Michiana Seniors Golf Association

Handicap Requirements | Handicap Chairman | Posting Guidelines | Course Information | Handicap Revision Schedule

Handicap Requirements

All Michiana Senior Tour events are handicapped and are played with USGA rules in effect. To participate and compete for prizes, players must have an established USGA approved handicap. Players are assigned to flights based on their current individual handicap index and thus compete against players of similar skills.

Most MSGA members belong to golf clubs which provide handicaps for their membership. In the Michiana area, clubs belong either to the Indiana Golf Association (IGA/BlueGolf System) or the Chicago District Golf Association (CDGA system).

For those members who do not belong to a club and do not have an established USGA handicap, the MSGA contracts with Handicomp, Inc. (MSGA/Golf Handicap Network) to provide a USGA approved handicap for MSGA members. The MSGA charges members $20 per year for the Golf Handicap Network service.

Internet posting is available on the three handicap systems:

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Handicap Chairman

For the 2010 season, questions concerning handicaps should be addressed to the Handicap Chairman, Don Giedemann.
Don can be reached by email or phone:

Email - click here
Phone - 219-465-7066

The Handicap Chairman’s duties include:

Collecting the handicap indexes for players before each tournament. Those indexes are retrieved from the handicap systems via the internet.
Post scores of players on the MSGA/Golf Handicap Network system who do not have access to the system via the internet. All other players are required to post their own scores for Michiana Senior Tour events at their respective clubs or via the internet.
Audit the postings of all players who win prizes at Michiana Senior Tour events. Players who have not posted scores will be contacted by the Handicap Chairman via email or phone.
Randomly audit all postings of Michiana Senior Tour event scores.

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Posting Guidelines

The MSGA requires players to have an established USGA handicap index to participate in MSGA tournaments. USGA rules require that players post all scores for rounds played on rated courses. As all Michiana Senior Tour events are played on USGA rated courses under USGA rules, posting of scores is required. For more information on USGA handicaps, click here.

All participants in Michiana Senior Tour events are responsible for posting their own scores (except as noted below *).

Members must post their scores in accordance with the “Equitable Stroke Control” (ESC) guidelines established by the USGA. For more information on ESC, click here.

The following guidelines apply to posting scores from Michiana Senior Tour events: *

Scores from Michiana Senior Tour events are required to be posted as tournament scores.
Scores are required to be posted with the Date of the event and within seven days.
Scores are required to be posted with the Slope and Rating of the course as provided by the MSGA at the tournament site. To see Slope and Rating information on the 2010 courses, see below. (Note that sometimes course scorecards and/or websites are not up to date with current course Slopes and Ratings.)
Adjustments for scores over maximum required by USGA ESC rules:
Maximum score allowed per hole:

0-9 handicap Double bogey
10-19 handicap 7
20-29 handicap 8
30+ handicap 9

The MSGA reserves the right to post scores via the internet for players who have missed posting Michiana Senior Tour event scores. Players who regularly miss posting scores may be prohibited from competing for prizes in future tournaments.

The MSGA reserves the right to review a player’s USGA Handicap record for exceptional tournament scores. Any adjustments to a player’s handicap index will be made in accordance with USGA rules.

*For those players using the MSGA/Golf Handicap Network system and who do not have access to the internet to post scores, the Handicap Chairman will post Michiana Senior Tour event scores via the internet. Players are encouraged to forward other scores to the Handicap Chairman for posting.

Members who have handicaps on the IGA/BlueGolf or CDGA handicap systems are required to post their MSGA event scores at their home club or via the internet. For posting questions, or assistance with internet postings, please contact the Handicap Chairman, Don Giedemann at 219-465-7066 or email.

Internet posting is available on the three handicap systems:

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Course Information

Date	Site	City/State	Par	Yards	Rating	Slope
May 9	Whittaker Woods G. C.	New Buffalo, MI	72	6062	68.8	127
May 23	Sand Creek C. C.	Chesterton, IN	72	6019	70.0	130
Jun 6	Mystic Hills G. C.	Culver, IN	71	6234	70.6	128
Jun 27	Tippecanoe Lake C. C.	Leesburg, IN	70	5673	68.4	121
Jul 13	Heritage Glen G. C.	Paw Paw, MI	72	6049	69.9	129
Jul 25	South Bend C. C.	South Bend, IN	71	6134	70.9	130
Aug 8	Valparaiso C. C.	Valparaiso, IN	72	6141	70.7	129
Aug 22/23	Plymouth C. C.	Plymouth, IN	72	6121	69.7	120
Sep 14	Sandy Pines G. C.	Demotte, IN	72	6276	69.8	129
Sep 26	Pottawattomie C. C.	Michigan City, IN	72	5806	69.7	121
2011	10 Tournaments	Averages	72	6052	69.9	126

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Handicap Revision Schedule

The MSGA uses the following handicap systems (all approved by the USGA) for all MSGA events:

Blue Golf / Indiana Golf Association
CDGA / Chicago District Golf Association
MSGA / Golf Handicap Network

The Handicap Revision Schedule for all handicap systems now conform to the USGA’s guidelines.

The Revision dates for the Michiana area are the 1st and 15th of each month from March 1st through November 1st of each year.

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