Member Courtesy and Responsibility
While on the Golf Course

The following message is being sent to all PGA WEST Members from the Greens Committee and Golf Operations Committee

Dear PGA WEST Members,

As you know from playing, there has been a significant improvement in Course conditions this year and last as compared to previous years. This is no accident and is a result of changes we have made to the overseed schedule and a commitment by ownership to provide Members with first-class Course conditions. In our survey last spring, maintaining excellent Course conditions was the most important objective expressed by Membership. It is obvious GIC, KSL and Club Management have been listening.

Over the last several months, Dean Miller and his Superintendents have received more than $1.7 million dollars in new maintenance equipment to help deliver the quality Course conditions we want.

Unfortunately, no matter how wonderful a job the maintenance staff does, if the first group out in the morning does not rake bunkers, fix ball marks and sand their divots, the playing experience for everyone else becomes substandard. We are so fortunate to belong to what may be the best overall golf property in the world. We have world-class Courses with a variety of designs and styles. To have a few Members ruin the experience for others because they cannot follow some very simple and courteous rules is a real shame.

It is not time consuming or a lot of work to follow the rules and be courteous to your fellow golfers. Play quickly, sand your divot (and one extra), fix your ball mark (and one extra), rake the bunker after you hit, keep your carts on the path around tees and greens, use the 90 degree rule with your carts when possible and if not possible, use the gates so we don’t end up with undue wear in one location. Make your mantra to “Leave the Course in better condition than you found it.”

It is incumbent on all Members to be familiar with our Good Golfer program. It outlines the standards and expected behavior for all PGA WEST golfers. It also means that we need to be willing to step up and politely ask our fellow Members to follow our Good Golfer standards when the situation arises. Peer pressure may be the only means we as members have to influence those who refuse to comply.

Help us move to a culture of greater respect for the golf course, our fellow Members and the game of Golf.

Please CLICK HERE for a copy of the Good Golfer Program or get a copy from the Golf Shop.