I've done men's groups through church as well as singles groups and I can't recommend them enough--really great way to make friends. And !definitely! better than defaulting to the bar. I've only been thinking of alternatives to those because only being able to attend once or twice per month just doesn't cut it. Hence the country club with attached social events/meetings where maybe the same people are there even if I can only be there random times. $4000-$4500/year on my mini-golf salary isn't great, though. The only other one around with social stuff is closed Mon/Tues, and those are my usual days off.