To the Members of the Toronto Police Amateur Athletic Association Golf
League, an important message regarding cancellation of booked matches.
In the past several weeks we have had the unfortunate problem of members
phoning the league the day of the match to cancel. As an example, this past
week, six players called on Tuesday to cancel their attendance at Lakeridge
Links. This troubling practice not only defeats the purpose of the pre
booking, it destroys the considerable time and effort Rick Adderson spends
organizing the tee off lists, posting them on the league web site and
corresponding with the courses eight days in advance to provide them with
the number of golfers who will be attending. As well it damages the
reputation of the league and could result in courses refusing to co-operate
with the league in the future.
While the staff at Lakeridge were accomodating and did not charge for
members who did not attend on Tuesday, other courses have not been so
generous. As an example, those who booked but did show at Royal Ontario
were charged even though they did not attend.
While the league will still attempt to accomodate emergencies that do crop
up from time to time, it cannot accept the financial responsibility for
those who cancel at the last minute.
The best advice we can give you is, do not book for any match unless you
are positive you can attend, failing an emergency.
If this continues to be a problem we will be forced to enact the following
policy:
In the event a member cancels a match that he has already booked for,
the member will be responsible for the full payment of a charged green
fee.
WHAT DOES THIS MEAN TO YOU?
In the future, if needed, the following policy will be enforced:
If you cancel an event you have booked for and the course charges the league
for your booking, the full amount of the green fee charged will be deducted
from your account with the league. This means for example, if the course
charges the league $85.00 that amount will be deducted from your league
account.
In an effort to assist the newer members of the league the following
defines an emeregency:
- Injury suffered prior to the match.
- Working night shift and being required to remain as a result of a
major incident.
- Family emergency involving hospitalization.
- Other examples on a case by case basis.
What does not qualify for an emergency:
- Attending court. (If you receive a notification to attend court - you
should not book in the hope you can attend)
- Working day shift and your t.o. get's cancelled due to staff shortage at
your unit.
- You arrive late to the course due to traffic.
- Other examples on a case by case basis.
Board of Directors
TPAAAGL
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