OVERVIEW

2024 Memberships

• Early Bird (3/1 - 3/15) $50 off

• Single tour membership - $400

• Multiple tour membership:

  • 2 tours: $650

  • 3 tours: $900

Membership fee goes towards Unknown Golf scoring software, Cap Patrol, event payouts, regular season flight champions, championship day purse and website maintenance

HANDICAP

• An official USGA handicap index is required on the CGT

  • As an Allied Golf Association of the USGA, the CDGA is authorized to distribute a Handicap Index® from the USGA

• Cap Patrol - A handicap committee management and peer-review system designed to promote fair and honest play for everyone. Cap Patrol is a tool that allows us to easily gather all of the data to monitor its players handicaps and scores to present to the CGT handicap committee the background data needed to make adjustments to a players index

• Course or playing handicaps will be posted to the CGT website on the start date of each event. Course handicap is calculated using the following formula:

  • Course Handicap = Handicap Index® x (Slope Rating™ / 113) + (Course Rating™ – par)

    • * Please note your handicap index and course handicap are two different things. Course handicap is defined as the number of handicap strokes a player receives, before handicap allowances, from a specific set of tees as determined by the Slope Rating and the difference between Course Rating and par

• New members who came in without a handicap will play at a 0 until 3 rounds (54 holes) are posted to your CDGA account, a handicap will then begin to trend. See the USGA calculation of handicap index for fewer than 20 rounds below:

• A handicap adjustment may be issued by the CGT committee at any time based on data supported by Cap Patrol

• Handicap Flights: (estimated based on entries)

  • A flight - 0-5

  • B flight - 5.1-10

  • C flight - 10.1-14

  • D flight - 14.1-18

  • E flight - 18+

  • Establishing handicap - members who come in without a handicap will play at a 0 until 3 rounds (54 holes) are posted to your CDGA account, a handicap will then begin to trend & you’ll be placed into a flight based on said handicap

  • Flights will be determined on 4/19 when your latest handicap is pulled. Once placed in a flight, you’ll earn points toward your season long standings. As your handicap fluctuates throughout the year you may be competing in a different flight for said event(s), but your season long points total will always report to the flight you started in. This way flights are fluid depending on member handicaps trending up or down.

RULES

• The CGT operates under house rules. We’re not affiliated with any governing body. Keep all matters in house

• Singles, flighted, net handicap, tournament rule, stroke play format. USGA Rules of Golf. Ball in hole

• In order to provide a better playing experience & to keep pace of play the following may be utilized by D & E Flight members:

  • D & E Flight members have the option to use the 55+ senior tee’s

  • D & E Flight members can utilize the local rule for stroke & distance found below:

    • Local Rule - Stroke & Distance

• Attestation

  • Regular events

    • Members must play with at least one other CGT member for their round to be official

  • Majors & playoffs

    • A new attester is needed unless playing in a CGT foursome

      • New attester is defined as a CGT member who has not attested to any of your scores for the year

        • Ex. Tom attested to Rob’s score in event 1. Tom cannot attest to Rob’s score in event 3 (Masters). Tom & Rob can still play together but another CGT member has to attest to Rob’s score in event 3.

  • Cross tour attesting is allowed - play with CGT members from our other tours and have your score attested to, or vice versa

• Playing & Submitting a Score

  • Members are allowed practice rounds

    • Members must declare to their partner/group before the 1st tee whether the round is practice or official. If not declared before the 1st tee the round is considered practice

  • Once a member declares their round official, said members scorecard must be submitted post round

  • Only mark gross scores on your scorecard. Net score will automatically calculate after submitting

    • Attester(s) names must be legibly printed on the scorecard

  • Once a scorecard is submitted, scores are final

  • Scores are due by 11pm on the final day of each event. No exceptions

  • Unusual net scores are immediately flagged for committee review

  • If a member is caught raking putts, blatantly cheating, sandbagging or forging a scorecard they will be disqualified immediately

  • Putt out EVERYTHING. No gimmes

  • 2024 USGA Rules of Golf: www.usga.org

  • USGA Handicapping: www.usga.org

SCHEDULE

• Members must play the said scheduled event & post their score within the 2 week timeframe to receive points

  • Scores are due by 11pm on the final day (Friday) of each event. No exceptions

    • Once the event closes it goes under review for the weekend so the committee can review scores. Event flight winners are then posted to the CGT website on the following Monday

• No extensions or make-ups will be issued

• If play is suspended do to inclement weather you may resume play where you left off

• It is up to you to make arrangements to play the said scheduled event. The CGT Slack channels and the CGT tee sheet are available to accommodate members who are looking to pair up/looking for an attester

• CGT Tee Sheet - (NEW)

  • For each major & playoff, we have pre-purchased an hour of consecutive tee times for both weekends of said major/playoff. The CGT Tee Sheet booking page will be available shortly

    • The CGT tee sheet is great for members looking to pair up/looking for an attester

    • A great opportunity to meet other CGT members & have a mini outing within the scheduled event

• Slack Channels

  • Instantly communicate with other CGT members & directors. Channels are broken down by tour, preferred time of play and by flights for members looking to pair up/looking for a new attester

    • Join the CGT Slack network here

• Tee’s

  • Tee box selection will vary at each event

  • Scheduled event tee’s can be found on the tour schedules of the CGT website

    • An event email that includes all designated tee boxes will be sent out on the start date of each event

  • Senior Tee’s

    • 55+ & 60+ - Senior tee’s will be listed in the event email sent out on the start date of each event

      • D & E flight members have the OPTION to play from the 55+ tee’s. (*This will effect your course handicap so choose wisely)

  • Members are responsible for selecting the correct set of tees when posting a score. Posting wrong tees will result in a DQ for said event

• REGULAR EVENTS (5)

  • Flight champions paid out after 9th event.

    • To qualify for flight champion, you must play a minimum of 6 events

• MAJORS (4)

  • A new attester is needed unless playing in a CGT foursome

    • New attester is defined as a CGT member who has not attested to any of your scores for the year

      • Ex. Tom attested to Rob’s score in event 1. Tom cannot attest to Rob’s score in event 3 (Masters). Tom & Rob can still play together but another CGT member has to attest to Rob’s score in event 3.

  • The CGT tee sheet & Slack network are great ways to find members looking to pair up/looking for a new attester

• PLAYOFFS (2) A new attester is needed unless playing in an playoff eligible CGT foursome

  • * ONLY playoff eligible members are able to attest for other CGT members

    • New attester is defined as a playoff eligible CGT member who has not attested to any of your scores for the year

    • The CGT tee sheet & Slack network are great ways to find members looking to pair up/looking for a new attester

  • To qualify for Playoff Stage 1, you must play a minimum of 6 events

  • Playoff Stage 1 & 2 then work off total points

    • Playoff Cut Lines Per Flight

      • After Playoff Stage 1, the following from each flight will advance to Playoff Stage 2:

        A Flight - Top 8

        B Flight - Top 21

        C Flight - Top 25

        D Flight - Top 13

        E Flight - Top 12

      • After Playoff Stage 2, the following from each flight will advance to Championship day:

        A Flight - Top 7

        B Flight - Top 10

        C Flight - Top 12

        D Flight - Top 9

        E Flight - Top 7

• CHAMPIONSHIP

  • 9/30 - qualified members must be in attendance. Shotgun start will begin at 11am

  • For the first time in CGT history, all 3 tours will play on championship day together

  • After 18 holes of championship play, the top 2 players in overall points from each tour/flight will go to a horserace

    • A net ‘wildcard’ winner from each tour/flight will get an automatic bid to the horserace

  • The horse race will be CGT wide, meaning there will be 5 total flights with all tours combined

    • Each flight will start on a different hole playing straight up, sudden death golf until there is one tour champion in each flight (5)

POINTS

• All members earn points (net score) per completion of said scheduled event

• Season long FEDEX Cup style points system

  • Points are distributed like prize money (Ex. - A T5 would be 5th & 6th place points combined and then divided)

• Major & playoff points are worth 1.5X

• Championship points are worth 2X

PAYOUTS

• Payouts are issued via digital Visa gift cards

  • Once an event closes it goes under review for the weekend so the CGT committee can review scores/attesters. Event flight winners are then posted to the CGT website on the following Monday and paid out

  • Gross & Net payouts per flight for each event

  • Championship day purse