Charter/By-laws

Article I - NAME

The name of this golf club shall be Lancaster County Golf Club; often abbreviated to LCGC.

Article II - PURPOSE

FIRST: To stimulate interest in golf around the Lancaster County area by bringing together a group of golfers desirous of forming a golfing organization.

SECOND: To promote and foster among the members a closer bond and fraternity for their joint and mutual benefit, and to promote and conserve the best interests and true spirit of the game of golf as embodied in its ancient and honorable traditions.

THIRD: To encourage conformance to the USGA Rules of Golf by creating a representative authority.

FOURTH: To maintain a uniform system of handicapping as set forth in the USGA Handicap System and issue USGA Handicap Indexes to the members.

FIFTH: To provide an authoritative body to govern and conduct club competitions.

Article III - MEMBERSHIP

Section 1. Membership shall be available to all men or women, 21 years of age or older. There shall be at least 10 members with a maximum membership of 100.

Section 2. Memberships in the club are individual and non-transferable.

Section 3. Only golfers with a reasonable and regular opportunity to play golf with fellow members and who can personally return scores for posting may be members and receive USGA Handicap Indexes from the club.

Section 4. Membership confers no voice in the operation of any golf courses, clubhouses nor any facilities of the courses.

Section 5. Membership confers no special privileges in connection with any golf course.

Section 6. Memberships in the club are for a calendar year only, with all memberships expiring on December 31.

Section 7. In the event that any member of the club shall commit any act which reflects poorly upon our league, the league officers will determine what, if any action shall be taken.

Section 8. The league will hold meetings annually, or more, based on need, determined by the league officers. These meetings will be both in person and virtual, or a combination of both.

Section 9. Dues are decided at our annual meeting, by those members in attendance, and are based on the league balance of funds, and having a sufficient amount to pay for our monthly outings and any year-long competitions. The closest to the pin competitions are funded separately by those in attendance at each outing.

Article IV - OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES

Section 1. Officers selected/voted on by members at the annual meeting.

Section 2. The officers shall consist of president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer and a scoring technician and their duties shall be such as their titles would indicate or such as may be assigned to them respectively from time to time. 

Section 3. Officers, along with league members, shall authorize and define the powers and duties of all committees. At times league decisions may be based on or decided by questionnaires and/or email, and at our annual meeting

Section 4. The Tournament Committee consists of three individuals with the responsibility to select and contact courses each year for the purpose of setting up our monthly outings. Their role is to be the Tournament Coordinator between the club and the golf course for that particular month. 

Tournament Committee Guidelines 

Section 5. The Closet to the PIN (CTP) coordinator will ensure groups are notified at the start of each tournament for taking out and bringing in the CTP markers. 

CTP Coordinator Guidelines 

Article V - AMENDMENTS TO BY-LAWS

Section 1. The league officers shall have the power to repeal or amend any of these by-laws, and may at times consult league members for input and/or a vote.

Updated Jan 2025