Rule Page & Day of Details

Birch Golf Classic 2025

September 4th, 8am Registration, 9:30am Shotgun Start
Registration + Coffee, Breakfast Cookies, Mimosas, fruit & Bloody Mary's, opens at 8am
Format is a 5-person scramble (4-person Team + Trailblazer)
Men – Blue Tees
Ladies – Gold Tees

Scramble Team Rules

Each player tees off. The team chooses the best shot and plays from there continuously until the ball is holed. The ball must be marked, and the next shot is played within one club length of that spot, no closer to the hole. The team cannot use 2 consecutive shots from any team member per hole. After you have completed the hole, the team then records its score and continues the same format for all 18 holes.
On the putting green, the ball must be placed within six inches of the selected shot, no closer to the hole. You may not change the cut of grass or move out a hazard. (Example: Your club length cannot move the ball from fairway to rough and vice versa.)
Teams will receive 10% of their total handicap.
Each player must use at least 2 drives.
If your ball comes to rest within 1 foot of the hole, take a gimme as your next stroke, pick up your ball and head to the next tee.
Max number of strokes per hole = double bogey.

Mulligans

Teams can purchase up to 5 mulligans online prior to tournament or at Registration morning of the BGC. Mulligans are $250 ea.

Course Contests & Prizes

Hole #5 Straightest Drive – Sponsored by Larson Gross, PAPE & IMCO Construction, Prize: Men’s & Women’s - Magnum of BGC Commemorative Dunham + $50 Birch Equipment Gift Card
Hole #8 Hole-In-One - Sponsored by Marathon Petroleum Anacortes Refinery, Prize $10,000 Cash
Hole #11 Longest Drive – Sponsored by Hoffman Construction & Lynda Hinton Real Estate, Prize: Men’s & Women’s - Magnum of BGC Commemorative Dunham Trutina Wine + $50 Birch Equipment Gift Card
Hole #13 Closest to the Pin – Sponsored by HUB International & Matrix Service Company., Prize: Men's & Women's - Magnum of BGC Commemorative Dunham Trutina Wine + $50 Birch Equipment Gift Card
Hole #18 Hole-In-One – Sponsored by Highline Construction, Prize $10,000 Cash

When finished golfing, finish score card in Golf Genius App and head to the
19^th Hole Celebration for food, drink, 19th Hole Longest Drive and Awards.

19th Hole Celebration & CellMark's 19th Hole Longest Drive Competition:

Join us for the after-party at the 19th Hole Celebration! Includes food, drink and the exciting CellMark 19th Hole Longest Drive Competition! Professionals or amateurs entered in the 19^th Hole LD (Sign-up here!) will have 45 seconds to hit 5 balls in succession (you can pre-tee your shots). The top three finishers will have the opportunity to hit 3 additional drives in the final round. Balls must finish in the fairway to count.

Longest Drive 1st Place Women's Wins: American Woman Añejo Tequila + $100 Bellingham Golf & Country Club Gift Card

Longest Drive 1st Place Men's Wins: American Woman Añejo Tequil + $100 Bellingham Golf & Country Club Gift Card