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Posted on 2/1/24 at 1:56 pm
Posted by questionable
FL
Member since Apr 2008
1017 posts
Posted on 2/1/24 at 1:56 pm
Anyone know the current dues & initiation fee? From what I remember a few years ago it was around 5k & 400/mth. Jw if that is still pretty accurate. TIA
Posted by caliegeaux
Member since Aug 2004
10124 posts
Posted on 2/1/24 at 3:05 pm to
Eagle Club Membership: Initiation: $5,000.00 | Monthly Dues: $410.00
Entitles the eligible immediate family (yourself, spouse and children under 25) to use of the golf courses, clubhouse, tennis facilities and pool complex.


Medalist Club Membership: Initiation: $1,000.00 | Monthly Dues: $493.00
Entitles the eligible immediate family (yourself, spouse and children under 25) to use of the golf courses, clubhouse, tennis facilities and pool complex. All Medalist Memberships Convert to Eagle Club Memberships
after 5 years of continuous membership.


Birdie Membership: Initiation: $1000.00 | Monthly Dues: $290.00
Primary account holder must be under 40 years of age. Entitles the eligible immediate family (Yourself, spouse and children under 25) to use of the golf courses, clubhouse, tennis facilities and pool complex. There will be no further initiation fee charged upon turning 40 as long as you have maintained this golf membership for 24 months minimum. Upon turning 40, the current Eagle Membership dues will be charged.


eta: this was as of December, for the new year.
This post was edited on 2/1/24 at 3:10 pm
Posted by Cool Hand Luke
Member since Oct 2008
1802 posts
Posted on 2/1/24 at 6:22 pm to
Why does under 40 receive the lower rate?
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
94936 posts
Posted on 2/1/24 at 7:09 pm to
To get new blood. Every CC does it for the most part
Posted by patnuh
South LA
Member since Sep 2005
6704 posts
Posted on 2/1/24 at 8:36 pm to
quote:

Eagle Club Membership: Initiation: $5,000.00 | Monthly Dues: $410.00
Entitles the eligible immediate family (yourself, spouse and children under 25) to use of the golf courses, clubhouse, tennis facilities and pool complex.


$445.68 with tax and not charging a dime to your account. My kid can run up an extra $300 by herself in the summer with chicken tenders and candy.
Posted by pete injuneer
Member since Oct 2014
23 posts
Posted on 2/1/24 at 10:13 pm to
perfect course for you because beau chene is in questionable shape
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
53734 posts
Posted on 2/2/24 at 5:39 am to
quote:

beau chene is in questionable shape


Thats being generous.
This post was edited on 2/2/24 at 5:46 am
Posted by Swagga
504
Member since Dec 2009
16129 posts
Posted on 2/2/24 at 6:38 am to
Really? That’s surprising to hear.

I’ve only played Beau chene a couple times in tournaments but it was always in good shape.
Posted by caliegeaux
Member since Aug 2004
10124 posts
Posted on 2/2/24 at 7:19 am to
i believe their approach is twofold

1 - invite you in at a lower rate
2 - in these communities, old folk are rich as shite
Posted by caliegeaux
Member since Aug 2004
10124 posts
Posted on 2/2/24 at 7:22 am to
when 2 of my kids started LSU and 1 at SLU, I had to take a deep breath.....if you join their MGA and play in any tournaments, or the summer men's twilight league, it was not uncommon to have a 1200-1500\mo bill, and for some, this is probably on the lower end. i had to be 'aware' of my spending (not an OT baller).

if you get a cart, $25\round. this adds up quicker than you think.

anything you get off the cart or inside, you can pay cash. if you charge it, 18% on top of it.
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
53734 posts
Posted on 2/2/24 at 7:26 am to
The course and just general management of the course right now is very disappointing
Posted by Bawpaw
Member since May 2021
916 posts
Posted on 2/2/24 at 8:17 am to
I played it last Summer and again this Fall. Food was good, service was meh, practice area was nice, but man the course has so much potential but was really unkept. Just little things that could be done with minimal spend or effort would have made the experience much better.
Posted by PhiTiger1764
Lurker since Aug 2003
Member since Oct 2009
13848 posts
Posted on 2/2/24 at 8:41 am to
quote:

Birdie Membership: Initiation: $1000.00 | Monthly Dues: $290.00 Primary account holder must be under 40 years of age. Entitles the eligible immediate family (Yourself, spouse and children under 25) to use of the golf courses, clubhouse, tennis facilities and pool complex. There will be no further initiation fee charged upon turning 40 as long as you have maintained this golf membership for 24 months minimum. Upon turning 40, the current Eagle Membership dues will be charged.

I need to move the frick out of Baton Rouge
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
94936 posts
Posted on 2/2/24 at 8:46 am to
For the dues the courses are in good shape. Could they be better? Of course. But then the dues wouldn’t be what they are. It’s 36 holes you are getting with those dues. That’s what is so awesome
This post was edited on 2/2/24 at 8:47 am
Posted by caliegeaux
Member since Aug 2004
10124 posts
Posted on 2/2/24 at 9:36 am to
i live on oak #7.

the last 1-2 years, under a new groundskeeper, they have improved the tee boxes and they are starting an irrigation project that we delayed due to ida.

my biggest complaint about it is there are several fairways that just don't have good lies. i'm talking middle of the fairway. some of it is due to certain holes having a huge amount of oak tress, so there's no direct sun ever hitting it, and some issues are the exact oppsoite........no irrigation and we get these droughts so the grass get burnt. IMO, for the money, yes its nice having 2 courses and driving range, but to hit a drive down the middle and be laying on hard pan sucks when playing in tournaments.
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
94936 posts
Posted on 2/2/24 at 9:48 am to
I can’t think of anytime i have been hardpan on the actual fairway except for #7 oak. But you have to be a baw to hit it down there past those oaks But even in the tourneys I have played there they always have a one club rule both in the fairway and even the bunkers they allow to to lift and rake and place.

Bunkers often suck, but I expect that for what we pay

If they upped entry to 20k and dues to $600 a month they could have great courses. But I would be out for sure
This post was edited on 2/2/24 at 9:50 am
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
53734 posts
Posted on 2/2/24 at 10:41 am to
MGA and club events when played up is one scorecard not one club. Bunker conditions are sometimes rake and place, sometimes just place and sometimes it's played down.

Outside tournaments have different rules of course but that doesnt have anything to do with membership.

I won't even talk about Mag which was a shite show all summer but there is more than just 7 Oak with hard pan issues.


3, 10 and 18 are all also hardpan dead in the middle of the fairway

It isn't just now. It wasn't just this summer. Its all the time.

Right now, the fairways are all aerated, the tee box positions are set by whoever cuts the grass and he just puts them to where he isn't cutting so they're either all up front or all in the back, they walls of the bunkers have all the sand and when it rains, they just collapse, the drainage is horrible, the range closes with the threat of rain (not just after it rains) and don't even get me started about the kids on 6 who use the fairway as a football field, the people on 6 who use the fairway as their fireworks launch pad and the residents who use the paths as a jogging track, dog walking path or bike route.

Course being described as questionable right now is generous.
This post was edited on 2/2/24 at 10:45 am
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
53734 posts
Posted on 2/2/24 at 10:41 am to
quote:

the course has so much potential but was really unkept. Just little things that could be done with minimal spend or effort would have made the experience much better.




Absolutely
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
94936 posts
Posted on 2/2/24 at 11:00 am to
Maybe I just have very low standards, but for $290 a month I feel like I’m absolutely raping them for the two courses I get

It’s $70 these days to play one single round at courses in worse condition. $290 a month for two courses and full club membership feels like the course is where it should be from a value standpoint
This post was edited on 2/2/24 at 11:02 am
Posted by LSUfan4444
Member since Mar 2004
53734 posts
Posted on 2/2/24 at 11:09 am to
I don't know if the birdie membership is a fair comparison thought since it's not something everyone has access to.

$2,400 a year between the medalist and birdie memberships is significant IMO

Just split the difference...would your opinion be the same if you paid $390/month or would your perception about value be changed a bit?
This post was edited on 2/2/24 at 11:11 am
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