A Brief History of Bay Hills Golf Club  

Bay Hills Golf Club

545 Bay Hills Drive
Arnold, MD 21012
410-974-0669

Bay Hills Golf Club, located in Arnold, Maryland, not far from the US Naval Academy in Annapolis, is a certified USGA 18-hole course with yardages of 6423 from the Gold Tees (Course Rating 71.2, Slope 128), 6057 from the Blue Tees (Course Rating 69.5, Slope 123), and 5705 from the White Tees (Course Rating 67.8, Slope 119).

The club was built by developer Tom Baldwin who also constructed the residential community surrounding it. Ed Ault, the architect responsible for several other MISGA member clubs in the area as well as the TPC at Avenel, designed the course. From the beginning, the Rose brothers, Herb and Russ, performed double duty as the golf professionals and managers. The course was opened for play in 1969. The present clubhouse was completed in 1972. In 1978 Baldwin sold his interest in the club to the Rose family, and in 1998 the Roses sold the club to the Arnold Palmer Company.

Because the texture of the soil around Bay Hills is inhospitable to conventional grasses, the Roses began a program of plugging zoysia into the fairways in 1988. This process took several years to complete, and the fairways now boast a lush cover highly receptive to golf. However, during this covering process it was not possible to permit golf carts to be driven on the fairways, a MISGA requirement; this factor inhibited the senior men from applying for participation in MISGA. In 1999 the fairways were deemed fit for cart traffic and the door was open for the Bay Hills senior men to join MISGA. Led by club representative Ham Nunnally, the Bay Hills senior men were admitted to the MISGA rolls in late 1999.  Tom Herz  and Dave Mahalik succeeded Ham through 2008.  George Donadoni is the Club Representative for 2009.

 

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Terms of Reference

of the

Bay Hills Senior Men’s Group  

I.  Name, Address, and Purpose  

The name of this organization is the Bay Hills Senior Men's Group (hereinafter called "the Group").  Its address is Bay Hills Drive, Arnold, Maryland 21012.  The Group's purpose is to facilitate golf competition with similar senior men's groups at other golf clubs.  

II.  Membership  

Membership in the Group is open to any male member of the Bay Hills Golf Club who is age 55 or over and has an established USGA handicap.  

III.  Meetings  

Meetings of the Group shall be at the call of the Chairman at a place and time he shall designate after reasonable notice to the members.  Notice of meetings may be informal. Meetings also may be called upon the request of five members.  Ten members, at least one of whom is an officer, shall constitute a quorum.  The Chairman, or in his absence the Vice-Chairman or another person designated by the Chairman, shall preside at all meetings of the general membership.  

IV.  Officers  

A.  The Officers of the Group are a Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Secretary-Treasurer, Principal Representative to the Maryland Interclub Seniors Golf Association (MISGA), and Alternate Representative to the MISGA.  The term of office shall be one calendar year, beginning on October 1 of each year.  There are no limits on the number of terms an Officer may serve.  Officers may hold two or more officer positions.  

B.  Duties of Officers:   

1.  The Chairman shall preside at Group meetings and generally supervise and administer Group activities.  

2.  The Vice Chairman shall assist the Chairman, act in his stead during his absences, and discharge such other duties as the Chairman may assign.  

3.  The Secretary-Treasurer shall maintain the membership file, maintain written records of Group decisions and activities, execute such correspondence as is necessary, collect membership dues and other fees, maintain Group financial records, establish such accounts as are necessary, and defray Group expenses out of Group funds.

4.  The Principal Representative to the Maryland Interclub Seniors Golf Association shall maintain liaison with that organization and coordinate interclub activities and events.  The Alternate Representative shall assist the Principal Representative and substitute for him in his absences or at his request.   

V.  Liability of Officers and Members  

The Officers and Members shall not be personally liable at law or in equity for acts of malfeasance or misfeasance performed in the ordinary course of their duties except for acts of willful misconduct or gross negligence.   

VI.  Finances, Accounts, Reimbursements  

A.  The records of the Secretary-Treasurer shall be subject to audit without notice by the Chairman or his designated representative or by any member upon reasonable notice.  

B.  Group funds shall be deposited in any federally chartered financial institution selected by the Secretary-Treasurer.  

C.  Officers shall serve without compensation.  However, any officer or member authorized by the Chairman may be reimbursed by the Group for any expenses he incurs in the course of an official action on behalf of the Group.   

VII.  Amendments  

These Terms of Reference may be amended by majority vote of the membership at any meeting with a quorum present after members have been given at least two days advance notice of any proposed amendment.