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1. If you want to go to a Pro Shop that is at a private club, do you have to be a member of the club? Or can anyone purchase from the pro shop?
2. What are the advantages of a private courses over a public one, and visa versa.
Thanks.
Damn, we have to do all of your work for you don't we?
the private club you have to be a member
the advantage is they have dinners and parties you go to
most people that play that golf course are decent golfers
public courses anyone can golf
so the beginners golf there. if you go at odd times though then they are not crowded. Worse thing about golfing if you have to wait to hit your golf shot because the people in front of you will not let you play through
as far as my experience goes, anyone can purchase something in a pro shop, be it private or public. getting a tee time or being able to play on a private course requires membership. private courses are easier to schedule advance tee times at, and the course is usually kept better, and are a bit less crowded in general. public courses usually do have a dusk rate fee in the summer, which can be nice.
Anyone can go into the Pro Shop to make purchases if they want to, but the stuff at a private shop is usually more expensive so I don't know why you would make a trip there just to buy something, unless it's unique to that shop.
The country club courses I have played are less crowded, usually better laid out, and better kept than most public courses. The ability to call in a tee time and not have hassels is part of the perk of membership dues for a club.
Kori, like the above post. Most pro shops will sell to anyone, but
getting into the pro shop may be a problem since it is after all
a private club.
Private clubs have locker rooms for changing clothes, showering
and storing of clubs and extra gear. Public courses, normally,
don't have them. Although some do. Public courses you rent
a locker for a monthly fee. And they are hard to get.
Private clubs have on a whole much nicer courses, better
maintained. The carts will have towels and other niceties
that public course will not have. The private courses will
have accounts for its members for charging of meals, drinks,
etc. and buying stuff at the pro shop....lol...public courses
you have to have cash or credit cards.
One great advantage of private clubs are that you know a
great many of the members and can always find a group to
play with. You can always have a booked time to play every
week, you know the people who manage to course and have
a say in what goes on on the course and mangement.
I could go on and on. The one big disadvantage. It normally
cost a bundle to belong to one. Initiation fees, yearly dues,
in some cases even course fees above your yearly dues. On
public courses, you can always buy a punch card or players
card and get a discount on your green fees. And if you play
often enough on public courses you get to know the folks in
the pro shop and they will let you have perks that people
coming in off the street wont get.
Hope this helps.
What the are you saying? Seriously, are you trying to be a re ? You need to go back to ing school.
1. If you want to go to a Pro Shop that is at a private club, do you have to be a member of the club? Or can anyone purchase from the pro shop?
If you can get in the gate, you can usually purchase stuff from the pro shop.
2. What are the advantages of a private courses over a public one, and visa versa.
In SA, I don't think there are any advantages of a private course. The top courses are all public, so it's hard to tell. My issue with public courses is usually the pace of play. If a course is well taken care of, it draws the biggest crowd, ie: Republic. If you want to golf for 5-6 hours, that's the place for you.
I played at a private course up in the Dallas area last year and I wasn't all impressed with it.
Dude, San Antonio has one of the nicest private clubs I've ever had the opportunity to play at, Briggs Ranch.
130 total members.
I show up at the security gate, they stop me and ask for my name, check it on their roster and let me in. I get to the pro shop where a young caddy comes over, takes my clothes and brings them into the locker room. He gets my clubs out, cleans them, and goes and parks my car. I enter the club house only to be greeted by every golf pro there, one of whom won the British open some years back. They greet me with a handshake and a conversation and sit me down with the rest of my foresome and bring me lunch. I then go to the locker room to change.
After getting dressed (my clothes had been pressed by the staff), I get in the cart and drive to the range where bags of leists are waiting for me. After hitting a few balls with no one else on the range other then our foresome, we drive to the first tee. We are greeted by a large bucket full of gatorade, soda, water, and fresh fruit (of which there is some on every third hole).
After playing about 7 holes without seeing another human being, I walk to my cart after sinking what was most likely a bogey putt because the course kicked my ass, and I have ice cold, perfumed towels waiting for us in the cart.
Every hole was in perfect shape and this was the middle of the summer and hadn't rained in quite a while. The traps were white, soft sand that even an experienced golfer had trouble hitting out of. All the greens were perfect, right down to the razor blade cut around each hole, making sure that your putt wouldn't lip out but rather just sail past the hole unless you put it dead center.
That course kicked ass, and was one of the best golf experiences I've ever had in San Antonio.
While I've played more entertaining courses (in the mountains of Colorado and Idaho, as well as the lakes of Minnesota), I had never been treated with as much respect as I did when I played Briggs Ranch.
Hey JohnSmith.
Got any idea how you can become a member at Briggs ranch?
That sounds fantastic!!!!
Hey JohnSmith.
Got any idea how you can become a member at Briggs ranch?
That sounds fantastic!!!!
Have far, far, far more money then either of us have..........combined.
The place really is amazing, and to have less then 150 members, I'd imagine that the costs are astronomical.
No , the only thing missing was blowjobs from super models afterwards...Hey JohnSmith.
Got any idea how you can become a member at Briggs ranch?
That sounds fantastic!!!!
Thanks everyone!
I was thinking after every third hole....No , the only thing missing was blowjobs from super models afterwards...
Nicest courses in SA that I've played, were Silverhorn, and the one on the west side near sea world.
For the money, Pecan Valley is a of a test.
The Quarry is soo damn overrated.
The course closest to me, thats not too shabby is Mission Del Lago.
Not like private course like, but they do a decent job.
Have yet to play the Bandit in New Braunfels, i've heard thats a nice one.
i played the Quarry in 97, it was a pretty nice course. The hilton resort course was also nice. besides that i have only played at willow springs, where the 5A regional tournament was for every year up until my senior year - senior year it was at la cantera right after it opened.
One of my favorite public courses around town is still Canyon Springs.
Quarry is alright, as long as you don't play in the middle of the summer due to lack of shade.
The Bandit is good for the money.
I personally think every municipal course around town is sub par and that they don't sink near enough money into any of them. I heard they were going to fix up Brack. Tpark is right though, Mission really isn't a bad course for being a municipal, and it's obviously very affordable.
At a private golf course there are dumbasses who play golf.
Also on a public golf course.
Hope this helps.
Agreed with Shoogarbear. There are hackers at every course, public or private. I prefer private because of the conditions and pace of play. There are some really, really nice public courses though, especially in California.
No, I meant all golfers are dumbasses.
I just never got into the golf thing.
Here's an important fact about golf....
IT F-ING SUCKS!!!!
Please direct any other golf questions to me and I will be glad to assist you.
Have a nice day.
I have some golf pictures I'd like to send to a friend. Anyone have any good ideas how to do that?
Spoken like a true "Golfing Widow"
Couldn't find any yellowjacket nests to poke at?
But while we're at it, ever try webshots for pic hosting? Should work better than sending large files via email. Those could clog your email program.
Or so I've heard.
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