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Ben Davis Jr, I wish to extend my Congrats, and reaffirm the bests wishes and confidence of the BGF on the growing success of Ben r. 
Continued Success, Glenn Archer, President BGF

 IMG Leadbetter Golfer Ben Davis -
2009 FCWT Eagle Creek Challenge Champion (Boys 13-15)

This past weekend IMG Leadbetter golfers traveled to Orlando to compete in the 2009 FCWT Eagle Creek Challenge. IMG Leadbetter golfer, Benjamin Davis of the BAHAMAS began the final round tied for the lead with Keith Burkard of Ramsey, NJ , but on Sunday Ben went out and fired a 6-under par 67 and pulled away from Burkard to earn his first FCWT win.  Ben’s weekend scorecard, 70-67, included an eagle and 12 birdies and a win at 9-under par for 36 holes. 

 

2009 Caribbean Cup Nov. 9-14
Paradise Island, Bahamas,
Hosted at the Ocean Club Golf Course

Cocktail Reception Party of the Caribbean Cup held Nov. 9thr at the Fathom's Restaurant, Atlantis, and hosted by the Ministry of Tourism with the BGF

Click here to see Field

Click here to see Day 1 Results
Click here to see Day 2 Results
Click here to see Final Results

Click here to see the Press Release of Nov 10-2009

Click here to see the TV Coverage for this event

Click here to view Players & Profiles
Click here to View General Information

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& Jaguar in the Bahamas

 

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Jingle Bells..........Jingle Bells.........Jingle all the way!!!
The Children In Need At Christmas Charity has now reached the TWO HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR MARK in donations given directly to Children's Homes and Organizations to help children in need right across the Islands of the Bahamas.

We sincerely thank everyone for their support.

Errol Brown’s
7th Annual Golf Tournament
Saturday, December 12, 2009
Ocean Club Golf Course, Paradise Island
Check-in Time: 7:00 a.m.; Tee-Off Time: 8:00 a.m.

Please click below to download players registration and/or a sponsors donation form for this event.
Registration Form Download
Sponsorship Form Download

Kind Regards,
The Children In Need At Christmas Committee

 

These are the results of the 14^th. Annual Caribbean Golf Classic which was played at Punta Cana ,Dominican Republic  23^rd.-25^th April,2009.The Bahamas Team finished second overall to The US Virgin Islands. The three different golf courses included Pepe Gancedo designed Cocotal Golf Club, the spectacular Faldo Legacy Course at Roco Ki Golf Club and the eye-popping Punta Espada Golf Club at Cap Cana. The Men's Team won their division. The games were played on three of the most challenging golf courses in the Caribbean namely CoCoTssal, RoCo Ki and Cape Cana.

Click Here for Tournament Homepage
Click Here for Results
Dessie Henry Scoring Report
Round by Round Scoring

Results of the Sister Sister Tournament held at
The Blue Shark on Saturday May 9th

• Hole #6 Closest to The Pin (Men) -- John  Bethel
• Hole #15 Closest to the Pin (Women) -- Annamae Adderley
• Hole #8 Longest Drive (Men) -- Brian Adderley
• Hole #10 Longest Drive (Women) -- Yvonne Shaw
• Hole #18 Straightest Drive (Open) -- James Gomez
  
  1st Place Team (Gross Score) -- Kevin Marche and Horace Miller (64)
  1st Place Team (Net Score) -- Kyle Ainesley and Nigel Dawes (51.85 Stableford Points)
• 2nd Place Team (Net Score) -- James Wiberg and Naderio Ferguson (51.45 Stableford Points)
• 3rd Place Team (Net Score) -- Valentine Grimes and Mike Wilson (50.25 Stableford Points)

For a Complete Team by Team Scoring Report for the Sister Sister Tourney
please CLICK HERE

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Player Registration | Sponsorship Form | Sponsorship Team Registration Form

UPCOMING GOLF TOURNAMENTS

The following tournaments are upcoming for BGF Members consideration. Members are reminded that they must play in at least 3 BGF (or BGF Sanctioned) tournaments each year to retain their BGF Membership.
BGF TOURNAMENTS:
May 9th	Sister Sister Breast Cancer Tournament (2 Man Scramble)---Blue Shark
May 23rd	2 Man Best Ball---Cable Beach
August 22nd	2 Man Scramble---Cable Beach
October 24th	Flighted Medal---Cable Beach
December 19th	Club Cup Challenge
BGF SANCTIONED TOURNAMENTS:
April 12th	James Bethel Memorial Tournament 2 Man Scramble---Cable Beach.
April 22nd to April 26th	The Caribbean Classic----Punta Cana D.R.
May 29th	Bahamas Real Estate Association 2 Man Scramble----Paradise Island
July 11th	Chamber of Commerce 2 Man Scramble---Cable Beach
December 12th	Errol Brown's "Children in Need" Christmas Tournament---Paradise Island
TOURNAMENTS BEING CONSIDERED FOR SANCTIONING BY THE BGF.
May 3rd	South East Rotary 2 Man Scramble---Blue Shark

 

CENTRALIZED HANDICAPS

Beginning in April (1st) all local handicaps will become centralized on the E-Handicap System. If you belong to any of the following affiliations (ESPECIALLY if you belong to more than one) you are to let your handicapping director know WHICH club you want to be listed under as your "HOME CLUB" for future reference when they enter your scores.

Bahamas Golf Federation, Ocean Club, Palmdale, Poop Deck, Strikers, (we hope to add more as time progresses.)

Note: If you belong to the BGF, you should use that as your "home club" as that is the affiliation that is recognized internationally as being the official record keeper of local handicaps. PLEASE DO THIS BEFORE APRIL 1ST. 

As this notice is going out to BGF members, we need you to pass this on to non-BGF or golfers who do not belong to any golf Course or Club.

NOTICE: The sanctioning board of The BGF has decided that there are no reasons for any local golfers not to belong to SOME golf club or course. (In other words an affiliation that can keep your handicap for tournament purposes,) as there are quite a few locally. So effective immediately if you sign up for a BGF event (or one sanctioned by the BGF) you will be scored according to what you shoot that day (if you don't have a verifiable handicap,) with the only exception being if you JUST joined a club or affiliation, and don't have enough cards in. And if you DO belong to a group, it is YOUR responsibility to get your score cards in. We will reserve the right to lower handicaps on anyone seen playing (or being a member for a length of time,) without any (or many) scores turned in. 

 

Ladies & Gents,
Here's the information you have been waiting for. Click here to Download this Attachment and click on this link for the hotel and golf courses. To reserve your hotel accommodation, please sign up direct with the hotel.

For your convenience, we have arranged a charter with Bahamas Air direct
Nassau / Punta Cana / Nassau Apr. 22nd - 26th.

Please register and make your charter deposit by the deadline date of Feb 6th.

This is a great trip for non-golfers as well so take a mini vacation and join in to cheer the golfers on.

Ladies, we need you in order to win the championship.
ANY QUESTIONS, CALL or EMAIL ME.
Yvonne Shaw
Tel 242-324-2377
Cell: (242) 454-8568
786-269-0918

See how the Bahamas fared at the
52nd Caribbean Amateur Golf Championships
CAGC Website

Click below for Results Downloads
Arthur Ziadie Trophy | Francis & Steele-Perkings Trophy | George Teale Trophy

Higgs & Higgs Trophy | Hoerman Cup | Ramon Baez Trophy

Results of BGF Individual Medal Stableford Flighted Competition held on July 26th.

CHAMPION DIVISION -Millford Lockhard 39 -Shane Gibson 38 -Dornel Ferguson 37	A DIVISION -Ozzie Moore 33 -Johnny Sands 32 -Qubell Rolle 31	B DIVISION -Austin Knowles 29 -Ian Howard 28 -Phil Gorman 26
C DIVISION -Urial Pratt 22?? -Roger Minnis -John mach	D DIVISION -Jake Neudorf 20? -William Saunders -Aaron (?) Lenarcick

Go to the results page to see all the latest tournament results
- 2008 Caribbean Classic played at the Casa De Campo course in Dominican Republic.

Click here to download 2008
BGF Membership Application Form

The Bahamas Golf Federation Summer Golf Academy:
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