The Benefits of An Online Golf Club

To some people the idea of an online golf club may seem somewhat strange because you can’t play golf online. Well, even that is not strictly true because you can play simulated golf online, and some websites let you play on actual named courses. However, sitting at your laptop all day doesn’t have quite the same appeal as getting out on the course with a set of clubs and doing it for real.

As such, the last few years has seen a growth in online golf clubs. These can provide you with all sorts of entertainment, tips, forums, golf societies, and above all may give you links to people wishing to play in your area or clubs in your locality that you may want to try.

You may find that some online golf clubs have a golf courses guide to clubs in your area, and reviews by other members. It is one thing visiting the website of a club where it will tell you how wonderful their course is, how superb the food in their restaurant is, and more. Of course it will. But reviews from people who have been to a course, played it, and can tell you an awful lot more than club website and are of course completely independent.

Furthermore, you may also get tips from fellow members on how to play a certain hole, or possibly how not to, especially if they have managed to get into trouble on it.

Another possibility with an online golf club is discounts from partner clubs on their green fees.

We all like a discount, and some online clubs have arrangements for discounts for their members at affiliated traditional clubs with which they have teamed up.

From the golf club’s point of view, they will get extra income, and from the online club member’s side you get to play a round for less. Everybody wins.

Finding Golf Courses for Your Holiday

If you are looking for somewhere to go on holiday that has some good golfing opportunities the best place to start is by joining an online golf club. You will find a lot of golf course reviews from other members who have played at a course and then will give their considered opinions about it for the benefit of the rest of the members.

Furthermore, the good online golf clubs will have their own golf courses guide containing a considerable amount of information about courses including tee times, green fees, and the facilities provided. Online golf club membership is considerably less than the membership fees charged by some golf clubs in the golfing world. Some of the most prominent and traditional golf clubs in the UK have very restricted memberships, and you must be proposed and seconded, and in some clubs, you are required to have a playing interview with the chairman.

Some membership fees can be high, although average is £800 per year but you can pay astronomical amounts: in some cases, they are well in excess of six figures, whereas an online golf club offers membership for less than £50!

Online golf clubs provide all sorts of information about everything golf. In fact, about the only thing you can’t do in an online golf club is play golf and sit in the bar afterwards either bragging or drowning your sorrows. However, you can keep in touch with your golfing buddies on the days when you are available, and there may be a monthly newsletter, tips from Pro’s, discounts on green fees, and all sorts of other goodies.

So, if you are looking for a good golfing holiday or want to plan a golfing odyssey, you can really do no better than join an online golf club. They will have forums which you can join and ask other members their opinions about any golf clubs or courses that you are considering too.