Editing Golf course (section)

===Private===
A private course is owned and managed by a golf club on behalf of its members, on a non-profit basis. Many of the courses opened during the golf booms in the late 19th and early 20th centuries are of this type.<ref name = HTJL>{{cite web|url=http://www.historytoday.com/john-lowerson/scottish-croquet-english-golf-boom-1880-1914|author=Lowerson, John|date=5 May 1983|title=Scottish Croquet: The English Golf Boom, 1880–1914|publisher=[[History Today]]|access-date = 25 February 2015}}</ref> Some courses, such as [[Augusta National]], are highly exclusive and will only allow visitors to play at the invitation of and alongside a member of the club. Others allow visitors at certain times but may insist on advance booking and proof of golfing competency.