Policies

Extreme weather policy

To assist in providing a safe environment for employees and players, Inverleigh Golf Club reserves the right to suspend play or close the course due to extreme weather of any kind including but not limited to fog, frost, snow, wind, temperature and lightning.

All golfers must consider the weather conditions prior to commencing their round of golf and shall play at their own risk.

The extreme heat component of this policy has been developed with reference to Golf Australia and Sports Medicine Australia’s Hot Weather Guidelines –

http://www.golf.org.au/site/_content/document/00006997-source.pdf

 

Forecast extreme heat, lightning, strong winds, heavy rain or hail.

In the event of extreme weather conditions being forecast, members and visitors are advised to re-consider their need to play. Any decision to play will be the sole responsibility of each player.

When the Bureau of Meteorology Geelong forecast at 5.00 pm on the day prior predicts a temperature of 35 degrees Celsius or more for the following day,  competition will be cancelled for that day.

Should the event of the day be of a significant nature (e.g. Board event, quarterly medal, etc) the event will be postponed to a date to be determined.

Should a decision be made by the Captain to suspend play due to extreme weather conditions, a siren consisting of one fifteen second blast will be sounded to indicate that play has been suspended.

Players must stop immediately, mark their ball, and must not re-commence play.

Players must make their way back to the Clubhouse and exercise extreme caution whilst doing so.

Any decision to re-commence play will be made by the Captain.

Non-Forecast Extreme Weather

In the event of non-forecast extreme weather conditions occurring, including the temperature reaching or exceeding 35 degrees Celsius, a decision may be made by the Captain on duty to close the course or suspend play due to extreme weather conditions.

A siren consisting of one fifteen second blast will be sounded to indicate that play has been suspended. Players must stop play immediately, mark their ball, and must not re-commence play.

Players must make their way back to the Clubhouse and exercise extreme caution whilst doing so.

Any decision to re-commence play will be made by the Captain.

Fog Policy

Play will not commence or will be suspended if the flag on the 18th hole is not visible from the clubhouse

Should a decision be made by the Captain to suspend play due to fog, a siren consisting of one fifteen second blast will be sounded to indicate that play has been suspended.

Players must stop immediately, mark their ball, and must not re-commence play.

Any decision to re-commence play will be made by the Captain. Play may re-commence when the flag on the 18th hole is visible from the clubhouse and this will be indicated by two short blasts of the siren, repeated three times, with a pause in-between.

Upon resumption of play, players must ensure the group in front or any staff are not within hitting range before playing a stroke.

Players on the timesheet have right of way on the starting tee over players whose round has been delayed due to fog.

Smoke Pollution Policy

With the onset of bushfire smoke significantly affecting our golfing environs and posing a health risk to players and staff, Inverleigh Golf Club has developed the following guidelines to assist in managing the risks associated with physical exercise in changing air quality and smoke haze.

Modifications address the need to take a more conservative approach, particularly given the irregular availability of professional medical support available.

The risk of health issues due to poor air quality is related to:

  1. Concentration of pollutants in the air (air quality measures)
  2. Exposure

– how long you are exposed to the pollutants

– how much you are breathing in (e.g. exercising v stationary)

  1. Individual risk factors like

– Asthma or other respiratory conditions

– Pregnancy

– Older or very young people

– Cardiovascular disease

We will use air quality measures published through the www.aqicn.org website to evaluate the current level of air quality and provide general advice on implications for players and staff.

 

Air quality measure                        Action  

VERY GOOD (0-33)                           Enjoy activities

GOOD (34-66)                                    Enjoy activities  

FAIR (67-99)                                       People unusually sensitive to air pollution should re-consider playing

VERY POOR (100-149)                     AIR POLLUTION HEALTH ALERT Asthmatics or symptomatic non-asthmatics and those in Item 3 should not play.  All Junior Golf Programs will be cancelled

HAZARDOUS (150+)                        AIR POLLUTION HEALTH ALERT Play will be suspended and the course closed

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