Bay Creek Resort and Club Newsletter Archive - Member Insider

Club Championship Results
Restein, Smith, Lenhardt and Edwards Take Titles
Joe Restein shot 76-72-148 to win the Bay Creek Club Championship for the 17th time on July 6-7. Jamie Ibarra and Frank Pegram both finished six strokes behind at 154 with Blaine Smith another shot back. Bob Smith shot 157 to win the Seniors Championship, Kim Lenhardt won the Women's title and Gail Edwards took the Senior Women's division. Competitors played the Nicklaus Course on Saturday and Palmer on Sunday. Brad Whitfield (Men's), Jake Savage (Seniors) and Lisa George (Women's) won the Low Net prizes. Gail Edwards (Nos. 4 and 6), Bob Smith (No. 12) and Jamie Ibarra (No. 15) won the Close to Pin contests. Congratulations to all! View the 2019 Championship Results.

Photo courtesy of Ron Wrucke

Bay Creek Amateur
Saturday & Sunday, August 3-4
The field is full for the 12th Annual Bay Creek Amateur! The Amateur is a VSGA points event for Men, Seniors and Super Seniors. The two-day tournament consists of two rounds of stroke play, one on our Arnold Palmer Signature Course and one on our Jack Nicklaus Signature Course. Top amateur golfers from across Virginia and the region will compete. View the Tournament Field.

Tennis Weekend - Houston Barrick Visits
Friday - Sunday, August 16-18
Houston Barrick, Head Tennis Coach at the University of Richmond, visits Bay Creek August 16-18. As a player, Mr. Barrick had a 60-0 record in the ACC and helped the University of Virginia Cavaliers to three National Indoor team championships during his four years in Charlottesville! Houston is even better as a coach, his energy and positivity are infectious! If you were ever considering picking up a racquet, this is the time. All are welcome, men and women, beginners and experienced tennis players. For more information or to sign up, call Katie Gerecke at 804.519.3119 or email Katie.

Sunday Couples Golf Scramble
Every Sunday at 4:00pm
Join the Fun! Open to all Members and accompanied Guests, we play nine holes and many stay to eat dinner together afterward in the Tavern. Golfers of all skill levels are welcome including beginners! The Golf Shop makes the pairings to equalize the teams as much as possible. This is a great way to meet other members and just have fun! If only one person in your family plays golf, the others can join for dinner. Please stop by or call the Golf Shop at 757-331-8620 to sign up. The DEADLINE to register is Saturday evening. Groups will be put together by Golf Shop staff on Sunday. Late additions cannot be accommodated. Dinner orders will be placed in The Tavern before play, so the food is ready when golf is complete.

Age Shooter
Dick Clepper performed one of the most difficult feats in golf by shooting a score better than his age. At age 72, Mr. Clepper finished with a score of 71 on the Palmer Course on July 28! Shooting your age is statistically more rare than a hole-in-one. Congratulations, Dick. We hope shooting your age becomes a regular occurence!

Pink Ball Tournament
Thursday, August 15 - 9:00 on the Palmer Course
All Bay Creek members, men and women, and your guests, are cordially invited to play in the Ladies Association’s annual Pink Ball Tournament. All proceeds will go to the Riverside Shore Memorial cancer fund tagged to help breast cancer patients right here on the Shore. Please put a team together and invite all your golfer friends to do the same. The cost is $20 per player for members and of course guests would need to pay green fees in addition to the $20. The teams can be all ladies, all men, or mixed. If you don't have a foursome but want to play, the Golf Shop staff will help find you some partners. Call 331-8623 or stop by the Golf Shop for more information.

BodyStretch Class
Please join us for BodyStretch Class on Tuesday mornings in August at 9:00am at the Beach Club. This class combines light calesthenics (no jumping) with basic stretches and simple movements from Yoga, Pilates and the Titleist Performance Institute all set to music for a fun, safe and effective workout for Members of all ages and fitness levels. You will not be asked to twist your body into a pretzel, you can talk if you want and wear whatever makes you comfortable. Think of it as a stretching session with a coach to help you improve your golf game, tennis game or general activities of daily life. The class is FREE for Members, your guests are welcome to pay a guest fee and join in.

Water Aerobics Class
Please join us on Friday mornings in August at 11:30am for Jill Anderson's Water Aerobics Class! Water aerobics provides all the benefits of a great conditioning workout while protecting your joints from excess strain. Jill has designed this class to help you improve joint and muscle flexibility, balance, coordination and strength even if you have difficulty exercising in the gym. The class is FREE for Members, your guests are welcome to pay a guest fee and join in.

Nicklaus No. 15 Tee Reopens
The main teeing ground on Nicklaus No. 15 has been re-grassed with Zeon Zoysia and is back open for play. The Tifsport Bermuda originally planted on that tee had struggled for some time with the shady conditions and had to be sodded nearly every year. Zeon Zoysia has proven to be shade, draught and salt tolerant and produces less thatch than other zoysia varieties. Zeon was the grass used for the playing fields of the 2016 Rio Olympics and we are confident it will be a good fit for our 15th tee.

The new Zoysia tee on Nicklaus No. 15 is now open

Nicklaus Cup Match Play
The 2019 Nicklaus Cup is well underway. View the updated brackets here. (In the select a date box, click Round 2).

Crab Ball Tournament
Saturday, August 31 - 9:00 Shotgun Start
Members and your guests are cordially invited to play in this artful format on the Palmer Course! The “Crab Balls” are specially colored and imprinted with the Bay Creek Crab Logo. Each team will receive two Crab Balls. Teams will play a four person scramble and one player must use a Crab Ball for each shot, rotating use of the Crab Balls each hole. If you lose both, you can’t win! Entry $10 per player. Players may sign up as teams or as individuals. Pre-Registration is required. Register in the Golf Shop or by calling 757.331.8620 by Wednesday, August 30.

August Hours and Schedule
Golf Shop
The first tee time every day in August will be 7:00am on Nicklaus and 7:05am on Palmer. The Golf Shop opens at 6:30am. One course each day will be designated 'Members Only' until noon. Of course, your guests may join you on the Member course. The Palmer greens will be aerated on June 3 and Nicklaus on June 10. For more information or to make tee time reservations, please call the Golf Shop at 331-8620 or Book Online.
Beach Club
The Fitness Club, Lounge and Pools will be open for Members and accompanied guests from 6:30am until 8:00pm Monday through Friday and 7:00am until 8:00pm on Saturday and Sunday.
Coach House Tavern
The Tavern serves Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner every day in August along with Brunch on Sunday. Please phone the Tavern at 331-8630 to place carryout orders or to make a dinner reservation.
Tavern Hours
Monday 7:00am - 8:00pm
Tuesday 7:00am - 8:00pm
Wednesday 7:00am - 8:00pm
Thursday 7:00am - 8:00pm
Friday 7:00am - 9:00pm
Saturday 7:00am - 9:00pm
Sunday 7:00am - 8:00pm

Jack Nicklaus at the Majors
Jack Nicklaus competed in 72 majors as a professional in the 1960s and '70s. Fifty-six times he finished inside the top 10, compared with four missed cuts. Of course, he won eighteen of them. Jack didn’t just want to win. He didn’t just want to make money. He wanted to compete. He wanted the challenge. He wanted to prove that he had the game to win The Open. He wanted to prove that he wasn’t washed up after the ’79 season or before the ’86 Masters. He wanted the best of Arnold Palmer and Gary Player. When Trevino and Miller and Weiskopf, and then Watson emerged, he wanted their best, too. Seve, Faldo, Langer, Lyle, Woosie, Norman – even past his prime, he wanted all they could offer. “Had none of those guys come along, I may not have pushed myself as hard. It was good for me,” Jack says. “Of course I took it as a challenge. Who wouldn’t? … There were all these young guys coming along, ‘Oh, here’s the next guy that’s gonna take Nicklaus off the throne.’ Fine. I love that.”