• Golf carts are for use on the golf course only. • Only golf carts owned by the Club will be permitted on the golf course. Privately owned golf carts and GEM cars are not allowed on the golf course. • Golf carts cannot be reserved in advance. • Only two (2) riders per golf cart are permitted at any time. • Persons renting golf carts are responsible for any physical damage incurred to the golf carts during their rental and will be billed accordingly. • Persons renting golf carts are responsible for all damage to third parties, including members, guests, or Club property, resulting from their negligence. • Persons without a valid driver’s license may not operate golf carts. Any accident involving a golf cart, which results in personal injury, or damage to private property or Forest Highlands property, must be reported to the Forest Highlands Gatehouse at (928) 525- 9090. Damage to a golf cart must be reported to the Golf Shop. The Club’s Professional Golf staff and the player assistants have the authority to remove any individual from the courses who violate these golf cart rules. They shall also have the authority to recommend to the Board of Directors an individual’s golf cart privileges be suspended for repeated or flagrant violation of any of these rules. 5.13 Use of Pushcarts Personal pushcarts, either manual or electric are allowed on either course at no cost. The club does have pushcarts available for rent. To minimize the impact of push cart traffic the following set of rules will apply. • Push carts should be operated with the utmost respect for golf course conditioning at all times. • Pushcarts are to remain a minimum of 10 feet from greens surfaces. When near greens, it is preferable to park pushcarts in rough areas, avoiding apron areas. • In most instances around greens, there is insufficient room between greens and bunkers to accommodate pushcart traffic. When this condition exists, carts are required to utilize the cart paths. • Pushcarts are to avoid all native and marked hazard areas. • Pushcarts are to follow all direction from temporary signage or markings. This may include, for example, ground under repair and wet areas. 5.14 Handicap Cart Access Members who have a DMV handicap placard for their car may drive their golf cart on the course at designated areas which have a handicap accessible sign. 5.15 Lightning Silence does not mean safety! Lightning is a severe hazard to personal safety that must be viewed seriously. It is the personal responsibility of all members to be vigilant and know what to do when lightning is near. To assist members in determining when threatening weather is near, we are equipped with a lightning prediction system, which detects electrical activity in the area. When any storm activity that may contain dangerous lightning is detected, a siren on the golf courses will sound.
When the Electrical Storm Identification Device detects a chance of hazardous weather in a 5-mile radius around the Club, the system will automatically activate the Club Alert sirens as a reminder to take the appropriate actions. A solid 15 second blast will sound and it is the responsibility of all members participating in outdoor activities (golf, swim, tennis),
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