Handicaps<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nHandicaps will remain the same as last year<\/p>\n
Tuesday\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n
A Grade:\u00a0\u00a0+ – 22<\/p>\n
B Grade:\u00a0\u00a023 -31<\/p>\n
C Grade : 32- 45<\/p>\n
Saturday\u00a0<\/u><\/p>\n
Division 1:\u00a0\u00a0+ – 23<\/p>\n
Division 2:\u00a0\u00a024 to 45<\/p>\n
New Rules<\/strong><\/p>\nA new set of rules came from the R&A and USGA coming into force on 1 January 2023. Hopefully you have all had time to review these changes, noted in the recent Captains Log sent out last week. There is also a poster of the changes on the Rules Board outside the Golf Shop.<\/p>\n
R&A & USGA will no longer provide rule books in hard copy preferring the electronic format only, with an App which can be easily downloaded.<\/p>\n
Trophies<\/strong><\/p>\nTrophies are an integral part of any golfing programme, and special mention should be made of all trophy donors who continue to support our Tuesday and Saturday competitions. Special mention should also be made of those members, who make donations to all the Honour Board event winners.<\/p>\n
\n- It not possible to link individual donors to specific daily competitions anymore – daily winners are unable to personally acknowledge the generosity of the individual Member donors.<\/li>\n
- A list of all donors for our upcoming daily competitions in 2023, along with all the donors for Honour Board Events awarded at the end of 2022 can be found on the Notice Board in the Locker Room.<\/li>\n
- A $35 donation for daily competition winners, was made at the time of Membership Renewal in October of last year, and were deposited into the Women\u2019s Trophy Account, totalling $4970.<\/li>\n
- The actual budget for 2023 is $5,660<\/li>\n
- Shortfall of $690<\/li>\n
- It is still possible to add your $35 donation to the Women\u2019s Trophy Account, simply talk to Kara or Kymberley in the Office to process your donation.<\/li>\n
- Daily winners on Tuesday and Saturday will continue to receive electronic vouchers from the Golf Shop.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Although our focus after a round of golf is to enjoy the wonderful ambiance of the Garden Room and surrounds, regular lunches in the Tennyson Room have been scheduled whenever we have a team event with a shotgun start. Love to see you there!<\/p>\n
Penannts<\/strong><\/p>\nPennants has a completely different structure this year.\u00a0\u00a0Brisbane Golf Club will field 4 teams:<\/p>\n
\n- Yellow Diamond (Friday) 7 Players, max GA 20 Players 1-3 off the stick, and players 4-7 full handicap difference<\/li>\n
- Sapphire (Friday) 7 Players, max GA 32, Full handicap difference. Aggregate GA minimum 80<\/li>\n
- Gold (Sunday) 3 Players, max GA 10, Off the stick.<\/li>\n
- Silver (Sunday) 7 Players, max GA 20, Players 1-3 off the stick, and players 4-7 full handicap difference.<\/li>\n
- Friday Season: Friday, 21 April to Friday, 2 June.<\/li>\n
- Sunday Season: Sunday, 23 April to Sunday, 4 June (Gold) and Sunday, 23 April to Sunday, 11 June (Silver).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Details can be viewed on the Notice Board in the Locker Room.<\/p>\n
An email will be sent shortly to all Members with relevant handicaps to ascertain interest and availability to play pennants for BGC during 2023.<\/p>\n
You would all be aware that Golf has grown in popularity since Covid. In fact, Brisbane Golf Club recorded 53,000 rounds of golf in 2019 (Pre Covid), with 65,000 rounds in 2021, and 61,000 rounds in 2022, despite losing 46 days to rain.<\/p>\n
As you can imagine, the pressures around the course have increased dramatically, both in scheduling events and in maintaining our course to the standard we expect. To continue to enjoy this great game of ours at Brisbane Golf Club, we all need to play our part, both in our behaviour to our fellow members, remaining polite and courteous at all times, and in caring for our course by doing simple things, like raking the bunkers, filling divots, and driving motorised buggies in designated areas only.<\/p>\n
Upcoming Events<\/strong><\/p>\nA reminder of a few upcoming events:<\/p>\n