Men's Division
Welcome
Men's Captain:
Jonas Gordon bsgcmenscap@gmail.com
+1-403-679-1708
Men's Vice-Captains:
Yannis Soukas
Doug Macnamara
Scotty Holland
Inter-Clubs Info & Sign-up
The Men's Division plays 3 friendly rivalry, inter-club contests each year with: Priddis Greens, Stewart Creek and Jasper Park Lodge (home & away matches). All members with an established, current handicap are entitled to participate. We have 10 member-participant slots for each event + approximately 2 Fairmont Staff players. The costs involved include: 2 meals (yours + guest) and prizing at Banff (as we "host them"). When you go to the other course, they host us and cover our costs. Courses provide the tee times w/o cost to guests.
Inter-Club Sign-up Form
President’s Cup Sign-up
Those interested in participating in the handicapped, President's Cup 32-bracket event will sign-up in the Clubhouse as in previous years.
Major Tournaments Draws & Progress
o Men’s Championship 16-Bracket
o 1st Flight Championship 16-Bracket
o Men’s Stroke Play 54-hole Championship
o President’s Cup 32-Bracket
Men’s Tournaments Descriptions and Rules
Opening Night “Shamble”
Knock-out the Winter-kinks with a fun event to start the season! 4-Man Teams will be put together by the Captains
Each member of the team drives, then selects the best one to use. Then everyone plays their ball to hole out from there. 2 best scores out of 4 are used for the Team Score
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
(Best done on a shotgun night. And/or Use 6 holes White, 6 Holes Gold, 6 Holes Red)
Stroke play for each golfer, handicapped. Use whatever Tees you normally play.
Scores will count for handicaps, and handicaps will provide max scores on each hole for Golf Canada purposes. For the “fun” of the tournament however, no max scores on holes. (Remember the new Local Rules for Par 3’s however!)
Course set up:
Holes 1-6 “Good” pin placements
Holes 7-12 “Bad-tough” pin placements
Holes 13-18 “Ugly” pin placements.
Bray/McCullough (3 Rounds)
Stroke play. Full Handicaps. Co-Captains will choose your 2 best Scores out of the 3 rounds.
Bray Champ – 2 low gross scores out of 3. Bob Bray was the Club Champion for many years.
McCullough Champ – 2 low net scores out of 3. Casper McCullough was the Golf Course Superintendent for many years.
Thompson Shield – Fairmont Staff vs BSGC Members
“Friendly” Match play. Full Handicaps. White Tees.
3 points per match.
1-Front 9 Winner
1-Back 9 Winner
1-For the full 18-hole Winner
(If there are more members than staff playing, non-match players will play regular golf.)
Proximity prizes with everyone eligible!
Par 3 Night
Stroke play on Tunnel played twice. No Handicaps. Each hole is set up as a KP with $50 cash prize for each KP with 3 handicap groups used on different holes 0-12, 13-21 and 22+.
Club Championship Tournament Qualifier, Draw Matches & Final
Stroke play. No Handicaps. Only the Reigning Club Champ plus the low 15 scores of tonight qualify for the Championship Fight. Ties will be decided using the Golf Canada recommended tie breaking formula on pages 143 & 144 in the Golf Canada Rule Book. Players are then seeded according to their scores that day. After Qualifying, it becomes match-play for the knock-out rounds, all played from the Black Tees. These matches can be played any day but MUST be played by the date set on the draw sheet in the Men’s Locker Room. The Championship final will be 36 holes match play, played the same day as identified on the Men’s night schedule. Anyone who can not manage to play their opponent by the prescribed date will forfeit.
The reigning 1st Flight Champion (if not in the Club Championship 16 above) plus next 15 low scores of Qualifying night will play in the 1st Flight Championship. Seeding is the same as for the Championship Flight. After qualifying for 1st Flight, it becomes Match Play, no handicaps and played from the White Tees. These matches can be played any day, but MUST be played by the date set on the draw sheet in the Men’s Locker Room. The Final will be 18 holes played on the same day as the Championship as identified on the Men’s Night Schedule. Anyone who can not manage to play their opponent by the prescribed date will forfeit.
President’s Cup Tournament
This is a sign-up tournament, with sign-up process on-line. Call for and deadline for sign-up identified on the Men’s Night Schedule with a reminder email sent.
Match play. Full Handicaps. Draw by hat by the Captain(s) with the draw ladder played over several weeks.
Players’ matches to be completed by a specific date. These matches can be played any day; but MUST be played by the dates set on the draw sheet in the Men’s locker room. Anyone who can not manage to play their opponent by the prescribed date will forfeit.
New in 2025: The Senior Championship for Senior Members 55+ (2 Rounds)
2 Categories: Senior (55-64 White Tees) & Super-Senior (65+ Gold Tees)
Stroke play. Full handicaps. Played over 2 successive men’s nights. Each group will have both a low gross and a low net total score winner.
Others: Bingo-Bango-Bongo (with proximity prizes available to all)
Stroke Play. Order of Play & Tee Box Honors are important to observe! Manual BBB Scorecards. Golf Genius input for stroke play scores.
Bingo: First one on the green – 1pt each hole
Bango: Closest to the Pin when all are on the green – 1pt each hole
Bongo: First to sink their putt – 1pt each hole
Prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place total points achievers.
Men’s Stroke-Play Championship (3 Rounds) Monods- Rude Boys
Unlike the traditional Club Championship Tournament (above), this is a stroke-play, non handicapped tournament, played from the White Tees, over 3 successive days. On the first night (Men’s Night), all players scores will be ranked. The Top 20 will then play the next afternoon from the Black Tees, the top-ranked 12 after 2 rounds will play in the final 3rd Round, again from the Blacks. The combined stroke-play scores of the 3 days determining the winner.
FUN Stuff – Cauldron Hole-in-One Challenge & Product give-away, Gortex/Fashionista Man on Hole 1, Long Drive competition on 15 and more throughout the course on the Wednesday night.
Melissa’s/Spence Brothers Cup (with Golf Calcutta*)
Stroke play, best-ball format. Two-man Teams consisting of a low and high handicap player drawn by a hat. The team handicap will be ¾ of the combined handicaps.
Proximity and other fun prizes for all.
* Golf Calcutta – BSGC-Modified 😉
On the Monday night preceding the Men’s Night of the actual tournament, at a location TBD, the Captain(s) will draw the 2-man teams from a low-handicap and high-handicap hat.
Once the Team’s are created, there will be a “bidding” process to “buy” teams. Members can buy their own team or other(s) with the ownership going to the highest bidder.
The “pot” from the bid-purchases will be split 50% to Charity, and the rest allocated to 1st, 2nd & 3rd place finishers’ owners! Other “friendly” betting may also be applied.
Fairmont Modified Stableford (2 rounds)
Stroke play. Full Handicaps.
Players are awarded points according to your score against par on each hole with your handicap. Eagles (3 points), Birdies (2 points), Par (1 point), Bogeys or worse (0 points).
Bammer Bowl
"Bammer" was a local personality and long-time member who somewhat recently passed. However, he spent a lot of time on the BSGC. He worked the refreshment carts amongst other areas, and was often found on the course playing. His philosophy on golf was to HaVe FuN!
All members are encouraged to invite a guest who is a friend of Bammer’s to play as their partner. If your guest does not have a current handicap, they are welcome to play anyway. Please ask them to provide us with their best score for 18 holes in the past five years and we will determine their handicap from there.
When you sign up, please indicate the name of your guest and what their handicap or best previous score has been so that we can prepare the scorecards in advance. (If they say that they can’t remember, take a wild guess – participation is the key here!) If you do not know of a guest to invite that’s OK we will match you up with a Friend-of-Bammer.
You can request your own partner from the club. If you don’t request a specific partner, we will pick one for you.
We will have lots of "skill" prizes and non-skill prizes. All Par 3's will have KP's with a $20 KP Pool & $5 Deuce Pot open to all players - members & guests! Low Handicappers (1-8) will Play Blacks, 9-17 will play whites, 18+ Golds. Everyone will play the Heritage Tee on Cauldron! Long Drives, Long Putts, and more.
2-Man Teams, Best Ball, Handicapped.
Gourlay’s Scotch Ball Tournament
Stroke play, from the White Tees. Shotgun start w dinner at the BSGC Clubhouse.
Two-man teams consisting of a low and a high handicap player drawn by a hat/Captains. Teams will use 75% of their combined handicaps as their Hcp.
Both tee off, then each player makes their second shot from their partner’s drive. Select the best ball of the two second shots and play alternate shot to the hole. On Par 3’s choose best Tee-shot and play alternate shot to the hole. Par 3 Prizes are shared by pairs.
Finals of President’s Cup, Club Championship, 1st Flight, President’s Cup Finals.
Captain’s Pin 2025
A totally “fun” event.
Choose 3 clubs for your bag – i.e. Driver, 7-iron & putter.
Choose wisely! You can only use these 3 clubs throughout the round.
Play your normal tees. Low Gross & Low Net Prizes.
Memorial Tournament
Go out play golf, have fun and remember our past members.
Stroke Play, handicapped. Low Gross & Low Net Prizes.
Tombstone
Stroke play, handicapped.
Each player is given their “tombstone” (tongue depressor) with the par (71) plus handicap index for BSGC – reflecting the total number of strokes you are allowed for the night.
Whenever you reach your stroke limit you plant your tombstone in the ground. (If this happens on a green, please “plant it” at the side of the green nearest the cart path.)
If you finish the 18th hole with strokes remaining, ensure one of your foursome partners records your remaining strokes and reports this to the Captain(s).
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Remember, RCGA rules govern all play.
Consult the Member’s Handbook for all Local Rules and Men’s Night – specific Rules.
President’s Cup Sign-up
Those interested in participating in the handicapped, President's Cup 32-bracket event will sign-up in the Clubhouse as in previous years.
Major Tournaments Draws & Progress
o Men’s Championship 16-Bracket
o 1st Flight Championship 16-Bracket
o Men’s Stroke Play 54-hole Championship
o President’s Cup 32-Bracket
Men’s Tournaments Descriptions and Rules
Opening Night “Shamble”
Knock-out the Winter-kinks with a fun event to start the season! 4-Man Teams will be put together by the Captains
Each member of the team drives, then selects the best one to use. Then everyone plays their ball to hole out from there. 2 best scores out of 4 are used for the Team Score
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
(Best done on a shotgun night. And/or Use 6 holes White, 6 Holes Gold, 6 Holes Red)
Stroke play for each golfer, handicapped. Use whatever Tees you normally play.
Scores will count for handicaps, and handicaps will provide max scores on each hole for Golf Canada purposes. For the “fun” of the tournament however, no max scores on holes. (Remember the new Local Rules for Par 3’s however!)
Course set up:
Holes 1-6 “Good” pin placements
Holes 7-12 “Bad-tough” pin placements
Holes 13-18 “Ugly” pin placements.
Bray/McCullough (3 Rounds)
Stroke play. Full Handicaps. Co-Captains will choose your 2 best Scores out of the 3 rounds.
Bray Champ – 2 low gross scores out of 3. Bob Bray was the Club Champion for many years.
McCullough Champ – 2 low net scores out of 3. Casper McCullough was the Golf Course Superintendent for many years.
Thompson Shield – Fairmont Staff vs BSGC Members
“Friendly” Match play. Full Handicaps. White Tees.
3 points per match.
1-Front 9 Winner
1-Back 9 Winner
1-For the full 18-hole Winner
(If there are more members than staff playing, non-match players will play regular golf.)
Proximity prizes with everyone eligible!
Par 3 Night
Stroke play on Tunnel played twice. No Handicaps. Each hole is set up as a KP with $50 cash prize for each KP with 3 handicap groups used on different holes 0-12, 13-21 and 22+.
Club Championship Tournament Qualifier, Draw Matches & Final
Stroke play. No Handicaps. Only the Reigning Club Champ plus the low 15 scores of tonight qualify for the Championship Fight. Ties will be decided using the Golf Canada recommended tie breaking formula on pages 143 & 144 in the Golf Canada Rule Book. Players are then seeded according to their scores that day. After Qualifying, it becomes match-play for the knock-out rounds, all played from the Black Tees. These matches can be played any day but MUST be played by the date set on the draw sheet in the Men’s Locker Room. The Championship final will be 36 holes match play, played the same day as identified on the Men’s night schedule. Anyone who can not manage to play their opponent by the prescribed date will forfeit.
The reigning 1st Flight Champion (if not in the Club Championship 16 above) plus next 15 low scores of Qualifying night will play in the 1st Flight Championship. Seeding is the same as for the Championship Flight. After qualifying for 1st Flight, it becomes Match Play, no handicaps and played from the White Tees. These matches can be played any day, but MUST be played by the date set on the draw sheet in the Men’s Locker Room. The Final will be 18 holes played on the same day as the Championship as identified on the Men’s Night Schedule. Anyone who can not manage to play their opponent by the prescribed date will forfeit.
President’s Cup Tournament
This is a sign-up tournament, with sign-up process on-line. Call for and deadline for sign-up identified on the Men’s Night Schedule with a reminder email sent.
Match play. Full Handicaps. Draw by hat by the Captain(s) with the draw ladder played over several weeks.
Players’ matches to be completed by a specific date. These matches can be played any day; but MUST be played by the dates set on the draw sheet in the Men’s locker room. Anyone who can not manage to play their opponent by the prescribed date will forfeit.
New in 2025: The Senior Championship for Senior Members 55+ (2 Rounds)
2 Categories: Senior (55-64 White Tees) & Super-Senior (65+ Gold Tees)
Stroke play. Full handicaps. Played over 2 successive men’s nights. Each group will have both a low gross and a low net total score winner.
Others: Bingo-Bango-Bongo (with proximity prizes available to all)
Stroke Play. Order of Play & Tee Box Honors are important to observe! Manual BBB Scorecards. Golf Genius input for stroke play scores.
Bingo: First one on the green – 1pt each hole
Bango: Closest to the Pin when all are on the green – 1pt each hole
Bongo: First to sink their putt – 1pt each hole
Prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place total points achievers.
Men’s Stroke-Play Championship (3 Rounds) Monods- Rude Boys
Unlike the traditional Club Championship Tournament (above), this is a stroke-play, non handicapped tournament, played from the White Tees, over 3 successive days. On the first night (Men’s Night), all players scores will be ranked. The Top 20 will then play the next afternoon from the Black Tees, the top-ranked 12 after 2 rounds will play in the final 3rd Round, again from the Blacks. The combined stroke-play scores of the 3 days determining the winner.
FUN Stuff – Cauldron Hole-in-One Challenge & Product give-away, Gortex/Fashionista Man on Hole 1, Long Drive competition on 15 and more throughout the course on the Wednesday night.
Melissa’s/Spence Brothers Cup (with Golf Calcutta*)
Stroke play, best-ball format. Two-man Teams consisting of a low and high handicap player drawn by a hat. The team handicap will be ¾ of the combined handicaps.
Proximity and other fun prizes for all.
* Golf Calcutta – BSGC-Modified 😉
On the Monday night preceding the Men’s Night of the actual tournament, at a location TBD, the Captain(s) will draw the 2-man teams from a low-handicap and high-handicap hat.
Once the Team’s are created, there will be a “bidding” process to “buy” teams. Members can buy their own team or other(s) with the ownership going to the highest bidder.
The “pot” from the bid-purchases will be split 50% to Charity, and the rest allocated to 1st, 2nd & 3rd place finishers’ owners! Other “friendly” betting may also be applied.
Fairmont Modified Stableford (2 rounds)
Stroke play. Full Handicaps.
Players are awarded points according to your score against par on each hole with your handicap. Eagles (3 points), Birdies (2 points), Par (1 point), Bogeys or worse (0 points).
Bammer Bowl
"Bammer" was a local personality and long-time member who somewhat recently passed. However, he spent a lot of time on the BSGC. He worked the refreshment carts amongst other areas, and was often found on the course playing. His philosophy on golf was to HaVe FuN!
All members are encouraged to invite a guest who is a friend of Bammer’s to play as their partner. If your guest does not have a current handicap, they are welcome to play anyway. Please ask them to provide us with their best score for 18 holes in the past five years and we will determine their handicap from there.
When you sign up, please indicate the name of your guest and what their handicap or best previous score has been so that we can prepare the scorecards in advance. (If they say that they can’t remember, take a wild guess – participation is the key here!) If you do not know of a guest to invite that’s OK we will match you up with a Friend-of-Bammer.
You can request your own partner from the club. If you don’t request a specific partner, we will pick one for you.
We will have lots of "skill" prizes and non-skill prizes. All Par 3's will have KP's with a $20 KP Pool & $5 Deuce Pot open to all players - members & guests! Low Handicappers (1-8) will Play Blacks, 9-17 will play whites, 18+ Golds. Everyone will play the Heritage Tee on Cauldron! Long Drives, Long Putts, and more.
2-Man Teams, Best Ball, Handicapped.
Gourlay’s Scotch Ball Tournament
Stroke play, from the White Tees. Shotgun start w dinner at the BSGC Clubhouse.
Two-man teams consisting of a low and a high handicap player drawn by a hat/Captains. Teams will use 75% of their combined handicaps as their Hcp.
Both tee off, then each player makes their second shot from their partner’s drive. Select the best ball of the two second shots and play alternate shot to the hole. On Par 3’s choose best Tee-shot and play alternate shot to the hole. Par 3 Prizes are shared by pairs.
Finals of President’s Cup, Club Championship, 1st Flight, President’s Cup Finals.
Captain’s Pin 2025
A totally “fun” event.
Choose 3 clubs for your bag – i.e. Driver, 7-iron & putter.
Choose wisely! You can only use these 3 clubs throughout the round.
Play your normal tees. Low Gross & Low Net Prizes.
Memorial Tournament
Go out play golf, have fun and remember our past members.
Stroke Play, handicapped. Low Gross & Low Net Prizes.
Tombstone
Stroke play, handicapped.
Each player is given their “tombstone” (tongue depressor) with the par (71) plus handicap index for BSGC – reflecting the total number of strokes you are allowed for the night.
Whenever you reach your stroke limit you plant your tombstone in the ground. (If this happens on a green, please “plant it” at the side of the green nearest the cart path.)
If you finish the 18th hole with strokes remaining, ensure one of your foursome partners records your remaining strokes and reports this to the Captain(s).
---------------------
Remember, RCGA rules govern all play.
Consult the Member’s Handbook for all Local Rules and Men’s Night – specific Rules.
President’s Cup Sign-up
Those interested in participating in the handicapped, President's Cup 32-bracket event will sign-up in the Clubhouse as in previous years.
Major Tournaments Draws & Progress
o Men’s Championship 16-Bracket
o 1st Flight Championship 16-Bracket
o Men’s Stroke Play 54-hole Championship
o President’s Cup 32-Bracket
Men’s Tournaments Descriptions and Rules
Opening Night “Shamble”
Knock-out the Winter-kinks with a fun event to start the season! 4-Man Teams will be put together by the Captains
Each member of the team drives, then selects the best one to use. Then everyone plays their ball to hole out from there. 2 best scores out of 4 are used for the Team Score
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
(Best done on a shotgun night. And/or Use 6 holes White, 6 Holes Gold, 6 Holes Red)
Stroke play for each golfer, handicapped. Use whatever Tees you normally play.
Scores will count for handicaps, and handicaps will provide max scores on each hole for Golf Canada purposes. For the “fun” of the tournament however, no max scores on holes. (Remember the new Local Rules for Par 3’s however!)
Course set up:
Holes 1-6 “Good” pin placements
Holes 7-12 “Bad-tough” pin placements
Holes 13-18 “Ugly” pin placements.
Bray/McCullough (3 Rounds)
Stroke play. Full Handicaps. Co-Captains will choose your 2 best Scores out of the 3 rounds.
Bray Champ – 2 low gross scores out of 3. Bob Bray was the Club Champion for many years.
McCullough Champ – 2 low net scores out of 3. Casper McCullough was the Golf Course Superintendent for many years.
Thompson Shield – Fairmont Staff vs BSGC Members
“Friendly” Match play. Full Handicaps. White Tees.
3 points per match.
1-Front 9 Winner
1-Back 9 Winner
1-For the full 18-hole Winner
(If there are more members than staff playing, non-match players will play regular golf.)
Proximity prizes with everyone eligible!
Par 3 Night
Stroke play on Tunnel played twice. No Handicaps. Each hole is set up as a KP with $50 cash prize for each KP with 3 handicap groups used on different holes 0-12, 13-21 and 22+.
Club Championship Tournament Qualifier, Draw Matches & Final
Stroke play. No Handicaps. Only the Reigning Club Champ plus the low 15 scores of tonight qualify for the Championship Fight. Ties will be decided using the Golf Canada recommended tie breaking formula on pages 143 & 144 in the Golf Canada Rule Book. Players are then seeded according to their scores that day. After Qualifying, it becomes match-play for the knock-out rounds, all played from the Black Tees. These matches can be played any day but MUST be played by the date set on the draw sheet in the Men’s Locker Room. The Championship final will be 36 holes match play, played the same day as identified on the Men’s night schedule. Anyone who can not manage to play their opponent by the prescribed date will forfeit.
The reigning 1st Flight Champion (if not in the Club Championship 16 above) plus next 15 low scores of Qualifying night will play in the 1st Flight Championship. Seeding is the same as for the Championship Flight. After qualifying for 1st Flight, it becomes Match Play, no handicaps and played from the White Tees. These matches can be played any day, but MUST be played by the date set on the draw sheet in the Men’s Locker Room. The Final will be 18 holes played on the same day as the Championship as identified on the Men’s Night Schedule. Anyone who can not manage to play their opponent by the prescribed date will forfeit.
President’s Cup Tournament
This is a sign-up tournament, with sign-up process on-line. Call for and deadline for sign-up identified on the Men’s Night Schedule with a reminder email sent.
Match play. Full Handicaps. Draw by hat by the Captain(s) with the draw ladder played over several weeks.
Players’ matches to be completed by a specific date. These matches can be played any day; but MUST be played by the dates set on the draw sheet in the Men’s locker room. Anyone who can not manage to play their opponent by the prescribed date will forfeit.
New in 2025: The Senior Championship for Senior Members 55+ (2 Rounds)
2 Categories: Senior (55-64 White Tees) & Super-Senior (65+ Gold Tees)
Stroke play. Full handicaps. Played over 2 successive men’s nights. Each group will have both a low gross and a low net total score winner.
Others: Bingo-Bango-Bongo (with proximity prizes available to all)
Stroke Play. Order of Play & Tee Box Honors are important to observe! Manual BBB Scorecards. Golf Genius input for stroke play scores.
Bingo: First one on the green – 1pt each hole
Bango: Closest to the Pin when all are on the green – 1pt each hole
Bongo: First to sink their putt – 1pt each hole
Prizes for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place total points achievers.
Men’s Stroke-Play Championship (3 Rounds) Monods- Rude Boys
Unlike the traditional Club Championship Tournament (above), this is a stroke-play, non handicapped tournament, played from the White Tees, over 3 successive days. On the first night (Men’s Night), all players scores will be ranked. The Top 20 will then play the next afternoon from the Black Tees, the top-ranked 12 after 2 rounds will play in the final 3rd Round, again from the Blacks. The combined stroke-play scores of the 3 days determining the winner.
FUN Stuff – Cauldron Hole-in-One Challenge & Product give-away, Gortex/Fashionista Man on Hole 1, Long Drive competition on 15 and more throughout the course on the Wednesday night.
Melissa’s/Spence Brothers Cup (with Golf Calcutta*)
Stroke play, best-ball format. Two-man Teams consisting of a low and high handicap player drawn by a hat. The team handicap will be ¾ of the combined handicaps.
Proximity and other fun prizes for all.
* Golf Calcutta – BSGC-Modified 😉
On the Monday night preceding the Men’s Night of the actual tournament, at a location TBD, the Captain(s) will draw the 2-man teams from a low-handicap and high-handicap hat.
Once the Team’s are created, there will be a “bidding” process to “buy” teams. Members can buy their own team or other(s) with the ownership going to the highest bidder.
The “pot” from the bid-purchases will be split 50% to Charity, and the rest allocated to 1st, 2nd & 3rd place finishers’ owners! Other “friendly” betting may also be applied.
Fairmont Modified Stableford (2 rounds)
Stroke play. Full Handicaps.
Players are awarded points according to your score against par on each hole with your handicap. Eagles (3 points), Birdies (2 points), Par (1 point), Bogeys or worse (0 points).
Bammer Bowl
"Bammer" was a local personality and long-time member who somewhat recently passed. However, he spent a lot of time on the BSGC. He worked the refreshment carts amongst other areas, and was often found on the course playing. His philosophy on golf was to HaVe FuN!
All members are encouraged to invite a guest who is a friend of Bammer’s to play as their partner. If your guest does not have a current handicap, they are welcome to play anyway. Please ask them to provide us with their best score for 18 holes in the past five years and we will determine their handicap from there.
When you sign up, please indicate the name of your guest and what their handicap or best previous score has been so that we can prepare the scorecards in advance. (If they say that they can’t remember, take a wild guess – participation is the key here!) If you do not know of a guest to invite that’s OK we will match you up with a Friend-of-Bammer.
You can request your own partner from the club. If you don’t request a specific partner, we will pick one for you.
We will have lots of "skill" prizes and non-skill prizes. All Par 3's will have KP's with a $20 KP Pool & $5 Deuce Pot open to all players - members & guests! Low Handicappers (1-8) will Play Blacks, 9-17 will play whites, 18+ Golds. Everyone will play the Heritage Tee on Cauldron! Long Drives, Long Putts, and more.
2-Man Teams, Best Ball, Handicapped.
Gourlay’s Scotch Ball Tournament
Stroke play, from the White Tees. Shotgun start w dinner at the BSGC Clubhouse.
Two-man teams consisting of a low and a high handicap player drawn by a hat/Captains. Teams will use 75% of their combined handicaps as their Hcp.
Both tee off, then each player makes their second shot from their partner’s drive. Select the best ball of the two second shots and play alternate shot to the hole. On Par 3’s choose best Tee-shot and play alternate shot to the hole. Par 3 Prizes are shared by pairs.
Finals of President’s Cup, Club Championship, 1st Flight, President’s Cup Finals.
Captain’s Pin 2025
A totally “fun” event.
Choose 3 clubs for your bag – i.e. Driver, 7-iron & putter.
Choose wisely! You can only use these 3 clubs throughout the round.
Play your normal tees. Low Gross & Low Net Prizes.
Memorial Tournament
Go out play golf, have fun and remember our past members.
Stroke Play, handicapped. Low Gross & Low Net Prizes.
Tombstone
Stroke play, handicapped.
Each player is given their “tombstone” (tongue depressor) with the par (71) plus handicap index for BSGC – reflecting the total number of strokes you are allowed for the night.
Whenever you reach your stroke limit you plant your tombstone in the ground. (If this happens on a green, please “plant it” at the side of the green nearest the cart path.)
If you finish the 18th hole with strokes remaining, ensure one of your foursome partners records your remaining strokes and reports this to the Captain(s).
---------------------
Remember, RCGA rules govern all play.
Consult the Member’s Handbook for all Local Rules and Men’s Night – specific Rules.
