Bay Creek Resort and Club Newsletter Archive - Member Insider

Bay Creek Amateur Results
August 5-6: A strong field of 130 players competed in the 10th Annual Bay Creek Amateur, a VSGA points event for Men, Seniors and Super Seniors. Chase Duffy, the 2015 champ, won the Open title for a second time while Allen Barber won the Senior Division and Van McCarter took the Super Sniors. Several Bay Creek members did very well. Brad Whitfield shot 80-79-159 to win the 2nd Flight of the Seniors Division while Terry White finished second. Joe Restein shot a two-under par 70-72-142 to finish second in the Super Seniors Division. Jake Savage shot 81-73-154 and took second in the Seniors 1st Flight with Bob Smith right behind in third. Adam Wells was fifth in the Mens 2nd Flight and Bob Kraly finished 9th. The two-day tournament consisted of two rounds of stroke play, one on our Arnold Palmer Signature Course and one on our Jack Nicklaus Signature Course. In the Open Division, the Championship and First Flights played the Blue Tees, all other Flights played the White Tees. In the Senior Division, the Championship and First Flights played the White Tees, all others played the Gold Tees. The Super-Senior Division for golfers age 65+ played from the Red Tees. Congratulations to all! Click to view the 2017 Final Results.

Southern Living Dinner Specials
Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings, September 15, 16 & 17
Please join us in the Coach House Tavern for our unique Southern Living inspired Dinner Specials one weekend each month. Bay Creek is pleased to be designated as a Southern Living Inspired Community, one of only 20 in the country. This month's Featured Soup is Tomato Tortilla, the Southern Living entrees include Crab Cakes with Lemon Remoulade, Old Fashioned Meatloaf, Firecracker Grilled Salmon and Seared Flank Steak with Lime-Wasabi Sauce. The Featured Dessert is Key Lime Buttermilk Icebox Pie. Reservations are encouraged for members, home owners and your guests. Please call the Tavern at 331.8630 for more information or to reserve your table.

Windshield Decals
Securitas Security is tracking all vehicles that enter Bay Creek. Non-Resident Members must display a windshield decal for entry into the community. If you are a Non-Resident member and you don't already have a Member decal, please stop by the Golf Shop. The decal should be affixed to the upper corner of your windshield on the driver’s side so that it can be easily spotted by the guard at the gatehouse. If you are a Bay Creek property owner with a resident decal, your vehicle need not also display a Member decal.

New Members This Month!
We are pleased to welcome these new Bay Creek Members-
-Donna, David and Joseph Fauber of Cape Charles and the University of Virginia.
-David and Anna Lee of Cape Charles and the University of Virginia.

Tennis Anyone?
Saturday & Sunday, September 2-3 - 8:00am to 10:00am
Join the Fun! We are planning a mixed doubles tennis event for the Labor Day weekend. This is not a tournament but a fun round robin for Bay Creek Residents, Members and your guests. Players of all skill levels are welcome! If you don't have a partner, let us know and we will match you up. Snacks and water will be available. Bring your family (and some beach chairs) to cheer you on! To resister or to join the tennis group for future events, please call or email Katie Gerecke at kcallawayp@yahoo.com 804.519.3119.

Quote of the Month
"At one time, the PGA of America held a Long Drive Competition in conjunction with the PGA Championship. I only recall us having it for two years. There might have been others, but the only two I entered were in 1963 and ’64, and I won both of them. In 1963, I won with a drive of 341 yards, 17 inches, while using an old Persimmon-headed driver that was 42 3/4 inches with 11 degrees of loft. Everybody used a wound Titleist golf ball, which they provided each player off the tee so that everyone was hitting the same ball.

I thought it was exciting—I thought it was fun to do. You would go out, warm up, you played your last practice round. It was a great gallery favorite. The people came out and they watched it. You went out and saw big, long drives—things you probably wouldn’t do in the tournament—and I think it created some excitement. To this day, 54 years later, I use the money clip I won in that contest. I’m very proud of it, and it’s also a fun conversation piece."
-Jack Nicklaus

Virginia ABC Regulations
The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control is taking a very pro-active stance this year regarding the safe and legal sale and consumption of alcohol in the Commonwealth. All beer, wine and mixed drinks consumed on Bay Creek Club property must be purchased from the Coach House Tavern, through the Tavern's ABC License. Club property includes the golf courses, practice areas, Clock Garden, Coach House Tavern, Golf Shop and the Beach Club, including the fenced-in pool area. Please do not bring alcoholic beverages of any type onto Club property. Of course, the beaches and common areas within the community are not included in this mandate. Thank you for your support and understanding.

BodyStretch Class
Please join us for BodyStretch on Tuesday mornings in September 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 Insititue for a fun and challenging experience 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.

Homeowners Association News
The Board of Directors of the Bay Creek at Cape Charles Community Assocation met on August 11 in the Beach Club Lounge. After brief Voting Member and Homeowner Forums, the Board went to Executive Session to discuss contracts and bids for a future management contract.

The Board unanimously decided to take no action on the proposal to change the regulations regarding street parking in the New Quarter neighborhood. Street parking in New Quarter remains prohibited. The Board will temporarily permit vehicle parking in undeveloped cul-de-sacs in the King’s Bay and Colony neighborhoods. Boat and trailer parking remains prohibited.

The next Board of Directors Meeting is scheduled for Thursday, September 14 at 9:00am in the Beach Club Lounge. All homeowners are invited to attend.

September Hours and Schedule
Golf Shop
The first tee time every day in September will be 7:00am on Nicklaus and 7:05am on Palmer. The Golf Shop opens at 6:30am. We will be aerating the Nicklaus greens beginning September 5, they will reopen on September 9. One course will be open to Members Only until 11:00am each day. Of course, your accompanied guests are welcome to join you on the Member course. For more information or to make tee time reservations, please call the Golf Shop at 331-8620 or Book Online.
View the 2017 Tournament Schedule here.
Beach Club
The Fitness Club, Member Lounge and pools will be open from 6:30am to 8:00pm Monday through Friday and from 7:00am until 8:00pm on Saturdays and Sundays through September 24. The pools close for the season on September 25 and the Fitness Club hours move to 7:00am until 7:00pm.
Coach House Tavern
The Tavern serves Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner every day in September. Brunch is served on Sundays. Surf & Turf specials are offered on Fridays and Saturdays along with fresh seafood and rotating specials. Italian Night continues on Monday evenings. Please phone the Tavern at 331-8630 to place carryout orders or to make a dinner reservation.
September Tavern Hours
Monday 6:30am - 8:00pm
Tuesday 6:30am - 8:00pm
Wednesday 6:30am - 8:00pm
Thursday 6:30am - 8:00pm
Friday 6:30am - 9:00pm
Saturday 6:30am - 9:00pm
Sunday 6:30am - 8:00pm

Palmer and Nicklaus Battle in the 1967 Thunderbird Classic
September 24, 1967
Arnold Palmer spends an anxious 90 minutes in the clubhouse at Upper Montclair C.C. in Clifton, N.J., watching professional football and nervously asking, “What’s Nicklaus doing?” When told his lead will hold up and he will win the Thunderbird Classic and its $30,000 first place pay check, Palmer says, “You know this is the most money I’ve ever won in a single tournament.”

Making a typical final round charge, Arnold Palmer made a 10-foot birdie putt on the 18th hole to
win the 1967 Thunderbird Classic when favored Jack Nicklaus missed a 6-footer on the same green an hour later. Palmer's victory, his fourth on the tour that year, was worth $30,000 and boosted his total career earnings to $182,393 - the most ever won on the PGA Tour!

Bay Creek Phone Directory

Golf Shop 331-8620 or 331-8623
Coach House Tavern 331-8630
Beach Club 331-8730
Bay Creek Rentals 331-8750
Bay Creek Real Estate 331-8742
Joe Burbee, PGA 331-8624
Zach Pfingst, PGA 331-8625
Tom Stevenson, PGA, TPI 331-8633
Kathy Parks 331-8635
Christine LeVick 331-8704
Julie Pruitt 331-8738
Susan Linfert 331-8626

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