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* * Congratulations to JEFF LYNCH - our 2023 Overall Tour
Champion *
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You can access his stats by clicking his pic on the top left of the
Home page.
Also,
Congratulations to VAN RENICK, JR as the 2023 Medalist
Division
Champion. |
2024
TOUR INFORMATION: The 2024 Tour is full with 120 regular
members. We will continue to accept applications for
Alternate positions through May 3rd, 2024. See the Alternate page for more
information about how it works. Tour
Applications are currently available
from the Home Page.
Outlined
below is basic information on how we will conduct the 2024
season. Any significant changes will be communicated to you
via
this website or email. Please read
everything carefully before submitting your application.
- Pairings – We will continue
random
pairings, balancing groups by total handicap for pace-of-play. We
will consider limited pairing requests, but with no guarantee. Any
request must be from both
members. No foursome
requests allowed.
- Smoking – Since 96% of the
Tour Members
are non-smoking, the Tour requests that smokers
refrain from smoking in carts, on tee boxes, or on the putting green.
They may smoke elsewhere on the course, away from others in the group,
so long as play is not delayed. This simplifies the pairings process,
and encourages a more healthy environment on the Tour.
- Forward Tees – We will continue the option for
eligible members to play from Forward Tees. Our current
handicap system calculates the player’s Event
Handicap based on the specific
tee being played to shoot even par, so the fairness of the competition
is maintained regardless of the tee being played. Eligible
players will have the option to check the Forward Tee box on the
Application, and in doing so are assigned to the Forward Tee for the entire
season. Event
Handicaps will
drop approximately 3 to 5
strokes when playing the Forward
Tee, though the difference could be more or less depending on the
course being played. You may verify your Forward
Tee eligibility on the Members
page of the website. Note: Medalist Division participation
is from the Senior Tee only.
- “Age”, for purposes of determining
eligibility, will be calculated as
of 7/29/2024, which is the date
of the 5th
tournament.
- Players 75
and older, as of 7/29/20243, may
request to play the Forward Tees regardless of Handicap Index.
- Additionally, players
70 and older, whose Age
+ Rounded Handicap Index is 90
or higher, may request to play the forward tees. This option is
not available to new members
not having a verifiable VSGA/USGA handicap.
- Handicaps & Flights –
Each player’s
Handicap Index is computed based on scores and ratings for the specific
tee played. The Event Handicap is calculated by taking the
player’s Handicap Index, applying the rating and slope for
the specific tee played, and expressing it as the number of strokes
required to shoot Par, if one plays to their Handicap Index.
We utilize the USGA recommendation to use 95% of handicap in large
field competitions, creating a more level competition across the broad
range of handicaps. Flighting will continue to be based on
handicap; however, in a Multi-Tee environment we split the field into
three flights based on Handicap Index rather than Event Handicap.
- Awards – We are dropping the
choice of
additional gift card in lieu of a trophy, as there were no takers 2023. Low Gross
Tournament wins an $80 gift card plus any net award they may
win.
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By
going to the RESULTS
page,
you can
access tournament results for this year, and past years,
including points totals,
finish
positions, and
scoring averages.
Now
is a
good time to
brush up on the revised Rules of Golf. They're not there just
to
penalize
you. You can often improve your situation by taking advantage
of
the rules. Access them via USGA website at
http://www.usga-rules.com/
Re Rules - This
is a competitive Tour. It is the responsibility of every player
in the group to enforce all rules and protect the
field. At a minimun you are expected to
warn a player about an inappropriate action. If he continues to
violate
the
rule, bring it to the attention of Rick Crotts immediately upon
turning in
the scorecard. It is strongly suggested that all
Tour members,
new and old, review the Tour RULES before
every outing.
Rules will be enforced, and infractions may result in assessment of
penalty strokes, disqualification, or suspension from the Tour. Visit
the USGA website at
http://www.usga-rules.com/
to view their rules videos and enhance your general knowledge of the
rules of
play.
Inclement
Weather
Policy
- It is the policy of the Tour that we will proceed with
tournament play, regardless of weather conditions,
unless conditions cause the course to be unfair for competition,
or
conditions are
considered extreme or dangerous by the course management or the Tour
committee. Delays will be rescheduled to the next available date for
the course, weather permitting. Regardless of the
date
chosen, the makeup tournament will be considered an official points
tournament.
If
you have a worthy item to include here, send it to Ken. If
it
passes muster, we'll include it.
If you happen to make a Hole-In-One, click on this link to go to the Hole-In-One
Club page
and submit your
information.
The
VSGA
has changed to year round handicap posting. That means, for
those of you having USGA handicaps, all rounds you play in Virginia, or
south of Virginia, should be posted in the VSGA/GHIN system.
All
RVSGT events should be posted as Competition rounds.
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