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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

All members, Due to the predicted inclement weather conditions tomorrow, cold and rain predicted, the board has decided to reschedule this tournament as better weather is approaching.   Doug Speakman/President

The weather was AWESOME! We had 5 teams using 30% of their combined handicaps. We paid out for 1st Gross and 1st Net, $80 per team. Four people qualified for TOC for this year and everyone who played will get a ticket for the raffle at the end of the year at our annual Christmas…… Continue reading 2 MAN SCRAMBLE TOURNAMENT

We held our first tournament of the new 2025 year Friday the 17th. It was an Individual Medal, full handicaps. We had 15 people planning to play but only ended up with 10 players. We played the West course and scores were unusually higher than normal. No players were under par even with their handicaps.…… Continue reading FIRST TOURNAMENT 2025 SEASON

ANNUAL MEETING We had our annual 9 hole Cha-Cha-Cha tournament. Immediately afterward we met in the snack bar, got snadwiches and burgers with fries and drinks. We paid out the winners for the tournament, handed out ballots for the four open positions for our Board of Directors, the people who keep all this going. Then…… Continue reading DECEMBER RECAP!