Newsletter
June 2016
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CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE - ALERT
BAGC is currently a private members club. We are unincorporated.
Committee is preparing a proposal to bring to our next AGM that recommends
we change to become incorporated i.e. a LIMITED COMPANY. The main
reasons for this change are because it will provide better protection to Members,
Trustees, Staff and Committee from personal liability in the event of financial
loss or other legal claims. Many golf clubs are already incorporated and there is
an ever increasing amount of professional advice suggesting that those that are
not should consider doing so sooner rather than later.
There are some potential adverse financial implications of this change. These
include the possible loss of our CASC status that enables us to access Gift Aid
and Rate relief. We would have to re-apply for registration as a new body and
cannot be certain of the outcome. If we fail to re-register the loss of Gift Aid
and Rate relief amounts to £29K.
If you have any views on this matter at this time please send them in writing to
the Secretary.
JESSICA HALL
Jessica won the North of England Schools championship at
Ponteland on 3rd June shooting rounds of Par and 2 over to win
by three shots. This is in addition to the Durham Schools
championship she won at Beamish Park earlier this year.
She now goes forward to the National championships to be held
later this month.
Jessica has now risen to 36 in the World Junior Girls Rankings
after several good finishes over the last 12 months.
DEFIBRILATOR REMINDER
There will be an Awareness Session for
anyone wishing to attend and familiarise
themselves with the use of this on
Thursday 23 June from 6.00 pm - 8.00
pm. We can accommodate up to 40
people for this so please do come along.
If you intend to come please give your
name to the Office so that we can control
numbers.
CAPTAIN’S COURTESY ROUNDS
Each year a number of clubs in the area send the Captain a voucher for a courtesy 4ball.
Baz would like to offer these on a first come, first served basis to members at a cost of
£40 to go towards his chosen charity. The vouchers will be offered in the newsletters
over the coming months and are valid over the whole year. A number have already been
taken.
Please request and pay at the Office.
Whitburn The Hobson George Washington
Saltburn Roseberry Grange
Crook
Westerhope Tyneside Billingham Wearside
Darlington Heworth Beamish Park Teesside
Durham City Birtley Consett Blackwell Grange
South Moor Houghton-Le-Spring Arcot Hall
Whickham Barnard Castle Dinsdale Spa
Chester –Le Street
GOLF RULES QUIZ (True / False)
1 A worm, insect or the like is a burrowing animal.
2 The Committee may make a Local Rule prohibiting play from ground under repair.
3 A bottle lying in a bunker next to a player’s ball is a movable obstruction.
4 A ball is in a water hazard when it touches the outside edge of a stake defining the water
hazard.
5 A ball sitting in a tree that is growing in ground under repair is not in the ground under
repair.
6 A ball lies in a part of a tree that overhangs a water hazard. The ball is in the water
hazard.
7 In a stroke play play-off, if the player incurs a penalty of disqualification it applies to
the play-off only.
8 A rub of the green occurs when a ball in motion is deflected by the player or his
equipment.
9 A player may intentionally hold the club against his chest when making a stroke.
Answers on final Page
ENCOURAGING NEW MEMBERS
A plea to everyone please to encourage any female friends or family to take a look at
getintogolf.org where they can book a place on a free taster session and/or take it further
with 5 hours of coaching with our own Professional, Mike Pilgrim for the very reasonable
price of £25. Golf clubs are provided and it's a great way to 'have a go' in a relaxed
informal atmosphere.
FREE Taster sessions are available on Thursday 30 June and Sunday 10 July. Coaching
sessions run from Thursday 7 July to 4 August and from Sunday 17 July to 7 August.
If any ladies would like to have a chat with Liz Bailey or Sue Wright to learn a bit more
about it we are more than happy to help.
If any member of the club - lady or gentleman, would like to help with developing a
follow-on programme to take interested ladies forward with their game then we would be
delighted to have you join us. Your club needs you and in particular it needs more ladies please help if you can.
In addition, we also need more juniors to come through
the club so again, please encourage any youngsters
interested to come along to the junior section.
Following the successful Trigolf session last month
when over 100 junior school pupils visited the club
for a fun tournament it would be a shame not to
build on that.
WHOLE IN 1 GOLF
The package we have received consists of:
1 Course flyovers, available on our website and on items below.
2 Free iPhone and android app with GPS, flyovers and some links
to the Club website.
3 Golf TV channel in lounge and Pro’s shop playing the flyovers
Continuously throughout opening hours.
4 The final part of the jigsaw was put into place on
Wednesday 8 June when 4 iPads were fitted to the buggies that
the Pro hires out to members and visitors. These have GPS and the flyovers. This new
facility has led to a £2 increase in the hire charge for visitors.
The package was financed mainly by sponsorship, Whole in 1 Golf making the contacts
from a list of local businesses given to them by the Club and £300 that we paid for a
professional voice over for the flyover.
We hope that members and visitors make use of what we feel is an exceptional package of
technology.
SIVEWRIGHT TEAM RESULT
BAGC v Dinsdale Spa at home on Friday 10/06/16 - BAGC won 3 : 2
Joyce Davison and Liz Bailey won 2 &1 and Sue Holmes won 5 & 3 - well played ladies
for our first win this season.
SENIORS OPEN
The half way house was opened by the Ladies Section for the day serving tea, coffee and
sweet and savoury bites. This seemed to be greatly appreciated by all - the ladies receiving
many compliments on their baking skills and even proposals of marriage! From the
generous donations received a total of £180 was raised - £100 of which has very kindly
been passed on to the Ladies Section and £80 to the Captains' charity. With grateful
thanks to all who contributed to the day.
BISHOP AUCKLAND RABBITS TEAM
The 2016 season saw the debut of the newly formed Rabbits team for Bishop Auckland
Gold Club. The team compete in the North East Rabbits Golf Association which allows
teams with players of handicaps 16-28, to play competitive team golf against other clubs
across the region.
The team have already played in 3 fixtures so far, which included a dominant home win
and two 3rd places at Prudhoe and Houghton. The team currently sit top of their league with
20 points, with Seaham in 2nd and Chester le Street in 3rd.
It’s been a fantastic experience for the team so far with great feedback, especially from the
home fixture and we hope to continue our current form in the remaining 5 fixtures. The
winners of the league go forward to play the other league winners at a finals day at
Rockcliffe Hall.
So a thank you to all the players involved and many thanks to all the support we had from
the club, pro shop, catering and bar staff and club members on the home fixture.
You can follow the team’s progress on the NERGA website (www.nerga.co.uk) or follow
the updates on the clubs Facebook page. Next up is Chester le Street on 26 th June.
I hope you are all in full swing and enjoying your golf as the competitions are coming
thick and fast.
Just a reminder to everyone that the Pro’s Mid-Week Medals are on nearly every
Thursday. You can play between 8.30am-6.00pm at your leisure. All you need to do is
arrange your own games and enter the competition in the Pro shop. If you are on your
own either Greg or I will try and find you a game with a playing partner. The best time to
arrive would be between 4.00pm-6.00pm as this is the busiest time.
The Pro’s Medals alternate between Medals and Stablefords and are played from the white
tees. They are also handicap qualifying competitions.
If you need any more information regarding the Pro’s Medals, please contact the Pro
Shop.
Junior Coaching
The Junior Coaching sessions will start up again on Sunday 17 th July for 4 weeks.
Group 1 Beginners
9.30-10.30am
Group 2 Intermediates
10.30-11.30am
Please contact the Pro Shop to reserve your place
Ladies Get Into Golf
Help, help! We need more ladies playing golf. If you know any ladies who want to have a
go, please send them to the Pro Shop or visit the Get into Golf website (details below). I
have taster sessions and group coaching sessions running through July at a very reasonable
price with all equipment provided. To reserve your place, the contact details are:www.getintogolf.org/durham or call 0800 118 2766.
Captains Weekend
I hope Baz Mundy has a great Captain’s Weekend and thoroughly enjoys it. Best of luck
to all the members competing as there are lots of prizes to play for.
Pro Shop Deals
 Buy any Mizuno Bag and trade in any old bag and receive £20 discount.
 Buy two Srixon Gloves for only £10.99
 Ping & Under Armour Plain Shirts - buy two for only £50
Happy Golfing.....
KNOCKOUT COMPETITIONS 2016
May I remind all players that all games must be played by the end of the deadline day for
the round they are playing in. There will be no extensions granted for players that are
unavailable due to holidays, work commitments etc.
It is both teams responsibility to ensure that matches are arranged and played by the
deadline date, failure to play matches by the deadline date will result in both teams being
eliminated from the competition.
MATCHPLAY COMPETITIONS FROM 2017
Players wishing to enter the knockout competitions in 2017 must ensure that they have a
competitive handicap. From 2017 players with non-competitive handicaps will be unable
to enter these competitions.
To ensure that you have a competitive handicap to enter these next year you must ensure
that you have played in a minimum of 3 qualifying competitions in 2016.
If you need any further clarification please speak to one of the games committee members.
DURHAM COUNTY VETERAN LADIES GOLF ASSOCIATION
Two of our ladies - Flo Bunce and Joyce Davison played in the
Spring Meeting Bronze at South Shields GC on
Monday 23rd May, coming in the top 16 and qualifying to
play for the County Bronze Team.
The first match will be Durham v Northumberland on
Tuesday 5th July at Bishop Auckland Golf Club.
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