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Boxmor Trophy... Autumn Cup

1/5/2023

Last Wednesday the Presidents teams played the Captains teams for the Boxmor Trophy. This 4BBB competition was originally played between Ted Box (Pres. 1966 to 68) and Joe Morrison a long-standing member. In 1980 it became the President vs Captain 4BBB match format. This year the Captains team won 6 matches to 5 - a close result.

A small field ventured out in the rain and wet course on Saturday to compete in the Autumn Cup. This event was started in 2009 by Neville Ridge to celebrate the autumn colours. Unfortunately the weather did not play along. Cameron Cowan and Will Clayton won the cup with 45 points, the benefit of an early start before the rain. Will Clayton won the individual stableford with 35 points; Paul Barnes runner up with 34 points. NTP 11th hole winner John Jones and Pro Pin 14th winner was Paul Barnes.

Fridays Golden Nugget
A good field of men and women enjoyed the autumn weather. Eugene O'Sullivan won with 21 points from Charles Vaughan-Smith with 20 points.

May - Major Golf Competitions

Saturday - 6th May - Monthly Medal Stroke

Saturday 20th May - Presidents Trophy. - Keigwin Cup - Stroke round

Saturday 27th May - J M Stanford Trophy - Single Stableford

The John Owns 4BBB KO is on during the month.

The Winter Eclectic entries will close at the end of May.

The men locker room will be cleaned and given a new look at the end of June. Members will be able to utilise their locker/lockers but will not be able to store golf buggies etc above their lockers. Alternative storage arrangements will be offered in the cart sheds. More details to follow.

Dave Burgess

Captain

Hickory championships and course update

24/4/2023

Thursday 20th and Friday 21st of April our club hosted the NSW Hickory Championships. This colourful collection of men and women from over NSW using clubs up to 100 years old played two stroke rounds of 18 holes for the silver jug. Many of the players dressed for the occasion, some more colourful than others but all keen to play the game as it was pre 1920. Their passion for old technology was evident with reference books being opened to determine the provenance of the hickory sticks at Bowral Golf Club, we have at least one that predates 1900!!
In addition to the championships there was an 18 hole stableford round on Thursday for “beginners”; Peter Whittall, Peter Cottee and Dave Burgess enjoyed the challenge.
The NSW Championship was won by Tim Sayers from Bankstown with stroke rounds of 76 and a stunning 71 considering the course par was 72..
Dave Burgess won the beginners round with a “solid” 25 points, Peter Cottee second with 24 and Peter Whittall 23 points. Everyone was a winner.

Course Update

On your next round of golf you will, hopefully, notice that trees on the 4th and 5th hole have been trimmed. Over the years these trees have grown over the fairway and have resulted in your great shot to the green going left, right or straight down. So, now there are no excuses... See below the before and after photos on the 5th hole. Great work by our contractor who's ability to skilfully climb the ropes and use a chainsaw at great heights is amazing!!

Recent Results...

Wednesday - 4BBB Stableford
A relatively low scoring field individually but Warren Ryan and Ken Dobie combined very well to win with 43 points. Running up with 42 points was Don Barker and Kevin Bourke.
NTP 11th hole - John Elchah
Pro-Pin 14th hole - Sam Mulholland

Saturday - Single Stableford
Autumn weather at its best resulted in some solid scores. Winning with 41 points was Martin Flaxman and running up with 40 points David Burgess.
Eagles Nest won by Jimmy Pinkstone
NTP 11th won by Wayne Knapp
Pro-Pin 14th hole won by Simon Kemp.

Sunday - Medley Stableford
Well done to Roy Blatch winning with 36 points.

Upcoming Events...

Wednesday 26th - Boxmor Trophy - President vs Captain 4BBB

Saturday 29th - Autumn Cup - Medley 4BBB.

May 6th - Monthly Medal Stroke

Remember to sign up for the Winter Eclectic... plenty of birdies on the fourth and fifth hole now. Sheet is in the Pro-shop.

Enjoy the autumn weather,

Dave Burgess

Jubilee Cup...

10/4/2023

Easter Sunday, yesterday, the Jubilee Cup was held at our course. The strong westerly wind pushed the "feels like" temperature to minus 1 at 9:00am. So challenging conditions for the players.
The Jubilee Cup was donated by former Captain and President, J M Oxley, to celebrate the 60th year of BGC's foundation on the 18th of March 1901.
This event is a Golf NSW Vardon competition.
The results are below. Well done Chris Boggs winning the Nett competition.

"Shoot Your Age" Summer 2022

Thanks to Alec Dietsch for organising this completion, here is his report for the summer 2022 results:

“The Summer 2022 edition of the BGC Shoot Your Age Competition wrapped up at the end of March 2023. Fourteen BGC Members took part in the Summer 2022 Competition and in spite of the continuing poor weather and difficult course conditions for much of the time, some outstanding results were achieved.

John Mellen “won” the competition, shooting his age or lower a total of 5 times over the 6 months, with a best score of 77, six shots under his age - a fantastic result. Runner up was Harry Caust who beat his age twice with a best score of 2 under, and third was Les Brooker who shot his age once during the competition. A number of others went close during the competition. Piero Dal Bianco won the best nett score with a 63.

This small informal competition has generated quite a bit of friendly rivalry amongst the older members and is continuing again through the Winter period. Anyone who wants to join this small but competitive group for the Winter 2023 Shoot Your Age Competition can contact Alec Dietsch whose details are on the Members Directory. The Winter Competition has no entry fee or prizes but BGC provides a sleeve of balls for anyone who achieves the feat of shooting their age, off the stick, in competition and on the Blue course.

The Winter 2023 Competition started on 1 April and already Clark Gibbons and John Mellen have achieved the feat of shooting their age, so an exciting competition is expected.”

Summer Eclectic Results...

The Summer Eclectic 2022 finished on the 30th of March, some great result with eagles and birdies aplenty.
Well done to Tony Hobson winning the competition with Nett 48.6 . Take a look at the details, below, of the scores per hole... (click the image to enlarge). Tony's eagle on the 8th a standout along with John's birdie on the 18th along with Adem's eagle on the 10th.
Sign up for the Winter Eclectic - the sheet is on the Pro-Shop counter...

Recent Results...

Wednesday - Single Stableford
Great golfing weather for the 60 players. Winning with 38 points was Kevin Barry and running up was Brian Hanrahan with 36 points.
NTP 11th hole: David Burgess
14th hole Pro-Pin: Robert Eriksson

Good Friday - Golden Nugget
A small field of 7 for the 9 hole competition; winning with 19 points was Alan Turpie from runner up Grant Blanchard 18 points.

Saturday - Single Stableford
Following the hail and rain of the previous afternoon, the course was heavy and unfortunately no carts were on the course. We still had 63 players with Tony Fitzpatrick winning with a very solid 43 points from Robert Shield with 38 points.
11th hole NTP: Brian Hanrahan
Eagles Nest on the 6th: Tony Fitzpatrick
14th hole Pro-Pin: Rob Humphreys

Sunday - Medley
Malcom Webster won with 43 points

Monday Madness - Medley
Thomas Moulton won on a count back from David Bleakley with 34 points.

Upcoming Events...

Thursday Afternoon 20th - Hickory Social round
There is still time to sign up for this fun afternoon - entry forms on the notice board.

Wednesday 26th - Boxmor Trophy - President v Captain

Saturday 29th - Autumn Cup Medley 4BBB

Sign up for the John Owens - 4BBB Match Play - we need a few more teams

Dave Burgess

MiScore app... being trialled

3/4/2023

At the request of some members and guests we have started trialling the MiScore app for scoring competition or social rounds on smart phones. This app replaces the score card for recording scores for you and your playing partner. There are additional features such as GPS distances to the green. I used the app to score three social rounds last week and in our Saturday competition; I found it easy and convenient to use. If you are interested in learning more you can go to this link - here.

Recent Results...

Wednesday - Stableford
Tom Cavanough won with 36 points from Alan Turpie with 33 points. A small field due to the weather and conditions; NTP on the 11th was Neil Landry and the 14th Pro-Pin went to John Jones.

Golden Nugget Nine - medley stableford
Simon Kemp had a good round to win with 21 points from Heather Wallace with 19 points.

Saturday - April Monthly Medal
A "near miss" for Peter Whitall (see photo below) on the 14th hole, the conciliation prize was the Pro-Pin. Great shot.
Well done to our medal winners:
A Grade
Winner - John Mulholland Nett 70 C/B
Runner Up - Simon Kemp Nett 70
B Grade
Winner - Clark Gibbons Nett 65
Runner Up - Tony Fitzpatrick Nett 69 C/B
C Grade
Winner - Xavier Morris Nett 66 C/B
Runner Up - Valdi Lazaric Nett 66 Also won the NTP 11th hole
Gross Winner - Wayne Knapp (Hcp 2) Nett 73

Sunday - Medley Stableford
Winner Ash southon with 38 points.

Upcoming Events...

This Sunday is the Jubilee Cup, Golf NSW Vardon event.
Granted it is not the most convenient date for everyone. But if you have a GA handicap of 12 or less and are keen to play the entry form is available at golfnsw.org.au and go to the calendar.

20th April - Hickory Shaft Competition
Sign up for this unique challenge - sign up sheets on the notice board in the clubhouse.
26th April - Boxmor Trophy
The President vs The Captain annual duel.
29th April - The Autumn Cup
This cup is returning and is a Medley 4BBB (Single in conjunction) aimed at getting a broader participation for hopefully a perfect autumn day.

Sign up...

The Winter Eclectic kicked off last Saturday - get your name on the list and bank all those good scores for a win over winter.
The John Owens KO is still looking for 4BBB teams to make it a strong competition.
Sheets are in the Pro Shop front desk.

Some helpful tips for a quicker round...

The information below was provided by a member who played at Links Shell Cover recently - some simple ideas on keeping the game moving for everyone.

Enjoy Easter with family and friends.

Dave Burgess

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Boxmor Trophy... Autumn Cup

May - Major Golf Competitions

Hickory championships and course update

Course Update

Recent Results...

Upcoming Events...

Jubilee Cup...

"Shoot Your Age" Summer 2022

Summer Eclectic Results...

Recent Results...

Upcoming Events...

MiScore app... being trialled

Recent Results...

Upcoming Events...

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Some helpful tips for a quicker round...

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