Public Player Program

Only $28.50
New Member? Click Here to Join Now!

Already a Public Player Member? Click Here to Renew

or click here to Manage Your Profile  

 

Membership Fees:  1 Year - $28.50  2 Years - $57.00 

The Public Player Program was created for golfers who are not members of a Private or Semi-Private Golf Club but wish to support and belong to the Golf Association of Ontario.  Not only are you supporting organized golf in Ontario but you will also receive the benefits of membership with the GAO.  These benefits include opportunities to participate in events at the District and Provincial Levels. 

 

Click here for:  Public Player Program Frequently Asked Questions

 

Public Player Member Benefits

• A Golf Canada Member Card - This card identifies you as a member of the Golf Association of Ontario as well as the Royal Canadian Golf Association and is essential for entering tournaments.
• Official Handicap and full access to the RCGA Network - Includes game tracking, statistics, hole-by-hole score entry, messaging, event calendars, course directories etc.  You may also post your scores from your selected Posting Site
• Home delivery of Ontario Golf and Golf Canada magazines.
• Opportunity to attend handicap and rules of golf seminars  
• Exclusive access to the Men’s and Women’s Public Player Championships - Championships will take place at Black Diamond Golf Course August 23th & 24th, 2010 (subject to an entry fee)
• Member discounts available with the following companies: Baka Wireless, Ultimate Golf Vacations, Toronto Raptors Basketball Club, Canadian Automobile Association, Intercontinental Hotel Group, Tip Top Tailors and more.
• Ultimate Golf Vacations discounts and all Public Player Program members who sign up before April 15, 2010 will be entered into a draw for a golf vacation for two compliments of Ultimate Golf Vacations.

Click here for Downloadable Application

Public Player Handicap Policy

By joining the GAO Public Player Program you agree to abide by all the policies/rules outlined in the RCGA Handicap System Manual in maintaining a proper RCGA Handicap Factor. Failure to comply to these system policies permits the GAO to impose the proper penalties/adjustments to the RCGA Handicap Factor of any individual associated with any breach in these Rules.

 
Examples of offences: Score and/or round manipulation; not posting your scores properly to your Handicap record (to artificially inflate your Handicap Factor or artificially keep your Handicap Factor low), not posting your scores at all, only posting/returning a few scores to your record or not trying your best during each round of golf to purposely inflate your round/score in order to influence your RCGA Handicap Factor.

Only rounds played on golf courses that are members in good standing of their Provincial or National Golf Associations may be posted for handicap purposes.

These offences may result in; RCGA Handicap Factor suspension, penalty scores being posted to your Handicap record (and identified as a "P" score in your record, indicating a penalty, and/or RCGA Handicap Factor adjustment. The GAO shall be the final authority on the amount of the penalty, adjustment and duration. These penalties may have further impact on your (a Public Players) eligibility for golf tournament play (whether that event be local, regional, provincial, national or international).

For a list of potential penalties, please see Section 8 and 11 of the RCGA Handicap System Manual.

 

Form a Golfing Group
Do you have a group of 15 golfers or more?
Click here for information about forming your own club