Home Club Designation

Each player must have a home club designation. The purpose of the designation is to define which club and AGA have oversight responsibilities of the player’s scoring record. The Handicap Index of a player will be updated at 12:00 midnight local time based on the location of the AGA that the home club is affiliated. If a player is a multi-member (member of more than one club, regardless of AGA affiliation) each club’s Handicap Committee has access to the scoring record to correct any errors or omissions. Additionally, each club’s Handicap Committee can adjust the player’s Handicap Index, with one caveat: if a club has used the USGA Handicap Review Tool, leading to a pending recommended adjustment to the player's Handicap Index, only that club is able to make any adjustments to the player's Handicap Index or Low Handicap Index until the pending status is acted upon or expires. It is strongly encouraged that all clubs are notified and consulted before any adjustment is made. If there is a disagreement in the administration of a player’s Handicap Index, the player’s home club and AGA on record will have final authority on such matters.

The player can work with their club and/or AGA to designate the home club. The player must be an active member of the club for it to be designated as the home club. A player must not designate a home club for the purpose of obtaining a Handicap Index based on whether the club may give them an unfair advantage.