Welcome to the central hub of FSGA University! This page, along with its numerous links, is dedicated to educating and preparing Tournament and Course Rating Volunteers for your upcoming season. The FSGA staff has created and produced educational videos and corresponding quizes to help you better understand each component of conducting high-quality tournaments and course ratings. FSGA University, coupled with our spring training and appreciation days, will help make the upcoming season a success!
Let's get started: Listed below are the key tournament and course rating categories FSGA volunteers are responsible for being well versed in. Follow the instructions below to complete your preparation for the upcoming season.
- One at a time, click on each category's "educational video link" to view the brief video tutorial
- Next, click on the "category quiz link" to test your knowledge on the corresponding educational video
- Lastly, click on the "downloadable material" to view and print the informational PDF for your records
Tournament Volunteers
| Category |
Educational Video Link |
Category Quiz Link |
Downloadable Material |
| 1. Professionalism & Committee Conduct |
Professionalism & Committee Conduct.pdf | ||
| 2. What to Wear & Bring |
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What to Wear and Bring.pdf |
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| 3. Morning Meeting |
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Morning Meeting.pdf |
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| 4. Player Registration |
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Registration.pdf |
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| 5. Course Set-Up |
Course Setup Video |
Course Set-Up.pdf |
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| 6. Starting |
Starting Video | ||
| 7. On-Course Officiating |
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On Course Officiating.pdf |
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| 8. Pace-of-Play Checkpoints |
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Championship Pace of Play Policy.pdf |
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| 9. Pace-of-Play Appeals |
Pace-of-Play Appeals.pdf | ||
| 10. Scoring |
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Scoring.pdf |
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| 11. Play-Offs |
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Play-Off Procedures.pdf |
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| 12. Food & Beverage |
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Food & Beverage.pdf |
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| 13. Weather & Evacuations |
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Suspension and Evacuation.pdf |
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| 14. Conditions of Competition |
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Course Rating Volunteers
| Category |
Educational Video Link |
Category Quiz Link |
Downloadable Material |
| 1. What is slope? |
What is Slope.pdf |
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| 2. Bad Date in Workbooks |
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| 3. Warm vs. Cold Season Rough |
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| 4 . Which tees should be rated? |
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Rated Tees.pdf | |
| 5. Are we rating trees too low? |
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| 6. Trees with Underbush |
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| 7. Assumptions When Rating a Course |
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| 8. Landing Zones |
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| 9. Measuring Greens |
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| 10. Measuring Bunker Coverage |
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| 11. Prepared Waste Areas |
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| 12. Mounds/Ride & Drop Adjustments |
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| 13. Water Hazard Conditions |
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| 14. Tiered Greens |
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| 15. Green Surface |
