We are very pleased that Royal Sydney Golf Club has been very helpful in providing lawns for the Eire Cup. RSGC normally has only two croquet lawns, but they have agreed to turn tennis courts (which are directly adjacent to those lawns) into an additional two lawns to provide a four lawn venue. The existing lawns are as good as any lawns in Sydney, and we are confident that the two additional lawns will also be excellent. RSGC have gone out of their way to assist us - for example, lawns will be cut at dawn each day. RSGC is a private members club and has dress and other requirements for its members and their visitors. We ask that players and visitors comply with these requirements. RSGC has indicated that the requirements will not be strictly enforced in the croquet playing area only. Players and visitors are welcome to use the club facilities during and after play, but the requirements will need to be met if players want to use the clubhouse.
The requirements are set out below.
| Arrangements for Players and Visitors at the Royal Sydney Golf Club | ||
| 1. | Dates and Times | |
| 1.1 | Access to the RSGC will be from Wednesday 25th March to Sunday 29th March inclusive | |
| 1.2 | Access will be from about 7.00am for play to commence from 8.00am | |
| 1.3 | Play will normally finish around 6.00pm but may extend to about 7.00pm in unusual circumstances | |
| 1.4 | Some lawns will be available for practice on Tuesday 24th from 1.00pm to 4.00pm. | |
| 1.5 | During practice players will not interfere with any work by the RSGC ground staff. | |
| 2. | Access and Facilities | |
| 2.1 | Players and spectators may only enter via the car park on Kent Road. | |
| 2.2 | RSGC will place signage to direct players and visitors to the courts. | |
| 2.3 | Parking in the RSGC car park will be available for croquet players and officials, on most occasions. | |
| 2.4 | Parking may be made available to other visitors at the discretion of the RSGC. | |
| 2.5 | The Venue Manager for croquet will be located at the eastern end of the Tennis Pavilion. | |
| 2.6 | The RSGC has the following dress standards. | |
| In the Clubhouse and on All Sporting Facilities | ||
| a. | No denim clothing is permitted. | |
| b. | No obvious commercial advertising on clothing. | |
| c. | Men - shoes must be worn with socks. | |
| d. | Access to Clubhouse Sports Bar only - jacket and tie not required, sporting attire acceptable. | |
| e. | Croquet attire to be neat and appropriate. Team uniforms accepted. | |
| f. | Men general: shirts must have collars and must be tucked into trousers or shorts. When wearing shorts, visitors may wear plain calf length white socks. "Cargo" type shorts are not permitted. | |
| g. | Women general: Shorts and skirts should not be shorter than mid-thigh length. Shirts must have collars. | |
| 2.7 | All visitors are requested to comply with the normal dress standard, but in the croquet area only it will not be strictly enforced. | |
| 2.8 | Access to the clubhouse will be limited to the Sports Bar, and is conditional on meeting the above dress standards. There will be a sign-in protocol for players, officials and spectators who wish to use the Sports Bar, but no sign-in is required for those who do not use the clubhouse. | |
| 2.9 | Players, officials and spectators complying with the dress standards may use the Sports Bar for drinks, snacks and the like. | |
| 2.10 | Coffee, soft drinks and sandwiches will be available for purchase at the Tennis Pavilion. These will be to the RSGC normal standards. All purchases must be paid for at the time of purchase. There will be no CNSW account or the like. | |
| 2.11 | Food and beverages are not to be brought to the RSGC by visitors and players. Players who use special sporting diets consumed during the day are exempt. | |
| 2.12 | The RSGC has the following requirements for mobile telephones | |
| a. | Mobile telephones are not permitted in the Clubhouse or on the sporting facilities, and must be switched off in these locations. | |
| b. | The use of a mobile telephone within the confines of a car, parked in the Car Park, is permitted | |
| c. | Mobile telephones may be used when inside the Tennis Pavilion, and players and visitors are requested to then use their telephones sparingly. | |
| Notes prepared by the | ||
| Committee CNSW - September/November 2008 | ||