Bay Cities League of Junior Golfers

2024 Season - Our 58th Year !

Updated on Friday, August 16, 2024 9:00 AM

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CASTLEWOOD 38 to 34 = LEAGUE CHAMPIONS 2024! 

                                                               

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Hi BCL Players, Coaches, & Club Members:

Congratulations to Castlewood on winning the 58th Annual BCL Championship final over Crow Canyon.  The cumulative score over the two day final was 38 to 34 and every point made a difference in securing the win for Castlewood.
 
Both teams played awesome over the weekend with Castlewood taking a 21-15 lead on Saturday while Crow battled back with a 19-17 advantage on Sunday, coming up just a bit short in their finals rematch with the 2023 BCL champion.
 
Congratulations to all the players and coaches for giving it their all out there over the weekend and throughout the playoffs and regular season!
We are looking forward to another great BCL season in 2025 and look forward to your continued support of the BCL!
 
Best,
 
Mark Briggs
BCL President

  BAY CITIES LEAGUE CHAMPTIONSHIP MATCH SCORES (Best 36 Hole Point Totals)

  Crow Canyon 15 at Castlewood 21 - Saturday August 10th

  Castlewood 17 at Crow Canyon 19  on Sunday August 11th

Hi BCL Coaches,
 
Congratulations to the teams who played in the BCL playoff semifinals today.  Castlewood defeated Stanford and Crow Canyon defeated Saratoga with the winners advancing to the Championship final next weekend.
 
The final will be a rematch between the two teams from last years Championship final, which Castlewood won with a score of 40-32 over the 36 hole championship thriller.   Castlewood will host on Saturday (8/10) and Crow Canyon will host on Sunday (8/11).  
 
Best of luck to both teams in the Championship final!
Best,
 
Mark Briggs
BCL President
(415) 828-8210

 

   August 4th -  SCORES - Semi-finals

   Stanford 5 at Castlewood 31

   Crow Canyon 32.5 at Saratoga 3.5

    August 3rd -  SCORES - Quarterfinals

    La Rinconada 0 at Castlewood 36

    Marin 2.5 at Crow Canyon 33.5

    San Jose 17 at Saratoga 19

    Peninsula 9 at Stanford 27

   

    Hi BCL Coaches,
    July 28, 2024

    Congratulations to everyone for your participation in the 2024 BCL regular season and to the 8 teams that made the playoffs, including the 4 division winners:
    East - Castlewood,
    West - Stanford,
    North - Marin,
    South - Saratoga.

    In accordance with the BCL Rules and Regulations, the playoff seeding was first based on the the overall W-L record during the regular season, and if tied, then by the highest average points per game ("APG"). The top four seeds, Castlewood, Saratoga, Crow Canyon and Stanford) will host La Rinconada, San Jose, Marin, and Peninsula respectively, on Saturday, August 3th (See playoff bracket below). The host team should reach out to the visiting team tomorrow to coordinate time of warm up, lunch, and first match as soon as possible.

   The winners of the quarter finals will play in the semifinal. The team with the higher playoff seed will host their semifinal match this Sunday, August 4th. The host team for the semifinal matches should reach out to the visiting team as soon as the completion of their Saturday quarterfinal match is completed to coordinate details for the Sunday semifinal match, as well as email me and Glynn the score sheet from your matches.

    The winners of the semifinals will play in the Championship. The team with the higher playoff seed has the choice of hosting or traveling on the first day of Championship weekend on Saturday/Sunday, August 10-11

    Recall that Players must have competed in at least 2 matches (or been available and scheduled for matches that were forfeited) during the regular season to be eligible to participate in the scoring matches in the playoffs!

    Thanks to all the teams that participated in BCL this summer. I will be sending out a survey to all of the coaches to get input regarding the current season which will help us in planning for 2025.

     Hopefully the kids had a great time this summer and will be back for the 2025 BCL season!

     For the teams continuing into the playoffs, good luck to all of you!

     Best Regards,
     Mark Briggs
     BCLJG President
     (415) 828-8210

    

    WEEK #10 - July 27th -  SCORES on the "Last Day of the Regular Season."

    WEEK #9 - July 20th -  SCORES on  "Moving Day"

   WEEK #8 - July 13th - SCORES (click on a match to review that scoresheet)

   WEEK #7 - July 6th - SCORES (click on a match to review that scoresheet)

   WEEK #6 - June 29th SCORES (click on a match to review that scoresheet)

    WEEK #5 - June 22nd SCORES (click on a match to review that scoresheet)

      WEEK #4 - June 15th SCORES (click on a match to review that scoresheet)

      WEEK #3 - June 8th - SCORES (click on a match to review that scoresheet)

       WEEK #2 - June 1st - SCORES (click on a match to review that scoresheet)       

        WEEK #1 - May 25th - SCORE(click on the match to review that scoresheet)

  Hi BCL Coaches:

    The 2024 BCL schedule  (click) is online. This season runs from May 25th - August 11th (including the playoffs). Coaches should begin communicating with their teams and pro-shops about the upcoming BCL season and schedule. Order your team shirts as soon as possible so you will have them for the start of the season. Here are some of the key facts for the season: 

  Key Facts: 

  19 teams competing in BCL this summer. 

  Four divisions, three with 5 teams each and one with 4 teams 

  6 Regular Season Matches From May 25th - July 27th (3 home and 3 away) 

  8 Teams Make the Playoffs 

  Quarterfinals (August 3th) - Eight teams qualify for the Quarterfinals. 

  Semifinals (August 4th) - Four Teams - Winners of Quarterfinal Matches 

  Championship Weekend (August 10-12) - Two Teams - Winners of Semifinal Matches

 Arranging Matches: 

   The Host coach for each match should reach out to the Visiting coach on Monday the week of the match to let them know what time to arrive for their Saturday match and get an estimate of the number of players and coaches the visiting team will be bringing to the match. Discuss any special dress code (i.e. long pants) or other logistics. 

   Coach Contacts were previously included in the my email sent to each team's Coach. Email me if you didn't get it. It will not be posted on the BCL website for security/privacy reasons. 

  Host team to provide lunch for all players and coaches. If the Visiting coach has not heard from the head coach by EOD on Tuesday the week of the match, the Visiting coach should reach out directly to the Host coach to facilitate coordination. Host coach/team is responsible for preparing score cards and scoring at the end of the match. 

   Responsibility for  Reporting  Match Scores

  The winner of the match should scan a copy of the scoresheet to me at (marklbriggs@comcast.net) and Glynn Falcon at (glynnf@aol.com) no later than Sunday after each match (unless other arrangements are made between the coaches). Glynn will post the scoresheet and keep track of the divisional standings on our website at (www.baycitiesgolf.com). 

   Playoff Eligibility: 

   The winner of each division based on W-L record for all six regular season matches will automatically qualify for the playoffs (tiebreaker is based on highest average points during the six regular season matches) 

   The remaining four playoff spots will be chosen based on overall W-L record out of all the remaining teams in the league (tiebreaker based on highest average points during the six regular season matches. 

   Playoff seeding will be based on overall W-L record for all six regular season matches for all teams that qualify for the playoffs. (tiebreaker based on average points per match scored in regular season matches). 

   Championship weekend - The team with the best W-L record during the regular season that qualifies for Championship weekend will chose to play first 18 hole match either home or away. 

   BCL Logo Balls and Shirts: 

  8 dozen BCL logo balls have been sent to your club before the start of the season and addressed to the BCL head coach that each Club listed with their deliverables.

    Coaches Meeting

  While we had hoped to hold a pre-season BCL coaches kick off meeting this year, we did not move fast enough to secure a venue so we were not be able to pull it off this year. We will commit to hosing a coaches meeting for the 2025 BCL season and will start the planning for the event much earlier. 

  Good luck to all of the BCLJG clubs this summer! Any new rules or other information that needs to be shared with the coaches, they will be communicated at that time. Let me know if you have any questions. 

Best Regards, 

Mark Briggs 

BCL President 

(415) 828-8210 

marklbriggs@comcast.net

             Play well, have fun! 

         Bay Cities League was formed on April 5, 1967 by founders Captain Ed Chester, USCG Retired, Castlewood CC; William I. Clark, San Jose C. C ; Hal Rosenberg, Green Hills C.C.; Lloyd DeMartini, Green Hills CC; and Bill Fisher, Santa Rosa C.C.   It is a California non-profit corporation.

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