CAPTAIN'S BLOG - NEWS

Note: Preferred lies will not be applied from Saturday 3rd of December.

Play as it lies.

The expected rain this week has note occurred and the course is dire and playing long.

Enjoy and play well...

The Club Championships are underway and at least three matches have been completed.  The draws are below as well as the location on the MiClub home page; click on "In Progress" to see the latest results. Click on the images to enlarge...

Yesterday, Sunday, was the final of the Foursomes knock out.  It is a 36 hole event and you guessed it... it went for the full 36 holes.  Those in the finals were the teams of James Pinkstone & Nick Reinhard v.s. Wayne Knapp & Geoff Alcock.
Jimmy and Nick were off with an early lead of 3 up and then the match tightened to all square in the second round and finally Wayne and Geoff won 1 up on the 36th hole.  Well done to all, the match was played in great spirit and was enjoyable to watch. The photos below show the gallery which increased throughout  the day of interested members.

Over one hundred golfers enjoyed a fantastic day of golf last Friday for the Palms Golf day. The course was in great condition and handled the shot gun start well. Thanks to Chris Kunz for the photos of the day and the wild life.  Thanks to Kevin and the team for hosting this event which was a great event for the club.  I never knew that Echidnas could swim, especially Loch Ness monster style.

The location of the sign up sheets, currently the Summer Eclectic, is now in a more obvious location in the Pro Shop.  You won't be able to miss it... so sign up for the competition over Summer.

Wednesday Single Stableford
A good field of 61 played in the Single Stableford competition.  John Buchanan won with 39 points on a count back from Rob Humphreys. Robert Shield was NTP on the 11th hole and David Waugh won the 14th hole Pro-Pin.

Saturday - St Andrews Day - 4 Ball Aggregate 
Vernon Vella, John Hobbs, Ross Jauncey & John Oaks won with 114 points and the runners up were John Jones, Norris Dudgeon, Tony Dick and Robert Eriksson with 112.
Tony Fitzpatrick was NTP on the 11th hole; Harry Caust won the 14th hole Pro-Pin and  was Wayne Knapp won the Eagles Nest. The single stableford winner was Ross Jauncey with 45 points.

Sunday - Medley Stableford
Tom Cavanough won with 42 points.

Wednesday 30 Nov - to celebrate the end of Spring we're having a 3 ball multiplier competition.

Saturday 3 Dec - the Monthy Medal and "Thank you Day" with significant prizes to win.  Also the first round of the Peter Tait trophy.

Saturday 10th of Dec - the Medal of Medals competition and the second round of the Peter Tait trophy.

Sunday 18th of December - the Club Championship finals - well worth being in the gallery to see some great golf.  Good luck to those in the knock outs.


The course is in great condition and handles the storm water very well.  Loads of run on the fairways.
Preferred lies is under review as the course dries out.  The bunkers will be back in play, hopefully, by the end of the week.

Play well,

Dave Burgess

In addition, last week the pipe has been installed on the start of the 3rd fairway and the pathway is now open. See the photos below... filling the excavation with aggregate and the finished job.
Note: OB marker pegs will be installed on the 18th hole along the Karrara Estate boundary.

With the weather improving and the course in great shape; we need you to sign up for the summer eclectic. Let's have a strong competition.  The sign up sheet is in the Pro-Shop.

Wednesday - 4BBB Stableford
Fifty players competed in the 4BBB and the winning team with 45 points was Eugene O'Sullivan and David Scholes; running up was Peter Metcalf and David Waugh with 44 points.  Norris Dudgeon won the Eagles Nest and Bryan Frith won the 14th hole Pro-Pin.  The individual stableford winner was Peter Metcalf with 37 points on a count back from Stephen Heywood.

Saturday - Stroke - 2nd Qualifying Round
With a great round of 64, off a scratch handicap, David Ferguson won the day.  What a great round of golf with six birdies and one bogie (18th hole).  Runner up with nett 67 was Tony Dick.
David Ferguson was NTP on the 11th hole and John Buchanan won the 14th hole Pro-Pin.
A great field of 81 players.

Watson Cup
This year's event was over two rounds not three due to the postponed calendar. With nett rounds of 72 and 64 totalling 136 - the winner is David Ferguson on a count back from John McGuire.

Lifestyle Cup
The winner is Tom Cavanough with net rounds of 71 and 69 totalling 140.

Veterans Plate
John McGuire with nett rounds 66 and 69 of  a total of 135.

Country Cup (Inaugural) 
Tony Dick won with nett rounds of 71 and 66 for a total of 137.

Bradford Trophy (Juniors)
Well done to our winner Louis Connell with a nett 87.

Club Championships
The draws for the three knockouts should be available tomorrow and will be on this blog as an update and on the notice board in the clubhouse.  First round is due by the 4th of December, semis by the 11th of December and the Finals on the 18th of December.

Saturday 26th of November
St Andrews Day 4 Ball Aggregate  - a great annual fun event, get a partner & book a tee time

Sunday 27th of November
Finals of the Club Foursomes Championship.  A 36 hole competition between Reinhard/Pinkstone and Knapp/Alcock.  It promises to be a close competition. come and join the gallery and watch the afternoon round. 

Wednesday 30th of November
3 person aggregate with single stableford in conjunction

Saturday 3rd of December
Monthly Medal and round one of the Peter Tait Trophy (1950).
Plus "Members Thank you Day"
Due to the tough year we have had with well above rain fall adversely impacting the course and availability of carts; the board has approved a free members weekend of golf and some solid prize money. 
​Get in and book you tee times...
The Peter Tait trophy is an aggregate nett scores over two rounds.  Peter Tait was a shareholder in 1920 of BGC and generously donated a significant sum of money in order to purchase the land surrounding the dam on the 14th and 15th holes.

Saturday 10th of December
Medal of Medals and second round of the Peter Tait Trophy.

I look forward to seeing you on the course over the next few weeks, play well...

​Dave Burgess

As I was stranded on the 7th tee and unable to communicate with those golfers in the clubhouse and explain what was to happen regarding finishing their rounds, we have rescheduled the first round qualifying and multiple trophy events for those 34 players effected for this Friday and Sunday.  All have been emailed with details.

As we continue to improve with course drainage a major improvement was initiated today.  The "water feature" on the 3rd green will be gone as the underground drainage is being installed and will be completed tomorrow.  The video and pictures are from todays workings.

Wednesday - Single Stableford
A better scoring round due to improving course conditions and preferred lies.  A strong field of 63 players competed and well done to Robert Eriksson winning with 40 points on a count back from Martin Flaxman.
NTP on the 11th was Sam Mulholland and the 14th Pro-Pin went to John El-Chah.

Saturday - Monthly Medal & Remembrance Day Shield
A Grade
Winner - Jacob Nicholls - nett 65
Runner Up - Nick Reinhard - nett 67
B Grade 
Winner - Brian Hanrahan - nett 69 on a count back
Runner Up - John Jones - nett 69
C Grade
Winner  - John McGuire - nett 66
Runner Up - Stephen Heywood - nett 67

Gross Winner  - David Ferguson with 71

6th Hole Eagles Nest  - Paul Knock
NTP 11th Hole - Russell Bourne
14th Hole Pro-Pin - John Buchanan.
Remembrance Day Shield - winner  - John McGuire
Well done one and all...

Saturday 26th November - St Andrews Day 4BBB
Get into the spirit of golf and book for this great traditional term competition.

Finally,  a reminder, we do have a Weather & Lightening Policy which is on our website - Page 7 in the "Information for Members and their Guests" section - take a look.

Also, if you have to interrupt your round due to bad weather then simply mark the position of your ball go to a safe location and when it is all clear to continue resume you round at your marker.

Regards,

Dave Burgess