Club Play

Birdies and Eagles (link to historical list)

Pins will be awarded to members upon scoring their FIRST birdie and/or eagle during regular Thursday play days.  They must be identified on the scorecard.  Notify the scoring committee on play day.  These awards may be won only once during membership years.  Link to historical list

Carts

It is preferred that members ride in carts.  If a player chooses to walk, they must keep up with the pace of play.  Make sure your cart partner is aware of this decision.  

Cart Partners - How do you know with whom you are riding on a play day?

The pairings in the paper or on the internet tell you that.   Generally, the 1st person listed in the pairings is responsible for providing the cart for the 2nd person, her cart partner;  the 3rd person provides the cart for the 4th, her cart partner.  

Closest-to-the-Pin

To be eligible, a player must first pay $20 at the beginning of the season (or $10 in July).  A player must be on the green with her FIRST shot.  One half of the collected funds will be distributed in prize money and one half will be given to charity.  The charity funds will be split equally between the charities determined by the members.  

Holes-in-One 

To be eligible for the Hole-in-One prize monies, you must have paid your "hole-in-one" money to the membership chair AND you must have completed the 18 holes of golf on one of the 18 hole Bella Vista golf courses where you shot your hole-in-one.  The scorecard must be attested by at least one of your playing partners.  The scorecard or a copy of the card must be given to the membership chair.  Eligibility is from fall meeting to fall meeting.

Pairings

Pairings for a play day are usually done Tuesday afternoon preceding the play day.  Pairings will be available on our Golf Genius site and will be emailed to those players playing that Thursday. 

Cancellations called into the Pairings Committee Contact after pairings are completed will incur NO PENALTY.  No Shows on play days will be removed from the sign-up sheet for the *next regular play day.  (*Regular play day does not include Special Tournaments.)  No Shows are defined as "members who do not notify the Pairings Committee Contact or the clubhouse prior to start of play".  This penalty applies whether or not the play day is cancelled or not completed for any reason.   Members are encouraged to contact the pairings committee contact as soon as possible if a cancellation is necessary.  A member is responsible for letting the Pairings Committee Contact know if you are unable to play after pairings are published.  

Prize Money

Prize money certificates are for the entire month's winnings and are placed in the Prize Box only once a month (around the 10th). Money WILL be combined so you do not get a certificate for each win.  No member may receive more than one prize on a play day excluding special events, such as closest to the pin, longest drive, etc.

Scoring

In league play on Thursdays, please read and follow the scoring instructions found at the bottom of the official scorecards. These instructions change each week according to the game being played.  After play is complete, please make certain that players' scores on the 2 scorecards are identical hole by hole. Additionally, it will always be necessary to total each player's gross score.  Scorecards not signed by two people subject the player(s) to disqualification and the possible loss of prize monies.

Website Sign Up Information

To sign up online, click on the "Sign Up" link in the horizontal navigation bar on the Weekly Golf page and it will take you to our Golf Genius site.  The website lists the next three Thursday play dates.  Online sign ups must be submitted by 10 pm on Monday evening prior to the play date. (Example: If you want to play on April 4th, you must sign up online by April 1st. You will not be able to sign up online AFTER 10 pm on Mondays for the next week's play.)

Instructions for how to Sign In to Genius are on the Weekly Golf page, under Sign Up Support

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posted Jul 29, 2018, 7:38 PM by Susan Nuttall

Phillip Wright, PGA, Former Director of Golf Operations

You don’t need to play hurry golf to have a good pace of play. Slow place is a result of failure to be ready to play. A few seconds here and there add up in a hurry. Here are some good habits to help you learn to keep a good pace of play from tee to green! Good habits should not make you feel rushed; they should only make you feel prepared! 

1. TAKE A CLUB TO THE TEEBOX even when you need to check the distance. Distances devices should increase your pace, not slow you down.

2. NO HONORS! Get ready and tee off! 

3. KEEP UP WITH THE GROUP IN FRONT OF YOU.  Focus on keeping pace with the group in front of you. Do not be concerned with the group behind you. We will worry about the group behind you!

4. PLAY READY GOLF. There is no penalty for playing out of turn in stroke play. If you are approximately 100 yards from the green on the left side of the fairway and a fellow player is the same distance on the other side of the fairway, make eye contact and determine which one is going to play next. 

5. KEEP AN EYE ON EACH OTHER’S SHOTS. Help look for lost balls AFTER you have hit your shot. If all four members are looking for the ball at the same time, the group has come to a dead, screeching halt.

6. THE CART DRIVER should drop off the passenger at her ball and then drive immediately to her ball. Do not wait for her to hit UNLESS you would be in her line of flight or some other danger.

7. THE PASSENGER should take 3 clubs (the one you think, one more and one less) and let the driver go.

8. TAKE YOUR PUTTER with you if your next shot is a wedge or short iron to the green, and tell the driver to go without you.

9. KNOW WHEN IT’S YOUR TURN TO PUTT.  This is what kills tournament golf. Somebody call out the order: “Ray, you're away, Jack you're next, then Gene ...” If you want to check your putt out from both sides, get a look from one side BEFORE it becomes your turn. PUTT CONTINUOUSLY when possible! Don’t mark a 2-footer.

10. NEVER RECORD SCORES AT THE GREEN. Drive to the next tee box to record your score.