The Bear Creek Men's Golf Club (BCMGC) typically plays each and every Saturday. We have a shotgun start with tee slots starting on holes 1, 18, 17, and so forth depending on the number of players in the event. Invites are sent out a week beforehand and if you wish to play you must respond by Thursday @8:00 a.m. for that specific Saturday.
Tee times can vary based on the calendar. In the summer, we tee off earlier than the winter. Players should check-in with the volunteers in the morning no later than 45 minutes prior to the tee off time. Please visit the cashier in the club house and pay your green fee after checking in.
Event Cost
For 2022, the buy-in for Saturday morning events is $25 and it covers both Flights and Skins games, which are broken down as follows:
Flights:
- Gross Play - individual stroke play based on actual score
- Net Play - individual stroke play based on course handicap adjusted score
Skins:
- Gross Skins - single lowest score on a hole based on actual score (birdie or better)
- Net Skins - single lowest score on a hole based on course handicap adjusted score (birdie or better)
All members that play in any Net games MUST have valid handicap.
Note that the games fee is in addition to the course green fee, and must be paid in cash BEFORE play begins.
Out of each $25 received, $1 goes to fund skill hole contests throughout the year, year-end gifts and party. The remaining $24, goes toward the payout for the 4 games respectively on that Saturday in cash. Of the $24 remaining, $12 will go to the Flights game pool to fund Gross and Net Play games in each flight and the remaining $12 will go to the Skins game pool to fund both Gross and Net Skins.
Number of Flights
There will be Flights established. Depending on the number of players each week the number of Flights can vary. Below is a breakdown of how that is determined:
|
# of Players |
# of Gross & Net Flights |
# of Payouts/Flight |
# of |
|---|---|---|---|
|
19 or less |
1 | 2 |
4 |
| 20-29 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 30-39 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
| 40-59 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| 60-79 | 3 | 3 | 18 |
| 80-99 | 4 | 3 | 24 |
Flights will be divided based on player’s course handicap which is based on their index calculated from BCMGC scores (for questions on how course handicap is determined, please google for the USGA handicapping manual).
Flights will be only used for the Gross and Net Play games.
Payout
Gross and Net Play games
Payout and the number of places paid out is based on the number of players in the Flight. For example, if there were 32 players and no ties, we would pay out to 4 places in 1 Flight (first place is 50%, second place is 25%, third place is 14%, and fourth place is 11%).
| Players | Flights | Places | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 or less | 1 | 2 | 65 | 35 | ||
| 20-29 | 1 | 3 | 55 | 30 | 15 | |
| 30-39 | 1 | 4 | 50 | 25 | 14 | 11 |
Players will not be able to get paid for both Gross and Net Play games. If you are in the money in both, you will get paid the larger amount.
Skins games
Payout is based on the total pool funded by the $12 allocated for Skins. The value of each Skin is based on the total pool divided by how many Skins are claimed.
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If you have any questions, please send an email or talk to board member when they are available.