Results - BAGA Junior Golf Tournament - November 27th 2011

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

1. Vanessa Gonzalez (28)
2. Anna Anderson (30)
3. Vanessa Gallardo (33)
4. Lauren Ferrier (35)

Boys Category

1. Lucas Hunt (23)
2. Chase Harsta (23)
3. Nelson Gallardo 30)
4. Cole Towers (32), Edin Kus (32), Zach Anderson (32)
5. Xavier Gallardo, Logan Harsta (34)
6. Ansel Anderson (35)
7. 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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Results :

Boys :

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

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Girls :

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

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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

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.

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Las Vegas "2" Pot :

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

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Longest Drive :

Sam Mathias #15

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Closest to the PIN :

Jim Comber

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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.

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

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)

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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)

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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

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

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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 :

1. Are you playing in the tournament
2. Are you coming to the Friday Cocktail evening (Corkers Restaurant, Belmopan) and the Sunday Afternoon Prize giving Buffet at Golf Course
3. 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

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.

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Las Vegas "2" Pot :

Andy Hunt (2 on #7)

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Longest Drive :

Ryne Lizzarage #15

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Closest to the PIN :

Andy Hunt on #10

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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

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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

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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

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

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.

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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.

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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.


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