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Anonymous wrote:I go to Chevy. I dont know anyone who goes to Washington Golf. Just saying.

But do you live in Virginia?

+1 this thread is just MoCo centered. There's no appreciable difference between the people at Chevy Chase, Columbia, Washington Golf, or Army's navy (except the military folks there)

There are no billionaires, sears prize winners, etc, etc, etc at wash golf. There are many at other places.

I had to look up Sears prize.

that is really funny. 10K prize for getting good grades. Yep, you are right, no country club is putting a plaque on their wall for that.


Hey - I won the Sears prize

Really? What's that?

An award for good grades - I won $10K.

Really, wow. We should really let more people know this to help raise the stature of the club.

Actually, success does matter. It's measured in many ways. And it need not be spoken of none too much because those who can know, know. That's the difference. You had to look it up. Sorry. Code for you: outside looking in.

I am on the outside looking in, and I'm also looking in on those furbie people who go to conventions and people who go to burning man in the desert.


When I came back from college with all A's for the semester, I got money from my parents. We didn't call it the Sears prize - it was just some money for good grades.

I might be on the outside looking in but to think that there is some sort of social standing that goes along with this is really funny. I am content being on the outside looking in on that one - it must be a really stimulating crowd.

I am not saying success doesn't matter but of all the ways to measure it, good grades in college is completely worthless unless you manage to leverage it into something productive, or unless you die with a 4.0 from the honors college at 23 and it is the high achievement of your life.

Having played golf many, many times at Chevy, Congressional and Columbia, nobody ever mentioned this to me. I will be sure to ask around about it the next time I am there. I am sure that it brings them a great deal of pride.

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Anonymous wrote:We used to be members but didn't really enjoy it there. Most of the members aren't very important in the Washington scene in general, but were quite cliquey and snobby nonetheless (These women were "top dogs" at the nearby public elementary school Jamestown, lol.). We've since joined a more exclusive club and ironically the members are so much friendlier. The view of the Cathedral from the back deck at WGCC and the food though were amazing.

This! It's funny how these women think being in the clique at public schools and being members of the Junior League (which admits anyone who applies) make them Queen Bees. Meanwhile, the moms at Cathedral Schools, Landon, Holton, etc. who belong to CCC, Columbia and Congressional, with real social standing (if you care about that sort of thing) tend to be more welcoming and more fun.

WGCC is simply not that prestigious and should be a fun, welcoming place. It's just silly that it's not.

That's funny you think those clubs have "real social standing".

It's relative, especially when you're comparing them to WGCC.

We belong to a different club in VA and have spent plenty of time at WGCC. Here is my advice:
-Join if you and your family enjoys playing golf or tennis. Don't if you are just looking for pool or social climbing- not worth the $ and it's hard to make friends if you aren't active.
- The women I've met at WGCC seem nice enough
- WGCC facilities are very nice- good golf course, tennis courts, fitness center and clubhouse
We love belonging to a club because we can play a ton of golf and tennis and it's what we like to do with our time. Our kids have learned to swim, play tennis and golf. This all makes the fees worthwhile. We have made many nice friends but we don't ever name drop or use it for social climbing.

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Anonymous wrote:I go to Chevy. I dont know anyone who goes to Washington Golf. Just saying.

But do you live in Virginia?

+1 this thread is just MoCo centered. There's no appreciable difference between the people at Chevy Chase, Columbia, Washington Golf, or Army's navy (except the military folks there)

There are no billionaires, sears prize winners, etc, etc, etc at wash golf. There are many at other places.

I had to look up Sears prize.

that is really funny. 10K prize for getting good grades. Yep, you are right, no country club is putting a plaque on their wall for that.


Hey - I won the Sears prize

Really? What's that?

An award for good grades - I won $10K.

Really, wow. We should really let more people know this to help raise the stature of the club.

Actually, success does matter. It's measured in many ways. And it need not be spoken of none too much because those who can know, know. That's the difference. You had to look it up. Sorry. Code for you: outside looking in.