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Privacy Policy
Our privacy policy is available on request.
Member Terms and Conditions
These are the terms and conditions for booking tee times using our
Internet booking facility.
A deposit of 50% will be deducted from your credit card. For booking within two days of the tee time 100% will be deducted from your credit card. Players must register and pay on the day in the Clubhouse.
However in the event of cancellation, payment will be deducted from your card.
For Open Competitions 100% of green fee will be taken at the time of booking.
Cancellation Policy
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If you cancel your booking more than 1 week before your date of play, there will a refund made to your credit/debit card.
If you cancel your booking less than 1 week in advance, there will be a charge of 50% of the green fee made to your credit/debit card.
Failure to Cancel Your Booking
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If you fail to cancel your booking, there will be a charge of 100% of the green fee made to your credit/debit card.
Payment
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To book a tee time on-line you will have to enter your credit or
debit card details using our secure on-line payment process.
We will take a 50% deposit per person. For bookings within two days of the tee time we will take 100% of the green fee.
When you turn up for your round of golf, you can choose to pay by cash instead of credit card.
You should report to the Club House before beginning your round and show then your confirmation details.
If for some reason the Club House is closed, you should call in after your round is complete.
OPEN EVENTS: We take the full payment at the time of booking. Senior events are aged 50 and over.
Course Closed
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If you are unable to play your round of golf due to the course being closed (e.g. bad weather), no charge will be made to your credit/debit card.
Booking Transferable
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The Booking is completely Transferable. Therefore, should you be unable to make your tee time, you can offer the tee time to someone else such as a family member or friend.
Handicaps
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This facility is only available to golfers who have a handicap of 28 or
less (men) or 36 or less (ladies). If you don't have a handicap, you
must be able to play to an equivalent standard.
OPEN EVENTS: Handicap Certificates are required by all players in all Open Competitions.
Dress Code
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Normal GUI/ILGU dress code applies.
The following are therefore not permitted: denim, tracksuit bottoms, football/rugby tops.
GOLF ETIQUETTE AT ST MICHAELS GOLF CLUB
Playing Golf - Before You Start
1. Be ready to play your shot when it is your turn. Have your club, ball, gloves and tee ready to go - it will speed the game up.
2. Turn mobile phones off - most courses do not allow them on the course or in the clubhouse anyway.
3. Stand still and stay quiet when others are playing and make sure your shadow is not across their line of vision.
4. Wait until the group in front is out of range before playing.
5. Stand facing the person playing, but behind the line of the ball - you are not in the way and it is the safest place to be.
6. Check the local rules on the back of the scorecard before teeing-off. They may be useful later on.
7. Keep golf trolleys off the greens and tees. Don’t put your bag down on the green.
8. In strokeplay competitions, the teeing off order on each hole is determined by the best score on the previous hole. The person with best score has the 'honour' and goes first followed by the 2nd best score and so on. In matchplay, the person or pair who win a hole have the honour on the next tee.
Playing Golf - On The Course
1. After the tee shots, the player furthest from the hole plays first.
2. Put your divots back, repair pitch marks on the green and rake bunkers after you have extracted yourself from them.
3. On the green, avoid standing on another player's line of putt.
4. When approaching a green, see where the next tee is and leave your clubs on that side of the green while you putt.
5. Mark your score card on the next tee whilst it is not your turn to play, not on the green.
6. If you think you have lost a ball, play a second 'provisional' ball from the same spot to save you walking back if you do lose the first one. It doesn't cost anything.
7. If you hit a ball into the rough, pick a spot on line with that point where you last saw the ball and walk directly to it. Hopefully you will find it more easily and it will also speed up your game.
8. If you accidentally hit your ball in the direction of another person, warn them by shouting 'Fore!' Hold your arm up as another warning, particularly if you are shouting against the wind.
9. No matter how far away your playing partner is, NEVER shout on the course except as above. Unnecessary noise on the course is really distracting to other players.
Fellow Golfers
1. You hit a shocker, it happens - keep the toys in the pram. Do not swear, test the flight capabilities of your club or appeal loudly to mystical bodies. Your partners are trying to enjoy their day, even if you aren't. Never lose your cool.
2. Do not scream and do a lap of honour if you play a career shot - others may be concentrating on doing the same nearby.
3. If your group falls more than one hole behind the group in front and there is another group behind, you must let them play through. Two-ball groups have priority on the course over all others. If you are holding them up then let them through - someone will return the favour to you one day.
4. If you are looking for a lost ball you have 5 minutes to find it. If there is a group behind, wave them through while you are looking rather than hold them up.
5. If you are holding up a group playing in an official club match or competition and you are not, you should let them through regardless of the situation in front.
6. If you are being held up, do not hit your ball into the group in front to speed them up, even if they deserve it.
7. After your round, shake hands with your partners, "Well played, thanks for
the game..", and take off your hat as you do so. It's what golf is all about.