Denfinition of Country Clubs
It is a private club offering services and recreational activities to their members. The member has to pay a membership fee. And the membership fee is usually by annual subscription. Most of the country clubs offer a variety of recreational sports facilities and are located in suburban or rural areas. The examples of country club are golf club, swimming club and tennis club. Also, the country clubs usually provide hospitality to members and guests such as lounges, restaurant, bar and banquet facilities. In addition, the club often has its own courses provides to the members, such as a golf course offered by a golf club.
Closed memership
The country club may have closed membership. It means that not all people can join the country club. In America, the membership fee in the small towns is not as expensive as in the larger cities because there is limited number membership of the clubs. Also, the club may be exclusive. Historically, many country clubs in America refused to accept members of minority racial groups, non-white Americans and Jewish.
1. Kansas City Country Club
The first example is Tom Watson, who was a professional golfer. In 1990, he resigned from the Kansas City Country Club because the club denied a civic leader Henry Bloch’s membership as he is a Jewish. Since the nationally-publicized protest of Watson, the club accepts several minority and Jewish members.
The second example is the Augusta National Golf Club, where the Masters Tournament is played. It is one of the best known clubs than does not accept female membership till now. And the club is restictive of receiving members. It invites the people to join rather than waiting people to join. The members of the clubs are also celebricities such as Bill Gates.
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