The Mid-Handicapper is Squeezed from Both Ends
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. Your good rounds disappear somewhere between the two.
The Double Digit Tour fixes it with a simple change. Your tournament index puts you in a flight with golfers at your level, and then everyone plays gross. No strokes given, no strokes received. The lowest real score in your flight wins, so there's nothing to gain by protecting a handicap. You play great public courses, and every round counts toward a season-long points race.
A Fake Handicap Buys Nothing
No net, no edge. Every event is gross scoring, flighted by previous quarter’s tournament index. Try and pad your handicap buys you nothing but a tougher flight (flight above expected score). Post your real number, play your real game, and let the lowest real score win.
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. Your tournament index only sets your flight. After that, the scorecard does all the talking.
Entry Fees Comes Back in Cold Hard Cash
$40 for the season membership and $20 entry fee per event, plus the course's own green fee. No markup, no pro-shop credit, no surprise fees. 100% of the entry pool goes back to players in cash, by flight. Skins are optional, never required.