CAPTAIN'S BLOG - NEWS

Matt and his team are getting the course back into good shape and the rough mowers will be continuing cutting this week.
Dad's Army assisted in removing three dead trees on the 15th hole and the rotted willow on the 13th pond.  Best get these trees down before they fall down.
​Thank you Dad's Army!!!

A friendly reminder to replace any divers and repair those pitch marks on the green. 

Thank you.

The Arthur Brassey knock out is at the semi-final round.  Ash Southon and Daniel Weekes played their match yesterday.  As with many matches it finished on the 16th green will Daniel winning 3/2.

It all comes down to one putt...

Wednesday - 4BBB Stableford
Warwick Andrews and Bill Payne won with 44 points on a count back from Paul Pettiford and John Mulholland. NTP on the 11th went to Chris Kunz and David McGinnes won the 14th hole Pro-pin. Peter Shortle won the singles stableford with 40 points.

Friday's Nine Hole Nugget
Robert Eriksson with an impressive 23 points won from Grant Blanchard with 18 on a count back.

Friday - Nugget Nine
Ash Southon won with 21 points after a very strong start - pars and birdies through the first four holes... I understand the last couple were not a highlight, however.  Peter Whittall was runner up on a count back with 17 points from Sonia Bleakley.

In February this year, Cathy Ashton visited the club to donate her father's golf clubs and "Exercise Book" to the club to remember Arthur Stone contribution to BGC and the NSW Green-keepers Association. The "Exercise Book" was in poor condition and has now been restored back to good health.

The article (see left) is from the Southern Mail, Friday the 18th of January 1952. It is great  to have these items as additions to the clubs long history. It is clear that Arthur was held in high regard as a greenskeeper and a family man in Bowral.

The "Exercise Book"  is a thesis on green keeping in the Sydney Basin region.  When Cathy first contacted us we thought that the book would be a diary of his work on our course.  But it is much more than that, it's a comprehensive work on every aspect of golf course management. A hand written masterpiece.

The book will be "scanned" and added to the BGC website for members to read during windy and cold winter nights.

The photos below are of the book and golf clubs.  Arthurs hickory shaft putter is now hanging from the Members Room sign.  See below....

Thanks go to Darryl for restoration of the hickory clubs.

Friday's Gold Nugget
Grant Blanchard with 18 points won the day with Peter Cottee running up with 17 points.
A good field of 13 on the composite 9 hole cart course. 

BGC Woods Head Covers
The last time we offered BGC branded woods cover they were a nice blue woollen mitt.  We've moved on to these handsome offerings.
They are great and available now in the Pro Shop at a value price.
Replace your old tatty head covers with these beauties.

As our Country Membership grows we have introduced a medley trophy for this category.  This is in line with the Lifestyle Cup of recent years.  A very fetching silver bowl has be donated for this event which will be held at the same time as the Lifestyle Cup.
It's all about having something to play for...