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Old 07-07-2015, 07:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Ozzello View Post
As semi-private courses go, the "membership" or amenities available to purchase here at TV's championship courses, is about the least amount of nicety you could dream up to sell someone at a golf course, making these courses the least amount of private you can get and be called semi-private. Except the use of the country club pools is a nice bonus.. though I disdain swimming in public pools, including private...and semi-private...public pools.
I'm not sure what additional amenities you would like to see. At my private course in NY there are 2 tennis courts, no pool, nice bar, mediocre restaurant and decent pro shop. The semi-private courses in the area are generally a golf course, building, possibly with a restaurant that is best described as a tavern menu--no tennis, no pool. When I was a guest at Winged Foot, for example, there were a few more amenities, but the ones they had were of course much nicer. Same was true at Baltusrol, Westchester CC, and Shinnecock to name a few. I find the main advantage of priority membership at TV is the on line reservation system. Yes, the public can play by calling the course same day, but unless you're a single, good luck with that in season.