Fairway notes
Tournaments Annual 4th of July Couples Scramble Sponsored by Friends of the Highlands Golf Course
This tournament, to be played on Tuesday, July 4, will be a four-person scramble and teams must consist of two men and two women. Individual couples can submit information to be paired with another couple. The entry fee is $100 per couple and includes lunch and a Highlands Course Beautification Package consisting of four mulligans, closest-to-the-pin contests, special hole-in-one contest, pro drive, flight prizes and door prizes. Soft drinks and water will be provided on the course. Green fees and carts are not included in the entry fee. Women will play from the red tees and if older than 70 may play from gold tees. Men will play from the white tees, 70 and older from the red tees, 80 and older from the gold tees and younger than 50 from the blue tees. The field is limited to the first 72 couples and cancellations must be made by June 27 to receive a full refund. A shotgun start begins at 8 a.m. and golfers must be checked in by 7:30 a.m. For more information call Joann Black at 501-283-0505 or Roxie Apathy at 918-671-7481. Forms are found at the Highlands Golf Course located at 1 Pamona Drive in Bella Vista and include payment information.
Pars 4 Paws Golf Tournament Saturday, July 15 Kingswood Golf Course
Roughly 200 people play in this annual golf tournament, which supports the Bella Vista Animal Shelter and includes a raffle and door prizes. This tournament is in its 18th year. Hole sponsorships, social media recognition and lots of interaction with local businesses are available as part of this event.
Golf Leagues Women’s 5+4-Hole Golf Association
The Bella Vista Women’s 5+4Hole Golf Association, founded in 1973, welcomes Property Owners Association members who are relatively new to the game, as well as those who are good, experienced golfers. Most importantly, 5+4-Hole golf offers it all – fun, fellowship and exercise.
The group usually plays at Brittany Golf Course where golfers have the option to walk or use carts. Other courses will be played on a few of the association’s dates. Play is on Mondays through October. Members score the first five holes of play, after which players can quit or finish out the nine-hole course.A variety of games are played (scrambles, closest to the pin, longest drive, etc.) and no handicaps are used. Sign up to play at the golf course or email Judy Schenk at judyschenk1@gmail.com. Annual dues are $15. For more information and a registration form go to sites.google.com/site/bv5wga/.
Men’s 9-Hole Golf Association
The Bella Vista Men’s 9-Hole Golf Association plays every Wednesday with tee times. All flights will play the red tees with gold and white optional for the season. There will be four handicapped flights and weekly sponsored hole prizes plus spring and fall banquets. Applications are available in the pro shops and can be downloaded from the Property Owners Association’s website as well as the 9-hole golf association’s website: sites.google.com/ site/bv9mga2020. For additional information please call Dale Schofield, membership chair, at 479-553-7067.
Women’s 18-Hole Golf League
The Bella Vista Women’s 18hole golf league plays on Thursday mornings, from April through October, visiting all of the 18-hole courses in Bella Vista. The weekly games are a mixture of individual and group games and are handicapped so that all players have opportunities to play with golfers of similar and different abilities. The league offers scrambles and team games as well as individual low gross/low net competitions and plays these and a wide variety of games throughout the year to add some challenge to any golfer’s morning. More information about the league and the 2023 membership application can be found at bvwgc.com or contact the Membership Chairperson Ronnie Nelson at bvwgcmembership@gmail.com.
Oldes Men’s 9-Hole Golf Group
The Oldes Men’s 9-Hole Golf Group plays on Tuesday mornings. The group plays from the red tees and all Bella Vista golf courses are played. The group usually plays a Texas Scramble and all events are handicapped. There is no fee to join, but a $3 entry fee per event is requested. This is a social golf group with a goal of making new friends. Players of all skill levels are welcome. Contact Barry Owen at drive1954@gmail. com or 479-876-8432.