Weather is Perfect, but No Posting Until Thursday
I know, it’s beautiful out. My sources in Indianapolis tell me that not only is everything green and lush down there, but they’re actually cutting the greens and mowing fairways already. We may not be quite at that point in Chicago, but it looks like everything is better than playable.
I’m going to try and get out Thursday afternoon, which is the first day that us carriers of a USGA handicap can officially post a score. That’s right. Say you went out this weekend and blew up to 100+ and you’re drooling to post it because it’s going to knock off a low differential and start the ball rolling to some “handicap restoration.” Not so fast my friend (hey, when did Lee Corso show up?). You can’t do that. We are officially “out of season” until Thursday so you just wasted a blow-up round (hopefully you didn’t lose too much cash).
If this is news to you, or just confusing, go to the CDGA website and get the lowdown. I strongly encourage you city dwellers to get a handicap from one of the clubs that allows you to post online. I do it and post 100% of my scores online. I actually only play my home course (Schaumburg GC) about twice a year (which is not good, because it’s a great place). I think you can even register online now, but I’m not sure. I couldn’t figure it out from the website. Regardless, it’s now easier than ever to have a full-fledged USGA handicap. If you don’t, you’re cheating yourself.
If you care, here are the 14 dates that the CDGA recalculates your handicap, so get posting.
- March 29
- April 19
- May 10
- May 24
- June 7
- June 21
- July 5
- July 19
- August 2
- August 16
- August 30
- September 13
- October 4
- October 25