Your home club has been part of golf's story for over a century. The Centenary lets you carry that heritage to historic courses across the globe — from Scottish links founded in the 1880s to parkland clubs in Belgium, France and beyond. No letters. No calls. Just request, confirm and play.
Most historic clubs have hospitality arrangements in place, set up years ago between secretaries who have long since retired. They exist on paper, in a filing cabinet or mentioned somewhere on the website of your club. The Centenary makes them visible, accessible - through an interactive map - and actually usable.
Your club invites you to activate your Centenary membership. Confirm your details and you're in. Takes under two minutes.
Use the interactive map or country pages to discover clubs worldwide. Filter by country, region, or founding year.
Select your club and preferred date. A digital introduction is generated and sent automatically — no letters, no calls, no waiting.
Once the host club approves, you receive a confirmation email. Present your Centenary membership on arrival and enjoy the round.
Play at participating clubs across the UK, Continental Europe, North America, Australia and beyond. Every club at least 100 years old.
You pay the same rate a member's guest would pay at the host club — typically well below the standard green fee.
Requests, approvals and visit history are all managed through thecentenary.co.uk. No letters, no calls required from you or your secretary.
Members of the host club can volunteer to join you for a round — giving you an insider's perspective on a course you've never played before.
Every club in The Centenary was founded at least 100 years ago. You're not playing a resort. You're playing somewhere with a real history.
Every visit is logged to ensure balance. This only works if members of your club playing elswwhere is in line with how many members of other clubs are playing at your club.
Your Centenary membership covers a full year of reciprocal play at all participating clubs worldwide.
The 2026 pilot fee is available exclusively to the first 25 clubs that sign a letter of intent. From 2027, the per-member fee is decided together with the founding clubs.
You pay the host club's member guest rate — set by that club, not by The Centenary.
You may play the same club a maximum of twice per year.
Fair use across the full network is approximately once per month.
The club you visit must be at least 80 km (50 miles) from your own club.
The host club has the final say — every request is approved before it is confirmed.
Your TC membership must be active and verified before any request can be submitted.
Boards respond to evidence. Start a short member poll, share it through your club's newsletter or WhatsApp group, and let the numbers make the case. When enough members respond positively, a board-ready summary is generated automatically.
Enter your club name and email. We generate a unique link you can share with fellow members immediately.
Create my poll link →Yes. Only members of clubs that have joined The Centenary can activate a personal membership. If your club is not yet a member, use the member poll above to gauge interest — or contact us and we will reach out to your club directly.
It's all about balance. Across the full network, we operate a fair use policy, which means that a certain member or members of a club should not play much more than it receives. This keeps the programme genuinely reciprocal and avoids placing unfair pressure on individual clubs.
Yes, always. Every host club retains full control over available days, tee times, and individual requests. The system ensures clubs are never overloaded and that their existing member priorities are respected.
The host club's member guest rate, the same as a member of that club would pay when bringing a guest. This is set independently by each club. The Centenary charges nothing on top of this.
Guests are not included in the standard Centenary membership. You request to play as an individual. Whether a host club allows an additional guest alongside you is entirely at that club's discretion.
Let us know via the contact page or mention it on any country page. A recommendation from a member — particularly a member of a neighbouring Centenary club — carries real weight in our outreach.
Check whether your club is already part of The Centenary. If not, start a member poll and show your board why it should be.