Club Rules
Rule 1
Name of the Club
The Club shall
be called “VENTNOR GOLF CLUB”
Rule 2.
Constitution
(a) Ventnor
Golf Club is the Society name of Ventnor Golf Club Limited.
(b) The main purpose of the
Club is to provide facilities for, promote and encourage participation in
the sport
of golf for the whole
Community.
(c)
Members of the
Club shall, subject to the Rules and Byelaws for the time being in force, be
entitled to use and enjoy, in common with other Members of the Club, the
Golf Course, the Club premises and the things therein provided.
Rule
3.
Officers of the Club
There shall be a Captain,
Vice-Captain, Match
&
Handicap Secretary
and Immediate Past Captain.
Rule 4. Management
of the Club
(a)
Management:
The
Management of the Golf Course shall be vested in a Golf Course Management
Committee (GCMC),
which shall comprise the Officers of the Club and three others, elected from
the total of Shareholders and Playing Members. A quorum shall consist of
three
(3).
In the case of equality of votes the Club Captain
shall
have a second and casting vote.
(b)
Length of Office:
All Officers and Committee Members shall retire after one year but may stand
for re-election.
Should any member of the GCMC be unable to fulfil
their duties and responsibilities, said committee is empowered to resolve
that situation.
(c)
Casual
Vacancies
GCMC
may, from time to time, appoint any qualified person to fill a casual
vacancy, the person so appointed shall hold office only until the next
Annual General Meeting.
(d)
Election
of Members to the Management Committee
One
month before the Annual General Meeting there shall be posted on the Notice
Board the Names of Members retiring from the Committee
together with a list of the Posts to be filled and members offering
themselves for re-election.
Members of the
Management Committee shall be elected by Ballot at the Annual General
Meeting. Any two Members of the Club shall be at liberty to nominate a
Member to GCMC, having previously received the consent of such Member.
The
name of the Member so nominated shall be in the hands of the Company
Secretary of Ventnor Golf Club Limited at least fourteen (14) days before
the Annual General Meeting, and will then be posted on the Notice Board
together with the names of the Proposer and Seconder.
If
there are more Candidates than vacancies, the Election shall be by ballot,
and if two (2) Candidates receive an equal number of votes, the newly
appointed Committee shall select the Candidate to serve.
Chairman at General Meetings:
At
the Annual General meeting the Chair shall be taken by the Outgoing Club
Captain until the new Captain is elected. In the event of voting for and
against a motion being equal, the Chairman may exercise the right to a
Casting Vote.
Rule5. Club
Meetings
GCMC meetings
shall take place on the second Tuesday of each month and shall be chaired by
the Captain. The Captain shall ensure that minutes are taken and that said
minutes are published in draft form seven days after the meeting.
Rule
6. Types
of Membership
Membership may
be categorised as follows:
a)
Full Playing
– A member who lives on the Isle of Wight with permission to play 7 days per
week.
b)
Full
(Over 70) -
As above but
with age consideration.
c)
Five Day
– As (a) without permission to play on Saturday and Sunday except by
invitation of the
Club Captain.
d)
Country - Such applicants must be resident on the Mainland with no
more than two (2) months -
residence per annum on the Isle of Wight and no permanent abode thereon.
e)
Junior
– Under
the age of 18 (21 if in full time education)
f)
Associate
– Person who is also a playing member of another golf club on the Isle of
Wight
g)
Social
– Non
playing member
Rule
7. Members
in Arrears of Subscription
No member shall play the course if one (1) month in arrears
Rule
8. Expulsion
of Members
If the conduct of any Member
shall, at any time, be considered derogatory or injurious to the character
or interest of the Club, and in the unanimous opinion of the GCMC such as to
merit expulsion, the GCMC shall recommend expulsion to the Board of
Directors
of Ventnor Golf Club Limited,
,
whose decision shall be final..
Such Member shall have the
right to present his case to the Board of Directors before final action is
taken.
Rule
9. Withdrawing
and Re-joining
Any Member wishing to withdraw
from the Club shall give notice, in writing, to the Club Captain prior to
January 1st in each year, after which date the Member shall be
liable for the current year’s subscription and shall pay arrears at the due
date of such notice.
Former
members of the Club wishing to re-join shall be subject to re-election .
Rule
10. Members’
Personal Contact Information
Members shall,
at all times, communicate to the Company Secretary of Ventnor Golf Club
Limited, any changes in address, and any other information relevant to their
Club Membership, and all notices sent to Members at such address etc., shall
be considered duly delivered.
Rule 11. Complaints
All complaints should be made in writing to the
Club Captain.
Rule 12. Interpretation
of Rules and Settlement of Disputes
All doubts as to the meaning and construction of these Rules shall be
referred to the GCMC for a ruling
.
