Belize Amateur Golf Association

Monday, July 22, 2013

Belize Golf Tournament Results - July 20th 2013

Thanks to all that participated Saturday in the 7th Monthly tournament of the year.

Our next monthly tournament is August 3rd. We also have the Mexicana Masters II so don't forget to sign up for that. 4 nights and 4 Days of Golf from August 15th in the beautiful Riviera Maya of Mexico. Sun, Sand, S?? and Golf. What more could anyone want.

Results from July 20th Tournament :

Gross - Without HDCP :

1st - Bill Mckenzie (70)
2nd - Tim Heath (73)
3rd - Andy Hunt (74)

Net - With HDCP :

1st - John Sansone - (66)
2nd - Ray Garbutt Sr (67)
3rd - Steve Hack (68)

Senior - With HDCP :

1st - Michel Ardoullie (67)

Here are the other awards :

Closest Pin #1 and #10 : Steve Hack
Long Drive : Tim Heath
Any 2 :Steve Hack

Full Results from the Monthly Tournament. Click on table to enlarge :

Yearly Tables, Gross and Net. Click on table to enlarge :

Victor Ludorum Player of the Year Sponsored by Roaring River Golf Course. Click on table to enlarge :

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

RF&G 2013 Belize Amateur Golf Open - RESULTS

'Twas a terrific weekend at the Roaring River Golf Course for the RF&G Belize Amateur Open 2013. Players from all over Belize spent 2 days enjoying the weather and the challenge of dissecting the tricky layout at the golf course.

We raised over $4,000 for local charities, which was a tremendous achievement again. The association has now raised over $11,000 in just a few years to assist local charity programs.

Thank you to all our Sponsors who made this event possible. Especially to Guy Howison from RF&G who once again provided for a great event. Thank you to Paul, Jenny and the staff of the Roaring River Golf Course. Finally, thks to those who organized and made this event possible.

Also Ed, our photographer, without whom there would be no photos of the event. You can see these below.

Welcome to 3 new members, Oliver Guthoff, Pam Guthoff and Peter Flisock.

We hope you all had a great time and hope to see you at the next tournament on July 20th. Don't forget the Mexicana Masters is coming soon in August.

Results :

Gross (Without HDCP) :

Bill Mckenzie (134)
Andy Hunt (142)
Steve Maeste (155)

Net (With HDCP) :

John Sansone (+7)
Lorenzo Forbes (+8)
Steve Hack (+8)

Senior :

Ray Garbutt Sr (+11)

Ladies :

Pam Guthoff (+37)

Other Prizes :

Closest Pins : Bob Marot, Paul Martin, Ollie Guthoff, Tony Zabaneh, John Sansone
Longest Putts : Steve Hack, Boris Vostry
Longest Drive : Paul Martin
Highest Net Score : Joshua Vasquez (+58)
Highest Score on a Hole : Geoff Hembling (18)

Finally, the winner of the Grand Raffle Prize is Tim Heath, who wins a 2 Night stay at Belizean Shores and round trip airfare, courtesy of Maya Island Air.

Below are the full Results of the Tournament. Click on the tables to enlarge them. There have been some big moves and changes in the yearly tables and also the Victor Ludorum player of the year has changed dramatically as we move into the second half of the season.

RF&G Belize Amateur Open - Net :

RF&G Belize Amateur Open - Gross :

Yearly Gross and Net :

Victor Ludorum Player of the Year :

Photos from the Tournament :

Saturday, June 8, 2013

RF&G Belize Amateur Golf Open - June 22nd/23rd

RULES OF RF&G BAGA 2013 Belize Amateur Open.

HANDICAPS : Calculated using USGA HDCP system using an Average of the best 10 scores from your most recent 20 Roaring River Course scores based on the course rating of 66 (NOT the par 64). ALL Players HDCPS are lower than their course average. Players who do not provide last 20 scores will be assessed manually by the HDCP committee. i. Example : a score of 73 is actually 73-66 = 7 x 96% = 6.72 Handicap Index.
2 Day Stroke play tournament.
Free Practice Round on Friday after 12pm.
$200.00 entry BAGA Members. $250.00 entry Non-Members.
Registration closes Friday 21st June at 3pm. NO Registration on Saturday. NO REFUNDS.
Groups will be drawn on Friday afternoon when registration has closed.
Start time to be advised. Players responsibility to check with committee for their start time.
NO PRACTICE on the course Saturday or Sunday.
Saturday players groups will be drawn on Friday. All Players starting from Hole #1
Sunday players groups. Groups will be based on Gross Scores. All Players starting from Hole #1.
Played by R&A rules with RRGC local rules applying.
Balls to be played as they lie, EVERYWHERE on the course unless advised by committee on the day. Only exceptions are : i) All Ditches on right side of Holes #8, #9, #17,18. 1 Club length no nearer the hole. Free Drop. Ditch on right side of #9 #18 balls after the painted white rock next to the last Coconut Tree is in bounds and must be played as it lies ii) Balls in bunkers, only where players ball or stance is impeded by a Rock. Free DROP - 1 Club Length Inside Bunker no nearer the hole. iii) Temporary Immovable Obstructions (signs, picket fences). Move the Obstruction, NOT THE BALL. NO FREE DROP. REPLACE SIGN OR PICKET FENCE AFTER SHOT. iv) Tents and Bridge (#9/#18), Nearest Point of Relief + 1 Club Length no nearer the hole. Free Drop v) Balls that drop into irrigation pipes or Valve Bank next to #6 green. Nearest Point of Relief + 1 Club Length. Free Drop. vi) Drop Zone for balls in water hazard on #8 and #17. Option to use Drop Zone or hit from the previous position. vii) Any doubt on a ruling, play 2 balls until the end of the hole. Inform Committee immediately after round.
Keep your speed of play at an acceptable pace. (Allowance 12 minutes per hole is more than enough. Each group will be issued a time guide). Be ready to play when it is your turn. If the group behind you is waiting please pick up your pace. If you fall more than 1 hole behind the group in front of you let the group behind pass through.
Only players attending the award ceremony on Sunday will be eligible for the Grand Raffle prize.
A player will not be eligible to win trophies/prizes in more than one of the categories. Gross, Net or Senior.
Awards of Trophies will be based on scores in order of 1st Gross, 1st Net, 2nd Gross, 3rd Gross, 2nd Net, 3rd Net, 1st Senior.
1st, 2nd, 3rd Place ties (Net, Gross, Senior) will be decided by sudden death play off, starting at Hole #9, then proceeding to 15,16,17,18 until a player wins a hole. All other ties will be decided by best back 9 score on Sunday, then best back 9 on Saturday. If still tied, best score from 15-18 on Sunday. Then best total score from 15-18 on Saturday. If still tied count back from hardest HDCP Hole onwards on Sunday.
Decision of Organizing Committee is final. Paul Martin, Steve Hack, John Sansone, Andy Hunt.
Check with Paul Martin at the Roaring River Golf course for permission to use Caddies.
BAGA members this is a double points tournament.

Monday, June 3, 2013

3rd Annual 2013 Corkers Golf World Cup

The 2013 Corkers World Cup Golf Tournament took place on June 1st at a re-hydrated Roaring River Golf Course, with the fairways and putting surfaces glowing a succulent shade of green after the recent rains.

All bodes well for the RF&G Belize Amateur Open on June 22nd/23rd. Don't forget to sign up before the tournament. We will not be accepting entries on the day of the competition. Deadline to sign up Thursday 20th June. See flyer below.

Back to the Corkers World Cup. Thks to all the sponsors, especially Geoff and Sam from Corkers Restaurant and Bar. Thks to all the other sponsors who made this event possible. Quality Poultry, Tropigas, Premium Wines and Spirits and Hot Mamas.

$1,000 was raised for the Children of Hope Charity.

Fourball Matches : 4 Points Belizean Americas - 2 Points Belizean Internationals.

Heath/Zabaneh vs Hack/Machacka - 2UP (Americas)
Mathias/Towers vs Weiss/Garbutt Sr - A/S
Samuda/Maestre vs Graham/Hunt L - 5&3 (Americas)
Martin/Ardoullie vs Robinson/Robinson - 2UP (Americas)
Sansone/Forbes vs Hunt A/Hembling - A/S
Allen/Allen vs Sharp/Wongsam - 3&2 (Internationals)

Chico Towers and his Zoot Suit.

Scramble Matches : 2 Points Belizean Americas - 4 Points Belizean Internationals.

Samuda/Maestre vs Hunt/Hunt - 3&2 (Americas)
Graham/Hembling vs Heath/Zabaneh - 3&2 (Americas)
Sansone/Forbes vs Mathias/Towers - 2&1 (Internationals)
Martin/Ardoullie vs Wongsam/Sharp - 1UP (Internationals)
Robinson/Robinson vs Hack/Hack - 4&3 (Internationals)
Machacka/Allen vs Garbutt Sr/Weiss - 2&1 (Internationals)

Singles Matches : 5.5 Points Belizean Americas - 5.5 Points Belizean Internationals.

Hunt A vs Sharp - 3&2 (Americas)
Hunt L vs Maestre - 3&2 (Americas)
Allen vs Forbes - 1UP (Internationals)
Weiss vs Mathias - 2&1 (Internationals)
Martin vs Samuda - 2UP (Americas)
Robinson J vs Towers - 4&2 (Americas)
Zabaneh vs Hembling - 4&3 (Americas)
Machacka vs Garbutt Sr - 2&1 (Internationals)
Robinson R vs Hack - 1UP (Internationals)
Ardoullie vs Wongsam - 3&1 (Internationals)
Graham vs Heath - A/S

Incredibly, after 6 hours of team play the tournament came down to the final pairing of Alan Graham (Internationals Captain) and Tim Heath (Americas Vice Captain). The match was halved meaning the teams scored 11.5 points each.

Belizean Americas retain the trophy for 2013 as they only needed to draw to hold the trophy.

Congratulations to the Belizean Americas who have now won the trophy for 3 consecutive years. A valiant effort by the Belizean International team, who matched the Americas team shot for shot but were unable to win the final 0.5 point to grab the trophy.

Other awards :

Team Hero award : Steve Maestre who won all 3 matches for a combined +11 holes victory. Other notables include Tony Zabaneh and Peter Allen who won all 3 of their matches.

Best Loser Award : Lucas Hunt who lost by a combined -11 holes. Lucas our youngest player also deserves a mention for playing on after being struck on the collar bone by a ball at the start of his final match. Other notables include......we will leave that for your conjecture.

Best Dressed Player : One player shone from the moment he arrived. Looking like an extra from "The Mask" his Yellow Zoot Suit brought a smile to everyones face. Congrats to CHICO TOWERS.

All the Belizean Americas Team players received 3 Points for the Victor Ludorum Player of the Year, plus every play received points based on their performance on the tournament. Yearly Tables below :

Members of the winning team from Left to Right (Tony Zabaneh, Lorenzo Forbes, Rafael Samuda, Tim Heath, Frank Sharp, John Sansone - Captain). Plus a cameo from the Internationals Captain, Alan Graham). Other players from the victorious team were Hank Weiss, Ray Garbutt Sr, Steve Maestre, Frank Sharpe, Jack Robinson, Robbie Robinson.

Click on Table/Image below to Enlarge :

Victor Ludorum Player of the Year.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Corkers World Cup - Saturday, June 1st 2013

Dear BAGA Members and Friends,

Saturday, June 1st is the Corkers World Cup. See poster below.

Team Captains Alan Graham and John Sansone and will be making the draw for the first matches on Thursday morning and sending out the pairings/tee times on Thursday afternoon, so please confirm by Wednesday night to guarantee a place in the tournament.

Tournament starts at 8.00am.

Belizean Internationals need to win to wrestle the trophy from the Belizean Americas. The Americas team only need a draw to retain the trophy and add to their 2011 and 2012 victories.
Each Player on the Winning Team Receives Corkers Polo T-Shirt and Trophy. Plus Trophy for Team Hero (Player who wins the most holes for his team) and 5th Wheel (Player who loses the most holes for his team).
Best Dressed Player.
Worse Dressed Player.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Mexicana Masters II - August 15th - 18th 2013

Monday, May 6, 2013

Belize Golf Tournaments - May 4th 2013

Thanks to all that participated Saturday in the 5th Monthly tournament of the year.

We saw the race for the Yearly Net Points tighten up with the 3 S&Ms level on 28 points. Only 17 points separate the top half of the table so plenty to play for.

The Victor Ludorum Player of the year sees 1 player make a massive move to the top of the table, although there are lots of points available in the next month at the Corkers World Cup and the double points Belize Amateur Open. Tables Below.

Thanks to the prize donations from Mickey Thornton, Bill Mckenzie, Robbie Robinson and the Southern Possie. Welcome to Nini Hawthorne, our newest and only female member.

Don't forget the Corkers World Cup is only a few weeks away. Sign up early to ensure your place in the tournament. We hope to see as many of you as possible enter this fun and extremely competitive team event on June 1st.

Our next monthly tournament is the big one. The RF&G Belize Amateur Open on June 22nd/23rd. Again a reminder to our players to sign up early to avoid disappointment. Click to visit the RF&G Open Page here : http://www.facebook.com/events/161747290641302/?ref=ts&fref=ts.

Results from May 4th Tournament :

Gross - Without HDCP :

1st - Andy Hunt (67)
2nd - Bill Mckenzie (68)
3rd - Alan Graham (74)

Net - With HDCP :

1st - Sam Mathias - (65)
2nd - Lucas Hunt (66)
3rd - Michel Ardoullie (66)

Senior - With HDCP :

1st - Steve Maestre (67)

Here are the other awards :

Closest Pin #1 and #10 : Andy Hunt
Long Drive : Steve Hack
Any 2 : Andy Hunt (x2), Michel Ardoullie, Bill Mckenzie
Long Putts : Steve Hack, Bill Mckenzie, Peter Allen
Southern Chip In : Ray Garbutt Sr, Bill Mckenzie, Sam Mathias, Michel Ardoullie.

Full Results from the Monthly Tournament. Click on table to enlarge :

Yearly Tables, Gross and Net. Click on table to enlarge :

Victor Ludorum Player of the Year Sponsored by Roaring River Golf Course. Click on table to enlarge :

Monday, April 15, 2013

Belize Golf Tournaments - April 13th 2013

Thanks to all that participated Saturday. The race for the Victor Ludorum Player of the Year has hotted up with many players making big moves on Saturday. The Net and Gross Yearly tables have seen 2 new leaders. Scroll down this post to view the tables.

Thks to the prize donations from Mickey Thornton, Peter Allen, Boris Vostry, Slavek Machacka, Steve Hack and the Southern Possie.

Our next monthly tournament is May 4th.

Don't forget the Corkers World Cup is only a few weeks away. Sign up early to ensure your place in the tournament.

Also the RF&G Belize Amateur Open is coming in June. Again a reminder to our players to sign up early to avoid disappointment. Click to visit the RF&G Open Page here : http://www.facebook.com/events/161747290641302/?ref=ts&fref=ts.

And last but not least, the Mexicana Masters II (The Pirate Ship Returns) is coming in August. 4 Days of fun, Tournament golf in Playa Del Carmen. For our members we have preferential rates to stay and play (50% Discount) at Resort and (40% Discount) at Golf Course. Great for families and couples. Non-Golfers Welcome.