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I've been comp sec this year, yet strangely have been kept out of the loop on anything happening at the club to do with comps. I've also been expected to be the H/C sec and got called out in a meeting of the Greens committee for not doing it, despite me telling everyone who was mithering me that I was not prepared or going to do it as I had not agreed to do it. The latest bag of poo is that the Presidents Weekend was put in on Fathers Day, which I checked with the bloke and he said it was ok. Well his misses kicked off at some club do or other saying that he had not got a weekend. ?????? Last years women's comp sec got involved and called me and I thought we'd sorted it, moved it to 12/13 Aug. I got a call from the men's captain yesterday asking me about it all, last years women's sec has kicked off with the pro about it all, and was asking the captain to move his away day. ????? Yet again, I'm last to know. Well....we had a meeting arranged for today at 1.30pm at the club, so I've asked our pro to invite everyone concerned to come and we will thrash this out. I have no idea who is going to turn up as our useless pro has not got back to me. But whoever is there will be told in no uncertain terms that if they want me to continue in the role, that no one else wants to do, then I am to be the first point of call regarding anything to do with the men's comps.

Ahh I feel better for unloading that. I'll let you know what happened tomorrow.
 
Pain in the bum. You are right, you need a procedure and a pathway for issues. It should be obvious but clearly you need to emphasise it again. Make sure people understand that you need to be the first port of call for these issues. And breathe......
 
Sounds like there's a lack of communication about what your role actually is (and/or isn't) - and what responsibilities you have.

I'd suggest you discuss it with whoever actually controls ALL Committees office-holders and then make sure everyone knows what role everyone has! That person might be The Captain, or possible The President - depending on setup of the club! Some roles that may be split for Men may be combined for Ladies, because of the generally smaller Ladies Section.

The Captain (the likely 'co-ordinator') should be aware that he may need to discuss the effects of any change with others - and actually do so. Seems like he has actually done that (maybe not including the Pro), so all should be fine!

There is no way you can prevent discussion/rumours! That's the nature of a Golf Club! Just make sure that you publish the agreed schedule frequently enough to trigger queries, highlight/note any entries where an known issue exists and invite some sort of contact if any office holder (or maybe even any member!) has an issue with the schedule!
 
I take my hat off to you for volunteering to help out at your club. I would be talking to the committee to hold an official meeting regarding this. IF you are still not satisfied then push for an EGM to be held, then you can stand up and tell everyone in the club why you are resigning the position, then let them vote someone new in. But after hearing from you I would not be surprised if they did not have many takers.
 
not an easy job
tried it myself and got an email from stupid jumped up secretary that i would be disqualified from the weekends comp because i was £3.09 overdrawn on my account
gave her an impolite email informing her that i tell her who is excluded from comps along with pro or captain
if i had been paying monthly i would have walked there and then, but waited until end of season
that is a real problem with members clubs - too many jumped up nobodies
 
Seriously, don't believe you. No club would survive financially if they behaved like that. Members would be long since gone. C'mon, what's middle ground in this!?
 
Sorry but it's true. The last mens comp sec resigned two years ago. When I took it over I thought it was a well run thing that had been allowed to lapse. WRONG! He was H/C sec as well. I'd better shut up on this bit as I could land our place in deep deep poo. We have no rules that govern our comps so I have been working on that and with help from on here and two members of our newly formed comp committee we have put together a list of rules for next season. Nothing that the members aren't doing now, but it hasn't been written down. We have added some bits in to stop certain things, which should be fun.
As for the meeting the ones causing the aggravation could not attend so the only thing we could come up with as a solution was asking our Captain to move his "away day" on a Friday. This will allow Presidents Weekend to be on the weekend after that Friday. It was pointed out to me that we could not have Pres Weekend after Caps away day as that would mean people having to play three consecutive days....and they (the old fogeys) wouldn't do it. And that's how it all started.:angry:
So if anyone plays at Aldersley Green, pleeeeeaaaase can we move our Caps away day? :(
 
Well well, I've had a call from our President. He's said that he's happy with a Day and not a Weekend. Hurrah !!!! Actually, he's not been the problem (he's a very very nice chap) its others (I believe) sticking their noses in and trying to stir things up. Anyhoo, all well for this year now. I've drawn up next years dates already and will be checking with relevant persons concerned so that 2018 dates will be in place by end on March 2017. We'll be a year ahead. It's what club staff have wanted for years, so they'll be chuffed.
 
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