Green fees
Members' rates at partner courses, from your local parkland to the links you've always wanted to play.
The Paul D. Clubhouse
Pull up a chair.
One big golf society for club golfers, online. A place to chat about the game, share what works, test kit, and play with people who love golf as much as you do. Free to join.
Why it exists
Everyone wants a clubhouse.
The best part of golf often happens after the 18th: a drink, a laugh, the putt that lipped out, the driver someone swears by. Not everyone has that. Some play alone, some have moved, some have a club that's more committee than company.
The Clubhouse is that feeling, open every day. Like minded golfers, every handicap, no airs and graces. Come for the chat, stay because it's nice to belong.
What's inside
Your club, online.
The chat
Rounds, rules rows, kit questions and the hole that got away, in our private Facebook group. Share what's working and learn from golfers at every handicap.
The Test Panel
Vote on what Paul tests next, tell us whether the kit in your bag was worth it, and apply to test new kit as brands join.
Monthly challenge
One challenge a month, split by handicap so everyone has a chance. Points for taking part, and a season table to settle the arguments.
Ask a Pro
Each month Paul puts members' questions to a PGA professional from the Pro Panel. Send yours in and hear it answered by name. There's a monthly Ask the Physio for the aches, too.
Members' days
Find a game when your usual partner can't make it. Rounds at good courses at a members' rate, drawn with golfers from other clubs. Paul plays too.
Trips
First access to trips with golfers of your standard. Good courses, good company, no bandits.
Where we talk
One society, a few front doors.
The Clubhouse lives where golfers already are. Every member is approved before they join, and the house rules apply everywhere: friendly, straight, no selling.
The Clubhouse chat
A private Facebook group for members. Rounds, kit questions, finding a game and the hole that got away. Answer a couple of questions to join.
The WhatsApp Channel
News, members' offers and the Pro Panel tip of the week, straight to your phone. One way, so no group chat pinging all day.
A members' app, later
Once the society is big enough and sponsors are on board, we'll bring it all together in an app of our own.
The monthly challenge
A leaderboard for everyone.
Each month there's one challenge you can play at your own club. Fewest putts over nine, most fairways, best Stableford on the par threes. Scores are split by handicap band, so a 24 can beat a 6.
Play it on your normal round
No extra green fees. Post a photo of your card in the Clubhouse Facebook group.
Points all season
Points for taking part as well as winning, and a season table to settle the arguments.
October: fewest putts over nineSample
| # | Member | Band | Putts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Karen W. | 21 to 28 | 12 |
| 2 | Steve M. | Up to 10 | 13 |
| 3 | Raj P. | 11 to 20 | 14 |
| 4 | Paul D. | Up to 10 | 14 |
| 5 | Sue L. | 21 to 28 | 15 |
Members' stories
Told by the people who play.
Kit reviews from members, trip write ups, and Q&As with the people who make golf tick: club pros, green keepers, caddies and the odd legend from the bar.
Q&A
The club pro who's heard every excuse
Thirty years behind the counter and on the range. What club golfers get wrong, and what he'd tell his younger self.
Read the Q&A Member review"I bought the cheap putter and I'm not sorry"
Raj, off 19, on four weeks with a £60 putter and a three putt habit he finally broke.
Read the review Trip write upThree mates, three courses, one weekend
What Gleneagles costs, what's worth it, and whether the King's lives up to the name.
Read the guideThe 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!
Tell us your love-hates
What do you love about golf? What would you change?
Share one thing you love and one thing you'd change, and say it how you'd say it in the bar. With your permission, the best ones go on a community card on the website.
Share yours in The Paul D. Golf Clubhouse
The Clubhouse is our private Facebook group, where golfers swap their love-hates. Ask to join, then post one thing you love about golf and one thing you'd change.
Not on Facebook? Email hello@pauldgolf.com with one love, one thing you'd change, and your club and handicap if you'd like them shown.
We'll always ask your permission before we put your words or your name on the website. See our privacy notice.
Make a few new golf mates.
Members' days and trips start once the Clubhouse is up and running.
Start working on your excuses now.
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.
First dates are announced to members once the Clubhouse opens.
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
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.
The Clubhouse chat is open: a private Facebook group.
Paid membership follows once the Clubhouse is busy, and the first to register get first call on a seat at the Captain's Table. Until then, come in free and pull up a chair in the chat.
The members' kit
Wear the badge.
Caps, polos and quarter zips with the Paul D. monogram, made to order so nothing sits in a warehouse. Members get member prices, and the Captain's Table get the cap on us.
Coming soon: the members' shop, made to order.
The Captain's Table capNavy, embroidered pd mark.
House rules
Friendly, straight, no selling.
Be kind
Every handicap is welcome. Everyone was off 28 once, and most of us still are on a windy day.
Be honest
Say what you really think of the kit, the course, the trip. That's what makes it useful.
No selling
No adverts, no spam, no affiliate links from members. Just golf.