Gazette
Weekly Happenings
The Top Shelf Golf Outing
BLGA Ladies a.k.a. Queens of the Greens
From left to right: Abby, Jillian, Nicole, and Amanda. Our ladies started on hole 11, right in front of Dave, Marty, Robbie and Tooth. The first eight holes of their round scored a 37 with a 44 on the scorecard front nine. They nabbed a 5 on the tenth hole to finish their first nine with a 42 for a 14 over 86.
BLGA Ladies Earn Some Hardware
Pictured Below: Our very own Nicole Solak won the prize for ladies closest to the pin! Congratulations, Nicole!!
BLGA Guys
From left to right: Dave, Robbie, Zach, Earl, Evan, Marty, and Ray (Not pictured: Tooth and Garrett). Our guys showed out this weekend making up two full teams while Garrett played with another. Garrett's group finished their round with a two under 69. Our first full group was made up of Earl, Evan, Ray, and Zach. The boys played a solid front nine at one over, the back nine gave them a bit more trouble as the came in plus five to total a six over 77. Our second group of dudes was Dave, Marty, Robbie, and Tooth. They opened on the tenth hole and didn't see a bogey the whole day. They shot matching five unders on both the front and back to finish with a 10 under 69.
Go to the BLGA Discord and head straight to The Photo Purge to see all the shenanigans
BLGA Open
IMA Brookwood in Burton, MI
Final Leaderboard (Net Score)
Ray 63
Amanda 66
Marty 69
Abby 70
Zach 72
Pierce* 73
Nicole 75
Jillian 76
Evan 77
Garrett 81
T11. Andy 82
T11. Robbie 82
13. Earl 84
14. Tooth 90
*low gross score
Congratulations Ray on your victory, keep that trophy safe until next year my friend, it was very well earned!
Congratulations Pierce on shooting the lowest gross round of the day!
For those of us that maybe left a few shots on the table or even had our worst rounds of the year, there is still another month left in this season and all of next to get ready to redeem yourself at next year's Open!
We want to thank everyone for taking part in the Inaugural Season of the BLGA- it has been an enormous success so far and we can't wait to watch each of you continue to grow along with the League. Second, big thanks to everyone who participated in the first ever BLGA Open, I think we can all say with confidence that it went very well (barring the accidental deletion of one team's scores on the Google sheet and some math that wasn't proofed until we all left). Third, sorry to Amanda for not proofing the math on site, please accept a sleeve of BLGA Open golf balls for the unintentional pump-fake.
Last, but most definitely not least, a very huge and special shout out to our very own Zach Solak for not only creating the live scorecard that we all used at Saturday's Major but taking the time to make it look like a true course score card and including groups, tee times, and built in equations to track everyone's scores (both gross AND net); it was an excellent way to watch along and exceptionally done! (pause for applause)
P.S. - Be sure to go check out the photo purge on the BLGA Discord- quite a few Members got quite a few good photos and videos
Peep the Merch
Check out these two cats repping their League patch during this weekend's rounds. Zach opted to have his sewn to his left sleeve while Dave went for the left chest. Beautifully done, gents. Our compliments to the folks who did the sewing!
Upcoming Events
October 31
Club Giveaway
You read that right, The BLGA is holding a drawing for 1 club (up to $200 value) on the last day of a very successful first season. This is our way of thanking you guys for not just joining the league but helping to make it the success that it was.
Rules/Qualifications
All League dues must be paid in full
$1 submission fee must be sent to the Berts and Lerts venmo account
One entry per person
One club only
Club must be $200 or less
All entries must be submitted by 10/30/23
Good Luck Everyone!
*You can always check out our past editions (Weeks 1 through 13 in The Gazette's previous format) on the drop down tab at the top of the page
This Week in the World of Golf
PGA
Shriners Children's Open
TPC Summerlin in Las Vegas, NV
Final Leaderboard
1. Tom Kim -20
2. Adam Hadwin -19
T3. Eric Cole -18
T3. Alex Noren -18
T3. J.T. Poston -18
T3. Taylor Pendrith -18
Next Tournament: October 18-22, 2023 - ZOZO Championship - Accordia Golf Narashino CC - Chiba, Japan - Last Champion: Keegan Bradley
LPGA
Buick LPGA Shanghai
Qizhong Garden Golf Club in Shanghai, China
Final Leaderboard
Angel Yin (Playoff Winner) -14
Lilia Vu -14
T3. Hye-Jin Choi -13
T3. Esther Henseleit -13
T3. Yu Liu -13
T3. Ariya Jutanugarn -13
T3. Pavarisa Yotuan -13
Next Tournament: October 18-22, 2023 - BMW Ladies Championship -Seowon Valley Country Club - Gyeonggi-do, Korea - Last Champion: Lydia Ko
LIV
LIV Golf Invitational Jeddah
Royal Greens G&CC in King Abdullah Economic City, Saudi Arabia
Final Leaderboard
1. Brooks Koepka (Playoff Winner) -14
2. Talor Gooch -14
T3. Harold Varner III -12
T3. Scott Vincent -12
T3. Sergio Garcia -12
Next Tournament: October 20-21, 2023 - LIV Golf Invitational Miami : Match Play - Trump National Doral Golf Course - Doral, FL - Last Champion: N/A
Champions Tour
SAS Championship
Prestonwood CC in Cary, NC
Final Leaderboard
1. Rod Pampling -15
2. Steven Alker -13
T3. Mario Tiziani -11
T3. Ernie Els -11
T5. 6 Players
Next Tournament: October 20-22, 2023 - Dominion Energy Charity Classic - The Country Club of Virginia - Richmond, VA - Last Champion: Steven Alker