“A lot of golf clubs are putting fees up by eight to 10 per cent, and that’s caused a lot of kick-backs from the members who are saying, ‘Hang on a minute, we’ve got a cost-of-living ...

“I didn’t want a cheap starter set, but I also wasn’t up for spending tons of money buying golf clubs a la carte,” Coyne says. “The market seemed to either cater to beginners or avid ...