Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Club is a Men’s & Women’s Membership Golf Club. Our home golf course is Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course located adjacent to the Sacramento River along Highway 160. Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course was established in July of 1995. The course is owned by the City of Sacramento and is operated by Morton Golf. The links flavored golf course was designed by Golf Course Architect Perry Dye. The par 71 course measures 6158 yards, with a slope of 122 and is rated at 68.9 from the Gold Tees. The course is rich with lakes, wildlife, rolling mounds and outstanding greens. The golf course address is 8301 Freeport Boulevard, Sacramento, CA 95832, and Pro Shop phone is 916-808-2020.

Thursday, November 29, 2012

Fun Golf Facts share by Jim Coombs

 1. 125,000 golf balls a year are hit into the water at the famous 17th hole of the Stadium Course at Sawgrass and I am guessing the 17th at BCGC during the Freeport Cup..

2. The longest drive ever is 515 yards. The longest putt ever is a monstrous 375 feet.

3. Phil Mickelson, who plays left-handed, is actually right handed. He learned to play golf by mirroring his father’s golf swing, and he has used left handed golf clubs ever since.

4. The chances of making two holes-in-one in a round of golf are one in 67 million.

5. Tiger Woods snagged his first ace at the tender age of eight years old.

6. Balls travel significantly further on hot days. A golfer swinging a club at around 100 mph will carry the driver up to eight yards longer for each increase in air temperature of 25°F.

7. The longest golf course in the world is the par 77 International Golf Club in Massachusetts which measures a fearsome 8325 yards.

8. The highest golf course in the world is the Tactu Golf Club in Morococha, Peru, which sits 14,335 feet above sea level at its lowest point.

9. The longest golf hole in the world is the 7th hole (par 7) of the Sano Course at the Satsuki Golf Club in Japan. It measures an incredible 909 yards.

10. The largest bunker in the world is Hell's Half Acre on the 585-yard 7th hole of the Pine Valley Course in New Jersey.

11. The largest golfing green is that of the 695-yard, 5th hole, a par 6 at the International Golf Club in Massachusetts, with an area in excess of 28,000 square feet.

12. The driver swing speed of an average lady golfer is 62mph; 96mph for an average LPGA professional; 84mph for an average male golfer; 108mph for an average PGA Tour player; 130mph for Tiger Woods; 148-152mph for a national long drive champion.

13. There are 336 dimples on a regulation golf ball.

14. The first golf balls were made of thin leather stuffed with feathers. Tightly-packed feathers made balls that flew the farthest. Feather balls were used until 1848.

15. The youngest golfer to shoot a hole-in-one was Coby Orr, who was five years old at the time. It happened in Littleton, Colorado, in 1975.

16. 22.8% of golfers are women.

17. Golf was banned in Scotland from 1457 to 1502 to ensure citizens wouldn't waste time when preparing for an English invasion.

18. The term birdie comes from an American named Ab Smith. While playing 1899, he played what he described as a "bird of a shot", which became "birdie" over time.

19. The word golf does not mean "Gentleman Only, Ladies Forbidden". This is an internet myth. It is thought the word golf comes from the Dutch word "kolf" or "kolve", meaning "club". Historians believe this was passed on to the Scottish, whose own dialect changed this to "golve," "gowl" or "gouf". By the sixteenth century, this had evolved into the word we know today.

20. Don't feel bad about your high handicap -80% of all golfers will never achieve a handicap of less than 18.

21.  Bull frogs do attack golfers looking for the devil ball while knee deep in the water on Hole #13, just ask Kevin Schultz.  

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Nov 14, 2012 - Midweek Group - Turkey Shoot

Thanks to all who came out for the Turkey Shoot, our last tournament of the year. We had good weather again; no rain, clear skies, mostly calm winds and temperatures from 62 at the start to 82 when we finished. The course condition was the best of the year with the effects of the dry summer being steadily erased. Thanks and kudos to Dylan and his staff for their hard work this year.

 This was a Modified Stableford competition. Jean Chong won the Women's flight with 42 points (net 67), followed by Barbara Conerly's 34 points and Marie Hart with 32. Men's A Flight was won by Haruo Makimoto's 40 points (net 68) on the basis of a back nine tie-breaker with Myron Dahl (40 pts/68 net.) And Bob Thomas won the Men's B flight with 43 points and a net 67. Prizes were also awarded for closest to the pin on all 4 par three holes this time: Makimoto, 18'4" at #5; Carlsen, 20'10" at #8; Ron McKenna, 20'11" at #12 and Ron again, 16'7" at #17.

In the optional skins game, 7 participants scored 10 skins as follows: Makimoto 3 at #1, 2 and 5; Hawck had 3 at #8, 9 and 10; Thomas 2 at #6 and 18; Fukushima and Swann each had 1 at #3 and 14, respectively.

So, in the end, 12 members teed it up in three flights and only scored 7 birdies and 37 pars. The hardest hole for our group this time was #10 which averaged 5.83 strokes! It was a small turnout and even fewer stayed to find out the results, so I will bring any undistributed prizes (everyone won something) to the Christmas Party on December 5th for those of you attending. I still have prizes for Dahl, Hawck, Fukushima, Makimoto, Carlsen and Swann.

Finally, the Player of the Year points have been tabulated. One woman and one man have been determined to be runaway winners and will have their names engraved on the perpetual trophy displayed in the clubhouse foyer. In all, three women and seven men will be honored at the Christmas party as winners and runners-up. And as an added surprise, I will make a special award to the most improved player in our Midweek group. If you are unable to attend the party this year, I will be making an e-mail announcement shortly thereafter.

Once again, thanks to all of you who played.

Bob Thomas
Midweek Tournament Chair

(H)916-376-7990
(C)916-476-7059
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Saturday, November 10, 2012

Nov 10, 2012 - Weekend Group - Turkey Shoot

Dick Jones Wins the 2012 Weekend Turkey Shoot
 How lucky we are

to be able to enjoy

friendships and family members
when on the links having fun and laughter
 
while playing this great game known as GOLF.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Annual Christmas Dinner - Dec. 5, 2012

JOIN US AT OUR ANNUAL CELEBRATION!



Wow, this year has gone by fast. We are now sneaking up on the holidays and it is that time of year we all get together to celebrate the winners of the Championships and Player of the Years.


We will be meeting at the Aviator Restaurant and we are looking forward to seeing everyone again. This year we will be treated to another amazing night of great food, raffle prizes, and good company.

Christmas Party:
Date: Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Time: 6:00 pm
Place: Aviator's Restaurant
6151 Freeport Blvd
Sacramento, CA

Cost: $17.50. Member, $20.00 Guest

RSVP: Mail to: Pat Mar
P.O. Box 221365, Sacramento, CA 95822
Call at Pat Mar, 392-1855 with questions.