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The Challenge Golf Club
e-newsletter Summary
June 8, 2012
Congratulations to all the new the winners on the Senior Tour and the great scores at Seven Lakes.
Next week you are at The Challenge - a very good risk reward course. If you execute what you see, low scores are available.
Where are you in the end-of-year Point Standing Race? Will you secure your spot to the National Tour at Pinehurst? See links at bottom of e-newsletter to see where you stand.
Rules Review question this week helps you better understand OB and when there are both stakes and lines.
Check the Full Leaderboard at the bottom of the newsletter to see how you fared against the competition in your flight.
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A four-star rated course by Golf Digest, this 6935-yard (from the back tees) championship par 72 layout features some beautiful holes in all of golf. The course was created by Larry Waggoner and built on wooded rolling farmland adjacent to the Haw River. The farmland was part of the Waggoner family Farm (Hideaway Farms) and provides a scenic round as well as chance for risk takers to score well.
The Challenge lives up to its name by offering all Tour members a great test of ability and shot-making. In addition to the greens, the perfectly manicured bermuda fairways are defined by lakes, thick hardwood forests and well-placed sand bunkers.
This is a favorite of the Triad, Pinehurst and Triangle Tour Members and is easily accesible to all.
To sign-up, call Bruce Hallenbeck at 336-495-6556 or email him at behgolf@aol.com.
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Event Info:
The Challenge
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Physical Address:
1179 Challenge Drive
Graham, NC 27253
Phone: 336-578-5070
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To reserve your place and to sign-up, please reply to this email, sign-up on-line or call Bruce Hallenbeck.
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2011 Flight Winners and Defending Champions:
Championship Flight (6273)
Mike Smith - 72
A Flight (5989)
James McMillan - 76
B Flight (5989)
Jerry Widdowson - 80
C Flight (5989)
Bob Leggett - 83
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IMPRESSIVE WINNING SCORES IN SENIOR AMATEUR TOUR EVENT
Seven Lakes, NC
June 7, 2012
You had to go low if you wanted to take home first place "money" in the Senior Amateur Golf Tour event held at Seven Lakes Country Club today. First of all, there were 101 total competitors in the field and secondly, all four flights were topped by impressive scores. The course, which had been voted "Best Course in Moore County" for three years running in a Sandhills Magazine poll, was in tip-top shape and the flight winners took advantage of that condition.
Probably the most remarkable of the winning scores was turned in by the C Flight champ - Durham's Phillip Beane. His 79 was only the second time he had broken 90 in the last 3 years "on-Tour" and was 9 shots lower than his previous best score. He had a relatively comfortable 3 shot cushion over runner-up Travis Jones of Greensboro.
"Phillip's effort was something", stated Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck, "but due to past history will probably not be enough to push his Tour handicap into B Flight range. There are some other players whose scores today however, may very well result in a flight promotion".
One player who doesn't have to worry about such a "bump-up" is Pinehurst's Arch Reed. Mainly due to the fact that he's already playing in the top flight. Reed's 1-over 73 gave him a narrow one stroke victory in the Championship Flight over fellow Pinehurst resident Ron Hockensmith, who's round was highlighted by an eagle-3 on the 467 yard, par 5, 15th hole. It was Reed's 2nd victory of the 2012 campaign.
Matching Reed's 1 over 73 was A Flight victor John East of Rockingham, who enjoyed a 3-shot margin over another Pinehurst Tour member, Steve Smith. "We'll be taking a hard look at John's handicap for future Tour play", said Hallenbeck.
Two other players who will warrant a "check" were the top 2 B Flight finisher's - both from Pinehurst - Ed Zieglar and Tom Kubla. Zieglar's 77 bested Kubla by a single stroke. "Both of these guys have been very competitive this season', stated Hallenbeck, "they'll both undergo some handicap scrutiny".
The Senior Amateur Tour will tee it up again at The Challenge GC in Graham next Thursday, June 14. Any amateur golfer over 50 interested in playing in that event can call Hallenbeck at 336-495-6556, or email him at behgolf@aol.com.
THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR
THE SEVEN LAKES COUNTRY CLUB EVENT
TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP (6334 yds)
Arch Reed, Pinehurst 73
Ron Hockensmith, Pinehurst 74
Johnny Adams, Cary 76
Don Moore, Raleigh 76
Gary Roberson, Burlington 77
Chuck Taubersmith, Pinehurst 77
A FLIGHT (6334 yds)
John East, Rockingham 73
Steve Smith, Pinehurst 76
Dale Casey, Zebulon 77
Ron Stuc, Cary 77
Joe Prairie, Asheboro 77
Bobby Elder, Randleman 77
B FLIGHT (6154 yds)
Ed Zieglar, Pinehurst 77
Tom Kubla, Pinehurst 78
Sam Carpenter, Charlotte 79
Mark Randall, Fuquay-Varina 79
Mike Garber, Carthage 79
Grady Strickland, Chapel Hill 79
C FLIGHT (6154 yds)
Phillip Beane, Durham 79
Travis Jones, Greensboro 82
Curtis Gunnarson, Pinehurst 85
Richard Farrington, Graham 87
Jerry Snead, Youngsville 87
Where are you in the Point Standings Race?
There is great competition for the Top 10 golfers in each Flight which gets you a berth to the National Tournament in Pinehurst.
To see where you stand click here:
Raleigh/Pinehurst Senior Tour Point Standings
Triad Senior Tour Point Standings
Click Here for Sr. Tour 2012 Schedule
Senior Amateur Golf Tour Schedule
Triad and Raleigh-Pinehurst Tour
What’s the Score? #149
Concerning Out of Bounds, answer the following questions:
A. My ball has come to rest only 6 inches from the out of bounds line, but clearly in bounds. However, my normal stance for the upcoming stroke places one of my feet out of bounds. I either have to play in a different direction or modify my stance to keep both feet in bounds for the stroke. Correct or incorrect?
B Look at the following photo. Which of the four balls lie in bounds? Note that both a white line and stakes are present.
C. Reference the image above. With both stakes and lines present, if I want to play the ball on on the far left of the picture. May I remove the OB stake adjacent to my ball?
D. According to the local rules for Cow Flop Muni, all fences define OB unless otherwise marked. If my ball comes to rest in bounds, but close to a barbed wire OB fence that interferes with my swing, may I take free relief under the Immovable Obstruction Rule because I feel it is a dangerous situation (especially since I’m overdue a tetanus shot)?
Answers
A. Incorrect. The Definition of Out of Bounds contains the following statement: A player may stand out of bounds to play a ball lying within bounds. Therefore there is no restriction for your stance.
B. The two balls on the left are in bounds, the two on the right are out. From the Definition of Out of Bounds you learn that when both stakes and lines are present, the line defines the OB and it is the inside points of the line (course side) that you use to determine the status of a ball. If the entire ball is beyond the inside edge of the painted line, the ball lies out of bounds (the case of the third and fourth ball).
C. Unless there is a specific Local Rule permitting such action, you may never remove or reposition an out of bounds stake to make a stroke. (Definition: Out of Bounds, Rule 13-2).
D. Since the Local Rule sheet for Cow Flop Municipal declares unmarked fences as defining OB, this particular fence must be considered as such. From the definition of Out of Bounds we know it may not be deemed by the player to be an obstruction. No relief, so be very careful.
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Tour Weather Guidelines
Primarily, we adhere to the same guidelines that the PGA Tour uses: If the course is open, we're going to play.
The only exception to this is that I'll never put any of you in harm's way during an event because of dangerous weather. (i.e. - lightening or severe cold and wetness).
In other words, I won't let the course "bully" us into playing where an unsafe condition might exist.
Because I arrive at every event at least two hours prior to the start time and I generally have to leave my house at least an hour before that to get to the course, there is no sense calling me just before the event, because I won't be at the office. The best avenue to take is to call the course if the weather seems threatening.
If you are on the roster for the event, and you do not get a cancellation notice from the course after calling them, you are expected to show up in time for the scheduled shotgun start.