![]() Sean makes a very good case from a purely logical point of view however there is little logic in the vaguaries of the British class system. I would join an artisan club in a heartbeat, but then I don't care what others think concerning equality, personal pride and class barriers. Sure, the sense of noblesse oblige on the part of the main club has now been largely eliminated, but some artisans benefit in that they would not be able to play or perhaps play such a high quality course. Of course today some artisan clubs are packed with smart professional people who would rather pick weeds for a few hours a month and be compensated for their efforts with cheap access to what is often times very good golf than pay full whack for the priveledge of walking through a set of doors - very clever if you ask me. ![]() Shit, every sort of golf club has its ruling elite based mainly on connections and/or handicap and we all know it. Barriers will and do exist everywhere whether intentionally or not. What, did you want the main the club to have a scholarship system in place whereby folks could be a member of the main club without paying? Eventually you folks will understand that equality is a legal, not an economic term. I can buy that class barriers are not a desirable set of mores, but I can't buy that working around those mores to the benefit of those born on the wrong side of the tracks is bad. ![]() Because originally a bunch of well to do guys allowed the less fortunate (meaning folks who didn't have the means to join a club even if there were no class barriers) to act as servants of the main club in exchange for cheap golf and and the formation of their own club - that this is somehow bad. Wow, some attitudes on this thread have me perplexed.
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