The Ayrshire Golf Association provide a welcoming and safe environment for all juniors.

All Executive members who are involved in junior coaching and junior team matches are registered with the PVG scheme and, where appropriate, have attended suitable training events.

John Shanks is the appointed Safeguarding Officer for the Area Association, and Scott Gilchrist the Deputy Safeguarding Officer, who can both be contacted by Email at

safeguarding@ayrshiregolf.org

Or by telephone on 07775 033286 or 07494 859612 respectively.

Code of Conduct Declarations

From 2026, all juniors and parents or responsible persons must read and agree to their respective codes of conduct before any player registration is approved for Ayrshire Golf Association events, including team matches.

The Association will securely retain this information and ensure its deletion at the end of each playing year.

Links to all the relevant policies are available below

A.G.A. - Child Protection Policy

A.G.A. - Code of Conduct For Juniors

A.G.A. - Code of Conduct For Parent/Responsible Person

A.G.A. - Responding to Concerns Procedure

A.G.A. - Code of Conduct for Coaches and Volunteers

A.G.A. - Trips Away From Home (Involving Overnight stays)

A.G.A. - Spectator Guidelines

Important Information

For Junior Participants 

In Ayrshire Golf Association Events

Before participating in any Ayrshire Golf Asssociation competition, team, or event, all Junior Golfers and their Parent or Responsible Person must complete the Code of Conduct Declaration on an annual basis.

The declaration can be accessed by scanning the QR code below or clicking on the image, which will open the form in your browser.

Speak Up to Ensure the Safety of Our Junior Golfers

The Ayrshire Golf Association has a zero tolerance policy for any behaviour that could potentially expose our Junior Golfer, Their families, or Our Executive Members and Volunteers to inappropriate conduct. The Association encourage you to submit a conduct report if you believe that anyone associated with our events is not meeting the standards The Association aim to uphold. You can be assured that any information you provide will be treated with confidentiality and will be handled appropriately.

If you would like to submit a conduct report, please scan the QR code below or click on the image to open the form in your browser.