Diary Of A Secret Club Golfer: Visitors Should Be Welcomed With Open Arms, Not Treated Like Second-Class Citizens

An image of four golfers on the final green, two shaking hands, with an inset of a members/visitors car park sign and another inset of the secret club golfer stamp.

I find golf clubs to be fascinating places. Often, it’s like stepping back in time, whether that’s the outdated decor in the clubhouse or the attitudes of some members – emphasis on some – who feel they should get the best tee times, juniors should be seen and not heard and visitors are a scourge.

At these clubs, conversations around whether visitors should be treated as equals are almost as common as debates on dress codes, the World Handicap System and slow play (I should point out these topics are also oft-discussed at clubs that move with the times, too).