Three
Tour Rookie
Well, by the rules it is a breach of amateur status for clubs to pay cash as prizes.
It's more realistic for clubs to set the correct example uphold the rules.
small cash prizes
- Thread starter lensouth
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Well, by the rules it is a breach of amateur status for clubs to pay cash as prizes.
It's more realistic for clubs to set the correct example uphold the rules.
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Deleted member 15344
Guest
Cash and corruption :rofl:
It's hardly thousands of pounds people are talking about for goodness sake
If you really have an issue with it then speak to the R&A and voice your concerns - if it's something they think is something to worry about then no doubt they will do something OR of if it's something that isn't anything to really worry about I guess they will do nothing.
Three
Tour Rookie
I don't understand your point.
What is there to contact the R&A about?
The rules are very clear, if you think it's okay to break or ignore this rule because it suits you, shame on you.
rulefan
Tour Winner
It not the player who is of concern, it is the club committee.
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Deleted member 15344
Guest
Well if you are that concerned about the rules breaks contact the R&A to let them know what is going on
If it's troubling that much then do something - speak to the authorities and ask about these tours offering prizes over the limit or cash prizes.
Three
Tour Rookie
If i had specific knowledge of this happening I would be more than happy to, as should anyone else.
What would you do if you were awarded £100 cash prize in a club comp, knowing it is strictly against the rules?
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Deleted member 15344
Guest
Don't all the "titleist , Nike , Trilby " tours etc all have prizes above £500 ? There is your starting point
And I have never ever seen any club comp offering £100 cash prizes - every single club/pro am/etc has been either golf equipment or vouchers - never cash.
Leereed
Head Pro
At ours it's in voucher's keeps the money in the club. I also thought that we (club golfers) could not win cash.
Old Skier
Tour Winner
It's becoming obviouse that some are ok with some rules being broken, I wonder where they draw the line. Not surprised at who fits into which category.
I never really understand this comment or view, most if not all Pro shops are individual retail businesses with the Pro on a retainer, thus the vouchers and spend is not "within the club" per se, its revenue for the Pro only.
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Deleted member 15344
Guest
Guess if its obvious you wouldn't mind naming names then.
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guest100718
Guest
You got one bite at least....
I'm still not clear what's OK as far as cash. Is it just club sanctioned comps that cant pay cash? What about swindles where we all chuck a tenner and the winner can get a pretty decent prize.
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Deleted member 15344
Guest
That's fine as its sweeps. It's just club sanctioned comps and EGU or County sanctioned comps
Swindles have their own HC and rules etc and you can play for whatever you want
Three
Tour Rookie
Paddy, basically it's the difference between playing between your mates, ie roll ups, swindles etc, and official comps run by bodies that report to the national or county unions, ie governing bodies.
I can obviously understand that a few quid here and there isn't really much to worry about in the big scheme of things, but somewhere there has to be a cut off - it just so happens that the current cut off is £0. If it changed to £5, £10, £50 or whatever, so be it.,but right now it's zero pounds and zero pence so that's what should be adhered to until further notice.
Green Bay Hacker
Journeyman Pro
All our majors are for prizes, all other medals and stablefords are cash.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
A club I know of (defo not mine, as if it was I could be sanctioned, and suspended) wrote to the RandA regarding running an auction (banned under the rules) and paying out several thousand to the winner.
The answer they received was pretty much they don't give a toss.
The better question is, if they don't care, why don't they change the rule book?
The answer they received was pretty much they don't give a toss.
The better question is, if they don't care, why don't they change the rule book?
Three
Tour Rookie
Did you see the correspondence?
Leereed
Head Pro
i play at a resort course so the pro's shop is run by the hotel chain for the hotel chain. So no independent pro running our shop.
USER1999
Grand Slam Winner
No. But the guy who wrote to the RandA was a private letter regarding this specific competition, and the club response was we are ok with what we do, we have had a communication from the powers that be.
If it was wrong, it would be wrong.
It's happening again this year. Last year the winners won proper money, way more than the £1000 won by the pro who won our pro am.
Ok, thanks for clarifying that, never realised that was how resorts worked.
