For over a century, reciprocal access has meant paperwork, secretary emails, and confusion. The Centenary replaces all of that with a simple digital platform, while keeping your club fully in control.
Most clubs have reciprocal agreements with a few partners — and most members have never used them. The system wasn't built for golfers. We fix that.
Post-Covid growth has reversed, especially among younger members who expect more variety and value from their club.
Physical invitation letters, secretary-to-secretary emails, and no visibility for members make reciprocals effectively invisible.
Midweek slots and quiet weekends go unfilled by members — while green fee players may not share the same etiquette and values.
Building meaningful ties with other clubs is time-consuming work with no digital infrastructure to support it.
A digital platform that makes reciprocals easy for members to discover and use — without adding a single task to your secretary's workload. Your club sets the rules. We handle the rest.
No commitment yet — just indicate your interest. Once 25 clubs have signed, the network launches and you become a founding club.
Tell us which days and tee times are open for reciprocal visitors, and at what rate. You can change this anytime from your dashboard.
Members sign up and get access to the app and website. They browse the map, request a visit, and receive a digital introduction letter with your club's logo.
Every incoming visit is approved by your club. You see who is coming, from which club, and when. Poor behaviour gets flagged and removed from the network.
See which clubs are sending visitors, how often your members play abroad, and maintain balance across the network — all in one place.
Manage tee time availability, approve requests, view analytics and track reciprocal balance.
Your members get a dedicated sign-up page and access to the full network map and booking flow.
Auto-generated with your club's logo. No more printing, signing, or posting anything.
A digital badge for your website displaying your founding year — an independent mark of authenticity.
Your club listed on our interactive world map, discoverable by golfers worldwide.
Visitors must comply with a fair use policy. Misconduct is flagged and members can be removed.
No hidden costs. The Centenary covers all setup, onboarding, and technology costs. Your club pays only when the network reaches 25 clubs.
The 2026 pilot fee of £250 / €250 / $250 is available exclusively to the first 25 clubs that sign a letter of intent. From 2027, all clubs pay a per-member annual fee — the exact amount will be decided together with founding clubs.
Visiting members pay the same rate as a member guest — set by your club.
Your club decides which tee times and days are available for visitors.
A visiting member may play your club a maximum of twice per year.
The visiting club must be at least 80 km (50 miles) from your own club.
Your club has the final say — every request is approved by you before it is confirmed.
Only verified members of admitted clubs can make requests. Membership is checked before any request is sent.
Yes. The Centenary is exclusively for clubs founded at least 100 years ago. We have identified over 1,950 clubs worldwide — if yours qualifies, it can join. We take the year that people were able to play golf as the 'founding date'. Golf courses - so courses with no formal 'membership' are not listed on The Centenary or eligible to join.
Nothing financially yet. The LOI expresses interest and allows The Centenary to reference your club's name when speaking to others. Payment is only requested once 25 clubs have signed and the network formally launches.
Completely. You set the days, time slots, and maximum number of visitors per day or week. You can also block periods for tournaments, maintenance, or any other reason.
Report it to The Centenary. Verified misconduct results in the member being removed from the programme. All visitors are members of approved clubs — The Centenary is not open to the general public.
Very little. Incoming requests appear in a simple dashboard — approve or decline with one click. No emails, no letters, no phone calls. The digital introduction letter is generated automatically.
This can indeed be the case. This might happen for 'country clubs', 'fishing clubs' or for example 'tennis' clubs where golf was added later. Also, the year a club was founded is not always the year that people could actually play.
No. The Centenary is a non-profit. In the first two years all revenue is reinvested. From year two, 50% of profit is donated to pre-selected charities or redistributed — founding clubs have a say in how this is allocated. The aim is B-Corp certification in year two.
Signing the letter of intent is free and non-binding. It puts your club in line for founding status — and helps us reach the 25-club threshold that launches the network.
Fill in your details and we will send you the letter of intent to sign digitally.