Captain’s Comments
Published on 21st December 2016 in Members NewsWith the festive season upon us and the warm weather finally here, it is a good time to get a couple of rounds of golf in.
The new Match team are working hard behind the scenes to prepare the fixture for 17/18. It is shaping up to be a packed season of golf. Men’s & Ladies Championships are having slight tweaks and this will be advised of in the coming months.
If you would like to sponsor an event please feel free to contact myself or Des Shearer for further details.
The new match team:
• Brad Grinter – Captain
• Danny Ennor – Vice captain
• Chris O’Keefe
• Dean McEldowney
• Ron Newberry
• Peter Martinson
• Steve Gadsby & Les Horrobin – Handicapper
• Wendy Lander – Ladies Captain
• Errol Hammond – Sunday Mixed
• Geoff Fuller – Scroungers Captain
Golf WA are currently analysing the golf statistics of our course for adjustment of our slope rating and fingers crossed we will have a new slope rating for our course in the new year.
On the Jan 1st 2017, Match will be implementing a new Local Rule for Accidental Movement of a Ball on a Putting Green. Please check the Local Rules board.
On the Friday 6th January 2017, the Bunbury Junior Golf Open will be held. Come down and see the future stars of our club and some of the best young talent in WA.
Our next major Gold Letter Event is the Australia Day Classic – Individual Stableford over 2 days on the 28th and 29th January 2017. Bunbury Holden have jumped on board and are sponsoring the entire week – Tuesday Leisure Club, Wednesday Ladies, Super Scroungers – 2 Man Ambrose as well as Friday Twilight with Pizza & Peroni’s available on Friday night. Saturday night will be huge with the ever popular Dinner Dance – if you haven’t already got your entry form in, then get to it, this event attracts 180+ golfers for the weekend.
From everyone at BGC, please enjoy the festive season with your family and friends and stay safe over the Christmas and New Year period.
Brad Grinter