Welcome Pack

[jim8flog]

Not being picky (well maybe a bit) but the phrases 'Welcome Pack' and 'Club Rules & Regulations' seem to be a little conflicting

i.e getting a sheet of rules & regs when you first join might not be the most welcoming experience

(I don't doubt having the club regs is important, just highlighting that it might not be the best way to issue them)

The welcome pack tells where you to find the Handbook and RsRs. They are not included in the welcome pack. As I said in the post.

 

[HomerJSimpson]

I just recently joined a club and as a beginner there are a few things I think would be good to inform new members of, particularly newbies to the sport like myself.

1. Simple explanation of the handicap system and what the club requires you to do in order to gain your first. ie, who must sign your 3 cards, what competitions you may play before in order to get hc etc.
2. A list of club members and their handicaps so you can book yourself into tee times with players of similar ability.
3. A tutorial on adding your score into the course computer
4. A guide or demo on how to correctly fix divots and pitch marks. (and how to put broken tees and cigarette butts in the bin!!)

but as Slab mentioned, its important that a new member is made feel welcome rather than inundated with do and donts. it can be an intimidating experience.

We run a buddy system for each new member and it's designed so that things like signing into PSI before comps, entering scores post round, how to enter in the pro shop and for future events etc. It's the mentor's job to also make sure the new member knows what roll up groups play at what time and on what day and will help ensure they are welcomed into the fold of each one. It's a relatively new initiative and appears to be working rather well.

Details on pitch mark repairs etc are widely available online and should be on notice boards all over clubhouses

 

[Robster59]

We have a welcome letter for new members but tbh your post has made me think it needs to be review to take into account what we've learnt from interviews this year.
I'm happy to share a copy with you of our current one.