From the Membership Office

Kate Nolte, Director of Membership and Employee Engagement

Timuquana is a special place, and word continues to spread. We have 29 prospective members waiting to complete the application process. Categories include 17 House Social, eight Founder, three National, and one Clergy. Below is a refresher on the process in its entirety. Please reach out if you have any questions, or if I may be of assistance to someone you know interested in membership.

Membership Application Process:

Supporting Letters

• The Board requires four (4) supporting letters for membership.

• Two (2) of the four (4) letters need to be from Founder members.

• A primary member must be identified and is responsible for ensuring the completion of the application process.

• The letters are to be submitted in the form of a completed “Sponsor Form” (available online) that includes an attestation by the sponsoring member of his or her thorough knowledge of the prospective member and their family. The form must be completed in its entirety by all four sponsoring members. In order to complete the Sponsor Form, the sponsoring member needs to spend a significant amount of time with the applicant. As a result, sponsors are encouraged to invite the applicant to play golf at the Club, come to dinner, or otherwise spend enough time with them to be able to vouch for the applicant’s suitability for membership.

Deposit

• All categories (including legacies and reinstatements), with the exception of Founders, are required to provide a nonrefundable deposit of $2,500 as part of the application process. Founder applicants are required to pay a nonrefundable deposit equal to 10% of the current initiation fee. This amount gets credited to the member’s initiation fee upon joining. Deposits are refundable only when applications are rejected by the Club.

BACKGROUND/CREDIT CHECK

• All applicants are required to complete a background and credit check. The cost of the background and credit check is covered by the prospective member. A credit card authorization form is part of the application process and must be completed and included in the final submission to the Membership Office.

Completed File

• All letters/forms, application, background check, and deposit are required when submitting an application to the Membership Office. Only complete application packages are accepted by the Membership Office. Once a full file is completed, and the deposit applied, the prospective member waits for availability of interviews with the Membership Committee.

Interviews

• As required, the Club schedules prospective member dinner interviews. Dinners are for the member and spouse (if applicable). These dinners are scheduled on the first Thursday of each month from 6:00–7:30 pm. Dinner is conducted by two members of the Membership Committee.

• The Membership Committee submits a recommendation to the Membership Office in advance of the following Board meeting.

Board Cocktail Reception

• The Monthly Board Cocktail Reception continues when required as normally scheduled from 6:00–6:45 pm when candidates have completed the interview process. A maximum of four (4) prospective members are invited when a cocktail reception is scheduled.

The Future

We hope you are enjoying the fruits of our previous capital investments in the golf course, pool, and Pow Wow Room. Looking at future facility enhancement plans, we remain focused on creating a considerable and sustainable member value. The Club has much to celebrate within its first one hundred years, and together we can look toward a bright future.