Is it true you can dine and drink at a country club as a non-member?

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Why would you want to? It’s stuffy, pretentious and the food is average at best.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious about the club off Military Rd.

WGCC? Sure pop in there for lunch. I’m sure they’ll welcome you with open arms. As long as you bring your $50,000 deposit for the waitlist. And recommendations.

Now I’m thinking you’re a troll.

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Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of that before. Isn’t the entire point of country club is that it’s members only?

Didn't Tucker Carlson get into a viral dinner scuffle at a country club in Charlottesville? Was he a member at a club in a college town two and a half hours from his house? I doubt it.

Tucker Carlson is in fact a member at Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville. I am not a fan of the guy but have heard this from multiple friends who are members.

Makes sense. 3 of his kids went to UVA, as an infamous cable news man, he’d prefer a private CC to entertain the kids and their friends when he’d visit. Dining in public in a college town is way too risky. Even still, he ends up having a viral run-in at the country club!

Lots of rich douchey people get memberships when their kids get into UVA.

Country club social memberships are pretty inexpensive. I don't think Tucker golfs, so you're talking max a few grand a year and a couple hundred bucks a month on food & bev. That's peanuts to a millionaire.

Uh, no, Farmington is very very expensive. You can't buy just a social membership there. It's primarily golf Tucker isn't the member, his parents are.

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Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of that before. Isn’t the entire point of country club is that it’s members only?

Didn't Tucker Carlson get into a viral dinner scuffle at a country club in Charlottesville? Was he a member at a club in a college town two and a half hours from his house? I doubt it.

Tucker Carlson is in fact a member at Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville. I am not a fan of the guy but have heard this from multiple friends who are members.

Makes sense. 3 of his kids went to UVA, as an infamous cable news man, he’d prefer a private CC to entertain the kids and their friends when he’d visit. Dining in public in a college town is way too risky. Even still, he ends up having a viral run-in at the country club!

Lots of rich douchey people get memberships when their kids get into UVA.

Country club social memberships are pretty inexpensive. I don't think Tucker golfs, so you're talking max a few grand a year and a couple hundred bucks a month on food & bev. That's peanuts to a millionaire.

Boy, aren't you a bunch of hideous gossips. And all incorrect! Tucker is not a member of that club but I am. HIs parents are members. His daughter was assaulted by another member when she came out of the women's bathroom. The member said to his innocent daughter, "and are you Tucker's whore?". That member was expelled by the Club's board the next day. He was a property owner but has left the area. Everyone at the club was appalled.

This just got juicy.

This isn't exactly a scoop, it was a viral story a couple years ago. Most of it was caught on cell phone video.

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Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of that before. Isn’t the entire point of country club is that it’s members only?

Didn't Tucker Carlson get into a viral dinner scuffle at a country club in Charlottesville? Was he a member at a club in a college town two and a half hours from his house? I doubt it.

Tucker Carlson is in fact a member at Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville. I am not a fan of the guy but have heard this from multiple friends who are members.

Makes sense. 3 of his kids went to UVA, as an infamous cable news man, he’d prefer a private CC to entertain the kids and their friends when he’d visit. Dining in public in a college town is way too risky. Even still, he ends up having a viral run-in at the country club!

Lots of rich douchey people get memberships when their kids get into UVA.

Country club social memberships are pretty inexpensive. I don't think Tucker golfs, so you're talking max a few grand a year and a couple hundred bucks a month on food & bev. That's peanuts to a millionaire.

Boy, aren't you a bunch of hideous gossips. And all incorrect! Tucker is not a member of that club but I am. HIs parents are members. His daughter was assaulted by another member when she came out of the women's bathroom. The member said to his innocent daughter, "and are you Tucker's whore?". That member was expelled by the Club's board the next day. He was a property owner but has left the area. Everyone at the club was appalled.

Typical leftist behavior.

Safe bet the unhinged guy was bombed. People get plastered at all day long country club events.

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Anonymous wrote:I don't know of a single country club in the area that would allow this. I also don't even think you can pay cash at any of them. You would need a member number to purchase a drink or food and would likely be escorted off the property unless you are accompanied by a member.

I regularly pay by card. I think I maybe the only one, but I've been a member for 15 years. I like the cash back - I'm cheap.

No way to do that at my club. They do not allow it for a whole host of reasons but the transaction fees is part of it.

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Anonymous wrote:I have never heard of that before. Isn’t the entire point of country club is that it’s members only?

Didn't Tucker Carlson get into a viral dinner scuffle at a country club in Charlottesville? Was he a member at a club in a college town two and a half hours from his house? I doubt it.

Tucker Carlson is in fact a member at Farmington Country Club in Charlottesville. I am not a fan of the guy but have heard this from multiple friends who are members.

Makes sense. 3 of his kids went to UVA, as an infamous cable news man, he’d prefer a private CC to entertain the kids and their friends when he’d visit. Dining in public in a college town is way too risky. Even still, he ends up having a viral run-in at the country club!

Lots of rich douchey people get memberships when their kids get into UVA.

Country club social memberships are pretty inexpensive. I don't think Tucker golfs, so you're talking max a few grand a year and a couple hundred bucks a month on food & bev. That's peanuts to a millionaire.

Uh, no, Farmington is very very expensive. You can't buy just a social membership there. It's primarily golf Tucker isn't the member, his parents are.

Social at most places mentioned in this thread would be 50k up front and at least 500 a month plus the food.

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Anonymous wrote:Why would you want to? It’s stuffy, pretentious and the food is average at best.

OP wants to feel important, feel they made it, and tell their rich family members "when I had lunch at THE CLUB the other day....." Give it up, OP.

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Anonymous wrote:I think a lot of people here are misunderstanding reciprocity. It's mainly a golf thing, so members of one club might be able to get onto another course if their tee sheet is booked. I have never heard of using reciprocal privileges to book a reservation to eat at another club.

I also believe reciprocity has been phased out at Chevy Chase, Congressional CC, and Washington Golf and CC in Arlington. Would not shock me if others were, too. Most of these clubs are very busy and are running out of space for their respective memberships. There's virtually no chance they would give away a dinner rez to a non-member regardless of club affiliation

No you can do dinner by reciprocity but often when you are out of town. Like a club in Chicago or Miami. Most will do it even the ones you named for golf but it depends on where people are coming from.

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Anonymous wrote:If you're dressed appropriately, they don't really care. And also, country club restaurants typically need the business anyways. If true, do you call ahead or just show up?

Yes, at Bushwood this is possible. Al Czervik was a legend there.

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Anonymous wrote:Curious about the club off Military Rd.

WGCC? Sure pop in there for lunch. I’m sure they’ll welcome you with open arms. As long as you bring your $50,000 deposit for the waitlist. And recommendations.

Now I’m thinking you’re a troll.

a WGCC the deposit is still $15k but the total buy in now is $120k (and up from $80k I believe) and the waitlist is at least 6 years.

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Madison club in California is 500k to join

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Anonymous wrote:Madison club in California is 500k to join

That’s a rounding error. Don’t you also need to buy a home? Those run $20 mil plus

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Anonymous wrote:It's called club reciprocity. Members can dine and often golf at any country club if you simply introduce yourself and explain you're traveling and what your home club is. They would only turn you down if it's some hyper-exclusive club or you look sketchy and prole. It's 2024, every restaurant has a credit card machine or pay with cash. They'll figure it out.

You don’t ask your club to arrange a letter of introduction for you? You just strut in and say “Reciprocity!!!” and expect service? I feel like that reflects poorly on your club. I doubt CC’s are *that* different…

My dh has golfed at a reciprocal club a couple of times. He had to arrange it way in advance and it was done through the golf pros. There is no way he could have showed up and ask to golf or dine.

As a pp said, I do not know why someone would go to that much trouble to eat at a cc. The food is generally an afterthought and not why people join. There must be local restaurants that are better.

Finally, each club has a list of where there is reciprocity. Belonging to one club does not give you access to every club in existence.