Country Clubs

[Anonymous]

Ok you have done a good job of showing me why certain people join these clubs. I see now how it does make sense if you are a woman golfer to join and meet other women who are interested in playing golf.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I prefer H St Country Club. Diverse, affordable, no snobbery and good music.

Lol

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Anonymous wrote:You must not play golf, PP.

I don't. My husband does. I don't think playing golf is the main motivation for joining those clubs though. Of course it factors in but wouldn't you agree the main reason people join is to say they belong to a club and like what it signifies about them?

It was our 100% main motivation. I (wife) played 60 rounds, husband played 40. We played at least another 30 times with our kids. Even IF the nice public courses were $100/round (they are more expensive) that would be about $15,000 right there, with the hassle of dealing with long rounds, no advance tee times, and playing with strangers/not being able to play in league play/competitive golf. It also would leave us without access to a great teaching pro or practice facilities.

Our kids wouldn't have a swim team and I wouldn't have had a tennis or paddle tennis league. Dining there and fun events like Memorial Day, 4th of July/fireworks, and Labor Day are icing on the cake.

For us, golf was 100% the main motivation for joining. Frankly none of my girlfriends played golf and joining opened up a whole world of golfing friends / opportunities to play at other courses/clubs/outings to me. Women golfers only make up 20% of the population- so if you are a woman and play and DONT belong to a club it's awfully lonely. The companionship and competitive play club membership offers offsets some of the snobbishness in the older population.

We joined for the golf, too. If you are a golfer, it really makes a difference to belong to a club. And i agree about women golfer, specifically. IT's hard to find friends to play with.

[Anonymous]

Golf and country clubs are for d-bags.

[Anonymous]

When do Summer Memberships begin at the big three country clubs if your application is admitted?

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Anonymous wrote:When do Summer Memberships begin at the big three country clubs if your application is admitted?

Without getting into which are the "big three" (truly, each of the clubs we have visited is lovely, with different strengths), for Chevy at least summer privileges start at the beginning of July and all materials need to be in by mid-March or so.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Golf and country clubs are for d-bags.

And that's precisely why we made a club, dear. So we don't have to be around people like you. The system works beautifully.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Golf and country clubs are for d-bags.

Everyone in this thread needs to check their rich white privilege.

[Anonymous]

If you really want to golf only, Army/Navy and Westwood. If you don't care what *caliper* of people you play with.

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Anonymous wrote:Does Bethesda CC have social (non-golf) memberships??

Yes, and Bethesda is easier and quicker to get into than many of the others (Chevy, Congo, Columbia). We have many friends there and they are terrific people -- friendly, down to earth, etc. Good golf, terrific tennis center, great restaurants, plus close to the beltway for people in Virginia. We would have joined if it was closer to our house, but ended up joining one of those other three due to proximity. In my view if you are set on joining a club, proximity is everything. You will use it much more and end up meeting more and more of your neighbors. I can't imagine living in Arlington (or somewhere else "over there") and being a member of Chevy or Columbia. How often would you use it? And would you know enough people to get all the letters?

I know most of people from work life, not where I live. Are you a SAHM?

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Anonymous wrote:If you really want to golf only, Army/Navy and Westwood. If you don't care what *caliper* of people you play with.

Golf is a side benefit. Honestly it's more of a social thing for us and kid when older.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does Bethesda CC have social (non-golf) memberships??

Yes, and Bethesda is easier and quicker to get into than many of the others (Chevy, Congo, Columbia). We have many friends there and they are terrific people -- friendly, down to earth, etc. Good golf, terrific tennis center, great restaurants, plus close to the beltway for people in Virginia. We would have joined if it was closer to our house, but ended up joining one of those other three due to proximity. In my view if you are set on joining a club, proximity is everything. You will use it much more and end up meeting more and more of your neighbors. I can't imagine living in Arlington (or somewhere else "over there") and being a member of Chevy or Columbia. How often would you use it? And would you know enough people to get all the letters?

I know most of people from work life, not where I live. Are you a SAHM?

No, but my DW is. Most of the people we know at these clubs is not from my work (finance/real estate), but from our neighbors and the parents at our DC's schools. It seems like half of DC's classmates are members of one of these clubs.

[Anonymous]

Can anyone elaborate more on army-navy? Not op but also in Arlington and considering joining for the golf

[Anonymous]

Army-Navy is a really nice club. Beautiful facilities. I don't belong there but have been several times and the people seem nice. It has a large membership, so it might be tough to get to know people.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You must not play golf, PP.

I don't. My husband does. I don't think playing golf is the main motivation for joining those clubs though. Of course it factors in but wouldn't you agree the main reason people join is to say they belong to a club and like what it signifies about them?

It was our 100% main motivation. I (wife) played 60 rounds, husband played 40. We played at least another 30 times with our kids. Even IF the nice public courses were $100/round (they are more expensive) that would be about $15,000 right there, with the hassle of dealing with long rounds, no advance tee times, and playing with strangers/not being able to play in league play/competitive golf. It also would leave us without access to a great teaching pro or practice facilities.

Our kids wouldn't have a swim team and I wouldn't have had a tennis or paddle tennis league. Dining there and fun events like Memorial Day, 4th of July/fireworks, and Labor Day are icing on the cake.

For us, golf was 100% the main motivation for joining. Frankly none of my girlfriends played golf and joining opened up a whole world of golfing friends / opportunities to play at other courses/clubs/outings to me. Women golfers only make up 20% of the population- so if you are a woman and play and DONT belong to a club it's awfully lonely. The companionship and competitive play club membership offers offsets some of the snobbishness in the older population.

We joined for the golf, too. If you are a golfer, it really makes a difference to belong to a club. And i agree about women golfer, specifically. IT's hard to find friends to play with.

So if you lived in an elaborate HOA with 5 pools, a great swim team, and countless tennis courts and one spouse plays golf 12-15x a year, you'd agree a CC was silly then? I don't golf and my DH spends $2-3k/year playing. He never has issues getting the tee times he wants. If he played any more often, I'd feel like he was shirking his parenting duties.