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The Players offered $11 million in prize money – that’s about R150 million – with $ 1,98 million going to the winner.
There was the story of one of the top pros that agreed to give his future ex-wife 50% of his prize money until the divorce was finalised. Well, he happened to win, so his million dollar winnings looked like this: -
10% for the caddie
20% for the manager
20% for tax
50% for the future ex
After his expenses, he’d actually lost money! | |  |
This is the last year that The Players will be played in May. From next year it will move to March while the US PGA Championship will move from August to May, so the schedule next year will look like: -
 | | March – The Players
April – Masters
May – US PGA Championship
June – US Open
July – Open Championship
August – Olympics every 4 years
Sept – Ryder Cup or Presidents Cup
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When TPC Sawgrass, venue of The Players Championship was first opened, Jack Nicklaus remarked, “They are asking us to hit a 5-iron and stop the ball on the hood of a VW beetle!” It’s one of the sternest tests in professional golf, and even that couldn’t stop 22 players from shooting 10-under or better over the four rounds this year.
Congrats to Webb Simpson whose first three rounds were phenomenal. His 63 in round two included a double-bogey. He came into Sunday with a seven shot lead and shot a 1-over 73, even making a double-bogey at 18. He won by four on 18-under 270, ending four years without a win.
2018 BB Matchplay
The draw has been posted on our notice board and can also be found by clicking here. We ask that the first round be played on or before Saturday, the 30th of June.
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Wednesday the 23rd is a Club Day with a Combined Stableford format.
Saturday the 26th is the Sanlam Cancer Challenge. Please support this event, in 2017 we boasted the most participants of any club in the Free State
Wednesday the 30th May is the Bambi Pre – Primary Golf Day. To all our Wednesday regulars, please call to book a time.
The first round of League takes place on Sat 7th and Sun 8th of July. Those players interested, please put your names on the list provided on the notice board, at your earliest. | |  |
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Call Barry Kitching on 082 495 4955 if you are interested in any of these items. |
  | | Lucky number 9, Trevor won the beers again.
Roelof Malan missed out on the R 4 900.00.
The draw tonight is up at R 5 000.00!
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Through these tough economical times, we at the Bloemfontein Golf Club have started implementing affordable ways of paying your annual Membership fees.
Please give either Lodia or Carla a call, who will assist you in renewing your membership, or to become a new member.
It has been decided that any motorized cart that is not part of the BFN Golf Club fleet, or privately stored, will be subject to a path fee of R100.00, payable at the Pro Shop, prior to starting the round.
Should all hired carts be booked out, the PATH fee will be R50.00. 
Happy birthday to all our golfers who are celebrating their birthdays this week!
A.J. Bezuidenhoudt 18.05 , Gerhard Beukes 20.05 , Marina Wolhuter 20.05 , Johannes Wolhuter 21.05 , Jan Barnard 22.05 , David Mohoase 23.05 , Jaco Pienaar 23.05  Sat 12th May was a B.B.B.B
Kindly Sponsored by KWV
1st with +9 was Dean Saffy & Ian Blair
2nd with +9 was Ike Heyns & Christo Pienaar
3rd with +8 was Etienne van Zyl & D. Visser | |  |
Wed 16th May was an I.P.S
Sponsored by the Club
1st with 43 pts was Deon (Tubby) Jordaan
2nd with 41 pts was Barry Kitching
3rd with 36 pts was Christo Pienaar
4th with 35 pts was Leon Marx
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| | Srixon have developed and evolved a proprietary SpinSkin technology.
The cover of the golf ball has a skin that literally allows the grooves of your club face to grip the ball.
That creates additional friction and MORE SPIN.
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The most spin for your money? | A 2-pce ball with SpinSkin has
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| |  | | If you haven’t played a Srixon golf ball with SpinSkin technology, then give it a try.
Practice around the greenside. Feel the ball remain on the face for longer.
Notice how much extra spin you can create. | |  | | | 
| | |  | | | We’re two weeks in to some simple advice on how to improve your
scorecard using the Par 3 holes. They’re an opportunity for everyone.
Removing risk helps.
Simple Tip #3
Where’s the easiest and safest target? Before you even look for the flag,
find the point on the green that gives you the largest room for error.
|  | | | In this example, even going over the back of the target area marked will leave
you a chip and putt for a 3, so you’re looking at a 4 at worst. Go at the flag and the
consequences of a miss could be much greater. Even if you fly the flag and land in the bunker,
you’re then faced with a bunker shot back towards water. Going at the flag is a 2 or bust! | | |  |
You’ll be faced with a course management challenge on all approach shots,
not just Par 3’s. Try playing a round where you take a ‘safety first’ approach to every shot.
Check out your score. Is it an improvement if you play within yourself?
Course management is an important part of your game; if you’d be interested
in an accompanied round to help with your course management, | | |  | | 
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