Connecticut State Golf Association

About CSGA.

How to get a handicap

It’s really simple, just sign up through a Member Club

Every CSGA Member Club is licensed to issue handicap indexes and many public courses offer a "handicap only" service. USGA Handicap Indexes are issued to individuals only through recognized golf clubs. The USGA Handicap System requires that a golfer be part of a club so that “peer review” is part of the handicap process.

To view a directory of courses offering handicap indexes just select the Club Directory link below.

About CSGA

About the Connecticut State Golf Association

The Connecticut State Golf Association (CSGA) functions as an extension of the USGA and provides stewardship for amateur golf in Connecticut. Founded in 1899, it is the country’s oldest state golf association and is based at Golf House in Rocky Hill where it shares offices with The Connecticut Section of the Professional Golf Association. The CSGA is an association of 183 member clubs of which 79 are private and 104 are public facilities.

Pictured Above: Jim Healey, John Marion, Peter Kaufmann, Stan McFarland, Judy Smith, Nick Pahoulis and Jeff Witherwax

The Executive Committee of the CSGA consists of a President, three Vice Presidents, Secretary, Treasurer and special advisors. The State is divided into five regions. In each region there is a Regional Vice President and two at-large representatives. And, at almost every club, there is a Club Representative who functions as the CSGA liaison at the club level.

The Board of Directors of the CSGA includes all members of the Executive Committee, the Executive Director, the 5 Regional Vice Presidents and 10 at-large Representatives, past Presidents of the CSGA and one representative each from The Connecticut Club Managers Association, The Connecticut Section of the PGA, The Connecticut Association of Golf Course Superintendents, The Connecticut Women’s Golf Association, The Southern New England Women’s Golf Association, and The Connecticut Golf Foundation d/b/a The First Tee of Connecticut. The CSGA is a non-profit 501(c) 6 organization. The main sources of revenue for the CSGA are member service fees, tournament fees, and sponsorships.