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I'm thinking about joining a private club. Can anyone help me out with their experiences about being a member at a club. Positives/negatives? The one I'm most interested in would probably be considered middle of the road when it comes to costs and exclusivity.

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It all depends on where you are, and how old you are. Im 16 and used to have a membership at a club for 3 years. I definatly love being a member of something and love being in the member atmosphere. Although, i would definatly not go back to that club. The course was wonderful but the people there were awful. Thankfully im going somewhere else this year.

The positives of getting a membership is, you have people clean your clubs, tournaments, club storage, meet new people, and you can go golfing anytime you want. And its generally fun when you play the course alot so you usually shoot well.

The negatives all depend on where you go, At my course, we had a ton of senior members who were complete jerks. I wasn't the kind of person to fool around. I am very mature and had extraordinate etiquette. These seniors would make smart remarks and really get on my nerves. They also think they run the show and act like they own the course. But I hands down would beat them everytime. I also had a lot of playing restrictions and usually couldn't golf by myself. The staff there also treated us like little kids, and we usually got no respect anywhere around there. Some kids there must be ruining it for the others.

All in all, If you have the money, definatly get a membership. Its an amazing time with unlimited golf. Its a great place to spend your day.
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I think any negatives regarding club membership (save for cost) are going to be course specific, and difficult to pin down generally.

The biggest positive for me was being able to play whenever, and not really have to think about it. The way I play now (not being a member), I generally have to plan it all out specifically and know I have enough time, because I'm not going to waste the money on 18, or even 9, if there's a chance I won't get it all in. When I was a member of a club, my favorite thing to do was to jump out an hour or so before sunset and play as many as I could. The course was usually empty, and I just love that time of day for playing the game.
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