Being a member at an elite UK club can be very frustrating. I know I’ve been there.
Whilst visitor income might help keep subs down if the balance of member vrs visitor play isn’t correct it can be really, really annoying.
Not just the lack of playing opportunities for the membership but other aspects like for example the pace of play of visitors and their behavioural patterns in relation to the usual clientele.
Plus at elite clubs many/most maybe even all the members aren’t usually short of a few quid so likely wouldn’t care if the subs were higher, even appreciably higher, provided it gave them more access and more flexible access to their course, their course, the course they own.
Many folks I know who are members at UK private member clubs would happily pay more in the way of subs etc in exchange for their course, their course, and I can’t emphasise this enough, their course, being less busy.
Atb