SCGA Annual and Club Membership Dues

The SCGA Annual Fees and Club Membership dues are $150 per year. Royal Springs USA Golf Club Membership benefits are as follows:

• Winning Trophies at each Tournament
• Club Championship Trophy
• Membership in the Southern California Golf Association.
• USGA Sanctioned Handicap Index
• Annual Index Card
• Discounts and Advanced Reservations at the SCGA Golf Club in Rancho California
• Bimonthly issue of FORE Golf Magazine
• Annual Southern California Directory of Golf, an invaluable resource with a listing of all SCGA Clubs and their course and slope ratings, play policies and green fees.
• Eligibility to Participate in SCGA Sanctioned Tournaments

Club Championship Point System and Trophies

The Club Point System and the Scoring System for the club championship that will be awarded at the end of 2008.

The Club Championship will be based on the point accumulated from the tournament in January 2008 to December 2008.

Members are encouraged to enter their scores in non-tournament games into the SCGA Handicap Database.

For all members that don't have an established SCGA handicap, the Handicaps will be determined by their performance in the prior tournaments using the SCGA formula for calculating the Handicap.

Points and Trophies will be awarded at each tournament for the following:

• Low Gross - 100 Point         Trophy
• 1st Place (Net) - 90 Points   Trophy
• 2nd Place (Net) - 80 Points  Trophy
• 3rd Place (Net) - 70 Points
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• Longest Drive on Designated Hole - 25 Points (Trophy)
• Closest to the Pin on Par 3's - 25 Points each  (Trophy)
• Tournament Participation - 10 Points

The following Awards will be given out at the end of the 2009:

        Club Champion (Highest Points)

• 1st Runner-up (2nd Highest Points)
• 2nd Runner-up (3rd Highest Points)
• Most Improved - 1st (Percent Increase from 2008)
• Most Improved - 2nd (Percent Increase from 2008)
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• Best Average Net - 1st (Average Score - Handicap)
• Best Average Net - 2nd (Average Score - Handicap)
• Longest Driver (Most Longest Drives)
• Sharp Shooter (Most Closest to the Pins)

Equitable Stroke Control(ESC)

To be in compliance with SCGA rules for scoring during a Tournament. All posted scores will be adjusted in accordance to SCGA Tournament rules and posted to the SCGA site. The adjusted gross score is for posting purposes only; it will not affect the final score of the Tournament. Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) is the downward adjustment of individual hole scores for handicap purposes, in order to make handicaps more representative of a player’s potential ability, and sets a maximum number that a player can post on any hole depending on the player’s course handicap. ESC is used only when a player’s actual or most likely score exceeds his maximum number based on the following table. Check your course handicap on the ESC chart in order to see how many strokes you are allowed to take per hole. For example, if after the calculations your handicap is 34; due to ESC you can take a maximum of 9 strokes per hole. During your round, you take an 11 on a par-5 hole, so when ESC is applied, you would post a 9 for that hole. Therefore, you deduct two strokes from your total 18-hole score. If your gross score was 100, then your adjusted gross score is 98, and that is the score you would post.

Cancellation Policy

To keep the Club cost down, the Club will be implementing a Cancellation policy. Once a club member has committed to play in a tournament verbally and wants to cancel, he has to do that 7 days prior to the Tournament Play date. If he fails to do that, he will be charged the fee for the tournament. Thanks for your co-operation.