Bear Creek Men's Golf Club
GENERAL INFORMATION
The Bear Creek Men's Golf Club was formed in 2003 to promote fun, competitive events for players at Bear Creek. The Men's Golf Club competitions are held on Saturday mornings throughout the year. Start times vary during the year, based on the sunrise time. Start times and format (Shotgun or Tee Times) are designated on the schedule.
The Bear Creek Men's Golf Club has new officers and board members for 2009, and is working actively to promote the club to new members. The tournament committee has developed a 2009 Tournament Schedule that includes 11 Individual Stroke Play events, both 2-Player and 4-Player team events, a Match Play Championship and a 36-hole Club Championship in December.
Constructive comments or ideas can be forwarded to BCMGC President K.S. Jun at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , or to Director of Golf Eric Kulinna at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION
Current Men's Golf Club members have until January 1, 2010 to renew their membership at $60, which will increase to $65 after the date. New members who join will be charged only $75 before July 1st, $60 after July 1st. The 2010 Arizona Golf Association handicap fee will be refunded to anyone who currently holds full membership in another AGA sanctioned club in Arizona. To download a membership form, please click here 
BCMGC_Membership_Application_2010.pdf
WEEKLY SIGN-UP PROCEDURE
Members who wish to play in a Scheduled Event or on an Open Play day must sign up the week before, or send an email with "BCMGC EVENT ENTRY" in the subject line of the email and your NAME and CONTACT PHONE NUMBER in the email text. Entries should be sent to
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by 12:00 PM on Wednesday before the day of play. Members who send an email after 12:00 PM on Wednesday are not guaranteed a spot in the event field that week.
WEEKLY EVENT ENTRY FEE
The Weekly Event Entry Fee is $15 per player. This fee is in addition to your weekly Green Fee, and must be paid in cash BEFORE play begins. From each player's weekly entry fee, $1 is placed in the Club Treasury to fund the annual Holiday Party. Of the remaining money, $4 is placed into the Flighted Prize Pool and $10 is placed into the Flighted Skins Game. Prize Pool earnings are paid in Golf Shop Credit, which can be redeemed for Green Fee, Golf Shop Merchandise, Range Balls or Golf Instruction. Skins Game earnings are paid on-site in cash to the individual winners.
WEEKLY EVENT FLIGHTS
Scheduled competitions will be flighted based on the number of players entered each week. Each flight will have a minimum of 10 players and a maximum of 20 players. For example, if 19 players register for an event there will be one flight. If 21 players register for an event, there will be one flight of 10 players and one flight of eleven players. Flights will be adjusted based on the player's USGA Handicap Index. Players will receive 100% of their Course Handicap during individual stroke play competitions.
PLAYER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
The annual Player of the Year (POY) competition is one of the Club's best traditions. The weekly green fee for the reigning Player of the Year is waived during play in scheduled BCMGC competitions. The POY must pay cart fees if they choose to use a golf cart during play.
(Pictured at right Peter Yoon 2008 POY)
POY Points are earned for partipation and performance in selected events. Every player who participates in an Individual Stroke Play event will receive 1 POY point. POY Points are earned in each flight based on a player's performance in these events:
CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP - 1st Place (20 Pts.), 2nd Place (14 Pts.), 3rd Place (10 Pts.), 4th Place (6 Pts.), 5th Place (2 Pts.)
INDIVIDUAL STROKE PLAY - 1st Place (10 Pts.), 2nd Place (7 Pts.), 3rd Place (5 Pts.), 4th Place (3 Pts.), 5th Place (1 Pts.)
MATCH PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP - Winner (20 Pts.), Runner-Up (14 Pts.), Semi-Finalists (10 Pts.), Quarter-Finalists (6 Pts.), Sweet Sixteen (2 Pts.)
Players must have competed in at least five INDIVIDUAL STROKE PLAY events to be eligible to receive the Player of the Year award.
USGA HANDICAP SYSTEM
The Bear Creek Men's Golf Club strictly enforces the handicap guidelines outlined in the USGA Handicap System. Players should use Equitable Stroke Control procedures when posting their scores. Click here to download a summary of the process used for Adjusting Hole Scores. For more detailed information on the USGA Handicap System, please visit their website.