| Joining a golf club has many advantages and benefits, | | | | allows you to play at different golf courses in return |
| compared to playing at different golf clubs. Lets take a | | | | for other members from other clubs, to play your golf |
| look at some of the benefits and reasons to join a | | | | course. |
| local country club. | | | | (7) You are more likely to play in more golf |
| (1) Most golf clubs, if not all golf clubs have a handicap | | | | tournaments. Golf clubs have a member?s bulletin |
| tracking system, to keep track of your scores. You do | | | | board, keeping you informed on what upcoming events |
| not have to send your scorecard to a golf association | | | | are coming up. |
| for a legitimate handicap, to play in golf tournaments. | | | | (8) Once you pay a yearly green fee at a country |
| (2) Golf clubs have a facility with a locker room and | | | | club, you get to play unlimited golf. Certain days may |
| restaurant as a meeting place. Therefore you get to | | | | be restricted for after certain hours. |
| know more fellow members, which make it a lot easier | | | | (9) If you join a golf club that has shares, the shares |
| for you to find players to team up with. | | | | typically go up on the majority. It may have something |
| (3) You?re more likely to drive down to your local | | | | to do with the golf frenzy. |
| country club to practice, than you would at an | | | | (10) Last minute tee times are a lot easier to book, if |
| unfamiliar golf course. More practice, means playing | | | | the pro knows you belong to the golf club. The pro will |
| better golf. | | | | simply find you other members to join up with. |
| (4) Belonging to a golf club makes you play with a | | | | Members enjoy meeting other members of the club. |
| better game plan approach, because of the familiarity | | | | (11) If you play golf a lot. Belonging to a golf club will |
| of the golf course. Being familiar with a golf course and | | | | save you a lot of money in the long run. |
| knowing what lies ahead, tends to make you think | | | | There are numerous advantages and benefits in joining |
| about your club selection. | | | | a nearby country club. Check out the phone book, for |
| (5) The yardage at the golf course on most golf holes | | | | some local golf courses, or browse the Internet for |
| becomes embedded in memory, which in turn gives | | | | courses near your hometown. Play a few golf |
| you a better understanding of your golf club yardage | | | | courses first; to see which golf challenge you would |
| capabilities. | | | | enjoy the best. |
| (6) A lot of golf clubs have a trade off system, which | | | | |