Linlithgow Golf Club: Tee Booking

Dear Member,

I’m pleased to report that over 100 members used the Scottish Golf app for scoring yesterday, and 75% of those returned a verified score. It is apparent however that the way we have set up the online tee booking system to allow both casual and competition play and to suit our different membership categories has led to occasional difficulties with bookings due to glitches in the Scottish Golf software.

We have now decided, in conjunction with Scottish Golf, that it would be beneficial to take the tee booking system offline for a period to enable them to resolve these issues.

For this reason, we have decided to revert to using BRS as our tee booking system for the remainder of the season.

We will continue to use the Scottish Golf app and software for competitions, our website and for booking the practice area due to the success of these elements.

New booking arrangements

With effect from 7am on Thursday 25th June, members should use BRS to book tee times for Thursday 2nd July onwards using the BRS app or via the following link: https://members.brsgolf.com/linlithgow/login

Note therefore that bookings up to the Wednesday the 1st of July will still be held in the Scottish Golf system.

For those members who have joined the club in the last couple of months, Jonny McEwan will be in touch with you from Monday 22nd June to commence the set-up of a BRS account. If you do not have a BRS account and have not heard from Jonny by the end of Monday, please contact him on clubhouse@linlithgowgolf.co.uk.

We would again thank all of our members for their patience during this time. The period since we have reopened has been immensely beneficial for ourselves and Scottish Golf in developing the system at no financial cost to our Club and we expect to adopt a fully developed version at the end of the season.

Kind regards,

Dougie Cockburn
Captain

POLICY STATEMENT

Linlithgow Golf Club is fully committed to promoting, supporting and safeguarding the welfare of all children in its care. Child protection and safeguarding means protecting a child from child abuse or neglect, as stated within the National Guidance for Child Protection in Scotland 2014. We recognise the responsibility to promote safe practice and to protect children from harm, abuse and exploitation.

Staff and volunteers will work together to embrace difference and diversity and respect the rights of children and young people. This document outlines Linlithgow Golf Club’s commitment to protecting children.

These guidelines are based on the following principles:
 The welfare of children is the primary concern.
 All children, whatever their age, culture, disability, gender, language, racial origin, socio-economic status, religious belief and/or sexual identity have the right to protection from all forms of harm and abuse.
 Safeguarding is everyone’s responsibility.
 Children have the right to express views on all matters which affect them, should they wish to do so.
 Organisations shall work in partnership together with children and parents to promote the welfare, health and development of children.

Linlithgow Golf Club will:
 Promote the health and welfare of children by providing opportunities for them to take part in golf safely.
 Respect and promote the rights, wishes and feelings of children.
 Promote and implement appropriate procedures to safeguard the well-being of children and protect them from abuse.
 Recruit, train, support and supervise its staff, members and volunteers to adopt best practice to safeguard and protect children from abuse and to reduce risk to themselves.
 Require staff, members and volunteers to adopt and abide by this Safeguarding Policy and these procedures.
 Respond to any allegations of misconduct or abuse of children in line with this Policy and these procedures as well as implementing, where appropriate, the relevant disciplinary and appeals procedures.
 Observe guidelines issued by local Safeguarding Committees for the protection of children.
 Regularly monitor and evaluate the implementation of this Policy and these procedures.

Review
This Policy and these Procedures will be regularly reviewed:
 In accordance with changes in legislation and guidance on the protection of children or following any changes within Linlithgow Golf Club.
 Following any issues or concerns raised about the protection of children within Linlithgow Golf Club
 In all other circumstances, at least every three years.