PWGA is a professional organization that promotes golf for amateur women golfers of all ages at the public courses in Northern California. PWGA has been in existence since 1947.
We organize, promote and direct golf tournaments, competitive play and other activities to further the best interests of golf for women. PWGA provides handicapping service in accordance with the USGA Handicap System. In addition we also provide Rules Education and Clinics. In other words, the PWGA exists to serve the women golfers in Northern California.
Individuals join PWGA member clubs to meet other women who enjoy the game of golf, and to play golf on a regular basis in a fun, organized environment. By joining a PWGA member club, you become a PWGA member.
- Affiliation with a women’s organization that promotes golf for women, by women
- Six Major Tournaments for women each year
- Playdays - up 50 organized golf playdays at different courses in our 8 areas each year
- Team Play - Each member club is invited to enter a team. Qualifying is done within each area and culminates in Team Play Finals, traditionally in September.
- PWGA/USGA Official Handicap Index updated monthly through the GHIN System with personal monthly handicap index report mailed to each golfer.
- Education – Rules Workshops and Clinics
- Course Rating – PWGA rates the women’s tees at all of the public courses throughout Northern California
- Website –www.golfpwga.org contains information about PWGA and provides our members with on-line access to their Handicap Indexes as well as the ability to post scores online
- Member Services - Personnel are available in our office to answer your questions. A toll free number is provided for your convenience.
- PWGA Newsletter – Notes and Quotes is published 3 times a year and made available to members at their club and online.
- Hole in One Recognition - A Certificate and a Hole in One Pin
- Junior Girls – PWGA provides free handicapping service for girls under age eighteen.
We have two types ofmembership available:
In order to become a PWGA member, you must first join a member club. There are many to choose from depending upon your needs.
As a PWGA member you will get an email report sent directly to you each month with your updated Official Handicap Index. You will also receive the Annual Pacific Women's Golf Association official handbook. This directory lists all area playdays, tournaments, board members and member clubs. The directory is published in a convenient pocket size and fits easily into your golf bag.
As a PWGA member you are also eligible to participate in all of PWGA's Tournaments. We host six (6) major tournaments a year along with a Team Play Tournament and six to eight (6-8) playdays per area, that's at least 48 more opportunities to golf each year.
We hold annual Area Workshops with breakout sessions for Handicap Chair, Tournament Chair, Rules and PWGA Reps each year in February. We also host Rules Workshops throughout the year and all members are invited to attend and participate.
Annual dues for Individuals at Member clubs is $26
In an effort to encourage golf among girls, PWGA is proud to waive the association dues for Junior Girl Golfers. In order to qualify as a junior you must be younger than eighteen and you must join a PWGA member club. Some clubs also waive the membership fees at the club level. You will receive a monthly email report with your official Handicap Index and a copy of our official handbook. PWGA offers a grant program for junior girls Golf programs. Please check out our junior section for more information.
Annual dues for Juniors at Member clubs is $0
There are three types of member clubs:
- Golf Course Clubs are connected with a specific Golf Course facility.
- Associate Clubs are clubs that are not officially connected to a golf course. Members may be women who work together or a group of women who share a passion for the game and enjoy playing together.
- EClubs are clubs that Associate Clubs EClubs offer affordable and easy internet based membership for women who otherwise cannot find a club to join.
PWGA provides Course and Slope Ratings for the women's tees at all member golf courses. The Course and Slope Ratings are done according to the guidelines set forth by the United States Golf Association (USGA)
PWGA uses the USGA/GHIN Computerized Handicapping System. Computers are available at all of the Golf Course Member Clubs. Members can post their scores and access their Handicap Index information at their home course or from home online.
There are several valuable reports available to the Club Handicap Chairwoman on a monthly basis. The Handicap Chair has the option of running these reports at the golf course computer or via Internet from the home PC. These reports are used by the Chairwoman at the club to maintain an accurate handicap system.
An additional module of the computer system is the Tournament Pairings Program. This program is a valuable tool in the Formatting, Pairing, Scoring and posting of scores for a Tournament. Clubs are invited to enter a team to qualify for our annual Team Play Tournament.
Support is available to all of our clubs at our Association office. If you have questions on Rules, Course Ratings, Tournaments please contact us and we will be happy to assist.
Annual Club Dues $30 for renewing clubs
Annual Club Dues $40 for new clubs
With more and more women entering the golf world, we notice an increase in the interest in forming golf clubs that are not connected with a particular golf course facility. These women share a passion for the game of golf, enjoy playing together and would like to have the additional benefits that come with membership in the PWGA. Many of these clubs have formed through a work or other club alliance between members.
Annual Club Dues $30 for renewing clubsAnnual Club Dues $40 for new clubs
EClubs offer internet based membership in PWGA. This option is viable for women who have not been able to connect with a PWGA club due to work or time restraints. eClub members have all the benefits of our regular member clubs. The members will get their monthly Handicap Index report email directly to them. Members are eligible to participate in all of the PWGA Playdays, Tournaments and Workshops. Click on the links below to go directly to the eClubhouse of your choice. There are some specific requirements to joining an Internet based club. If you are interested in membership in any of our eClubs please go directly to the site and complete the application. Please pay special attention to the requirements as per USGA’s regulations.
Membership for 2008 is just $35 a year.
Here are our 8 area eClubs:
- eClub EastBay and surrounding areas
- eClub Fresno and surrounding areas
- eClub Monterey and surrounding areas
- eClub North Central and surrounding areas
- eClub Redwood and surrounding areas
- eClub Sacramento and surrounding areas
- eClub San Jose and surrounding areas
- eClub Stockton and surrounding areas
Forming a new club is easy and we are here to make the process as simple as possible. There are three requirements to forming a new PWGA Affiliate Clubs.
- You must have a minimum of ten (10) individuals. Individual members must be eighteen (18) years of age or over. See Juniors for under eighteen (18) policy.
- You must submit a ratified set of by-laws and provide the names of the Handicap Chairwoman, Captain and the PWGA Representative for the club. (Guidelines for By-Laws are available from our office if requested)
- The Club must have a copy of the USGA Handicap System Manual. This manual explains all golf club requirements and is available free of charge from the PWGA upon formation of a new club.
Once you have met these requirements you then need to complete a New Club Membership Form and submit to the PWGA office along with a check for $30 and your application will be processed. To establish a Handicap Index for your members you will need to provide a minimum of five (5) attested eighteen-hole scores, or ten (10) nine-hole scores, played on a PWGA approved golf course. (A PWGA approved golf course requires a course to have a minimum of 3,000 yards for eighteen holes of regulation golf).
