B.A.G.S. to exhibit at Southern New England Golf Expo

Hi All -

I will have a booth at the upcoming Southern New England Golf Expo - at the Providence Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday, February 14 & 15.

For details go to: www.snegolfexpo.com




It has been about 10 years since the last golf expo was held in Rhode Island. This one is being run by the Boys & Girls club of RI - they have a large number of media sponsors, so there should be a lot of advertising - I'm hoping for a good turnout.

I'll be offering a discounted membership to B.A.G.S. for the upcoming season - if you have been thinking about joining, or know of someone who is interested, the show will be an ideal opportunity to get your questions answered and save some money.

I will have a few passes for admission to the show please email me or respond here if you would like one.

Thanks - Hope to see you there.

Jim Rooks

BAGS - tournament formats and side bets

Hi All -

I started this particular post to obtain your comments regarding our tournament formats and side bets.

I will be happy to seriously consider your comments and suggestions.

I plan to continue having 4 or 5 weekend events with a best ball sweep. Gross skins will continue to be $10, while our other side bets will be $ 5 (net sweep, net skins, zero's).

I will talk with Steve Ritter about some type of competition between the MA & RI division - I was thinking about some type of ongoing stableford point competition between the two divisions at combined events.

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Thank you for reading and responding with your comments.

Jim Rooks

2009 Tournament Schedule

Hi All -

I will be posting a preliminary schedule for our 2009 season within a few weeks.

Some highlights for the upcoming season (already booked) are:

Newport National - Tuesday, April 28
Valley CC - Tuesday, June 23 (we probably will not be holding an event at Segregansett in 2009
RI Division Championship will be at Triggs both days (August 15 & 16)

Other private and semi-private clubs we will visit will be Foxboro, Marlborough & Pawtucket

Most of the weekend dates will be similar to last season.

Please post your comments regarding the courses we play - any suggestions and comments are appreciated.

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Jim Rooks

Welcome to the BAGS - RI BLOG

Hi All -

I have created this BLOG to open up a discussion forum for members and any other interested parties.

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If you would like to start a new topic, you must register.

Sorry Rusty, Bob & Ray - i inadvertantly deleted your prior posts. I'm still trying to figure this out myself.

Thanks for reading and responding.

Jim Rooks