Lanark Golf Club
Fixture Diary 2015
Lanark Golf Club Fixture Diary 2015 Name............................................................................. Address......................................................................... ...................................................................................... ...................................................................................... Telephone No’s............................................................. ....................................................................................... Lanark Golf Club The Moor, Whitelees Road, Lanark, ML11 7RX Telephone Clubhouse and Office.............................01555 663219 Booking Line.........................................01555 662349 Professional............................................01555 661456 Catering..................................................01555 665261 Bar..........................................................01555 667321 Course Information ................................01555 663180 Fax..........................................................01555 667320 Web Site..............................www.lanarkgolfclub.co.uk Email..............................lanarkgolfclub@supanet.com 1
CONTENTS Office Bearers...................................................................
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Competitions ...................................................................
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Members Guests ..............................................................
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Social Events ..................................................................
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Diary ...............................................................................
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Constitution ....................................................................
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Lanark Golf Club Office Bearers 2015 Club Council See Notice Board following AGM Ladies’ Section Administration Captain Jackie Lamb 01698 375201 Vice Captain Marion Mitchell 01555 662702 Secretary Margaret Pearson 01555 661348 Matches Anne Hunt 01555 666254 Handicap Secretary Ruth Rankin 07775 903429 Administration Martina Criggie Junior Boys’ Section Captain Kevin Prentice Vice Captain Euan Gallon Secretary Christopher Graham 18-Hole Committee
Alastair Scott Jonathan Kennedy
9-Hole Committee
Ross Park Abe Galloway
Junior Girls’ Section Captain Jennifer Park Vice Captain Erin Johnston
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Competitions Gents Competitions starred thus* are the events whereby the best 4 from 6 scores determines the eventual winner of the John Orr Trophy. Competitions starred thus** are events where the best 2 from 8 scores determines the Qualifiers for the Club Championship and Seniors Trophy. Entry Forms will be required to be submitted for both competitions these will be available from the Clubhouse or the Web Site 4 weeks in advance of the events. Sunday Medals will be played between 7.30am and 1.00pm Wednesday Medals will be run each Wednesday from 11 April until 12 September 2012 from 10.00am until 4 hours before sunset (as shown on the online booking sheet) with the exception of the weeks there is a Thursday Medal and when the course is unavailable due to other Competitions. This will be run as a joint medal with the Ladies Section for Sweep and Two’s purposes. Thursday Medals will be played between 11am and 3pm Rules for the Conduct of Competitions General 1. Minimum entry for any competition (except Thursday Medals will be 10 players 2. All ties and competitions will be played from the Medal Tees, which shall be so marked 3. The Match Secretary or a member of the Club Council will be present at all draws. 4. It is the responsibility of the competitor to ensure that his name is entered in the Competition Book before play. 5. Any dispute must be referred to the Match and Handicap Convener. 6. All Stroke Play, Stableford and Par/Bogey competitions are qualifying competitions for handicapping purposes (except when otherwise notified) 7. A competitor playing in a Medal Competition cannot under any circumstances change or alter his tee-off time on the day of play except on the instruction of the starter i.e. Professional Staff. 8. All scores including NR’s must be entered into the Computer before being placed in the scorecard box. (Pairs and Team Competition scorecards should only be placed in the scorecard box) Saturday and Sunday Competitions For Sweep purposes there will be 3 handicap sections:1. Competitors with handicaps scratch or better to 8 2. Competitors with handicaps 9 to 13 3. Competitors with handicaps 14 to 28 Thursday Medals The Minimum entry shall be 6 players. No four ball matches allowed. Intending competitors should apply via the normal booking method maximum 9 days in advance. Match Play Competitions 1 All entrants or substitutes must have a valid handicap on the closure date for entry to the competition. 2 There is no challenger. The onus is on both players/teams to arrange the tie. 3 The closing dates for each round of the competition are shown clearly at the head of each column on the draw sheet. An attempt must be made by each party to make contact with his opponent within three days of the round opening in order to arrange the tie by mutual agreement. If for whatever reason the tie cannot be arranged within the timescale for the round, then an extension may be sought
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at this point only. Out with the above timescale, extensions will only be granted in extenuating circumstances and only when a date is intimated by which the tie will be played. 4 Ties must be played by the specified date otherwise players/teams will be eliminated from the competition. 5 A partner may only be substituted with the agreement of the Match and Handicap Committee and will only be allowed prior to the first round being played. 6 No changes to the name put forward will be allowed after the closing date for a round. 7 In the event of a dispute the decision of the Match and Handicap Committee is final. 8 It is the responsibility of the winner(s) to ensure their name(s) go forward. 9 If a Match finishes all square and it is decided to play sudden death extra holes, from the first tee, the tie has no standing if either a gents or ladies competition is in progress from the first tee. The Players should report to the Pro Shop and wait for the first suitable time Extra Rule for the Family Foursomes Match Play. When a match consists of a lady player and a gentleman versus two gentlemen, the lady shall have 3 strokes added to her handicap. Strokes should be taken using the men’s stroke index. Allowance of Strokes. Single handicap match play will be played on the basis of full difference in handicaps being allowed. Two-ball foursomes match play will be played on the basis of half the difference of the combined handicaps being allowed. Handicaps 1. If a player has no handicap, he must return three cards (over 18 holes) from the Medal Tees, preferable on the day of a Stroke Competition. His handicap shall be fixed by the Club on the basis of these cards. 2. In a Medal Competitions, and in all Match Play ties, Competitors will play off their handicap as shown on the Handicap List in the Locker Room, on the day of play. One exception will be when a player is aware of a score, that has not been administered by the Club that will reduce his handicap. He should adjust his handicap accordingly and utilise the new handicap. Method of Booking for Competitions and Bounce Games Booking commences 9 days in advance at 7.00pm for both Competition and Bounce Games. This can be carried out via the online booking system, which is available 24 hours a day, the Computer in the Foyer of the Clubhouse or via the Telephone Booking Line on 01555 662349 between 8.30am and 4.00pm each day Late Cancellation/Failure to appear for Competitions The Match & Handicap Committee will monitor late cancellations and failure to appear on a weekly basis. Letters will be sent out to members who regularly make late cancellations. Any repeats following this communication may result in disciplinary action being taken to restrict access to future competitions. Any Member failing to appear for a reserved medal competition tee time will be advised in writing that a repeat offence in the same season will result in them not being able to reserve a tee time for the next two Saturday competitions until the day of play. Subscription A Member whose Subscription remains unpaid after 1 May will be ineligible for all Club Competitions.
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Ladies May 1 to 30 September 30 inclusive SUMMER ECLECTIC see notice board for details. Wednesday Medals will be run each Wednesday from 11 April until 12 September 2012 from 10.00am until 4 hours before sunset (as shown on the online booking sheet) with the exception of the weeks there is a Gents’ Thursday Medal and when the course is unavailable due to other Competitions. This will be run as a joint medal with the Gents’ Section for Sweep and Two’s purposes. WINTER ECLECTIC see notice board for details. Junior Boys 18 Hole Course: Tee Reserved from 4.15pm until 5pm for Thursday Competitions. Medal Rounds may be played on days of Senior Gents Individual Stroke Play. Competitions. Tee Off approximately 3.30pm on a Saturday and 1.37pm on a Sunday. During the season all Stroke Play Competitions will be taken into consideration for the best Scratch Eclectic and best Net Eclectic. The Junior Member with the least percentage of NR’s during the season will be awarded a prize of a dozen quality golf balls. A minimum of 15 rounds must be played before a member can be considered. 9 Hole Course The draw for all Competitions on Saturday or Sunday takes place at 1.45pm. First Tee Off 2pm Junior Girls 9 Hole Course The draw for all Competitions on Saturday or Sunday takes place at 1.45pm. First Tee Off 2pm
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Members Guests
Members are entitled to introduce an unlimited number of guests and on each occasion must purchase a privilege rate ticket for the guest. Associate Members will have the same privileges but will be limited to 8 introductions per year. Junior Members will have the same privileges but will be limited to 6 introductions per year. Junior guests must be under 18 years of age. The Member must also be a playing partner with the guest during the round and is fully responsible for the guest’s conduct on the Course and in the Clubhouse. The same guest must not me introduced more than 6 times in total in any one season. (April – March)
Social Events 2014/15 Saturday 16 June 2014 Club Championship Disco Saturday 18 August 2014 Gents Captain’s Prize Presentation and Social Saturday 24 November 2014 Quiz Night Saturday 15 December 2014 Christmas Buffet Dance Sunday 16 December 2014 Children’s Christmas Party Monday 31 December 2014 Hogmanay Party Tuesday 1 January 2015 Toast to the Club at 10.30am
Further Socials will be organised in due course please check the Club Web Site and Notice Board for Information.
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April
KEY MEN LADIES JUNIOR BOYS JUNIOR GIRLS
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Sunday
April
Match Play Draws - All entries close at 19.00hrs
Thursday Medal
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
Wednesday
4
Thursday
5
Junior Medal Ladies Match Play Draws
ÂŁ3.00 Parcel Competition - 3.45 onwards (running draw) Friday good friday
Council Match V Bathgate (Tee Reserved 12noon until 12.45pm)
6
Saturday
7
Sunday
8
Past Captains Match v. Bathgate (Away) Eclectic 1 9-Hole Course Eclectic 1
easter sunday
April
9
Monday
easter monday
10 Tuesday 11 Wednesday 12 Thursday
Junior Medal
13 Friday
SLGA Medal
14 Saturday 15 Sunday
** First Monthly Medal Shanks 1
** Sunday Medal Stableford 9-Hole Medal
April Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Junior Club Championship Qualifier
SLGA Medal
Bob Taylor Trophy - 4 Ball Better Ball - 3/4 Handicap
Council and Juniors Match V Falkirk Golf Club (at Falkirk 12 noon tee off) Lanimer Committee (Tee Reserved from 11.30am - 1pm)
9-Hole Course Boys & Girls Medal (Club Managers Prize 1st Rd) Ladies Strathclyde League Match V Colville Park 2pm
April
23 Monday
St george’s day
24 Tuesday 25 Wednesday 26 Thursday
Yearly Cup
27 Friday
Stableford
28 Saturday 29 Sunday
HLI Cleek (Bogey Competition) Brooks Qualifier
E G Steele Rosebowl at 1pm followed by Meal and Prizegiving 9-Hole Medal
April/May Monday
30
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Ladies Strathclyde League Match V Langlands 5.30pm
Seniors Team Match V Bothwell Castle 12.15pm
Junior Club Championship Qualifier
Stroke & Qualifying Rd for Lockhart Trophy
** Second Monthly Medal & Junior Club Championship Qualifier
Both competitions Andrew Lightbody Match Play Qualifier Lady Captain’s Prize Texas Scramble (Maximum of two players with a handicap of 5 or less) 9-Hole Junior Convener’s Prize
Sunday
6
May
7
Monday
8
Tuesday
9
Wednesday
may day
10 Thursday
Away Ladies Greenlees League Match V East Renfrewshire
Team Match V Cambuslang 5.30pm Coronation Foursomes
Thursday Medal Junior Convener’s Prize Away Seniors Team Match V Langlands 12.15pm
11 Friday 12 Saturday 13 Sunday
Stroke and 1st Round Houldsworth
* / ** Cameronian Rose Bowl - 1st Round Eclectic 2
** Cameronian Rose Bowl - 2nd Round 9-Hole Course Eclectic 2 Away Junior Team Match V Carluke 2.30pm
May Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
Junior Team Match V Mouse Valley 5.30pm
Away Team Match V Airdrie 5.30pm Seniors Team Away Match V Bothwell Castle 12.15pm Junior Medal
SLGA Medal & Putting Competition
* / ** Lithgow Trophy & Winston Trophy Dundaff 1
** Sunday Medal SLGA Medal 9-Hole Course Gordon Trophy
May
21 Monday 22 Tuesday 23 Wednesday
Team Match V East Kilbride 5.30pm
Away Ladies Strathclyde League Match V Mount Ellen 5.30pm
24 Thursday 25 Friday 26 Saturday
Stroke and 1st Rd. M.N. Hyslop
** Bob Speirs Trophy Junior Captain’s Prize Junior Captain’s Prize
27 Sunday
Aitken Trophy - Fourball with the Cameronians at 1pm 9-Hole Course Junior Captain’s Prize
May/June Away Junior Team Match V Carnwath 5.30pm
Monday
28
Away Team Match V Bothwell Castle 5.30pm
Tuesday
29
Home Ladies Greenlees League Match V Greenock tee off 1.00pm
Wednesday
30
Thursday
31
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Junior Medal Away Seniors Team Match V Drumpellier 12.15pm
Ladies Open (Tee Times from 10am to 12 noon and 3pm to 5pm)
Army Cup Invitation Competition (4 ball better ball 他 handicap) Eclectic 3
I.C. Bowie Trophy - Senior/Junior Foursomes, 18-Hole Course 1pm 9-Hole Eclectic 3
June
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
Saturday
Robert Douglas Charity Day
Spring bank holiday
(Course closed until 1.00pm)
diamond jubilee of queen elizabeth II
10 Sunday
Seniors Team Match V Easter Moffat 12.15pm
Lanimer Day (Clubhouse only open between 12pm and 4pm for Lunches)
Stroke and 2nd Round Houldsworth
Third Monthly Medal (Belhaven Best Qualifier) Shanks 2
Lanimer Cup - Open Mixed Foursomes 9-Hole Medal
June Monday
11
Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Junior Team Match V Carluke 5.30pm
Thursday Medal Away Team Match V Cambuslang 5.30pm Friarsfield 1st Rnd & Drove Road Trophy Away Seniors Team Match V Bothwell Castle 12.15pm Championship - 1st Rnd, Friarsfield 2nd Rnd & Drove Road Trophy
Club Championship & Seniors Trophy (Replay date if required Sat 30th June) Championship - 2nd Rnd & Drove Road Trophy Girls Championship Sunday Medal 9-Hole Arthur Bowman Shield
FATHER’s DAY
June
18 Monday
Away Junior Team Match V Mouse Valley 5.30pm
19 Tuesday 20 Wednesday
Team Match V Airdrie 5.30pm Seniors Team Match V Langlands 12.15pm
21 Thursday 22 Friday 23 Saturday 24 Sunday
SLGA Brooch & Medal Final
* Hutchison Cross (Scratch) & Forrest Cup (Handicap) Dundaff 2
H.L.I. Cup Past Captains’ Trophy - 2pm 9-Hole Course Dewar Cup
June/July Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wednesday
27
Thursday
28
Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
1
Away Ladies Greenlees League Match V Williamwood
Away Team Match V East Kilbride 5.30pm
Lanark Junior Trophy
Captain’s Prize - from 3pm
Purdie Cup Eclectic 4
9-Hole Course Eclectic 4
July
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
Junior Team Match V Carnwath 5.30pm
Team Match V Bothwell Catle 5.30pm Seniors Team Match V Drumpellier 12.15pm
Thursday Medal Junior Medal
Hi-Lo Trophy - Evening Times Only
Fourth Monthly Medal Shanks 3
Sunday Medal Stableford 9-Hole Course Medal
July Monday
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Stroke & 3rd Rd Houldsworth
Friday
13
* Hamilton Houldsworth Cup
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Junior Medal
Eclectic 5
Haud it ‘n’ Daud it Trophy - Gullane Foursomes for married couples 12noon 9-Hole Course Eclectic 5
July
16 Monday 17 Tuesday 18 Wednesday 19 Thursday 20 Friday 21 Saturday 22 Sunday
Home Ladies Greenlees League Match V Lenzie tee off 1.00pm
Scotgolf Trophy (Open Handicap Competition - Handicap Limit 6 - 18)
Senior Captain’s Prize Away Seniors Team Match V Easter Moffat 12.15pm
SLGA Medal
Newlands Trophy Dundaff 3
Newlands Trophy 9-Hole Course Medal
July Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Home Ladies Greenlees League Match V Cowglen tee off 1.00pm
Challenge Shield W.of S. Seniors Open Course Closed until 2.30pm
Triple Team & Children First Qualifier (3.45pm onwards) W.of S. Seniors Open Course Closed until 2.30pm
Colin Baird Trophy Senior Captain’s Prize
T H Shanks Tri-Am 9-Hole Course Senior Captain’s Prize
July/August
30 Monday
Away Ladies Greenlees League Match V Cathcart Castle
31 Tuesday 1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
Invitation Greensomes Tee Reserved 3pm to 5pm
Away Ladies Greenlees League Match V Bothwell Castle Thursday Medal Scratch Medal Round 1
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
SLGA Medal
Fifth Monthly Medal Shanks 4
Sunday Medal SLGA Medal 9-Hole Course Medal
August Junior Golf Week Tee Reserved between 11.00am and 11.45am
Monday
6
Tony Jacklin Junior Open
Tuesday
7
Away Ladies Strathclyde League Match V Drumpellier 5.30pm
Wednesday
8
Junior Golf Week Tee Reserved between 10.15am and 10.45am
Thursday
9
Junior Golf Week Tee Reserved between 11.00am and 11.45am
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Junior Golf Week Tee Reserved between 11.00am and 11.45am
Stroke and 2nd Rd. M.N. Hyslop
John Fallon Greensomes Junior Greensomes 3pm
Junior/Senior Foursomes on 9-Hole Course and Presentation of Prizes for Golf Week Stableford
August
13 Monday 14 Tuesday 15 Wednesday 16 Thursday 17 Friday 18 Saturday 19 Sunday
Seniors Open Day
Scratch Medal Round 2
SLGA Medal
Captain’s Prize Dundaff 3
Past Captains’ Trophy 9-Hole Course Medal
August
Home Ladies Greenlees League Match V Cawder tee off 1.00pm
SLGA Medal
Silver Claret Jug (Scratch) & Gibson Carmichael Casket (Handicap)
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Eclectic 6
Cancer Research Day (All sections of Club)
August/September
27 Monday
summer bANK HOLIDAY
28 Tuesday 29 Wednesday 30 Thursday 31 Friday 1
Saturday
2
Sunday
SLGA Medal
Sixth Monthly Medal & Tintock Tap Seniors Trophy Dundaff 4
Sunday Medal 9-Hole Course Eclectic 6
September
Thursday Medal
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
Junior Medal (Last Thursday Medal)
SLGA Medal
Monthly Medal Final
9-Hole Course Boys & Girls Medal (Club Managers Prize 2nd Rd)
Sunday Medal Final
Sunday
SLGA Medal Cairn Quaich - Foursomes with junior girls at 1.30pm - 9 Hole Course
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September
10 Monday 11 Tuesday 12 Wednesday 13 Thursday 14 Friday 15 Saturday
Thursday Medal Final
Greensomes - Pick your own partner - evening times only over 12 holes
Texas Scramble - Gent’s Teams, Ladies’ Teams or Mixed Teams Medal
16 Sunday
J.D. Flynn Trophy (Four man team, 2 best scores count, 3/4 Handicap) Stableford 9-Hole Course Medal
September C.D.S.C. CEL-AM ( Course closed until 2.15pm)
SLGA Medal
Eddy Foulis Trophy (Stableford Competition)
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Greensomes with Ladies
9-Hole Course Medal
September
24 Monday 25 Tuesday 26 Wednesday 27 Thursday 28 Friday 29 Saturday 30 Sunday
Captain V Vice-Captain Running Draw from 3.45pm
Medal
Stableford 9-Hole Course Medal
Lanarkshire V Glasgow Team Match Tee Reserved 11.45am to 1.15pm
October Monday
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
7
Junior Boys and Girls Dinner and Presentation of Prizes
October
8
Monday
9
Tuesday
10 Wednesday 11 Thursday 12 Friday 13 Saturday 14 Sunday
October Monday
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
October
22 Monday 23 Tuesday 24 Wednesday 25 Thursday 26 Friday 27 Saturday 28 Sunday (
BST) ends
Annual Dinner and Presentation of Prizes
October/November
Mens Dinner & Presentation of Prizes
Hangover Trophy - For members attending the Dinner - 2 Ball Foursomes (10am-12noon)
Monday
29
Tuesday
30
Wednesday
31
Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
November
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10 Saturday 11 Sunday
REMEMBERANCE SUNDAY
November Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
November
19 Monday 20 Tuesday 21 Wednesday 22 Thursday 23 Friday 24 Saturday 25 Sunday
November/December Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
St andrew’s day
December
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
December Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
December
17 Monday 18 Tuesday 19 Wednesday 20 Thursday 21 Friday 22 Saturday 23 Sunday
December Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
CHRISTMAS EVE
(Clubhouse Closed all Day)
CHRISTMAS DAY
BOXING DAY
December/January
31 Monday
NEW YEAR’S EVE
1
Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Friday
5
Saturday
6
Sunday
NEW YEAR’S DAY
Toast To Lanark Golf Club at 10.30hrs
Orchard Shield - Foursomes
January 2015 Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
January
14 Monday 15 Tuesday 16 Wednesday 17 Thursday 18 Friday 19 Saturday 20 Sunday
January Monday
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Burns night
January/February
28 Monday 29 Tuesday 30 Wednesday 31 Thursday 1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
February Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
February
11 Monday 12 Tuesday
Shrove tuesday
13 Wednesday 14 Thursday
Valentine’s day
15 Friday 16 Saturday 17 Sunday
February Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
February/March
25 Monday 26 Tuesday 27 Wednesday 28 Thursday 1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
st david’s day
March Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
March
11 Monday 12 Tuesday 13 Wednesday 14 Thursday 15 Friday 16 Saturday 17 Sunday
March Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
March
25 Monday 26 Tuesday 27 Wednesday 28 Thursday 29 Friday
GOOD FRIDAY
30 Saturday 31 Sunday
EASTER SUNDAY
A.G.M.
CONSTITUTION NAME OF CLUB 1. The Club shall be called ‘LANARK GOLF CLUB’, hereinafter referred to as ‘THE CLUB’ The Club is a non-profit making body dedicated to the supply of sporting services. MEMBERSHIP 2. a) The Membership of the Club shall consist of Adults, who for the purposes of this Constitution shall be deemed to be persons aged 18 years of age and over as at 1st April, who belong to one or other of the following categories - Ordinary Members, Life Members, Expatriate Members, Country Members, Youth Members, non-Playing Members, Honorary Members, Social Members or Associate Members. b) The number of Ordinary and Youth Members shall be limited to a total of 600. An Ordinary Member who has attained state retirement age by 31 March in any year and has a minimum of ten years continuous membership shall pay a reduced Annual Subscription fixed for that year in terms of Clause 11. c) An Expatriate Member is an Adult who has held Ordinary Membership continuously for a period of 5 years immediately prior to being domiciled outside Scotland. The Annual Subscription payable by such Member shall be 50% of the rate of subscription for an Ordinary Member. An Expatriate Member shall be entitled to play in all Club Competitions and shall retain all rights and privileges of an Ordinary Member. d) A Country Member is an Adult who has held Ordinary Membership continuously for a period of 5 years and who now lives out with a radius of 60 miles from Lanark. The Annual Subscription payable by such Member shall be 50% of the rate of Annual Subscription payable by an Ordinary Member fixed in terms of Clause 11. A Country Member shall retain the full rights and privileges of an Ordinary Member except that they shall not be entitled to play in club match-play competitions and only play in stroke-play competitions for handicap purposes only. e) A Youth Member is an Adult whose age does not exceed 30 years by 31 March. He or she shall pay a reduced rate of Annual Subscription payable by an Ordinary Member and shall have the full rights and privileges of an Ordinary Member. f) An Associate member is an Adult with restricted rights and privileges determined by the Council. For the avoidance of doubt an Associate Member will not be permitted to vote at any meeting of the Club or be permitted to stand for Council. Conditions for Associate Membership are set out in clauses 40 and 41 hereof. g) The Council of Management (hereinafter provided for and hereinafter referred to as ‘the Council’) may transfer an Ordinary Member to Non-Playing Membership on written application by such Ordinary Member provided that he or she has held continuous Ordinary Membership for 5 years immediately prior to such application. A Non-Playing Member shall pay a rate of Annual Subscription below that payable by an Ordinary Member fixed in terms of Clause 11 but he or she shall have no playing rights. He or she shall otherwise retain all other rights and privileges of an Ordinary Member. The Council shall have discretion to limit the number of Members to be transferred to Non-Playing Membership. h) The Council may recommend any Adult for Honorary Membership, who by reason of his or her services to the Club or the game of golf is deemed worthy of the honour, but his or her election must be approved by the Members at a General Meeting. An Honorary Member shall retain all rights and privileges of an Ordinary Member but shall not pay an Annual Subscription. i) An Ordinary Member who has attained state retirement age by 31 March in any year and who has attained 40 years unbroken membership of the Club at that date, shall be granted Life Membership. A Life Member shall pay a reduced Annual Subscription fixed for that year in terms of Clause 11.
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A Life Member shall retain all rights and privileges of an Ordinary Member.
j)
A Social member is an Adult with no rights within the Club except the ability to utilise the Bar and Catering.
3. The Council shall have power to elect Adults, who are or have been Members of a recognised Golf Club, as Temporary Members for a period of not less than one week on their submitting applications to the Secretary in writing. The election of such applicants shall rest with the Council and shall be by ballot, two adverse votes to exclude. The Subscription payable by Temporary Members shall be fixed by the Council. Visiting Players shall be deemed to be Temporary Day Members of the Club during the day of play only on the purchase and production of a duly dated Green Fee Day Ticket for the 18 hole course; such Temporary Day Members shall be entitled to enjoy the Clubhouse facilities provided that they shall enter their name and address in the Temporary Day Members Register kept for that purpose. Temporary Members shall not be entitled to play in Club competitions, to attend or vote at any meeting of the Club or to have a voice in the management of the affairs of the Club or to have rights or interest in the property of the Club. 4. Any Member may introduce guests by inserting names and addresses of the guests in the Visitors Book and adding his or her own signature. Temporary Members shall not be entitled to introduce guests. 5. If the conduct of any Member within the Club, or in public life, is deemed likely, in the opinion of the Council, to be injurious to the character, interests or good order of the Club, the Council shall be empowered to admonish, suspend (with or without limit of time) or to expel such member but in all cases only after an oral hearing. A decision to expel a Member shall be issued in writing and shall further require to be ratified at a General Meeting of the Club by a majority of those present and voting by ballot. During a period of suspension, the affected Member shall remain liable for Subscription and other Club liabilities but shall forfeit all privileges of Membership. 6.
A Member changing address shall intimate the change in writing to the Secretary, and failing such intimation, all Notices sent to the old address shall be held as duly delivered.
ADMISSION OF ORDINARY MEMBERS 7. a) All applications for Ordinary Membership must be made on the form and procedure prescribed by the Council. Such application form shall be signed by two Members to whom the applicant is personally known, as Proposer and Seconder or by two Council Members, following interview, if the applicant is not known by any member. All applications will be lodged with the Secretary, who shall have the same intimated in the Clubhouse for at least 21 days prior to the meeting of the Club Council at which such applications are considered. The Council may require an applicant to lodge with his or her application such sum by way of deposit as has been fixed by the Council. b) Any Member who has any objection to the admission of an applicant for Membership may, during said period of intimation, lodge his or her objection in writing to the Secretary, who shall submit same to the Club Council at the same time as the relative application is submitted. The Club Council will either admit or refuse to admit the applicant to the Membership by a majority vote. c) No person whose application has been refused shall be eligible to apply again until the expiry of one year from the date of refusal.
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After the election of any applicant, the Secretary shall give the person elected notice thereof, in writing, and furnish the Member with a copy of the Constitution. No such Member shall be entitled to the privileges of the Club until his or her Annual Subscription has been paid. These become due immediately after the election of the Member, and if not paid within one month thereafter, the Council may cancel the admission of the Member. In certain circumstances the Council may extend the period of one month to reflect special individual circumstances.
9. Following acceptance to join the Club all Members will be bound by the Constitution and Rules of the Club. 10. Members wishing to resign must intimate their resignation to the Secretary in writing prior to the Annual General Meeting otherwise they shall be held liable for the Annual Subscription for the coming year. ENTRANCE FEE AND SUBSCRIPTIONS 11. All Entrance Fees and Annual Subscriptions shall be fixed from time to time by the Members at a Meeting of the Club, duly convened. The Subscription will be payable in advance. Any Member wishing to phase the payment of the Entrance Fee will have restricted rights and privileges, determined by the Council, until said Entrance Fee is fully paid. A maximum period of 5 years from the date of joining will be available for phased payment of Entrance Fee. 12. The Financial Year of the Club shall end on 31 December. The Annual Subscription shall be due on 1 April and must be paid not later than 1 May. 13. If any Member fails to pay his or her Subscription on or before 1 May, a 10% surcharge will be added to the Members said Subscription then the Secretary shall intimate that the Subscription is unpaid and if such Subscription is not paid within one week after the date of such intimation, the Council shall have power to remove the name from the roll of Members. He or she shall forfeit all the privileges of Membership but shall remain liable equally with other Members for all the debts and obligations of the Club incurred during his or her Membership. The Council may, if they consider it advisable, on the application of such a Member reinstate him or her upon payment of such sum as the Council may decide. 14. Any person becoming a Member of the Club during the period between 1 January and 31 March in any year shall be regarded as having paid his or her Subscription to 31 March. 15. The Council shall have power to re-admit former Members on such terms and conditions as they may decide, even if by doing so the limit of Ordinary Members as fixed by Clause 2 (b) is exceeded. THE COUNCIL 16. The Management of the Club shall be vested in the Council which shall consist of Captain, Vice Captain, Immediate Past Captain, Secretary, Treasurer and nine other Members to be elected as hereinafter provided. The Club Manager will undertake the legal obligations and duties of the Club Secretary and Club Treasurer. The Council shall meet at least every two months to conduct the business of the Club, seven members present to form a quorum. 17. The Members may at an Annual General Meeting of the Club elect such persons as they choose to be Honorary President and Honorary Vice President of the Club on such conditions as they may determine but no person elected to either of these offices shall have, by virtue of his or her office, any concern in the Management of the Club.
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18. The Captain, Vice Captain and Members of the Council shall be elected by the Members at the Annual General Meeting of the Club. The Captain, Vice Captain, Immediate Past Captain shall retire and three Members of the Council shall retire annually in rotation. The three retiring Members of the Council may stand for re-election. Any Member can only complete a maximum of two successive terms on Council and will be ineligible for re-election until the expiry of one year from the date of his or her retiral therefrom. 19. The Council shall have power to fill the vacancies occurring in their number in the course of the year and any Member thus co-opted shall complete the unexpired term of service arising from the vacancy except that in the event of the Member thus co-opted being still in office at the next Annual General Meeting then his or her co-option shall be subject to the approval of the Members at the meeting and if the Members fail to approve his or her co-option then they shall require to nominate another Member to fill the said vacancy. Any co-opted Member due to retire at the next Annual General Meeting shall be eligible for election to the Council notwithstanding the provision of Clause 18 20. Nominations for election of Captain, Vice Captain and Members of the Council must be signed in each case by at least two Members of the Club and lodged with the Secretary not later than 21 days prior to the date of the Annual General Meeting. Nominations, as received, shall be posted on the notice board in the Clubhouse. The date of the last day for receiving nominations shall be exhibited on the notice board at least one month before that date. In the event of the number of nominations of Members for election to the Council intimated in terms of the immediately preceding paragraph, not being sufficient to fill vacancies occurring on the Council, it shall then be competent at the AGM of the Club to nominate other Members for the remaining vacancy or vacancies and for the meeting to elect the necessary number. 21. The Council shall appoint a Greens Sub-Committee, a Handicap Sub-Committee and a House Sub-Committee consisting of such numbers that they consider advisable and they shall also have power to appoint other Sub-Committees. Conveners and Members need not necessarily be Members of the Council. 22. The Council shall appoint a Match Secretary, who need not necessarily be a Member of the Council 23. The Council, subject to the Constitution, shall have powers necessary for the full and efficient conduct of the affairs of the Club, including the power from time to time of framing Rules and altering or adding to them as they may consider advisable. Any such alteration or addition shall be exhibited on the notice board in the Clubhouse. All Rules made by them shall be binding on every Member unless set aside or altered at a meeting of the Club. 24. The Council will consider complaints only if made in writing to the Council, and Members must not personally reprimand Club employees or may themselves be subject to disciplinary proceedings. 25. The Treasurer shall receive on behalf of the Club all monies payable to the Club and shall pay all accounts due by the Club, as authorised by the Council, and shall be entitled on behalf of the Club to sue for all sums due to the Club by Members or others on receiving the instructions of the Council to do so. The Club funds shall be lodged from time to time in the Club’s bank accounts and operations thereon shall be signed by any two of the following - Captain, Vice Captain and Treasurer. The Treasurer shall keep correct records of all the transactions and shall prepare an Annual Statement of Accounts at 31 December each year which shall be audited by two Auditors, neither of whom shall be a Member of the Council. a) No Office Bearer shall be a relative, business partner or person acting under direction of anyone associated with the Club who receives emoluments based upon the turnover of any aspect of the Club’s activities.
MEETINGS 26. At any Meeting of the Club or the Council, the Captain, and in his or her absence the Vice Captain, shall take the Chair. If neither is present, the Meeting shall elect a Chairman. At any meeting of any Sub-Committee, the Convener shall take the Chair and in his or her absence, the meeting shall elect a Chairman. 27. The Chairman shall have a casting vote, as well as a deliberative vote at any meeting of the Club, of the Council or of a Sub-Committee. 28. The Annual General Meeting of the Club shall be held in the month of March when the audited accounts shall be submitted, the Office Bearers, Members of the Council and Auditors elected and any other competent business transacted. 29. The Council shall have power at any time to call a Special Meeting of the Club and shall be bound to call such a Meeting within 21 days after receiving a written requisition to that effect signed by at least 30 Members of the Club provided the requisition states the nature of the business to be considered. Any meeting so called shall not be entitled to consider or discuss any matters other than those specified in the Notice calling such Special Meeting. 30. At least 10 days notice of any Meeting of the Club shall be intimated to the Members and such notice shall specify the nature of the business to be considered. 31. At all meetings of the Club fifty Members shall form a quorum. PROPERTY 32. The Council in office shall be entitled to exercise all the rights, powers and privileges competent to the ownership of property, but it shall have no power to sell or otherwise dispose of any heritable property unless such sale or disposal is authorised (by a majority consisting of three-fourths of those voting) at a duly convened Meeting of the Club, the notice of which specified the sale or disposal of such property as an item of business. 33. The property, effects and monies of the Club shall belong to the Members equally among them during Membership, but the right and interest of every Member shall be personal and limited to himself or herself and shall expire with his or her Membership and shall not be assignable or arrestable or pass to his or her heirs or executors 34. The Club may acquire lands or houses or other property by purchase, feu or lease and may borrow for these purposes or for any other of the purposes of the Club on the security of its heritable or other property by Bond, Standard Security Bill, Debenture or other charge and the Council shall take the necessary steps to have the various authorised transactions carried through. The title or lease of the Course, Clubhouse Offices and other property belonging to the Club shall be vested in the Captain, Vice Captain, Secretary and Treasurer as Trustees for and on behalf of the Club. Said Officials shall, subject to the directions of the Club, or Club Council, be empowered to grant all obligations on behalf of the Club and its Members in relation to the Club, its property, servants and others. Two of such Officials shall for these purposes form a quorum. a) No Office Bearer shall rent or lease land to the Club or be a relative, business partner or person acting under direction of a person leasing or renting land to the Club.
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LIABILITY OF MEMBERS 35. In the event of the Club being unable to meet its financial obligations, a Special Meeting of the Club duly called for that purpose, will have powers to assess the whole of the Members of the Club for payment of such sums equally as may be considered appropriate for liquidating the obligations of the Club. a) No profit or surplus shall be distributed other than to another non-profit making body or to members on winding up of dissolution of the Club. RESTRICTIONS AS TO SALE OF LIQUOR 36. No Member of the Council or of any Sub-Committee and no Manager or servant employed by the Club shall have any personal interest in the sale of excisable liquors therein or in the profits arising from such sale. 37. A visitor shall not be supplied with excisable liquor in the Club premises unless on invitation and in the company of a Member and such Member shall upon the admission of such visitor to the Club premises or immediately upon him or her being supplied with such liquor, enter his or her own name and the name and address of the visitor in the Visitor’s Book which shall be kept for the purpose and which shall show the date of the visit. No excisable liquors shall be sold or supplied to persons who are neither Members nor visitors. 38. No excisable liquors shall be supplied or sold to any person under 18 years of age. 39. Excisable liquor may be sold or supplied in the Clubhouse at such times and under such conditions as may from time to time be determined by the Club Council within the limits prescribed by the Licensing (Scotland) Acts 1959 and 1962 or other similar enactments. No excisable liquor shall be sold or supplied in the Club premises for consumption off the premises except to a Member of the Club in person for consumption by said member or to a person holding an excise licence for the sale of such liquor. ASSOCIATE MEMBER 40. The Council shall be entitled to enrol any Adult as an Associate Member. a) The Council may transfer Associate Members to Expatriate Membership, Country Membership, Non-Playing membership and Youth Membership on the same conditions available to Ordinary Members of the Club as set out in clause 2 hereof b) Honorary Membership or Life Membership will not be available to Associate Members with the exception of those existing prior to 1st April 2008. c) The number of Associate Members will be restricted to a number determined by the Club Council from year to year. d) Associate Members wishing to become Ordinary Members will require to apply for Membership as set out in clause 7 hereof. In such circumstances an entrance fee will require to be paid, being the difference between the entrance fee for Associate Membership and that for Ordinary Membership. e) Playing Privileges for Associate Members will be determined by the Club Council and may be subject to change from time to time. 41. The procedure for making and considering application for admission of Associate Members shall be that laid down for Ordinary Members subject to
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any limit in numbers imposed by the Club Council. A separate waiting list from that operated for Ordinary Members will be maintained for applications to become an Associate Member should the demand for Associate Membership exceed the number determined by the Club Council from year to year. Clauses 4 to 15 shall also apply to Associate Members. JUNIOR SECTION 41. The Council shall be entitled to enrol as members of the Junior Section persons not over the age of 18 years.
The procedure for making and considering applications for admission of Juniors shall be that laid down for Ordinary Members, subject to any limit in numbers imposed by the Club Council.
Clauses 5 to15 shall also apply to members of the Junior Section.
A Junior on attaining the age of 18 years shall cease to be a Junior and shall thereupon be entitled to become an Ordinary Member or Associate Member of the Club, subject to a qualification of not less than three years membership in the Junior Section.
A Junior with less than three years membership of the Junior Section may be eligible to become a Member of the Club upon payment of an Entrance Fee as fixed by the Club.
43. The conduct of the affairs of the Junior Section shall be at all times under the control of the Club Council or as designated by the Club Council ALTERATION OF CONSTITUTION 44. No alteration whatsoever shall be made in the foregoing Constitution except at a Meeting of the Club and the Notice calling such Meeting shall state the alteration proposed to be made. No such alteration shall take effect until it is authorised by a majority consisting of two thirds of the Members voting. Any Member wishing to amend the Constitution at an Annual General Meeting is required to submit to the Secretary at least 28 days before the Annual General Meeting the proposed amendment duly seconded by another Member.
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Visiting Parties Reserved Tee Times for visiting parties will be displayed on the Notice Board as you enter the Clubhouse via the Main Entrance.
Bar and Catering Opening Hours The Opening Hours for both Bar and Catering will be displayed on the Notice Board and Club Web Site.
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