Dear Members,
It has come to the time of year where competitions are in higher demand due to improved weather, return of winter travellers and an increase in membership numbers during the middle of the year. This traditionally takes place after renovations until the membership renewal period, when some members leave the club and competition numbers reduce back down.
The membership and use of the course requires an evolving management, but it is the aim of the club to ensure competition access is always available to members and competitions are not full.
The following items are required to be adhered to, but also to assist members to make competition times more accessible, with priority being given to playing members of the club:
- Unless authorised by the Captain, guests cannot be booked into competitions times until two days prior. This gives members five days priority access, with guests of a member taking available slots after this.
- Under no circumstance can “blockers” be used. Any member reserving times in their group with a “blocker”, will come under disciplinary action from Match.
- If you enter a competition but likely not able to play, please remove your name as soon as you become aware to open the available times to other members.
- If your preferred time in a competition is full, there is a waitlist to put your name down where you can specify your preferred time. When a member cancels their competition time, those on the waitlist will automatically be slotted into that free space. This is an excellent automated tool to assist members to get better access to preferred times.
- Women in the reserved Saturday AM Competition must book by Tuesday 5pm. After this time, if there are any flights not used, these will be opened up to the mixed competition of the day.
The Golf Shop does an excellent job managing the day-to-day tee sheets, monitoring availabilities. We ask members to adhere to the rules but also, to be courteous in considering all members in how you book or remove yourself from booking times.
Kind regards
Graham Bowen
Men’s Captain
