GHIN Challenges
GHIN Challenges lets golfers use their Handicap Index® to add some friendly competition and extra fun to their regular rounds.
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Are you up for a challenge?
Getting started couldn’t be easier: choose any participating course, play your round, and log your score in the GHIN app. You’ll automatically get an invitation to join the challenge right in the app. Play as often as you like—your best three net scores will set your spot on the live leaderboard.
There aren’t any prizes (for now), but GHIN Challenges is a simple and fun way to track your game, connect with fellow golfers, and bring a competitive edge to your rounds.
- Format: 3 Best 18-Hole Scores
- Scoring: Adjusted Net
- Posting: Hole-by-Hole (preferred) or Total
Register and View Results
| Club | City | Dates | Register | Results |
| Blue Hills Golf Club | Roanoke | Oct. 24 to Nov. 14 | Join the Challenge | View Leaderboard |
| Gauntlet Golf Club | Fredericksburg | Oct. 24 to Nov. 14 | Join the Challenge | View Leaderboard |
| Heron Ridge Golf Club | Virginia Beach | Oct. 24 to Nov. 14 | Join the Challenge | View Leaderboard |
| Independence Golf Club | Midlothian | Oct. 24 to Nov. 14 | Join the Challenge | View Leaderboard |
| Stonewall Golf Club | Gainesville | Oct. 24 to Nov. 14 | Join the Challenge | View Leaderboard |
Frequently Asked Questions
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GHIN Challenges is a virtual competition feature where golfers post scores to
compete on a leaderboard at a participating golf facility.
Users must be registered and authenticated in the GHIN app to participate in Challenges. This feature is limited to golfers with a Handicap Index®, excluding Trial golfers, golfers with NH, and Inactive golfers.
Currently, a user can only join one Challenge at a time.
Currently, the Leaderboard is ranking based off the Total Net Score of each golfer’s best three scores, based on the Course Handicap and their Handicap Index®.
Net Score = Adj. Gross Score – Course Handicap – Total Par for tees played
A ranked golfer is a user who has posted at least three scores in the Challenge. An unranked golfer is a user who has posted fewer than three scores and needs to post more to receive a ranking.
Yes, ranked users are given a position number based on their standing amongst all ranked participants while unranked users (those with fewer than three scores) will be positioned on the leaderboard under all ranked users based on their total net score but will NOT be given a ranking number.
Net scores posted to a Challenge will not get adjusted if a golfer backdates a score and gets a roll forward Handicap Index adjustment for the day they posted to the Challenge.
If a user rejoins the same Challenge, their previous scores will not be counted towards the Challenge and their qualification status is reset.
Only the VSGA and USGA Administrators have rights to delete Challenges and remove participants.