Cumbria Union of Golf Clubs

County Card Scheme 
    
The Cumbria County Card Scheme was put together to enable Members of   
Affiliated Clubs to play at other courses within Cumbria – at reduced green fee rates.
The scheme mirrors those which have been adopted in most County Unions and provides 
benefits to Club Members, Clubs and the County Union. Unlike Commercial “2 for 1” schemes,
ALL the income collected by the County Union goes straight back into the game at grass roots 
level.
What is new is that within England there is a ‘consortium’ of County Unions which enables
County Card holders to play at any of the host courses within any of those County Unions.
Cumbria is now firmly established in that ‘consortium’ of an ever increasing number of 24
counties which presently comprises Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Cheshire, Cumbria, Durham,
Dorset, Essex,Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire, Kent, Lancashire, Leicestershire & Rutland, 
Middlesex, Northamptonshire,Northumberland, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Surrey, Sussex, 
Warwickshire, Wiltshire, Worcestershire and Yorkshire.  
      	  	  	  	  	  	    
In summary,     	
Cost of County Card is £12.50     
County Card Members may play at least once at any of the Host Clubs on the list which is
maintained on the following websites www.bbogolf.com and www.ncgu.co.uk (some Host Clubs 
may allow more than one visit).     	
Bookings must be made in advance with the Host Club. Restrictions on time and day of the week
may apply. In general, bookings will not be accepted for weekends or Bank Holidays. 
County Card Members must have current handicaps and must agree to be bound by the rules of the
Club being visited. In general the County Card may only be used for groups of up to 4 players 
and may not be used in connection with larger groups or societies, although some clubs may allow
larger parties.    

March 2009 

Get your County Card for the 2010 season from your club secretary or club professional