Squeezed by Net?

Their Gross.Your Flight.

An independent Bay Area tour for mid-handicappers. You play gross against golfers at your level, every dollar of entry comes back in cash, and there are 22 events at the best public courses within 90 minutes of San Jose.

Fair Flights
Gross scoring · Flighted by TI

No strokes given or taken. You play against golfers at your level, and the lowest real score wins.

Cash Paid
$20 Entry · No Rake

100% of the entry pool goes back to players in cash, by flight.

Real Tour
22 Events · 3-Week Playoff

A season-long points race, majors and signature events, and one champion crowned at Pebble Beach.

The Net Squeeze

Stuck in the Middle of a Net Field

If you've played net tournaments as a 12 or a 15, you know how it goes. The low handicappers bring steady games that rarely blow up, so on a normal day you can't catch them.

Then you look at the board and someone "playing to a 20-something" posted a net 64. You gave him strokes on half the holes and still lost.

That's the middle of a net field. You're not good enough to beat the single digits straight up, and your strokes can't keep pace with players whose handicaps don't match how they actually play.

Same foursome · Same day · Net scoring
IndexGrossNetFinish
77871Last
1282703rd
1685692nd
249167Wins
The best round of the day, by 13 strokes, finishes dead last.
The Fix

Play Your Level. Then Play It Straight.

Your tournament index puts you in a flight with golfers at your level, and then everyone plays gross. No net, no edge, and the lowest real score wins.

Step 1Tournament Index sets your flight
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Step 2Everyone plays gross
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ResultBest golf wins
Why It's Different

Everything Net Golf Gets Wrong, Fixed

01 · Sandbaggers

A Fake Handicap Buys Nothing

Every event is gross scoring, flighted by the previous quarter's Tournament Index. Padding your handicap gets you nothing but a tougher flight, and repeat winners get promoted.

02 · Pace of Play

Four Hours. Not Your Whole Day.

Rounds have a hard 4½-hour cap, and starting groups are expected to finish in under 4. You're home in time for the rest of your weekend.

03 · No Politics

Nothing to Argue About. Just Play.

No committee, no good-old-boy network, no arguing over pops. Nobody gives or gets strokes, so there's nothing to fight about.

04 · Cost

Entry Fees Come Back in Cold, Hard Cash

$40 for the season and $20 entry per event, plus the course's own green fee. No markup, no pro-shop credit, no surprise fees, and the whole entry pool goes back to players.

4-Stroke Flights

Compete Against Your Level

Flights are set in 4-stroke bands of Tournament Index, which is built only from your competition rounds and recalculated every quarter. Play your way down and you're promoted. Struggle and you move down a flight.

How Tournament Index works →
A
Sticks
3.9 & under
B
Grinders
4.0 – 7.9
C
Scramblers
8.0 – 11.9
D
Bogey Breakers
12.0 – 15.9
E
Weekenders
16.0 – 19.9
F
Long Shots
20.0 & over
What It Costs

Simple Fees. No Rake.

Season membership$99 with NCGA membership and GHIN Handicap Index included
$40
Event entryPlus the course's own green fee, with no markup
$20
Flighted skinsOptional
$20
Super skinOptional, open to the whole field
$10

100% of the Pool Paid in Cash

The entire gross entry pool is paid out by flight. The bigger your flight, the more places get paid.

10 or fewer
Top 3Paid
11–20
Top 4Paid
21–30
Top 5Paid
31+
Top 9Paid
No markupNo pro-shop creditNo surprise fees
The 2027 Season

One Season. Twenty-Two Chances. One Champion.

Every round counts toward a season-long points race. The top players in points advance to a FedEx Cup–style 3-week playoff that ends at Pebble Beach.

22
Events

January through August

4
Majors

Named for golf’s four majors, worth 1.5x points

5
Signature Events

Extra points at premium venues

3
Week Playoff

Poppy Ridge, Spyglass Hill, Pebble Beach

Cinnabar HillsSan Jose
Coyote CreekMorgan Hill
Callippe PreservePleasanton
PresidioSan Francisco
PasatiempoSanta Cruz · The Masters
Eagle RidgeGilroy
San Juan OaksHollister
Harding ParkSan Francisco · PGA
Lincoln ParkSan Francisco
BayonetSeaside · U.S. Open
Wente VineyardsLivermore
MetropolitanOakland
SeascapeAptos
Sharp ParkPacifica
Corica ParkAlameda
Del MonteMonterey
Half Moon Bay OceanHalf Moon Bay · The Open
Carmel Valley RanchCarmel
Quail LodgeCarmel
Black HorseSeaside
Poppy HillsPebble Beach
Pacific GrovePacific Grove
Poppy RidgePlayoff Round 1
Spyglass HillPlayoff Round 2
Pebble BeachChampionship
MajorSignature eventPlayoff
The 2027 Season Starts January 10

Quit Giving Away Strokes

Sign up today. Play your flight. Compete for cash.

Join Today – $40
$99 with NCGA membership and GHIN Handicap Index included.