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| The Royal & Ancient once again announces grant for Junior Golf |
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The Association is pleased to announce that the Royal & Ancient (The governing body of golf) have once again continued their generous sponsorship for the further development of Junior Golf. |
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| State National Championships 2008 |
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| Pirin Golf
Club played host to the 2008 State National Golf Championships, where the cream
of Bulgarian golfers competed for this prestigious title. The 18 holes were
played over the established Ian Woosnam 9 -hole design and the newer Pines
course which threads its way in and out of the forest - ... |
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| Slope Rating Update |
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| Blacksearama, the Gary Player design course
& Lighthouse the Ian Woosnam on the Black Sea
have been slope rated for their upcoming hosting of Championships.
Lighthouse will host the Mercedes Masters
on the 6th September & Blacksearama the 4th Amateur
Open Championship from the 26th – 28th ... |
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| THE 4th BULGARIANOPEN AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP |
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The 4th
Bulgarian Open Tournament played at BlackSearama Golf Club gave spectators a
taste of a big international event, with the added drama of hurricane wind
conditions, pelting rain, and a three-way playoff at the end.
Day one was
a test of mental and physical endurance, with strong ... |
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| THE ETIQUETTE OF GOLF |
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1. INTRODUCTION
PADRAIG HARRINGTON
The Etiquette section in the Rule book gives guidance on the way in which the game of golf should be played, so that all players can gain maximum enjoyment from the game.
Put simply, as a golfer, it doesn’t matter who you are, what you earn ... |
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| Alice Cooper played golf at BlackSeaRama on the 7th of July, 2008 |
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Rock star and legendary musician Alice Cooper made a visit to the BlackSeaRama golf resort on Monday 7th July 2008. Teeing it up with him was Seth Underwood, Secretary General of the BGA, Neil Turley, Golf Director at BlackSeaRama and Alan Rogut, General Manager of St.Sofia Golf Club & Spa in ... |
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| World Amateur Team Championship |
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The Association has announced the National Squad to compete for the team places to represent their country in Adelaide Australia this October.
General Secretary –Seth Underwood commented on the progress of developing players to compete with the fact that we will be able to choose from 6 players , ... |
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| Change of National Coach |
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David Eddiford , teaching professional at
St. Sofia Golf Club & SPA has taken over the position of National Coach from David Mc Mullen
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| The Association accepts New Members at the AGM |
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We are pleased to announce the voting of
new members to the Association :
Pirin Golf & Country Club – located in
the Bansko ski resort , this is a 18 hole EGD/Ian Woosnam design , due to open
in September this year
Ibar Golf Club – located near the Borovets ski
resort, this is a 18 hole ... |
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| Ryder Cup Trust Fund approves second grant for Junior Program of the BGA |
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| The Bulgarian Golf Association is delighted to announce that at a meeting of the Ryder Cup European Development Trust Board, a second grant of 15,000 euros was approved for the Junior Program.
John Yapp, Company Secretary of the Ryder Cup European Development Trust Board said that after receiving the ... |
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| Third President |
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| Third President's Cup of the BGA29th of February - 4th of MarchKorineum Golf & Country Clubinformation |
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| The Royal & Ancient once again announces grant for Junior Golf |
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Association is pleased to announce that the Royal & Ancient (The
governing body of golf) have once again continued their generous sponsorship for the further
development of Junior Golf.
For more information of the work of the R&A :
www.randa.org
www.opengolf.com |
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| Junior Handicaps |
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On the 27th of October, 2007 at St. Sofia Golf Club & SPA a
group of junior golfers received their first handicap certificates in a special
ceremony.
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event coincided with the golf tournament Bulgaria vs. The Rest of the World
and the end of the golf season.
During
the ... |
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| The R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking |
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| Each week The R&A collates results from amateur events all over the world to produce The R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking. To check the results please go to the following link:R&A World Amateur Golf Ranking |
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| Slope Rating |
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Bulgaria now has its own USGA and EGA
qualified golf course slope rating team. Secretary General of the Bulgarian
Association Seth Underwood, St.Sofia Committee member Atanas Genov,
Construction engineer Marin Popov and St.Sofia Golf Club & Spa member Roumen
Anastasov successfully passed ... |
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| 3rd VOLVO AMATEUR OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP |
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| The 3rd Bulgarian Amateur Open
Championship took place at St. Sofia Golf Club & Spa on the weekend of the
28th, 29th and 30th of September 2007.
Twenty-five golfers from 10 different countries
participated in this year’s event showing how this tournament is going from
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| Russian Open Amateur Championship Report 24th – 30th June 2007 |
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The Russian Open Amateur Championship took place at Pestovo Golf and Yacht Club. This tournament is held yearly and is one of the main events on the Russian Federation’s calendar.
84 players from 8 countries participated in this year’s open, including 8 professional golfers. They were ... |
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| St. Sofia Golf Club & SPA Opening |
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| St. Sofia Golf Club & SPA opened the golfing season for 2007 with the Porsche Cup Golf Tournament. This tournament coincided with the opening of the full 18 hole golf course, an eagerly awaited event by all members and visitors to the golf course.
New addition to the course included 20 new bunkers ... |
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| The Royal & Ancient announces grant for Junior Golf |
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The Association is pleased to announce that the Royal & Ancient (The governing body of golf) has granted 10,000 GBP for the further development of Junior Golf.
This marks an historical event in Bulgarian golf with the fact that the country has been recognized by the ... |
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| The Ryder Cup Trust Fund |
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The Ryder Cup Trust Fund which is administrated by Sandy Jones, Chief Executive of the Professional Golfers Association of Europe granted 15,000 Euro to the Bulgarian Golf Association towards the Junior Golf development program.
The Fund’s remit is to distribute part of the profits ... |
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| Masters Diary |
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| 2nd President |
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| The 2nd Presidents Cup took place this year at Antalya, in Turkey. Players stayed at the Gloria Golf Resort situated in Belek-Antalya. Nestled at the foot of the Taurus Mountains and surrounded by pine forests this resort allows access to the beach via a bridge over the Acisu River.
The venue for the ... |
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| R&A PROPOSES NEW RULES FOR GOLF CLUBS |
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| St Andrews, Scotland, 27 February 2007 - The R&A is proposing changes to golf's equipment rules that seek to restore the historic importance of driving accuracy in the game.The proposed rules changes to club face groove markings are based on extensive research into the effect of ... |
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| Eisenhower World Amateur Championship |
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The Eisenhower Diary
20th Oct (Friday)
We arrived in Johannesburg Airport 1 hour late Friday morning, only to find that 2 pcs of luggage did not make the flight & we missed the connection to Cape Town, no problem I thought as there’s a flight every hour. When we get to the terminal there is ... |
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| 2nd VOLVO Amateur Open Championship |
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The BGA Amateur Open which took place on the 7th and 8th of October is the highlight of the Bulgarian Golf Association’s tournament calendar and golfers travel from abroad to participate in this prestigious event.
This year players arrived from Italy, England, Wales and Scotland to take part. ... |
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| STATE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP 2006 |
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| The State National Championships took place on the 16th and 17th September at St.Sofia Golf Club& Spa.
This tournament, staged by the Bulgarian Golf Association in partnership with Vivatel, is one of the most important events of the golfing year.
The cream of the Bulgarian golfers entered this ... |
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| How to get to the St. Sofia Golf course |
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| http://www.stsofiagolf.com/en/directions.php |
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| The BGA & VIVATEL |
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As the magazine goes to press, The BGA is pleased to announce a sponsorship deal with VIVATEL.
This will enable the Association to develop further the JUNIOR GOLF DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM and the sport in general
The President of the BGA ‘Krassimir Guergov’ is delighted with the ... |
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| ELITE TEAM VISIT ‘TITLEIST’ IN ENGLAND |
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As part of the ongoing training of our Elite Team which is under the VIVATEL umbrella , the 3 boys along with Head national Coach Neil Turley visited Titleist Golf Company in England the third week of July. The purpose of the visit was to measure each ... |
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| The Legend of Golf – Gary Player visited BlackSeaRama Golf & Villas resort on the 31st of July |
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On the 31st of July Gary Player visited BlackSeaRama golf course. During his visit he made a full inspection of the current development of the golf course, walking around each of the 18 holes and carefully inspecting all work done. Mr. Player even insisted on trying some of ... |
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| GOODBYE TO SCOTT McNEILL |
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The Association would like to recognize Mr Scott Mc Neill, Chairmen of the handicapping Committee at St Sofia Golf & Spa. Scott has worked tireless over the last 2 years giving from his own free time introducing & administrating the European handicapping system. He now returns to the ... |
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| BGA accepted by the International Golf Federation |
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| We are pleased to announce that the BULGARIAN GOLF ASSOCIATION has been accepted as members to the INTERNATIONAL GOLF FEDERATION , this is a great honour for us as the IGF 's mission's statement is promote Golf as an Olympic sport & to create friendship through golf all around the world.
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| The President & Secretary General had the honour of attending this year's MASTERS & we asked Seth Underwood to keep a diary of the week's events |
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| Wednesday 5th April
Par 3 Competition
The last day before the start of the 2006 MASTERS and much has been said in the press about the changes made to the golf course this year, at first it was mostly negative, saying the course had lost its character and it would not be the same, ... |
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| BGA President |
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| Bulgarian Golf Association President’s Cup, Cyprus 2006
Krassimir Guergov, President of the Bulgarian Golf Association, started the 2006 sporting calendar with an exciting and challenging match on the first-class golf course Aphrodite Hills in Cyprus.
The tournament is organized into ... |
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| Indoor Golf Centre |
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| The first Indoor Golf Center in Bulgaria
The Centre is unparalleled throughout the Balkans. It gives the opportunity for all golfers to practice the game no matter the season. In the center one can either practice learning the basics of the game or master ones skills down to the last detail ... |
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| New rule for conforming and non-conforming driver heads (spring-like effect) |
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| For most competitions and all recreational play, there will be no Rule limiting the 'spring-like' effect of driving clubs until 1st January 2008. However, from 1st January 2006 until 31st December 2007, a Condition of Competition may be introduced requiring the player to use a driving club which is included ... |
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| Junior Golf Development Program |
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| The BGA is registered to establish, develop and promote golf through Bulgaria and particularly junior golf. It is supported by all the governing bodies of golf as well as individuals and companies who believe in its objectives and wish to contribute to the long-term future of the sport.
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| New Golf Course Projects |
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Ŕt the news conference on November the 1st at the Grand Hotel Sofia it was announced that two new golf resorts are being built and will start welcoming players in late 2008.
Pictured here (from right to left) Krassimir Guergov, President of the BGA, Ian Woosnam, Ryder ... |
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| Postponement of the Bulgarian Open & State Championship |
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| Unfortunately due to serve flooding through Bulgaria in August, St Sofia Golf & Spa was unduly effected. Due to these circumstances beyond our control the course will not re-open for full play now until April 2006 and therefore the Championships for 2005 will be re-played at this time with the 2006 ... |
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| BGA has just received the renewal of its license from the Minster of Sports & Youth for another 4 years |
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| ‘The Bulgarian Golf Association is pleased to announce the renewal of its license until June 2009.
‘Krassimir Guergov’- President stated that this now gives us a clear mandate to develop the game within Bulgaria and implement the plans for teaching and create awareness for age groups, our overall mission ... |
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| Blacksearama update |
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The first ‘Gary Player design’ has started breaking ground up on the Black Sea (See gallery), latest reports are that the 18 holes will be open for play in summer 2007.http://www.blacksearama.com |
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| St. Sofia Teaching Academy |
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We are pleased to announce the opening of the first state of the art teaching facilities in Bulgaria, the academy offers all swing and video assistance provided by ‘Pascal Simard’ head teacher at St Sofia Golf & Spa.
For full information visit the web site – www.stsofiagolf.com |
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| Course & Slope Rating System |
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| We are proud to announce that we received the official license for course and slope rating from the United States Golf Association in May this year.
Mr Malcolm Gourd from the German Golf Federation visited ‘St Sofia Golf & Spa’ applying a rating of 71.5 & a slope of 123 from the ‘white Tees’. ... |
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