I have been a life member of the Partners club since 2001. In that time I was giving a life time member leather jacket, (which is still in good shape) some cart towels, ball markers, a cart name plate in case my clubs are lost, club markers that go into the shaft with my name on them, club head covers, seems every time I move to a new location I get a sleeve of new address labels.

I started testing stuff in early 2002 and in that time I have tested golf shoes 2 pair now, sunglasses, brush tees, golf balls, golf trainers which I still use. Travel bag which is still in great shape for all the traveling I have done. Many other things that I most likely forgot about. I got my $300.00 back and much much more.

I was never promised that I would get to test all the great stuff, or even that I would test anything at all.

Zuh, Welcome to the posts !

Call the club and request a product test profile form. You MUST send in the evaluation after testing a product and fill out another tester profile form. If not, you will not receive a new product. You are eligible to test 1 product every 12 months.

Just because you are eligible, does not mean you are going to get something. I have filled out the profile and I havent received anything in almost 2 years.

Been a member since 2001. lifer since 2003,,,tested 1 2 ball sleeve of balls and latest is the Rules flip book which I got late last year..come in handy...fill out the forms and the like.. keep forgetting the rebate thing..my bad...memo to self apply for the rebate!!!

And lasty the comment about Hen97 avatar...I like it..Mj please realize they made you an Ambassador..not for your wisdom or personality it was to get rid of your picture.......

compared to the picture of your swing, I will take my smooth fluid waggle anyday.

Smooth fluid waggle .... you sure about that ?????

Looks pretty wild & crazy to me ... It's got slice written all over it ... LOL

I became a life member after being pursuaded that all the benefits were well worth it.  One benefit they didn't mention that I counted on was stoping the ads trying to get me to become one.  I got my initial packet in December 2008.   With it came a "Passport" for admission to tournaments throught 2008!  All of the tournaments had been completed.  I called customer service and they told me that it was the only thing they had, that a 2009 passport had not been created yet.  I told them to send me one ASAP.

I also called customer service to register a complaint about the return envelopes they were using for the membership payments.  The address window extended so far right that my balance was clearly visible to anyone.   This would tell anyone that there is a good chance of a check being inside.  I had to tape something across the window to block that out.  In the same call, I mentioned that I had not received the new Passport, and that several tournaments that were in the 2008 book had already been played in 2009.  I was told that those were not sent out automatically, that I had to request it!   And so I did.  Here it is, February, and I still have not yet received it.   How many tournaments will have been long over by the time I receive it, IF I receive it.  I feel that I was promised things that are not being delivered, and that their billing department isn't doing a good job.  I'll remain patient for now, but not for too long.

I have been a member since 2006 and havent gont anything to test. except the first sleeve.  My handi. is 9. So your doing well. About the travel bags I found them ok except that if the carry on bag is attached it doesnt stand that well. but other then that its ok I travel about 7 times a year.

mike

Welcome to the board Ken.

CB

I have been a life member since 2004 as well.  I'm not so sure about "ripped off" but the life time membership is not exactly what I thought it would be.  The "product tests" I received early on weren't much.   I had to pay to return the product or overpay for gadgets I could get for half the price at the local Golf Discount.  I told the club to remove me so I wasn't constantly paying to send junk back.

The thing I liked about the club was the game track.  I could enter scores, track my progress, and it provided a handicap.  Not a USGA handicap necessisarily, but a handicap jsut the same.  I live in a northern state and just started playing again this year but I can't find gametrak on the changed website.  The only handicap service I see is the USGA link that I am apparantly not a part of since it won't let me in with my user name and password.

If the PartnersClub handicap service is no longer available, I'll change my opinion from "disappointed" to "ripped off". 

I haven't been a life member for that long, but like most people I get the random sleeve of 2 golf balls or a divot repair tool. My only complaint about the product test is that I only get to play in the spring, summer, and fall and they always send me the products in the winter when I can't test them. So if club mananement is reading these try to pay attention to the season you send the products.

thanks

Phil

Sorry to tell you this phil but.... no-one reads our complaints and praises except for the members that bother coming here anymore.

  Frank 

I just upgraded to a Life Membership and the discounts I get at select courses are worth the membership dues.  I'm still waiting on my cart bag, but I called today and they said they where back ordered and they just received them in and will start to ship them out and I should get it within 4 to 6 weeks. 

I as also told that to test products you have to fill out a app each time you return a review to be placed on the list to test more products.

Never the less, the membership fees are worth it to get the discounts on the better courses which I normally could not affort to play, plus it helps getting T-Times also.

Mark "SlawDog"

Well , I got a sleve of balls to test today. Not a great product but at least it's something

I've been a Life Member for over 10 years and have also signed up for product testing on a regular basis.  Once I received a two ball pack of Nike golf balls to test.  A TWO BALL PACK.  Cheapskates.  I'm an 8 handicap and tested the balls on a bad day.  I reported back...........ball one won the game of Hide & Seek in deep grass and ball two can't swim.  Ya think my critique had something to do w/ me never receiving another product to test?

I have been associated since 2001, and finally became a Life Member in 2008.  While I do like the stand bag I received, there was really nothing else of value associated with finally taking the plunge.  a bag tag and some club marker name tags that fall out of the ends of your grips.

As for product testing, I have received nothing for two years.  Products I have tested so far are the Bridgestone E6 balls (TWICE), the Pinnacle Exception balls and some pain cream.  I have never been selected in the giveaways...yes, I feel ripped off.

I've been a life member for about 2 or 3 years now and stopped testing things when it cost me to send them back.  I agree with many of the other posts that the benefits are not what they really promised as you have to do all the work in order to have a chance at getting them.  It is sad that they can't utilize a simple database system that automatically sends out the Passport and discount greens fees to the appropriate members.   Also, the website functionality is sad and should be updated.  Since they actually don't read these posts, I guess complaining about them to others is like telling the bartender your sad story...does no good.

Keep hitting them straight...or wherever they land.