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History
The CERN Golf Club was founded by constitutional assembly in October 1982, by a small group of enthusiasts eager to introduce many others to the joys and frustrations of this , at that time, elite sport. The assembly was rapidly followed by the first competition, 'Le Coupe du Pro', on the 24th October at the Golf Club of Evian. The announcement of the day for this competition shows a list of 7 tee-offs for 20 participants, and invites interested persons who wish to come along as spectators to equip themselves with jogging shoes! Presumably everyone played a lot quicker in those days than they seem to manage at the present time! Raymond Gregoire and Paul Queru were the principal founder members of the club. This autumnal demonstration seems to have had the desired effect because in 1983 the membership list had jumped to 35, a figure at which it stabilized for several years. Around 1986 , in accordance with an increase of interest in golf in general, a considerable expansion took place, with membership increasing every year to reach levels of over 100 members. It should be noted that the possibilities of playing golf locally have similarly increased and that whilst those initial twenty golfers had a choice of playing three local golf courses, our members today are faced with the dilemma of choosing any one of the many courses within a motoring distance of 90 minutes. In 1991 the CERN Golf Club became an affiliated Corporate Association with the French Golf Federation (FFG), in the Rhone-Alpes League. This gave the club the right to participate (already with great success) in the French Cup, to issue licences and to officially manage handicaps via the central FFG server in Paris.Membership
Membership applications are made using the form accessed from the Members page. Applications from NEW external (non cern) members must be approved by the committee, before any payment is made. For external members a maximum handicap of 24 for men and 28 for women is required. On receipt of the UBS acknowledgment of payment the applicant is placed on the full membership list and becomes eligible for competitions, etc. The 2012 membership fee if SFR30 is to be paid into the UBS account by Mar-25. Please make a comment on the UBS payment form, COT12 + yourname. A member has the right to play in all CERN competitions including the matchplay.External members must be sponsored by an active CERN staff member. The sponsor is in charge of communication between the club and the external member.
- Sponsors will only be required in the future for new members who are not CERN employees
- The sponsor MUST BE an active CERN employee
- A retired CERN employee CANNOT act as a Sponsor
- There will be no limit on the number of members a CERN employee can sponsor