State Day Eligibility
  1. All State Day golfers must be members of a Vermont Club hosting a State Day and must  have paid their annual State Day application fee.
  2. Each golfer is responsible for maintaining a current, updated GHIN handicap index through their golf club.  Anyone who cannot obtain a current, updated GHIN card may download a copy of her scoring record from www.ghin.com no later than 5:00pm the evening prior to State Day.  Revisions are updated on the 1st and 15th of each month.
  3. Golfers from courses that do not host a State Day may not participate in State Days.  A Club not hosting a State Day may be allowed a one-year waiver for special circumstances when pre-approved by the Board of Directors.
  4. A participant's handicap will be determined by their GHIN index as defined under State Day Rules.
  5. Player must have a handicap index of 36.0 or lower to participate in her first State Day of the season.  Should the player's index go above 36.0 during the season, she may still play.
  6. Participants will play to their full course handicap*.  The course handicap is no longer capped at 36.  However, Equitable Stroke Control (ESC) or score adjustment applies for posting purposes.
  7. At season's end, if the player's index remains above 36.0, she may not play at the beginning of the next season until her handicap index gets to 36.0.  The player may submit her participation fee during regular registration so that she will be ready to play when her handicap index goes down to 36.0 or lower.

   * At the May 8, 2009 Board meeting, a motion was passed that all participants with a maximum handicap index of 36.0 will play at their fully allocated USGA Course Handicap beginning with the VSWGA 2010 season.