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MEMBER NEWS

Updated: 07.24.2024

PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE

(DAVID KAZINA – CLUB PRESIDENT)

As we are all well aware, this season has been a tough one for our grounds crew and for all of you. I can imagine Craig being woken by the thunder last night (if he wasn’t still at the course) and saying ‘not again!’ And sure enough, once again we are forced to go cart path only. A reminder when the course is wet there are often puddles on the paths. Please do not drive around them on the grass. Slow down and drive through the puddles.

Not only has the weather made keeping the course in great condition extremely difficult, it has prevented us from starting a number of projects that we intended to do this summer. We are once again delayed on the irrigation and drainage projects on hole #12 and on the small tine aeration of the greens. We haven’t been able to start on the enhancement of the ditch on #4 as well as rebuilding the bridge on #6. To add to our challenge, we are now looking at as much as two straight weeks of scorching weather to deal with.

But even with all of these issues, the course is still in amazing condition and I know it will be at its best for this weekend’s Club Championship. While you are out there take a second to wave or tip your hat to the people that make our course so great to play. It has been a very challenging year so far and they will be facing more challenges in this heat wave we are experiencing. Their hard work and dedication is much appreciated by the Board and I’m sure by all of our members.

For our new members and those who have not played in the Club Championship before, I encourage you to sign up and give it a try. For those who may not know, the competition is broken into multiple flights. The goal is to have fun and experience some friendly competition on the course we all love. It is another of the great events we have to look forward to as members of Breezy Bend.

Please be mindful of the heat and ensure you stay hydrated while golfing over the next while. Our staff will be working hard to ensure that we have water available at the on course water stations. I would recommend also that all members fill up their tumblers/water bottles at the start of their round via the ice and water machine located just outside the pro shop.

As always, enjoy your rounds and please always remember to:

– fix your ball mark and 1 or 2 others on the green

– rake all bunkers after your shot

– fill your divots

– remember when it is not cart path only, it is ALWAYS 90 degrees for all motorized carts. Never drive straight down the fairways. We ask that you stick to the paths and the rough.

Thank you for doing your part in making Breezy Bend the best it can be!

BREEZY BEND MEMBER GUEST MEN’S BEST BALL TOURNAMENT

Please join us on Sunday, August 18th at beautiful Breezy Bend Country Club for the premiere golf event of the season! The 19th annual Breezy Bend Member Guest Men’s Best Ball Fundraising Golf Tournament promises to be a fun filled day of golf, followed by an entertaining evening program.

This year we are so excited to welcome, Winnipeg Jets Executive Vice-President and General Manager, Mr. Kevin Cheveldayoff, as our special guest and keynote speaker.

Kevin Cheveldayoff (born February 4, 1970), is a Canadian ice hockey executive and former player who is currently the Executive Vice President and General Manager of the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League.

Cheveldayoff played his junior hockey with the Brandon Wheat Kings of the Western Hockey League. He was drafted in the first round, 16th overall, by the New York Islanders in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft. He played five seasons in the minor leagues, most notably with the Capital District Islanders of the American Hockey League, having had his career cut short by a knee injury.

The Chicago Blackhawks hired Cheveldayoff as their Assistant General Manager in 2009, working under General Manager, Stan Bowman. In his first season with the Blackhawks, the team won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Philadelphia Flyers in six games. Cheveldayoff spent two seasons with the Blackhawks.

On June 8, 2011, Cheveldayoff was unveiled as the new General Manager of the Winnipeg Jets.

On May 16, 2018, Cheveldayoff was named a finalist for the NHL General Manager of the Year Award after he guided the Jets to their best regular season record and to the Western Conference Finals for the first time ever.

Be sure to have your participant registration form (available below and at the front desk of the clubhouse) filled out as soon as possible to reserve your spot in the field of 72 teams. Not only will you be treated to an amazing day that includes lunch, a four course dinner with wine, golf cart, a valuable tee gift (Winnipeg Jets Apparel), and numerous prizes and give-a-ways, you will be supporting a terrific golf course improvement project! This is the Club’s only major fundraiser of the year.

To learn more about the 2024 edition of the Breezy Bend Member Guest, or to become a sponsor of the tournament, please call Cory @ (204) 889-GOLF or email cory@breezybend.ca.

2024 MB MEN’S AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP

For an incredible fourth consecutive year (the first time this has been accomplished in the history of Manitoba Golf), Breezy Bend member, Braxton Kuntz is the Manitoba Men’s Amateur Golf Champion!

With rounds of 68, 68 and 70 at Rossmere Country Club, Kuntz finished the tournament 4 under par, 3 shots better than Drew Jones of Shilo Country Club.

With the victory, Kuntz received an exemption into the CentrePort Canada Rail Park Manitoba Open, being held from August 22nd to 25th at Southwood G & CC. But before that event, Kuntz will represent BBCC and the Province of Manitoba in the 119th Canadian Men’s Amateur Golf Championship, being contested at Riverside Country Club and Saskatoon Golf & Country Club in Saskatoon, SK from August 5th to 8th. Congratulations and best of luck for the remainder of the season, Braxton!

MIXED PAIRS OPEN – 08.04.24

In upcoming event news, Breezy Bend’s annual Mixed Pairs Open will be held on Sunday, August 4th at 1:00pm. Teams of two (one male, one female) will play six holes of alternate shot, six holes of best ball and six holes of Texas scramble. A dinner, bocce ball tournament and prize ceremony will follow golf. Guests are most welcome! Register online via the GGGolf App or on one of the sign-up sheets posted in the men’s and ladies locker-room. Members $40, Guests $75 (includes golf, dinner, prizes). Come on out for the most fun mixed tournament of the year!

BBCC HOLE IN ONE CLUB

Congratulations to the following club members who recently scored a hole-in-one and have joined the BBCC Hole-in-One Club!

Scott Cannon – Hole #16 – 5 Iron

Kelly Burnett – Hole #7 – PW

Kim Arnal – Hole #13 – 7 Iron

Sean Murray – Hole #13 – 7 Iron

Statistics show that the odds of achieving a hole-in-one are 12,500 to 1. This is a rare achievement that many golfers never attain. Well done!

FAIRWAY IQ / PACE OF PLAY REPORT

FAIRWAY iQ Course Pace of Play Report – Breezy Bend CC

Period: 04/26/2024 to 07/23/2024

Summary Analysis

Rounds Tracked: 10,282
Pace of Play Benchmark: 4:12
Average Round Pace of Play for Period: 4:11
Front 9 Average Pace of Play for Period: 2:04
Back 9 Average Pace for Play for Period: 2:07

Average Pace of Play by Day:

Monday: 3:55
Tuesday: 4:06
Wednesday: 4:07
Thursday: 3:52
Friday: 4:04
Saturday: 4:09
Sunday: 4:06

Hole Par Pace Set Average Pace

1 4 14:00 11:32
2 5 17:00 17:36
3 4 13:00 13:03
4 5 16:00 14:01
5 3 11:00 13:41
6 4 15:00 14:47
7 3 11:00 10:04
8 4 15:00 17:39
9 4 14:00 12:19
10 4 14:00 13:18
11 5 17:00 17:52
12 4 15:00 15:49
13 11:00 10:16
14 4 13:00 11:59
15 5 17:00 18:37
16 3 12:00 11:27
17 4 13:00 11:45
18 4 14:00 16:04

CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND

There is still time to sign up for this weekend’s Club Championship! Remember, this is a fun weekend designed for all Club members to enjoy. Play golf with fellow members of like ability and handicap, many of whom you already golf with regularly. Men, Women, Senior and Junior categories with HDCP flights!

Only $27.50 to enter; includes a BBQ lunch/dinner after your round on Sunday and a chance to win golf shop gift certificates and valuable door prizes. We encourage all members (no matter your membership category) to register for this fun weekend.

Register via the GGGolf App, sign-up on the bulletin board in the locker-rooms, or email your entry to cory@breezybend.ca Sign-up deadline: Thursday, July 25 at 7:00pm.