"Member for a Day" a Few Thousand Bucks Away

Would you like to play golf at exclusive private clubs, get the member-for-a-day treatment, and do it without having to join those clubs? You can - but you'll also need money. Just not nearly as much as you'd need for membership in those clubs.

Instead, you might want to looking into the Tour GCX program, in which membership starts at $2,450 (told you you'd need some money). What does that get you? Tour GCX members purchase a pre-determined number of rounds of golf at the private clubs taking part in the network. When you show up to play Club X, you get full access to the club - golf, locker rooms, restaurants, even signing privileges for certain services and merchandise.

You also have the right - like full members of the club - to bring guests. As well as to take part in single-day member/guest events.

The Tour GCX network is also available for corporate clients, whose membership can include custom outings for up to 32 players at the private clubs in the network.

What kind of clubs are included in the Tour GCX network? That's something the company doesn't publicly reveal. But a Tour GCX news release does state that the network's clubs include "two former PGA Championship hosts and one past Ryder Cup site," as well as courses designed by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw, Pete Dye, Tom Fazio, Robert Trent Jones, Jack Nicklaus and A.W. Tillinghast.

If you'd like to learn more about Tour GCX, visit the Web site at www.tourgcx.com.