Team Announcement: Round 1 Pennants
The Brisbane Golf Club will start the defence of its Division 1 BDGA Pennant with an away match against Royal Queensland Golf Club this Sunday.
After back-to-back wins in 2022 and 2023, BGC has the opportunity to complete an extremely rare hat-trick in 2024, something the Club was unable to achieve in 2019 after winning in 2017 and 2018.
Division 1 welcomes Indooroopilly Golf Club this year from Division 2 with Keperra Country & Golf Club, Royal Queensland Golf Club and BGC making up the group of four. Each team will play each other at home and away over the next six weeks.
RQ won their first four matches last year including all three of their home games and while every away game is a challenge, this is expected to be one of the BGC’s biggest. The winner will enjoy a perfect start to the 2024 season. While BGC won the last outing, at home, the two teams are tied at two wins each since playing each other in Division 1, with neither team able to secure a win away from home.
In the other match this weekend Keperra Country & Golf Club will host Indooroopilly Golf Club.
The Brisbane Golf Club has announced a strong squad to play in the Opens, Masters and Juniors against RQ in for Round 1 including:
Ash Sturmer
Ben Stieler
Billy Dowling
Brian McKerr
Caleb Marschke
Campbell Kerr
Chris Somerfield
Craig Mahon
Elijah Rohas-Smith
Eugene Estella
George Giblett
Ian Burgess
Ilija Soldan
Isaac Rahmani
Josh Liston
Justin McCormack
Lachlan Jones
Matt Field
Mitchell Vesper
Sam Howse
Stephen Deane
Steve Ward
Taj Egea
Thomas King
Tony Cho
The team features seven debutants and we take this opportunity to wish our 2024 Club Champion, George Giblet and finalists, Tony Cho, Thomas King and Josh Liston the very best in their first pennant matches representing BGC. Other debutants include our 2024 Junior Club Champion, Elijah Rohas-Smith and finalist, Caleb Marschke as well as our 2024 Plate Champion, Steve Ward.
We once again encourage as many Members as possible to come out and catch the live action at RQ from 7am off both tees.
Live score updates will be available via our Instagram page.
Members can also keep up to date with the latest Pennants’ news by clicking on the following links: https://www.brisbanegolfclub.com.au/pennants/ or https://www.bdga.org.au/pennants/
Name: George Giblett
Age: 22
Handicap: +3
Pennant seasons for BGC: This will be my first.
Golf ball: Titleist Pro V1x
If you could play a round of golf with any celebrity, who would it be and why? Michael Jordan, for the stories and the money matches.
Favourite club in your bag? 60 degree.
How many hole in ones? 6
Favourite professional golfer? Brooks Koepka
All-time favourite golf hole? 7th Royal Melbourne West.
Name: Tony Cho
Age: 14
Handicap: +1.1
Pennant season for BGC: 2024
Golf ball: Titleist Pro V1
If you could play a round of golf with any celebrity, who would it be and why? Michael Jordan because it would be fun to play with someone that I look up to.
Favorite club in your bag? Driver
How many hole in ones? 1
Favourite professional golfer? Min Woo Lee
All-time favourite golf hole? 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass.
Name: Joshua Liston
Age: 21
Handicap: +2
Pennant seasons for BGC: Debut
Golf ball: Titleist Pro V1
If you could play a round of golf with any celebrity, who would it be and why? I would play one round with Nick Daicos because I support Collingwood in the AFL.
Favourite club in your bag? Putter
How many hole in ones? 0……..
Favourite professional golfer? Adam Scott.
All-time favourite golf hole? 5th hole at New South Wales Golf Club.
Name: Sam Howse
Age: 28
Handicap: +4.1
Pennant seasons for BGC: 7
Golf ball: Titleist Pro V1
If you could play a round of golf with any celebrity, who would it be and why? Shane Warne would have been great just for the yarns.
Favourite club in your bag? Driver and Lob Wedge.
How many hole in ones? 0
Favourite professional golfer? Rory Mcilroy or Brooks Koepka.
All-time favourite golf hole? 7th @ Pebble Beach.
