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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You would live under a rock if you have not heard of Chevy Chase Club. [/quote]

If you live in DC and are into golf /clubs maybe.

As a test I asked friends last night who are members at The Country Club of Brookline, The Philadelphia Cricket Club and Oakmont.  Sorry to disappoint you but Congo is the only club in the area they have ever heard of and they all travel to DC semi-regularly.  Interestingly two did know of Kinloch; but not exactly "in the area".  Highly rated courses that hold majors trump perceived exclusivity in a local area all day, every day for anyone and everyone into golf. [/quote]

This is not entirely true.

I play 100 rounds a year and exclusivity is the thing that most people want.   You want to play the place that is hard to get on.  For instance, most golfers would rather play Burning Tree than Congressional because it is more difficult to play BT - There are a thousand golfing members at Congressional.  Chevy is great but doesn't really have a national reputation.

If somebody were coming in from outside the area, they would probably want to play Burning Tree, Congressional, Caves Valley or Kinloch given the choice.  [/quote]

Oh hogwash on Burning Tree.  I'm a member at one of the C clubs and also golf at least 100 rounds a year and find the course at Burning Tree to be, well, average.  I am always reminded of this line from an old article about Burning Tree (which also refers to the club as a day care center for decrepit old men) : "It is said the action at the cribbage table is sometimes more lively than on the course itself, which is neither long nor a particularly challenging par-71."  I'll take a great course over perceived exclusivity any day.  In addition, BT, Caves (which is really in Baltimore and if I'm going there I prefer Baltimore CC East) and Kinloch (which is in Richmond) are really just golf clubs and are not really "country clubs" which typically go beyond just golf with tennis, pools etc. and the thread is called "Country Club Questions".  Of course to some this is a plus.  To each there own.[/quote]

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