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2010 Season is HERE!

Dust off your clubs and shoes - the 2010 Highlands Mens' Club season is rapidly approaching.

The Highlands Golf Course officially opened for play on Wednesday February 17th. Myself and five others hit the course in overcast weather at about Noon. We played all 18 and it was a great time. Weather permitting, it looks like we have an early start to the season. As the days grow longer and the temperatures rise, we should get a few extra weeks in this year.

Now - On to business...

Important Upcoming Dates:

Mens Club Sponsors

Due to the decline in the economy we have lost a few of our past Mens Club sponsors. This will have an impact on the distribution of funds for league play and tournaments. We are asking all players and teams to think about individuals or businesses that would like to sponsor our Mens Club.

GHIN Registrations

Mens Club Membership forms are available HERE as well as at the Highlands Golf Shop. Remember you must re-register ever year with the Mens Club to be able to post scores.

GHIN Handicap Revisions

There is a change this year in the way handicaps are revised in the GHIN System - The USGA has mandated that by 2012 all golf associations must revise on the 1st and 15th of each month. Our association (WSGA) has adopted this change as of March 24th of this year. For a complete 2010 revision schedule - click here.

League Team Registration

Team Registration forms are available HERE or at the Highlands Golf Shop. If you are playing in League this year, the deadline for registration is March 31st. All players and teams must be registered and paid in full by that date. There will be no exceptions. Team Captains are responsible for Team Registration and team fees, and all players on your roster as of March 31st must be registered and paid. There is a limit of 32 teams, and teams will be accepted on a first-paid basis.

Handicaps and Flights

All league players must have an established handicap or trend by the April 15th WSGA revision date. Teams will be flighted and hole assignments will be established on on the 15th which makes it vitally importand that new players without handicaps be established by then. It takes ten 9-hole rounds or five 18-hole rounds to establish a trend and hopefully with the early start this year it will be easier for new players to establish. Any player without an established trend or handicap will be counted as a zero handicap for the purposes of flighting 15th. Reflighting will occur after the first 6 weeks of regular team play.

League Format and Rules

Everything is status-quo this year. We will be playing under the same formats and rules we used the previous two years. Basically, two (2) weeks of pre-season practice followed by six (6) weeks of regular team play followed by four (4) weeks of match play then another six (6) weeks of regular team play and the remaining 3 or 4 weeks of match play, depending on the number of teams we have. Click here for a complete schedule.

Teams will consist of a minimum of 5 players and a maximum of 7. During regular team play only 5 players are allowed on the course and during match play only 4 players can be playing.

For the complete rules - click here.

We look forward to another successful season and if you have any questions, be sure and email - info@highlandsmensclub.com