June 2025
Golf News
The heart of the golf season is upon us! Kids are out of school, warm temperatures have finally arrived, and we now have daylight past 8pm! May was a great month for golf at BCC. Tournaments such as the Match Play Qualifier, BMGA Medley, Memorial Day Scramble, and the return of the Steak & Brew all took place in May with great turnouts and exceptional weather despite the rest of the month being quite wet. Junior clinics wrapped up during the first half of the month and so began the PGA Jr. League sessions with two teams competing once again this year. Our ladies golf programs continue to thrive as well with the Up to Par series, 18HL, and 9HL all seeing great participation. What a great time to be a member at BCC! As we look forward to June we have another great buffet of golf events that include the Senior Member Guest, US Open Stroke Play, Father's Day Open, and the highly anticipated Stakes tournament. We also look forward to one of the largest outing events to be hosted at BCC benefiting the Tunnel to Towers Foundation on June 2nd. You won't want to miss any of these! *Now that the tee sheets are getting full, I wanted to provide a few reminders on some of the basic golf operations particulars.
Guest Restrictions: Tee Times on Friday from 10am to 2pm are for members only. Guests are permitted on Saturdays after 1pm.
Tee Times can be made using the BCC app/website three days in advance. When hosting guests, please check in with the Golf Shop prior to teeing off to ensure proper billing. Reminder, members are now allowed to pay for their guest fees with a credit card in the Golf Shop. Guests are not allowed to pay their own fee with a credit card, but are allowed to charge back to local, reciprocal clubs.
Tee Times on Saturday prior to 11am are for primary members only.
Shirts must be tucked in at all times while on the Golf Course or Practice Ranges. Hats must be worn with the bill facing forward at all times while on the Golf Course or Practice Ranges Golf carts should observe the 90 degree rule when permitted off the cart path.
Only individuals with a government-issued driver's license are allowed to operate golf carts. Scooters, bikes, skateboards, and the like are not allowed on the golf course at any time.
Remember to fill your divots, fix your ball marks, and rake your bunkers. We should always leave the golf course in better condition than when we found it.
The pace of play time-par is 4 hours... 1:50 on the front, 2:05 on the back, with a 5-minute turn time. Yellow range balls are flight-restricted and should be used when hitting drivers and woods Range balls sent over the Practice Range fence present a significant safety hazard risk. If your Practice Range ball looks to be heading in the direction of golfers playing on holes #1 or #10, please yell fore.
Remember to post your score to your handicap account on the day of play. Remember, we all share a common responsibility to uphold the cherished standards that BCC has held dear for more than 70 years. Now that we get the privilege of enjoying the newly renovated golf course, it is up to us to help maintain it. We look forward to another great summer at BCC and can't wait to see you on the course soon.
Tommy Baxter Head Golf Professional
Coach’s Corner
Swing Change 101
Stay the Course! How to go about swing changes and handling the ebb and flow of your golf game!
Growing up, baseball was my “number 1” sport I played on a summer travel team coached by Los Angeles Angels scouts, who owned and operated a local baseball academy. During high school and college, I taught hitting, fielding, catching, and pitching lessons at the academy. That experience jumpstarted my passion for teaching. Teaching is a very rewarding endeavor and has afforded me the opportunity to create so many relationships. On the golf side, I have worked with some students for almost 15 years, watching them grow in golf, watching their children grow up, and walking with students through the ups and downs of golf, and life! After 20 plus years of teaching, I have found that whether it is baseball or golf, changes are difficult Here are some steps to take to help you make swing changes and encourage improvement!
1. Identify and Define the Change:
a. Why are you making the change?
i. Understand the root cause of the issue you're trying to fix.
b. What specific movement or feeling are you trying to change?
i Be precise about what you're trying to do
2 Practice in a Controlled Environment:
a. Use the driving range as your training grounds, and don’t be afraid of using a tee with all shots.
i.Focus on the movement without the added pressure of hitting a ball on the ground or performance on the course.
b. Start slow!
i Rehearse the change in slow motion, focusing on the feel associated with the movement
3 Gradually Increase Complexity:
a.Work with shorter clubs first
i.40% of shots during a round of golf are with short irons and wedges.
ii.This allows you to feel the change more easily before moving to longer clubs.
b.Increase speed gradually
i Once you're comfortable with the new movement at a slower speed, gradually increase your swing speed
c Introduce real-world conditions
i.Gradually bring the change to the course, starting with practice rounds before playing for score.
4. Monitor Progress:
a.Take regular breaks during practice sessions
i.Allow your brain time to process the new information and “muscle memory” to form.
b Track your progress
i Keep track of your ball flight, distance, and other relevant metrics to see if the change is having the desired effect.
c.Be patient!
i.Swing changes take time and effort. Don't get discouraged if you don't see results immediately.
d.Don't forget the short game
i Keep your short game sharp while you're working on your full swing A solid short game can help you stay in the game during the transition
For more information or questions regarding swing changes, contact Andrew (andrew@bccgolf.org) or (615) 373-2552 Ext. 502.
Junior Golf Corner
JUNE-ior Golf Update
PGA Junior League practices and matches, Summer Camp 1 & 2!
School is out and the summer junior golf program is heating up! This month, the PGA Junior League Travel Team will compete in four matches, three away and one at home All home matches will begin at 4:00 PM The tee sheet will be “blocked” beginning at 2:30 PM, and normal play will resume at 4:30 PM on hole 10. The Instructional League will continue their weekly practices on Wednesday, and we will begin to introduce on-course time on Monday evenings. On Wednesday practice days, we will reserve parts of the practice facility and have drills/activities set-up for the participants to work through. We appreciate everyone’s cooperation and understanding as we provide our juniors with more learning opportunities than ever before!
Summer Camp 1 & 2 will also take place this month. The camps will run from 1-4 PM each day. The camps will incur slight disturbances to some of the practice facilities each day, and we will do our best to keep it to a minimum. Both camps are currently full with several people on the wait list. If your child is signed up and your plans have changed, please let us know!
JUNE-ior Golf Events:
*These events may cause disruptions to parts of the practice facilities and/or tee time availability*
Tuesday, June 3: PGA Travel Team at Old Natchez
Wednesday, June 4: PGA Instructional League Practice (1–3:30 PM)
Saturday, June 7: PGA Travel Team vs. Hillwood (4 PM Shotgun Start)
Monday, June 9 – Friday, June 13: Summer Camp 1 (1–4 PM)
Tuesday, June 10: PGA Travel Team Practice (10 AM–12 PM)
Wednesday, June 11: PGA Instructional League Practice (3–5:30 PM)
Saturday, June 15: Father’s Day Open
Monday, June 16 – Friday, June 20: Summer Camp 2 (1–4 PM)
Monday, June 16: PGA Junior League on-course practice (TT – 4 PM, IL – 5 PM)
Wednesday, June 18: PGA Instructional League Practice (3–5:30 PM)
Saturday, June 21: PGA Travel Team at Richland
Monday, June 23: PGA Junior League on-course practice (TT – 4 PM, IL – 5 PM)
Tuesday, June 24: PGA Travel Team at Old Natchez
Monday, June 30: PGA Junior League on-course practice (TT – 4 PM, IL – 5 PM)
2nd Annual Junior Member-Guest Update
Saturday and Sunday, July 26 & 27
Last year’s Inaugural Junior Member-Guest was a hit with our high school junior golfers, and we are looking to build on the success to make this year’s event bigger and better! The event is open to all high school junior golfers, including incoming freshmen and outgoing seniors. Registration is open on Golf Genius. We encourage all eligible junior golfers to sign-up to help us grow the event!
For more information on the 2025 BCC Junior Golf Programs, please visit our website www.bcctn.org, or contact Andrew (andrew@bccgolf.org).
See you on the range,
Andrew Kincaid
PGA Director of Player Development
Golf Course Maintenance
Dear Members,
Now that winter is coming to a close, we are hopeful that Spring and Summer will be better. All kidding aside, this Spring has been one for the record books, and not the good ones. The National Weather Service has stated that May 2025 was the 7th wettest all time and that our yearly rainfall total for 2025 through May is the 5th highest rainfall total all time, and the wettest such period since 1975. This has also been the coldest spring I can remember since I started my turf career in Middle TN in 1998. I certainly feel any frustration that the golf course has not progressed this year as we would like, and we appreciate your patience as we continue to work hard to make the golf experience the best we can at BCC.
I'm very proud of our staff and their dedication. Every week, we have been presented with challenges we have to adapt to and keep moving forward. We have only been able to get one load of sod so far due to the high rainfall at the sod farm, but we have more scheduled for the middle of June, or hopefully sooner. We plan to tackle some of the areas of high visibility with sod from our nursery, and we will also be treating the thinner areas as we have in the past, with love and fertilizer. In late May, we met with Bill Bergin to discuss drainage projects such as 3 fairway and drying up green complex swales, along with shade/tree issues, and adding some teeing space to certain red/white tees. We will slowly be addressing these issues throughout the season and then tackle some in the winter months when it has less effect on golf rounds. All in all, he is very pleased with how the golf course has progressed and feels we are way ahead of many courses in the Southeast who are dealing with this cold, wet weather.
Despite some small setbacks, we are still poised to have a great season of golf, and we look forward to seeing you on the links.
Brad Erickson
Golf Course Superintendent
New Member Bio
The Staut Family
Hello from the Staut family! Doug and Kim along with daughters Hailey (rising 8 grader at BMS) and Clara (rising 6 grader at BMS) are super excited to join the BCC family. We live in the Windstone neighborhood right around the corner and are greatly looking forward to integrating ourselves into the BCC social scene. Doug especially looks forward to seeing all of you on the golf course in 18 to 24 months.
The Barbe Family
Phil and Alli Barbe, along with their daughter Maggie, have called Brentwood home for the past 11 years. Alli is a Franklin native, and Phil grew up in Oak Ridge, TN. Phil works as an engineer, and Alli stays busy with family and community life. Their daughter Maggie attends Franklin Road Academy, where she’s active in academics, sports, and music. The Barbes are excited to be part of the club and are looking forward to spending time getting to know other families at the pool and the clubhouse.
