Captain's Blog, 12th June 2025

More success for our teams with BHPGC going through to the quarter final of the Bullivant bowl and will play against either Muswell Hill or Crews Hill TBC.

The first round of the Luther Smith was played at home on Saturday, and the home advantage was utilised, and with some very tough pin positions, the course was looking fantastic. I had the pleasure of playing with Enfield’s Club Captain who was also very complimentary of our course and facilities. Although ineligible to win due to the number of cards entered in competition, a special mention must go to Liam Maher with a very strong nett 66 on the day, and three BHP members tied in the lead.

Luther Smith (Nett)

Oz Hassan (68)

Simon Baker (68)

Andy Harrington (68)

Well done all, and best of luck for the return leg at Enfield this coming Saturday, let’s hope we can retain both trophies.

There are still some spaces left for the second food sitting at the Captain’s White Night Summer Party, which promises to be a fun event with live music, pop-up bars, and dancing till late. I look forward to welcoming as many of you as possible on the night.  

The day before Captain’s Day we have the Midsummer Madness competition on the June 20th, which is another great event with some very interesting holes! Followed by lunch.

And don’t forget our Club’s 130th year celebrations on the July 11th. We have morning and afternoon competitions followed by food and a disco in the evening.

Unfortunately, we’ve had instances on the course of confrontation due to slow play. This is totally unacceptable and goes against club rules and the etiquette of golf. If you feel that players are playing particularly slowly, you must call the Pro Shop to come and ask the players to speed up - you must never reprimand another player or players yourself. Equally if you’re not keeping up with the players in front, you must call a quicker group through. As we all know when it’s a competition day – especially a medal, rounds can take a little longer than normal.

A bit of housekeeping; when you enter a card for handicap purposes, please try your best to make the scores or strokes as legible as possible, every effort will be made to decipher them, but they will be voided if they are too difficult to read.

Danny and I are very much looking forward to playing our Captain and pro Challenges, which will culminate with which ever pair manages to beat us by the biggest margin, being invited to play a rematch at Royal Cromer Golf Club, please email Danny or myself and we can book you in.

As the hut is self-service on a Saturday for the time being, please leave it as you wish to find it, unfortunately it’s becoming messier every week and if it can’t be kept clean, we will have to keep it closed.

As we are now underway for the season, a reminder that the 13th is the Captain’s Charity Hazard. If you go into the water then a donation into any of the buckets around the clubhouse will be gratefully received, if like me that does happen a little too often! Then an idea to see you through the year could be a one-off donation via the JustGiving Page of £10.

Happy Golfing

Guy Croton
Club Captain

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