The Kingman City Golf Commission reviewed a draft set of golf-course rules and regulations and discussed how the city will enforce them, including attire rules, pace-of-play marshals and lost-ball procedures.

The draft allows women to wear sleeveless or collarless golf shirts marketed for women, and the commission debated who has authority to enforce attire rules. Commissioners said enforcement would fall to on-duty golf-pro staff in the pro shop when present, and to marshals or other designated representatives on the course when available. Commissioners acknowledged enforcement can become confrontational and said staff will need direction and support from the commission and city to carry out removals or ejections when necessary.

The commission also pressed the need for marshals to address slow play and to help enforce rules. Commissioners and staff said part-time staffing pressures and higher-than-expected part-time labor costs have complicated hiring; the pro shop and parks staff have been recruiting but noted difficulty filling positions. Commissioners repeatedly returned to marshals as a way to improve pace of play and to reduce “long-cycle” maintenance work created when play is disrupted.

Commissioners noted the USGA changed the lost-ball search time from five minutes to three minutes and directed staff to update the draft rules to reflect that change.

Public comment came from Pam Tappan, a Country Club Drive resident adjacent to the 7th fairway, who praised maintenance but asked the commission to move the No. 7 tee box and remove a large bush behind 785 Country Club Drive that she said collects golf balls and debris. “At my house, we don't call them golfers. We call them goofers,” Tappan said, urging a simple tee-box relocation and vegetation removal to reduce stray balls and delays.

The commission did not adopt the rules at the meeting. Staff said they will collect commissioner edits, return a revised draft to the commission and then take the updated document to the City Council for final action.

Votes at a glance
- Motion to accept the minutes of the Aug. 13 meeting: approved (unanimous). The commission called for the draft rules to be edited and returned; no final vote on the rules occurred.

The commission asked staff to provide a printed copy of the draft to each commissioner, highlight changes for the next meeting and identify enforcement responsibilities so that the pro shop and marshals (when hired) can carry out consistent enforcement.