CAPTAIN'S BLOG - NEWS

COVID Update

​The current COVID rules will remain in place as the regional health rules have been extended.  As always we will keep you posted of any changes.  Thank you all for your adherence to the current COVID protocols.

From recent government announcements and health advice the quickest way back to having our Club House open and playing in groups of 3 and 4 is for high levels of vaccinations, so please consider getting the vaccinations if you have not done so already.

 Following a recent submission to the board relating to the Anniversary Dinner and vouchers/prizes, the Board has decided upon the following.
Anniversary Dinner
The Anniversary Dinner will move from being an annual dinner to a dinner event which will celebrate significant milestone occasions for the Club. The next Anniversary Dinner is scheduled to celebrate the Club's 125th year in 2026.
Presentation Dinner
The trophy and championship winners will be recognised with a Presentation Dinner to be held soon after the completion of the Club Championships in November.  This year's presentation dinner is scheduled for the  Saturday the 13th of November 2021.
Trophy Vouchers
This year all trophy winners will receive a voucher to the presentation dinner as will the Championship winners; the same practice as in recent years. 
Then, from next year, 2022, all trophy winners with the exception of Club Championships will have their accounts credited to the value of the voucher on the day of the event, Championship winners will be awarded vouchers to the Presentation dinner. 

Click to read Prizes for Medley and Men’s Competitions January 2021

All Trophy winners, members and members guests are invited to the Presentation Dinner.

A review of the voucher system will be undertaken at the end of 2022. 

We are keen to understand what our membership prefers for the Monday competition, is it:

1. A nine hole Yellow Course competition - or,
2. A White Course 18 hole competition?

Let me know, send an email click here bgcclubcaptain@gmail.com .

As always at this time of year our greens staff and Dad's Army are working on course maintenance and improvements before the growing season starts and it's cutting grass time.  A few updates for this week:
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Next week...

Monday and Tuesday will be the greens, tee box and fairway renovations.  With that comes the "greenskeepers revenge" formats.  A bit of fun as we move into Spring.  Enjoy.

Wednesday & Thursday - Course Closed - it rained unfortunately.

Saturday - Single Stableford

Another strong field of 88 entrants, great to see.
The winner with 40 points was Alan Turpie and running up was David Bickford with 39. David won the A grade, while Patrick Lane took B Grade and Kevin Burke with a great 38 points won C Grade.

Sunday - Medley Stableford
Thomas Madigan with 42 points won the day with Daniel Weekes runner up on 38.  Well done.

Monday Medely Stableford

Brenton Aggar to honours with 34 points on a count back from our visitor from Moss Vale Owen Babula.

This Saturday is the September Monthly Medal and the Max Allen Memorial Trophy.  Max was Club President from 1969 to 1973.

Next Wednesday following the course renovations is the Greenskeepers Revenge - a 2 ball Ambrose format. A bit of fun to ensure the sun keeps shining!! 

Best Regards,

​Dave Burgess

It's been very fortunate that we can use our golf course for exercise during the last couple of weeks. The Wednesday and Saturday fields have been well over 100 players.  While we can't travel far to meet up with family and friends we can still enjoy a round of golf.

COVID protocols were outlined in last week's post, please refer to them as required.  Current requirements are for mandatory wearing of masks while not exercising.  One person per golf cart is the current requirement.

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Preferred Lies - we still have a few holes which will "mud the ball" so the preferred lies rule is on close watch. It may well be in place for a while longer if the tonight and tomorrows rain event comes as plan.

Finally, the 13th pond has been drained and inspection of the wall adjacent to the concrete bridge on the fairway side shows a significant hole which causes the water to leak through.  Now we know the problem we can work on the solution.

Wednesday - 4BBB with Singles in Conjunction
As mentioned previously a great roll up with 94 players. Peter Dunn and Ray Clayton took "line honours" with 47 points from runners up Chris Kunz and Vern Vella with 46 on a count back. Roberto Ratalino took the singles prize with 43 points.

Saturday - W H Friend Par Trophy
While a par event is not everyones favourite we had a field of 94 (again) to give it ago. Par events appear to polarise golfers - they either hate it (the majority) or love the challenge. We only have a couple a year so it keeps us on our toes.
This years winner is a well deserved junior member is Thomas Moulton with a +5 result.  Runner up with +4 Bryan Frith.

Sunday - Medley Stableford
Again some good scoring across the field, Daniel Weekes won with 40 points with Warwick Keirnan runner up with 37.  Well done Warwick.
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Monday Madness
With 37 point John Buchanan won the day from Brenton Aggar  with 36 points.

With the current COVID rules it is a bit difficult to outline the upcoming events so it's best to wait and see what happens later this week.

We will keep you posted accordingly.

Enjoy the last few days of Winter...

​Dave Burgess

As I am sure you are aware, last Saturday at 5:00pm regional NSW was included in the restrictions for the control of COVID-19.  Kevin has been communicating by email the details of the restrictions, the changes to the golf competitions and the local rules regarding play under the COVID plan.

The local rules are as they were last year and they are as follows;
These local rules are issued with the approval of Golf NSW under the guidelines provided by the R & A and the USGA.

Local Rule CV 1 – Scoring

• Players are to enter their own hole scores on the scorecard (it is not necessary for a marker to do it).
• It is not necessary to have a marker physically certify the player's scores, but some form of verbal certification should take place within the group.

Local Rule CV 2 – Flagsticks

• Players are required to leave the Flagsticks in the hole at all times. 

Local Rule CV 3 – Holing Out

• A ball at rest in the hole will be considered to be holed even if it is not entirely below the level of the hole.

Local Rule CV 4 – Bunkers

• Preferred Lies may be taken when the ball lies in a bunker through the general area.

The ball washers are out of service, the rakes are out of the bunkers and the access to water on the course is not in service.

Please ensure you carry enough water and fluids for your round of golf.

The MiClub bookings page has been updated to reflect the two player rules.  This is for the foreseeable future.  Please refer to your booking emails or the booking page to ensure you have a tee time or know if your tee time has altered slightly.

Presentations will not be held, so go to the MiClub page and look at the Leaderboard or the competition and click on Results to find the details.

Our greens staff are still working and keeping our course in great condition so we can continue to enjoy the game of golf.

For our members who are not able to travel to play at BGC, we do have reciprocal playing rights in NSW with:

• Eastlakes Golf Club
• Wollongong Golf Club

​So, subject to your location and the travel restrictions, you maybe able to continue to play at these clubs.

Wednesday  - Single Stableford
A good field of 81 players.  With 41 points Tony Rourke won the day and Grant Blanchard with 39 points running up on a count back.
NTP on the 11th went to Jacob Nicholls and the Pro-Pin was won by Harry Caust.

Saturday - 3 ball Aggregate Stableford
A field of 85 competed in teams on a great day for golf. The team of Thomas Madigan, Timothy Farrell and Angus Yuill took the winnings with a combined 111 points.  A great score in this format.  Runners' up were Nick Reinhard, Harry Caust and Craig Houden with 107 points.
The Pro-Pin was won by Brian Lamb and the NTP on the 11th went to John Mellen.
Harry Caust was the Single Stableford winner with a very tidy 43 points.

Sunday - Single Stableford
Emma Fernandez won the day with 41 points on a count back from Daniel Weekes.

Monday Madness - Single Stableford
Jacob Nicholls won with 32 points from Daniel Weekes with 31 points.

This Saturday is a par event for the WH Friend Trophy.  WH Friend was a committee member for 23 years from 1915 and President in 1945 and 1946.  Is that a record for BGC?
This event was first played in 1951, however the trophy went missing between 1973 and 2002.  It's in the cabinet and will be up for grabs on Saturday.

The JW Draper knock out will be postponed while we understand how long the restrictions on the number of players will be in place.


Enjoy the longer days and warmer sunshine.

​Dave Burgess

Saturday - J. MacMaster Memorial Trophy and Medal Round - August
Congratulations to Robert Eriksson for a magnificent round of Nett 60 to win the J MacMaster Memorial Trophy.  It is not too often that we can record a score like that, so close to being in the 50's.

Monthly Medal Results
A-Grade 
The winner was Tony Fitzpatrick with a Nett 65 and runner up was Patrick Lane with Nett 67.
B-Grade
A mentioned above, Robert Eriksson won with a Nett 60 and runner up John Hopkins with a Nett 68.
C-Grade
A good result following a recent return to the golf course, Taffy McCarten with a Nett 66 won with the runner up Shane Harvey with Nett 69.

Wednesday  - 3 Ball Multiplier
A format not often played, but a bit of fun.  The winning trio was Nick Reinhard, Angus Yuill and Adem De Manicor with a score of 86.  Bryan Frith, Peter Keys and Alan Maher were a close second with 85.

Sunday - Medley Stableford
With 40 points Thomas Moulton won the day from Nick Reinhard with 38 points.
Monday Madness - Medley Stableford
Winner Nick Reinhard with 37 points.

The major golf events for the rest of August are the WH Friend Trophy a par competition on the 21st August.
The J W Draper knock out rounds continue to the end of the month.
Monday the 30th is the Cobra Golf Fitting Day - COVID restrictions may see this one change.

Enjoy the longer daylight hours and get out and play more golf....

​Dave Burgess