Senior citizens, entitled to discount in golf clubs?

Dear PAO,

I am a senior citizen who has been invited to play golf by some of my buddies. But I am hesitant to play golf and join clubs because of my limited financial resources. I wonder if our Senior Citizen's discount could apply to membership dues and the availment of services like locker fees and other services. I looked into the Expanded Senior Citizen's Act of 2010 and saw that it provides for a 20 percent discount «on the utilization of services in hotels and similar lodging establishments, restaurants, and recreation centers.» However, the Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) of the said law expressly excludes «non-profit, non-stock golf and country clubs which are not open to the general public, and are private and for exclusive membership only are not mandated to give the 20 percent senior citizens discount.» So, are senior citizens entitled to a discount or not?

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