Welcome
The SmartGolfer Network was established in 2008 by a small group of individual clubs who were looking to add value to their Club Membership packages, by offering access to other courses inclusive within their own membership charges. This "added value" is very attractive to individual golfers, helping to ensure that retention rates from existing members are high, whilst also being a very attractive incentive for an existing "nomadic" golfer to join a club.
High levels of retention and attraction of new members, mean a successful and vibrant club.
The access of Network Club's members to each other courses is not an open ended and onerous obligation in terms of providing tee times. Each Club in the network makes available 2 tee times per day Monday to Friday as being available to other SmartGolfer Network Club Members. Once those times are taken, it is at the discretion of the host club as to whether they will allow further tee times on that day. On days where the host Club is busy with Golf Societies, Club Matches, Club Competitions etc, the Host club has the option to not offer any tee times on that day.
After a very successful 2009, the Network Club met at Magnolia Park GC and agreed new, extended, arrangements for 2010. These included offering weekend access at off peak times and also agreed set fees for non network players who accompany a network member. The Network also agreed to offer access for more than one consecutive tee time, to encourage group play, such as Seniors AwayDays and Societies organised by a Network Club Member to be played at other Network Clubs. This makes it very attractive for each Club's members to visit other Network Clubs as "society" style groups, which in turn retains the revenues that our Club Members spend within the SmartGolfer Network.
This strategy has been exceptionally effective, with revenue generating groups visiting other Network Clubs and encouraging the expansion of the network to 13 clubs at present (June 2010).
Each Club has its own page on the site, showing pictures of the course as well as the contact details for booking your round, the costs for any additional golfers above the 1st Tee time or if you are taking Non Network member guests.
The SmartGolfer Network
Reciprocal Golf Rules 2010
1. Reciprocal Golf is
available to all Full and 5 Day Male and Female Members of a SmartGolfer
Network Club.
5 Day Members only have 5 Day access at Network Clubs
2. Each
SmartGolfer Network Club will allocate two tee times per day, Monday to
Friday, for use by Members of other
SmartGolfer Network Clubs. Any additional Tee Times per day are at the
discretion of the individual SmartGolfer Network Club.
3. Each SmartGolfer Network Club will make available, subject to availability and at times appropriate to their club, some weekend access.
4. Every Full or 5 Day Member of a SmartGolfer Club is entitled to play up to a total of TEN free rounds of golf per annum at other courses in the SmartGolfer Network.
5. A Club Member, wishing to play at a SmartGolfer Network Club, must contact the relevant SmartGolfer network Club between two and five days in advance to book a suitable time and date for their round. Free Rounds may only be booked with less than two days notice, at the discretion of the Host Club.
6. The Club Member will be required to produce their Club Membership Card on arrival at the SmartGolfer Network Club in order to obtain their free round.
7. A Full Member of a SmartGolfer Club may take guests with them to other SmartGolfer Network Clubs. A Guest is a golfer who is NOT a Full or 5 Day Member of a SmartGolfer Network Club, or who is a 5 Day Member but playing at the weekend with a Full Member. All Guests will be required to pay the "Network Society Rate" green fee (highlighted yellow) as shown on each Club’s information page.
8. Full Members (and
their guests) of a SmartGolfer Network Club will be honorary
members of the Host SmartGolfer
Network Club for the day and able to use the catering and bar facilities on the
day of their round.
9. Full and 5 Day Members of a SmartGolfer Network Club will not be given a courtesy round unless the round has been pre-booked in accordance with 5. above.
10. All golfers must comply with the Host SmartGolfer Network Club Rules and the Dress Code of that Club.
11. Where more than one consecutive tee time is required, ie for groups of greater than 4 golfers, one Reciprocal Tee time will be available free of charge, and all additional starting times will be charged at the "Network Society Rate" green fee (highlighted yellow) as shown on each Club’s information page.