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Awesome feedback so far, thanks guys! I guess what I need to do is just knuckle down and start calling around to get some specific detials about dollars and cents... I really appreciate the input, keep it coming!

Total Noob question here... (Be patient with me, I may still be pretty green when it comes to golf, but I can assure you I'm also damn keen!) I'm looking to investigate a couple of my local (Vancouver, BC) private golf clubs and I'm trying to arm myself with a basic understanding of how membership works. I know that things work differently at most clubs and can vary to a huge degree but in very general terms I'd like to hear from you guys about the more common components of club membership. This is what I'm hoping to find out more about... -initial entrance fee - what type of price range? how much discount does one get for being under 35? what kind of installments can be paid? -annual dues - how large are the dues relative to the initial payment? are these dues on top of your spending obligation? -spending obligation - is this generally for food, drinks and guests? how large is this amount? -do most clubs have affiliate courses where you can also play? do you get a discount at affiliates or is it free? -once you become a member at one club, are you pretty much married to that club for life or can you transfer memberships? -what are the pros/cons of annual membership vs. lifetime? Basically, I'm looking for a lot of input here! Any tips, thoughts, pros, cons, pitfalls, ideas, etc. would be greatly appreciated!! Thanks!

Tee shot from #16 at Nicklaus North (in Whistler, BC) was a beaut... This par 4 offers a Dogleg right which leads you to a steady flowing glacial creek and a bridge over to a bunker protected green. After seeing an adolescent black bear trundle accross this fairway while we were having breakfast at the clubhouse earlier, I stepped up and cranked one over the right fairway bunker landing it within a foot of the end of the fairway. Let's not talk about the second shot tho... The creek was just far too tempting...

Over the weekend I played Nicklaus North (in Whistler, BC) twice and shot 94 and 96. Those are both pretty solid scores for me... Funnily enough I was about 7 beers deep by the time I wrapped up the 94 round, yet all I was drinking for the 96 was water...

26, and this is my second full golf season... I sometimes feel like this is a late age to start swinging the sticks but then I remember that I could easily have a good 40 years of play ahead of me...

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