You know this kind of club "ethos" mentioned in the linked article by Joe Logan about Bidermann is still around although I suppose it's getting rarer and rarer in the modern world.
The golf clubs that still manage to maintain that kind of old world simplicity in pretty much every way in my travels are:
1. Bidermann, De
2. Gulph Mills, Pa
3. Yeamans, SC
4. Myopia, Mass
5. Fishers Island and Hay Harbor, NY
6. Misquamicutt, RI
7. The Country Club, Brookline---even though it's an otherwise pretty large operation.
8. The Tarrantine GC, Isleboro, Me.
9. Rolling Rock, Pa
10. Garden City GC, NY
11. Chicago GC, Ill
11. St. Bruno, Que.
12. And of course, Cypress Point GC. Cal
13. I guess one could throw in the same ethos with NGLA, Shinnecock, Maidstone, Crystal Downs and even Pine Valley.
But do you want to know what the Daddy of them all was in THAT way? It was The Links Club, L.I., N.Y. sadly NLE now!
If anyone really wants to see the way golf used to be in America at some of the most significant membership clubs, those are some of the best to check out. I guarantee you that you all definitely will get the feeling you are going back in time!!