The Golf Network - Rules & Benefits

Rules of The Network

1. To be eligible to arrange a round of golf under this arrangement the Member must be a fully paid up 7-Day or 5-Day Playing Member of their Club (referred to in this agreement as “Club Members”). Junior, Intermediate, Social, Country, Overseas, Gateway or any other type of Membership categories do not qualify.

2. Club Members are entitled to play up to 10 rounds in one agreement year (being the year from the 1st July to the following June30th) at the reciprocal Club. These rounds will be free of any Green Fee charge on weekdays and charged at members’ guest rates on Bank Holidays and Weekends.

3. Club Members, when playing at a Network Club, are entitled to introduce 3 guests at the appropriate members guest green fee rate charged by the host club.

4. Club Members are not entitled to a free round under these arrangements if they are playing as part of a golf society or group booking.

5. Club Members must contact the reciprocal Club at least 24 hours in advance of the day on which they would like to play in order to make the appropriate arrangements and in accordance with the host club booking conditions.

6. Each Club has the right to restrict access to their course under these reciprocal arrangements on any given day. Each Club may restrict the times of day at which Club Members will be allowed to play and to restrict the number of Club Members permitted to play under these reciprocal arrangements during any given day and without prior notice.

7. In order to play at other Clubs, Club Members must obtain a Membership Card from their own club, Membership Cards can be issued for a maximum period of 12 months, must have an expiry date and can only be used by the card holder.  The issuing of Membership Cards to individual members is at the discretion of the home club. Club Members must produce a passport size photograph to be affixed to the Membership Card.

8. On the day of play the host Club may telephone the reciprocal Club to confirm the names and membership category of the visiting members.

9. This reciprocal agreement offers an important benefit to Club Members and it is in the interest of all Clubs that visiting members are encouraged to use the host Club’s facilities, whether it is the catering service, bar service or driving range.

10. Visiting Club Members and their guests must obey the host Club’s Rules, including Dress Code, Etiquette and Byelaws at all times.