About the Tour

Built for the Golfer Caught in the Middle

The Double Digit Tour started with a frustration shared by most mid-handicappers who play net events, and a simple idea for fixing it.

Golfer in a cart checking his score on a phone app
Every Round Counts
The Problem

Squeezed From Both Ends

Most amateur golfers carry a handicap between 10 and 16, and in a net field they're squeezed from both ends.

At the top are the low handicappers. Their games are consistent and their bad holes are bogeys instead of doubles, so on a normal day you can't catch them.

At the bottom are players whose handicaps run higher than their games. They get strokes their golf doesn't need, and they post net scores you can't touch.

The mid-handicapper ends up with the worst deal in the field. We built the Double Digit Tour to fix that.

From above
Low Handicappers

Steady games that rarely blow up. Hard to beat straight up.

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You · 10 to 16
The Middle
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From below
Inflated Handicaps

Strokes that don't match how they actually play.

How We Fix It

Two Simple Changes

Change 1

Flighted by Tournament Index

Every event is flighted in 4-stroke bands by your Tournament Index, which is built only from competition rounds. You're grouped with golfers at your level.

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Change 2

Gross Scoring

No strokes are given or taken. An inflated handicap buys nothing, and nobody has anything to argue over.

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The Result

Best Real Score Wins

The best actual score in each flight wins. No math, no edge, and no excuses.

How Tournament Index works →
What We Believe

Five Things We Won't Compromise On

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Competition Is for Everyone

A 15-handicap feels the same pressure over a four-footer as a tour pro does. Tournament golf shouldn't be reserved for single digits.

02

Your Real Score Should Count

Fair flights and honest gross scoring mean the number on your card is the number that matters.

03

Great Courses Aren't Members-Only

We play the best public courses within 90 minutes of San Jose, from Pasatiempo to Pebble Beach.

04

Your Time Matters

A hard 4½-hour cap on every round, with starting groups expected to finish in under 4.

05

Integrity Is Non-Negotiable

Every score is posted, every flight is reviewed, and we play by the Rules of Golf. Sandbagging has real consequences.

Michael Tovish, Founder and Tour Director
Who Runs the Tour

Michael Tovish

Founder & Tour Director

As a former board member and tournament director for the Cinnabar Hills Men's Club, Michael spent years running events and saw firsthand how handicap disputes and the USGA/NCGA pay-to-play model turn golfers away from competition.

A double-digit handicapper himself, and an avid golfer and sports fan, he built the Double Digit Tour for players like him: golfers who want real competition, a fair fight and a full day back.

Former Cinnabar Hills Men's Club Board MemberFormer Tournament DirectorDouble-Digit Handicapper
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