Effective February 1, 2015, the STMGA policy to move to or from the gold/red tees is as follows:
1. A STMGA member may, at his discretion, elect to move to the gold/red tees for STMGA events and have his handicap calculated from the gold or red tees on the STMGA handicap list.
2. A player may make one move (either to the gold/red tees or return to the gold/white tees) in any STMGA membership year which is from Oct.1 to Sept. 30.
3. A player must request a change in writing or via email to the STMGA handicap chairman. The change will become effective with the next publication of STMGA handicaps on the 1st and 15th of the month.
4. A player incurring a disability which might cause him to temporarily move to the gold/red tees, may submit a request to the STMGA Handicap Committee for approval at any time. He will not be subject to #2 above.
5. Before playing from the new tees in any Major Tournament* a player must report for handicap calculation at least 5 scores played from the new tees.
*(Member/Guest, Spring and Fall Member/Member, Club Championship)
Note: this policy in no way should be interpreted as a dictate on which tees a player plays from in non-STMGA events. That decision is up to the player and the group he is playing with.
Winter Play Tee Policy: *
1. A player may make a “winter season” decision to move forward one tee box on November 1st and must move back one tee box March 1st, not before.
2. A player wishing to make this move must advise The Handicap Chairman by October 15th.
*Revised 10/01/2016