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Welcome to CTGA
Central Texas Golf Association (CTGA) is a non-profit, member-supported organization open to all male and female amateur golfers. We welcome you to the best golf league with the best tournament schedule in the greater Austin, Texas area. Interested in learning more about CTGA and how to join? See our Prospective CTGA Member page for more information.
CTGA Tournament Guidelines
The CTGA Board of Directors is committed to providing a golf schedule and tournament environment that appeals to all its Members. The numbers of tournaments and the variety of courses and tournament formats have been scheduled based on inputs from Members and history of past participation.
To run our tournaments effectively, we ask for player cooperation as follows:
- That all Members and their invited Guests represent CTGA with the highest respect and dignity. Proper conduct at and on the course is important to us.
- Our goal at each tournament is for all players to enjoy golf, the group we're playing with, the golf course, and the tournament format.
- CTGA plays to USGA Rules of Golf. Any CTGA specific rule exceptions and/or course local Rules will be defined to all Members and invited Guests. It's the responsibility of all Members to know and apply CTGA Rules of Play at all tournaments and ensure that their invited Guests comply with same.
- The golf courses we play have differing dress codes. Some are liberal while others have defined dress requirements. To be consistent and avoid non-compliance of dress codes at any course, CTGA recommends that all Members dress consistent with upscale courses at all CTGA tournaments. CTGA also recommends that all players use soft spike shoes only.
- Slow Play affects all golfers. CTGA Pace of Play goal is designed to help minimize "Undue Slow Play," and all CTGA Members and their invited Guests are challenged to comply with this goal.
- All courses require leagues to commit to the number of players 5 to 10 days prior to the event. CTGA is committed to complying with these requirements and have "Signup Entry Deadlines" identified for each tournament.
Again, CTGA is a golf league that strives to make every tournament an exciting and fun event.
SEE YOU ON THE FIRST TEE……………
To Prospective New Members
We thank you for your interest in the Central Texas Golf Association (CTGA) and we’re glad you’re considering us as your golf league of choice. We’re confident you’ll find us to be everything you’re looking for. Browsing through our Website and the information here should answer most questions you may have about who we are and how we operate.
Our CTGA Tournament year begins with our first event following our annual Fall Classic (usually in October) and concludes with our next Fall Classic. Our tournament schedule consists of 32 tournaments, including 24 one-day weekend events, 6 weekday events, and 2 two-day weekend events.
CTGA Annual Membership Dues are $80.00, payable at your first tournament. For new members who join after May 31, annual dues are prorated to $40.00. For spouses who join together, the first pays the full annual dues and the second pays 50%.
CTGA tournament fees include:
- Course green fee (and, if applicable, shared cart fee and range balls)
- Player Pool prize fee for competing in Flights and Close-to-Pin competitions
- Optional Skins competition ($5.00 entry)
- Optional Deuces competition ($5.00 entry)
All tournament fees are paid on online prior to the event. No fees will be collected at the course on tournament day.
Tournament formats include Individual Medal Play and Team (2-Player and 4-Player Team) events. All Individual format events are Flighted based on individual CTGA established handicaps. Team events are Flighted based on total Team player handicaps.
Two additional year-long competitions for Members only include:
- CTGA competition (optional with one-time $10.00 entry fee)
- CTGA Challenge competition (optional with one-time $10.00 entry fee)
And finally, CTGA has a Hole-In-One fund to reward any Member or invited Guest who achieves this feat.
CTGA welcomes all amateur golfers (male and female) in the greater Austin, Texas area.
TO JOIN IS EASY…no forms to fill out or up-front fees to pay.
Just send an email to tournament@centexgolf.org and let us know which tournament you want to start with. We need the following information when you make this initial contact:
- Name
- Email address
- Contact telephone number
- Handicap information, either:
- A current, verifiable USGA/GHIN or equivalent handicap, or
- A self-declared handicap using our CTGA Self-Handicapping Chart.
- Your first scheduled tournament
It couldn't be easier.
USGA and CTGA tournament Rules of Play govern all CTGA tournament play as shown in our Rules & Regulations. Any deviation from the normal Rules of Play will be advised on a by-tournament basis.
View our New Member flyer to see all that CTGA can offer you. We hope this gives you the information you need to see if CTGA is the organization you’ve been looking for and to get started. For any additional information, call 512-797-0566.
We look forward to seeing you at your first CTGA tournament. Till then……….
SEE YOU ON THE FIRST TEE……………
