It's probably a thread that comes up a lot. But I guess times change with memberships becoming open and closed and special offers etc so here goes.

Looking for a golf club to join somewhere in Sydney metro. I live in Darlinghurst so easy to get onto M2 M4 via cross city tunnel eastern distributor etc. I don;t mind driving say 30-40 mins

Hope to avoid a joining fee and happy with 5 day membership as i play in a social group most Sundays. Mid level golf course as it will be once a fortnight max. Good pro and coaching facilities a definitely a plus as I'm looking to dramatically improve short game.

Thinking at the moment of having a hit at Cumberland Country Club to give that a try. They have no joining fee and special packages. East Lake is an option but i don't care for the walking distance to the tees.

Any other tips suggestions ? Thanks in advance