Are you ready for the tournament?

Here's a checklist of things you may need:

• Water Bottles

• Sunscreen and Chapstick (with SPF)

• Sunglasses if you like them when golfing

• Hair Ties

• Hat

• Golf Shoes (waterproof preferred if there is dew in the morning, or rain in the forecast.)

• Golf bag and clubs - clean up clubs and grips.  Count your clubs, make sure you have 14 total clubs or less.  The putter counts as 1

• Push cart - umbrella holder and cup holder attachments with you, if needed.

• Golf Balls (Range balls are not legal for play, so get them out of the bag)

• A normal golf glove - you just wear one on your left hand if a RH golfer, and on your RH, if you are a LH golfer.

• Could it possibly rain?  Bring an umbrella and rain gloves.  These will not keep your hands warm, but if the club may slip out of your hand, these are a must.  You buy these in a pair.

• Could it be very cold?  Bring a set of winter golf gloves.  They actually do help keep you hands warm.  You buy these as a pair for both hands.  They are worthless in the rain though.

• The rain cover for your golf bag, if rain is in the forecast. 

• Tees

• Sharpie to mark golf balls and paper/pencils to keep backup scorecard

• The scorecard for the course and a yardage book if you have/need one.

• phone with CHSAA golf app loaded - maybe an extended battery if needed

• Directions to the golf course

• leave in time to warm up before tee time

• FOOD, you'll be out for at least 4-6 hours.  Pack a meal that isn't just junk food.

• Any medication you may need (inhalers, allergy, etc)

• Personal products - hand sanitizer, covid mask, small roll of kleenex or TP - some of the courses restrooms are not country club style bathrooms.  Be prepared.

• Layers of clothing so you can adjust to the weather

• Also, with this great big list, you still want to get the bag as light as you can make it, so you aren't hauling extra stuff around with you on your 8 mile hike (longer if you are looking for balls a lot).

• You may want to have a backup set of clothing, shoes, socks, etc, in case you step in something uncomfortable or a bird poops on you (this is from experience and has happened)

• Range finder