Topic: Your Favourite Golf Courses / Woodlands Vs. Southern Vs. Spring Valley

Hi aussiebronco9

Just wondering how you are going with decision on which club to join? I went through the same decision at the end of last year when i moved to melbourne. I also had a look at Kingswood as well, and ended up deciding to join Spring Valley. My reasons for this where, Southern didn’t let me play with other members so i ended up playing there on a friday afternoon by myself which gave me no feel for the club and members, also the course was substandard compared with Woodland and Spring Valley and about the same fees to join and play. Kingswood was the same as southern in course quality and with houses on every boarder you can imagine in 10 years it could be the next housing estate in the area. Between Woodland and Spring Valley i thought the courses where very comparable in quality and maintance the differnce for me was the members. Played both on a saturday in the comp and after playing at Woodlands sat inside to have a drink with the guys i played with and that was it no other members came up and asked how we went or said anything to our group, which didn’t give the place a very friendly feel. When i played at Spring Valley it was the total opposite i had about 40 members come up and introduce themselves and ask if i was a new member and also meet the president and captain that day. At the end of the day i was joining a golf club not a golf course and this is what made me join Spring Valley. I am very happy with my decision and haven’t played with a group where i didn’t enjoy my day.

So you know i am 23yrs and most of the members are older than me but there are more younger members joining and i have been playing with a regular group of guys around my age.

Hope this info has helped you in some way.