News 2026
- I have contacted Golf NSW and Golf Connect to have the distance of the 8th hole reduced with the new green now in play. Your measuring devices should show a distance change now. The good news is we retain our slope rating, with the shorter hole.
- We will be playing once a month on Thursday off the Blue Course. This will replace the once a month red course we have been playing.
Graham
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New Playing Condition
To avoid confusion, we have decided to mark areas that are deemed as garden beds, with a white stake with a green top.
Refer via MiScore Local Rules, Abnormal Ground Conditions 4.4 for how to proceed.
Note: Only garden beds marked in this way will allow a player to utilize this rule.
MiScore 2026
Built from the ground up, MiScore 2 delivers a faster, more intuitive scoring experience with enhanced performance stats, improved GPS functionality, streamlined navigation and a modern new interface.
From Tuesday 7 April, members will be able to upgrade and start using the new version of the app, with support resources and club materials available to assist with the transition.
Our Club Patron
Our club patron, the great Kel Nagle, was my wife Deb’s grandfather and Jack’s great-grandfather. A warm and humble man, Kel preferred talking about horses and farming rather than his remarkable golfing career. He loved visiting family in Bega and became a friend to many at the Bega Country Club. When the following article appeared on Facebook, I wanted to share it. It also explains why Deb and I found our visit to St Andrews last year so moving.
Enjoy the read,
Graham
KEL NAGLE: 27 YEARS WITHOUT A WINLESS SEASON
Some champions announce themselves with noise and swagger.
Kel Nagle did it quietly.
The Australian was 39 years old when he arrived at St Andrews for the 1960 Centenary Open Championship. He had never finished inside the top 10 of a major championship. Waiting for him was Arnold Palmer, arguably the biggest attraction in world golf, who had already won the Masters and U.S. Open that year and was chasing his version of the modern Grand Slam. Most of the attention was on Palmer.
Kel Nagle simply played golf. Unbeknownst to many Sir Peter Thompson encouraged good friend Kel Nagle that year as, he though Nagle had the game to win if he plotted his way around the course. After rounds of 69, 67 and 71, Nagle led going into the final round. Palmer then produced the charge everyone feared, making birdies at the 13th, 15th and 18th on his way to a final-round 68. Then came one of the defining moments of Nagle’s career.
Standing on the famous Road Hole, the 17th at St Andrews, Nagle heard the roar from the 18th after Palmer’s birdie. He knew exactly what it meant.
Nagle now faced a putt of around 10 feet for par. Under enormous pressure, he rolled it in.
He parred the last for a final-round 71 and a total of 278, beating Palmer by a single stroke and becoming Champion Golfer of the Year.
But perhaps the most extraordinary Kel Nagle statistic isn’t that one week at St Andrews.
It is this:
Kel Nagle won at least one tournament EVERY YEAR from 1949 to 1975.
That’s 27 consecutive years with a victory somewhere in the world. The Open credits him with 83 professional wins.
And 1960 wasn’t the end of his major-championship story.
After having never recorded a major top 10 before winning The Open, Nagle returned to finish 5th in 1961, 2nd in 1962, 4th in 1963, 5th in 1965 and 4th in 1966 at The Open. In 1965 he also tied Gary Player after 72 holes of the U.S. Open before losing the playoff.
Perhaps that tells us something important about golf.
Greatness doesn’t always arrive early.
Nagle was 39 before he won his major. He wasn’t the headline attraction that week. He wasn’t expected to stop Arnold Palmer’s charge.
But when the moment arrived, he was ready.
27 consecutive winning seasons.
83 professional victories.
One Claret Jug.
And one unforgettable victory over Arnold Palmer at the Home of Golf. 🇦🇺
Kel Nagle deserves to be remembered as one of Australia’s great golfers.
Weekly Competition Results
How to Access Competition Results and Prize Reports
Results and prize reports for weekday 18-hole and 9-hole competitions are available through the One Golf app. Follow these steps:
1. Open your My Score Dashboard and select My Results.
2. Choose the relevant competition day.
3. Select Presentation Prize Report.
4. View your report. 🏆
Results will be for both the official 9 and 18 hole golf competitions.
Rule of the Week
R&A Rules of Golf
Rule 18.2a
When Ball Is Lost or Out of Bounds
(1) When Ball Is Lost. A ball is lost if not found in three minutes after the player or their caddie begins to search for it. If a ball is found in that time but it is uncertain whether it is the player’s ball:
- The player must promptly attempt to identify the ball (see Rule 7.2) and is allowed a reasonable time to do so, even if that happens after the three-minute search time has ended.
- This includes a reasonable time to get to the ball if the player is not where the ball is found.
If the player does not identify their ball in that reasonable time, the ball is lost. (2) When Ball Is Out of Bounds. A ball at rest is out of bounds only when all of it is outside the boundary edge of the course. A ball is in bounds when any part of the ball:
- Lies on or touches the ground or anything else (such as any natural or artificial object) inside the boundary edge, or
- Is above the boundary edge or any other part of the course.
- A player may stand out of bounds to play a ball on the course.
The R&A Rules of Golf Explained - Ball lost or Out of Bounds
Download The R&A Rules App
The Official R&A App for the 2023 Rules of Golf includes nearly 30 diagrams and over 50 how-to videos that help to explain the Rules and gives guidance for many common situations. Download either the app from the Apple Store or Google Play by clicking on the photo below.
Junior Golf Clinic
Next Junior Clinics will be announced soon.
Click here for the Junior Golf Page and online lessons.
