1. The society is known as ‘The White Hart Golf Society’.
2. Any correspondence should be addressed to temporary White Hart Golf Society Chairman Jim Darrah email: jim@itsafricansunset.co.uk
3. The object of the society is to encourage players of all abilities to
participate and enjoy the game of golf and occasional social gatherings.
4. The society is administered on behalf of the members by a
committee. The committee are: Captain Dan Cheek, Treasurer Colin Clarke, Handicap Secretary Jim Darrah, Webmaster Brian Bell, Chairman Jim Darrah (Temp) and General Committee Members Martin Riddell and John Wiggins.
5. Committee members are honorary
unpaid positions and any fully paid-up member can be proposed as a committee
member at an AGM by another fully paid-up member.
6. Committee members shall serve until they retire or be replaced at an AGM
where new officers have been proposed only by fully paid-up members present in
person and majority voted in at said meeting.
7. The committee quorum will be a minimum of 3 to conduct
business. In matters before committee that require a vote, the Chair
shall cast the deciding vote in the event there is a tie. Minutes of
committee meetings will be circulated by email and posted on a notice board in
The White Hart when possible.
8. Subscriptions are paid in advance and in full each year in an amount set by
the committee, currently £60. Subscriptions are payable to club
funds for each full season or part thereof.
9. The time limit for payment in full of the annual subscription is by time of
the 3rd competition played by the Society in each New Year.
10. Any member who has not paid subscriptions in full shall only play as an
‘Associate Member’ and will not be eligible to receive any prize from club
funds until such time as subscription has been paid over in full.
11. Society membership is open to anyone sponsored by a current member and
approved by committee.
12.
The season runs from October to September each year and the society endeavours
to play every month at local courses. The cut off for entry into monthly competitions is Monday at noon before competition so we can confirm
numbers to the venue (NB: if venue wants to know sooner members will be
advised). The order
of play will be determined by a random draw before the start of each
competition.
13. Member handicaps are maintained by the Handicap Secretary using a licenced
copy of HandicapMaster v6 software program. All gross scores are
entered into the program which automatically calculates exact handicaps for
each member. The software calculates handicaps using a modified USGA setting
for each course. New members must have
submitted 3 full scorecards, signed & witnessed by another WHGS member,
before a WHGS handicap is given, to qualify for monthly competition wins.
14. To give as many members as possible the opportunity to win competitions
there will be the following additional adjustment after each competition:
20-54 Handicaps Winner cut 2 shots, 2nd Place cut 1 shot
10-19 Handicaps Winner cut 1 shot, 2nd Place cut ½ shot
0-9 Handicaps Winner cut ½ shot, 2nd Place nil cut
15. Above adjustments will be used as an ‘Event Handicap’ for next competition a
member plays in.
16. ‘Event Handicap’ is temporary until next event played.
17. The Handicap Secretary’s decision is final in all matters concerning
handicap.
18. Scorecards are to be signed and handed in at end of each event. Members
must ensure Gross scores are carefully checked between Player and Marker cards.
Any signed cards submitted with different Gross scores will disqualify both
Player & Marker. The Handicap Secretary decision is final on
spoiled scorecards. The last resort is disqualification if it cannot be clear
for accurate scoring.
19. Prizes are awarded for 1st Place at £25, 2nd Place at £15 and
3rd place at £10. Prizes only awarded to fully paid-up members.
20. Additional prizes for competition days are awarded from club funds as
follows:
Nearest Pin Front 9 - £10
Nearest Pin Back 9 - £10
Nearest Pin in Two - £10
Nearest Pin in Three - £10
Low Gross LOW
H’Caps - 1st £10, 2nd £5
Low Gross MID
H’Caps - 1st £10, 2nd £5
Low Gross HIGH H’Caps - 1st £10, 2nd £5
21. Any 2 scored in a monthly competition will receive a prize based upon the
running total in the ‘Any 2’ prize pot. This prize pot is increased
by £15 each month until won. Any amount remaining in prize
pot after December competition will go back into Society
funds. These prizes are only awarded to fully paid-up members.
22. All prizes are kept on record by the Treasurer for the total membership
winnings and will be presented at an end of season prize giving.
23. If you are not present at end of season prize giving, then you must make
arrangements to collect winnings as soon as possible after from the
Treasurer. Winnings will not be handed over before prize giving day
under any circumstances.
24. Fines may be imposed by Treasurer as follows:
a) Any person not turning up for
monthly competition entered into shall be liable to pay actual green fees if we
cannot get the actual cost refunded.
b) Members arriving late less
than 30 minutes before first tee time for monthly competition
may be liable to a fine of £5.
25. Royal and Ancient rules should be adhered to and any cheating will result
in disqualification.
26. Any complaints should be made, in writing, to the Chairman who shall cause
them to be discussed at the next Committee meeting.
27. Society members should remember that we are visitors to golf clubs and as
such are subject to their rules and regulations.
28. No Gimmies - players should putt out on greens for any points/strokes that
may be available.
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