TCGA Membership

TCGA Membership Structure

To compete in TCGA events, all golfers must either:

  • Hold an active USGA/GHIN Handicap Index at a TCGA Member Club (list on our Member Club page),

OR:

  • Reside in the TCGA boundaries (list below) and have joined the TCGA eClub for their USGA/GHIN Handicap (link below)

Eligible Counties: Broome, Chenango, Tioga, Delaware, Susquehanna (PA, see note) and Bradford (PA, see note).

Note for 2026: As the TCGA works through progressive expansion to the West, we are expanding the eligible counties to include Chemung, Schuyler, and Steuben for all events with the exception of the Harding Brooks Insurance Agency TCGA Amateur Championship.

Exception: For all team events, only one member of the team must meet the membership criteria.

TCGA eClub

Golfers who reside in the NY counties listed above who do not hold an active USGA/GHIN Handicap Index through their home club can join an the TCGA eClub to establish a USGA/GHIN Handicap Index and gain eligibility to compete in TCGA competitions. 

Note: The cost of a USGA/GHIN Handicap Index through the TCGA eClub is:

    • FREE for all Junior Golfers
    • $52 for all other golfers
CLICK TO JOIN THE TCGA eClub

Additional Note: A non-resident of the above counties cannot join a TCGA member club GHIN roster (i.e. non-dues-paying member) for the sole purpose of playing in a TCGA event. The TCGA reserves the right to remove a registrant from an event if this is determined to be the case by a majority vote of a quorum of the Board of Directors.

Notice to existing Southern Tier eClub GHIN members: The TCGA will consider Southern Tier eClub members coupled with residency in the above eligible counties as TCGA Members. We ask those participants to please join the TCGA eClub as their one-year Southern Tier eClub membership expires and switch their auto renewal to the TCGA eClub either on the GHIN website or in the app. This is a quick process done with your existing GHIN number, please reach out with any questions.

Notice for Susquehanna (PA) and Bradford (PA) golfers: The TCGA recognizes residents in these counties that have a GHIN handicap index through a Golf Association of Philadelphia (GAP) member club or individual GAP membership

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