Short game
The Paul D. Clubhouse
Join the club. Skip the committee.
A digital clubhouse where every golfer belongs. Swap stories, pick up tips from our PGA Pro Panel, see kit put to the test on real courses and meet up to play with people who love the game as much as you do.
Members' tripFour golfers, one links, no bandits
What the Clubhouse is
Every handicap. One table.
Think of it as the biggest golf society you'll ever join, with no waiting list. A digital clubhouse where club golfers chat about Saturday's round in our private Facebook group, share what's working, test kit on the official panel and meet up to play.
Come for the tips and the deals. Stay for the people. It starts online, and as the Clubhouse grows, so will the ways to meet up and play.
Paul hosts. The members make it. Everyone's welcome, whatever's on your card.
Talk golf
A private chat for the round you can't stop thinking about, a weekly tip from the Pro Panel, and plenty of advice on everyone else's swing.
Test kit
Tell the Clubhouse what's in your bag and whether it was worth the money. As brands join, Test Panel members play new kit for four weeks, with their verdict next to Paul's.
Play together
Members' days, trips worth the money, and a monthly challenge with a leaderboard you'll pretend not to check.
The Pro Panel
Tips straight from the pros.
We're building a panel of PGA professionals who coach club golfers every day. Once they're on board: a tip every week in The Deft Notes, your questions answered every month, and money off a lesson when you need one.
Long game
Putting
Seat open
For a PGA Professional
Know how to cure a three putt? We'd love to hear from you.
Course management
Seat open
For a PGA Professional
Help golfers score better without changing their swing.
Out on the course
The members, not the models.
Real people with a real passion for golf. Nobody's here for a magazine cover, just a quick snap on the 18th to remember the day: the rain, the grit and the odd great round from our trips and weekends away.*
Keep scrolling to walk through, and see if you can spot one of yours.Swipe through, and see if you can spot one of yours.
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A YouTube channel for club golfers
First up on the channel
The Paul D. Golf app · Beta
Play a round on your phone.
Our own golf game, now in beta. Nine holes at Frangipani Bay: swipe to swing, pick your club and play the wind. Play it early, and we'd love your feedback: what you love, what drives you mad, and what you'd like to see next.
Free. Get Apple's free TestFlight app first, then tap the button on your iPhone, iPad or Mac. Send feedback in TestFlight or to hello@pauldgolf.com. App Store version coming soon.
The community
The people we play with.
Real club golfers, from scratch hopefuls to Sunday regulars. Everyone loves the game enough to keep working at it, and nobody lets it become a full time job.
LovesI love the camaraderie between a friendly competitive 4 ball
HatesNo relief from a divot. Criminal rule that!!!
LovesThe people you play with. The trips away. The constant pursuit of perfection that you will never achieve. Being outdoors and teaching my sons to play
HatesSlow play. 3 putts. And the cost
LovesThe banter, the competition, the lads and that one perfect shot that keeps you coming back. As they say, “I don’t let birdies and pars get in the way of having a good time!” 🍻⛳️
HatesSlow play, three-putts and the comedian who asks “What club did you use?” after you’ve missed a putt by a mile. Closely followed by “Apart from the line and the speed, that was a good putt!” 🤣
LovesFor me, the social side of the game is the best. The amount of new people I’ve met and places I’ve had the opportunity to play since starting golf has been class.
HatesSLOW PLAY!
LovesCompetition
HatesGolf snobbery
LovesI love hitting the ball straight (which is rare). The pride after playing a good round.
HatesMissing an easy chip or putt.
LovesCompetitiveness among friends!
HatesInconsistency!
Where we're heading
Never miss a round for want of a partner.
Your usual partner's on nights. Your mate from work is away. Booking on with three strangers through an app isn't for everyone, and plenty of good golfers would rather not. So the week goes by without a game.
That's where the Clubhouse is heading. As members join from all over the UK, and one day further afield, we want to help you make up a fourball: golfers near you, of a similar standard, who already feel like friends before the first tee.
Say when you're free
Tuesday afternoon, Sunday first thing, whenever your shifts allow.
Meet members, not strangers
You've already got chatting online in the Clubhouse, our members' Facebook group, so the first tee feels like a Saturday with your mates.
Nervous first timers welcome
Say so when you post. Someone will be glad of the company and happy to go easy on the banter.
Where it starts: a weekly Find a game post in the Clubhouse chat, our private Facebook group. The more members join, the more games we can make happen.
Course and trip guides
Where to play next.
Where to play, where to stay and where to eat afterwards, written by members who have been.
MembersPerthshire, ScotlandGleneagles: three courses, one long weekend
The King's, the Queen's and the PGA Centenary, and which one to play if you only have one round in you.
Costa Blanca, SpainOrihuela Costa for a winter fourball
Las Ramblas, Villamartin and Campoamor within a short drive.
Murcia, SpainLa Torre: the course we called home
Paul, Hayley and the kids lived right on this course. Where to play, eat and stay, from people who know it.
Algarve, PortugalVale do Lobo and the Algarve
Clifftop holes, Quinta do Lago next door, and a buggy for the hot afternoons.
North East EnglandPaul's home patch: the North East
Where Paul learned the game, and why the wind there keeps you honest.
Paul DeftyFounder and host. Plays off 6 to 8.
Your host
Forty years in. Still learning.
It started with a Dunlop Blue Flash half set one Christmas and a junior membership at Boldon Golf Club. Then came the Murcia years, when Paul and the family lived on La Torre and El Valle, two Jack Nicklaus designed courses, with plenty more a short drive away. Golf on the doorstep, every day. Did they realise how lucky they were? Not always. You don't, when you're in the middle of it. Good things don't last forever, and these days Paul plays like most of us: whenever he can, and still happy to pay a pro or take a tip if it means getting better. He built the Clubhouse so club golfers would have somewhere to belong.
40years playing
7handicap, give or take one
5×rounds a week, in a good week
£0paid verdicts
I'm not a pro, just a club golfer who's played a lot of golf and still books the odd lesson. When your game needs a pro, I'll send you to the ones I trust.
The official Test Panel
The review after the hype.
Most reviews happen on launch day, on a launch monitor. Ours happen four weeks later, on the course, with golfers who play like you. Every test ends with Worth it or Not for me, and we show the misses too. Panel tests start as brands come on board, so apply now to be first in line.
Paul's verdictWorth it
Panel verdict Sample4 of 5 golfers
Head to head Sample
Four weeks, two drivers, one verdict.
£449
Driver ANew
£150
Driver BPre-owned
Golf is better with people who get it.
Members' days and trips start once the Clubhouse opens. Join now and you'll hear first, with plenty of time to book the Friday off.
Members' savings
Your membership, paid back on the course.
Membership isn't a donation. Members get money off the golf they already play, from courses, travel firms and PGA pros we've teamed up with. Offers arrive as partners sign
Green fees
Members' rates at partner courses, from your local parkland to the links you've always wanted to play.
Golf trips
Members' prices on golf breaks from trusted, ATOL protected travel partners, at home and abroad.
Lessons
Money off lessons with partner PGA professionals when you book as a Clubhouse member.
Kit and more
Partner offers on kit, fittings, physio and the Paul D. shop. Worth checking before you buy anything.
How quickly does it pay for itself?
Move the sliders to match your golf.
Example saving a year
£272
Founding membership is £50 a year
That's £222 back in your pocket.
Become a member
Example figures only: £8 off a round, £10 off a lesson and £50 off a trip. Real savings depend on the partner deals, which we'll publish as each one is signed.
Membership
Find your place in the Clubhouse.
Start free and see if it's your kind of place. Become a member for the full Clubhouse, with members' prices on green fees, trips, lessons and kit added as partners join.
Guest
Watch, learn and meet a few people. Every episode and tip, free.
Freefor ever
Join free
Free for everyone
- Every YouTube episode, in full
- Tips and how to videos on our socials
- The Pro Panel tip of the week
- The Deft Notes every week
- The Clubhouse chat, our private Facebook group
- News and offers on the WhatsApp Channel
- Free guides and the rules guide
- Kit verdicts from the Test Panel
- Apply to the Test Panel
Member
The full Clubhouse, with members' prices added as partners join.
£5a month
The Founding Member price, yours for life. New members pay £10 a month once the first groups are playing.
Claim your Founding place
The full Clubhouse
- Members' days and early access to trips
- Every course and trip guide
- The monthly challenge
- Buy and sell in the members' Swap Shop
- A founding badge and a say in how the club is run
- Green fees at partner courses
- Golf trips
- Lessons with partner PGA pros
- Kit, physio and more
- Priority for the Test Panel
- Member prices in the Club Shop, when it opens
The Captain's Table
A small group with the best seat in the house: our best deals and first pick of Paul's trips.
Price on requestPlaces released in small batches
Ask for details
Everything in Member, plus
- Our biggest partner discounts
- First pick of Paul's hand picked trips
- Your members' price locked in for life
- The Captain's Table cap, posted to you
- Your name on the honours board
- A say in what we build next
- No joining fee
- Cancel any time
- Every handicap welcome
- The verdict is never for sale
Founding Members
Interested in a Founding Member place?
Payments open soon. Founding Members pay £5 a month or £50 a year, and keep that price for life. Nothing to pay today.
Drop us an email and we'll reply personally with everything you need to know. Tell us your home club and whether you'd pay monthly or yearly, if you know.
This opens your email app. Or write to hello@pauldgolf.com with the subject "Founding membership enquiry". We only use your email to reply. We won't add you to any mailing list unless you ask. See our privacy notice.
Members' days and trips
What happens on a members' day?
A course you'd want to play
Good tracks at a members' rate, picked because they're worth the drive.
Leave with a new fourball
You're drawn with golfers from other clubs and other handicaps. Most people swap numbers by the 9th.
The nineteenth, obviously
Lunch, a prize for the winner and one for the best excuse. Paul plays too.
The Deft Notes
Weekly or monthly. Always one thing that works.
A tip from the Pro Panel, a word from Paul, a member's verdict and what Paul is testing next. Plus the free guide: The Rules You're Probably Breaking Every Saturday.
Stop firing at flags. Hit the middle of the green, take your two putts and let your mates find the water. The flag is a suggestion, not an instruction.
Paul
Partner with us
Kit brands, clubs, travel firms and PGA pros.
We'd love to hear from you. One rule: the verdict is not for sale.