What a great 2023 season we had, including pot games that did not end until 19 NOV 2023! Now that PH has closed, I write on behalf of the PHGA Board to provide advance notice of PHGA changes for the 2024 season.
Members will have to have a GHIN Handicap Index, which will be used for all PHGA events, in addition to a PHGA membership.
If you already have a GHIN Index please make sure to renew it for 2024
If you don’t have a GHIN Index, you will need to join the CDGA in 2024. You can join the CDGA here https://www.cdga.org/golf-membership/ . CDGA will provide you with a GHIN number.
For those acquiring a new CDGA GHIN we can have your last 20 PHGA rounds transferred into your GHIN Index once we get your GHIN number.
You will provide your GHIN number to the PHGA when you sign up for the PHGA in 2024.
Golf Genius will be the scoring system for the PHGA.
You will still turn in scorecards in the same way you always have and the scorer will enter them into the system.
Our events will be almost identical to any previous year. As with any change, there will be some small differences. The Golf Genius system has been tested in the fall of 2023 with selected 2023 events and it passed the test. No problems are anticipated in 2024. The change to Golf Genius was deemed by the Board to be important to the long-term smooth operation of the PHGA, and your patience and understanding in the first year of its implementation is welcome and will be appreciated.
Links to streamlined sign-up, results, and statistics provided by Golf Genius will be on the PHGA website in 2024.
Holiday Events: Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day
Entry will include lunch and a drink.
Winnings from holiday events will accumulate in your season winnings and be paid out at the Takahashi Kick Off and Tee Time Draw.
Pot Games
Poker and Stinkeroo have been retired and will not be part of play going forward.
Sorry, earn your $$$ by playing well.
I hope that some warm weather allows you to play here or somewhere else this winter. Here’s hoping that we re-open Palatine Hills in mid to late March of 2024
