Moves are being made by a combined group known as the joint requisitionists to get backing for a general meeting in the autumn on the future of the amateur governing body, Scottish Golf.

In the wake of March’s contentious annual general meeting, in which a proposal to raise the annual subscription club members pay by £3.75 to £15 in an effort to raise funds was voted down, a collection of “like-minded” bodies are attempting to mobilise the various representatives to back another motion which would see the per capita levy increase to £14.50.

Five Areas – Glasgow, Renfrewshire, Lothians, North East, Perth & Kinross and Renfrewshire – and two Counties – Renfrewshire Ladies and Midlothian Ladies – have been instrumental in driving a fresh proposal and are now seeking wider support as Scottish Golf continues to operate on a reduced budget which has had implications on its various frontline services.

After the initial vote was voted down earlier in the year, some representatives felt that information made available during the agm could have led to a different outcome had such details been widely circulated before a number of proxy votes were cast.

“We heard a lot more then than in the lead up to the agm and that might have influenced the voting,” said Allan Shaw, who has taken up the role of secretary of the requisitionist group

"We spoke in favour of looking at the per capita issue again, as did Renfrewshire, and we have been talking about this on and off to find out what people are thinking.

"We also waited until the new CEO (Andrew McKinlay) had settled in and to see how receptive Scottish Golf would be to providing supportive information.

"We got support for a briefing paper straight away from seven-like minded bodies - five Areas and two Counties - and that has now been made public.

"By the end of this week, we will review the feedback, which has been mixed so far, and we will be announcing next week if the group want to call an agm.

"We already have sufficient support to call the meeting. We need five per cent of the voting membership and have 70 votes, which represents 9 per cent, between us at the moment.

"We are encouraged by support from different sizes of clubs as well and we have already had some preliminary discussions with Scottish Golf about providing 'back up' information to be published with the 'Call of the General Meeting', if that goes ahead, which we hope it will.

"It has come out that there will be a lot more cutbacks next year if there is no increase in the per capita and we have requested to get information on what they will be and on what any extra funds would be used for.

"We are particularly keen to see systems developed to draw some income from 'nomadic' golfers which in itself will help to contain per capita fees in the future."