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CONSTITUTION
Article I – Name
This Association shall be called the River Glen Ladies
18-Hole Golf League.
Article II – Objectives
The objectives of the Association shall be the promotion of
the interest of golf, encouragement of competition, and fellowship.
Article III – Membership
Membership is open to everyone, regardless of handicap.
Article IV – Officers
The officers of the Association shall be President, Vice
President, Secretary, and Treasurer, and shall be known as the Executive
Committee.
Article V – Government
- One
half of the Association shall constitute a quorum.
- One
half of the Executive Committee shall constitute a quorum.
- The
Executive Committee shall manage the Association and make final decisions on
all controversies.
- The
officers shall be elected annually and shall hold office for one year.
The Vice President moves to position of President for the ensuing
year.
Article VI – Obligations
The acceptance of membership in the Association shall bind
each member to abide by all of the provisions of the Constitution, By-Laws, and
Rules of the Association and shall necessitate acceptance and enforcement of all
decisions of the Executive Committee made within its jurisdiction.
BY-LAWS
Article I
The Executive Committee, consisting of President, Vice
President, Secretary, and Treasurer, shall meet at the call of the President.
Article II
The following order of business shall be observed at all
meetings.
- Reading
of the minutes of previous meeting by Secretary
- Treasurer’s
Report
- General
Business
- Election
of Officers (Fall)
- Adjournment
Article III
The Executive Committee, thirty days prior to the election,
shall appoint a nominating committee to select a slate of three officers to be
voted on at the annual fall meeting. The
Vice President will move up to President and prior consent of all nominees will
have been obtained. Nominations also
will be accepted from the floor.
Article IV
All competition shall be played in accordance with the
rules of golf adopted by the U.S.G.A. with special rules as are in force and
published by our own course. At
least twelve (12) members must compete for weekly prizes to be awarded.
To be eligible for the Club Championship Tournament, a member must have
played at least five (5) times in regular league or interclub events.
Article V
The following are committees and their duties:
- The
Executive Committee shall be comprised of the four officers.
They shall meet to determine questions of policy.
- The
Executive Committee, assisted by the Club Pro, will make all rules decisions
which will be final in all cases.
- The
Executive Committee will determine the league budget.
- The
Executive Committee shall make up the weekly events schedule.
- The
Ringer Score and Birdie Tree Chairpersons shall be in charge of ringers and
birdies. They shall be
responsible for keeping an account during the year and awarding prizes for
both at the final luncheon.
- The
Interclub Chairperson(s) will be in charge of securing Interclub players.
- The
Guest Day Chairperson shall be responsible for appointing a committee and
making arrangements for Guest Day.
- The
Monthly Scorers shall be responsible for determining, recording, and posting
weekly event winners.
- The
Handicap Chairperson shall be responsible for keeping an account of each
member’s current handicap and eligibility for prizes.
Handicaps are determined by GHIN and five scores are necessary to
determine the GHIN handicap. A
new member may use a current 18-hole GHIN handicap from her previous club.
For scoring purposes the highest handicap held by any member shall be
40.
- An
auditor will be appointed by the President if deemed necessary.
- The
Vice President will be in charge of the Low Net Tournament, the Championship
Tournament, and coordinating monthly luncheons.
She shall also purchase the outgoing President an appreciation gift
according to the budget.
Article VI
The Executive Committee shall review these by-laws every
five (5) years and shall have the power to alter, amend or add to them as deemed
necessary (subject to the approval vote of the membership).
Approved:
April 12, 2007
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