Anyone here a member of the Glencoe Golf & Country Club?

[Buster]

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My family were members but my mom let her membership lapse as she “didn’t like the attitude” of people there. One of several moves my family have made that make me shake my head. See also - owning several lots in hillhurst but selling all of them before the 90’s.

Ah well, poverty spec city courses for me with the other poors.

she clearly doesnt value networking.

[killramos]

Who’s going to start the:

“How is lunch at the petroleum club” thread?

[bjstare]

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I hate hitting off carpet pads, I assume the range is mostly grass during the year?

They only have mats during the first and last few weeks of the year when the grass doesn't recover as fast.

[ExtraSlow]

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Who’s going to start the:

“How is lunch at the petroleum club” thread?

I swear I had that thread once, although it was less of a humble brag and more of a "I'm low class and don't understand nice things" thread.

[killramos]

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I swear I had that thread once, although it was less of a humble brag and more of a "I'm low class and don't understand nice things" thread.

What’s the difference?

[JfuckinC]

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I swear I had that thread once, although it was less of a humble brag and more of a "I'm low class and don't understand nice things" thread.

We actually need that thread for NE people like me that don’t understand all of this haha

[kertejud2]

The Ranchmen's Club is desperate for members under 65, and they got the Von Der Fels crowd to run their food operations now. So if eating oddly trendy food and hitting on wealthy widows is your thing, can probably negotiate a cheap buy in there and play snooker until you drop.

EDIT: Oh man, the Ranchmen's is really one-upping the competition:

Access to a private Business Centre equipped with telephone, computer, printer and high-speed Wi-Fi.

[Buster]

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The Ranchmen's Club is desperate for members under 65, and they got the Von Der Fels crowd to run their food operations now. So if eating oddly trendy food and hitting on wealthy widows is your thing, can probably negotiate a cheap buy in there and play snooker until you drop.

EDIT: Oh man, the Ranchmen's is really one-upping the competition:

Interesting.

So club memberships are like the BMW M5's of status symbols: by the time you get one, it's yesterday's status symbol, and the cool kids have moved on to other things.

[ExtraSlow]

Is that the one with the gun range? That sounded cool.

[ExtraSlow]

I have family members who were some of the original members of the Winter Club when they first built it. It was apparently quite a middle-class hangout at the time, because these folks were never wealthy. I think it is still the most "middle class" of the private clubs and the one where the sporting facilities are the main attraction.

[Euro_Trash]

May as well lay it all out:

Golf Membership
Glencoe Golf & Country Club Entrance Fee $ 50,000.00
Golf Dues – Principal – $ 4,998.00
Capital Fee $ 200.00
Subtotal $ 55,198.00
GST $ 2,759.90
Total $ 57,957.90
Updated 2022 Dues Schedule attached. Payment plans available for ages 18-39 years of age.
Spouse can choose from Active (7 days a week) or Semi-Active (Monday-Thursday) , please see attached the Dues Schedule for cost.
Children (under 25 years of age) can be added to the membership just by paying the dues.

Principals (Ages 36+) can book 2 days in advanced starting at 7 AM and have no golfing restrictions. Associates (ages 25-35) can book 2 days in advanced starting at 8 AM and the only restriction to usage at the course would be playing the Forest Course prior to 11:30 AM on the weekends.


Membership at The Glencoe Club downtown (2 options)

Option 1 – Full Active Membership status ) Their current entrance fee is set at $55,000.
• New Glencoe Golf & Country Club members will receive a $10,000 discount on The Glencoe Club entrance fee, making the entrance fee a total of $45,000.
• This entrance fee is then divided into 3 payments – one at Social (25% - $11,250) / one at House (25% - $11,250) / one at Active (50% - $22,500).
• Please refer to the benefits guide attached.
• Golf members who purchase the Social category will have the advantage to be activated to House membership at a faster rate.
o (House is where Kids become FULL Active Members downtown)
• Plus annual social dues.
Glencoe Social Membership
Entrance Fee – Social $ 11,250.00
Primary Social Dues $ 273.75
Spouse Social Dues $ 102.50
Subtotal $ 11,626.25
GST $ 581.31
Total $ 12,207.56
Full dues = $657 for Primary Social + $246 for Spouse Social. Their fiscal year is July 1, dues have been prorated to 5/12s above.
Once you move to House you would need to pay House dues. Please refer to the Glencoe Club benefits guide for what is included in the different categories.

OR

Option 2- (Social membership ONLY) Permanent Social - Permanent Social membership requires the payment of a onetime entrance fee of $8,750 and there would not be an option to convert to Active membership.
• Plus annual social dues.
• No waitlist.
• This is what the Permanent Social status at the downtown club will get you.

Glencoe Permanent Social Membership
Entrance Fee – Permanent Social $ 8,750.00
Primary Social Dues $ 273.75
Spouse Social Dues $ 102.50
Subtotal $ 9,126.25
GST $ 456.31
Total $ 9,582.56
Their fiscal year begins July 1, dues have been prorated to 5/12s above.
Children cannot be added to the Permanent Social membership

The membership at both clubs is non-equity, all membership entrance fees/annual dues go into a capital budget which we spend on improvements to the course and clubhouse to maintain the satisfaction of our membership. There are no cash calls to the members and no food and beverage minimums.

[killramos]

The real big swinging dick has stepped into the thread

[kertejud2]

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Interesting.

So club memberships are like the BMW M5's of status symbols: by the time you get one, it's yesterday's status symbol, and the cool kids have moved on to other things.

Cool kids thought the M5 was a status symbol?

[JRSC00LUDE]

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Couldn’t be farther from the truth.

Big business still happens at these places and the memberships are high demand with waiting lists for most.

Serious question (no, really). I have no issue being wrong but genuinely am curious what the demographic that wants the actual club membership (not the golf) these days looks like out there? No one in my circle of friends/business associates in the mid 30-late 40 bracket, here or in Vancouver, who swing that level of $-dick have any interest in these types of things, where back in the 90's/early 2000's attitudes were different. That is what I based my opinion on however different places/ages/industries obviously differ.

[ThePenIsMightier]

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The membership at both clubs is non-equity, all membership entrance fees/annual dues go into a capital budget which we spend on improvements to the course and clubhouse to maintain the satisfaction of our membership. There are no cash calls to the members and no food and beverage minimums.

That's not cheap, but it does sound like way way less than I have heard of for private memberships and I guess that's because I've only heard of equity memberships.
I didn't know this one worked that way.

[89coupe]

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Serious question (no, really). I have no issue being wrong but genuinely am curious what the demographic that wants the actual club membership (not the golf) these days looks like out there? No one in my circle of friends/business associates in the mid 30-late 40 bracket, here or in Vancouver, who swing that level of $-dick have any interest in these types of things, where back in the 90's/early 2000's attitudes were different. That is what I based my opinion on however different places/ages/industries obviously differ.

Like I said, I have zero interest in the downtown club, it’s all about the golf and the networking that comes with the golf crowd.

If you don’t like golf, it’s not for you.

[Buster]

is networking a euphemism for bothering people at the driving range?

[BerserkerCatSplat]

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Serious question (no, really). I have no issue being wrong but genuinely am curious what the demographic that wants the actual club membership (not the golf) these days looks like out there? No one in my circle of friends/business associates in the mid 30-late 40 bracket, here or in Vancouver, who swing that level of $-dick have any interest in these types of things, where back in the 90's/early 2000's attitudes were different. That is what I based my opinion on however different places/ages/industries obviously differ.

Anecdotal (duh) but FWIW I have a good buddy that has a membership and his family primarily uses the sporting facilities. I don't think the "networking" really enters into it for him.

He definitely isn't in it for the golf because until this thread I didn't even know they had a course.

[89coupe]

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is networking a euphemism for bothering people at the driving range?

I take clients out for 18 holes, you have 4 hours to talk, shoot the shit, discuss business, etc.

Great way to connect.

Are you sure you aren’t an old grumpy bastard lol

[rage2]

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I have family members who were some of the original members of the Winter Club when they first built it. It was apparently quite a middle-class hangout at the time, because these folks were never wealthy. I think it is still the most "middle class" of the private clubs and the one where the sporting facilities are the main attraction.

I got laid at the winter club in my teens. With a middle class girl. So yea you're correct.