The private Grand Forks (N.D.) Country Club is going public for the rest of the golf season, reports the Grand Forks Herald.

The general public will be able to play the course, which normally requires membership, for green fees of $40 for 18 holes. Rental of a cart would cost another $15. The club is hoping that this move will help cushion the financial hit to members. At the end of each year that has a loss, members are assessed a fee to cover it.

The financial motive isn’t just about this season, but also future ones.

“We’re opening up the course for prospective members who might want to check it out,” said Mike Kellogg, the board president. “We want to give people as much exposure to the course as we can, so that they can experience it without making the commitment up front.”

Before opening the club to the public, local non-members could play the GFCC only twice a year, and then only at the invitation of a member.