Country Club Golf Courses - Membership Or Green Fees?

How much golf do you play? Can you justify the cost of membership against the amount you spend on green fees every time you play a round at your country club golf course?

Lets say you only play once a week and the green fee is $25 for the round. That means your golf is costing you $1300 annually. If the membership is $2K a year, its not making much sense to join on the strength of the golf alone. If you play at least twice a week though then you would be saving money and it would be wise to join the club even if you were only going to use the golf facilities.

Country club membership isn't just about golf though and you should check out what else is on offer such as a sauna and spa, gym, pool, tennis courts etc. As a golf player you should find out if there is a members league, how many competitions a week etc. also, if you are taking a family membership, what is the youth program like for the younger members of your family and is there much for your partner to get involved in if golf is not there thing?

There is also the status that comes with being a member of the local country club. Many a country club golf house is the hub of the local social calendar. It can be an important place to socialize and drum up business for your company and for your children to learn the correct etiquette. These are all things you will probably consider when deciding whether to become a full member or not.

For true golfers though, these are just added bonuses to being a member of what is hopefully a great golf course. As a golfer, what might be of interest is that many country club golf shops offer discounts to their members. These can range from 10% up to 20% and you could also be offered discount green fees to any none members who accompany you for a round of golf.

If you have only recently moved to an area and are unsure which country club to join, many offer a monthly membership so you can try them out before taking the plunge and taking out an annual subscription.

Country clubs sometimes have property for sale set amongst and around the golf course itself. These properties usually come with membership included. One such country club is Collier's Reserve in Naples, Florida. Situated along the Cocohatchee River it offers its homeowners the chance to enjoy fishing and boating as well championship golf. Now thats what I call a great life!

This type of country club has been hugely popular for some time now in Europe, particularly Spain and Portugal. Thousands of people from England and other northern European countries take early retirement and move there for the sunnier climate and superb country club golf.

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Buy Used Golf Clubs

Many golfers searching to buy used golf clubs already know the brand and model they are looking for. The hard part is finding the best used golf club at a great price. Lets go through the processes most people use to buy used clubs.

1. You know you want a MacGregor MACTEC NVG2 TOUR 9 Degree Driver so the first place you go is to your favorite search engine.
2. Search for that specific club online with the term used in front of it. If your results are not what you are looking for, put quotes around your search term. This will bring up web pages that contain your search term in that exact order.
3. You will see several sites selling the same model used club. Compare the prices you are seeing and the company or person that is selling it. Another issue you need to make sure you look at is shipping costs. You may find a cheaper used club at one company, then realize it costs more due to the added shipping costs. Many companies also offer free shipping.
4. After reviewing the prices you realize that you can save an average of $150 on each used club.
5. Ready to buy? Again, look at price of club, shipping costs, condition of club, and trustworthiness of seller.

With some sites, it is difficult to know what condition the used club is in. Below is how Global Golf lets their customers know the condition of the used clubs on their website.

Global Golf's 6 tier rating system for used golf clubs:

***** Mint Used Golf Clubs

These clubs have yet to be put into play and have no to very limited visible signs of use. This is essentially slightly shop worn stock product coming directly from the golf shop.

****Excellent Used Golf Clubs

These clubs have been extremely well cared for and have seen very limited play. They exhibit exceptional cosmetic appearance with only slight signs of usage.

***Very good Used Golf Clubs

Clubs in this category have been well cared for while being played and used under normal circumstances. These clubs show typical signs of use, with no dings, skymarks or excessive wear.

**Good Used Golf Clubs

These clubs are very playable, but exhibit one or a combination of light scratching on the face, sole, or crown. None of these cosmetic alterations will affect the playability characteristics or integrity of this club.

*Fair Used Golf Clubs

Fair clubs, although playable, have one or a combination of heavy scratches, skymarks, or light dings. These clubs have been played, and give the appearance of use, but the integrity or playability of the club has not been compromised.

Poor Used Golf Clubs

Poor condition clubs are affected to the point of not being playable, therefore they do not offer these clubs to their customers.

Al Scillitani
Internet Marketing Manager
Global Golf Used & New Golf Clubs Golf Shoes Only

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Success Lessons From Three UK Soccer Managers - People Are Always Quick To Put You In A Coffin

Arsenal Football Club were the Champions of the Premier league in English soccer in 2004. This year they have not done as well and are only in third place.

The manager of Arsenal is Arsene Wenger. He is the French magician who brought Arsenal to the top of English football.He has found out the hard way how quick people are to write you off even if you recently achieved a huge success. He commented

"People are always quick to put you in your coffin."

Arsene admits that Arsenal have little chance of retaining their title as Champions but they are still third in the league and as such will be able to take part in the European Champion's league next year.

Arsenal have also just reached the quarterfinals of the first great soccer competition in the world -the FA Cup. They are in form at the moment.

Arsene Wenger and Arsenal football club have not given up. They know that they have not reached the pinnacle of English football but there are several other smaller mountains they are still busy climbing. They are not yet ready to climb into their coffins.

Too many people, at the first sign of criticism or the first hint of failure, meekly get into their own coffin and die before their time. This can happen at any age.

The great Welsh poet Dylan Thomas told people not to die meekly but to "rage, rage against the dying of the light!"

Quite a few people retire from life when they retire from their job. They potter about and waste their valuable time because they accept the verdict of society that the elderly have little left to offer the community.

Retirement is a chance to try learning some new skills; a chance to grow in character and knowledge. Let's not give up the ghost too soon! Let's not get into the coffin before our time.

Soccer managers live on the edge of life. They are always on the knife edge of success or failure. They are sacked when their teams fail to perform.

I enjoy listening to them especially after their teams have lost! Their comments usually have a motivational tip or two in them.

Jose Mourinho won the European soccer champions league with Porto in 2004 and then moved to Chelsea in West London where his team won game after game

Recently he has had two poor results and already is being asked if the honeymoon with Chelsea is over. He looked glum after two unaccustomed losses but denied that he was worried. He has retained his confidence and motivation.

"Our mood has changed but not our confidence or motivation. When you lose you don't smile so much but the confidence is still there".

He was asked about the Carling Cup final (one of the two main knockout competitions in England) and pointed out that his team had reached the final by a harder road than their rivals in the final - liverpool. However, he said: "When you arrive in the final you have to forget how you got there and concentrate on the final." Jose knows how to focus on what is important.

A reporter asked him how long it would be before his injured Dutch star Arjun Robbin could play again. Jose replied in typical fashion.

"I want to be fair with you. I have no idea and to be fair I don't want to have. I'm just interested in the players I have and the doubtful ones that might come and give you a hand. Robbin is not in either of these groups and I just prefer to forget!"

Jose knows how to concentrate on what he can do and not on what he can't! He doesn't want to waste time on sentimental talk about how Arjun is doing!

He claims to have a relaxed attitude to the nemesis of soccer coaches - the threat of the sack: "My life is easy. When I am not happy with my club - Goodbye! When my club is not happy with me - Goodbye"

Jose's confidence is astonishing. In fact he does not need to worry about the sack. A hundred clubs would ask him to be their coach if he was sacked. However I think he could still say 'Goodbye' without hesitation even if this was not the case. He is a man of decision and not one to wait around for things to happen. He is the type to make things happen his way or he'll head for the highway.

Alex Ferguson at Manchester United is another great soccer manager who never gives up. This season he is trying to catch up with Chelsea. He looks for any signs of hope: "Chelsea are not playing as well as they were four or five weeks ago. They don't have the form to fall back on." United are ready to pounce if Chelsea slip up. Sir Alex is a ferocious competitor.

All three of these managers are great leaders and motivators. They maintain their confidence and motivation and put a brave face on things when games go wrong. They never give up and they are decisive proud men who know their value.

They teach us not to get into the coffin before our time; to climb smaller mountains if we fail to climb the tallest;to focus on what we can do something about; to concentrate on what we have available and not on what we haven't; to move on if we are not happy; to compete ferociously even when we are behind - we can never know when our competitor might slip up!

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