IGA Member Benefits Booklet

16 | Distinct fromtheWorldHandicap Systemadministration, the IGA also provides the best inHandicap Computation Services to its member clubs. This computation service is how the IGA tracks individual membership in the association. Anyone who is signed up through the GHIN roster is an individual member of the IGA. GHIN® Through our vendor the Golf Handicap Information Network (GHIN, a USGA Service) the IGA provides the finest computation software available. GHIN is the world’s largest computer handicap provider. USGA ADMIN PORTAL The USGA Admin Portal is the most widely used handicapping program in the world and is fully integrated with USGA Tournament Management TM . A customizable and integrated score entry screen delivers flexibility to make the process of posting scores easy and informative. An extremely powerful and versatile report generator gives the user options for studying their golfers and score entry data. USGA TOURNAMENTMANAGEMENT TM USGA Tournament Management (TM) is in use at over 7,500 golf clubs nationwide. The software provides all the tools needed by the golf shop at a private club or public facility to set up and run member events, leagues and outings. It substantially reduces the workload in the golf shop and provides best-in-class printed materials including fully customizable scorecards, cart signs, bag tags, locker labels, tee sheets, alpha lists, etc. This valuable program is provided free of charge to IGAMember Clubs. SEMINARS The IGA conducts seminars to assist club officials and representatives in the use of the GHIN Admin Portal and its affiliated software, USGA Tournament Management (TM). GHIN.COM& eNEWSLETTERS Players can receive a report of their handicap revision via email by signing up at the IGA website or at GHIN.com. More than just a number, an eRevision is a detailed representation of all of the scores that were part of the new evaluation. eRevisions also include a brief summary of recent news items from the IGA. HANDICAP INDEX COMPUTATION AND USGA SOFTWARE | BENEFITS OF MEMBERSHIP

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