Sweetie has a priority membership and I do not because I don't need one. I play only nine holes now and he still is charging out and beating the heck out of 18.
I find that if my visting college age grandchildren are at the Odell pool which is right behind us, I can bring them over a lovely lunch on a tray, and if the neighbors want to gather at the pool in the evenings we can bring a little cooler with drinks and after a few we solve all of the problems of the world. However the problem solving and the drinks can be done on each of our lanais.....
So there is something for everyone!