All posts by Gérard Grégoire

We are in high season for golf in El Tigre. We  see on the calendar that several Skins’ events have reached or will soon reach the maximum players.

There will likely be more than 24 players interested in playing in each event. There is a waiting list, but it would be disappointing to play Skins with an incomplete roster because somebody forgot to sign out.

For respect to other players, it is important that everyone manages their own calendar carefully. Sign in only if you plan to play and sign out as soon as you know you won’t be playing. This simple guideline allows other players to plan their golf schedules.

If you are on the waiting list, you want to plan your own schedule. If you know only a couple days before that you can play Skins, you maybe already have other plans. And foursomes could become threesomes, and a complete roster becomes incomplete in Skins. Signing out as soon as possible shows consideration for other players and helps to have a complete roster.

SIGN IN ONLY WHEN NEEDED

SIGN OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

When the Skins Game began about twelve years ago, all players played from blue tees and had a handicap of 10 or less. Over the years, as the players grew older, those whose combined age and handicap of 83 were allowed to play from gold tees. Players with a handicap of 18 or higher were also permitted to play, but only one stroke per hole was counted for Skins.

Today, over 40% of Skins Game participants would have a handicap of 18 or more on the white tees. Today players can play from a variety of tees, from blue to red and all combinations in between. Recently, combo tees were added, and new tees have been rated for men, which will allow over 90% of players to play with a handicap of 18 or lower using these newly rated tees.

After consulting with several Skins players over the past few weeks, it has been decided to try a new format for the Skins Game for one month. The goal of this change is to use a fairer format for players of different  playing ability competing from different tees. For the month of January, we will use 100% of everybody’s handicap with a maximum of 36. Afterward, we will evaluate whether to continue or not with this format.

New rules effective January 1st

Skins

Only net scores will be considered for awarding a skin on each hole. The player with the lowest net score will be awarded a skin if he is the only player with that net score, regardless of his handicap.

Team games

As is currently the case, net scores will be considered for the team score.

When a team has only three players, instead of using Pepe, a player’s score from another team will be randomly selected to complete the foursome.

Scoring

The scores recorded on the golf cart screens will be considered the official score. Score cards will be used as a backup.

I just received an email from Steve Johnson.

“We have an event scheduled for the afternoon of November 7.  All open play that day is at 8:00 AM so the skins game will need to play at 8:00 that day.”

So Skins Game will begins at 8:00 AM on next Friday. If you signed in and don’t want to play, please sign out.

Gérard

P.S. There was a problem sending this email earlier . Hope it is working fine now.

Skins Game League is back for season 2025-2026. As usually, on each Monday and Friday at 11:00 AM be ready for exciting games. First event will take place on November 3rd, and the season will end on May 1st.

You can sign in from 28 days before each event at 5:00PM until 3:00PM on event’s eve. Maximum players per event is 24. When maximum is reached, you can put your name on the waiting list. If a spot becomes available, an email will be sent to all players on the waiting list. First player to sign in after this email will get the open spot. If you have signed in and cannot play, sign out as soon as possible to give your spot to another player.

Before the season, please clck here to remind yourself the rules of our Skins Game.

Brad St-Pierre needs to handle his business this season. One of his stores was closed because a nearby fire caused heavy smoke and water damage.  So, I will be back as the league manager for this season. With help from a few players and everyone’s collaboration, we will have a great 2025-2026 season.

Gérard