About Us
More than 100 members strong, our association is built on camaraderie and competition in a friendly environment. Open to golfers of all abilities, The Hollows Men’s Association plays on Saturdays, Sundays and holiday mornings. Depending on the time of the year, we usually finish around noon. Please check below for a list of our seasonal tee times. Open membership; you do not need to be member of The Hollows Golf Club in order to join our men’s association. There are no assessments and monthly fees.
Benefits
- VSGA membership and handicap card
- Membership in the Richmond Golf Association and eligibility to play in RGA events
- A monthly subscription to Virginia Golfer magazine
- Standing shotgun start on weekends & holidays to get you off the course by noon (no more calling every week to book a tee time)
- You are always welcome to bring a guest for our weekend play
- Monthly tournaments from March thru November flighted by handicap (food and prizes included-please see below for scheduled formats)
- Annual Member-Guest & Member-Member Tournaments
- Eligibility to qualify for the Jefferson-Lakeside Invitational
- Annual Mill-Quarter challenge match
- Weekend Skins games
- Match Play events
- No Assessment or Monthly Fees
Price: $135/year 2022 Application
If you would like to join, please fill out the above application and mail it in or drop off at the Hollows pro shop. For more information email Jim Rice at folex9@aol.com or call the Hollows pro shop at 804-883-5381.
2022 Tournament Schedule
| March 26th | Red, White & Blue Shamble |
| April 2nd | Match Play First Round ($10 Entry Fee) |
| April 23rd | Captain’s Choice Greenskeeper’s Revenge |
| May 21st | Flighted Individual Stroke Play |
| June 18th | 11th Annual Member Guest (Separate Entry Fee) |
| July 16th | Fifth Annual Association Member-Member |
| July 30th | Fourball Matches First Round ($10 Entry Fee) |
| August 13th & 14th | 2-Day Association Championship |
| September 3rd | AB-Best Ball/CD-Best Ball |
| September 17th & 18th | 36th Annual Mill Quarter Matches (Separate Entry Fee) |
| October 8th | Two-Man 6/6/6 |
| November 19th | 2-Man Turkey Shoot (Separate Entry Fee) |
In 2022 we will continue to use the USGA’s Golf Genius software. We will be utilizing this program for online signup, scheduling, tournament results, season long statistics, and Men’s Association news.
We will also continue with tee assignments the way we arrived at them last year for normal weekend skins play. Thus, players may choose whether they want to play the Blue or White tees. A player may hit from the Gold tees if his Handicap Index and age total 80 or more. Certain events will utilize multiple tees, but please bear in mind that some monthly tournaments may require the entire field to play from the White tees. Our goal is to create a fair environment for competition where players get to play the tees they want to play. In the long run, we may move players with certain handicaps to different tees to narrow the playing gap during weekend play, but our current solution is to consistently split the cut sheets when we have larger groups. We are going to make a concerted effort do this on the days when we have 40 or more players in the cuts.
Take notice that we will play lift, rake, and place as near the original spot in all bunkers this season. We will continue with our rule where; on days when the course declares the entire course “cartpath only,” we will play the rough as preferred lies. We also have decided to adopt Local Rule E-5 this season, which is an alternative drop to stroke and distance for lost and out of bounds balls. This information can be found in more detail on your local rules sheet along with many other important rules decisions for the 2022 season.
The World Handicap System is still in effect. Some notable changes are an adjustment for weather, instantly changing handicaps from round to round, 8 out of your last 20 scores counting, and maximum net double bogey for all handicaps. We are asking for simplicity’s sake that if playing with the Men’s Association to record a maximum of triple bogey if your handicap is 18 or less and if your handicap is over 18, to record a maximum of quadruple bogey. Golf Genius will take care of the rest as far as net double bogey is concerned.
The board is continuing to work hard to expand the size of our group and its participation, but we can’t do it on our own. Please make a personal effort to help grow the Hollows Men’s Association. Invite your friends to join and play in as many events as you can. Through all your hard work, last season we had massive participation throughout the pandemic. Let’s keep it up and make 2022 even better. See you all soon when the weather breaks.
2022 Tee Times
9:00 am: January 1st – February 28th
8:30 am: March 1st – 31st
8:00 am: April 1st – April 30th
7:30 am: May 1st – September 30th
8:00 am: October 1st – 31st
8:30 am: November 1st – 3oth
9:00 am: December 1st – 31st
