I want to compete in some amateur golf tournaments….where do i look to find em?
Well, depending on the level of tourney you're looking for the USGA is a good place to start, as is the Golf Association of whatever state you reside in.
Check the golf course you normally play for posting on the bulletin board for tournaments coming up. At that course and maybe even surrounding courses. If you are a better player you can check with your state golf association for a tournament schedule.
Most fundraising tournaments love to have everyone come play. They usually don't require a handicap. It may say something like A,B,C, (sometimes) D players needed. An A player is very good. The C is a weak or new player. THe B is somewhere in between.
If you are serious about playing in tournaments you will need to get a handicap. Ask the club where you normally play if they have a men's or women's club you can join (usually in the $30-$50 per year range). The membership usually comes with a handicap. They will also have tournaments you can join. You do NOT have to be good to get a handicap. The handicap allows you to play against everyone. How it works is – if you have a 30 handicap and I have a 1 handicap I should beat you GROSS everytime we play. Gross is our raw score with no adjustment. With a handicap we would play for NET. You go out and shoot a 98 and I shoot a 73. You subtract 30 strokes for a NET of 68 and I subtract 1 stroke for a 72. You win NET; whereas, I won GROSS.
One the score card there is a handicap number for each hole. I would get my one handicap shot on the hole with a 1 handicap. You would get a stroke on every hole 1-18 PLUS you would get an extra shot on the holes marked 1-12 handicap (to get your 30 strokes). That would allow us to play each hole individually if we wanted. Example would be "let's play for a quarter per hole."
Hope this helps. References : Golfer for more than 40 years. I play in about 7 tournaments a year and have a 1 handicap.
wayne m Said,
Depends on your location, I use ncgolfers, but i'm from north carolina.. References : http://www.ncgolfers.com
cathyisaduck Said,
Well, depending on the level of tourney you're looking for the USGA is a good place to start, as is the Golf Association of whatever state you reside in. References :
Check the golf course you normally play for posting on the bulletin board for tournaments coming up. At that course and maybe even surrounding courses. If you are a better player you can check with your state golf association for a tournament schedule.
Most fundraising tournaments love to have everyone come play. They usually don't require a handicap. It may say something like A,B,C, (sometimes) D players needed. An A player is very good. The C is a weak or new player. THe B is somewhere in between.
If you are serious about playing in tournaments you will need to get a handicap. Ask the club where you normally play if they have a men's or women's club you can join (usually in the $30-$50 per year range). The membership usually comes with a handicap. They will also have tournaments you can join. You do NOT have to be good to get a handicap. The handicap allows you to play against everyone. How it works is – if you have a 30 handicap and I have a 1 handicap I should beat you GROSS everytime we play. Gross is our raw score with no adjustment. With a handicap we would play for NET. You go out and shoot a 98 and I shoot a 73. You subtract 30 strokes for a NET of 68 and I subtract 1 stroke for a 72. You win NET; whereas, I won GROSS.
One the score card there is a handicap number for each hole. I would get my one handicap shot on the hole with a 1 handicap. You would get a stroke on every hole 1-18 PLUS you would get an extra shot on the holes marked 1-12 handicap (to get your 30 strokes). That would allow us to play each hole individually if we wanted. Example would be "let's play for a quarter per hole."
Hope this helps.
References :
Golfer for more than 40 years. I play in about 7 tournaments a year and have a 1 handicap.
Depends on your location, I use ncgolfers, but i'm from north carolina..
References :
http://www.ncgolfers.com
Well, depending on the level of tourney you're looking for the USGA is a good place to start, as is the Golf Association of whatever state you reside in.
References :
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