Dakota Pines Golf Club 2018 Membership Guide Clubhouse 651-437-4211 Pro Shop 651-437-4210 www.dakotapinesgolfclub.com Golf Course / Pro Shop Hours of Operation In season (Memorial Day-Labor Day) Pro Shop will open 30 minutes prior to first tee time. Pro Shop will close 1.5 hours before dusk Day of Week 1 st Tee Time Range Hours Monday 10:00 9:30-7:30 Tuesday 7:00 6:30-7:30 Wednesday 7:00 6:30-6:30 Thursday 7:00 7:30-7:30 Friday 7:00 6:30-7:30 Saturday 7:00 6:30-7:30 Sunday 7:00 6:30-6:30 Tee Times: Shoulder season hours and tee times will be posted based on season. Membership Tee Times can be made up to 14 days in advance. Online reservations are recommended. If you need to reduce or modify number of players, please contact golf shop. Public may make online reservations 10 days in advance or 5 days by phone. Standing Tee Times are allowed for members in good standing for Wednesday afternoons and Saturday mornings. Standing Tee Times must be submitted in writing to golf professional. Abuse of standing tee times will result in a reduction of allowed tee times.
Range Use/ Practice Areas: Range balls are available for our members and guests before play or to practice. Members and Patrons that have purchased a season range pass may get range balls from bag room, all others must purchase range balls in pro shop. Guests wishing to hit range balls must purchase a bag of range balls in the pro shop We encourage members to use the bacon strip method of range etiquette - pictures will be posted in the locker rooms. Please do not hit range balls over the fence at the back of the range. Upper tees are available for irons only. You must hit in the designated locations as determined by the superintendent. Range balls are the property of Dakota Pines and shall never be removed from the property. No Pitching to putting green. Chipping is allowed. Please do not remove Pitching (Short Game) area golf balls. Carts are not allowed on range or back mats at any time thank you. Pace of Play Pace of Play has been established at 2 hrs. per nine holes. Please keep pace! Please inform your guests of this policy. Members that have been verbally warned about slow play may lose tee time privileges for an established time period. as determined by the golf professional staff. We will do our best to enforce pace of play on busy days. Foursomes have priority on a golf course, however we will allow 5-somes with prior approval. Check in Arrival to Course When arriving at course, please check in with golf shop upon your arrival. It is important that we know you are on the course for many reasons, including emergency situations. Plus, with outside play it is paramount that we are able to manage the tee sheet. No play begins on #10 without pro shop approval. Dress Code: In season (Memorial Day Labor Day), no denim is allowed. Collared shirts tucked in, and bills of hat on correct order. All men must have sleeves on their shirts. At no time are athletic shorts allowed on the golf course. Before Memorial Day and after Labor Day Sweatshirts and jeans are acceptable. A collared shirt is recommended but not required. Please inform your guests of the dress code policy. Course repair: All players are required to fix ball marks, replace divots and rake sand traps during their round. Please leave rakes outside bunkers after use. It is all our responsibility to ensure we take care of the course. Sand cups are provided on carts and next to bag room thank you in advance for using these resources to ensure proper course conditions. Rental Cart Policy Drivers must be 18 years of age or older to operate a rental cart. Driver is financially responsible for any damage caused to cart or property. Carts must remain 30 feet from greens and tees and stay on paths where provided. No more than 2 persons are allowed on cart. No more than 3 carts allowed per group during 5 some play.
Bag Storage: We are pleased to offer bag storage for our members. From Memorial Day to Labor Day the bag room attendants will prepare your clubs for the day, and clean clubs and put away after each use. Dakota Pines Golf Club is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged clubs with items stored on site. During the shoulder season, bag room attendants will be reduced to weekends. Hole in One Insurance Program. Scoring a Hole in One is an exciting accomplishment for the golfer. Based on the long standing tradition of buying a drink for scoring a hole in one, Dakota Pines offers a Hole in One insurance program. For each Hole in One, Registered HIO members will be billed $7 for each hole in one. $250 of the money collected will go directly to a bar tab to ensure that at least some of the money is applied for its intended purpose. The Tab will remain open until the $250 is used. Limited to one drink per member. Any remaining money will be distributed to the member. PLEASE NOTIFY PRO SHOP BEFORE April 1 st IF YOU WISH TO HAVE HIO INSURANCE. If you do not designate HIO option, you will NOT BE INCLUDED. Fore Up Online Account: While still a work in progress to maximize the functionality, you will have access to your playing history, member charges and invoices. Once your membership is established and we have the signed application, you will be given online credentials. With the online credentials you will be able to manage all your personal information, billing information, history, and chit credits. Membership Billing: On the first day of each month you will receive an online invoice. You will be able to pay with a credit card online or bring a check in by the 9 th of the month to keep your membership in good standing. If payment is not received by the 10th of each month, your credit card on file will be charged. If you have any discrepancies to your account, please speak with Barrett in the Golf Shop, or Todd in The Pub prior to the 9 th of the month. Please sign all Member charge tickets. Pro shop Mill River Members will receive a 20% discount on all in stock merchandise pro shop purchases. The Pro shop staff would be happy to assist with special order purchases. All Special orders are subject to shipping and tax charges. Event pro shop credit (chits) Any event winnings will be applied to your online account and may be used to purchase in stock merchandise. Chits expire on October 31 st. Sorry, chits cannot be applied to past purchases, member billing, special orders, f/ b, golf or cart purchases. Trade in Program We have established a trade in program with a local buyer. If you are looking at upgrading your equipment, let us get a trade in price for your old equipment.
Golf Games / Club Events Men s Club is established on Wednesdays. Women s Club has events on Thursdays. Men s and Women s club tee times will be posted at the beginning of the year. If you have a request for a starting time on Wednesday or Thursday, please make note in writing and give to golf professional staff. Requests will be honored on a first come first serve basis. Any reduction or addition to group sizes must be reported to pro shop. Club Events will be posted in advance. Members may charge entry fees. Entry fees will generally be between $10-$75. We hope that you will participate in events during the season and we encourage you to invite your guests to join us during our general events. Cash games must be paid for in cash before play. We are pleased to use the GOLF GENIUOS TOURNAMENT program. This program allow you to access all results and also allows us to POST YOUR SCORES TO GHIN automatically. Games that operate on players tee times require the scorecard to be turned into golf shop before the beginning of following day of business. Failure to turn in card will result in NC. Please list First and last name on card for common names. Please refrain from using nicknames. Dakota Points Program: We are pleased to again offer the Dakota Point Series for participation in golf events at Dakota Pines. Similar to the PGA Fed Ex Cup points- players will receive points based on participation and place in field. Bi Monthly standings will be posted to track your progress. The top 24 will be invited to the Tournament of Champions to be held in the fall. Handicap The majority of events at DPGC require a valid USGA Handicap to participate. A USGA handicap is included in your membership. It is the MEMBERS responsibility to ensure that all scores are entered into the USGA System, using equitable stroke control. Misleading playing ability may result in disqualification or adjustment before play as deemed necessary by golf professional staff. Such offenses not allowed would include- Posting erroneous scores Stopping play to not post a score Repeatedly playing more than one ball, as not to post score Deliberately adding strokes to inflate a score or erasing strokes to reduce a score NEW 2018 ***THE GOLF STAFF WILL POST ALL ELIGIBLE SCORES AFTER EVENT PLAY Equitable Stroke Table 18 Hole COURSE Handicap 9 Hole COURSE Handicap Max Score posted on any hole 9 or less 4 or less Double Bogey 10-19 5-9 7 20-29 10-14 8 30-39 15-19 9 40 and above 20-24 10
Electronic Communications The Dakota Pines website will continually be updated to keep you current to golf course news. Weekly emails will also be sent out to keep you posted to current news and events. If you are not receiving emails, please notify a member of management. Golf Instruction We are pleased to offer PGA and LPGA instructors to help you improve your game. Please contact the Professional staff directly to set up appointments. Only DPGC Professional staff is eligible to provide lessons on site. This includes range, short game area, putting green and golf course. Formal outside instruction is not allowed. Outside Events Outside events are vital to the financial success of the course. We currently offer outside events any day of the week, including weekends. Weekend events will be restricted to afternoon play to ensure that our members have optimum opportunity to play in the morning. We will not overbook outside events Calendars and information will be provided in advance to you regarding any course closings due to outside events. There is not a fee reduction for a member participating in outside events. We do have several discounted reciprocals with area courses. Please see golf staff for updated reciprocal programs and contacts. Locker Rooms Each qualifying membership will be allowed a locker included with membership. It is each member s responsibility to maintain a clean area around locker. One key will be presented to the member. It is the member s responsibility to possess the single key for the locker. If a new key must be produced, the member will incur all charges. At no time will illegal items be permitted on the premises. DPGC reserves the right to search any lockers. Members are financially responsible for any damage cause by themselves or their guests to the locker room or any portion of the clubhouse. Dakota Pines Golf Club is not responsible for lost, stolen or damaged items stored in lockers. By signing the Membership application, I have agreed to the policies set forth by Dakota Pines Golf Club. Any misuse or abuse of policies may result in termination of membership. A verbal notice will be given for first offence. A written notice will be given for second violation. Suspension or termination of memberships will be communicated after second warning. Suspensions and terminations of membership will be issued without refund.