Junior Golf Sponsorship Policy

Greystone members are pleased to support the development and growth of junior golf.  Junior sponsorship is designed to assist juniors with costs associated with amateur competition.  Money for sponsorship will be raised through fundraising for junior sponsorship and not through existing member funds.

 Eligibility

  • The applicant must be a junior member of Greystone in good standing
  • The applicant must have an amateur status
  • The applicant must formally apply for sponsorship (see attached application)
  • The applicant and their parent/guardian must adhere to the Junior Sponsorship Code of Conduct
  • The applicant is responsible for ensuring the sponsorship does not compromise their amateur status (see GOLF CANADA’s rules for funding amateur golfers)

 Requirements

  • Complete the GREYSTONE JUNIOR SPONSORSHIP APPLICATION
  • Applicants are expected to participate in the fundraising activities
  • Request for funds must include details of expenses including itemized receipts and/or invoices

 Approval Process

  • A completed application be submitted to the Captain, Vice-Captain, Head Pro or Director of Operations
  • Greystone Advisory Board members will review the application at the next regular scheduled committee meeting
  • Approval will be done through a vote requiring a majority for approval
  • The applicant and/or their parent/guardian will be advised within two weeks in writing of the committee’s decision to approve or decline the sponsorship request

Requesting Funds

  • Any requests for funds must be submitted to the Captain, Vice-Captain, Head Pro or Director of Operations
  • Requests must be accompanied by appropriate documentation (receipts/invoices)
  • Payment will be made subject to verification of the documentation and sufficient funds being raised
  • Payment must be approved by two or more Advisory Board members and all details must be disclosed at the next regular scheduled Greystone Advisory Board Meeting
  • The maximum sponsorship amount (total of all payments) to any given junior is $1,000

 Junior Sponsorship Code of Conduct

Greystone members are pleased to support the development and growth of junior golf.  The junior sponsorship is designed to assist juniors with costs associated with competition.  Any junior that receives sponsorship is expected to conduct themselves in a way that represents Greystone members appropriately on the course, at competitive events and in other public forums. 

Violations of Code of Conduct
Any of the following actions by a Greystone Junior Sponsorship recipient, parent or guardian at any Greystone event, non-Greystone event or toward another Greystone member anywhere, constitutes a violation of the Greystone Junior Code of Conduct:

  • Unsportsmanlike conduct, including abusive language, cheating, club throwing, disrespect to volunteers, officials or fellow competitors, or abuse of golf course property
  • Not adhering to the dress code at the host golf course
  • Use or association with drugs, alcohol, or smoking or chewing tobacco products
  • Vandalism at the host hotel, abusive behavior to host family or property
  • Conduct not becoming of a Greystone member, such as acting in anger or creating other distractions
  • Failure to treat host golf course with respect by ignoring the responsibility of caring for the course, filling divots and fixing ball marks
  • Physical abuse, threat of physical abuse, verbal abuse, slander or libel towards other players, parents, coaches, sponsors, host golf course staff or members, Greystone staff or volunteers in any medium

Violations of the Code of Conduct will be reviewed by the Greystone Advisory Board and can result in the forfeiture of any/all current and future sponsorship

GOLF CANADA RULES FOR FUNDING AMATEUR GOLFERS

Amateur golfers are permitted to receive funding from a number of sources to assist with the costs of training for and competing in golf competitions. Examples of such funding may include monies from a Club, sponsor, a local council grant or award, a government lottery award or a scholarship or bursary to attend a College or University. An Amateur may use such funds to assist with expenses that relate directly to training for and competing in golf events. Although not exhaustive, the following are examples of expenses that may be funded on behalf of an Amateur:

  • coaching costs, including tuition fees and travel and living expenses (this would also include warm weather coaching);
  • traveling, living costs and caddie fees incurred at golf events. In the case of an international event such as the United States Amateur Championship the approval of the body staging the event is required (i.e. the USGA);
  • golf equipment (including any clothing worn on a golf course);
  • golf Club fees;
  • medical treatment (e.g. physiotherapy) for conditions specifically affecting the playing of golf;
  • costs incurred in respect of fitness training.

However, the Definition of an “Amateur” provides that a golfer plays the game as a non-remunerative and non-profit playing sports and, therefore, there are restrictions on how such monies may be used by the recipient. In this respect, it is not permissible for monies to be used to cover the individual’s day-to-day living expenses that are not directly related to training for and competing in golf events. Although not exhaustive, the following are examples of expenses that may not be funded on behalf of an Amateur:

  • general related living expenses, e.g. food, accommodation, etc;
  • traveling costs not related to golf;
  • non-golf related clothing;
  • general medical treatment.

As stated above, the lists of permissible and prohibited uses of funding do not cover every eventuality and there may be other ways in which an Amateur may seek to use such monies. If an Amateur is in any doubt concerning a proposed use of funding he should contact the Amateur Status Committee for guidance. A Club, sponsor, government agency or other body giving monies to an Amateur to assist with golf related expenses may not pay such monies directly to the individual. Such monies must be lodged with Golf Canada or the individual’s Provincial Golf Association and will be disbursed in accordance with procedures laid down by Golf Canada’s Amateur Status Committee. An Amateur in receipt of financial assistance and those providing such assistance should be aware that the player cannot advertise the source of the funding – see Rule 6-2 (Promotion, Advertising and Sales). If any doubt arises in this respect, the player or the provider of the assistance should contact Golf Canada’s Amateur Status Committee for guidance.

Click here to download the Greystone Junior Sponsorship Application

May 2019

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