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Yesterday i got an  application form to join a club ,  it isn`t a top tier club more 2nd tier and affordable for me . i dropped my applicatiom form in this morning on my way to work at about  9.20am

At 11.15 i got a text message saying my application had been refused i tried to speak to  someone there to ask why but the woman on the phone told me very bluntly that no explanation has to be given why i have been refused

I know they have vacancies for new members ...........probably it because they looked on the security cameras and saw me getting out my small car and it wouldn`t look nice in their car park

 

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So sorry chipperman


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That is..... odd. I would maybe call back and ask to speak to the general manager. At least confirm that what you were told is accurate

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Sorry to hear - and the turn down by text is so tacky. Based on the way they handled it  - it's probably a club you don't want to belong to. 

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Not sure about your particular circumstance but did a current member nominate / recommend you? That's what it takes a some clubs. My current club doesn't require such but others I've belonged to did.

Edit: Not picking on you chipperman but did the club actually "refuse" you? Or did they simply decline you as a member? Refusing you and your membership application seems to imply that you had a discussion and for one reason or another you couldn't convince them to let you in. You tired but they kept saying, No. Perhaps the membership is full and they simply are not accepting any new members at this time. Could be other factors. Background checks, income, credit reports, etc. Pretty sure it's not your car. Private clubs are not obligated to accept every new member wannabe. And even if they do; they can also kick you out one day.

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Sorry buddy. Hopefully you’ll get answers


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That's terrible, sorry to hear this. It does not help golf's reputation for sure. Hope you get some answers

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The quick decline of your application coupled with chilly response from the person you spoke to I would bet a current member black balled you long before your application was received.



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Woody Allen said — "I'd never join a club that would allow a person like me to become a member."

It was even funnier when Groucho Marx said it

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I was going to post that quote, but changed my mind. Great minds think alike


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Yeah that’s very odd unless you know someone at that club that isn’t a fan of yours. Did you meet with anyone because to join my last club you had to go in front of the board. Pretty much like a job interview. I will say besides saying I’m going to destroy the course they would accept you no matter what. If I didn’t golf and was an outsider looking in I wouldn’t want to golf. Gives golf a bad name right there. 

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Yet all the clubs are slowly dying. Their loss plus frees you to play a bunch of different courses


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I decided to call in this morning and speak to someone at the club so at just gone 9pm i parked up in my wifes car (better than mine)

and went to the reception desk i explained to a  a young girl on the desk who told me to go and wait in the lounge and provided me with complimentary coffee

She picked up her phone i could see her from the lounge she looked flustered as though the conversation she was having was not to her liking . Eventually after 10mins a man about 30ish  came and told me that due to changes on the club committee all application were on hold no apology for the text message, so i asked will my application be kept on record or should i re apply i just got a blunt `i dont know` something wrong at that club and i aint gonna bother .......... no wonder golfs in decline

 

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I decided to call in this morning and speak to someone at the club so at just gone 9pm i parked up in my wifes car (better than mine)
and went to the reception desk i explained to a  a young girl on the desk who told me to go and wait in the lounge and provided me with complimentary coffee
She picked up her phone i could see her from the lounge she looked flustered as though the conversation she was having was not to her liking . Eventually after 10mins a man about 30ish  came and told me that due to changes on the club committee all application were on hold no apology for the text message, so i asked will my application be kept on record or should i re apply i just got a blunt `i dont know` something wrong at that club and i aint gonna bother .......... no wonder golfs in decline
 
Something is definitely going on at this club. Most private clubs would never have you just drop off an app to begin with, as soon as you asked for one you would be met by a membership director and given the royal treatment, set up a tour of the course and facilities, lunch w a member and GM etc. If they're just handing out applications then saying never mind you probably don't want to mess with such an outfit. If they can't get the basics right what else is wrong behind the scenes?

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That is terrible to hear. So sorey.

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I’m not sure how to act towards that scenario.. I can’t tell if they just don’t like you, or something is really going on. Maybe they’re shutting down the club and saving you money. Who knows what’s going on sounds like he’s hiding something. Are you a large man and you scared them? Maybe your intimidating and they are sissy’s 

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Not a good start. Might be something to stay away from. Their attitude seems odd at best.


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12 hours ago, chipperman said:

also for a Saturday morning the car park was virtually empty

Any course with an empty lot on a Saturday morning is in pretty bad shape. I can only speculate that between the empty lot and not processing new applications there is some big drama going on there unrelated to you. Hopefully they don't close down like so many courses have (we just lost one where I live) but it's not your drama to worry about now. Go have fun at another course and tell them at this great golf forum you know about.

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The text message is a bit tacky but I wouldn’t read too much into it. Lots of clubs are having issues these days and trying to find creative ways to solve money problems which can be read as increasing dues. I showed up for my club tour in jeans and cowboy boots much to the dismay of my wife. Told her I am what I am and if they want me to not be me then let’s look for another club. Needless to say five years later we fit in really well.


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That's lame, but honestly it's not a place I'd want to be part of. Why be part of a place that treats people like that? I'm sure there are better, more enjoyable places out there for you.

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On 3/30/2019 at 9:36 AM, Charli said:

Maybe they’re shutting down the club

That's what I was thinking also .. eg. possibly selling out to a housing developer..... Or as someone else mentioned could be a big ownership and/or management change and the current staffers literally don't know what to do right now.

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