I find golf clubs fascinating yet confusing places. I love the sport and I’ve had so many incredible experiences at different courses and inside different clubhouses all over the world. But I also find some facilities and members bizarrely and inexplicably obstinate, especially when it comes to visitors.
I’ve been a nomadic golfer for several years and written exhaustively about why it works for me, what the challenges are – especially from a handicapping point of view – and how it’s perceived, which varies wildly from place to place. But traditional members’ clubs are by far and away the worst when it comes to the reception you receive.
