This year the Senior Captain’s Shield will also incorporate Senior Captain’s Day and the competition becomes live tomorrow (Thursday). The Senior Captain’s Shield is an individual medal competition open to all seniors with a competition handicap. It is also a board competition which is drawn i.e. your playing partners will be re-drawn after you have …
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Sadly I have to advise the recent and unexpected death of Mark Holden. Mark, a former postman, was one of the very early members of Bracken Ghyll and was instrumental in establishing the bar operation from scratch. Indeed Mark managed the cellar and bar as a volunteer for many years and his first wife, Sarah, …
We had a terrific turnout for our Seniors 4BBB Open on Thursday 3rd September – 160 players, lots of great feedback from visitors on the condition of the course, the warm welcome from the pro shop, bar, catering and our seniors members who worked tirelessly during the date. 1st £160 (£80 each)… Stephen Bethray & …
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As a Sun Protection Accredited club, we have pledged to raise awareness of sun protection to our staff and members. Melanoma is one of the UK’s fastest rising cancers, mainly affecting those who spend lots of time outdoors without sun protection. Incidence in women has more than doubled, and for men tripled in the last …
NEW Reciprocal Agreement with Northcliffe – so now we have three. Your Management Committee are pleased to advise that we have recently agreed a reciprocal playing agreement with Northcliffe Golf Club. This means that effectively immediately (although perhaps not today!) Bracken Ghyll members can play Northcliffe for £15 – a good and challenging course at …
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Proposals for COVID-rules AGM. Your views? Given the present COVID restrictions your Management Committee yesterday considered arrangements for the Club’s Annual General Meeting which is scheduled for Thursday 12th November. The meeting has to take place if only to approve the annual company accounts which have to be submitted to Companies House before the year …
Member Guest restriction ended…..and more news! This is just a brief update for members from your Management Committee: MEMBERSHIP Many golf clubs nationally have benefitted from the unique circumstances of the COVID-19 pandemic i.e. no cricket, football, rugby etc and Bracken Ghyll is no exception. To that end the Club welcomed 29 new members in …
WHS Reminder and How To Submit Supplementary Scores The World Handicapping System (WHS) comes into effect on 2nd November. As previously notified we have created a Bracken Ghyll Golf Club dedicated WHS webpage for our members on our website and this can be accessed using this link: https://bracken.greengoneblue.co.uk/world-handicap-system/ In addition to a summary overview covering …
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BRACKEN GHYLL GOLF CLUB SENIORS SALVER To encourage better participation in the Salver competition, the seniors’ committee have considered the ideas received from members and have decided to implement some changes in the format as follows. The reasons for the changes (or not) are also shown. 1) The draw for partners will continue. We considered …
COVID-19 Update: Face covering in Pro-Shop and much more…… This is an update on COVID-19 Play Safe guidance. PLEASE READ CAREFULLY. * The Pro-Shop is considered a retail business and in line with government guidance, and with immediate effect, FACE COVERING IS NOW REQUIRED WHEN ENTERING THE PRO-SHOP. * Members only wishing to enter competitions …
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