I've played a handful of clubs where the explicitly operative, economical but unpublished word is "assholes", as in "no assholes permitted here". While the quality of the course design and a maintenance meld which approximates "ideal" are important to me, I suspect that for many of us, the quality of the membership is just as crucial. And I am not talking about an ideological or demographically homogeneous membership, but one instead that is respectful of the course (read: rake bunkers, fix ball marks and divots, understand the use of trash receptacles) and fellow members (pace of play, situational awareness).
At my home club, the new corporate owner completed a bunker project a few months back using good technology and sand. By the end of most days, the bunkers look like herds of animals have gone through them. Since it is a low-budget operation- we've been lucky to have the bunkers groomed once a week- a few of us have implored the DoG to put out an email reminding the membership to rake the bunkers and to lay-out some consequences for those who refuse. He finally relented about three weeks ago (albeit without teeth), and the very next day and everyone after, the "assholes" segment of the membership have popped him the bird.
As it relates to nuisance golfers or just common variety assholes, an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Behavior is difficult to change, and that is why vetting new members and purging the incorrigible are important. From my experience, corporately-owned golf courses and property managers fail miserably in this regard, instead focusing on expanding monthly revenues and increased initiation fees using the fixed capacity of the course (tee times) and other amenities as the only limits.