MEMBERSHIP UPDATES

From the Membership Committee

BY KRISTINE ROBERSON MEMBERSHIP DIRECTOR

The Membership Committee has been hard at work this year. Here are some of the important recommendations to come from the committee and recently approved by the Board of Directors.

Twilight & Weekday categories are closed

Both the Twilight and Weekday categories were created in 2014 — a time when the Club was at a membership low of around 425. In the last three to four years, growth in these categories have stagnated. Troon and the Membership Committee recommended the Board close both of these categories for two big reasons:

• Statistically, the most successful private clubs are those with the fewest categories of memberships. This helps management, committees and boards focus on providing the most value to the remaining membership categories.

• Secondly, by limiting new golf memberships to strictly the unlimited golf categories, we are better able to manage the tee sheet and offer the most access to our golf members.

Current Twilight and Weekday members are grandfathered into these categories. Members are no longer be able to downgrade or upgrade into these categories. Once a member leaves these categories, they cannot rotate back into them.

Coming soon! The Woodbridge Ambassadors

Our surrounding community is growing in population, with new out-ofarea families realizing the benefits of life in the Lodi and Woodbridge community. Many of these new families join Woodbridge without knowing very many members. Joining a club where you don’t know very many, if any, members is daunting.

That’s where our new Ambassadors come in.

Very soon, we will be advertising to our membership to join the Ambassador program. Our Woodbridge Ambassadors will be our friendliest, most welcoming members who are willing and excited to meet our newest members and help introduce them to the Club. We are working on the details of this program now, but if you are interested in becoming an Ambassador, email me and let me know! You can reach me at kroberson@woodbridgegcc.com.

TROON BENEFITS

Privé? Rewards? The facts:

There are many perks for our members with being in the Troon Privé program. But with all of the benefits, there is a little confusion. Here’s the facts:

All Woodbridge Members have Privé Privileges — but not all have Privé Golf Privileges

The most-enjoyed perk to Troon Privé is the private club, resorts and daily fee course discounted play. But, this perk is only available to members in the Full Golf and Single Golf categories. Young Pros, never fear! You’ll enjoy these golf perks as soon as you hit the Big 4-0!

There are Privé perks for all members

All members can book trips, ship clubs, get discounts on rental cars and more by visiting TroonPrive.com.

If you’re being asked to log in to the Troon website, you’re in the WRONG spot

To take advantage of the Troon Privé perks, simply go to TroonPrive.com — no log in necessary!

Troon Rewards Program? Not at Woodbridge

It’s true that Troon offers a rewards loyalty program that allows members to earn points. However, points are ONLY earned at public/daily fee courses. They are NOT earned at any of the Troon Privé private clubs, including Woodbridge. Nor can points be redeemed at private clubs or at Woodbridge.