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Old 04-20-2010, 06:49 AM
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http://www.golfthevillages.com/tee-times/membership.asp

Pros: access to country club pools, preferred tee times, includes executive course trail fees, Men's Day and discounted golf.
Cons: If you play enough golf there are none

Being a priority member is a no brainer for my wife and I. The break even is pretty simple to calculate (unless I am having math issues again ). We do a yearly membership ourselves (940 + tax), but if you look at a 6 month membership for a couple as an example. It costs:

$740 + tax

We play executive courses, so if we did not have a priority membership that would cost $105 each or $210 (I cannot remember if tax included).

If we just look at the winter months (Jan through April) green fees are reduced $15 each every time we play. We like to play "championship courses" twice a week. In a winter that I hope is the worst weather I will ever see again in TV we have already played 20 times each. That is 40 rounds which is $600.

I do not need to do any more work, we have already broken even.

In the fall (10/15 – Dec) you save $10/round
In the summer you save $5

I want to in no way encourage people to become priority members, as there are only so many tee times

Last edited by ajbrown; 10-21-2013 at 05:17 AM. Reason: Fix URL