Author: speakmangolf

MEMBERS, September 13th and 14th, Saturday and Sunday will be our Club Championship!  We will be moving the ball only on the fairway.  We will keep the “no roots or rocks” rule in effect and we may make some exception for the sand traps depending upon their conditions, but the rule will be only move the…… Continue reading CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP SEPTEMBER 13/14

This was a FUN tournament. We allowed non members to play as long as they had at least one member on their team. Lane Madisen played with the Mike Barksdale father/son team. Young Mike Barksdale was booming the ball almost driving holes 7 and 15 on the east course and shooting a gross 67 score!!!…… Continue reading 3 MAN SHAMBLE Sunday, August 24th

AUGUST TOURNAMENTS Thursday 21st 10 AM shotgun 2 person scramble Sunday 24th 11:30 AM 3 person Shamble SHAMBLE format  This is a modified Scramble format the MGA has not played before.  On each drive (including par 3’s) the team selects one drive, then each player will play their own ball from that point through the green and record…… Continue reading AUGUST TOURNAMENTS

Our Match Play Major Tournament started with 16 players. After the first round we had eight players. After the second round we were down to 4 and the third round left only two, Don Bryan and Bill Shelton! In the end there could only be one and on that day Don Bryan played the best…… Continue reading MATCH PLAY TOURNAMENT

IN CASE THE MATCH IS EVEN (TIED) AFTER 18 HOLES If your match is even after 18 holes, the correct procedure is to return to the starting hole on the course you played.  Start over again and play sudden death until there is a winner.  Check in with the starter at the course and let…… Continue reading UPDATED MATCH PLAY RULES

The word aeration stimulates negative emotions for many golfers. It may come as a surprise, but golf course superintendents also dislike aeration. After all, the last person who wants to disrupt the smoothness of the putting greens they work so hard to maintain is the superintendent. Golfers often ask, “Why is aeration needed so often…… Continue reading AERATION

Ok, it is time to get serious, Match Play is how golf started out.  Players use their individual handicaps against their competitor’s handicap.  If you are a 10-handicap playing a 3-handicap player the higher handicap player will get strokes against the lower handicap player.  The difference between a 10 and 3 handicap is 7 so…… Continue reading BCMGA FIRST MAJOR TOURNAMENT OF THE 2025 SEASON…MATCH PLAY!

Attention members, We have two tournaments scheduled for May.  Saturday 10th at 11:30 we have 4 tee times for our Member Guest 2-person Better Ball.  You can play with another member, but the goal is to bring a guest hoping they may like what they experience and hopefully join.  So, please everyone think of a partner…… Continue reading MAY TOURNAMENTS: SAT 10TH 11 for our 11:30 AM 2 PERSON BB/MEMBER GUEST

Membership, The weather will be great this week, so we have scheduled the Best 10 Holes tournament for this Thursday at 10 AM, shotgun with the Red Oak group.  Sign-up sheet is on the bulletin board in the Snack Board.  Please sign up there or let me know if you are playing and I will…… Continue reading BEST 10 HOLES RESCHEDULED THIS THURSDAY