Bay Creek Resort and Club Newsletter Archive - Member Insider

Get Golf Ready for Spring
Spring and Golf Season is Fast Approaching…..Time to Tune up your Game!
After the long winter lay off, now is the best time to tune up your game. Bay Creek's Zach Pfingst is an immensely talented and compassionate PGA Certified instructor and he can help you enjoy better golf in 2019 whether you're a skilled tournament player or a beginner.

Zach offers a variety of Learning Options including individual lessons, playing lessons, golf schools, and group clinics. He teaches golfers of all ages and abilities, including beginners. "If you have never played golf and are thinking about giving it a try, please give me call. I truly would love to be the person to introduce you to this fun game and get you on the right track. I promise it is so much easier to start correctly than to try to fix your swing later down the line" says Zach. Zach is now starting to book lesson times and set up golf schools. Please contact Zach by phone 757.377.8261 or by Email.

5th Annual Big Hole Tournament
Saturday, March 30, 11:00 Shotgun Start on the Palmer Course
Sunday, March 31, 11:00 Shotgun Start on the Palmer Course
Don't miss our 5th Annual Bay Creek Big Hole Tournaments! We still have room for a few teams on Sunday and are taking stand-by entries for Saturday in case of cancellations. Call or stop by the Golf Shop to register or print an Entry Form for Saturday here or for Sunday here. The entry fee of $50 for members, $85 for guests and $55 for junior guests includes carts and lunch.

2019 Tournament Schedule
The 2019 Tournament Schedule is set with five major tournaments that are open to Members and to the public. In addition to the Big Hole Tournament, the Bay Creek Amateur, the Ladies Invitational and the King & Bear Two-Man return again this year. These four always sell out quickly so please get your entries in early. A new Junior Invitational is planned for August and the Golf Committee has completed a full slate of Members Only tournaments. Registration is now underway for our first event of the year, the Nicklaus Cup Match Play, contact the Golf Shop to sign up. View the complete Tournament Schedule here.

Nicklaus Cup Match Play
Register now for the 2019 Nicklaus Cup, a season long match play tournament. The Champion will receive the traditional shadowbox and personal parking space, with gift cards paid out to those reaching the quarterfinals or higher. Matches may be played on either the Palmer or Nicklaus course. The Entry Fee is $30 per player. To register, stop by the Golf Shop or call 331.8623 to charge to your account. Registration ends April 8 at which time the pairings brackets will be posted.

Arnold Palmer Junior Invitational at Bay Creek!
Saturday and Sunday, August 10-11
New to our tournament schedule for 2019 is the inaugural Arnold Palmer Junior Invitational at Bay Creek staged on our Palmer Signature Course. This event is open to all junior golfers, boys and girls, with a valid USGA Handicap Index who are at least 10 years old by the first day of the tournament, and no older than 18 years old by the final day of the tournament. As we begin our planning for this event, we are currently looking for Members who may want to contribute as volunteers, rules officials or sponsors. For more information, call Joe Burbee 757-331-8623. Entry forms will be available online soon.

V.S.G.A. Rules Seminar
Saturday, March 16 - 10:00am
The U.S. Golf Association has announced several significant changes to the Rules of Golf for 2019. Please join us in the Beach Club Lounge for an informative, interactive seminar on The Rules of Golf. The seminar will be conducted by the Competitions Staff from the Virginia State Golf Association and include handouts, helpful tips to remember the rules, and a question and answer period.

All attendees receive a USGA Rules of Golf book and handouts to take home. The cost for this seminar is $25 and will include lunch afterward. To register, please call the Golf Shop at 757.331.8620 or e-mail Joe Burbee. A full list of the changes can be found here, check it out before you tee it up in a tournament this season!

Coach House Tavern
Bay Creek is pleased to announce that Shelly Cusmina is now on board as Executive Chef at the Coach House Tavern! Shelly comes to the Tavern with 25 years of experience in the restaurant industry and will be overseeing all the kitchen’s culinary operations. Click to check out an interview with Chef Cusmina. Kristin Aigner returns in 2019 to manage the front of the house! Please stop by to say hello to Shelly, Kristin and the rest of our terrific staff and enjoy great food and service in the Coach House Tavern.

Pickleball at Bay Creek
Bay Creekers are enjoying the fastest growing sport in the country! Join our new Facebook Page for photos, comments and information.

The Wisdom of Jack Nicklaus
With eighteen professional major championships, two U.S. Amateurs and eight senior majors, Mr. Nicklaus is the all-time greatest champion in golf. Below are some of his most enduring words and a few of his favorite tips that may help your game.
I hold the club fairly loosely, but just before starting back, I press my hands together on the grip once or twice. I call this a "stationary press."
I believe the Ryder Cup is an exhibition by some of the best golfers in the world, great entertainment and an exercise in sportsmanship, camaraderie and goodwill. The individual performances, good or bad, don't determine who the best players in the world are. Nor does the side that happens to win determine on what side of the Atlantic the best golf is played. Too many people believe otherwise, and that helps make the matches too contentious among the teams and their fans.
I always like to have a couple of short par 4s on my courses. They create variety and make the golfer think.
More next month...

BodyStretch Class
Please join us for BodyStretch Class on Tuesday mornings in March 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 for a FUN and effective workout for Members of all ages and fitness levels. There is no charge for members, your guests are welcome to pay a Guest fee and join in. Stretch your way to fitness and better golf!

March Hours and Schedule
Golf Shop
The first tee time every day in March will be 8:00am on Nicklaus and 8:05am on Palmer. The Golf Shop opens at 7:30am. 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 and Lounge will be open from 7:00am until 7:00pm during the month of March.
Coach House Tavern
The Tavern serves Breakfast and Lunch every day in March along with Brunch on Sunday. Dinner is served on Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday evenings. Beginning in April, dinner will be served seven days per week. Please phone the Tavern at 331-8630 to place carryout orders or to make a dinner reservation.
Tavern Hours
Monday 7:30am - 8:00pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 5:00pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 5:00pm
Thursday 7:30am - 5:00pm
Friday 7:30am - 9:00pm
Saturday 7:30am - 9:00pm
Sunday 7:30am - 8:00pm

Palmer and Nicklaus Win Team Championship
On December 10, 1966, two of golf’s biggest icons teamed up for the PGA National Team Championship in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. It was the first time Jack Nicklaus and Arnold Palmer played as a team, and boy did it work. The pair put together rounds of 63, 66, 63 and 64 to post an incredible total of 256 which left them 32-under-par for the tournament. They claimed the $50,000 prize money and with it held the record for lowest score to par the tournament had ever seen. At the time, the pair had 14 major championship wins between them. Nicklaus and Palmer also won the event together in 1970 and 1971. Before the tournament Arnold said, "I don't think either Jack or I would have (decided to come and play together) if we didn't think we had a chance to win. Our plan is to win. If we don't we'll just get on with our lives, and try it again somewhere else."

Palmer and Nicklaus set the scoring record in winning the 1966 PGA National Team Championship