Extract from the MOA of the IGU as forwarded to the MYA & S

2. The following shall be the members of the Union:-

(a) All the persons named in the Memorandum of the Union who were the first members of the Union.

(b) The following golf clubs that are hereinafter referred to as Founder Members, shall have full voting rights: -

(i) The Bombay Presidency Golf Club Ltd.

(ii) The Golf Club Ltd.

(iii) The Ltd.

(iv) The Ltd.

(v) The Willingdon Sports Club Ltd.

(vi) The

(c) State Golf Associations affiliated with the Union shall be members of the Union. State Golf Associations shall have the following voting rights only if at least one of its Golf Courses is a Category A or Category B Golf Course:

Number of Golf Courses with the SGA Votes

One Golf Course 1

2-5 Golf courses 2

6-10 Golf courses 3

11-15 Golf courses 4

16-20 Golf courses 5

21-25 Golf courses 6

26-30 Golf courses 7

31-35 Golf courses 8 36-40 Golf courses 9

41-45 Golf courses 10

46-50 Golf courses 11

(d) Army Zone Golf Society (Army Zone) shall have the status of a State Golf Association and shall be affiliated to the Union having 25 votes.

(e) Golf Clubs affiliated with the Union shall be members of the Union. The voting rights of a Golf Club shall be dependent upon the management of the Golf Club as mentioned below and shall be restricted to all matters other than the election of the Office Bearers, that is, the Golf Club shall not have any voting rights in the election of the Office Bearers.

(i) Golf Clubs managed by its duly elected members and owned/managed by any governmental organization or the Government shall be classified as ‘Member Managed Golf Clubs’. Voting rights of a Member Managed Golf Club shall be dependent on the number of members declared by the Club to the Union and shall be as follows:

Clubs with declared membership up to 100 - 1 Vote

Clubs with declared membership from 101-200 – 2 Votes

Clubs with declared membership from 201-400 – 3 Votes

Clubs with declared membership from 401-1000- 4 Votes

Clubs with declared membership from 1001 and Above - 5 Votes

(ii) Golf Clubs not managed by its duly elected members or not owned/managed by any governmental organization or the Government shall be classified as ‘Corporate Golf Clubs’. The voting rights of such Golf Clubs shall be dependent on the category of such Clubs , as per Rule 5 , below, and shall be as follows:

Category A 4 Votes

Category B 3 Votes

Category C 2 Votes

Category D 1 Vote

3. All applications for membership shall be made as per forms prescribed by the Council and be addressed to the Honorary Secretary and shall be accompanied by a copy of the Constitution and/or Rules of the applicant and, wherever applicable, a signed statement showing the total number of members including the lady golfers.