Membership
A club worth belonging to
Seven-day golf on a true links for £942 a year — less than many Hampshire parkland courses charge for less interesting golf. But the fee is the smallest part of it.
Why members stay
The golf, first. A links that plays differently every single day, because the wind off the Solent rewrites the course overnight. Eighteen tees, eleven greens, and holes that have been asking the same honest questions since 1885.
Then the club itself. A recently refurbished clubhouse that is the social heart of the place — live music that non-members cross town for, catering that is friendly and good value, and a competition calendar run through the ClubV1 members’ hub. This is a members’ club in the real sense: run by its members, for its members, as a Community Amateur Sports Club.
And the setting. You play along Fort Monckton’s walls, over the old moat ground, with the Isle of Wight across the water and the ferries crossing to Ryde behind the greens. There is nowhere else in Hampshire quite like it.
“I’ve been a club member for over 20 years and have made many friends, both golfers and socially. As one of the oldest clubs in the country it is a very challenging golf course. A friendly welcome awaits everyone who visits the clubhouse.”
Tony Keefe
“I was looking for a club to join and had the chance to play in a Pro-Am at GSBGC three years ago. I enjoyed it so much that I joined as soon as I finished the round.
The course is fantastic, but what really stood out was the friendly, welcoming atmosphere. It’s a genuinely social club with great people, and it’s a place I always look forward to visiting.”
Sam Meredith
What membership includes
- Seven-day (or five-day) golf on the links
- Full competition calendar and official handicap
- ClubV1 members’ hub — bookings, results, purse
- The clubhouse, bar and social calendar
- Discounted bar prices — every category, social members included
- Guest rates from £20 for your visitors
Annual fees
Membership categories
| Category | Annual fee |
|---|---|
| Full Member (7 day) | £942 |
| Joint Full (7 day) | £1,833 |
| Weekday Member (5 day) | £849 |
| Joint Weekday (5 day) | £1,646 |
| Senior Full (7 day) | £873 |
| Senior Partner Full (7 day) | £1,695 |
| Senior Weekday (5 day) | £774 |
| Senior Partner Weekday (5 day) | £1,496 |
| Senior Plus (80+) | £577 |
| Young Adults (15–17) | £75 |
| Junior (12–14) | £40 |
| Under 12 | £25 |
| Social Member | £25 |
| Partner Social | £35 |
| Affiliation fees — Men | £21.80 |
| Affiliation fees — Women | £21.50 |
| Locker | £82 |
The intermediates pathway
Eighteen to twenty-eight, one gentle step a year
Full seven-day membership from the day you turn eighteen — at a fee that starts at £250 and steps up annually until you reach £900 at 28. No compromise on playing rights along the way. If you are a younger golfer weighing this against a pay-and-play habit, the arithmetic is short.
The year-by-year schedule between the two is available from the Secretary.
Start the conversation
Tell us a little about yourself and the Secretary will be in touch — usually within a couple of days. Better still, come down to Fort Road, have a coffee, and let us walk you round. You can also go straight to the official application form.