was a member for a couple years, from illinois. this review is based from my experience playing in illinois, it could be different from other states depending on how they run things.
starting with cost, ive seen management tell people its around 40 to 50 bucks per event, i'm not sure if that number includes the additional 20 dollar fee for every event. even so, i did the math for 2023, the average cost of all event in illinois was around 70 dollars. Now, for an event with competition and prize, its not bad. However, the only prize you would get is a pin shaped of the state, or a sleeve of golf balls if someone were to sponsor for ctp. As for competition, most events had around 15 to 20 golfers, that is then divided into several flights where at the end, you might only be competing against 2-4 guys.
local management changes often, from what i hear the state management does ask a lot from local management.
i never wanted to go to state, regional, and nationals due to cost and lack of time. but for people that want to do that, all you need is 3 regular event participation and winning the state and regional. that is simple.
the arm forces cup is only for the rich. to qualify for arm forces cup, you will have to get to a top percentage of points from your service branch. to achieve that, you will have to play in a lot of events, that amount will require you to travel out of state for a while. the way the points work is like this, you show up you get 10 points, and you can win up to 5 more points depending on how you do. i want to say the people who were qualify had around 500 to 700 points depending on the branch so you can do the math.
To put it simply, if you want to just play golf with vets, just look for some facebook groups and save yourself some money, and if you like to play in regionals and nationals, make sure you got lots of money and time.
on a fun note, when someone was lying about when a tournament was like, and i commented on what i was like where i was, i was then blocked from that VGA page. that should tell you a little about the management read more