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As a Guest

While Shaughnessy Golf & Country Club offers a relaxed and inviting environment, please note that Shaughnessy is a private club with guidelines in place to ensure everyone’s enjoyment. Members and their guests are kindly asked to adhere to the following policies.

 
 

General

Business and Technology

Cellular phones, tablets, and laptops are not to be used anywhere on Club property except in the case of a medical emergency or in the following areas:

  • Parking Lot
  • Designated Phone Booths
  • Club’s Private Meeting Rooms

Business papers, briefcases, and business meeting materials are not permitted in the Sequoia Room, A.V. Macan Lounge, Garden Lounge, 19th Hole or Tennis Centre unless permitted by the General Manager.

Exceptions:

  • Personal handheld devices may be used for non-verbal, discrete, and silent information purposes.
  • Laptops and tablets may be used for silent individual use in the 19th Hole Card Room and Garden Lounge Dining areas before 5:00 p.m. only.
  • Members may make advance arrangements with the Director of Catering and Club Events for the use of a private room for business purposes. The use of private rooms is subject to availability and applicable fees.

Arrival

All guests are required to be registered by a Member. A member may register their guest at the following areas: the Golf Shop, the Tennis Centre Front Desk or the Host Stand in the upper Clubhouse entrance hall.

Members are responsible for their guests and are expected to advise them of the Club Rules, most importantly the Club Dress Code and Phone Policy, before they arrive on the Club property. Guests are not permitted to use the dining facilities, practice facilities, tennis facilities or golf course without the presence of a member unless permitted by the General Manager.

 
 

Dress Code

All members and guests are required to respect the Club's dress code and maintain a level of dress appropriate for a private club.

The Board of Directors has instructed Management to bring any rules violations to the attention of the member immediately, including any violations committed by invited guests. Anyone who does not take corrective action to address the violation in question will be denied service. All such violations will be reported to the General Manager. 

General

Members and guests are expected to wear tidy and appropriate attire specific to the various Club areas (course, courts, fitness, clubhouse, etc.). 

Denim appropriate for a private club and in good repair – without any rips, tears, frayed ends or holes, and worn appropriately – is permitted except on the golf course, tennis courts, and practice areas. 

Club Property

Not Acceptable

All

  • Beach wear, including board shorts and visible partial or full bathing suits or bathing-suit-style attire

  • Cargo shorts and pants (signified by gusseted pockets)

  • Caps and clothing bearing logos, emblems, slogans, numbers and illustrations not related to golf or tennis

Men

  • Collarless t-shirts

Women

  • Dresses shorter than mid-thigh length

  • Halter-style tops, and tank tops

  • Bare midriffs 

  • Sheer garments 

  • Shorts, skorts or skirts shorter than mid-thigh length

On the Golf Course

Accepted Attire on the Golf Course and Golf Practice Areas

Men

  • Collared shirts, tucked in at all times

  • Full-length slacks, plus fours with stockings and Bermuda-style shorts, no shorter than three inches (3”) above the knee

  • Golf shirts with sleeves and collars, turtlenecks or mock necks; all must be tucked in

  • Golf sandals, with or without socks

  • Golf-branded hooded sweatshirts

Women

  • Tailored slacks, capris pants, plus fours, Bermuda shorts, skirts or dresses no shorter than mid-thigh length

  • Shirts with a collar and/or sleeves

Not Acceptable

All

  • Hard spikes

  • Fitness attire, including sweatpants, yoga-style pants and athletic shorts

  • Non-golf-branded hooded “hoodie” sweatshirts (hoods are acceptable on outerwear)

  • Any clothing bearing a corporate logo that is not associated with golf, including sports team logos

  • Exercise pants not intended for golf, including yoga-style pants

  • Socks may not be folded over, rolled down or saggy

On the Tennis Courts

Accepted Attire on the Tennis Courts

All

  • White clothes, with no more than ten percent (10%) coloured imprints for trim

  • Non-marking tennis-specific footwear (may include colour)

  • Sweaters, warm-up suits and headwear may be white or coloured; coloured items must be removed within twenty (20) minutes

Please note that Tennis Events with differing dress codes will be advertised as such in the Green and on the Shaughnessy website.

Not Acceptable

All

  • T-shirts, street clothing, non-tennis athletic wear, clothing in poor, torn or soiled condition or clothing deemed inappropriate or offensive by Club Management

Men

  • Sleeveless shirts

Lower Floor of the Clubhouse

  • Attire worn on the Golf Course or Tennis Courts is acceptable. Please note that Fitness Centre attire is only suitable for the walk to and from the Fitness Centre to the Locker Rooms.

Upper Floor of the Clubhouse (Dining Areas, Banquet Rooms and Adjacent Patios)

Not Acceptable

  • Exercise sweats and clothing 

  • Collarless t-shirts

  • Hooded sweatshirts (with the exception of golf-branded hooded sweatshirts)

  • Towels

  • Flip flops or slides with rubber straps

Hats, visors and other headgear are not permitted to be worn inside the Upper Clubhouse but may be worn on all patio areas.

Upon completion of their activities, golf and tennis members and their guests are expected to refresh themselves, which includes changing into a fresh, dry outfit when appropriate. Tennis attire is not acceptable in the Sequoia Room after 5:00 p.m. but permitted in all other areas of the upper floor of the Clubhouse.

Special Events

Where special events permit clothing that differ from the dress code, these occasions will be clearly advertised to members through the monthly Green newsletter, website or sign-up methods.