Men’s section
Saturday roll-up 07:30 · Wednesday Stableford
Drop a ball in the chute by 07:15 on a Saturday and the draw is made on the 1st tee. The scratch and handicap sides play around twenty matches a season against neighbouring heathland clubs.
Joining
Wrenmoor Heath
Around forty places open each year across five categories. Every member plays the same heath from the same tees, and seven-day members have a say in how it is kept.
Or talk it through with Helen Marsh, Secretary, on 01632 960 418
Subscriptions run from 1 April and are paid by direct debit in ten monthly instalments. The joining fee is paid once, on election.
Subscriptions for the year from 1 April, agreed at the AGM each June. Every category pays the same England Golf and county levy.
For golfers of 30 and over who want the course every day of the week, and a hand in how the club is run.
Playing
Seven days a week, first light to dusk. The weekend tee sheet opens to members at 19:00 on the Sunday before.
Competitions
Every club competition, from the Saturday medals to the Club Championship and the knockouts.
Guests
Up to three at a time on any day, at the members’ guest rate of £60, or £45 in winter.
Locker
Optional, in the men’s or ladies’ locker room, beside the drying room.
Vote
A vote at the AGM in June and the right to stand for committee.
What a year costsApril to March
Annual subscription£3,150
England Golf and county levy£17
£60
Each year£3,167
Paid by direct debit in ten monthly instalments of £316.70, April to January.
Joining fee, paid once on election£6,000
There is often a waiting list for Full seven-day membership. Many applicants join as Five-day members and move across when a place comes up, paying the difference in joining fee then.
A season
at the club
Something on most weekends from April to October, and a winter league to keep the swing going through the dark months.
The fixture list
First Saturday, April to October
Strokeplay off the white tees, counting for handicap. Cards in the box by 14:00 and the results on the board before the bar closes.
Second Saturday in May
Thirty-six holes in a day with lunch in the Long Room between rounds. The Wrenmoor Salver goes to the best gross score.
A weekend in mid June
Alternate shot, partners drawn from a hat the Sunday before. First played in 1911, and still the one everybody wants to win.
Last weekend of August
Thirty-six holes of scratch strokeplay on the Saturday, then the leading eight play it out at matchplay on the Sunday.
Third Sunday, May to September
Better-ball Stableford with partners drawn at 08:30, bacon rolls at the turn and a long lunch on the terrace afterwards.
November to February, final in March
Pairs matchplay on Sunday mornings, two matches a month, off temporary tees when the course needs a rest.
Ladies’ section
Tuesday competitions from 09:00
Tuesday is ladies’ day, with a competition every week and lunch after. Silver and Bronze divisions, the Autumn Foursomes, a county league side and a spring trip away to a links course.
Seniors
Thursday roll-up 08:00 · from age 60
Twelve holes in winter, eighteen in summer, and a coffee that tends to run into lunch. A monthly Seniors’ Stableford and home and away matches with a dozen Surrey and Berkshire clubs.
Juniors
Saturday Academy · weekday afternoons
Coached through the Academy on Saturday mornings, then out on the course from 14:00 on weekdays in term time. At a handicap of 20 or under, juniors play the club competitions alongside everyone else.
Six weeks
to election
Most of it is golf. There is no interview and no exam, just a few rounds and a coffee with the people who run the club.
Ask for
the pack
Tell us a little about your golf and Helen Marsh will send everything you need to apply, by post and by email.
Subscriptions
April to March
Full seven-day
£3,150
Five-day
£2,350
Intermediate
£1,650
Country
£1,250
Junior
£320
With a direct debit mandate: ten instalments from April.
Application for membership
Candidate
Proposed by
Seconded by
Signed by two members of two years’ standing who have played with you.
Fixtures
April to March
May
The Spring Meeting
Jun
Heath Foursomes
Aug
Club Championship
Nov
Winter league
Guest voucher
One round with a committee member, at the members’ guest rate of £60.
No. 0418
Posted within two working days, with a copy by email the same day. The club rules and dress code come with it.
Most letters I receive before an application ask one of these seven things, so here they are with my answers. Anything else, ring me on 01632 960 418 or write to secretary@wrenmoorheath.co.uk.
Yours,
Helen Marsh
Club Secretary
Dear Secretary,
Is there a waiting list? I would want seven-day membership, and I would rather know now if it is a year or more.
Daniel Okafor, Weybridge
Read the reply
Dear Mr Okafor,
For Full seven-day there often is. Five-day, Intermediate, Country and Junior places are normally filled within the six-week election cycle, and Five-day members move across to seven-day in the order they applied, which is how many people start.
H.M.
Dear Secretary,
Could I play the course before I decide? I only know it from the M3.
James Whitlock, Virginia Water
Read the reply
Dear Mr Whitlock,
Please do. Book a weekday visitor time, or ring me and I will arrange a round with a committee member at the members’ guest rate. Most proposers and seconders are found that way.
H.M.
Dear Secretary,
If I join and my work later takes me abroad, how would I resign?
Richard Hale, Sunningdale
Read the reply
Dear Mr Hale,
Write to me by 1 March and you leave at the end of the subscription year on 31 March. Direct debits stop after the final instalment. I am afraid joining fees are not refundable.
H.M.
Dear Secretary,
I am having a knee replaced next spring. Can members take a break for injury, or for work?
Fiona Carr, Ascot
Read the reply
Dear Mrs Carr,
Members of three years’ standing can apply for up to twelve months’ leave of absence at a reduced fee of £350, keeping their category and their place on the handicap system.
H.M.
Dear Secretary,
I have played for three years but never had an official handicap. Do I need one before I apply?
Priya Raman, Woking
Read the reply
Dear Ms Raman,
Not to apply. You will need a handicap index to play in competitions, and if you do not have one I set up your England Golf record the week you are elected. Three cards marked by any member and you are away.
H.M.
Dear Secretary,
We would like to join together. Is there a family or joint membership?
Sarah and Tom Ellery, Chobham
Read the reply
Dear Mr and Mrs Ellery,
Not as a single category. When two members of the same household join together, the second joining fee is halved, and children of members can join as Juniors without a proposer.
H.M.
Dear Secretary,
Is there any chance of a locker? I would rather not carry my clubs home every week.
Alan Pryce, Bagshot
Read the reply
Dear Mr Pryce,
Yes, in both locker rooms, at £60 a year. The lockers nearest the drying room have a short list of their own each spring; ask me when you are elected.
H.M.
