CHOOSE YOUR TEE

 

To provide all members with a tournament challenge appropriate to their level of skill WSGA offers the option of playing from one of three tee boxes - White, Gold and Red. This option lets the member decide which tee to play from.

New members must play from the White tees until they have established a handicap.

 

Once a handicap is established the member will be given one opportunity per calendar year to change tees. Members wishing to change tees must request the approval of the Vice President/Tournament Director.

 

Section 3.5 of the USGA Handicap System Manual provides guidance for tournaments where players compete from different tees. Based on these guidelines, we will adjust your handicap based on the slope and rating of the course. If you choose to move then your handicap will adjust as follows:

 

• Move from White Tee to Gold Tee, your handicap will reduce by 2 strokes.
• Move from the Gold Tee to Red Tee, your handicap will reduce by 3 strokes
• Move from the White Tees to the Red Tees, your handicap will reduce by 5 strokes.
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WCSGA handicaps will continue to be calculated based on the member’s gross score and tee box played.

All Callaway players will play from the White Tees until their handicap is established. Should the member decide to change tees, he will request the change from the VP/Tournament Director.

 

For the Closest to the Pin (CTP) competition, on the par threes, the White and Gold Tees will be placed at the same yardage. Red Tee players will currently not participate in CTP.

 

At present (August 2021) the Hole-in-one (HIO) competition is only available for White and Gold tee players.

The choice of which set of tees to play is up to each member. If you have any questions, please see one of the WCSGA Officers.