The Roanoke
Valley Senior Golf Tour is accepting applications for the
2024 season. You must turn age 55 on
or before May 13, 2024. Tour
membership will be capped at 120 regulars, plus up to
8 Alternates. Last
year's members will have until March 15th to
renew memberships. If there is no change from 2023
information you
can just mail Joe Bass your check, otherwise go ahead and
submit an
application form with your updates.
New Member Applications will be placed in
available Tour slots on March 16th in the order of receipt, so submit
your application early. We normally accept 15-20 new members each year.
If
regular Tour slots are not available,
applicants may be offered an
Alternate slot on the Tour. Please
review complete
information
about
the Alternate
Program before submitting your application. The Alternate
Program should also be considered by someone who intends to play
only a few tournaments. If this is your interest, check
the "Alternate Slot"
box on your application (located next to "New Member").
The Roanoke Valley Senior Golf Tour
is a competitive association which requires players to adhere
to the RVSGT
Rules of Play. These
rules parallel the rules of the
USGA, the main exception being that we allow players to lift,
clean and
place their ball in their own fairway. You play the ball
as it lies elsewhere on the
course, unless a specific
USGA rule, or RVSGT local rule provides relief. Failure to
comply
fully
with these rules will subject players to possible disciplinary action
by the
committee, including tournament penalties, disqualification,
or suspension
from the Tour. Please click on the links below to review the
Rules and Handicapping procedures before submitting your
application.
The Application has a check box to participate in the optional
Virtual
Medalist Division, which competes using Gross Scores only.
Participation in this division has no impact on participation in
the regular net score based Tour. Please read the information on
the MEDALIST DIVISION
page before checking this box. An additional $60 fee will
apply.
The Application also has a check box for eligible members to
play Forward Tees, which average 600 yards shorter than
the standard senior tees. This option is
open to members 75 and
over (as of 7/29/24), and to members 70 and over (as of
7/29/24) whose Age + Rounded Handicap Index is 90 or
higher. This
70+Hdcp
option
is not available (for the current season) to new members not having
a verifiable VSGA/USGA
handicap index. This Forward Tee selection applies
to the
entire 2024 season. The player's Event Handicap is appropriately
adjusted to play this tee, usually 3 to 5 strokes depending on
the course.
