I. ELECTION OF OFFICERS AND COMMITTEE CHAIRS:

A. Nomination Committee: The President shall appoint a Nominating Committee Chair in July. The Nominating Committee Chair shall choose two members to serve with her to choose candidates for the Officers and Chairs. Other nominations may be made from the floor at the time of the meeting. The Nominating Committee will prepare a slate of nominees for presentation to the Members. This slate will be posted on the EWGA Web page and on the EWGA Bulletin Board at the Eisenhower Golf Club 30 days prior to the General Meeting.

B. All Officers and Chairs shall be elected by vote at the October meeting and shall take office immediately.

II. EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE:

A. The EWGA Executive Committee shall consist of the President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, Rules Chair, Tournaments Chair, Social/Sunshine Chair, and Special Event Chair. This committee will act on behalf of the EWGA members in deciding on matters concerning seasonal play such as calendar, dues, pairings, special events, special appeals, special concerns of members, and other routine matters.

III. DUTIES OF OFFICERS:

A. EWGA PRESIDENT: The EWGA President shall preside at meetings of the EWGA and the Executive Committee and may appoint Chairs of Standing Committees as needed. She shall be an ex-officio member of all committees except the Nominating Committee. She shall represent the EWGA at all appropriate local and regional events and shall perform other duties that ordinarily pertain to her office.

B. VICE-PRESIDENT: The Vice-President shall preside at meetings of the EWGA and the Executive Committee in the absence of the President. She shall also perform other duties as may be assigned to her by the EWGA President.

C. SECRETARY: The Secretary shall keep the records of all meetings and shall keep them on file for reference by all members. She shall also assist the President and manage correspondence and other pertinent notices.

D. TREASURER: The Treasurer shall be responsible for all financial matters of the EWGA. She shall collect all dues, assessments, and fees and make all disbursements, keeping records thereof and reporting to the members at meetings. She is responsible for maintaining all matters related to the EWGA bank account.

The Treasurer shall also be responsible for sending out the yearly Membership Letter and for maintaining an up-to-date roster of current members.

IV. DUTIES OF COMMITTEE CHAIRS:

A. RULES CHAIR: The Rules Chair is responsible for providing direction, interpretation and overall management of rules policy. She shall be familiar with all USGA rules, local rules that may supersede them, temporary rules for special events, etc. The Rules Chair may select assistants to serve with her on a Rules Committee. She and her Committee may be called upon at any time for interpretation of these rules and shall seek guidance, if required, from the USGA "Rules of Golf, Professional Management of the EGC or other Golf Pros where EWGA members are involved. Rule decisions of this Committee are final.

B. SOCIAL/SUNSHINE CHAIR: The Social/Sunshine Chair shall be responsible for arranging the social aspects of all EWGA events involving EWGA members only, including decorations and refreshments at meetings, etc. On behalf of the EWGA members, she shall be responsible for sending personal messages of concern to members who are ill or have lost an immediate family member. She should obtain assistance from the membership as needed.

C. TOURNAMENT CHAIR: The Tournament Chair may select a member to assist her and co-Chair share equal responsibility for running the Weekly, Spring and Club Championship Tournaments. She will be responsible for all pairings, starting times, posting of all special tournaments formats and special rules. She is also responsible for the monthly posting of all handicaps on the EWGA bulletin board and for tracking eligibility for Flights and Awards. The Tournament Chair will conduct weekly random checks of the scores in the system.

D. SPECIAL EVENT CHAIR: The Special Event Chair shall be responsible for coordinating one event per season that would involve outside members. She will be responsible for her event and shall acquire the services of the appropriate Executive Committee Officers, Chairs and EWGA members, as she deems necessary. At the end of this event, she will be responsible for providing an expense report to the Treasurer for her records.

E. NOMINATING COMMITTEE CHAIR: The Nominating Committee Chair shall be responsible for forming a Nominating Committee and performing duties as described in Section I of these Bylaws.

V. TERMS OF OFFICE

The term of office is arranged so that the term will expire after one year. Members of the Executive Committee are elected to serve for one year in their respective office. Additionally, the Vice President is elected with the understanding she will serve a year as President the following year after serving as Vice President, if unopposed.

VI. RULES AND CONDUCT OF PLAY

A. WEEKLY TOURNAMENTS and other EWGA events shall be conducted by the Tournament Chair, and shall follow the rules of the USGA. Exceptions to these rules are Local Rules, as prescribed by the EGC and EWGA. The Tournament Chair will ultimately make the decision when to affect the exceptions and inform the Members accordingly. The Tournament Chair may announce special rules for certain events as deemed appropriate for the event.

B. RULES: The Rules Committee shall be responsible for settling all questions regarding rules, rule infractions, and penalties. USGA rules shall apply except as described in the above paragraph.

C. SCORE CARDS: All scorecards must be signed, attested and dated before being turned into the Tournament Chair.

D. POSTPONEMENTS: All tournament postponements prior to start of play will be decided by the Tournament Chair or a designated assistant. Exception to this rule is the Club Championship, as outlined in Section VIII.D.

VII. SPRING TOURNAMENT

A. Any member holding a valid FULL USGA 18-hole Handicap Card in the current year and has played 5 EWGA rounds in the current year is eligible to participate in the Spring Tournament.

B. The Tournament Chair will post notice of this 36-hole (best 2 out of 3 rounds) Spring Tournament schedule and any additional rules at least two weeks in advance of the start of play.

C. The Spring Tournament is a fully handicapped tournament. All rounds will be 18-hole stroke play with players to be divided into flights. Handicap strokes will be deducted after each round.

D. The Spring Tournament Champion will be the member who shoots the 36-hole Low Gross and Low Net Scores in each flight.

E. The Tournament Chair shall decide a default by a player.

VIII.CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP

A. Any member having played 10 EWGA rounds and holding a valid FULL USGA 18-hole Handicap Card in the current year is eligible to participate in the yearly Club Championship.

B. All rounds will be 18-hole Stroke Play with players to be divided into flights. No handicap strokes will be used.

C. The Tournament Chair will post notice of this 54-hole best 3 out of 4 rounds Club Championship Tournament schedule and any additional rules at least two weeks in advance of the start of play.

D. The Tournament Chair shall decide a default by a player.

E. The Club Champion will be the member who shoots the 54 hole best 3 out of 4 rounds Low Gross combined score and will be awarded a plaque or trophy.

XI. HANDICAPS

A. All handicaps shall be USGA recognized. A "Temporary Handicap" is established using at least 5 18-hole rounds. New members with "No Handicap" must establish at least a Temporary Handicap within the first month of membership. All regulation rounds played by members, at home or away, must be posted in their designated course handicap computer for handicap purposes by the end of the month of play. The Tournament Chair will post the list of handicaps monthly. All members are required to play with the most recently posted handicap until the next month's handicap is posted.

B. A No Handicap holder is only eligible for Weekly Chip-in and Birdie Awards. She will start in the lowest Flight. A Temporary Handicap holder will also be eligible for Weekly Low Gross and Net Awards for her Flight. The maximum handicap will be 40 for all events and new memberships.

C. Members having membership at more than one course may maintain a single USGA index/handicap at the course most utilized. The member is responsible for entering all scores from any course in the designated course computer. She is also responsible for ensuring the Tournament chair receives her revised index handicap monthly and in a timely manner.

X. DUES

All members shall pay annual dues, to be determined yearly by the Executive Committee, prior to her first play date. New members may join at any time during the season upon payment of dues. Dues are not prorated. New members dues will be refunded if the required (40 or less) handicap is not reached by the end of her first month's membership. A member may be terminated if in default of dues. Other fees may be called for in the event of special expenses for certain events.