Rule Page & Day of Details

Birch Golf Classic 2023

  • September 7th, 9:30am Shotgun Start
  • Registration + Coffee & Scones (Thank you Woods Coffee!) Open at 8am
  • Format is a 5-person scramble (4-person Team + Trailblazer)
  • Men – Blue Tees
  • Ladies – Gold Tees

Scramble Team Rules

  • Each player tees off. The team chooses the best shot and plays from there continuously until the ball is holed. The ball must be marked, and the next shot is played within one club length of that spot, no closer to the hole. The team cannot use 2 consecutive shots from any team member per hole. After you have completed the hole, the team then records its score and continues the same format for all 18 holes.
  • On the putting green, the ball must be placed within six inches of the selected shot, no closer to the hole. You may not change the cut of grass or move out a hazard. (Example: Your club length cannot move the ball from fairway to rough and vice versa.)
  • Teams will receive 10% of their total handicap.
  • Each player must use at least 2 drives.
  • If your ball comes to rest within 1 foot of the hole, take a gimme as your next stroke, pick up your ball and head to the next tee.

Mulligans

Course Contests & Prizes

  • Hole #5 Straightest Drive – Sponsored by Pape Machinery / Pape Kenworth & JCB, Prize: Men's & Women's Magnum of BGC Commemorative Dunham Trutina
  • Hole #11 Longest Drive – Sponsored by Sound Beverage & Lynda Hinton, Windermere Real Estate, Prize: Men’s & Women’s Magnum of BGC Commemorative Dunham Trutina Wine 
  • Hole #13 Closest to the Pin – Sponsored by IMCO General Construction & Jansen Inc., Prize: Men's & Women's Magnum of BGC Commemorative Dunham Trutina Wine 
  • Hole #18 Hole-In-One – Sponsored by Marathon Petroleum Corporation, Prize: $25,000 Cash

When finished golfing, turn in scorecards to the pro shop and head to the
19th Hole Celebration for food, drink, 19th Hole Longest Drive and Awards.

19th Hole Celebration & Longest Drive:

Join us for the after-party at the 19th Hole Celebration! Includes food, drink and the exciting 19th Hole Longest Drive! Professionals or amateurs entered in the 19th Hole LD (Sign-up here!) will have 45 seconds to hit 5 balls in succession (you can pre-tee your shots). The top three finishers will have the opportunity to hit 3 additional drives in the final round. Balls must finish in the fairway to count. 

Longest Drive Champion Wins: $100 Bellingham Golf & Country Club Gift Card & Magnum of Dunham BGC Trutina
2nd Place Wins: $75 Bellingham Golf & Country Club Gift Card & Magnum of Dunham BGC Trutina
3rd Place Wins: $50 Bellingham Golf & Country Club Gift Card & Magnum of Dunham BGC Trutina

Results will be posted at the Golf Classic Home Page and BGC Facebook Page