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 2021 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.
2021 Tournament Schedule
| March 20th | Red, White & Blue Shamble |
| April 10th | Match Play First Round ($10 Entry Fee) |
| May 8th | Flighted Individual Stroke Play |
| June 12th | 10th Annual Member Guest |
| July 10th | Captain’s Choice Greenskeeper’s Revenge |
| August 14th | 4th Annual Association Member-Member |
| August 28th & 29th | 2-Day Association Championship |
| September 11th | AB-Best Ball/CD-Best Ball |
| September 18th & 19th | 35th Annual Mill Quarter Matches |
| October 9th | Two-Man 6/6/6 |
| November 20th | 2-Man Turkey Shoot |
In 2021 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 2021 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 2021 even better.
2021 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