Club Captain’s Report

WHAT’S IN TODAYS REPORT

• Upcoming Events

• Club Championships Report

• Singles Handicap Knockout Championship

• Bayview Classic (Best 4 of 6 Mixed Competition)

• Pace Of Play

• Winter Course Care

• Course Usage for Practice

• Late Cancellation Policy

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UPCOMING EVENTS

• 18^th/19^th April – Rounds 3 and 4 Club Championships

• 3^rd May – 1^st Round of the Bayview Classic – best 4 of 6 Rounds Mixed        Competition played from May to November

• 17^th May Naggers Cup

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIPS REPORT 🏆🏆

The qualifying rounds of the club championships over the two days of the weekend and the large field enjoyed fantastic weather conditions and a course that was presented in magnificent condition by the ground staff. In total we had 101 Men and competing and 22 Women competing across all grades and from all reports most members enjoyed the two days.

The final two rounds will be staged this coming weekend with the final Round on Sunday. All members are welcome to join the celebrations of the winners in the club house after the event and I am sure the members playing would love to see a large number of members to be on the course watching the play on the day.

The qualifiers in each grade have been posted on the notice board in the club house and your tee times have been entered on the tee sheet for both days. The current top two contenders in each grade after the first two rounds are

A Grade Men              Yogan Rajayogan (143) and Adam Gaukrodger (152)
A Reserve Men           Peter Byrne (163) and Phillip Pitt (170)
B Grade Men              Guy Mankey (172) and Matthew Ducrou (175)
C Grade Men              Dennis Maaka (190) and Alan Wickett (196)

Div 1 Women              Wendy Harrington (177) and Jo Hunter (180)
Div 2 Women              Trish Gillett (222) and Rain Tang (227)
Div 3 Women              Sue Lewis (218) and Paula Tocquer (231)

The Men’s Senior and Veterans Championships were held in conjunction with the first two rounds and we had a strong field in both categories with 37 members competing for the Senior and 34 in the Veteran Championships. Congratulations to the Champions for 2026.

Seniors Champion (Scratch)              Anthony Carter (158)
Runner Up                                          Paul Clarke (165)
Seniors Champion (Nett)                    Brad Quillian (142)
Runner Up                                          Alan Wickett (144)

Veterans Champion (Scratch)            Peter Byrne (163)
Runner Up                                          Phillip Pitt (170)
Veterans Championship (Nett)           Guy Mankey (142)
Runner Up                                          Peter Byrne (143)      

I would like to take this opportunity to thank James and the ground staff for presenting the course in magnificent condition last weekend and we all look forward to more interesting pin positions in the final two rounds.

Good Luck to all members participating in the final two rounds. I look forward to congratulating all our Champions for 2026 on Sunday afternoon.  

🏌️ SINGLES HANDICAP KNOCKOUT CHAMPIONSHIP — It’s Underway!

The Singles Handicap Knockout Championship is officially up and running! The qualifying round was held alongside the March Monthly Medal on Saturday 7 March, with an impressive 127 members earning their place in the matchplay draw — great to see such strong participation!

Matches will be played throughout the year, building towards a highly anticipated final on Friday 26 September.

The first round must be completed by Thursday 30 April, so now is the time to check the draw on the clubhouse notice board, find your opponent, and get your match completed well before the deadline.

A gentle reminder — please make contact with your opponent early to allow plenty of time to schedule your match at a time that suits you both.

Good luck to all 127 competitors🏆

BAYVIEW CLASSIC – MIXED TROPHY EVENT

Open to 5,6 and 7 Day Members

This Mixed Competition was introduced last year and proved to be a popular event amongst the members. This year it will run again on Sundays over 6 months during which mixed teams will play a minimum of 4 of the 6 rounds. Your scores from your best 4 rounds will be tallied and the team with the highest total score in their best 4 rounds will be awarded the trophy.

Enter your tee time as normal on the tee sheet and make a note “2BBB Classic” on your card on the day of play.

See details below

• Mixed Trophy Event to be sponsored by Pacific Boating

• Open to 5, 6 and 7 day Members

• Best 4 of 6 Rounds

• Played over 6 Months

  • Round 1 – 7^th May

  • Round 2 – 21^st June

  • Round 3 – 5^th July

  • Round 4 – 26^th July

  • Round 5 – 20^th Sept

  • Round 6 – 1^st Nov

• Final Round (6) to be played in conjunction with the Bayview Bowl

PACE OF PLAY

Recently I have started to receive an increase in the number of complaints from members about the slow pace of play and when analysing the round times on our competition days it confirms that they have definitely increased of late.

The introduction of MiScore is allowing us to closely monitor the round times, and in particular, how far your group finished the round behind the group in front of you. We are presently considering what the consequences are for groups or members who are continuously falling behind where they should be in relation to other groups.

To improve the fields over all round times I ask all groups to

• Ensure your group is on the 1^st Tee ready for your tee off time

• Keep up with the group in front maintaining the 7 minute interval and don’t worry about how far you are in front of the group behind you

• Every player should safely move to their ball and be ready to have their shot and not wait for the other members have their shot before doing so.

• Move quickly between your shots

• If we have preferred lies in place you should mark, clean and place your ball whilst other members of your group are taking their shot.

• Reduce your number of practice swings

• Ensure two players in your group putt out and move to the next tee to have their shots

• Enter your scores on the next tee whilst your partners are taking their shot

WINTER COURSE CARE

Now the days and nights are cooling down and the course is entering the slow growing season it is again time to Help our Greens Staff and protect the course during by ensuring you:

• Repair divots and pitch marks

• Keep motorised carts and push buggies on paths where-ever possible

• Keep your push buggies outside the roped off areas as they have been put in place to protect the areas and keep buggies off.

• Ensure you replace the rope correctly if you have to take it down to play your shot

COURSE USAGE FOR PRACTICE

It has been noted that members are not doing the right thing when using the course outside of competition or a social round or practice. If you are having a practice or social round that you and your partners

• Register with the Pro Shop before accessing the course

• Use the White Tees (ONLY)

• Repair all your divots/pitch marks, and other if you see them

• Use a maximum three balls when practicing

• Don’t jump for hole to hole

• Don’t disrupt other people using the course

• Be mindful of green staff activities

LATE CANCELLATION & NO-SHOW POLICY – REMINDER

On 1 March, Bayview Golf Club introduced a Late Cancellation & No-Show Policy in response to a growing number of last-minute cancellations and members failing to attend their booked tee times.

Members have been kept informed of this policy through fortnightly newsletters together with a notice posted on the clubhouse board and it being added to the club website since mid-February. A link to the full policy is available for those who have not yet reviewed it.

Over the past three weeks, the Match Committee has found it necessary to contact several members regarding missed tee times. With daylight hours now reducing, it is more important than ever that members stay on top of their bookings. If you are unable to play, please remove your booking from the tee sheet with sufficient notice so that another member can take your spot.

When a booking is made, the system automatically sends a confirmation email, followed by two reminder emails — one two days before and one the day before your round.

Please note that the responsibility for managing a booking rests with the individual member, regardless of who originally made the booking.

The Club Captain, Match Committee or Golf Club Management may declare an extreme weather event and suspend the No-Show Policy for the affected competition.