How to Join the OGA

The Oregon Golf Association's bylaws have established our 501(c)(6) membership organization as an association of member clubs. When you join an OGA Member Club, you can feel proud knowing that you have joined an alliance committed to safeguarding the integrity of the game, promoting fair play, preserving the game’s traditions and enhancing the playing environment for golfers.

All OGA Member Clubs are licensed by the Oregon Golf Association to provide USGA Handicap Indexes™ to their members.  A club is defined by the USGA Handicap System as any group of 10 or more golfers that operate under a set of bylaws that establish a handicapping policy, elect officers, form committees and play together on a regular basis.  The most important aspect of ensuring a bonafide and credible USGA Handicap Index is that your scores be subject to peer review by others that can attest to your play. 

You may join a Regular Club (one that is associated with a regulation golf course).  Regular clubs can be found at nearly all public, private and resort courses in Oregon and SW Washington.  You may also join an Associate Club.  Associate Clubs are not affiliated with any specific golf course but are often formed by golfers with some other relationship to one another.  For instance, we have social clubs, church groups, employee groups and even restaurants that have formed Associate Clubs. 

All our clubs can be found in the ClubFinder on ExploreOregonGolf.com.  Here you can search for clubs in your region and also get more information on the benefits and services provided by each club.  Each club will charge different membership fees, so we encourage you to find the club that best meets your needs (remember, only a portion of your club's fees are remitted to the OGA).

To join one of our Join Online participating clubs, click here.

For those of you not interested in a Handicap Index, unfortunately at this time there is not an OGA membership option that does not include this service.

Not all USGA Handicap Indexes are equal.  Click Here to find out why.

The portion of your club membership that provides you with OGA benefits includes more than just the USGA Handicap Index.  Click here for information on all the tangible benefits you can receive from the OGA when you join an OGA Member Club (some of the benefits require that your mailing address and/or email address be included in GHIN system otherwise we are unable to send you the benefits).

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