Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
If I remember correctly from previous posts, Crazy Face's club [or members/committee] seem to be a law unto themselves who make up the 'rules' as they go along.
Club Constitutional Rules
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Doon frae Troon
Ryder Cup Winner
About 20 clubs in my case as it used to be part of my job.
Crazyface
Tour Winner
Correct. I have been stitched up by some jumped up, well you can add in your own, at a meeting. Thinking he's owns the place. But I have a copy of the Club Constitution and the bits I will throw at him, if the clowns mess me about are:-
1. Regarding membership. "Intermediate Member..........shall be over the age of 18 and under the age of 21"
Whereas now we currently have 10 or so "Intermediate Member" categories with ages up to 30!
2. The Management Committee.
This should have the Comp Sec on it (me). I have never in 14 months in the role been told of any of these meetings. And also we are supposed to have "10 members elected for a period on three years" which we do not.
If this sounds like sour grapes I can assure you it is not. I (and my comp committee) am only trying to put in place comp rules (we've worked on these for 4 months using the one popped on here as our guide) and I have posted them up on the comp notice board and have been informed by the moron in question at a meeting, that I had no right to do so as these things have to go through our Greens Committee (I kid you not) then the Management committee. Neither of my two comp committee members knew of this. They are our current Mr Captain and the seniors Captain no less!!!!!!! I think this moron has been ordered to put a stop to us actually organizing things and making them look like the amateurs they are.
Crazyface
Tour Winner
I cannot find any mention of this organization structure anywhere in the club rules (well there are none actually) or the club constitution. I have waded through my e mails and found one that was sent to everyone about us working on the rules and I have actaully got a reply from this moron. Nowhere in his reply does he say anything about the supposidly correct procedure. A poo storm is coming his way.
He is messing with the wrong Marine!!!!!!!
He is messing with the wrong Marine!!!!!!!
Robster59
Tour Rookie
Ask him to show you in the rules where you have to do all the things he says.
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
Did they change the intermediate category into multiple age groups of their own back? That type of thing really needs done at AGM and voted on by the membership
Old Skier
Tour Winner
Have you had a (quite) chat with your county secretary? He won't get overly involved in club matters but may be able to offer decent advise on how you proceed.
I wouldn't take it outside of the club till you've spoken to all the senior officers of the club. And if the past Captains have any sway, as they do at some clubs, I'd speak to them. Then there's also the Trustee's of the club.
Old Skier
Tour Winner
That's why the (quite) word, good shout about past Capts if their not the ones involved in the committee now.
rosecott
Money List Winner
As I remember, when a club applies for affiliation (as we did 19 years ago) the County Union has to approve the club's constitution. By that token, if a club is over-riding that constitution without the consent of members at AGM, it must run the risk of disaffiliation.
Committee's can do whatever they like in the best interests if the club. You elected them so if you don't like it, lump it.
Sour grapes from the OPi think!
Sour grapes from the OPi think!
Tarkus1212
Challenge Tour Pro
No they can't. The constitution is there to ensure that the committee doesn't ride roughshod over the club rules and/or the membership.
PhilTheFragger
Provider of Entertainment for the Golfing Gods 🙄
Tosh Tosh and more Tosh
The committee has to work within the framework of the constitution, otherwise what is the point of the constitution.
If the committee don't like it, change the constitution
Any examples of what they can and can't do then
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
The club constitution (rule book) sets out everything in stone from membership criteria, numbers, categories etc and many other items. They cannot change that off their own back, AGM or EGM is required to change the constitution and requires a majority vote by members.
And it's a wonder why so many golf clubs are struggling to survive!
Any elected Committee and the Manager should be able to do most things off their own backs in the interests of the Membership as they have been the elected by those said Members in the first place. If the Members don't like it then get elected!
You all sound like Jeremy Corbyn!!!!
Val
Ryder Cup Winner
That'll do for me, crackpot
PhilTheFragger
Provider of Entertainment for the Golfing Gods 🙄
I give up.
Is there a convenient wall I can go bang my head against.
Do us a favour and Google the word " Constitution" and inwardly digest
Then when you understand the concept, rejoin the conversation
Is there a convenient wall I can go bang my head against.
Do us a favour and Google the word " Constitution" and inwardly digest
Then when you understand the concept, rejoin the conversation
chellie
Tour Winner
Can I join you as well.
PhilTheFragger
Provider of Entertainment for the Golfing Gods 🙄
Sure join the queue 
