Duck Golf Association
DGA News – April 5, 2025
Here we go! The weather forecast is looking good and it’s time for some tournament golf.
Opening Day Scramble
We kick off the 2025 season at Oakbrook in Lakewood. The format of this tournament is four-Duck scramble. The first tee time is at 11:06 AM. You must use at least three tee shots from each team member. Tee times and tournament details are now on our website. NOTE: the TIF golfers will be playing the Green tees; the regular golfers will be playing the White/Green combo tees. We will be using the course scorecards, which have the combo tees identified. If you’re in the regulars, remember to check the scorecard before teeing off on each hole and make sure you’re playing from the correct tee.
Avalon
Our first points tournament of the 2025 season is at Avalon up in Burlington. The format of this tournament is individual stroke play and four-Duck best ball. Each Duck plays their own ball; on each hole the team takes the two best net scores. The first tee time is at 8:30 AM. Entry forms are now on our website and are due April 5.
Tee It Forward
Once again, we are offering the Tee It Forward option for the flock. As a reminder, here’s how it works. If your age plus your handicap index add up to 85 or more, you have the option of choosing to play from the tees just forward of the regular tees that the rest of the flock is playing. For example, if you are 60 years old and have a 25 handicap, you can elect to play the forward tees. A few notes on the new rule:
· For calculating your “Rule of 85” number, we will use your handicap index as of April 1 and your age as of your birthday this year.
· This is a one-time, beginning of the season choice, i.e. you don’t get to decide for each tournament. However, we will give you one mulligan – if you decide after a tournament or two that you made the wrong choice, you can switch.
· You won’t get the same number of strokes if you play the forward tees. Your course handicap will be calculated based on the slope and course rating of the tees you use, so you will almost always get fewer strokes when playing the forward tees. The difference will depend on how much lower the slope and rating are for the forward tees; in some cases it might only be a stroke or two, in others it could be more like five or six strokes.
· We will not automatically assign anyone to the forward tees. You must tell Greg if you are choosing to play it forward, otherwise we’ll assume you are playing the regular tees. So even if you elected TIF last year, you must tell Greg if you want to do it again this year.
If you have any questions about the TIF option, please contact any of the DGA Officers with your questions. We’ll be happy to confuse you even more.