Monthly Tournament Rules and Prizes

2023 CVGA Rules

  • Tournament entry fee includes green fee + $20 for prizes
  • Stroke play, USGA and local rules unless otherwise instructed prior to tee off for abnormal conditions
  • Players are flighted into 2 brackets (A Flight and B Flight) to compete for low NET based latest GHIN handicap index
    • A Flight – Handicap Index 0 – 14.9
    • B Flight – Handicap Index 15 – Above
  • Players without official GHIN or WHS handicap will be assigned a HC Index by the CVGA Tournament Director (Minh Nguyen)

CVGA Tournament Scoring System

All members must have an established handicap prior to the tournament to compete for prizes and CVGA cup points.

Tournament Director will assign handicap index to individual who doesn’t have an established handicap.

Tournament handicap = 80% * the course handicap which derived from the established hdcp and Course Rating & Slope.

Net score = Gross score – Tournament Handicap.

Tie breaker will be determined using back 9 score and then we will go into score card playoff starting with the #1 hdcp hole if necessary

Monthly Tournament Rules

1. At a standard course with blue, white and red tees, A Flight (0-14.9) will tee off at Blue and B Flight (15+) will tee off at white with ladies at Red. Courses with more tees than that will be adjusted accordingly. You may request to tee off at a longer tee

2. To help with speed of play, you can pick up your ball after accumulating twice the score of par on any given hole (eg 8 for a par 4)

3. All PGA and local rules including drop zones apply. Hit a provisional if you think you went OB, otherwise if you can’t find your ball you will incur a 2 stroke penalty or you will have to re-tee

4. You can move your ball out of a plugged lie anywhere except for bunkers. You can lift and clean on your fairway only if spring rules apply due to wetness. Nearest point of relief applies for man made structures, cart paths, flooded bunkers and standing water

5. Lost ball due to rough, plugged or falling leaves will need a witness then drop from knee high in the search area with 1 stroke penalty

6. Lost ball in hazard can either re-tee or lateral drop from point of entry in fairway with 2 strokes penalty

7. When there is no drop zone for water or ravines and you fail to make it across the second time, you can drop on the other side and hitting 5

8. This year, there are 8 monthly tournaments that can earn you CGVA points. Your top 7 scores will count toward the year-end CVGA Cup Race

9. For CVGA members, there are prizes for closest to the pin, overall net score and flight A & B champs (based on net scores)

10. For team events (eg Ryder Cup), 3/4 of the team will be earned through the CGVA points with 1/4 through Captain’s pick

11. Friendly reminder to enter your scores as the official season had started to maintain an accurate hdcp index. Your most current HDCP on Monday prior to the tournaments will be used

12. Non-CVGA guests are always welcome to play as long as they pre-register prior to the event

Monthly Tournament Prizes (based on minimum of 16 players)

  1. Overall Champion – $100
  2. A Flight Winner – $50
  3. B Flight Winner – $50
  4. Closet to the pin on all Par 3 – $20/per

Note: remainder of entry fee will be used for Year-End Award Banquet to crown the CVGA Cup Champion (see below)

The CVGA Cup Champion Prizes

In addition, FEDEX cup style points will be awarded to participants each month based on low net scores and accumulate throughout the year. The player with the most points at year end will be crowned CVGA Cup Champion. In addition, the top three finishers will be awarded the followings:

  • First Place – $500
  • Second Place – $200
  • Third Place – $100