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The President V The Captain

27/7/2020

In This Issue

Course Update
The Menu
Coming Events
Recent Results
An Interesting Story
The Brain Teaser
A Little Humour

Course Update

Players will by now have noticed the pathworks on several holes. This project continues (after the rain clears) with the next major location being the 16th and 3rd tees. The section beside the 16th tee has already been placed, and the remainder will be completed shortly. The intention is to have all players assemble at the rear of the 16th tee and then utilise the new path for access to the 16th fairway. There is a significant safety issue with players assembling below the 16th tee while players are playing the 15th hole.
The rain, which commenced on Sunday, has been considerable and the course is currently closed due to localised flooding. Please check the Club website for a daily 'Status' before heading in to play. It is likely that the course will be closed for most of the week, and the return of cart use will consequently be delayed.
Another reminder about repairing your divots Please!!!!

The Menu
Another excellent serving from Regina and her crew last week. Here is Tim's email for this week.
Week 18 Takeaway MenuGood morning everyone,This week, the pick-up day is Friday

As July comes to an end this week, we thought we would have one more Christmas in July themed dinner. Let's get festive!

2 course Meal ($25 per person)

Main: Pork Belly with Asian Fusion Sauce and roast vegetables
Dessert: Trifle

Soup ($10 per person): Thai Pumpkin

We are still offering our entire wine list for takeaway at a 10% discount. Click here to open our current wine list.

Contactless payment by EFTPOS or Member Account remains the preferred payment method.

Please order by emailing events.at.bgc@gmail.com or phoning 4861 1042 (option 4), with the number of meals and selections. Orders must be received by 5pm on Tuesday 28 July, 2020.

Collection times will be staggered from 4pm and I will advise of your time for pick up. Please collect from Bowral Golf Club, enter the clubhouse located at the corner of Kangaloon Rd and David St, Bowral.

Feel free to forward this to family, friends or anyone you think might be interested.

Keep well and I look forward to seeing you soon.

Tim Davis
Assistant Manager

Coming Events

The Club's AGM will be held this coming Thursday 30th July (see Helen!) Bookings are essential due to the Covid restrictions on numbers. Contact the office.
Saturday 1st August is the John McMaster medal and Monthly Medal in conjunction.
Sunday 2nd August is the quarter finals of the John Owens competition. Tee times are shown on the booking sheet with the associated match number.
Sunday 9th is the semi finals and the following Sunday 16th is the final of the John Owens.
The Club Championships for Mixed Foursomes (and the Wotton Trophy) will be held over 18 holes on Sunday 30th August.

Recent Results

Wednesday 22nd July. A wonderful Mid-Winter day. 75 players in the field which saw Chris Kunz (16) score 38 points to win the event. Best in 'A' grade was Langdon Emery (15) with 37 points, 'B' grade Craig Houden (20) with 37 points and 'C' grade was Eugene O'Sullivan (25) also with 37 points. Balls were won down to 32 points via count back.

Friday 24th July. The "Nugget". A good field of 29 players enjoyed some fine conditions on the Yellow course. Andrew Bova (27) scored 21 points to win this event from Don Barker (22), Tony Wozniak (45) and Wendy Burke (25), all of whom scored 19 points. Balls were won down to 18 points via count back.

Saturday 25th July. The Boxmor Trophy.
Another beautiful Winter's day welcomed 93 players to the event. When the dust settled, the Captain's team had amassed 12.5 points to the President's 9.5 points to claim the trophy for 2020. In the 'Head-to-Head' contest, the President (paired with David Farthing) scored 44 points to beat the Captain (paired with John Buchanan) on 41 points. Thanks to everyone for showing their support to both teams. 2021 will see an entirely new (and exciting) format for this event.

The daily event (4BBB) was won by the team of Paul Pettiford (12) and Dennis Neale (23) with a score of 47 points from Nick Winstone (25) and Ray Furner (27) on 46 points. In the single event, Dennis Neale scored 39 points. Balls were won down to 41 points via count back.

An Interesting Story
Chris Kunz achieved his first ever Bowral competition win in Wednesday’s Stableford, after only 148 rounds and 20 months of membership.

Making it more remarkable were the facts that he hit off in the first group at 7:50am, playing through the frost; putted with a golf glove on his left hand to speed up play; and, completed the round still hitting the same PRO V1 golf ball he had used for 322 consecutive holes! That is 17 rounds and 16 holes, with 1,614 consecutive hits of the same ball… and hopefully more to come!
Understandably, after so many holes and hits the Bega Cheese logo on the number 4 Titleist PRO V1 has all but disappeared. Here it is with a new sibling:

As a postscript to this story, Chris deposited his 'Trusty Titleist PRO V1' into the dam on the 15th hole the following Saturday. In all the ball survived 1681 consecutive shots over 336 holes. (I wonder if anyone else has kept the same ball for this duration???) My thanks to Chris for providing this story for the blog.

The Brain Teaser
Thank you to all those who sent an answer to the teaser of last week. Helen Chadwick provided me with the 3rd correct response. The answer was "Addressing the Ball". Study the pictures below and send me your guess in this week's teaser, I'm going with the 2nd correct this week.
Email your guess to bgcclubcaptain@gmail.com

A Little Humour

Now Go out and Enjoy a Game of Golf !!

The Captain's Trophy Week

20/7/2020

In This Issue

Course Update
The Menu
Coming Events
Recent Results
The Brain Teaser
A Little Humour

Course Update

The Pathwork is continuing over the next few weeks. In the last couple of days the boys have extended the path heading to the 1st fairway, the path leading to the 5th fairway and the path from the 12th green to the triple tee. These paths are still to be rolled (see photos). Also almost completed is the access way beside the cart sheds. There is now an area available for washing down the carts after use. The next major work will be to the path beside the 3rd tee.

Thanks to Pat Donoghue for all his work in filling divots and bird damage across the course over the past months. Divots remain an issue at our club. It's a player's responsibility to repair their own divots. Also it's a kindness to other players to repair any other divots you come across. Thank you for your diligence.
Breaking News. The club has received a requirement that we exclude members or guests from entering or utilising the club in any way if they have visited Victoria in the past 14 days. If you fall into this category please don't come to the club until you have isolated for 14 days. Contact the office for more details.

The Menu
This is the 17th edition of the club's takeaway menu!!. If you haven't tried it yet, you are really missing out on a treat. Here is Tim's email for this week.

Week 17 Takeaway MenuGood morning everyone,
This week, the pick-up day is Friday

2 course Meal ($25 per person)

Main:
Corned Beef, Cabbage, Mashed Potato and Parsley Sauce

Dessert:
Apple Crumble and Thickened Cream

Soup ($10 per person):
Sweet Potato and Carrot

We are still offering our entire wine list for takeaway at a 10% discount. Click here to open our current wine list.

Contactless payment by EFTPOS or Member Account remains the preferred payment method.

Please order by emailing events.at.bgc@gmail.com or phoning 4861 1042 (option 4), with the number of meals and selections. Orders must be received by 5pm on Tuesday 21 July, 2020.

Collection times will be staggered from 4pm and I will advise of your time for pick up. Please collect from Bowral Golf Club, enter the clubhouse located at the corner of Kangaloon Rd and David St, Bowral.

Feel free to forward this to family, friends or anyone you think might be interested.

Keep well and I look forward to seeing you soon.

Tim Davis
Assistant Manager

Coming Events

Saturday 25th July is the annual President V Captain competition for the Boxmor Trophy. Players need to ensure they are booked as a Foursome. Advise the pro shop of the team you want to represent (if you wish to be included ) and your 4 ball score will be compared at random to a pair from the opposing team. Each result will be worth 1 point to either the President or the Captain (or halved if appropriate). The team with the highest score wins the Boxmor for 2020 (and bragging rights!!!). There will be a single stableford competition in conjunction, however the team event is the event of the day, and the usual team provisions (like giving advice etc) apply.
Thursday 30th July is the AGM. Commencing at 6pm in the clubhouse. There are only limited slots still available, contact the office to book if you wish to attend.
Saturday 1st August is the next Monthly Medal and the John McMaster Medal will be held in conjunction.
Sunday 2nd August is the 1/4 final round of the John Owens Trophy. If your match has not been completed beforehand, it will be played in the time slot allocated on the 2nd. The booking is under the match number.
Tuesday 11th August is a Titleist fitting day. If you wish to attend for a fitting, contact the pro shop to for a time slot.

Recent Results

Wednesday 15th July. A very wet and blustery day. Just 37 players ventured out and Brian Hanrahan (14) swam his final lap quickest to post 37 points to win on a count back from David Bickford (12). Balls were won down to 33 points via count back.

Friday 17th July. The "Nugget". A field of 26 players (18M/8L) took to the Yellow course and Meeghan Bourne (47) scored 25 points to win the day. In 2nd was Scott Olding (18) with 22 points, 3rd was Murray Fox (37) with 21 points and 4th was Matthew Stedman (26) with 20 points on count back.

Saturday 18th July. The Captain's Trophy day. Do I look after you folk or what!!?? An early Spring day, no wind and easy pin locations! (Just remember that when you are considering which team to nominate for in the Boxmor next Saturday). John Hopkins (22) fired up and posted a net 68 to beat Tony Fitzpatrick on a count back. Well done!! The 'A' grade winner was Tony Fitzpatrick (11) with his net 68. The 'B' grade winner was John Oakes (17) with a net 69 while the 'C' grade prize went to Chris Chiu (30), also with a net 69. Balls were won down to net 72 via count back.

Sunday 19th July. 8 players in the small field with Scott Olding (15) posting 37 points to win from Ash Southon (16) with 34.

Monday 20th July. "Monday Madness". A chilly, though sunny day. Just 8 players in the field (6M/2L). Vince O'Connor (21) posted 21 points in the 9 hole competition to win from Sue Thorley (46) with 19 points.

The Brain Teaser.
The contest was not won last week due to insufficient responses. I'm looking for the 4th correct entry which I receive at bgcclubcaptain@gmail.com
This week is a new teaser. If you can also guess the correct answer from the teaser in last week's blog you'll get a bonus. Study the photograph and see if you can work out the answer. All the teasers are golf-based.

A Little Humour

Now Go Out and Enjoy a Game of Golf!!!

It's Mid Winter

13/7/2020

In This Issue

Course Update
The Menu
Coming Events
Recent Results
The Brain Teaser
A Little Humour

Course Update

My announcement in uppercase lettering last week has shown some traction. There was a small improvement in the DIVOT situation. However, I am still seeing far too many players not carrying a sand bucket (????), and many others not fixing their divot after play (???). If you see someone take a shot and not fix their divot, you have my permission to give them a rip.
The news is currently full of Covid 2nd-wave bulletins. We are very conscious of keeping up to date with the situation in NSW and our local region. The protocols which are currently in place at BGC will remain in place until such time that the virus is no longer an impending issue. Please remain vigilant, use the already established hygiene regimens and keep up the 1.5m physical separation standard. Complacency is one of our greatest flaws.
All active players will have seen the progress of phase 1 of the Paths Project. The paths were being rolled today, and phase 1 should now be complete. See the photos below for a progress update. The next phase will commence in late July or early August.

The Menu
The weeks keep flying by..... Here is Tim's email for next week.

Week 16 Takeaway Menu
Good morning everyone,

This week, the pick-up day is Friday

2 course Meal ($25 per person)

Main: Coq au Vin with Creamy Mash and Green Beans

Dessert: Lime Panna Cotta with Berry Coulis

Soup ($10 per person): Creamy Mushroom

We are still offering our entire wine list for takeaway at a 10% discount. Click here to open our current wine list.

Contactless payment by EFTPOS or Member Account remains the preferred payment method.

Please order by emailing events.at.bgc@gmail.com or phoning 4861 1042 (option 4), with the number of meals and selections. Orders must be received by 5pm on Tuesday 14 July, 2020.

Collection times will be staggered from 4pm and I will advise of your time for pick up. Please collect from Bowral Golf Club, enter the clubhouse located at the corner of Kangaloon Rd and David St, Bowral.

Feel free to forward this to family, friends or anyone you think might be interested.

Keep well and I look forward to seeing you soon.

Tim Davis
Assistant Manager

Coming Events

This Wednesday (15th) is our July Open Day. The event is a 4BBB only (there is no single event) and scorecards need only be filled by one player per pair. After entering your score into the computer, please leave the scorecard in the box provided (not in the bin) to enable the processing of count backs.
Saturday 18th is the Captain's Trophy and is a stroke event.
Saturday 25th is the Boxmor trophy, President V Captain 4BBB plus individual Stableford. When you know who your playing partner is, ( if you wish to have your score apply toward the Boxmor trophy) please add your team to the signup sheet in the appropriate column. I will produce a numbered draw for the pro shop to use when comparing scores for the trophy.
Thursday 30th July, the Bowral Golf Club AGM at 6pm in the clubhouse. Please book a slot from the office if you wish to attend as numbers are very limited due to the Covid requirements.
A club fitting day has being booked with Titleist for the 11th August from 11 am to 3 pm. Bookings are required and a signup form will be available shortly.

Recent Results

Wednesday 8th July. A single stableford event with 64 entrants. (This is the first Wednesday where the 70 player threshold has not been met to trigger the extra prize payouts.) Stephen Heywood (41) posted 41 points to win the event from Kevin Burke (28) with 39 points via count back. Balls were won down to 32 points. An interesting note, the 10th hole (PAR 5) was reduced to just over 300m and as a result only 9 birdies were registered. Was the temptation to 'drive the green' too great for many? Amazing how your head plays with your game.

Friday 10th July. The "Nugget". Another solid field size of 36 players (22M/14L) entered the contest and when the dust settled it was Chris Chiu (32) with 24 points in first place. Don Barker (20) scored 21 points to beat Alan Turpie (20) on a count back for 2nd place and Stephen Heywood (41) posted 20 points to claim 4th via a count back. Balls went down to 19 points via count back.

Saturday 11th July. A field of 86 (smallest for some time, and also less than the trigger for extra prize payouts) contested a single stableford event in mostly fine conditions (except for the storm which caught the last few groups). David Bickford (15) scored a fine 43 points to win by 2 strokes from Warren Ryan (23) on 41. Balls were won down to 35 points. Of note was the high scoring, with nearly 25% of the field scoring 36 points or better.

Sunday 12th July. Another small field of only 5 players. Scott Olding (16) scored 33 points to win the day's event.

The Brain Teaser.
Congratulations to Robert Eriksson for providing the correct response to the recent teaser. He correctly determined that Tom had 7 balls while Bill had 5. Robert also correctly identified that silhouette 'B' was the correct answer to the previous teaser.
See the photo below for the new teaser. Remember the 4th correct responder will claim the prize. Send your guess to bgcclubcaptain@gmail.com

A Little Humour

Now Go Out and Enjoy a Game of Golf!!!

The Paths' Project Commences

6/7/2020

In This Issue

Course update
The Menu
Coming Events
Recent Results
The Brain Teaser
A Little humour

Course Update

DIVOTS! DIVOTS! and more DIVOTS!!! One of our members suggested me using UPPERCASE to see if that gets the message across any better. Please carry and use a sand bucket for all rounds (including practice rounds). If you are driving a cart, carry your sand bucket and your club to the ball each time. If you come across an unrepaired divot, FIX IT PLEASE!
The Paths' Project commenced this morning and as a result the tee locations for the 10th and 12th holes have been moved well forward. They will be located on the mowed fairways for the Tuesday and Wednesday Competitions. Since this reduces the overall length of the course, scores will not be forwarded to Golflink for either of these daily competitions. See the photos below.

The Menu
Loved the ham, turkey and roast veggies last weekend. Here is Tim's email for this week.

Week 15 Takeaway MenuGood morning everyone,
This week, the pick-up day is Friday

2 course Meal ($25 per person)

Main:
Roast Leg of Lamb
Potatoes sautéed with lemon and mint
Honey Carrots
Mint Peas and Mint Sauce

Dessert:
Choc Caramel Tart

Soup ($10 per person):
Pea and Ham

We are still offering our entire wine list for takeaway at a 10% discount.

Contactless payment by EFTPOS or Member Account remains the preferred payment method.

Please order by emailing events.at.bgc@gmail.com or phoning 4861 1042 (option 4), with the number of meals and selections. Orders must be received by 5pm on Tuesday 30 June, 2020.

Collection times will be staggered from 4pm and I will advise of your time for pick up. Please collect from Bowral Golf Club, enter the clubhouse located at the corner of Kangaloon Rd and David St, Bowral.

Feel free to forward this to family, friends or anyone you think might be interested.

Keep well and I look forward to seeing you soon.

Tim Davis
Assistant Manager

Coming Events

Our next Open Day is Wednesday 15th July. We will return to a standard 4BBB (Stableford) format, and not score individual cards in an attempt to reduce the time taken for each round.
The next trophy day is Saturday 18th July, with the playing of the Captain's Trophy (stroke event).
The following Saturday (25th July) is the President V Captain's competition for the Boxmor Trophy.
The BGC AGM is scheduled for the 30th July. An email has recently been sent to all members advising of the details. There will be a very limited number of attendees due to the Coronavirus limitations.

Recent Results
(Please note that the posting of some result sheets has been delayed whilst the pro shop confirms the financial status of players.)

Wednesday 1st July. A beautiful day welcomed the 78 players into the 3 person aggregate competition. The team of David Stanley (22), Alan Lindsay (23) and David Farthing (28) collected 102 points to claim the win from the team of Nick Reinhard (9), Clark Gibbons (10) and Angus Malcolm (20) with a score of 101. The individual best score of the day went to Ken Street (28) with 41 points and balls were won down to 95 points via count back.

Friday 3rd July. The "Nugget". A windy and cold day held the field down to just 31 players (19 men/12 Women). 1st prize to Stephen Heywood (43) with 24 points, 2nd to Grant Blanchard (27) with 22 points, 3rd to Rosie Streeter (47) with 19 points via count back from 4th Wendy Burke (24). Balls were won down to 18 points via count back

Saturday 4th July. Medal Day July. A cool and windy Winter's day. 93 players turned out for the event with the course in great condition (except for the Divots!). Tony Fitzpatrick (11) won the 'A' grade medal with a net 67 from James Burkitt (14) net 69. John Jones (18) won the 'B' grade medal with a net 66 from Piero Dal Bianco (19) net 67. Peter Dunn (28) rounded out the medal winners with a net 69 to claim the 'C' grade from Grant Blanchard (25) on net 72 via count back. The best scratch score of the day went to Tony Fitzpatrick with his 79. Balls were won down to net 75 via count back.

Sunday 5th July. A very windy and cold day for golf. Scott Olding (16) fired 35 points to win the day from Ray Furner (27) with 32.

Monday 6th July. "Monday Madness" The 9-hole format of this event began today and 6 players tested the conditions. Grant Blanchard (26) scored 20 points to claim the new format prize. Chris Chiu (33) scored 19 points to round out the prizes.

The Brain Teaser.
So this new competition got underway last week and did not reach the required number of successful responses, so there is a new teaser this week and again it will go to the 4th correct response received. There will be a bonus if you are able to add the correct answer from last week to your response to this week.
Email your answer to bgcclubcaptain@gmail.com
Good luck, don't be shy! Here is the teaser.....

A Little Humour.
"Briiiinnng....... Briiiinnng!"
Staff: "Golf course, may I help you?"
Caller: "Do you have any open tee times around 10 o'clock?"
Staff: "Yes, we have one at 10.15."
Caller: "What's the next time available after that?"
Staff: "We have one at 10.22."
Caller: "We'll take that one. It will be a much warmer!"

Now Go Out and Enjoy a Game of Golf!!!

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