Membership Code of Conduct for Rolling Hills Golf Club
Updated June 2022
Golf is rare in the world of sport, as it is expected that player will take personal responsibility, and demonstrate ethical leadership by self-penalizing themselves, should they infringe the rules, code of conduct, and/or course etiquette. There is an additional expectation of playing partners to call out players for breaches i.e., Golf should be self-regulating. We also encourage all players to try and work issues out with fellow players in a professional manner and not all issues need to be reported to a Committee if they are handled on the course properly. Together we can all teach and improve etiquette.
Some excerpts from the Code of Conduct are below. The full version of the Code of Conduct is included as a PDF attachement at the bottom of this page.
Reporting and Tracking Process
A report of a breach of this Code of Conduct can be made by a Marshall, Caddy, Guest, RHGC Member in good standing, or RHGC Board Member
- General Play: Email a report of the breach of the code of conduct to rhgcdisciplinarycommittee@gmail.com at the conclusion of the round.
- Tournament Play: Report a breach of a rule or code of conduct to the Tournament Committee during the tournament following the conditions of play.
A tracking mechanism has been created to capture and record all incidents, disqualifications, warnings, penalties and other sanctions in Tournament or General Play.
RHGC Disciplinary Committee
A standing RHGC Disciplinary Committee has been established of four board members. This Committee has the right to apply a sanction when a breach of a rule, or this code of conduct occurs in General or Tournament Play, from the player’s action or inaction, the action of his or her caddie, or the actions of another person acting with the authority or knowledge of the player. Each case will be considered on its own merits; any decision will be based upon the individual situation, and factors, which contributed to the breach.,/span>
The RHGC Disciplinary Committee will consider the incident, decide sanction and notify the player in writing of the decision. If a suspension of golfing privileges is considered, the Disciplinary Committee must seek guidance from RSD. The RHGC Disciplinary Committee will act with professional integrity, in accordance with company ethics and values when considering the breach and deciding upon action to be taken.
The menu of sanctions includes: a) Counselling; b) Written Warning; c) ForeTees Privileges reduced to 24 hrs. before play; d) Removal of ForeTees Privileges - Specified Time; e) Removal of Practice Facility Privileges; e) Disqualification from use of the Course- Specified Time: f) Disqualification from future RHGC Tournament-Specified Time; g) Disqualification of volunteering at Company Sponsored Golf Events.
RHGC Tournament Committee
Procedures and Penalty The RHGC Tournament Committee has the right to apply a penalty when a breach of a rule, or this code of conduct occurs in Tournament Play. Each case will be considered on its own merits; any decision will be based upon the individual situation, and factors, which contributed to the breach. The Tournament Committee will consider the incident, and decide upon a warning, penalty and/or disqualification, but only for the event the infraction occurred, and notify the player. The penalties available to the Tournament Committee are limited to: 1) Two Stroke Penalty; 2) Loss of hole (Matchplay only); 3) Disqualification. The decision by the Tournament Committee is final; the player has no right of appeal or review.
See PDF Attachment Below