REDUCED PRICING FOR GOLF CANADA MEMBERSHIPS
Prior to the golf course being sold, a Golf Canada (GC) Membership was included in your annual Birchbank Membership. The GC membership came with several benefits to you as well as to golf, in general, across Canada — including, most importantly, your handicap factor.
For those who have been paying their own GC membership or would like to get a GC membership in order to maintain a handicap factor, we have good news!
The following is an excerpt from a notice being sent to all Birchbank members AND is important for those playing in tournaments at other clubs:
'The Ladies’, Men’s and Retiree’s clubs recently joined to form the Birchbank Players League and registered it with British Columbia Golf. There are several advantages for our members as a result:
1. Lower price for your 2024 Golf Canada membership -- $51.40 vs $62.95 (taxes included) with no change to the benefits of that membership
2. Pay your club treasurer vs dealing with Golf Canada
3. Be identified as belonging to Birchbank vs West Kootenay or some other region
4. Have local assistance for any errors or issues with entered scores
1. Lower price for your 2024 Golf Canada membership -- $51.40 vs $62.95 (taxes included) with no change to the benefits of that membership
2. Pay your club treasurer vs dealing with Golf Canada
3. Be identified as belonging to Birchbank vs West Kootenay or some other region
4. Have local assistance for any errors or issues with entered scores
Members who have any interest in competing in tournaments at Birchbank or other courses are strongly encouraged to an established handicap. Chronogolf does not follow the World Handicapping System, so is not a replacement for belonging to Golf Canada.
Many of you who already have Golf Canada memberships may have set up automatic renewal, so we wanted to provide time for you to turn off auto renewal and take advantage of the savings by paying via your Club.
Many of you who already have Golf Canada memberships may have set up automatic renewal, so we wanted to provide time for you to turn off auto renewal and take advantage of the savings by paying via your Club.
Your renewal date will remain the same, but you are encouraged to pay earlier, especially this year as we get set up to ensure you are renewed properly
If you don't have a GC membership, you may decide this is the right time to get an established handicap with GC.
The following are each clubs’ contact for payments of $51.40:
Men’s Club: Derrick Simister at simmer49@hotmail.com
Retiree’s Club: John Lattanzio at birchbankretirees@gmail.com
Retiree’s Club: John Lattanzio at birchbankretirees@gmail.com
If you are a member of both Clubs, you only pay ONCE and choose the ONE you will register with — it does not matter which club you register with.
We will also set up a Handicap committee who will be available for assistance if required. More information on that committee will be available at the start of the season. If questions arise you can contact your club captain or Jeri Santarossa.'
Feel free to ask questions about the information — handicaps are good and saving money is better.
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