PLAYER PACT & CODE OF CONDUCT

OUR PROGRAMME

Our Development programme is designed for players of all abilities with the emphasis on players improving their core skills while enjoying coaching sessions from our inspiring and experienced coaches. We are proud of the welcoming, inclusive and fun atmosphere at the golf club.

arrival for sessions

Please ensure that you arrive on time for sessions and wait for the coach outside the Lab. Once a register has been taken, the group will then be led down to the designated session area.

SAFETY Guidelines & procedures:

We want everyone to enjoy their Golf in a safe environment. Take care of your personal equipment at all times ensuring that it is safe and appropriate. 

At the start of your free taster session the coach will go through all safety guidelines and procedures, to reiterate what has already been read by yourself.

When a coaching session is in progress, you must stay within the confines of the area that is being used. This will either be the driving range, the short-game area, or either of our two putting greens. Players are to respect the green, and to avoid damaging it with their golf club, or any other implement.

Driving range:

  • There is a designated red and green zone, please stick to the green-zone when you are not hitting balls from a bay (so that you don’t get injured by a golf-club).

  • Players are not to swing golf-clubs unless they are in a hitting bay.

  • Players are not to run out in front of their bay, onto the grassed area (to avoid being struck by a golf-ball).

Short-game area:

  • Players are to keep to the far side of the short-game area (on the side of the houses).

  • Players are not to go past the green and white stakes, at the back of the short-game area.

  • Players are not to hit in the net whilst on the short-game area.

  • No full swings are to be made on the short-game area.

Putting greens:

  • Players are to stay within the confines of the fence line on the top putting green by the Clubhouse, and within the confines of the concrete path on the bottom putting green.

  • No full swings are to be made on the putting greens.

If you hear someone shout the word “FORE!”, you must duck and cover your head, as an errant golf ball may be heading towards you.

BEHAVIOUR AND SPORTSMANSHIP

All Golfers are required to abide by the Code of Conduct set out below.

Golfers must:

  1. Respect the rights, dignity and worth of all people and treat them equally within the context of sport.

  2. Adhere to guidelines, rules and regulations laid down by the Golf Academy.

  3. Co-operate fully with the other staff at Torquay Golf Academy.

  4. Do all in their power to promote a positive image of Torquay Golf Academy at all times.

  5. Not exert undue influence with other Torquay Golf Academy staff to obtain personal benefit or reward.

  6. Abide by guidelines laid down by the Coaches which may be made from time to time to cover specific situations.

  7. Profane language or harassment of Golfers, coaches or staff members will not be tolerated. The use of threats and/or violence in any form will not be tolerated.

  8. Adults are requested to conduct ALL administrative, registration processes through the Academy Administrator (Kate Pearce - kate@torquaygolfacademy.co.uk).

  9. Your first point of contact for queries and/ or feedback should be the academy administrator (Kate Pearce - kate@torquaygolfacademy.co.uk).

It cannot be stressed enough that anyone associated with the Golf Academy or Golfers found in breach of the Code of Conduct will be dealt with severely and could face permanent removal from the Golf Academy.

COMMUNICATION

Information will be sent via WhatsApp during the year.

DIRECT DEBIT MANDATES

If you wish to pause or cancel your membership to the Adult Golf Academy, please notify us by emailing kate@torquaygolfacademy.co.uk and we can assist you with this. We can pause your membership for up to 2 months to reserve your space, or if requested cancel your debit debit mandate for you.

It is your responsibility to notify us if you wish to cancel your debit debit, or to cancel it yourself. This needs to be done within 5 working days before the end of the month in order for the next payment not to go out. We are not responsible for any charges incurred if we haven’t been notified.