Reciprocal play,
without the paperwork.
Most clubs offer reciprocal golf agreements. Far fewer members use them. The Reciprocal turns your existing agreements into something members can see and use, and gives the club office a clear record of every one.
Built on goodwill. Run on paperwork.
Reciprocal agreements are built on goodwill between clubs. Running them takes time, depends on individuals and rarely gets the attention it needs. For members, the network should be a reason to take the clubs on every trip. In practice it is often a reason not to bother.
The view from the club office
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Every agreement starts from scratch
Each partner club means separate correspondence, separate negotiations and separate follow-up.
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The network lives with one person
Agreements sit in an inbox, a folder or someone's memory. When the manager or secretary moves on, much of the network goes with them.
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Letters, emails and phone calls
Every reciprocal round still begins in the club office: a letter of introduction, an email to the host club, a call to confirm.
The view from the member
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Every club has its own rules
Different rates, playing days, booking procedures and paperwork, and often a new letter of introduction for every round.
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A list, not a map
Partner clubs usually appear as a list or a PDF. Which one is near the next trip is left to the member to work out.
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Hard to reach, hard to confirm
Finding the right contact and learning whether a round is possible takes several emails or calls, often in another language.
Built on goodwill between clubs.
One place for every agreement.
Your members see where they can play and on what terms. Your office keeps one clear record. Your partner clubs do not need to install anything.
- Your network on a map
- Every partner club on an interactive map and list, embedded on your own website and in your own house style.
- Reciprocal playing rights, set by you
- Rate, playing days, exclusions, capacity and how often a member may visit, recorded per partner and shown to members the same way every time.
- Requests without paperwork
- Members request a round online. The host club approves or declines from a link in an email, without creating an account. No letters of introduction.
- Nothing falls through the cracks
- Unanswered requests are followed up automatically, so members are not left waiting and the manager is not left explaining.
- Insight, not guesswork
- See how often members use each partner, and how often partner members visit you. In development
- Find new partners
- Browse clubs that have indicated they are open to new arrangements, and start the conversation from the platform. In development
Request a round. See it confirmed.
Members see their own terms and only the days they can play, request a round on their phone, and find everything about it on one page: the confirmation, what to show at the pro shop, and a way to change, cancel or send a message.
See how it works →
Questions clubs ask
What is a reciprocal golf agreement?
A reciprocal golf agreement is an arrangement between golf clubs that lets the members of one club play at the other, on agreed terms: which days, at what rate, how often and with how many players. Most agreements work in both directions.
They are also called reciprocal arrangements, reciprocal playing rights or inter-club agreements. In the United States the usual word is reciprocity, as in "our club has reciprocity with yours".
What is the difference between reciprocal clubs, affiliate clubs and sister clubs?
Clubs use these words in slightly different ways, but usually reciprocal clubs have a two-way agreement, so the members of each club can play at the other. An affiliate arrangement is often looser, for example access to a partner club or a group of clubs at a guest or reduced rate. Sister clubs or twinned clubs usually describe a particularly close relationship between two clubs.
The Reciprocal records each partner club with its type and its own terms.
Do our partner clubs need an account or software?
No. Partner clubs work from email: they confirm a member's membership, or answer a request from one of your members, with one click. There is nothing to log in to and nothing to install.
Does The Reciprocal replace our tee sheet?
No. The Reciprocal handles the requests; your club books the tee time in its own tee sheet, as it does now, and can add the tee sheet reference to the request.
How does your club handle reciprocal play?
We're asking club managers and secretaries how they run their reciprocal arrangements today. 14 questions, about 4 minutes. Your answers shape what we build, and you can ask for a summary of the results.
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