2008 Membership

The JGANC is accepting membership applications for the year 2008. You may apply online and pay by credit card, or print the application and mail to the JGANC along with your check. Membership dues are $70.00 per year.

Applicants will be mailed a membership packet as soon as the application is processed. The membership packet will include the calendar of events listing over 90 tournaments, universal entry forms you may duplicate and use to enter any sanctioned JGANC tournament, and other important information for the junior golfer.

Before the JGANC will accept you as a member of the association you and your parent(s) must read and agree to the following Codes of Conduct:

Junior Member

Violation of the Code of Conduct on the Golf Course

*Unsportsmanlike conduct including obscene, abusive or vulgar language.

*Club throwing.

*Disrespect to volunteers, officials or fellow competitors.

*Abuse of golf course property including not putting litter in its place and replacing divots and repairing ball marks.

*Cheating.

*Use of electronic devises including walkmans, radios, beepers, cellular phones and cameras during play.

 

Violations of the Code of Conduct off the Golf Course

*Any use or association with drugs or alcohol, smoking or chewing tobacco products.

*Vandalism at a host hotel, abusive behavior to host family or their property.

*Conduct unbecoming a JGANC member.

 

Violation as a member of the JGANC

*Not withdrawing prior to an event is a violation and will be considered as a No Show. Juniors who have a No Show record are not invited to JGANC sponsored invitational events and will not be considered for team participation. It is the junior's responsibility to call the tournament director if they have entered a tournament and have not received a confirmation. It is the junior's responsibility to check our No Show list on our website in case an error has been made. If so, it is the junior's responsibility to call the tournament director to correct the error.

 

Dress Code (required dress)

*Hats/caps/visors must be worn with the brim forward. Males must remove hat/cap/visor while indoors at host facility.

*Shirts must be worn and tucked in at all times while at host facility.

*Shorts must be no more than 6 inches above the knee (length of dollar bill from top of the knees).

*Shoes must be worn at all times. Spikeless golf shoes or tennis/athletic shoes only.

 

Prohibited Dress

*Tank tops, T-shirts

*Denim shorts, short-shorts, cut-off shorts, gym shorts, jeans (levi's), spandex, sweats, bathing suits, halter tops.

Note: Should host facility have a stricter dress code, its policy will take precedence.

 

Code of Conduct Violation Penalties

*Violation penalties will be applied as stated in the USGA Rules of Golf, JGANC Rules and the rules of the individual tournament.
*Unsportsmanlike conduct of obscene, abusive or vulgar language may be assessed a one stroke penalty as observed by a tournament official. Second violation is immediate disqualification.

*Any Code of Conduct violation, as reported by the tournament director to the JGANC may result in a written letter to the player and his/her parent/guardian.

*Repeated incidents of reported unsportsmanlike conduct will eliminate the junior from consideration for team selection and special invitational events.

*Possible indefinite suspension of player's membership if repeated infractions occur.

Your signature on the membership application verifies the applicant has read, understands and agrees to adhere to the JGANC Junior Code of Conduct.

 

Parent/Guardian/Spectator

Violation of the Parent/Guardian Code of Conduct on the Golf Course

*Unsportsmanlike conduct toward other junior players and spectators.

*Obscene, abusive or vulgar language.

*Disrespect to tournament officials, volunteers and other players.

*Walking closer than 25 yards to competitors, being in the fairway and not to the side.

*Talking to competitors during play.

*Interfering with discussions on rulings and scores.

*Scorekeeping as an official for your child's group.

*Distracting play by loud talking with other spectators and use of camera, cellular phone, radio or beeper during competition.

 

Code of Conduct Violation Penalties (in procedure order)

*Parent/guardian is warned by one of the tournament committee and/or JGANC Director.

*Parent/guardian is asked not to follow their child during round.

*Parent/guardian is asked to leave the tournament site.

*Parent/guardian in violation of Code of Conduct

1. May cause stroke(s) penalty to junior at tournament.

2. May cause disqualification of junior from tournament.

3. May cause player's JGANC membership suspension as determined by the JGANC Board of Directors. 

Clicking on the "Accept" button below is your affirmation that:

• The parent or guardian has read, understands, and agrees to adhere to the parent/guardian/spectator section of the JGANC Code of Conduct. Parent or guardian also agrees to share expectations of conduct with other family and friends who attend a tournament.
• The Junior has read, understands, and agrees to adhere to, the JGANC Code of Conduct.