golf restrictions are imposed.

[markTHEblake]

Eacg state and district fees vary and also which insurance level is taken up by the club.

City GC is $89 total, the insurance included is $20, which must be the premium option.

Of the breakup, the State takes the most.

[Wenz]

Not at Sandy Creek anymore?
Was it purely cost that made you switch?

SC stopped offering a PAYG membership option, I can't justify a traditional club membership only playing 15-20 rounds a year.

I don't know much of the costs of maintaining members at a club but on the GolfAustralia website it says to maintain GolfLink it is only $2.77ex GST per member.
I'd assume there'd be various other fees involved ie Affiliation & Insurance

But in saying that, a couple years before they had only been charging $50 so they must be breaking even at least.

[Wenz]

I did a further look into figures

Golf Australia affiliation fees are ~$60 incl GST
Members Insurance ~$10 incl GST
GolfLink access $3.05 incl GST

For a grand total of $73.05..... Obviously not in it for profiting.

[markTHEblake]

GolfSA affiliation fees are ~$60 incl GST

That will be GA, GolfSA and your district all together.

[Hatchman]

Sandy creek golf club are doing a pay as you play membership atm.
$99 gets you GA handicap, 7 day rights, 15 rounds a year @ $30 then reverts to normal price after that.

Playford Lakes (old North Lakes Golf Club) $75 for handicap maintained.

Not at Sandy Creek anymore?
Was it purely cost that made you switch?

SC stopped offering a PAYG membership option, I can't justify a traditional club membership only playing 15-20 rounds a year.

I don't know much of the costs of maintaining members at a club but on the GolfAustralia website it says to maintain GolfLink it is only $2.77ex GST per member.
I'd assume there'd be various other fees involved ie Affiliation & Insurance

But in saying that, a couple years before they had only been charging $50 so they must be breaking even at least.

Interesting but not surprising that Sandy Creek have shot themselves in the foot and dropped the PAYG Membership. I can almost picture the Committee meeting where one of the numpties convinced the others that if they drop the PAYG everyone on it will change over to full memberships. This is typical of the narrow minded thinking.
It's not the Membership Fee itself that makes them money it every time some one on that deal pays Green Fees that does. If you don't have them as members your not going to get their repeat Green Fees. The Membership helps them decide to play there most or all of the time rather than going all over the place spending their money.
It's also a low level entry point that gives the Club a chance to convert the member into a Full Member down the track as long as you have a good welcoming atmosphere. Sadly a group of people got themselves onto the committee and destroyed all of that with personal agendas.

I did a bit of trawling of the Playford Lakes site and noticed a couple of names in the Comp results I used to play with fairly regularly at Kapunda. It would be good to catch up with them a see why they are not playing there anymore as no matter what Membership category they have they are paying near double to play at Playford Lakes.

[markTHEblake]

I can almost picture the Committee meeting where one of the numpties convinced the others that if they drop the PAYG everyone on it will change over to full memberships. This is typical of the narrow minded thinking.

It might have been the case that they were getting no value out of offering that membership, whether that be by paying green fees or being a pathway to full membership?

There is also the matter of devaluing the brand.