Welcome to the Belize Amateur Golf Association

Belize 2012 Match Play Groups

2012-02-22T04:02:00.000-08:00

19 Players signed up for the BAGA 2012 Match Play.

Xunantunich Division

Andy Hunt

Ryan Garbutt

Shaun Breeze

Mickey Thornton

Lloyd Gillett

Rob Lee

Geoff Hembling

Caracol Division

Bill Mckenzie

Paul Martin

Alan Graham

Jim Comber

Steve Hack

Ray Garbutt Sr

Lamanai Division

Tim Heath

Sam Mathias

Steve Maestre

John Wongsam

John Sansone

Boris Vostry

· Play each player in your Division once. Email Scores to bagabze@gmail.com or callAndy on 651 9929 or Mickey on 665 3352 with your results.

· Use your current handicaps at the the time of each match. i.e thehandicap showing in the clubhouse when you play.

· If a match is tied after 18 holes, then play continues until one playerwins a hole.

· If a player arranges a game with an opponent and does not turn up he/sheforfeits the match, with 2 points being awarded to the winner

· 2 Points for a win and a bonus point if you win your match by the end ofthe 15th Hole.

· At the end of the season the Top 2 from each Division will proceed toknockout stage plus 2 wild cards for the next highest point scorers.

· Players that drop out will forfeit their remaining games but the resultsfrom their played matches will stand.

· If 2 players are tied on points at end of year the player that wonagainst his opponent will be deemed highest in the division.

· If players from different divisions are tied on points for the 2wildcard spots a playoff will be required.

· Pairings for Knockout stage for the Final 8 players will be decided bythe highest point scorer of the year vs lowest point scorer of the year, nexthighest vs next lowest etc, etc.

· It is players responsibility to arrange their matches.

Belize Golf Tournament Results - February 18th 2012

2012-02-20T08:47:00.000-08:00

Thanks to everyone who participated on Saturday. The course is changing as the dry season hits us and we saw some changes in the leaderboards this month.

Thanks to Karl Ayers, Steve Roden, Steve Hack, Chico Towers and Sam Mathias for Prize Donations.

We would appreciate other members donating next month.

Results :

Gross (without handicap) :

1st - Bill Mckenzie (70)
2nd - Jim Comber (75)
3rd - Andy Hunt (76)

Net (with handicap) :

1st - John Sansone (61)
2nd - Steve Roden (69)
3rd - Chico Towers (71)

Senior :

1st - John Wongsam

Other Prizes :

Closest to the Pin #1 and #10 - Slavek Machacka
Longest Drive #15 - Bill Mckenzie
Any 2 - Sam Mathias, Slavek Machacka, Jim Comber
Longest Putt #6 and #15 - Andy Hunt
Longest Putt #9 and #18 - Shaun Breeze
Longest Putt #2 and #11 - Karl Ayers
Highest Score on any hole - Jenny Martin

Gross - Without Handicap

Name of players	Front	Back	Total	Pts

Bill Mckenzie	35	35	70	12
Jim Comber	38	37	75	10
Andy Hunt	42	34	76	9
John Sansone	38	38	76	8
John Wongsam	39	38	77	7
Sam Mathias	39	41	80	6
Paul Martin	45	37	82	5
Mickey Thornton	40	42	82	4
Shaun Breeze	42	42	84	3
Steve Hack	45	40	85	2
Steve Roden	43	44	87	1
Ray Garbutt Sr	45	45	90	1
Karl Ayers	46	47	93	1
Chico Towers	47	49	96	1
Michel Ardouille	48	50	98	1
Geoff Hembling	60	65	125	1
Jenny Martin	66	65	131	1
Ryan Garbutt	36	37	73	N/A
Slavek Machacka	46	46	92	N/A
Jim Dunkel	42	50	92	N/A

Net - With Handicap

Name of players	Front	Back	Total	HDCP	Total	PTS

John Sansone	38	38	76	15	61	12
Jim Comber	38	37	75	12	63	10
John Wongsam	39	38	77	13	64	9
Bill Mckenzie	35	35	70	2	68	8
Steve Roden	43	44	87	18	69	7
Steve Hack	45	40	85	14	71	6
Ray Garbutt Sr	45	45	90	19	71	5
Chico Towers	47	49	96	25	71	4
Mickey Thornton	40	42	82	11	71	3
Sam Mathias	39	41	80	9	71	2
Michel Ardoullie	48	50	98	26	72	1
Paul Martin	45	37	82	8	74	1
Karl Ayers	46	47	93	19	74	1
Andy Hunt	42	34	76	1	75	1
Shaun Breeze	42	42	84	9	75	1
Jenny Martin	66	65	131	41	90	1
Geoff Hembling	60	65	125	30	95	1
Ryan Garbutt	36	37	73	8	65	N/A
Slavek Machaka	46	46	92	22	70	N/A
Jim Dunkel	42	50	92	14	78	N/A

Yearly Gross - Without Handicap

Player Name	Points

Bill Mckenzie	22
Andy Hunt	21
Sam Mathias	13
Jim Comber	11
Steve Hack	11
Paul Martin	10
John Sansone	9
John Wongsam	8
Tim Heath	8
Steve Maestre	6
Alan Graham	4
Mickey Thornton Shaun Breeze	4 3
Robert Lee	3
Steve Roden	3
Ray Garbutt Sr	2
Michel Ardoullie	2
Geoff Hembling	2
Karl Ayers	1
Chico Towers	1
Jenny Martin	1
Boris Vostry	1

Yearly Net - With Handicap

Player Name	Points

Steve Hack	18
John Sansone	13
Bill Mckenzie	13
Andy Hunt	11
Steve Roden	11
Jim Comber	11
John Wongsam	10
Geoff Hambling	10
Michel Ardoullie	9
Sam Mathias	9
Ray Garbutt Sr	6
Steve Maestre	6
Chico Towers	4
Tim Heath	4
Mickey Thornton Paul Martin	3 2
Shaun Breeze	1
Jenny Martin	1
Karl Ayers	1
Robert Lee	1
Boris Vostry	1
Alan Graham	1

Pars, Birdies and Eagles

Player Name	Pars	Birdies	Eagles

Andy Hunt	19	4	0
Bill Mckenzie	20	3	0
Sam Mathias	10	5	0
Paul Martin	14	1	0
John Sansone	14	1	0
Jim Comber	10	2	0
John Wongsam	10	1	0
Steve Hack	12	0	0
Tim Heath	8	2	0
Steve Maestre	8	0	0
Steve Roden	7	0	0
Alan Graham	4	1	0
Mickey Thornton	4	0	0
Shaun Breeze	4	0	0
Chico Towers	4	0	0
Robert Lee	4	0	0
Michel Ardoullie	4	0	0
Ray Garbutt Sr.	3	0	0
Jenny Martin	1	0	0
Boris Vostry	1	0	0
Geoff Hambling	0	0	0
Karl Ayers	0	0	0

Belize Golf Handicaps - Feb 15th 2012

2012-02-15T18:08:00.001-08:00

The first number after your name is your Handicap Index. The second number is your handicap at Roaring River Golf Course.

Allen, Peter - 12.7 / 13
Ardoullie, Michel - 25.2 / 26
Ayers, Karl - 18.5 / 19
Cal, Deacon - 17.2 / 18
Comber, Jim - 11.7 / 12
Dunkel, Jim - 13.7 / 14
Garbutt Jr., Raymond - 6.0 / 6
Garbutt Sr, Raymond - 18.5 / 19
Garbutt, Ryan - 7.4 / 8
Giesbrecht, David - 21.1 / 22
Goff, Elsworth - 13.8 / 14
Graham, Alan - 9.6 / 10
Hack, Steve - 13.2 / 14
Hambling, Geoff - 30.0 / 30
Heath, Tim - 6.0 / 6
Hunt, Andy - 1.0 / 1
Lee, Robert - 14.4 / 15
Maestre, Steve - 9.7 / 10
Martin, Jenny - 40.0 / 41
Martin, Paul - 7.8 / 8
Mathias, Sam - 8.6 / 9
Mckenzie, William - 2.1 / 2
Roden, Steve - 17.3 / 18
Sansone, John - 14.4 / 15
Slavic - 21.3 / 22
Thornton, Mickey - 11.2 / 11
Towers, Chico - 24.3 / 25
Vostry, Boris - 23.6 / 24
Weiss, Hank - 15.4 / 16
Williams, Korie - 8.3 / 9
Wongsam, John - 12.7 / 13

Belize Golf Tournament - 2 Person Scramble Results - Feb 11th 2012

2012-02-12T05:58:00.000-08:00

Here are the Results of the Belize Jungle Dome 2 Person Scramble :

Position	Team	HDCP	30%	Gross	Net

1st	Andy Hunt/Lucas Hunt	37	11.1	65	53.9
2nd	Jim Comber/Hank Weiss	28	8.4	64	55.6
3rd	Dave Giesbrecht/Isaac Ham	46	13.8	70	56.2
4th	Bill Mckenzie/Ray Garbutt Sr	22	6.6	63	56.4
5th	Ray Garbutt Jr/Korrie Williams	15	4.5	61	56.5
6th	Steve Hack/Steve Roden	31	9.3	67	57.7
7th	Michel Ardouille/Jim Dunkel	39	11.7	71	59.3
8th	Shaun Breeze/Mickey Thornton	17	5.1	65	59.9
9th	Alan Graham/Geoff Hambling	42	12.6	73	60.4
10th	Robert Lee/Blake Lee	51	15.3	76	60.7
11th	Paul Martin/Jenny Martin	44	13.2	74	60.8
12th	Sam Mathias/John Sansone	24	7.2	70	62.8
13th	Steve Maestre/John Wongsam	23	6.9	71	64.1
14th	Elsworth Goff/Raphael Gardiner	31	9.3	76	66.7

Closest PIN #1 and #10 : Steve Roden
Longest Drive : Ray Garbutt Jr
Longest Wonkiest Drive : Steve Roden
Longest Drive Ladies/Juniors : Jenny Martin
Longest Putt #6 and #15 : Jim Comber
Longest Putt #9 and #18 : Isaac Ham
Longest Putt #2 and #11 : Geoff Hambling
Youngest Player : Blake Lee

Belize Jungle Dome 2 Man Scramble - Feb 11th 2012

2012-02-03T11:44:00.000-08:00

GOLF TOURNAMENT

BELIZE JUNGLE DOME 2 PLAYER SCRAMBLE.

Pick your own partner in this 2 Player Scramble. $55.00 per Player, $30.00 for Juniors.

Includes Burger and Snack/Goodie Bag for all 2 Player teams registered before Feb 9th.

1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd Team Trophies.

OTHER PRIZES INCLUDE :

Closest Pin #1 and #10
Long Drive #15,
Long Drive Junior/Ladies
Longest Putt on #6 and #15,
Longest Putt on #9 and #18,
Longest Putt on #2 and #11.

Team Handicaps are 30% of Combined 2 player handicaps.

Must use at least 8 Tee shots from both players. Team Tactics are very important.

Shotgun Start.

Saturday, 11^th February 2012. 8.30am at the Roaring River Golf Course.

If you do not have a partner, contact us and we will find you one.

All Welcome.

To register your 2 man team contact Andy at bagabze@gmail.com or call on 651 9929.

Belize Golf Tournament Results - Jan 21st 2012

2012-01-22T08:33:00.000-08:00

Congratulations to all who turned out for the first BAGA tournament of 2012.

Thanks to Jim Comber, Steve Hack, Steve Roden for the prize donations. Also thanks to Charlene Lee for a very tasty cake for the players after the tournament. We appreciate donations and hope other members will bring small prizes for the next months tournament.

Here are the results :

Without Handicap :

1st Place : Andy Hunt (64)
2nd Place : Bill Mckenzie (69)
3rd Place : Tim Heath (74)

With Handicap :

1st Place : Steve Hack (60)
2nd Place : Geoff Hambling (65)
3rd Place : Sam Mathias (67)

Senior - With Handicap :

1st Place : Michel Ardoullie

There was a 4 way tie for 3rd place, but Sam Mathias won on a tie breaker.

Closest to the Pin - Sam Mathias
Any 2 - Sam Mathias
Long Drive - Steve Maestre
Longest Putt - Alan Graham

Gross, Net and Senior Winners - Michel Ardoullie, Andy Hunt and Steve Hack.

Scores Without Handicap

Name of players	Front	Back	Total	Pts

Andy Hunt (2)	33	31	64	12
William Mckenzie (2)	35	34	69	10
Steve Hack (14)	37	37	74	9
Tim Heath (6)	36	38	74	8
Sam Mathias (9)	39	37	76	7
Steve Maestre (10)	40	37	77	6
Paul Martin (7)	42	38	80	5
Alan Graham (10)	36	47	83	4
Robert Lee (15)	43	44	87	3
Steve Roden (18)	42	45	87	2
John Sansone (15)	44	44	88	1
John Wongsam (13)	47	44	91	1
Jim Comber (12)	45	47	92	1
Ray Garbutt Sr. (19)	46	47	93	1
Michel Ardoullie (28)	51	44	95	1
Boris Vostry (25)	46	49	95	1
Geoff Hambling (36)	50	51	101	1

Score With Handicap

Name of players	Front	Back	Total	HDCP	Total	PTS

Steve Hack	37	37	74	14	60	12
Andy Hunt	33	31	64	2	62	10
Geoff Hambling	50	51	101	36	65	9
Michel Ardoullie	51	44	95	28	67	8
Sam Mathias	39	37	76	9	67	7
Steve Maestre	40	37	77	10	67	6
William Mckenzie	35	34	69	2	67	5
Tim Heath	36	38	74	6	68	4
Steve Roden	42	45	87	18	69	3
Boris Vostry	46	49	95	25	70	2
Robert Lee	43	44	87	15	72	1
Paul Martin	42	38	80	7	73	1
John Sansone	44	44	88	15	73	1
Alan Graham	36	47	83	10	73	1
Ray Garbutt Sr.	46	47	93	19	74	1
John Wongsam	47	44	91	13	78	1
Jim Comber	45	47	92	12	80	1

BAGA 2012 Starting Handicaps

2012-01-19T11:48:00.000-08:00

Here they are. Your starting Handicaps for 2012. Most improved player for the year will be based on these starting handicap INDEXs and the ending handicap INDEXs after the last tournament in Dec 2012. Good Luck everyone.

Handicap Index is the first number and your handicap at Roaring River Golf Course is the second number.

Allen, Peter - 12.7 / 13
Ayers, Karl - 18.5 / 19

Cal, Deacon - 17.3 / 18
Comber, Jim - 11.3 / 12

Gallardo, Nelson - 10.7 / 11
Garbutt Jr., Raymond - 6.0 / 6
Garbutt Sr, Raymond - 18.5 / 19
Garbutt, Ryan - 7.4 / 8
Giesbtecht, David - 21.1 / 22
Gonzalez, Jaime - 10.0 / 10

Graham, Alan - 9.6 / 10

Hack, Steve - 13.3 / 14
Hambling, Geoff - 35.0 / 36
Heath, Tim - 6.1 / 6
Hernandez, Ivan - 20.0 / 21
Hunt, Andy - 1.6 / 2

Lee, Robert - 14.4 / 15

Maestre, Steve - 9.9 / 10
Martin, Jenny - 40.0 / 41
Martin, Paul - 7.1 / 7
Mathias, Sam - 9.2 / 9
Mckenzie, William - 2.0 / 2
Michelle - 35.0/ 36

Reyes, Reni - 21.1 / 22
Roden, Steve - 17.5 / 18

Sansone, John - 14.3 / 15
Slavic - 21.5 / 22

Thornton, Mickey - 10.0 / 10
Towers, Chico - 24.4 / 25

Vostry, Boris - 24.7 / 25

Weiss, Hank - 15.4 / 16
Williams, Korie - 8.3 / 9
Wongsam, John - 12.3 / 13

BAGA 2012 Golf Season

2011-12-31T15:36:00.000-08:00

Welcome to the 2012 Golf season for the BAGA. Last year was a greatsuccess and we hope to continue the progress made by the association in thecoming year. Thank you for all your support.

Welcome to the Board :

Mickey Thornton (President, Treasurer), Andy Hunt(Tournaments and Handicaps), Tim Heath (Secretary), John Sansone (VicePresident), Sam Mathias, Alan Graham.
Trustees : Peter Allen, Ray Garbutt Sr and John Wongsam.

Membership Fees :

The registration fee for the BAGA will be $80.00per player. Players should pay their registration before they enter their firsttournament.

Tournaments :

Tournament Entry Fee : $55.00. $60.00 for Tombstoneand 2 Man Best Ball.
12 Monthly Tournaments. Points will be awarded onscale from 12,10,9,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1 for each category, every month : Gross(without handicap), Net (with handicap) and Senior Net (with handicap).
Each monthly tournament, 1^st, 2^ndand 3^rd place medals will be presented to the winners of Gross andNet Category. There will also be a 1^stPlace Senior trophy for Net category for each month.
Senior age is any player who is 60 years + at Jan 1^st2012. Any player who turns 60 during 2012, will be eligible for the seniorcategory after their 60^th birthday.
A player will be permitted to win in onecategory only. Either Gross, Net or Senior (Net).
Tournaments will start at 8.30am and players shouldregister in the club-house before 8.15am.
Ties will be decided by best back 9 score, bestfront 9 score or total score from 15^th- 18^th holes.
As agreed unanimously by the members, tournamentgroups will be drawn randomly at the beginning of each tournament. Thecommittee has the right to change the groups if they see that slower playersare grouped together, so we can improve the speed of play.
There will be 9 stroke play tournaments, plusa Stableford, Tombstone and 2 Man Best Ball.
$10 sidepot will include : Closest to Pin #1 and#10, Long Drive #15, any 2 Score, AND Longest putt made on #5 or #14.
We will also have a 2 Man Scramble sponsored byBelize Jungle Dome and a Ryder Cup sponsored by Corkers Restaurant.
One big trophy in the club house with monthlywinners, smaller medals for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rdplaces.

Members Sponsorship :

We need sponsors for all of our monthlyTournaments. Thatincludes YOU. All members should try and donate something duringthe season whether it be a bottle of wine, sleeve of balls, bag of tees,voucher etc, etc.
We also agreed that members would take turns toassist on tournament days to assist in the mundane chores such as collectingthe $10 pot and writing up the Closest Pins and long drives. Don’t be shy involunteering

Etiquette :

Please respect other players during rounds. Do nottread on players putting lines, talk during a player’s stroke, stand on orbehind the player’s line when putting etc.
We wish to have a friendly, cordial atmosphere atour tournaments and also encourage our new members to learn and enjoy thesport. Player’s patience with other players is also appreciated.
All players should make an effort to keep theirspeed of play swift for the benefit of all members. As a general rule, 4 hoursis sufficient to complete a tournament round.
How Can I do this? Be readyto play when it is your turn by already considering the shot you wish to play.Complete most of your practice swing/s before it is your turn and already haveyour club selected so you can take your shot immediately. Move on from thegreens swiftly after you have finished the hole. Also make an effort to have preparedfor your putt while your opponents are putting. This can be done discretelywithout interfering with your opponents turn.
Repair your divots on the fairways and pitch marks on the greens.

2012 Monthly Tournament Schedule :

January 21^st– Stroke Play format
February 18^th– Stroke Play format
March 17^th– Stableford format
April 21^st– Stroke Play format
May 12^th– Tombstone format
June 16^th– Stroke Play format
July 21^st and July 22nd – Belize Amateur Open – 2 DayTournament. Stroke Play format
August 18^th– Stroke Play format
September 15^th– 2 Man Best Ball format
October 20^th– Stroke Play format
November 10^th– Stroke Play format
December 8^th– Stroke Play format

In Addition we will also be holding a 2 Man Scramble on 11^thFebruary, sponsored by Belize Jungle Dome and a Ryder Cup, sponsored by CorkersRestauarant. Date for the Ryder Cup to be decided.

Belize Amateur Open :

This will be an open tournament to anygolfers.
2 Day tournament, Saturday July 21^st andSunday July 22^nd 2012.
Points awarded will be double the normal monthlypoints so BAGA players will get 24,20,18,16,14,12,10,8,6,4,2 but will need toplay both days to qualify.

Match Play Tournament :

$20 entry fee to be paid before player’s firstMatch Play game. Players will be divided into 2 groups, the XunantunichDivision and the Caracol Division. Players will play every player in theirdivision once.
Seeded draw to ensure a spread of handicaps in eachdivision.
2 pts awarded for a win, with a bonus point for aplayer who wins by 3up or more. Ties to go to extra holes.
Players use their current handicaps at the time ofeach match.
Players to organize their own matches. Any disputesto be forwarded to the committee immediately for final decision. Players whorefuse to organize their matches will forfeit their points to the opponent.
Top 2 players from each group at the end of theseason will go forward to semi-finals. Winner of Xunantunich Division to playrunner up in Caracol Division. Winner of Caracol Division to play runner up inXunantunich Division. Semi-Final winners to play off for the Final.

Notice Board in Club-House :

At the Start of the season we will fix a noticeboard in the Club House, where players can enter their Match Play results, seelast year’s results, stats, information, current tables for 2012 etc.

End of Season Awards :

At the end of the year points will be totaled tofind the Player of the year for Gross, Net and Senior (Net). There will be aprize for 1^st, 2^nd and 3^rd with playersonly entitled to win in 1 Category.
Match Play Champion, 1^st, 2^ndand 3^rd.
Clubman of the Year, 1^st Place. Criteria: Attendance, Sportsmanship, Donations, Involvement. To be voted for by theboard.
Most Improved Player. Based on Starting handicaps(1^st Tournament in January 2012) and ending handicaps (lastTournament in December 2012). Highest % Improvement in Handicap Index iswinner.

Childrens Program :

Part of the BAGA mandate is to encourage golfthrough the community and to try and develop our youth. We acknowledge andthank Andy Hunt and Mickey Thornton who have been running the Children’sprogram since March 2011 and this will start again in January 2012. Any memberswho wish to volunteer their time please come forward. We will also be holding aBelize Children’s Championship where a BAGA Adult member will partner a childin our first Tournament of its kind in Belize.

BAGA Mexico Trip

We plan to put on a golfing road trip to Mexico soif you are interested please discuss with any of the board and let them know ifyou wish to go. Tentative dates are for September 2012.

2012 should be an exciting year for the BAGA and we hope to see as manyof you sign up as possible, to keep competition fierce and to spread around theawards. 2012 is going to be your bestseason ever. See you on the course.

Contactus by email at bagabze@gmail.com orcall Andy Hunt on 651 9929 or Mickey Thornton on 665 3352 to register or formore information.

BAGA 2011 Yearly Golf Awards

2011-12-18T10:46:00.000-08:00

The BAGA last tournament of the year took place on Saturday December 17th 2011.

The Results were :

Without Handicap :

1st - Andy Hunt (69)
2nd - Bill Mckenzie (69)
3rd - Paul Martin (76)

Andy and Bill tied for 1st place. Andy won by tie-breaker.

With Handicap :

1st - Tim Heath (65)
2nd - John Sansone (67)
3rd - Sam Mathias (69)

Longest Drive - Bill Mckenzie
Closest Pin - Alan Graham
Any 2 - Jim Comber (#5) and Tim Heath (#5)

2011 Yearly Awards :

Without Handicap :

Player of the year - Andy Hunt (130 points)
Runner Up Player of the year - Tim Heath (76 points)
Third Place Player of the year - Paul Martin (74 points)

With Handicap :

Player of the year- Bill Mckenzie (84 points)
Runner up Player of the year - Sam Mathias (81 points)
Third Place Player of the year - John Sansone (67 points)

Clubman of the Year :

Clubman of the Year : Karl Ayres
Runner Up : Ray Garbutt Sr
Third Place : Jim Comber

Thanks to all the sponsors who donated trophies for the end of year awards. This includes Corkers Restaurant, Belize Jungle Dome, Peter Allen, Alan Graham and Robert Lee.

Scores - Without Handicap

December 17th 2011	Front Nine	Back Nine
Name of players	Holes	Holes	Total	Points

Andy Hunt (2)	34	35	69	12
William Mckenzie (2)	34	35	69	10
Tim Heath (6)	35	36	71	9
Paul Martin (7)	42	34	76	8
Sam Mathias (10)	39	40	79	7
Alan Graham (10)	41	39	80	6
Mickey Thornton (10)	39	42	81	5
Jim Comber (11)	37	44	81	4
John Sansone (16)	41	42	83	3
Karl Ayres (19)	48	42	90	2
John Wongsam (13)	46	45	91	1
Ray Garbutt Sr (18)	43	50	93	1
Boris Vostry (25)	52	50	102	1
Geoff Hambling (24)	57	59	116	1
Michele	48	57	105	N/A
Slavik (21)	52	56	108	N/A

Scores With Handicap

December 17th	Front Nine	Back Nine
Name of players	Holes	Holes	Total	Handicap	Total	Points

Tim Heath (6)	35	36	71	6	65	12
Andy Hunt (2)	34	35	69	2	67	10
William Mckenzie (2)	34	35	69	2	67	9
John Sansone (16)	41	42	83	16	67	8
Paul Martin (7)	42	34	76	7	69	7
Sam Mathias (10)	39	40	79	10	69	6
Alan Graham (10)	41	39	80	10	70	5
Jim Comber (11)	37	44	81	11	70	4
Karl Ayres (19)	48	42	90	19	71	3
Mickey Thornton (10)	39	42	81	10	71	2
Ray Garbutt Sr (18)	43	50	93	18	75	1
Boris Vostry (25)	52	50	102	25	77	1
John Wongsam (13)	46	45	91	13	78	1
Geoof Hambling (24)	57	59	116	24	92	1
Slavik (21)	52	56	108	21	87	N/A
Michelle	48	57	105	?	?	N/A

2011 Yearly Points Without Handicap

2011 YEARLY GROSS		Number of
Player Name	Points	Tournaments Played

Andy Hunt	130	11
William Mckenzie	115	11
Tim Heath	74	10
Paul Martin	71	11
Alan Graham	65	10
Sam Mathias	63	10
Ray Garbutt Jr	58	5
Jim Comber	52	11
Steve Maestre	49	9
Ryan Garbutt	47	7
John Sansone	35	11
Mickey Thornton	27	5
Ray Garbutt Sr.	24	10
Peter Allen	19	5
John Wongsam	19	8
Karl Ayers	19	11
Jim Dunkel	12	2
Robert Lee	10	4
Dave Giesbrecht	7	5
Jennie Martin	3	3
Decon Cal	3	2
Boris Vostry	3	3
Josef Vostry	2	1
Tim Robinson	1	1

2011 Yearly Points With Handicap

YEARLY NET	Points	Number of
		Tournaments Played
Andy Hunt	95	11
William Mckenzie	84	11
Sam Mathias	81	10
John Sansone	67	11
Alan Graham	62	10
Tim Heath	54	10
Steve Maestre	52	9
Jim Comber	49	11
Paul Martin	47	11
Ryan Garbutt	46	7
Ray Garbutt Jr	43	5
Ray Garbutt Sr.	40	10
Karl Ayers	40	11
John Wongsam	30	8
Mickey Thornton	24	5
Dave Giesbrecht	20	5
Peter Allen	17	5
Jim Dunkel	15	2
Robert Lee	15	4
Boris Vostry	15	3
Decon Cal	7	2
Jennie Martin	3	3
Josef Vostry	1	1
Tim Robinson	1	1

2011 - Birdies, Pars, Eagles

	Total	Total	Total
Player Name	Pars	Birdies	Eagles

Andy Hunt	115	20	0
William Mckenzie	103	18	0
Paul Martin	77	13	1
Tim Heath	74	13	0
Sam Mathias	68	10	0
Alan Graham	63	11	0
Jim Comber	63	5	0
Ray Garbutt Jr.	50	10	0
Ryan Garbutt	54	6	0
John Sansone	56	3	0
Steve Maestre	49	10	0
Karl Ayers	35	6	0
Mickey Thornton	34	6	0
John Wongsam	32	4	0
Ray Garbutt Sr.	33	1	0
Peter Allen	24	5	0
Robert Lee	18	3	0
Decon Cal	9	2	0
Jim Dunkel	8	3	0
David Giesbrecht	8	2	0
Josef Vostry	3	0	0
Jennie Martin	2	0	0
Boris Vostry	1	0	0

BAGA Player Handicaps - Dec 16th 2011

2011-12-16T10:41:00.001-08:00

13 - Allen, Peter

19 - Ayers, Karl

11 - Comber, Jim

18 - Deacon Cal

6 - Garbutt Jr., Raymond

18 - Garbutt Sr, Raymond

8 - Garbutt, Ryan

24 - Geoff, Hatto-Hembling

22 - Giesbtecht, David

13 - Gillet, Lloyd

10 - Graham, Alan

20 - Guthoff, Oliver

13 - Hack, Steve

6 - Heath, Tim

2 - Hunt, Andy

15 - Lee, Robert

10 - Maestre, Steve

41 - Martin, Jenny

7 - Martin, Paul

10 - Mathias, Sam

2 - Mckenzie, William

17 - Roden, Steve

16 - Sansone, John

21 - Slavic

10 - Thornton, Mickey

25 - Towers, Chico

25 - Vostry, Boris

15 - Vostry, Joseph

13 - Wongsam, John

Belize Match Play and Xmas Tournament Results - December 3rd 2011

2011-12-03T15:08:00.001-08:00

The Roaring River Xmas tournament took place Saturday, December 3rd and we also completed the BAGA 2011 Match Play Tournament. Here are the Results :

BAGA Match Play Final :

After 4 months the final pairs battled it out for the Match Play title.

Bill Mckenzie beat John Sansone - Final
Deacon Cal beat Ray Garbutt Jr - 3rd place play off.

2011 Match Play :

1st : Bill Mckenzie
2nd : John Sansone
3rd : Deacon Cal

Roaring River Xmas Tournament. Players played off 66% of their handicaps and scores were calculated using the Stableford system. 1 point for a bogie, 2 points for a par and 3 points for an birdie :

1st - Bill Mckenzie (37 pts) - Sponsored by Cardies Hotel.
2nd - Sam Mathias (34 pts) - Sponsored by Belize Jungle Dome Adventure Vacations.
3rd - Andy Hunt (33 pts) - Sponsored by Garbutts Service Station.
Longest Drive # 9 : Bill Mckenzie
Longest Drive #15 : Bill Mckenzie
Closest Pin #1 and #10 : Tim Heath
Closest Pin #3 and #12 : Sam Mathias
Closest Pin #5 and #14 : Sam Mathias

Thanks to all our sponsors especially Roaring River Golf Course.

December 3rd Xmas	Stableford		Total
Name of players	Pts	66% Hdcp	Pts

William Mckenzie (3)	35	2	37
Sam Mathias (10)	27	7	34
Andy Hunt (2)	31	2	33
Dave Giesbrecht (22)	16	15	31
Robert Lee (15)	21	10	31
Alan Graham (9)	25	6	31
Tim Heath (6)	26	4	30
Karl Ayres (19)	17	13	30
Jim Comber (11)	22	7	29
Slavik (20)	14	13	27
Joseph (24)	10	16	26
John Sansone (16)	15	11	26
Geoff Hambling (24)	10	16	26
Steve Hack (12)	16	8	24
Chico Towers (24)	7	16	23
Ray Garbutt Sr (18)	11	12	23
Boris Vostry (24)	7	16	23
Steve Roden (17)	11	11	22
Michel (20)	9	13	22
Deacon Cal (18)	9	12	21
Andre Penner (14)	12	9	21
Gus (24)	4	16	20
Joy (24)	4	16	20

Results - BAGA Junior Golf Tournament - November 27th 2011

2011-11-29T11:12:00.000-08:00

The Juniors squeezed their final tournament in Sunday, between the rain storms.

We see again great improvement with our Junior players and scores have generally improved since the last competition. Our kids have really shown dedication and commitment to learning the game of golf this year.

Our last Wednesday coaching session is this week, 30th November and then we will break until the new year.

RESULTS, with the players scores in brackets :

Girls Category

Vanessa Gonzalez (28)
Anna Anderson (30)
Vanessa Gallardo (33)
Lauren Ferrier (35)

Boys Category

Lucas Hunt (23)
Chase Harsta (23)
Nelson Gallardo 30)
Cole Towers (32), Edin Kus (32), Zach Anderson (32)
Xavier Gallardo, Logan Harsta (34)
Ansel Anderson (35)
Logan Britt (36)

Lucas and Chase tied for 1st place and Lucas won in the play off hole.

Belize Golf Tournament Results - November 26th 2011

2011-11-27T07:41:00.001-08:00

Here are the results from the 11th Belize Monthly Tournament :

Gross - Without Handicap	Front Nine	Back Nine
Name of players	Holes	Holes	Total	Points

William Mckenzie (3)	38	35	73	12
Andy Hunt (2)	35	40	75	10
Paul Martin (6)	41	35	76	9
Tim Heath (6)	42	38	80	8
Jim Comber (11)	41	40	81	7
Sam Mathias (10)	40	42	82	6
Alan Graham (9)	37	45	82	5
John Sansone (16)	42	42	84	4
Ray Garbutt Sr (18)	44	47	91	3
Dave Giesbrecht (22)	48	45	93	2
Karl Ayres (19)	41	53	94	1

Net - With Handicap	Front Nine	Back Nine
Name of players	Holes	Holes	HDCP	Total	Points

John Sansone (16)	42	42	16	68	12
Paul Martin (6)	41	35	6	70	10
William Mckenzie (3)	38	35	3	70	9
Jim Comber (11)	41	40	11	70	8
Dave Giesbrecht (22)	48	45	22	71	7
Sam Mathias (10)	40	42	10	72	6
Andy Hunt (2)	35	40	2	73	5
Ray Garbutt Sr (18)	44	47	18	73	4
Alan Graham (9)	37	45	9	73	3
Tim Heath (6)	42	38	6	74	2
Karl Ayres (19)	41	53	19	75	1

Long Drive winner #15 - Paul Martin
Closest Pin #1 and #10 - Paul Martin
Any 2 - Paul Martin on hole #1.

YEARLY GROSS		Number of
Player Name	Points	Tournaments Played

Andy Hunt	118	10
William Mckenzie	105	10
Tim Heath	65	9
Paul Martin	63	10
Alan Graham	59	9
Ray Garbutt Jr	58	5
Sam Mathias	56	9
Steve Maestre	49	9
Jim Comber	48	10
Ryan Garbutt	47	7
John Sansone	32	10
Ray Garbutt Sr.	23	9
Mickey Thornton	22	4
Peter Allen	19	5
John Wongsam	18	7
Karl Ayers	17	10
Jim Dunkel	12	2
Robert Lee	10	4
Dave Giesbrecht	7	5
Jennie Martin	3	3
Decon Cal	3	2
Josef Vostry	2	1
Boris Vostry	2	2
Tim Robinson	1	1

YEARLY NET	Points	Number of
		Tournaments Played
Andy Hunt	85	10
Sam Mathias	75	9
William Mckenzie	75	10
John Sansone	59	10
Alan Graham	57	9
Steve Maestre	52	9
Ryan Garbutt	46	7
Jim Comber	45	10
Ray Garbutt Jr	43	5
Tim Heath	42	9
Paul Martin	40	10
Ray Garbutt Sr.	39	9
Karl Ayers	37	10
John Wongsam	29	7
Mickey Thornton	22	4
Dave Giesbrecht	20	5
Peter Allen	17	5
Jim Dunkel	15	2
Robert Lee	15	4
Boris Vostry	14	2
Decon Cal	7	2
Jennie Martin	3	3
Josef Vostry	1	1
Tim Robinson	1	1

BAGA Player Handicaps - Nov 23rd 2011

2011-11-23T11:12:00.001-08:00

13 - Allen, Peter

19 - Ayers, Karl

11 - Comber, Jim

18 - Deacon Cal

6 - Garbutt Jr., Raymond

18 - Garbutt Sr, Raymond

8 - Garbutt, Ryan

13 - Geoff, Hatto-Hembling

22 - Giesbtecht, David

13 - Gillet, Lloyd

9 - Graham, Alan

20 - Guthoff, Oliver

12 - Hack, Steve

6 - Heath, Tim

2 - Hunt, Andy

15 - Lee, Robert

10 - Maestre, Steve

41 - Martin, Jenny

6 - Martin, Paul

10 - Mathias, Sam

3 - Mckenzie, William

17 - Roden, Steve

16 - Sansone, John

21 - Slavic

10 - Thornton, Mickey

25 - Towers, Chico

25 - Vostry, Boris

15 - Vostry, Joseph

13 - Wongsam, John

BAGA Match Play 2011 - Semi Final Results

2011-11-21T14:22:00.001-08:00

The last pair are remaining in the BAGA Match Play Tournament for 2011.

Here are the Semi Final results :

John Sansone beat Ray Garbutt Jr (1up)
Bill Mckenzie beat Deacon Cal (4 & 3)

The final is :

John Sansone (15) v Bill Mckenzie (4)

3rd Place play off :

Ray Garbutt Jr (6) v Deacon Cal (19)

Handicaps in brackets. Dates of the matches to be confirmed at the BAGA Yearly Meeting this saturday.

Belize Golf Tournament - November 26th 2011

2011-11-15T12:41:00.001-08:00

Hello Golfers,

November 26th is the BAGA November tournament.

8.30am start.

Email me and let me know if you are playing.

Also BAGA is having it's annual meeting on November 26th so we hope as many of you as possible can turn up.

We have 2 more tournaments after this :

December 3rd : Paul Martins Xmas Tournament
December 17th : Last monthly tournament, where we will also hand out trophies for Yearly Gross and Net (1st, 2nd and 3rd) + 2011 BAGA Match play prizes.

Roaring River Xmas Belize Golf Tournament - December 3rd 2011

2011-11-12T16:56:00.001-08:00

XMAS GOLF COMPETITION

It’s that time again!!

Will be held on 3^rd December at 8.30am

All welcome!!

Please bring a prize or a gift along, no matter how big or small. For example : Bottle of Wine, Packet of Balls, case of beer, voucher etc.

Please confirm your participation before 1^st December for catering purposes via email. (paulmartin1958@gmail.com )

www.belizegolfcourses.com

BAGA 2011 Golf Match Play Tournament Results

2011-11-05T16:43:00.000-07:00

We have reached the Semi-Final stage of the BAGA 2011 Match Play.

4 of the BAGA Match Play giants remain after sweeping away their opponents in style in the quarter finals. First prize is $200 and name on the BAGA Match Play Trophy, 2nd prize is $100. 3rd prize is $50. No prizes for 4th place. The winners of the 2 semi final matches will play off for 1st place and the losers will play off for 3rd place.

The results are :

John Sansone beat Mickey Thornton - 4 & 3
Ray Garbutt Jr beat Tim Heath
Bill Mckenzie beat Alan Graham - 6 & 4
Deacon Cal beat Reni Reyes - 7 & 5

The draw for the semi-finals are :

John Sansone (15) v Ray Garbutt Jr (6)
Bill Mckenzie (4) v Deacon Cal (19)

Players handicaps are in brackets behind their names.

Deadline for the completion of these 2 games is November 21st 2011.

BAGA Junior Golf Tournament - October 30th 2011

2011-10-31T05:07:00.000-07:00

Watch out adult golfers of Belize, the BAGA kids are in town. 20 lessons have passed since we started the kids program in March 2011 and the children are improving fast. The winning score in Junes tournament was 29 and the winning score at this Octobers tournament was 21, with almost all the kids scores improving.

The BAGA had their second Junior Golf Tournament, Sunday 30th October 2011. 14 Children from Belmopan, Hopkins, Barton Creek and Belize City enjoyed a beautiful sunny day and a great tournament.

A big thank you to all the parents who attended and especially to Robert Lee, Mickey Thornton and Jaime Gonzalez who helped keep order and the scores for the children.

Also thank you to Paul and Jenny Martin for hosting the tournament at the Roaring River Golf Course for the second time. And lastly to Alan Gobie (Gobie Challenge), who has sponsored the children for the past year. This is the start of a new regular competition program for the kids, once a month.

And do not forget kids golf lessons are every Wednesday at 4pm at the Roaring River Golf Course. Contact Andy or Mickey at the BAGA : bagabze@gmail.com if you are interested in signing your kids up.

Here is the slideshow of all the kids in action.

Results :

Boys :

1st Place : Lucas Hunt (21)
2nd Place : Nelson Gallardo (22)
3rd Place : Chase Harsta (26)

Girls :

1st Place : Anna Anderson (30)
2nd Place : Vanessa Gonzalez (31)

Full List of scores over 5 holes :

21 - Lucas Hunt
22 - Nelson Gallardo
26 - Chase Harsta
27 - Edin Kus
30 - Anna Anderson
31 - Logan Harsta, Vanessa Gonzalez
37 - Blake Lee
38 - Ansel Anderson, Nabil Musa
40 - Xavier Gallardo
41 - Logan Britt, Daniel Riaz
46 - Zach Anderson

Belize Golf Tournament Results - 22nd October 2011

2011-10-24T18:18:00.000-07:00

12 Members from the BAGA and 11 guests battled out Saturdays Monthly 18 hole stroke play tournament.

Congratulations to all those that played. We hope to see you all again soon.

Results are :

Gross Score (without handicap) :

1st Place - Andrew Hunt (71)
2nd Place - Bill Mckenzie (73)
3rd Place - Sam Mathias (75)

Sam Mathias and Steve Maestre tied for 3rd place with 75 but Sam was awarded the 3rd spot as he had the best back 9 score.

Net Score (with handicap) :

1st Place - Sam Mathias (64)
2nd Place - Steve Maestre (64)
3rd Place - Karl Ayres (66)

Sam Mathias, Steve Maestre both shot net 64s and positions were decided by the best back 9 score.

Las Vegas "2" Pot :

Sam Mathias #3 and #12,Ryan Garbutt #14,Nelson Gallardo #5.

Longest Drive :

Sam Mathias #15

Closest to the PIN :

Jim Comber

The yearly Cumulative Points for the 10 official tournaments are :

Gross Score :

1st Place - 108 points - Andy Hunt
2nd Place - 93 points - William Mckenzie
3rd Place - 58 points - Ray Garbutt Jr
4th Place - 57 points - Tim Heath
5th Place - 54 points - Paul Martin
6th Place - 54 Points - Alan Graham
7th Place - 50 points - Sam Mathias
8th Place - 49 points - Steve Maestre
9th Place - 47 points - Ryan Garbutt
10th Place - 41 points - Jim Comber

Net Score :

1st Place - 80 points - Andy Hunt
2nd Place - 69 points - Sam Mathias
3rd Place - 66 Points - William Mckenzie
4th Place - 54 Points - Alan Graham
5th Place - 52 Points - Steve Maestre
6th Place - 47 points - John Sansone
7th Place - 46 points - Ryan Garbutt
8th Place - 43 points - Ray Garbutt Jr
9th Place - 40 points - Tim Heath
10th Place - 37 points - Jim Comber

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Total List of scores for Saturday October 22nd 2011 Tournament :

71 - Andy Hunt
73 - William Mckenzie
75 - Sam Mathias
75 - Steve Maestre
76 - Saul Barrera
76 - Ray Garbutt Jr
77 - Ryan Garbutt
79 - Alan Graham
80 - Jaime Gonzalez
80 - Nelson Gallardo
83 - Karl Ayres
85 - John Wongsam
87 - Jim Comber
87 - Reni Reyes
88 - John Sansone
91 - Ray Garbutt Sr
94 - Jerry
95 - Slavik
102 - Geoff Hatto-Hembling
105 - Dalix Hernandez
110 - Amir Escobar
110 - Eleazor Portillo
112 - Tony Jr

BAGA 2011 Match Play Golf Tournament - Results last 16.

2011-10-16T12:39:00.000-07:00

Hello Golfers,

We are down to the last 8 in the BAGA 2011 Match Play Golf Tournament.

The results from the last 16 round were :

Deacon Cal beat Paul Martin (Paul Martin Conceded)
John Sansone beat Andy Hunt (3&1)
Mickey Thornton beat Peter Allen (2&1)
Bill Mckenzie beat Robert Lee (3&2))
Ray Garbutt Jr (Bye)
Tim Heath beat Jaime Gonzalez (1up)
Alan Graham beat Ryne Lizarraga (3&1)
Reni Reyes beat Ryan Garbutt (1 up)

The Quarter finals are :

Top half of the draw :

John Sansone (15) v Mickey Thornton (10)
Tim Heath (6) v Ray Garbutt Jr (6)

Bottom half of the draw :

Bill Mckenzie (4) v Alan Graham (9)
Deacon Cal (19) v Reni Reyes (23)

Remember your handicaps DO NOT change through this tournament. Your handicaps are in brackets behind your name.

You have until 7th November to complete the quarter final matches.

Congratulations to the players who made it to the final 8. It is getting serious now as the remaining players can sniff the first prize of $200.00 and their name on the BAGA Match Play Trophy.

Click on this image to enlarge.
Good luck.

BAGA 2011 Match Play - 1st Round Results

2011-09-27T17:07:00.000-07:00

Hi Golfers,

The first round of the BAGA 2011 Match Play is officially over. Congratulations to all the players that made it through to the second round. Commiserations to those who fell at the first hurdle.

Here are the Round 1 results :

John Sansone bt Pete Lizaraga (3&2)
Jaime Gonzalez bt Naim Musa (tied after 18 holes - Naim conceded the game)
Saul Barrera v Dave Giesbrecht (Did not play their match - Both players eliminated)
Robert Lee bt Ray Garbutt Sr (1 up)
Ryne Lizarraga bt Steve Maestre (Steve conceded the game as he was unable to play)
Deacon Cal bt Nelson Gallardo (Nelson conceded the game as he was unable to play)
Reni Reyes bt Sam Mathias (5&4)

Also in round 2 :

Mickey Thornton bt Peter Allen (2&1)

Here is the draw for round 2 :

Andy Hunt v John Sansone (John gets 12 strokes)
Tim Heath v Jaime Gonzalez (Jaime gets 7 strokes)
Ray Garbutt Jr (bye)
William Mckenzie v Robert Lee (Robert gets 11 strokes)
Ryne Lizarraga v Alan Graham (Ryne gets 15 strokes)
Paul Martin v Deacon Cal (Deacon gets 13 strokes)
Reni Reyes v Ryan Garbutt (Reni gets 15 strokes)

Games to be completed by October 17th 2011. Players who have not completed their games by this date will be eliminated from the competition.

Click on Image to view full draw

Childrens Golf Lessons, 2011

2011-09-24T09:34:00.000-07:00

Yes, children’s golf lessons return to Roaring River Golf Course, near Belmopan every Wednesday from 4pm – 5pm. After the success of the golf lessons from March – June 2011 we will be resuming lessons for the children on September 28th.

Last year the Belize Amateur Golf Association (BAGA), headed by Andy Hunt and Mickey Thornton, completed 15 weeks of lessons, culminating in the first Belize Junior Golf Championship. We are improving on the program this year with better equipment and more competitions.

Our sponsor Gobie Challenge has given us funds to provide better equipment including 9 new sets of clubs, 600 practice range balls and golf gloves for the children. If anyone wishes to get involved with this successful program please contact us. Sponsors are vital to the improvement in what we offer the children.

In November we will have a golf professional from USA, coming to Belize to provide expert tuition for the kids.

It is only $5 per child/lesson which includes snacks, drinks and equipment. See you there. Pick up can be arranged at either Westar or Garbutt Gas Station in Roaring Creek at 3.15pm. Drop off at Westar Gas Station at 5.30pm.

Contact Andy Hunt on 651 9929 or Email us at bagabze@gmail.com for more information.

NOTE : NUMBERS ARE LIMITED SO CONTACT ME TO RESERVE YOUR CHILDS PLACE IN THE PROGRAM.

Click to see 2010 Belize Junior Golf Championship.

Belize Open 2011 - Tournament Results

2011-09-24T06:11:00.000-07:00

What a great weekend the golfers of Belize had at the Belize Open 2011. Even though the weather was awful it could not stop players from the BAGA and our partners at the BGA from participating in the 2011 Belize Open, with 35 players attending.

It rained, it rained more and it rained more. Saturdays play was delayed for 2 hours to allow the course to dry. Even though the tee box on hole 6 was under water and unreachable the staff at Roaring River Golf Course did a marvelous job, coping with the difficult conditions and play finally got underway at 10am.

Golfers were wetter than a Tuna's bathing costume and the players fancy golf attire was soon reduced to a muddy brown ensemble.

Players competed in 2 categories. Net Category, which was the score after the players handicaps were deducted from their Gross scores and Gross Category, which was their actual scores.

After the first days play we had a run away leader in the Net Category. Sam Mathias who shot a net 59, with Saul Barrera (62), Nelson Gallardo and Jaime Gonzalez close behind with net 63. A pack of players were behind this group within striking distance of the leaders on day 2.

In the Gross category, William Mckenzie and Andy Hunt battled it out on Saturday, with William producing a fine gross score of 67 and Andy on his tail, shooting 68. Ray Garbutt Jr and Sam Mathias were breathing down their necks with scores of 71, leaving these 4 players clear of the field.

Sunday play was slow as the players focused and concentrated hard to play good shots and make their tricky putts.

In the net category Sam Mathias hung on in the final group with Nelson Gallardo and Andy Hunt pushing him all the way to the final hole. Sam held on and won the tournament with a 2 day net score of 2 under par with Andy Hunt and Nelson Gallardo tied for second with a 2 day score of 1 under par. Andy and Nelson were to play off for second place but as Andy had won in the Gross category he was not allowed to win in the Net category. Nelson Gallardo was awarded 2nd place with Alan Graham in 3rd spot. Ray Garbutt Jr shot an even par net score, which would have given him 3rd place but he was not allowed to win in 2 categories.

In the Gross Category Andy Hunt and Ray Garbutt Jr were paired together, with 1st day leader William Mckenzie in the penultimate group. Andy shot a 65 final day round and Ray Jr shot a 69, giving Andy Hunt the first place in the Gross category with a 2 day score of 133 and Ray Garbutt Jr second place with a 2 day score of 140. William Mckenzie finished 3rd with a 2 day score of 142.

Congratulations to everyone who participated. It was tough conditions for golfers.

Thank you to all the sponsors who supported the tournament. This includes :

International Refrigeration
Morgan and Morgan
Westrac
Ryle Architecture
Belize Jungle Dome
Hot Mamas
BRC Printing
Kiba Designs
Westar
Garbutt Service Station
Astrum Helicopters
Belize Amateur Golf Association
CESSA
Femagra Industries
Corkers Restaurant and Hibiscus Hotel
Roses
International Refrigeration
JDB Ltd

BELIZE OPEN 2011 RESULTS

Net Category. 2 Day Total :

-2 Sam Mathias
-1 Andy Hunt
-1 Nelson Gallardo
+0 Ray Garbutt Jr
+1 Alan Graham
+3 Efrain Medina Jr
+4 Saul Barrera
+6 Gustavo Giron
+6 William Mckenzie
+7 Eleazar Portillo
+8 Ryan Garbutt
+8 Jaime Gonzalez
+9 Ray Garbutt Sr
+11 Tim Heath
+11 Pedro Lizarraga
+13 Decon Cal
+13 Steve Maestre
+14 Dalix Hernandez
+15 Demetrio Cortez
+16 Harold Nava
+16 Guillermo Rivas
+16 Ryne Lizarraga
+17 Ivan Hernandez
+18 Naim Musa
+20 Efrain Medina Sr
+26 Jim Comber
+26 Peter Allen
+33 Karl Ayers
+34 Paul Martin
+43 Amir Escobar
DNP Robert Lee
DNP Boris Vostry
DNP Mickey Thorton
DNP Oliver Colon
DNP Duane Arnold

Gross Category. 2 Day total :

133 - Andy Hunt
140 - Ray Garbutt Jr
142 - William Mckenzie
149 - Alan Graham
150 - Sam Mathias
152 - Ryan Garbutt
153 - Nelson Gallardo
153 - Tim Heath
156 - Saul Barrera
158 - Jaime Gonzalez
163 - Steve Maestre
171 - Efrain Medina Jr
171 - Ray Garbutt Sr
171 - Pedro Lizarraga
174 - Paul Martin
176 - Jim Comber
178 - Gustavo Giron
178 - Peter Allen
179 - Decon Cal
181 - Demetrio Cortez
184 - Naim Musa
187 - Ivan Hernandez
190 - Harold Nava
192 - Ryne Lizarraga
193 - Karl Ayers
202 - Efrain Medina Sr
205 - Amir Escobar
209 - Eleazar Portillo
214 - Guillermo Rivas
216 - Dalix Hernandez
DNP - Boris Vestly
DNP - Mickey Thorton
DNP - Robert Lee
DNP - Duane Arnold
DNP - Oliver Colon

Other Prizes :

Tim Heath - Saturday - Closest to the Pin #1 and #10 - sponsored by Gobie Challenge
Sam Mathias - Saturday - Closest to the Pin #3 and #12 - sponsored by Westrac
William Mckenzie - Saturday - Closest to the Pin #5 and #14 - sponsored by Westar
Demetrio Cortez - Saturday - Closest to the Pin #7 and #16 - sponsored by Gobie Challenge
Paul Martin - Saturday - Longest Drive on #15 - sponsored by Corkers

Karl Ayres - Sunday - Closest to the Pin #1 and #10 - sponsored by Mickey Thornton
Paul Martin - Sunday - Closest to the Pin #3 and #12 - sponsored by Gobie Challenge
Andy Hunt - Sunday - Closest to the Pin #7 and #16 - sponsored by JDB Ltd

There are lots of photos from the tournament on the BGA Facebook page here : http://www.facebook.com/pages/Belize-Golf-Association/143905092370734

Belize Open 2011

2011-09-19T19:02:00.000-07:00

Congratulations to everyone who participated in the 2011 Belize Open.

The BAGA members put up an excellent performance in this years prestigious tournament at the Roaring River Golf Course. Mud, rain and more rain could not dampen the spirits of the players.

BAGA players featured prominently in the top 3 placings for both Gross and Net Categories :

Net (With Handicap)

1st - Sam Mathias (BAGA)
2nd - Nelson Gallardo (BGA)
3rd - Alan Graham (BAGA)

Gross (Without Handicap)

1st - Andy Hunt (BAGA)
2nd - Ray Garbutt Jr (BAGA)
3rd - William Mckenzie (BAGA)

As soon as we get the full results from the organizing committee we will post them on the website and email them to our members.

Belize Golf Handicaps - Sept 13th 2011

2011-09-13T16:18:00.001-07:00

Here you are ladies and gentlemen. The latest rogues gallery of his and hers handicaps for your consumption. You worked hard for them :-)

N/A - Abreu, Carlos
12 - Allen, Peter
46 - Alvarenga, Hector
18 - Anderson, Bob
16 - Ayers, Karl
48 - Barrera, Ricardo
17 - Barrera, Rodrigo
12 - Barrera, Saul
22 - Capdevila, Maria Dolores
32 - Capdevila, Roman
N/A - Casaus, Jorge
11 - Comber, Jim
19 - Cortes, Demetrio
37 - Cowel, Gregory
19 - Decon Cal
N/A - Duran, Jose Maria
17 - Escobar, Amir
4 - Espat, Robert
13 - Gallardo, Nelson
6 - Garbutt Jr., Raymond
17 - Garbutt Sr, Raymond
8 - Garbutt, Ryan
33 - Garbutt, Raylene
N/A - Garcia, Bob
13 - Geoff, Hatto-Hembling
22 - Giesbtecht, David
16 - Gillet, Lloyd
22 - Giron, Gustavo
11 - Gonzalez, Jaime
10 - Graham, Alan
20 - Guthoff, Oliver
18 - Hartshorn, Jim
7 - Heath, Tim
37 - Hernandez, Dalix
21 - Hernandez, Ivan
3 - Hunt, Andy
15 - Lee, Robert
16 - Lizarraga, Pedro
24 - Lizarraga, Ryne
31 - Lizzaraga, Pedrito
11 - Maestre, Steve
N/A - Manuben, Jean Louis
41 - Martin, Jenny
6 - Martin, Paul
12 - Mathias, Sam
4 - Mckenzie, William
20 - Medina Jr., Efrain
27 - Medina Sr., Efrain
22 - Medina, Johnny
37 - Medina, Mark
21 - Mendoza, Carlos
N/A - Moguel, Hugo
N/A - Munguia, Gustavo
19 - Musa, Naim
23 - Nava, Harold
37 - Portillo, Eleazar
N/A - Prado, Javier
23 - Reyes, Reni
14 - Rivas Jr.,Guillermo
35 - Rivas Sr, Guillermo
21 - Robinson, Tim
N/A - Rodriguez, Alvaro
N/A - Rojas, Hugo
14 - Sansone, John
21 - Sharp, Frank
10 - Thornton, Mickey
38 - Tom, Walter
24 - Vostry, Boris
15 - Vostry, Joseph
25 - Wierum, Tom
9 - Williams, Korie -
13 - Wongsam, John

Belize Open 2011

2011-09-07T14:14:00.000-07:00

Hello Golfers,

We are excited to invite you all to the Belize Open 2011, jointly organized by the BAGA and BGA.

To enter please reply to this email. We need to know the numbers by this weekend :

Are you playing in the tournament
Are you coming to the Friday Cocktail evening (Corkers Restaurant, Belmopan) and the Sunday Afternoon Prize giving Buffet at Golf Course
Are you bringing a partner/spouse to Friday or Sunday Buffets. $15 for Friday and $12 for Sunday for Spouse/partner.

2 Days of 18 Hole Stroke Play on 17th September and 18th September.

Prizes :

1st, 2nd, 3rd - Gross (no handicap)

1st, 2nd, 3rd - Net (with handicap)

Scores will be totaled for the 2 days. Sunday groups will be organized as per your finishing position after Saturdays play.

Tournament is also our monthly tournament with Double points available.

Longest Drive, Closest Pins.

Registration and $200 BZD entry fee is on Friday at Corkers at 7pm. If you cannot attend Friday, $200 Registration fee can be paid Saturday morning, BEFORE playing. NO REFUNDS.

$200 includes :

Free Practice Round Friday Afternoon.
Friday Cocktail, Buffet at Corkers Restaurant - 7pm.
2 Days of Golf, Saturday 17th Sept and Sunday 18th Sept.
Gift Bag
Sunday Presentation/buffet at Roaring River Golf Course.

Thks and we hope to see as many of you as possible coming. Remember these events are for our members and we need your support by attending.

Do you want to sponsor a hole? If you wish to be a hole sponsor please contact me. It is $150.

Belize Golf Tournament Results - Aug 27th 2011

2011-09-02T18:39:00.000-07:00

25 Members battled out Saturdays Monthly 18 hole stroke play tournament.

Congratulations to all those that played. We hope to see you all again soon.

Thanks to the Hearts of Christ Ministry and Korie Williams for putting on some great prizes and raising money for their organization.

Results are :

Gross Score (without handicap) :

1st Place - Andrew Hunt (63) - NEW COURSE RECORD
2nd Place - Bill Mckenzie (72)
3rd Place - Jim Comber (77)

Jim Comber Tied with Steve Maestre (77), Nelson Gallardo (77) and Jaime Gonzalez (77). He had the best back 9 score which gives him 3rd place.

Net Score (with handicap) :

1st Place - Andy Hunt (60)
2nd Place - Nelson Gallardo (63)
3rd Place - John Sansone (64)

John Sansone and Jaime Gonzalez tied on 64. John won with a better back 9 score.

Las Vegas "2" Pot :

Andy Hunt (2 on #7)

Longest Drive :

Ryne Lizzarage #15

Closest to the PIN :

Andy Hunt on #10

The yearly Cumulative Points for the 8 official tournaments are :

Gross Score :

1st Place - 72 points - Andy Hunt
2nd Place - 64 points - William Mckenzie
3rd Place - 47 points - Paul Martin
4th Place - 38 points - Tim Heath
5th Place - 34 points - Jaime Gonzalez
6th Place - 32 points - Nelson Gallardo
7th Place - 30 points - Ray Garbutt Jr
8th Place - 28 points - Alan Graham
9th Place - 27 points - Jim Comber
10th Place -26 points - Steve Maestre

Net Score :

1st Place - 48 points - Nelson Gallardo
2nd Place - 42 points - Naim Musa
3rd Place - 42 Points - Jaime Gonzalez
4th Place - 39 Points - Andy Hunt
5th Place - 32 Points - William Mckenzie
6th Place - 30 points - John Sansone
7th Place - 27 points - Steve Maestre
8th Place - 23 points - Sam Mathias
9th Place - 22 points - Tim Heath
10th Place -20 points - Ryan Garbutt, Alan Graham
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Most Pars :

65 - William Mckenzie
64 - Andy Hunt
50 - Paul Martin
47 - Tim Heath
45 - Nelson Gallardo

Most Birdies :

12 - Andy Hunt
10 - Paul Martin, Jaime Gonzalez
8 - William Mickenzie, Sam Mathias

Most Eagles :

1 Eagle - Paul Martin, Saul Barrera, Rene Reyes

Total List of scores for Saturday June 25th 2011 Tournament :

63 - Andy Hunt
72 - William Mckenzie
77 - Jim Comber
77 - Steve Maestre
77 - Nelson Gallardo
77 - Jaime Gonzalez
78 - Tim Heath
79 - John Sansone
80 - Ryan Garbutt
80 - Alan Graham
84 - Saul Barrera
85 - Pete Lizarraga
86 - Sam Mathias
86 - Naim Musa
89 - Josef Vostry
90 - Paul Martin
90 - Harold Nava
92 - Ivan Hernandez
93 - Ryne Lizarraga
95 - Dave Giesbrecht
100 - Reni Reyes
105 - Eleazor Portillo
106 - Amir Escobar
110 - Guillermo Rivas Sr
112 - Dalix Hernandez

Belize 2011 BAGA Match Play Draw

2011-08-30T14:41:00.000-07:00

Click on this image to enlarge.

This is the full draw for the 2011 Match Play.

First Round games need to be completed by 26th September 2011.

John Sansone vs Pete Lizarraga (Pete gets 1 strokes)
Jaime Gonzalez vs Naim Musa (Naim gets 7 strokes)
Saul Barrera vs Dave Giesbrecht (Dave gets 9 strokes)
Robert Lee vs Ray Garbutt Senior (Ray gets 2 strokes)
Steve Maestre vs Ryne Lizarraga (Ryne gets 12 strokes)
Nelson Gallardo vs Deacon Cal (Deacon gets 5 strokes)
Sam Mathias vs Reni Reyes (Reni gets 9 strokes).

Good Luck.

Golf Handicaps - Updated 21st August 2011

2011-08-21T12:46:00.000-07:00

Here you are ladies and gentlemen. The latest rogues gallery of his and hers handicaps for your consumption. You worked hard for them :-)

N/A - Abreu, Carlos
12 - Allen, Peter
46 - Alvarenga, Hector
18 - Anderson, Bob
16 - Ayers, Karl
48 - Barrera, Ricardo
17 - Barrera, Rodrigo
13 - Barrera, Saul
22 - Capdevila, Maria Dolores
32 - Capdevila, Roman
N/A - Casaus, Jorge
11 - Comber, Jim
19 - Cortes, Demetrio
37 - Cowel, Gregory
19 - Decon Cal
N/A - Duran, Jose Maria
17 - Escobar, Amir
4 - Espat, Robert
14 - Gallardo, Nelson
6 - Garbutt Jr., Raymond
17 - Garbutt Sr, Raymond
8 - Garbutt, Ryan
33 - Garbutt, Raylene
N/A - Garcia, Bob
13 - Geoff, Hatto-Hembling
22 - Giesbtecht, David
16 - Gillet, Lloyd
22 - Giron, Gustavo
13 - Gonzalez, Jaime
9 - Graham, Alan
20 - Guthoff, Oliver
18 - Hartshorn, Jim
6 - Heath, Tim
39 - Hernandez, Dalix
22 - Hernandez, Ivan
3 - Hunt, Andy
15 - Lee, Robert
16 - Lizarraga, Pedro
25 - Lizarraga, Ryne
31 - Lizzaraga, Pedrito
12 - Maestre, Steve
N/A - Manuben, Jean Louis
41 - Martin, Jenny
6 - Martin, Paul
12 - Mathias, Sam
4 - Mckenzie, William
20 - Medina Jr., Efrain
27 - Medina Sr., Efrain
22 - Medina, Johnny
37 - Medina, Mark
21 - Mendoza, Carlos
N/A - Moguel, Hugo
N/A - Munguia, Gustavo
20 - Musa, Naim
23 - Nava, Harold
38 - Portillo, Eleazar
N/A - Prado, Javier
23 - Reyes, Reni
14 - Rivas Jr.,Guillermo
34 - Rivas Sr, Guillermo
21 - Robinson, Tim
N/A - Rodriguez, Alvaro
N/A - Rojas, Hugo
15 - Sansone, John
21 - Sharp, Frank
10 - Thornton, Mickey
38 - Tom, Walter
24 - Vostry, Boris
15 - Vostry, Joseph
25 - Wierum, Tom
9 - Williams, Korie -
13 - Wongsam, John

Monthly Tournament, 2 Day Belize Open and BAGA 2011 Matchplay Competition

2011-08-17T15:43:00.000-07:00

Hello Belize Golfers,

We have a busy few weeks/months of golf coming up so I hope you have plenty of free time.

Saturday - August 27th 2011.

The 8th Monthly tournament of the year with players from both the BAGA and BGA competing at the Roaring River Golf Course. We need prize donations. Many of you have offered great prizes over the last few months. Can we see some other players offer something?? Bottle of wine, cash, etc.

It is also a Rollover week as we have $110 from last months tournament to go into the side pot. Big money this month :-)

The race for the top scores for the year is hotting up in both Gross and Net Categories. Be there or you may fall to far behind.

Saturday and Sunday - September 17th and 18th 2011.

The Belize Open is at the Roaring River Course. With players from all over the world competing in this years tournament.

We will be taking registration for this 2 day tournament very soon.

This will include 2 days of tournament stroke play, a free practice round on friday, opening presentation/dinner on Friday night in Belmopan and on Sunday the presentation buffet.

We will be offering accommodation in the Belmopan area for players looking for somewhere comfortable to stay and save on your driving.

We also need sponsors for this competition, so any companies or individuals wishing to get involved, sponsoring holes and putting up prizes, we welcome your offers. Please reply to this email or call Andy on 651 9929. This tournament will be filmed by international TV channel and by the local Belizean Media.

Remember for members of the BAGA and BGA this is a double points tournament, so if you wish to make your mark on the yearly points tables this is the time for your game to peak.

More information to follow soon.

BAGA 2011 Matchplay Tournament

The search for the BAGA 2011 Match play champion begins soon. Who is going to de-throne last years champion Mickey Thornton?

The format is different this year.

FORMAT :

• Open to BAGA and BGA Members.
• Pairings will be drawn by BAGA committee. It will be a seeded draw.
• Maximum Handicap of 24 for men and 28 for women.
• You starting handicap will be used for all matches in the tournament.
• Handicap Match Play over 18 holes. For example if an 18 handicapper plays a 10 handicapper (8 strokes difference), the 18 handicapper will receive 1 stroke on each of the 8 hardest holes.
• Once you have received your pairing you will organize with your competitor a date to play.
• Straight knockout. Winning player proceeds to the next round. Losing player retreats to lick wounds and ponder where they went wrong :-)
• Players will be given a deadline for each round to be played. Dates to be announced.
• The loser of match 20 and 21 will playoff for 3rd place. The winners will play for the 1st Place Trophy.
• If you schedule a date to play but both of you decide to change the date this is ok, providing you complete your game before the deadline.
• Players MUST copy the BAGA on their email communication so we know that every effort from both players has been made to arrange the game.
• Players must forward their match date to the BAGA as soon as it is agreed.
• In the event that the players do not play their game within the deadline, they will both be disqualified from the Tournament.
• If a player does not turn up on the organized day he/she will be disqualified.
• BAGA committee of Mickey Thornton, Paul Martin, Andy Hunt, Sam Mathias, John Sansone and Tim Heath will have the final decision on player’s disputes.
• Match Play is NOT ALLOWED on another competition day.
• $20 to enter.
• Green Fee of $50 per match to be paid to Roaring River Golf Course.

PRIZE :

1st Place : $200 - Medal and Name on BAGA Match Play trophy at the Club House.
2nd Place - $100 - Medal
3rd Place - $50 - Medal

SIGN UP :

We need :

$20 Entry Fee.
Closing date for entry is August 27th 2011 at the next monthly tournament.
Your Email Address.
Your Telephone number.

You can email me back your entry information and pay the $20 at the next tournament on 27th August.

SUBSCRIBE TO OUR GOLF WEBSITE : http://belizegolf.blogspot.com/

Belize Amateur Golf Association
PO Box 107, Belmopan
Cayo District, Belize, C.A.
Tel: 501-651-9929
Fax: 501-822-2124

"Promoting the game of golf in Belize"

Belize Golf Tournament Results - July 23rd 2011

2011-07-26T01:37:00.000-07:00

Here are the results from last Saturdays Tournament at the Roaring River Golf Course on July 23rd 2011. Congratulations to everyone, we had some players posting excellent scores :

Gross Score (without handicap) :

1st Place - Ray Garbutt Jr (72)
2nd Place - Peter Allen (73)
3rd Place - Jaime Gonzalez (75)

Net Score (with handicap) :

1st Place - Jaime Gonzalez (62)
2nd Place - Peter Allen (62)
3rd Place - Nelson Gallardo (63)

Jaime and Peter tied for 1st Place, in the net category. Jaime was declared the winner due to his better back 9 score.

Las Vegas "2" Pot :

Ray Garbutt Jr

The yearly Cumulative Points for the 7 official tournaments are :

Gross Score :

1st Place - 60 points - Andy Hunt
2nd Place - 54 points - William Mckenzie
3rd Place - 46 points - Paul Martin
4th Place - 33 points - Tim Heath
5th Place - 30 points - Ray Garbutt Jr

Net Score :

1st Place - 38 points - Nelson Gallardo
2nd Place - 37 points - Naim Musa
3rd Place - 34 Points - Jaime Gonzalez
4th Place - 29 Points - William Mckenzie
5th Place - 27 Points - Andy Hunt
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Most Pars :

56 pars - William Mckenzie
53 pars - Andy Hunt
43 pars - Paul Martin

Most Birdies :

9 Birdies - Paul Martin,
8 Birdies - Andy Hunt, Jaime Gonzalez

Most Eagles :

1 Eagle - Paul Martin, Saul Barrera, Rene Reyes

Total List of scores for Saturday July 23rd 2011 Tournament :

72 - Ray Garbutt Jr
73 - Peter Allen
75 - Jaime Gonzalez
75 - William Mckenzie
78 - Nelson Gallardo
78 - Jim Comber
80 - Tim Heath
81 - Saul Barrera
85 - Paul Martin
85 - Mickey Thornton
89 - Alan Graham
89 - John Sansone
90 - Dave Giesbrecht
91 - Harold Nava
91 - Ray Garbutt Sr
92 - Karl Ayers
93 - Naim Musa
96 - Amir Escobar
100 - Boris Vestly
115 - Eleazar Portillo
120 - Dalix Hernandez

Golf Rules - Ditches, Fairway Lines, Balls touching, and Unplayables

2011-07-06T11:00:00.000-07:00

This weeks highlighted golf rulings :

Ditches at Roaring River Golf Course :

When your ball lands in any of the ditches on hole 8,9,17 and 18 at the Roaring River Golf Course you are entitled to free relief. This means you can take a free drop, 1 club length from the ditch, without penalty.

You are NOT entitled to relief from the ditch running along the left side of the fairways on hole 3, 4, 12 and 13. You must play the ball is it lies or you can take an unplayable ball and drop 2 club lengths, no closer to the hole. If it was your tee shot that landed in the ditch and you took an unplayable, you would now be hitting your 3rd shot.

To drop or not to drop on Fairway/Rough demarcation lines at Roaring River?

What happens if your ball lands on a fairway/rough line. The lines that show the borders of the fairways and rough? If the ball is on another fairway then you get free relief and can drop the ball no closer to the hole. This is Rule 8 of the Roaring River local rules, which are posted in the club house.

Balls touching on fairway :

At the US Open, Graham Mcdowell and Louis Oosthuizen hit their tee shots and their balls stopped on the fairway, touching each other.

The ruling for this is that Except when a ball is in motion, if a player considers that the ball of another player might interfere with his play, he may have it lifted.

A ball lifted under this Rule must be replaced (see Rule 20-3). The ball must not be cleaned unless it lies on the putting green (see Rule 21).

In stroke play, a player required to lift his ball may play first rather than lift the ball.

For the player replacing his ball, the ball must be placed in the nearest lie most similar to the original lie that is not more than one club-length from the original lie, not nearer the hole and not in a hazard.

Ruling is here : http://www.usga.org/Rule-Books/Rules-of-Golf/Rule-22/#22-2

Dropping the Ball, keeping the point where the ball lay between the drop area and hole.

Ollie from Hopkins asked when this rule applies on the course. This rule is applied when the ball is in the water hazard (Rule 26) or if you need to take an unplayable. Rule 28.

With a Water Hazard you can take a drop as far back as you want, keeping the point where the ball last crossed the margin of the water hazard, between the hole and where you drop.

You may also deem your ball unplayable anywhere on the course and take either a drop, 2 club lengths from the spot where the ball lays, no closer to the hole. OR go back as far as you want keeping the point where the ball lay, between the hole and where you take your drop.

Belize Childrens Golf Tournament - June 29th 2011

2011-06-30T08:00:00.000-07:00

What a great day at the Roaring River Golf Course. The first Belize Junior Golf Tournament took place on June 29th 2011. Scroll down this email/post to see the slideshow and Videos of the children in action.

Click on the website to see this slideshow (below) of the children in action : http://belizegolf.blogspot.com/

7 Children who have been practicing since March 2011, entered the competition with the watchful eyes of their coaches and parents on them. The atmosphere was great and the children all did incredibly well under such close scrutiny.

We also had a very exciting finish as 2 of our players tied for 1st place and had to enter a play off.

The full listing of scores over 5 holes is :

1st - Lucas Hunt (29)
2nd - Nelson Gallardo (29)
3rd - Vanessa Gonzalez (30)
4th - Blake Lee (38)
4th - Xavier Gallardo (38)
6th - Lauren Ferrier (41)
7th - Aidan Hunt (48)

We had a spectacular finish to the tournament as Lucas and Nelson tied after 5 holes and were invited to play off the 5th hole again to decide 1st place. They both shot a 5 forcing another play off hole. On the second play off hole, Lucas and Nelson both hit the green in 2 shots. Lucas making his 2 putts for a par 4. Nelson looked sure to push the final to a 3rd play off hole but his par putt came up short.

Well done to all of the children for training so well, practicing and improving so much over the last 4 months.

A big thanks to all who have supported. The list includes Alan Gobie (from the Gobie Challenge who sponsored the Kids Academy), Paul and Jenny Martin (Roaring River Golf Course), Mickey Thornton and Andy Hunt (Coaches), Veronica, Nora and Dora from the golf course, Steve Maestre, Karl Ayres (sponsors).

Gobie has also made a generous donation for the upcoming season, so we will be able to purchase new clubs for the children.

Childrens Golf Lessons will start again in August.

Lucas and Nelson in the 1st Place Play Off

Vanessa

Aidan

Nelson

Blake

Lucas

Lauren

Xavier