Been driving by a golf course the past few weeks on my journey to South Dakota. This one happens to be in North Central Kansas. Got curious and pulled up their website. They have an interesting program designed to bring new folks into the game of golf. Thought it was worth a cut & paste.
The first, a non-golfer membership, is designed to get a person or family to try the game of golf for one year. The program works on a buddy system. The member may invite a non-golfer to become a member of Cedar Hills Golf Course for one year with no membership fee. The only requirement is that the person accepting the membership must play a minimum of 10 times during the golf season, and five of those times must be played with the host member. It is the member’s obligation to show the non-golfer the course, rules of the game, etiquette on the course, the basic golf swing and introduce them to other members of the club.
The annual membership for this course is only $470. They also offer a first year membership at half-price... $235. Small rural community probably had trouble getting new members. And, older member die off. At least it is some innovative thinking in an attempt to grow interest in their course.
The first, a non-golfer membership, is designed to get a person or family to try the game of golf for one year. The program works on a buddy system. The member may invite a non-golfer to become a member of Cedar Hills Golf Course for one year with no membership fee. The only requirement is that the person accepting the membership must play a minimum of 10 times during the golf season, and five of those times must be played with the host member. It is the member’s obligation to show the non-golfer the course, rules of the game, etiquette on the course, the basic golf swing and introduce them to other members of the club.
The annual membership for this course is only $470. They also offer a first year membership at half-price... $235. Small rural community probably had trouble getting new members. And, older member die off. At least it is some innovative thinking in an attempt to grow interest in their course.