To participate in 2004 Golf Association Tournaments, you must sign
up for a 2004 USGA Handicap through Gambler Ridge Golf Club.
This automatically gains you entry into the Gambler Ridge Golf
Association. The cost for the year
long Handicap Service is $25.
Your handicap will be an official one through the United States Golf
Association GHIN (Golf Handicap Information Network).
You are required to post and adjust your scores according
to the USGA's ESC (Equitable Stroke Control). The posted scores are
electronically transmitted via computer to the USGA periodically so that your
handicap can be updated (a schedule of the mailing dates and handicap revision
dates will be posted next to the score posting sheets). New members will not be
given a handicap until 5 scores have been posted, last years scores are
acceptable provided they were played in season. All Participants in the
Saturday events must have an established handicap to sign up for
any Golf Assoc. events.
You will receive an official USGA Handicap Card with a peel-off sticker,
which has your name, posted scores, I.D. Number, and two handicap numbers. The
handicap number listed next to HOME COURSE HANDICAP is the handicap you use
whenever you play at Gambler Ridge. The
number listed next to the words HCP INDEX represents your traveling handicap.
When you play a golf course other than Gambler Ridge, your handicap might
have to be adjusted in case the golf course is either more difficult or easier
than Gambler Ridge (as determined by the USGA).
When you arrive at the course, all you have to do is ask them for their
SLOPE CHART. With the chart you can find where your index number falls (it
will always be a number with a decimal as opposed to your home course handicap
which is always a whole number) and read across the sheet to find out what your
handicap should be for that day at that course. The higher the slope rating the
more difficult the golf course will be (national average is 113).
Golf Association tournaments are conducted throughout the year
culminating in the Club Championship where the winner from each flight will
receive 7 FREE GREENS FEES FOR 2004.
Entry fee for each event excluding the Club Championship is $10 payable
when signing up. Please be aware that if you have signed up for an event you
will be expected to show up. All
players who do not show up for an event they have signed up for will forfeit
their event fee and will not be allowed in the following 2 events championship
included. The club championship
entry fee will be $25 and this will include a Buffet after the qualifying round
for the championship. Please be
aware that the championship for those that advance will be up to 5 Saturdays,
anyone unable to make a match will have to forfeit.
Information about upcoming events will be posted throughout the Clubhouse
and the website. If you have any
questions about the Golf Association or the Handicap Service, please do not
hesitate to ask. We are more than
happy to help you.
A copy of the 2004 schedule is on the back of
this sheet and is permanently posted on the bulletin board in the Clubhouse.