A club can begin to offer this at any time. Most would probably start when most of their membership activity takes place, but nothing precludes a club from starting at any time.

The club identifies an individual contact point for the SCGA to work with. The club contact can fill out the form at scga.org/access or it can identify a person and ask the SCGA to walk through the preparation with that person. In either case the SCGA will work with the club contact to make sure everything is set up correctly.

Yes, we recognize that things can change. We would ask the individual contact for the club to reach out to the SCGA Member Services Department to ask for a change in information. Changes in dues from year to year will need to be communicated PRIOR TO September 1. The SCGA will implement the change and allow the contact for the club to review and confirm any modifications.

Visa and MasterCard only.

There are no additional fees. This is an SCGA member service.

The club initially identifies a single contact to receive email notification. The club can have other people added to the notification list by contacting the SCGA.

The club contact is notified seconds after any membership transaction is completed.

Yes.

In the confirmation email, the new member will receive a club contact name and email address for any questions. Many clubs are planning on sending a welcome email to the new member; the SCGA will automatically send its welcome to the SCGA email as well.

No, the new member fills out a profile during the process and this data is automatically loaded into GHIN.

A new member receives his or her SCGA/GHIN number seconds after the transaction is completed as part of an email notification that everything has been completed. This member can immediately begin to post scores after receiving this number.

The identified club contact will receive the profile information in the member joined confirmation email. It is also stored in Golf Nations, and a club can use the USGA Admin Portal to access the member’s individual record and/or generate a club roster at any time.

https:// is in place during the input and utilization of the credit card information. This is the standard in the industry and uses Secure Socket Layer that encrypts information.

Yes, during the procedure the member’s profile will be made available for review and updating. This updated information will be stored in the GHIN database and is accessible via GHP Online Club at any time.

Yes, a player can be found via SCGA/GHIN number or name and if the member is inactive can be reinstated. In addition, an Admin can change the Roster view in Golf Nations/SCGA Admin Portal to include all or view inactive to find a former member of the club and activate that member manually.

There is both a join and renew capability, accessible through a single button/link. A club does not have to offer both joining and renewing capability. The good news is that if an existing member clicks on the button/link, the program will realize that the person is a member of the club and is renewing and price accordingly. Similarly, for a brand new member to a club chosen, the program will determine that this person is new to the club and ask the right questions and price accordingly.

Yes, We can accommodate as many membership types as your club offers. We give you an opportunity to describe the benefits of your membership types in approximately five lines of text so that prospective members can determine which choice suits them best. This concept also applies to individuals comparing clubs and their benefits.

Yes, we will confirm all of your various pricing models and automate these functions so that you do not have to remember to change something on date x.

Yes, by using the date of birth entered into the golfer’s profile, pricing can be automated. Similarly, this also will determine whether a golfer is eligible for the SCGA Junior discount, where we do not charge a golfer SCGA dues if under the age of 19.

NO. The auto-renew feature is optional for each member.

YES. A club can choose to allow its members to optionally participate in an auto-renewal option, easing the collection of dues for the long term.

YES. Members will receive an email notification both four weeks and two weeks in advance of an automatic renewal, giving the opportunity to cancel the upcoming charge. See sample below:

NO. When a member is inactivated, auto-renewal is also inactivated for that member.

Auto-renewal is scheduled to occur 15 days prior to the member’s expiration date. This is AFTER the member has been sent two email communications advising of the pending auto-renewal transaction.

Given that auto-renewal is chosen during the membership payment process, the member would not be able to activate the auto-renewal feature until the next membership cycle/year.

No. The program is set up so that, for example, a golfer who pays for membership on Oct. 15 will have a subscription end date of 365 days later on October 15. If that person then renews any time in their renewal window (starting 60 days prior to expiration, i.e., Aug. 16) the next year the subscription end date will be advanced 365 days to Oct. 15 of the following year. If the member does not renew and the club leaves the rollover setting for the member at OFF in the SCGA Admin Portal, the member will automatically become inactive on Oct. 16 with no additional action by the club.

NO. The member should be listed as rollover OFF and will become inactive one day after the subscription end date passes.

Technically NO, but practically yes. The club is the only entity in position to inactivate a membership; the member can only opt-out of the automatic renewal function. However, if a member opts out of automatic renewal and does nothing else, the membership will expire automatically one day after the subscription end date.

Any club desiring to change its dues structure MUST notify the SCGA PRIOR TO September 1. (All clubs offering the auto-renewal option will receive a reminder about this approximately August 1). This allows the member that is scheduled for auto-renewal a chance to see the upcoming pricing change in the four-week advance notification email, and be given an opportunity to opt out of auto-renewal. See sample auto-renewal notification message that includes pricing breakdown earlier in document.