Senior Men's League

The Balfour Senior Men's League gathers each Thursday morning during the golf season from late April through to the end of September.

If you are a gentleman, 50 years of age or older and your event calendar is blank on Thursday mornings, you are eligible to join our Senior Men's League.

Each week, foursomes will be determined by a 'lottery draw' from our weekly sign up sheet which can be found using the link below. Please put your name on the sheet by 2 pm Tuesday of each week in order to guarantee inclusion in the Thursday draw.

WEEKLY REGISTRATION FORM

CONTACT OUR SENIOR MEN'S ORGANIZER, ANDREW CLARK

Starting times vary during the season and are scheduled as follows:

May 1 - June 5 & September 4 - 25: 9:30 am
June 12 thru August 28: 8:30 am

This is a largely non-competitive group with light, weekly games for fun. Annual Initiation is $20 with weekly League entry set at $7. Prize distribution will be via Golf Shop Merchandise Credit with available prizes based primarily on handicapped play. Here is a little more information on what to expect from our Senior Men's league in 2025.

WEEKLY EVENTS

Weekly events will primarily be 'play your own ball' games with a few team or scramble games spread throughout the season. Prize allocation each week will be based on 90% of the weekly entry fee's collected with the excess funds available for capital improvements and our annual luncheon. Check out the link to our Senior Men's League Events Calendar below for more detailed information.

2025 SENIOR MEN'S LEAGUE EVENT CALLENDAR

ANNUAL EVENTS

Season-Long Team Event

All League members will be randomly assigned to one of four teams. Once per month, team points will be up for grabs using the best three net scores from each team. The Team Finale event in September will use the best five net scores from each team. Points are awarded as follows:

Winning Team = 8 points
Second place = 5 points
Third place = 3 points

The teams with the highest points total at season end will be awarded prizes in the form of merchandise credit to be split amongst active team members as follows:

First place = $200
Second place = $100

Race to the Balfour Knob

A season long event. Collect points by participating in and winning weekly events as follows:

Participation = 2 points
KP's & LD's = 1 point
Weekly winner = 1 point

Prizes paid out in Merchandise Credit as follows:

Hole-in-One Fund

A member of the Senior Men's League who scores a hole-in-one during a league event is eligible for to following prize:

$200 to be spent on beverages on any Thursday during the season
$50 Golf Shop Merchandise Credit

Season long events are funded by the annual Membership Fees. Any excess in Membership Fee's may be used to supplement weekly prizes, a luncheon or contribution to Balfour Golf capital improvements. Any shortfall in fee's will be drawn from previous (or next) year funds.

GENERAL

Tee's - Pick the tee's that are best for your game and enjoyment. Most of our players select the white tee's

Pace of Play - is extremely important. Expected finish times from the WHITE tee's are as follows:

No more than 4:10 hours for a foursome
3:55 for a threesome

To promote an acceptable pace of play, the our League has adopted the following for all league events:

Putts within 18" will always be considered good (a gimmie). Gimmie's beyond 18" will be at the discretion of your playing partners and should be avoided when the stroke is likely to affect pay-outs.
Maximum score on any hole of 4 over par. Pick your ball up should you be at or destined to exceed 7 on a par three, 8 on a par four or 9 on a par five.
Local rule for unexpected lost ball when no provisional was played - drop a ball 10 yards behind your normal centre of the fairway tee shot and proceed with stroke and distance penalty
Observe modern rules of golf such as 3 minutes, not 5, for search of a lost ball
Continuous putting is encouraged and,
Play READY GOLF!

Rain or Shine

if the weather is poor, there's always coffee and cards in the club house.