2013 Presidents Invitational - Belize Golf

Belize Golf Tournaments - September 14th 2013

Thanks to all that participated Saturday, September 14th, in the 9th Monthly tournament of the year. The rainy season gave us a break for 24 hours and the course played excellently. 

As we move to the finale of the season we have lots of players jostling for position for the yearly honours. With 5 Tournaments remaining, there are 60 points available in the Victor Ludorum, 36 points for the Gross and 36 points for the Net, so no-one is out of the running yet.


Welcome to our 2 new members Rick Gonzalez and Ken Dupree, bringing our membership up to 40.

Thks to Steve Hack, Ken Dupree, Rick Gonzalez, John Sansone, Boris Vostry and the Southerners for the the hole prizes. Also we have a new prize from Alan Graham for any player that can shoot exactly his/her HDCP. No higher or lower but EXACTLY the number. This will roll over until we get a winner.


Results from the August 3rd Tournament :

Gross - Without HDCP : 

• 1st - Tim Heath (67)
• 2nd - Andy Hunt (74) 
• 3rd - Alan Graham (75) 

Net - With HDCP :

• 1st - Josef Vostry (65)
• 2nd - Lucas Hunt (66)
• 3rd - George Paoletti (67)

Senior - With HDCP :

• 1st - Steve Maestre (70)

Here are the other awards :

• Closest Pins : Paul Martin, (x2)
• Long Drive : Paul Martin
• Any 2 : Tim Heath, Paul Martin
• Southern Chip In : Tim Heath, Steve Hack
• Longest Putts : Ken Dupree, Tim Heath, Alan Graham. 

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 :

Mexicana Master II - August 15th-18th 2013 - Golf Tournament Results

Hello Folks.

The Gran Bahia Tulum and Riviera Maya Golf Course hosted the Mexicana Masters II golf tournamnent on August 15th-18th.

A great time was had by all, helped by spectacular weather, lots of golf, bountiful buffets, sandy beaches, sports, yoga, dancing and mucho tequilla.

As for the Golf, some shone for a few moments, some faltered at the death, some made miracle comebacks and some sandbagged their way to the finish. In the end only a few points separated the field and the all important Sunday Scramble was the decisive factor.

See Results below the slideshow.

Photo Slideshow :

Full Results : Click on table to Enlarge.

Main Prizes :

• 3 Day Champion : George Paoletti - Runner Up : Oliver Guthoff
• Friday Champion : Sam Mathais - Runner Up : George Paoletti
• Saturday Champion : Tony Zabaneh - Runner Up : Lorenzo Forbes
• Sunday Scramble Champions : John Sansone, Oliver Guthoff, Josef Vostry

Booby Prizes :

• Highest Score on a Hole : 13 - Tony Zabaneh, Oliver Guthoff
• Worse Shot : Lorenzo Forbes, Oliver Guthoff
• Sandbagger : John Sansone
• Biggest Choke : Lorenzo Forbes
• Worse Scramble Team : Slavek Machacka, Lorenzo Forbes
• 3 Day Tournament Donkey : Slavek Machacka.

Belize Golf Tournaments - August 3rd 2013

Thanks to all that participated Saturday in the 8th Monthly tournament of the year. The course was in outstanding condition and the putts were running true and fast. Thks to Bill Mckenzie and John (honestly, I am a 16 handicap) Sansone for the hole prizes.

Welcome to our 2 new members Lawrence Casselle and Josef Vostry, bringing our membership up to 38. We would like to extend a fond farewell to Vinai Thummalapally and Hank Weiss who seek pastures new. Good luck fellas, stay in touch with us and we hope to see you again. The members would like to thank Geoff Hatto Hembling for stepping up to the 5 man board of the BAGA.

It is not too late to sign up for the Mexicana Masters II. August 15th. The resort still has availability. Why not treat your better half or the family to a great vacation only 3 hours drive from the Belize/Mexico border.

4 days/nights of Sun, Sea, Sand, Golf and a few beers thrown in along the way. Non Members and Non Golfers Welcome. Last year was a great trip for families, partners and golfers alike. Click Here to remind yourselves of last years trip. This is a fun golf tournament with lots of prizes such as the Best and Worse Shots of the Tournament, Daily Champions, Highest Score on a Hole, 3 Day Tournament Donkey, 3 Day Champion, Biggest Choker, Worse Scramble Team and Sandbagger of the week. For the BAGA Members this is also a Points tournament.

Results from the August 3rd Tournament :

Gross - Without HDCP : 

• 1st - Andy Hunt (70)
• 2nd - Bill Mckenzie (71) 
• 3rd - Paul Martin (76) 

Net - With HDCP :

• 1st - John Sansone - (63)
• 2nd - Lawrence Casselle - (67)
• 3rd - Vinai Thummalapally (68)

Senior - With HDCP :

• 1st - Michel Ardoullie (67)

Here are the other awards :

• Closest Pin #1 and #10 : Vinai Thumalapally
• Long Drive : Alan Graham
• Any 2 : Tim Heath, Slavek Machacka
• Southern Chip In : Tim Heath, Slavek Machacka, John Wongsam
• Longest Putts : Bill Mckenzie, Peter Allen

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 :

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 :

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) :

1. Bill Mckenzie (134)
2. Andy Hunt (142)
3. Steve Maeste (155)

Net (With HDCP) :

1. John Sansone (+7)
2. Lorenzo Forbes (+8)
3. Steve Hack (+8)

Senior :

1.  Ray Garbutt Sr (+11)

Ladies :

1. 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)

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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 :

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.

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.

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.

Mexicana Masters II - August 15th - 18th 2013