How much did your club dues go up this year?

[Schley]

Most clubs are open by now and I'm sure many have raised their dues. How much did yours go up? You can put a %. Mine was about 2%.

[raynorfan1]

One went up about 5%.

The other goes up by CPI inflation each year unless the members vote an increase.

[az2au]

Three clubs, two didn't go up at all, the other one went up 5% but they added a bunch of stuff that we'll use, e.g. free babysitting, so I'd actually say it technically went down.

[carrera]

5%. Labor costs in the Bay Area was the main cause.

[Soxfan21]

Mine did not go up. I belong to a club south of Chicago.

[Schley]

2 of my clubs didn't go up at all so just 1 of 3, which isn't what I was expecting and pleasantly surprised. A friend of mine said his club went up 9% that was voted on as opposed to doing a substantial assessment.

[rgk5]

2% to $2,173.

[jonnymc44]

I live in England. Our members voted a £50 increase (5.5%) this year to £950 a year (circa $1250). How much do you guys generally pay?

[Roadking2003]

> @jonnymc44 said:

> I live in England. Our members voted a £50 increase (5.5%) this year to £950 a year (circa $1250). How much do you guys generally pay?

 

The answer is "all over the place" Monthly dues for Low end clubs might be in the $400 range and upper-end clubs in the $1000 range and up.

Our dues did not go up this year because of the significant construction and course rebuilding. I expect them to go up 10% next year.

[third-times-a-charm]

My club is open year-round, it went up like 3-4% i think. I dont mind, there has NEVER been an assessment and everything is top notch.

 

The fee schedule is on the website if anyone cares to look.

[Shilgy]

> @Roadking2003 said:

> > @jonnymc44 said:

> > I live in England. Our members voted a £50 increase (5.5%) this year to £950 a year (circa $1250). How much do you guys generally pay?

>

> The answer is "all over the place" Monthly dues for Low end clubs might be in the $400 range and upper-end clubs in the $1000 range and up.

> Our dues did not go up this year because of the significant construction and course rebuilding. I expect them to go up 10% next year.

 

To be clear the chap from England was stating annual dues and you are mentioning monthly dues.

[jonnymc44]

> @Shilgy said:

> > @Roadking2003 said:

> > > @jonnymc44 said:

> > > I live in England. Our members voted a £50 increase (5.5%) this year to £950 a year (circa $1250). How much do you guys generally pay?

> >

> > The answer is "all over the place" Monthly dues for Low end clubs might be in the $400 range and upper-end clubs in the $1000 range and up.

> > Our dues did not go up this year because of the significant construction and course rebuilding. I expect them to go up 10% next year.

>

> To be clear the chap from England was stating annual dues and you are mentioning monthly dues.

 

That is expensive! The courses in Scotland, especially, are great value for money, notably the top links courses. A yearly ticket for play at 7 of the Links in St Andrews (including Old Course) varies from £260 for residents of St Andrews to £985 for non-residents. Royal Dornoch is only £525 a year. Theses are world top 10 courses. Not everywhere is like that, however. Golf membership is on the decline in UK (that's for another thread).

Apologies for going off topic...

[Edinburghgolfer]

> @jonnymc44 said:

> > @Shilgy said:

> > > @Roadking2003 said:

> > > > @jonnymc44 said:

> > > > I live in England. Our members voted a £50 increase (5.5%) this year to £950 a year (circa $1250). How much do you guys generally pay?

> > >

> > > The answer is "all over the place" Monthly dues for Low end clubs might be in the $400 range and upper-end clubs in the $1000 range and up.

> > > Our dues did not go up this year because of the significant construction and course rebuilding. I expect them to go up 10% next year.

> >

> > To be clear the chap from England was stating annual dues and you are mentioning monthly dues.

>

> That is expensive! The courses in Scotland, especially, are great value for money, notably the top links courses. A yearly ticket for play at 7 of the Links in St Andrews (including Old Course) varies from £260 for residents of St Andrews to £985 for non-residents. Royal Dornoch is only £525 a year. Theses are world top 10 courses. Not everywhere is like that, however. Golf membership is on the decline in UK (that's for another thread).

> Apologies for going off topic...

 

To be honest it's not even worth comparing golf club memberships in the U.K and U.S. The membership models are completely different. Apples to oranges.

[jonnymc44]

> @Edinburghgolfer said:

> > @jonnymc44 said:

> > > @Shilgy said:

> > > > @Roadking2003 said:

> > > > > @jonnymc44 said:

> > > > > I live in England. Our members voted a £50 increase (5.5%) this year to £950 a year (circa $1250). How much do you guys generally pay?

> > > >

> > > > The answer is "all over the place" Monthly dues for Low end clubs might be in the $400 range and upper-end clubs in the $1000 range and up.

> > > > Our dues did not go up this year because of the significant construction and course rebuilding. I expect them to go up 10% next year.

> > >

> > > To be clear the chap from England was stating annual dues and you are mentioning monthly dues.

> >

> > That is expensive! The courses in Scotland, especially, are great value for money, notably the top links courses. A yearly ticket for play at 7 of the Links in St Andrews (including Old Course) varies from £260 for residents of St Andrews to £985 for non-residents. Royal Dornoch is only £525 a year. Theses are world top 10 courses. Not everywhere is like that, however. Golf membership is on the decline in UK (that's for another thread).

> > Apologies for going off topic...

>

> To be honest it's not even worth comparing golf club memberships in the U.K and U.S. The membership models are completely different. Apples to oranges.

 

Perhaps it was a subconscious salt rubbing in wounds without realising!

[Phreddy]

I belong to 2 mid-range clubs: 0% for both.

[NJPhil]

My dues are up 4.5% this year.

[Shilgy]

> @jonnymc44 said:

> > @Shilgy said:

> > > @Roadking2003 said:

> > > > @jonnymc44 said:

> > > > I live in England. Our members voted a £50 increase (5.5%) this year to £950 a year (circa $1250). How much do you guys generally pay?

> > >

> > > The answer is "all over the place" Monthly dues for Low end clubs might be in the $400 range and upper-end clubs in the $1000 range and up.

> > > Our dues did not go up this year because of the significant construction and course rebuilding. I expect them to go up 10% next year.

> >

> > To be clear the chap from England was stating annual dues and you are mentioning monthly dues.

>

> That is expensive! The courses in Scotland, especially, are great value for money, notably the top links courses. A yearly ticket for play at 7 of the Links in St Andrews (including Old Course) varies from £260 for residents of St Andrews to £985 for non-residents. Royal Dornoch is only £525 a year. Theses are world top 10 courses. Not everywhere is like that, however. Golf membership is on the decline in UK (that's for another thread).

> Apologies for going off topic...

 

I agree with that for sure. Here in Arizona a big big big part of the budget is the water bill. My dues WOULD have gone up about the normal 5% this year. Luckily I was able to purchase a lifetime membership 2 1/2 years ago. Paid about 6 1/2 to 7 years worth of dues up front and do not have to pay them again-ever. Includes locker fees and bag storage as well so pretty darn good deal for a US course.

[Roadking2003]

> @jonnymc44 said:

> > @Shilgy said:

> > > @Roadking2003 said:

> > > > @jonnymc44 said:

> > > > I live in England. Our members voted a £50 increase (5.5%) this year to £950 a year (circa $1250). How much do you guys generally pay?

> > >

> > > The answer is "all over the place" Monthly dues for Low end clubs might be in the $400 range and upper-end clubs in the $1000 range and up.

> > > Our dues did not go up this year because of the significant construction and course rebuilding. I expect them to go up 10% next year.

> >

> > To be clear the chap from England was stating annual dues and you are mentioning monthly dues.

>

> That is expensive! The courses in Scotland, especially, are great value for money, notably the top links courses. A yearly ticket for play at 7 of the Links in St Andrews (including Old Course) varies from £260 for residents of St Andrews to £985 for non-residents. Royal Dornoch is only £525 a year. Theses are world top 10 courses. Not everywhere is like that, however. Golf membership is on the decline in UK (that's for another thread).

> Apologies for going off topic...

 

A big difference is the cost of land. A lot of UK courses have been in place for 100 years or more so there is no cost to buy land. And since they were built 100 years ago, there is no longer any capital investment.

In the US, most courses have been built in the last 40 years and land purchases are quite expensive. Then add the cost to build the course and clubhouse at current rates.