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This may be a silly question but one that I’ve beem curious about since reading about private clubs and especially elite private clubs.

 

Many clubs require an inviatation and/or a sponsor (sometimes multiple). How does this work if someone moves to an area and has the means but doesn’t no a single person? Would their realtor help them make contacts? Interviews with membership coordinators that could introduce them to possible sponsors? I know some clubs are even offended if ones asks or inquired about membership. I’m not talking about clubs like Augusta National, Seminole, Pine Valley or Cypress Point because I know those are obvious outliers but what about somewhere like Loblolly, The Bears Club or Jupiter Hills?

 

Any thought or inside experiences?

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reach out to the membership coordinator in most cases they will invite you out to the club for a tour and a round with members that could be potential sponsors. If all goes well the members you play with will most likely sponsor you because they will receive a sponsorship credit for sponsoring you although this may not be the case for some clubs. At the end of the day these clubs want or need new members and would love to welcome a new member.

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I’ve been a member of several private clubs over the last 20 years and never heard of a “sponsorship credit” but the rest of the above is aligned with my experience. I’m currently a member at two local clubs that required a member sponsor and I didn’t know a soul at either before reaching out to the membership director. I was invited to play at the clubs and members that i played with sponsored me. That said, I’m currently trying to join a very prestigious club in NY and this is proving a touch more challenging even though I do already know a member. They seem completely unconcerned about my ability to pay initiation and dues and more concerned about my overall profile. I sense it is going to take a while and getting to know several members.

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When I joined my club two sponsers were needed. I didn’t know anyone but wanted to be a member. The membership director set me up with a courtesy round with three other players. About a week later I got a call saying I was accepted. My guess is the three were assigned to “look me over” as being OK. I think in today’s economy if the check is good, so are you. The exception would be the ultra high end clubs.

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I’ve been a member of several private clubs over the last 20 years and never heard of a “sponsorship credit” but the rest of the above is aligned with my experience. I’m currently a member at two local clubs that required a member sponsor and I didn’t know a soul at either before reaching out to the membership director. I was invited to play at the clubs and members that i played with sponsored me. That said, I’m currently trying to join a very prestigious club in NY and this is proving a touch more challenging even though I do already know a member. They seem completely unconcerned about my ability to pay initiation and dues and more concerned about my overall profile. I sense it is going to take a while and getting to know several members.

 

You're going about it all wrong. You need figure out if T. Boone Pickens is a member, then when he is at some conference, try to stalk him in an elevator and ask him to sponsor you.That is your key to success.

 

My fee for this advice will be a round at the club when you are fully joined. :rofl:

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My club requires 2 member sponsers and they will actually talk to the sponsors to make sure they really do like the applicant. Also, my club offers a small discount for the sponsors for 2 years if the aspiring member stays for over 2 years, which is pretty nice. However, one of my buddies that I play with now, moved from out of town and didnt know a soul and just called and asked what the deal was. He got a tour and wrote them a check that day and played 27 holes with us the next day.

As someone mentioned before, if the check is good and theyre not a huge a******, most places are going to welcome you with open arms.

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I didn't know anyone, directly at one of my clubs but after looking through the directory I found a couple people didn't realize they were members. If I couldn't find them I would have been OK with the membership director setting up interviews with some membership committee people to handle the sponsorship.

 

My other club only needed 1 referral as he was on the board.

 

I have been thinking of maybe trying to join another club as an international/national member, but I'm not back in the US enough to justify it quite honestly. It would be a great place to play for sure, but the cost would be really wreckless for what I would get out of it. Down the road I can figure it out when I have a better idea of where to retire to dialed in (AZ/CA/FL). Leaning to AZ.

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I’ve been a member of several private clubs over the last 20 years and never heard of a “sponsorship credit” but the rest of the above is aligned with my experience. I’m currently a member at two local clubs that required a member sponsor and I didn’t know a soul at either before reaching out to the membership director. I was invited to play at the clubs and members that i played with sponsored me. That said, I’m currently trying to join a very prestigious club in NY and this is proving a touch more challenging even though I do already know a member. They seem completely unconcerned about my ability to pay initiation and dues and more concerned about my overall profile. I sense it is going to take a while and getting to know several members.

 

You're going about it all wrong. You need figure out if T. Boone Pickens is a member, then when he is at some conference, try to stalk him in an elevator and ask him to sponsor you.That is your key to success.

 

 

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I’ve been a member of several private clubs over the last 20 years and never heard of a “sponsorship credit” but the rest of the above is aligned with my experience. I’m currently a member at two local clubs that required a member sponsor and I didn’t know a soul at either before reaching out to the membership director. I was invited to play at the clubs and members that i played with sponsored me. That said, I’m currently trying to join a very prestigious club in NY and this is proving a touch more challenging even though I do already know a member. They seem completely unconcerned about my ability to pay initiation and dues and more concerned about my overall profile. I sense it is going to take a while and getting to know several members.

 

You're going about it all wrong. You need figure out if T. Boone Pickens is a member, then when he is at some conference, try to stalk him in an elevator and ask him to sponsor you.That is your key to success.

 

My fee for this advice will be a round at the club when you are fully joined. :rofl:

:lol: great call back.

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If you are already a member of a notable club where you are moving from you should ask your Membership person to initiate a meeting on your behalf. If that isn't an option post the name of the club here and see what people know. For example, you want in Burning Tree in Bethesda I can tell you its virtually impossible. I also know guys at Pablo Creek in Jacksonville FL. In my opinion you have a better shot of getting in the Illuminati then a membership at a club like these with no contacts.

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az2au said:
Bluefan75 wrote:
az2au wrote:

 

I’ve been a member of several private clubs over the last 20 years and never heard of a “sponsorship credit” but the rest of the above is aligned with my experience. I’m currently a member at two local clubs that required a member sponsor and I didn’t know a soul at either before reaching out to the membership director. I was invited to play at the clubs and members that i played with sponsored me. That said, I’m currently trying to join a very prestigious club in NY and this is proving a touch more challenging even though I do already know a member. They seem completely unconcerned about my ability to pay initiation and dues and more concerned about my overall profile. I sense it is going to take a while and getting to know several members.

 

 

 

You're going about it all wrong. You need figure out if T. Boone Pickens is a member, then when he is at some conference, try to stalk him in an elevator and ask him to sponsor you.That is your key to success.

 

 

 

My fee for this advice will be a round at the club when you are fully joined. image/rofl.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':rofl:' />

 

image/laugh.png' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':lol:' /> great call back.

I figured you would get the reference, but you can never be sure. 

Should have doubled my fee....     :-)

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