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SCGA Annual and Club Membership Dues

The SCGA Annual Fees and Club Membership dues are $100 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 each year.The Club Championship will be based on the point accumulated from the tournament in January 2010 to December 2010.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
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 2010:

Club Champion (Highest Points)

1st Runner-up (2nd Highest Points)
2nd Runner-up (3rd Highest Points)
Most Improved – 1st (Percent Increase from 2010)
Most Improved – 2nd (Percent Increase from 2010)
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.

Officers
Title	Name	E-mail	Telephone
President	Athar Muzaffar	atharmuzaffar@yahoo.com
Vice President	Sunny Bhuller	sunnyb1234@yahoo.com
Treasurer	Zeeshan Khan	Zeeshaankhan@hotmail.com	(213) 804-4467
Handicap Chairman	Owais Andrabi	owaisandrabi@gmail.com	(310) 483-9022
Tournament Director	Arshad Khan	arshadkhanusc@yahoo.com	(818)437-9545