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Gated Greens is where private-club members host verified guests for golf, racket sports, dining, and events — each guest sponsored by the member who invites them, accompanied by that member, and welcomed under that club's guest rules. Before a first visit, every guest completes eight verification steps, including government ID and a background check, and accepts the code of conduct.

Each member host sets the price for the experience and receives all of it. At checkout you pay that price plus a 15% Gated Greens service fee; any club guest fee is passed through at cost. Guests also pay an annual fee — $300 at the founders rate or $500 standard. Applying is free; members pay nothing.

That depends on each club's rules, which the club alone decides. Every guest attends as a member's accompanied guest under that club's guest policy, including its annual visit limits. Hosts confirm their membership permits guests and remain responsible for them. Gated Greens is independent of every club, claims no club's approval, and removes a listing if a club objects.

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Only as a member's guest — which is how private clubs have always worked. Gated Greens verifies the guest; a member hosts and accompanies them, and the visit follows that club's own guest rules, including annual limits and tee-time restrictions. Gated Greens itself grants no access; the host does.

Eight steps before a first visit: account, government ID, background check, personal profile, golf profile, professional verification, a short personality assessment, and the code of conduct. Verification results stay with Gated Greens; hosts see that a guest is verified, not personal records.

Gated Greens hosts are individual members of private golf and country clubs in Columbus, Ohio first, with the Midwest to follow. Clubs themselves are not partners or participants, and no club endorses Gated Greens. Public listings show the city, the format, and the price; a club's name is shared once the committee accepts your application (applying is free).

Dining, racket sports, spa, and social and club events are open to every verified guest from the first visit. Golf opens progressively — many courses from day one, others after two or five completed visits — and every completed experience counts, a dinner included. Each club's own guest limits and schedule apply to every visit.

Not for dining or social days. For golf, some hosts share a preferred range — a preference, not a cutoff — and some require a handicap on file or a USGA GHIN handicap. Add yours once in Settings and it travels with every request.

Most clubs allow 5–7 guest visits per guest each year, counted per club, and the host's club policy governs. Gated Greens asks every host to stay within their club's limit.

Hosts set the price for hosting the day and receive all of it; any club guest fee is passed through in full. Guests pay Gated Greens' 15% service fee separately, so nothing is deducted from the host. Hosts are paid through Stripe after the experience is confirmed complete; payouts are taxable income. The club's guest rules remain the host's responsibility.

Yes. Your guest is your guest: you host them in person, and on the course you're with them. You set your availability and hosting preferences, and the day runs under your club's rules.