THE WEST LANCASHIRE GOLF CLUB
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION
Dear Prospective Member
Thank you for expressing an interest in joining the West Lancashire
Golf Club. I hope that we have included sufficient information in this
document to whet your appetite even further and apply for
membership in the near future.
If there is any additional information you require, please do not
hesitate in contacting me.
Ruth Gardner
Why join the West Lancashire Golf Club?
- You would be joining one of the most prestigious (included in the Top 100 courses in
England) and oldest (9
tholdest in England) Golf Clubs in the country.
- Play your golf on 200 acres of true natural seaside terrain
- We offer a variety of membership options to meet your needs and circumstances.
- Our annual subscriptions are very competitive and can be spread over time if that
suits your budget better.
- We offer a comprehensive competition structure that is available for all membership
categories and golfers of varying skill levels.
- There are opportunities to represent the West Lancashire Golf Club in matches
against other Clubs.
- Bring guests along to play at vastly reduced rates.
- Our Professional, Gavin Abson offers tuition and advice, as well as operating a fully
stocked outlet for equipment and golfing apparel.
- An online tee booking system that allows members to view course availability and
book golf without having to travel to the Club.
- Our Clubhouse offers excellent value for money food and drink facilities, as well as a
varied social programme.
- The Clubhouse is available for hire to members for their private functions without
charge.
- Members receive a Bar Card that provides discounts on the published food and drink
prices.
- We’re very proud of our website and we’re confident that all the information that a
member and visitor requires is on there (there’s also a security protected Members
Area that provides information for their eyes only).
- We regularly distribute ‘e-newsletters’ to our registered website users to keep them
updated with issues affecting the Golf Club.
- We offer reciprocal arrangements with other Golf Clubs that allows members of each
Club to visit the others in the ‘group’ and play for a reduced green fee.
The Application Process.
Firstly, having read this document, if you have any of your queries have not been answered,
please refer to the Business Manager to seek clarification.
Once you have decided that you wish to pursue an application to join, please complete the
Application Form included in this pack and then forward it to the Business Manager for
processing.
Your Proposer and/or Seconder will then be contacted to arrange a meeting with the
Membership Committee to discuss your suitability of joining the Club. (If you do not know
any current members of the West Lancashire Golf Club that could propose and second your
application, this need would not necessarily be a barrier to joining and we encourage you to
still complete the form and pass it on).
Having spoken to your Proposer and/or Seconder, an interview will then be arranged with
yourself to discuss membership and the options available.
Post interview, details of your proposed membership will be posted on our Noticeboard for
fourteen days to allow existing members to see who is applying and have an opportunity to
confirm their suitability, or on very rare occasions, their unsuitability!
When all of the above has been completed, your membership application will then be put to
the Club’s governing body – Council – for acceptance.
Finally, we will provide an invoice detailing the fees required and when payment has been
received, we will arrange a further meeting to issue your ‘Welcome Pack’ which will include;-
- Our welcome letter providing information on the background of the Club, various
housekeeping details, the Club’s current Dress Code etc
- A copy of the Club Rules
- A copy of the Rules of Golf
- Club Fixture List
- Your ‘Bag Tag’ to confirm your membership
- Your Bar Card
THE WEST LANCASHIRE GOLF CLUB
APPLICATION FOR MEMBERSHIP
(please complete this form in block letters)
Full Name: ...
Address: ...
...
Post Code: ...
Email Address……… ...
Telephone No: (Home) ... (Business) ...
Date of Birth: ... Age: ...
Profession or Occupation:...
Name of Firm/Company: ...
Position Held: ...
Class of membership applied for: ...
Names of previous Golf Clubs of which the applicant has been a member:
...
Have you ever been refused membership of a Club?...
Golfing Experience ...
Do you hold a CONGU Handicap? If yes please state: ...
Please state why you wish to join West Lancashire ...
...
Who proposes your application? ...
Who seconds your application? ... (please see over for details concerning the proposer and seconder)
Signed: ... Date………. PLEASE STATE ON THE REVERSE OF THIS FORM FOUR MEMBERS OF THE WEST LANCASHIRE GOLF CLUB WHO WILL SPONSOR THIS APPLICATION AND ALSO ANY OTHER
MEMBERS TO WHOM YOU ARE KNOWN
NAMES OF MEMBERS OF THE WEST LANCASHIRE GOLF CLUB TO WHOM I AM KNOWN ...
...
...
...
Both the proposer, seconder and sponsors of this application must be either Full or Limited Members and have been such members of the Club for a period of at least three years. Neither the proposer, seconder or sponsors are permitted to be members of Council or the Membership Committee and the applicant must be known personally to them.
PROPOSER
Name: ... Signed: ...
Date: ...
Please state your relationship to the applicant: ...
How long have you known the applicant? ...
SECONDER
Name: ... Signed: ...
Date: ...
Please state your relationship to the applicant: ...
How long have you known the applicant? ...
SUPPORTER 1 Name... Signed... SUPPORTER 2 Name... Signed... ... SUPPORTER 3 Name……… Signed……… SUPPORTER 4 Name ……… Signed……… PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO:
Ruth Gardner
The West Lancashire Golf Club Hall Road West
Blundellsands Liverpool L23 8SZ
