General Information
HERNDON GOLFERS CLUB INFORMATION
Who We Are: The Herndon Golfers Club (HGC) is a friendly, competitive golf league for men and women of all ages and abilities. All play is on weekends from March through November at the Herndon Centennial Golf Course in Herndon, Virginia. There are 12+ tournaments on the schedule. We have both individual and two-person events with multiple different formats. Members can play in as many events as they like. The HGC is open to all golfers, women and men. Our tournaments have both gross (without handicaps) and net (with handicaps) winners. We have players of all ages with handicaps from 2 to 32. A USGA/GHIN handicap is required to compete for net prizes otherwise you can only compete for gross prizes. For any new part time member to play in either the two-person or individual Club Championships requires that you have played in at least four others of our tournaments previously.
The maximum men’s handicap is limited to 28 and the women’s to 36. Men’s tees will be in 4 tranches divided evenly across the 28 handicap indexes. Up to and including a 7.0 GHIN index will play from the black tees. Over 7.0 index to and including a 14.0 index play from the blue tees. Over 14.0 to and including a 21.0 index will play from the combo tees. Above 21.0 will play from the white tees. Women’s tees will be in 2 tranches. Up to and including a 14.0 index play from the combo tees. Above 14.0 will play from the white tees. Handicaps will be adjusted based on the tees played. You can always move back a tee if desired. Keep in mind that not only do handicaps change based on the slope of the course from the tees played but also since we are playing from different tees, the course rating for each tee box factors into the equation.
There are multiple ways to win prizes with good play including pro shop credits for low gross scores or net scores; cash payout for closest to the pin on each par 3; cash payout for any hole-in-one; and the option to participate in gross and net skins (single lowest score of the day for each hole). The closest to the pin cost is $2/round, the hole in one is $1/round and skins are $5/round each for gross and net and are optional and are collected as players check in prior to each tournament.
In addition to the payouts for regular tournaments, we have a year long event, similar to the FedEx Cup in the pros. The HGC Cup is a season-long competition which involves our 13 tournaments and culminates at season’s end with the top net and gross points winners being awarded the prestigious The HGC Cup along with a payout. The cup is on display in the pro shop with all of the winners engraved on it.
Each player must have and maintain a current USGA handicap which can be obtained in the pro shop for $50/year. You are responsible for posting all of your golf round scores, whether tournament or not. Players found not posting scores will be subject to handicap modification by the handicap committee. Scores must be equi-stroked before being posted.
Membership: There are two membership options. Membership fees go toward prize payouts in the form of pro shop credits and for trophies for the club champions. Select below from the two choices and include the appropriate fee:
Option 1 – Unlimited Membership $150 fee provides entry to all 13 HGC Tournaments
Option 2 – Limited Membership (for those that can only play in a few tournaments) $50 membership fee plus, $10 per regular tournament round and $15 for each Club Championship round (both the Individual and Two-Person Club Championships are 2 round tournaments)
How to Sign Up for the Tournaments: For the first tournament in March and the and all subsequent tournaments a sign-up sheet will go online with a link provided to members. Tournament sign-ups are closed the Sunday a week before the tournament date. DO NOT CALL THE HERNDON GOLF COURSE. A golfer who fails to notify us of his/her cancellation by the Wednesday before the tournament will not be eligible to play in the next scheduled tournament. Late sign-ups or golfers who show up on tournament day without having signed up, may not be able to play if our tee times and pairings are full.