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Rules & Regulations

GENERAL

1. The following activities are prohibited on the golf course grounds or facilities, except as approved by the Director of Parks and Recreation, Golf Professional or Golf Course Superintendent.

a. Storage of personal or private property.

b. Solicitations of any kind.

c. Circulation or posting of handbills, petitions, advertising matter, promotional material, and literature.

d. Selling any goods, wares, or merchandise.

e. Carrying or discharging of any firearm, air gun, sling shot, or fireworks of any kind.

f. Trespassing on golf course property or fishing on a golf course.

g. Use of golf course for any purpose other than to play golf in an accepted manner.

2. Alcoholic beverages or soft drinks may only be taken on the golf course in paper cups or aluminum cans and must be purchased from the restaurant or authorized concessionaires.

3. Throwing trash anywhere on the golf courses is prohibited.

4. It shall be unlawful for any person to loiter, linger, or loaf on the premises of the golf course; and unauthorized persons are not permitted on any facility.

5. Dogs, cats, or other animals shall not be brought on the golf course under any circumstances.

6. Picnicking or recreational play, other than golf, is prohibited.

7. Cars must be parked in designated parking areas only and overnight parking in lot is prohibited.

8. If necessary, local law enforcement agencies may be called upon for assistance in enforcing these regulations.

9. The following definitions will be used to identify persons allowed on the golf course:

Players - persons paid, registered and playing golf.

Caddies - persons performing the duties of a caddie as defined in the USGA Rules of Golf.

Galleries - persons, other than players and caddies, allowed on the golf course during a particular event that has been sanctioned by the Director of Parks and Recreation, Golf Professional, Superintendent or golf course concessionaire

Spectators - persons on the course at time not defined above. Based on concern for safety, speed of play, and liability, only 1 spectator will be allowed on the golf course per starting time group. Exceptions for allowing spectators must be approved by the Golf Professional or his/her designee and meet the following guidelines: 1) Spectator must pay motorized cart fee; (2) Spectator must ride and remain seated in the golf cart at all times.

Caddies and galleries are part of the tradition of golf and are permitted during events that are sanctioned or approved in advance by the Golf Professional or the Director of Parks and Recreation.

DRESS CODE

1. Shirts and shoes must be worn on the golf course at all times. Men's shirts should have sleeves.

2. Bathing attire, cut off shorts, short shorts, halter tops, tube tops, tank tops, and similar types of recreational wear are not considered proper dress on the golf course.

3. Shoes worn on the golf course must be appropriate for golf, as determined by the golf professional or superintendent.

4. This dress code is suggested to all visitors, golfers, and employees.

GOLF PLAY

1. United States Golf Association (USGA) Rules of Golf and posted local rules will govern play at all times.

2. All players must be registered with the starter before playing any part of the golf course.

3. Practicing anywhere on the golf course at any time is prohibited. Players must use the designated areas for practice.

4. Junior golfers, under the age of fourteen (14) years, may play on the golf course only when accompanied by an adult, unless they have demonstrated to the golf professional an appropriate knowledge of golf etiquette and play.

5. Unless prior permission is given, golfers will tee off only between tee markers, (front-yellow; middle-red or white; back-blue).

6. Holes must be played in sequence, and a golfer in the wrong fairway must give way to the players playing the proper hole.

7. No more than one golfer shall play out of one bag. Each player must have his/her own set of clubs.

8. It is the responsibility of each golfer to replace divots, rake and smooth traps, and repair ball marks or other damage on greens.

9. In the interest of all, players must play without delay, and all groups must keep their place on the course or allow following players to play through.

10. No play is permitted on the golf course that has been closed for any reason by the course superintendent or golf professional.

11. All players must have a current cash register receipt or a valid daily ticket in their possession during play.

12. No more than four players may play together in the same group.

13. The Director of Parks and Recreation, Golf Professional or Superintendent reserves the right to cancel playing permits for individuals or organizations using the golf course facilities, if at the time the conditions or situation justify such action.

14. Golfers may be refused privileges or they may be removed from the golf course by the golf professional or his/her designee, and/or course marshal/ranger for:

a. Submitting false information for the purpose of securing golf privileges.

b. Playing without purchasing a green fee ticket or registering with the starter.

c. Obvious inability to play golf and to maintain their position on the course.

d. Intoxication, disorderly conduct, use of abusive or profane language, or other behavior detrimental to the normal orderly operation of the golf course.

e. Failure to comply with the existing rules and regulations governing golf play, practice, operations of power or hand carts, personal conduct, or appropriate dress.

ADVANCED RESERVATION POLICY

1. The pro shop phones lines will be open at 7:00 a.m. (during summer hours)

2. Reservations can be made up to seven days in advance.

3. Reservations for holidays will be taken seven days in advance. The following are observed holidays for the golf course.

New Year's Day

Martin Luther King Day

President's Day

Memorial Day

Independence Day

Labor Day

Thanksgiving Day

Friday after Thanksgiving

Christmas Day

4. Reservations will be made only for groups of two, three or four players. Openings in a group will be filled from the waiting list on the day of play. Reservations will not be accepted for a single player.

STARTING TIMES

1. Tee-times begin at 7:00 a.m. (summer hours) 7 days a week.

2. Reservations will be made only for groups of two, three or four. Reservations will not be accepted for a single player.

3. Only two reserved times per person are allowed, and that person must be a member of the group for which the reservation is made.

4. A reservation may be cancelled at the course if the player has not checked in with the starter at least 15 minutes prior to the reserved time. If a reservation has been cancelled, the players involved may be registered on the waiting list, if they so request.

5. If for any reason the course is closed the entire day, all reservations for that day will be cancelled. If the course is closed only temporarily, as with frost, the reservation due at the actual time of opening will be honored first, with the others following in the order listed. Players whose reservations were cancelled may inform the starter that they wish to be placed on the waiting list in the order of their original reserved time. While remaining punctual, the starter shall make every effort to get those players on the course as soon as possible. These efforts may include starting players on holes #2, #3, and/or #4, or on the back nine. Before paying green fees, players shall be informed that they may play only from their starting hole through hole #18.


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