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CONSTITUTION AND BY-LAWS OF
San Antonio
Senior Golf Association
SAN ANTONIO, TX
June 1, 2013
Article I. Name:
The
name of the organization shall be San Antonio Senior Golf Association.
Article
II. Purpose:
The
purpose of this organization is to stimulate general interest in playing
golf by all members of the Association and to create a friendly
atmosphere for all members in the sport of golf.
Article III. Board:
Article
IV. Officers and Board Members:
All
officers and directors shall be elected at the annual meeting by a
majority vote of those present and entitled to vote. All terms of office
are one year and begin after election at the annual meeting. The
President may appoint replacements for any vacancy occurring during the
year. The Board must confirm all appointments within thirty (30) days. Appointed
officers or directors shall serve only the remainder of the term for
which the said officer or director had been elected.
Article
V. Duties:
Section 1. President:
The
President shall preside at all meetings of this Association and shall
conduct the proceedings according to the established rules of
Parliamentary Procedure. All authority not otherwise
vested shall be exercised by the President. The President
shall also be a member of the Board and have the power to appoint all
committees. When a different President is elected the
immediate Past-President will automatically be retained as a non-voting
member of the Board for one additional year to share his experience,
knowledge, and wisdom. In case of the President’s
resignation or inability to act, the Tournament Director shall assume
all the duties of the President. The Board must select a
new President within thirty (30) days to fill the vacancy in the Board.
Section
2. Tournament Director:
The
duties of the Tournament Director consist of the following items:
A.)
Exercise complete authority to establish rules and policy that will
govern weekly and annual tournament play, including deviations and local
rules when United States Golf Association (USGA) guidelines, golf course
rules and/or weather conditions do not apply. (See Article
VII, Section 6 for standing local rules.)
B.) Represent
the Association in meeting with golf course officials to obtain the
lowest fees possible and best conditions and formats. Schedule
all rounds of play for the current year.
C.) Determine
the distribution of prize money with generally accepted formulas. Fundamentally,
the greater the number of players the more winners will result.
D.) Be
the focal point for tournament play complaints. If
appropriate, the Tournament Director will confer with the President,
Secretary/Treasurer and/or the Board to resolve the complaints.
E.)
Establish all players’ handicaps and continuously update handicaps in
accordance with generally accepted procedures. Control the
starting spots of all players at scheduled tournament. Determine
which tees to use for the best length of play for all players.
Section
3. Secretary/Treasurer: The duties of the
Secretary/Treasurer consist of the following items:
A.) Collect
weekly and annual tournament fees and membership dues, maintain the club
bank account, made deposits, pay bills
B.) Prepare
and distribute winnings as directed by the Tournament Director.
C.)
Keep the official minutes of all meetings of this Association, recording
all proceedings and actions conducted at these meetings.
D.) Report
financial status to the Board and membership regularly.
E.) Be
the custodian of all papers, documents, and files of the Association and
prepare all the correspondence pertaining to the Association.
Section 4. Director:
The
duties of a Director consist of the following items:
A.) Collect
ideas and concerns from the general membership and present them at Board
meetings
B.) Vote
on all official Board business
Article VI. Amendments:
This
constitution, including the By-laws, may be amended or replaced by a
majority vote of the members present and voting, provided that the
amendments were submitted to the membership in writing at least (30)
days in advance of the meeting. Amendments may be voted at
any regular meeting or a special meeting to be called by the Board upon
written request from 10 or more active members and subject to the
preceding provisions. Such amendments, alterations or
repeals shall take effect immediately upon adoption.
Article
VII. By-laws:
The
provisions of a code of By-laws to be adopted simultaneously with this
constitution shall govern this organization
Section 1. Membership:
All
persons who are now members of this Association or who may be in the
future admitted into the membership in the manner prescribed and whose
dues have been paid for the current year shall constitute the membership
of this Association. Annual dues are payable on January 1st of each year
and must be paid before member plays in that calendar year. Members
must have an established handicap in this club to be eligible to win
prize money. 3 rounds are required to establish a
handicap. Questions regarding handicaps should be directed
to the Tournament Director.
Section 2. Two Divisions:
Weekly
play will be held on Tuesdays and Thursdays with the Tuesday group being
referred to as the Seniors Group and the Thursday group being referred
to as the Members Group.
Section 3. Dues and Fees:
A.) The
annual dues for the membership shall be Thirty ($30) dollars or $20 if
playing only in one Group. First year dues for members
joining between July 1 and the end of the year shall be half price.
(Note: The President, Tournament Director and Secretary/Treasurer are
exempt from annual dues and annual tournament fees as compensation for
services.)
B.) Weekly
tournament fees are set at $15. $2 goes into the club
treasury for annual tournaments and other legitimate club expenses. The
balance is returned as weekly prize money. All prizes will
be in even dollar amounts. Guests and new members that
have not yet established their handicap will pay $3 to play in the
weekly tournament. (Note: The Tournament Director and
Secretary-Treasurer are exempt from the weekly fee as compensation for
services.)
C.) Members
electing to play in an annual tournament will pay a $25 fee. Once
a member commits to tournament play this fee is non-refundable
regardless of the participant’s inability to complete all of the
holes/rounds scheduled for that tournament. Exceptions can be approved
by the board
Section 4. Misconduct of a Member:
A panel
appointed by the President may review misconduct or other unfavorable
actions that might reflect badly on the reputation of the Association. Panel
findings and recommendations will be presented to the membership. A
majority of the members present at the meeting must approve imposition
of penalty, including termination of membership.
Section 5. Meetings:
A.) The
election meeting of this Association shall be held after the annual
tournament for the election of new officers. The specific
date will be announced two (2) weeks prior to the scheduled meeting. Special
meetings will be scheduled by the President for the general membership
whenever necessary, and at a convenient time selected by the President. Special
meetings may also be scheduled by written request to the Board, and
signed by at least ten (10) active members.
B.) All
active members are encouraged to participate in the proceedings at the
regular meetings and to discuss and vote on all proposals and business
matters brought before the general membership.
Section 6. Local/Club Rules:
A.) Putting
Ball: After reaching the green players may putt with
another ball.
B.) Ball Laying In Rocks to prevent damage to golf clubs, a player that finds his ball outside of a hazard but on or around rocks that could reasonably damage his club may ask another player to check his lie and, if that player agrees, the ball can be dropped without penalty behind the rocks along an imaginary line from the hole through the ball. Drop as soon as you are clear of the rocks. This rule does not apply if the ball is in a hazard.
C.) High
Grass Rule any grass higher than the length of any of your grips on your
clubs, be deemed a lateral hazard. Drop outside at point
where your ball crossed into the high grass, two clubs
lengths no closer to the pin add one stroke penalty.
D.)
Aeration Holes. When a course has been aerated, a Local
Rule permitting relief, without penalty, from an aeration hole may be
warranted. The following Local Rule is recommended: 'Through the green,
a ball that comes to rest in or on an aeration hole may be lifted
without penalty, cleaned and dropped, as near as possible to the spot
where it lay but not nearer the hole. The ball when dropped must first
strike a part of the course through the green. On the putting green, a
ball that comes to rest in or on an aeration hole may be placed at the
nearest spot not nearer the hole that avoids the situation.
E.) Provisional
Lost Ball. After a reasonable time searching for a lost
ball, the player should leave the other members looking for the ball,
return to where the ball was last struck and hit another ball
(provisional). If the lost ball is found before the
provisional ball is hit a second time, the first ball (formerly lost)
shall be considered in play. No Penalty
F.) You
are allowed to tap down scuff marks on the greens.
I.) —Two-stroke
Out of Bounds Penalty
If you think a shot may be out of bounds, add 1 stroke, drop
another ball from the same place and hit a provisional ball. (Stroke
and distance as per the USGA Rules of golf---preferred). But,
if you do not hit a provisional ball and discover your ball to out of
bounds you may either go back and hit as above OR drop
another ball where your ball went out of bounds, add 2 penalty strokes
and play on.
This second option will speed up play by not having to go back
to where your last shot was played.
Example: Your tee shot hits a tree but you think it stayed in
bounds so you do not hit a provisional. When
you get to that tree you cannot find the ball and must presume it went
out of bounds or you find it out of bounds but you are 150 yards down
the fairway and next group is on the tee box so you elect to drop a ball
inbounds near the tree and play on. With
the 2-stroke penalty, you will be hitting your 4th stroke
at this point. (If you
go back to the tee box, you will be hitting three and may or may not be
better off when you get to your 4th stroke.)
Since professional golfers never have to hit out of a footprint
or find a rock in front of their ball in a bunker, and we amateurs
regularly do, we are going to try a local rule that allows you to pick
up your ball, smooth the sand beneath it and drop your ball
approximately where it was…improving your lie but not your position.
Since this rule could be easily abused it will be necessary to
involve another player in your group to agree and observe the procedure. If,
for instance, your ball is buried in the face of the bunker, you must
play it as it lies. If
your stroke simply dislodges the ball and it rolls down into your
footprint, you may apply the procedure above. The
idea is to make your lie more like the typical lie a pro would
encounter.
http://www.usga.org/rules-hub/rules-modernization/text/major-proposed-changes.html
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