Men’s Club Policies:
All previous policies and amendments are hereby void effective November 1,2024, except for the following policies that will remain in effect until such time as they are amended or rescinded by the Board.
Tournament Policies:
1. To be eligible to play in an event a member must be a Men’s Club Member (21 or older) – including payment of annual dues set by the Board of Directors.
2. In addition to the above, to be eligible to play for the Men’s Club Championship,
a member must have played a minimum of (2) Men’s Club events (other than Monday Men’s) in the current season.
3. Each Tournament will have its own Format that may include Tee Box choices, Handicap boundaries, Minimum drives, etc..
4. For all 2-man events there is a 10-stroke maximum differential between team members’ handicap indices. Partners may have an index differential greater than 10, the player with the higher index will have his reduced for the tournament so that the differential is no greater than 10.
5. During the 2024 – 2025 season, the rule of 85/90 for tee selections will be utilized for Men’s Club events. The Tournament information sheets will be specific on when this rule will be utilized. Our goal is to get players to compete against each other by playing the same proper tees. The Rule will determine the players’ tee using the following calculations. If the player’s age plus his USGA index is 85 or greater, they can play the Master tees. If their age plus the USGA index is 90 or greater they can play the silver tees. No one will be able to play forward for any event, even if their partner can. This policy is supported by the Men’s Club Board, Tournament Chair and Handicap Chair. A final handicap determination will be made by the Tournament and Handicap Chairs. Tee determination may be adjusted if the competitor plays a minimum 75% of their rounds from a more forward tee; final determination of playing tees will be made by the Tournament and the Handicap Chairs.
Handicap Policies:
1. All rounds must be posted to GHIN by midnight on the day a round is played.
2. The Handicap Committee is charged with ensuring that each member’s handicap index
accurately reflects his demonstrated scoring ability. In order to accomplish that goal, the
Committee must be certain that a member records each postable round on an accurate
and timely basis.
a. If, after investigation, the Handicap Committee finds that a member has been
repeatedly violating the above score posting requirement (without valid reasons)
the Handicap Committee may issue a Penalty Score(s) equal to the lowest score
of the Member’s last 20 posted rounds.
i. The Member will be informed of the Committee’s decision
ii. The Member will have 72 hours to submit a written appeal to the Committee
iii. If the Member is not in agreement with the result of that appeal, he may
submit a written appeal to the Men’s Club Board.
b. If the above Member repeatedly fails to comply with the Score Posting
requirement under Section 1 above, the Committee may take additional
disciplinary actions’ including withdrawing the Member’s handicap index,
adjusting the Member’s handicap for a specific event, or disqualifying the
member from future events.
i. The Member will be informed of the Committee’s decision
ii. The Member will have 72 hours to submit a written appeal to the Committee.
iii. The decision of the Tournament Committee shall be final
Hole-In-One:
Upon a Men’s Club Member making a hole-in-one, their achievement will be recognized by the Men’s Club and will automatically receive $100 and a plaque courtesy of the Men’s Club.
The hole-in-one can occur anytime during the year on either the Championship or Challenge course at PVCC.
Any hole-in-one applies to the first shot only – no mulligans, breakfast balls or third shot in case the tee shot was lost or out-of-bounds. The hole-in-one must be witnessed by another golfer who is a golf member of PVCC.
Equipment Policy:
In accordance with USGA requirements, players in all tournaments must only use sanctioned golf equipment including sanctioned golf balls.
Website (www.pvccmensclub.com):
The intent of the Website is to provide a means to disseminate information relevant to membership in the Men’s Club.
Such items include (authorized senders indicated in parentheses):
– Men’s Club events (Tournament Chairman or his designee)
– Deaths of members and their spouses/significant others (President)
– Other PVCC golf events (Secretary or Membership Chairman)
Ineligibility for Men’s Club Tournaments:
The 5-year ineligibility rule (see Section 3.2 of the By-Laws) will apply to all non-members who might otherwise be permitted to participate in a Men’s Club golf tournament.
Honorary Members:
The Board of Directors may, in accordance with the Bylaws, select certain Members to have Honorary Member status in recognition of their exceptional service to the Men’s Club and PVCC. No dues will be collected from Honorary Members. Honorary Members and their spouses are invited to attend after-golf functions at the cost of the Men’s Club.
Senior Members:
A Senior Member must be a former Men’s Club Member in good standing who has permanently “retired” from golf. He must submit his request for Senior Member status to the Membership Chairman by letter or email. No dues will be collected from Senior Members. The Senior Members and their spouses are invited to attend after-golf functions if they pay the cost of those meals.
The Board reserves the right to rescind Senior Membership status for due cause at any time.