Members Area - Club Sections
- Seniors Section:
The Bishops” are the recognised Senior Section of BSGC. Membership is open to all male members of the Club who are 55 years young or older. It helps to be retired, or semi-retired, as all of the Bishop’s activities are held on weekday mornings. Most of the activities are held on a Monday, Wednesday or Friday. However, a few matches are held on the other weekdays. Members of the section are encouraged to participate regularly in Bishops competitions, matches and other events.
The Bishops Section provides both social and competitive golf opportunities. The section has a thriving post-golf social scene and a healthy level of competition, banter and bragging rights between the 8 O’clockers and the 9 O’Clock
swindle groups who play throughout the year, culminating in a 3-day Ryder Cup competition in October between these 2 groups.
From Spring through to Autumn, Bishops representative teams play 12 home and 12 away matches against the Senior Sections of other golf clubs in the area. This presents an ideal opportunity for all members of the section to bond with other Bishops,experience a variety of courses and to make new acquaintances outside their own club. The home matches are played on a Wednesday, with away matches on a Monday or Thursday, depending on which club we are playing. These matches are 4BBB format and all standards of golfer are welcome to play. The teams for these matches are 16 aside. Matches are normally an early AM start (around 8:30am) followed by a two course lunch, for which all participantsare expected to stay.
In addition to the above mentioned matches and casual golf activities, below is a list of the other golfing activities the section runs throughout the year:
• 5 Matchplay competitions
The Bishop’s Mitre - order of merit
The Bishop’s Eclectic.
• 19 medals and other trophy competitions.
• The annual away weekend.
• The annual away day.
• Charity day.
• Invitation day.
• The winter league.
• Fun competitions like the Texas scramble, the better ball team competitions &
the multipliers!
• The Christmas competition.
• The Archbishop’s Drive-In competition and the Combined Club Drive-In event.
Members of the Bishops section are required to have a current/active handicap if
they wish to play representative matches against other clubs and also if they
wish to play in the multitude of competitions that the sections runs throughout
the year.
The “Archbishop”
is the captain of The Bishops and he organises a number of annual events
including matches against the Ladies and Junior Sections, a Charity Day, an
Invitational Day, the Archbishop’s Away Day and the Away Weekend (usually Sunday overnight). The Archbishop is supported by the Deputy Archbishop in the performance of his duties.
Any male member of BSGC (55 years young or older) who is considering joining The Bishops is warmly invited to join one of the “roll up” golf games in the first instance (the Swindles). Subsequently, membership is obtained through a meeting with the Archbishop (contact details are below).
Bishops Section Match Summary
Currently the Bishops have 12 matches, home and away, each year. The home matches are played on a Wednesday, with away matches on a Monday or Thursday, depending on which club we are playing.
These matches are 4BBB format, with all standards of golfer welcome to paly.
Team numbers are 16 a side, with an early AM start (normally around 8:30am) followed by a two course lunch, for which all participants are expected to stay.
Committee Members
Title | Name |
---|---|
Archbishop | Phil Evans - email: evans.phillip@hotmail.co.uk |
Deputy Archbishop | Mark Lee |
Competitions Secretary | Terry Jack |
Assistant Competitions Secretary | Neil Ward |
Match Secretary | Gordon Heggie |
Treasurer | Mike Trippick |
Secretary | Gary Griffiths |
Match Secretary | John Healy |
Assistant Match Secretary | Gary Davey |