GOLF AUSTRALIA APP INFORMATION

 Hi everyone.

Some of you may have noticed that since October 1st, or thereabouts, you have not been able to see your handicap or scoring history in the Golf Australia App.

With the changes to Golf Australia’s systems, which have been taking place over the past week, it appears that even though Golf Australia had your Golf Link number, name and some other details, you are required to ACTIVATE your Golf Australia account before it becomes live. 

Only after you ACTIVATE your account will you be able to log in to the App and in to the member portal at Golf Australia’s golf.com.au

If you copy and paste this link into your web browser

 https://golf.com.au/account-setup-guide

it will take you to a page title “account set up guide”.

Go to step 2 and select “activate your account”.

Your current golf link number is your new lifetime Golf Australia ID number.

Enter that number and then select “NEXT”.

They will send a confirmation code to your registered email. When you receive that code enter it and go through the process of verifying your contact details. You will also need to accept Golf Australia’s terms and conditions and create a “new” password. I found that it was quite happy to accept my old password as my new password. 

At the end of the process you can elect to sign up for Golf Australia’s newsletter or decline to do so.

Following the prompts you reach the point where it confirms your account is activated. 

Using your Golf ID number and the password you selected you can now log in to the Golf Australia App or into your account on the Golf Australia website at golf.com.au

Be aware the App has been updated in the last week, so you should update it as you usually would update Apps in your iPhone or Android.

There’s one catch. If your current email address is not the one Golf Australia had on file prior to October 1st then you won’t be able to receive the confirmation code you need to activate your account. In this case you have to speak to the membership coordinator at your HOME golf club ( not BWDVGC) and ask them to update your email address with Golf Australia. You can try contacting Golf Australia directly but wait times may be quite long at the moment during the system upgrade. 

GOOD LUCK. 

MUDGEE WEEK OF GOLF

 A very successful week, very well run with 197 entrants

23 players were from Everglades golf club-  who had many winners across the week - well done to you all. 

 The most successful of the Everglades players was Iain Campbell (28 handicap) who won the VGA shield with a score of 99 for the week- CONGRATULATIONS! 

Cheers! 

Spring has sprung at Wyong GC

 What a fantastic spring day at Wyong yesterday - first day of the Championships. Lightening fast greens caused some grief for some (many should I say!) 

If you missed playing Wyong yesterday - check the dates for the next one...worth the money for sure! 

WINNERS AT NAMBUCCA HEADS WEEK OF GOLF

Success for these stars of BWDVGC at the recent week of golf at  Nambucca Heads

Sylvia Saunders, Julia Campbell (both from Everglades) and Tracey O'Meara and husband and wife duo of Tony and Jeanice Gibson.

Assorted prize money won for wonderful golf over the week ⛳️

Thanks to the weather Gods for a beautiful sunny week.

Congratulations to this even bigger star Robert Whitehill from Gosford GC  who won the 36 hole VGA medal - with a 38 and 36 score = 74 points 🏅

 

Club Championships 2025 information

 

Brisbane Water Veterans Golf Club Inc — Club Championships for 2025.

The BWDVGA Club Championships and will be played as Individual Stroke event over two (2) rounds Ofwhich the participants shall compete in one of four age Divisions and for the Overall Club Champion and winners shall be awarded for both Gross and Nett Scores aggregate of both rounds.

 

Scheduled Rounds for the 2025 Event:

 

Round 1:                  8th September 2025                Wyong Golf Club

Round 2:                 22nd September 2025              Everglades Country Club

 

Divisions:

Divisions	Qualification	Prize Value
Club Champion (Best Gross Score)	All Participants	$70.00 voucher
Life Members Trophy (Best Nett Score)	All Participants	$55.00 voucher
Division 1 Gross Winner	Age 76 years and over	$50.00 voucher
Division 1 Nett Winner	Age 76 years and over	$35.00 voucher
Division 2 Gross Winner	Age 71 to 75 years	$50.00 voucher
Division 2 Nett Winner	Age 71 to 75 years	$35.00 voucher
Division 3 Gross Winner	Age 66 to 70 years	$50.00 voucher
Division 3 Nett Winner	Age 66 to 70 years	$35.00 voucher
Division 4 Gross Winner	Age 55 to 65 years	$50.00 voucher
Division 4 Nett Winner	Age 55 to 65 years	$35.00 voucher
Division 5 Ladies Gross Winner	All Ladies Participants	$50.00 voucher
Division 5 Ladies Nett Winner	All Ladies Participants	$35.00 voucher

 

To qualify for participation in the BWDVGC Club Championship Event:

1, The Event is open to BWDVGC Members who are financial to the date of the 8th September 2025.

2. BWDVGC Members must be members of an affiliated NSW Golf Club and hold a Current GolfLinkNumber and GA Handicap,

3. All Participants shall have played at least 5 rounds with BWDVGC within the period of 1st October 2024 and 8th September 2025.

4.  All Participants booked in the round are automatically registered to play that round of the Club Championship,

5.    All Participants must pay the daily competition fee for all rounds of the Club Championship,

       6.    Participants may disqualify themselves from the Championship and participate in the normal daily

              Stableford event played in conjunction during play on the day (see below). event played in 

               conjunction during play on the day (see below).                                         

7. Bookings for 2nd Round Shall give precedence to Club Championship Participants.

8. After each round the scores of all Participants shall be published and placed on the noticed board preceding the next game. Leaders Of each Division shall be reported on the website ASAP after each round.———————————————————————————————————————

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1.  The Event shall be scored as Individual STROKE.

2.  The Club Championship Winners shall be decided by the best Total Gross and Nett Stroke Score over the two (2) rounds.

3. The Divisional Winners shall be decided by the best Total Gross and Nett Stroke Score over the two (2) rounds in the age categories set out above.

4. Ladies Division shall require minimum of 10 registered players over each day of the tournament.

S. The Club Championship event will not have a daily prize. Overall Club Championship Prizes are set out above.

6. Participants may only win one Championship prize, in the case of winning 2 or more prizes the lesser prize(s) shall be awarded to the next best qualifier(s)

7. Divisional Categories are determined by the participant's age he or she has attained on or before the ​

       8th September 2025.

8.  If in the event of a tied score, then the winner be decided on a countback of the final round only in accordance with the R&A Rules of GoIf.

 9. In the case of any dispute the BWDVGC Match Committee decision shall be final.

10.  A daily individual stableford event shall run in conjunction with the Club Championships for all members registered for play on each day and if a Club Championship participant wishes to no longer compete in the stroke event, he or she may choose to drop down to the daily stablefordevent, provided they decare to their Marker they no longer are competing in the Club Championship and the card is marked as and initialled by the player prior to teeing off on the next hole.

11, The prizes, for the stableford event held in conjunction shall be dependant on the number of players and the discretion of the Match Committee. 

12. The Host Club Tee Locations, Slope Rating and Local Rules of the day shall apply, and shall be enforced by the BWDVGC Match Committee. 

13, The current R&A Rules of Golf shall apply, and shall be enforced by the BWDVGC Match Committee. 

Conditions Of Play;

1, In the event of inclement weather, course closure, reduced course or similar circumstances or a Championship Round is suspended, cancelled, interrupted or completed by a less than reasonable number of participants the Match committee shall reserve the right to cancel the round in regard to the Championship Competition and the Match Committee shall re-schedule an additionaI round.

2. Should there be multiple rounds cancelled or incomplete etc, as stated above, the Match Committee may reduce the Championship to one round or if this is not practical then cancel the Championship Event.

3. Any Round which is deemed cancelled by the Match Committee shall be decided on the day of the

Round and all Members shall be notified on the day following by publicising on the website.  

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MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS

2025/26 Membership Renewal The new financial year for the Brisbane Water District Veteran Golfers Club Inc is almost upon us which means your annual membership subscription will be due. Your annual membership subscription fee will remain at $20 which includes the NSW Veteran Golf Association (NSWVGA) aAiliation fee which provides insurance cover for all BWDVGC members participating in events run by BWDVGC, other Veterans Golf Groups approved by NSWVGA, or events sanctioned by NSWVGA until 31 December 2026. This NSWVGA aAiliation fee allows BWDVGC members entry in events run by other NSW Veterans Golf Groups approved by NSWVGA or events sanctioned by NSWVGA like the Weeks of Golf. You can pay your membership from August 2025. The preferred two options to pay your Membership into the Brisbane Water District Veteran Golfers Club Inc account at the GREATER BANK (BSB:637 000, A/C No 713769037) either via: 1. Internet Banking or, 2. Visiting any of the local Branches located at ERINA, GOSFORD, LAKE HAVEN, MORISSET, THE ENTRANCE, TOUKLEY, TUGGERAH, and WOY WOY. For assistance with reconciling who has paid we ask that your deposit includes in the reference your Member No and Surname eg 99999 ABCDEFGH If you are unable to use internet banking or attend a local branch, payments can be made at the Starters Desk on the Monday games with first day being 18 August 2025. Please note that Membership fees are required to be paid by 31 October 2025, or you will not be able to book into any Monday Competitions from that date. Change of Personal details Just a reminder if your personal details have changed you can update these details through the link below, under the "My Details" and select update. https://bwdvgc.1golf.com.au/security/login.msp Please contact the Assistant Secretary if you have any queries regarding your membership. Email: assistantsecretarybwdvgc@outlook.com On behalf of your committee of the Brisbane Water District Veteran Golfers Club Inc, we look forward to welcoming you to another year of golf on the Central Coast. Kind Regards, Peter Crowder President Brisbane Water District Veteran Golfers Club Inc 

KOOINDAH : MONDAY 11TH AUGUST CANCELLED

 Due to the course conditions and a surprise to no one this event is cancelled.

Bring on spring, some sunshine and dry conditions!!

SUCCESS AT BALLINA WEEK OF GOLF FOR 2 BWDVGC MEMBERS

 Congratulations to :-

*John Bowran (hcp7) from Everglades on winning Day 2 (A grade) of the Ballina WOG with an admirable 40 points

and

*Gill Wilson (hcp 25) from Breakers on winning Day 3 (B grade) with 37 points.

 Good luck to all those other Week of Golfers representing BWDVGC in the next few months 

MiSCORE APP UPDATE and GENERAL SCORING

 All players need to be aware that rather than submitting your own score via MiScore App or scorecard as we have been doing since COVID, the club now requires (since 7th July 2025) that players submit their partner’s scores via the App or card.

This is already generally the case at all of your home clubs.

If you and your partner are both on the MiScore App it will be straightforward. After comparing scores at the end of the round ensure each of you submits your partner’s score. 

If you are both using cards, exchange cards at the start of the round, mark your partner’s card with their and your scores. 

If you are on the MiScore App but your partner is not, your partner must mark and  sign your card. Your card must then be submitted. Only your partner’s score is submitted from your App. 

Using the MiScore App greatly speeds up processing our competitions results. 

You may already have free use of the Mi-Score App for your home club. But to use the App for BWDVGC games you must subscribe. 

The Mi-Score App costs about $20 a year for a subscription which allows you to use the App to score all our Vets competitions and comp and social games at more than 1,000 physical  golf courses throughout Australia and NZ. It provides satellite views of all those courses and individual holes, along with GPS distances from your position to the green, hazards, or target zones for landing your next shot.

All courses on the current Vets roster are MiScore venues. 

All players need to be aware that rather than submitting your own score via MiScore App or scorecard as we have been doing since COVID, the club now requires (since 7th July 2025) that players submit their partner’s scores via the App or card.

This is already generally the case at all of your home clubs.

If you and your partner are both on the MiScore App it will be straightforward. After comparing scores at the end of the round ensure each of you submits your partner’s score. 

If you are both using cards, exchange cards at the start of the round, mark your partner’s card with their and your scores. 

If you are on the MiScore App but your partner is not, your partner must mark and  sign your card. Your card must then be submitted. Only your partner’s score is submitted from your App. 

Using the MiScore App greatly speeds up processing our competitions results. 

You may already have free use of the Mi-Score App for your home club. But to use the App for BWDVGC games you must subscribe. 

The Mi-Score App costs about $20 a year for a subscription which allows you to use the App to score all our Vets competitions and comp and social games at more than 1,000 physical  golf courses throughout Australia and NZ. It provides satellite views of all those courses and individual holes, along with GPS distances from your position to the green, hazards, or target zones for landing your next shot.

All courses on the current Vets roster are MiScore venues. 

Any questions please ask at the desk 

Happy Golfing 

UPDATE FOR EVERGLADES FEES

 All members are advised that the new fee for games at Everglades will be $30.00, commencing with our next competition there on 4th August. Thank you for your understanding. Everglades continues to be one of our members’ most favoured venues, which is testament to the high standard of maintenance and green-keeping at that course.

WYONG CANCELLED 26TH MAY

 Due to the excessive rain over the last week, another fixture bites the dust (or in this

case mud!) Hopefully see you at Everglades next Monday....

TOUKLEY CANCELLED MONDAY 19TH MAY

 

Sadly due to the continuous rain, the match committee have decided to cancel this competition tomorrow due to the difficult course conditions. 

Lets hope we have better luck next week at Wyong !

Gloucester Week of Golf Rescheduled

*Due to this very wet period of rain, Gloucester week of golf has been postponed until the 

30th June. (It was meant to have been this week) There are plenty of spaces and all information

and entry forms are on the NSW VGA Website.

* Next week, again more rain is forecast, so please contact Toukley GC if you require course

conditions especially if you may need a cart.

* Good luck to members who are off to Forster/Tuncurry week of golf next week. Looking

forward to hearing some favourable results from BWDVGC members - Take your flippers!!