As part of your club membership subscription you pay an annual affiliation fee of £11.25 to England Golf.

This article explains how we use the fee to benefit both you and the game of golf.

1. Obtain your handicap and authoritative advice: We administer the World Handicap System™ and calculate and assign members’ handicaps, as well as adjudicate on queries. Find out more about handicapping and WHS.
    
2. Experience first-class competitions: More than 6,500 England Golf members of all ages and abilities compete in our 70-plus club, regional and national championship events every year. Find out more about taking part in an England Golf Championship or handicap competition.
    
3. Invest in elite amateurs performing at the highest level: We provide the very best coaching, competitive opportunities and funding for 135 regional and 35 national squad players. Find out more about the England Golf national squads.
    
4. Protect players and the sport’s reputation: We keep our sport safe, managing all safeguarding and disciplinary cases for the amateur game. Find out more about our safeguarding and governance procedures.
    
5. Get great golfing benefits and discounts: Every England Golf member can take advantage of our ever-growing range of our exclusive offers, discounts and prize-draws by registering with our My England Golf programme. Log on or register for My England Golf.
    
6. Help golf clubs thrive and grow: We provide support to golf clubs with the ambition of ensuring they have a long and successful future, focusing on good governance, safeguarding, member recruitment and retention, inclusion, and sustainability. England Golf makes thousands of visits to clubs each year, assisting in reviewing and identifying where improvements can be made to policies, procedures and operations, inspiring change that aims to improve the experience of golfers, volunteers, staff, and for those who might be attracted to play at and/or join a golf club. Find out more about how we provide golf club support to help our network of clubs thrive.
    
7. Personal liability insurance: Every member is provided with £10m personal liability insurance as part of their affiliation to England Golf. Find out more about the affiliate membership insurance cover for golfers in England.

Find out more about the affiliate membership insurance cover for golfers in England.