Rusty Ward Scores Hole in One
Piedmont Virginia Tour holds 4th Major at Danville for Season Finale
Piedmont
Virginia Senior Amateur Golf Tour Close Out 2014 Season at Danville
Golf Club
With season flight championships up for grabs in two of the four
flights 13 Tour golfers gathered at Danville Golf Club Monday October
27th to compete in their final season tournament . They
found the course in excellent condition while yet quite a challenge.
Only nine birdies were recorded for the day and no tour members were
able to break the 80 mark .
Doug
Brandmahl from Manakin Sabot was able to card two of the birdies and
finish regulation play tied at 83 with a Triad NC Tour member Wilson
Shelton in the A- Flight. The pair went to hole #1 for a playoff
where Brandmahl was able to claim the win with a par as Shelton
carded a bogey. It was Brandmahl's 1st Tour win and
qualified him for competition in the National Finals next month in
Pinehurst. Raymond
Rice from Hurt won his 5th tour tournament of the season
in B Flight action with a score of 86. It was Rice's first tournament
back after missing 7 tournaments due to travels. Richard Hartley, a
Triad Tour member turned in an 86 to claim the 2nd place
position after a card match. The tours B-Flight season championship
however came down to the final hole of the day before a champion
could be named. There were three players in the running for the
flight's top spot coming into today's round in which double points
were awarded as it was the final Major of the year. Bill Knarr, Jerry
Delbridge, and George Russell all had the opportunity to claim the
spot depending on how they placed in today's round. The three were
paired together and Russell appeared to be on his way as he led the
threesome through the first 11 holes before closing with two double
bogies and a triple bogey on his last four holes. This letdown
allowed both Knarr and Delbridge to overcome his lead as they
finished tied for 3rd place for the day at 87. Russell
finished 4th at 91. With Knarr holding a mire 40 point
advantage over Delbridge as they entered the final round ; he was
able to claim the Flight's Top Spot for the 3rd year in a
row with their tie. David
Davis ; 2013 National C-Flight Champion was able to hold off the rest
of the field today for his 4th season win with a score of
88. Only a stroke behind at 89 were Charlie Snipes and tour director
Kenny Powell. Powell was able to claim the Flight's season
championship for the 2nd straight season with the 2nd
place finish today.
The
Tours Overall Points Champion for the year was Rusty Ward from North
Prince George who was also the A-Flight champion for the 2nd
year in a row. Wards 6825 points was the highest total earned in a
season in the tours 3 year existence. As the Tour's Points Champion
Ward will receive a 1 year Black Card Membership from Tour sponsor
Planet Fitness of Danville. All
Flight winners as well as many of the tours other players will now
travel to Pinehurst next month to compete in the National Finals .
Danville
Tournament results:
A-Flight:
Doug Brandmahl- Manakin Sabot- 83
Wilson Shelton – Triad Tour – 83
B-Flight:
Raymond Rice- Hurt – 86
Richard Hartley- Triad Tour- 86
Bill Knarr – Verona – 87
Jerry Delbridge – Emporia – 87
George Russell – Montpelier – 91
Ed Gore – Warrenton – 101
C-Flight:
David Davis – Martinsville – 88
Kenny Powell – Danville – 89
Charlie Snipes – Keswick – 89
Daniel Curtin – Raliegh Tour – 98
Willard Vicks – Danville - 99
Piedmont Virginia Senior Amateur Tour Points Leader gets Ace at Sleepy
Hole
The season points leader Rusty Ward from
North Prince George was not able to finish in 1st place today in his
A Flight but did score his 1st Hole in One ever today at Sleepy Hole
Golf Club. After the round Ward stated that he just had a feeling that he was
going to make an ace soon as his iron play had improved recently. Rusty’s Ace
came on the 104 yard two tiered 4th hole. Using a Titleist Sand
wedge wards tee shot flew about 12 feet over the flag, hit on the upper tier
and spun back down and into the hole. Ward went on to card 2 birdies to go with
the ace but finished in 2nd place in the A Flight with an 84. Dean
Adams from Jarratt carded 3 birdies for a 75 in route to his 2nd
tour victory of the season in the flight. Sleepy Hole gave up 19 birdies and 1
Hole in One to the group of 18 today as conditions were great with near perfect
weather. The Championship
Flight was led once again by former Tour National Champion Jim Gallagher from
Yorktown with a two under par 70. Gallagher is
now 6 for 6 in tournament wins on tour this season with a combined score of -12. Jim leads the Virginia Tours Championship Flight
as they head to Pinehurst in November for the National Finals. Gallagher also
recently qualified for both the USGA Senior Amateur and the VSGA Mid-Am Senior
Championship playoffs. Tip Wight from Arlington finished in the 2nd
spot with a 78. In B Flight action
the tour’s top 2 players in the flight had a true shootout for the top spot.
Bill Knarr from Verona; the Flight leader took a 4 stroke lead over 2nd
place Jerry Delbridge from Emporia after the first 5 holes. But Delbridge
fought back to tie up after 9 holes. The two then traded the lead back and
forth for the next 8 holes coming into their final hole dead even. Delbridge
then carded a par for an 84 for his 3rd win of the season and only
44 points behind Knarr with 1 tournament to go. Knarr who double bogied the
final hole finished 2nd with an 86. The C Flight saw
Bill Crowley from VA Beach playing in only his 3rd tour tournament
of the year turn in his best round of the three for the top spot with an 88. It
was Crowley’s 1st Tour victory. Willard Vicks from Danville also
shot his best round of the year on Tour at 92 to capture the 2nd
place spot for the day. The Tours final
regular season tournament is next Monday, October 27th at Danville Golf Club. The
tournament is also the Tours 4th MAJOR of the season with double
points going to all finishers. Both the B & C Flights Season Champions will
be decided at this event and all season flight winners will get their entry
paid to the National Championships. This should be a very interesting closing
event. Play will begin at 10am. Sleepy Hole Results:
Championship
Flight: Jim Gallagher – Yorktown – 70 Tip Wight- Arlington – 78 A-Flight: Dean Adams – Jarratt – 75 Rusty Ward – N. Prince George – 84 Doug Brandmahl – Manakin Sabot – 84 Larry Maitland – Stoney Creek – 88 B-Flight: Jerry Delbridge – Emporia – 84 Bill Knarr – Verona – 86 George Russell – Montpelier – 87 Bob Weaver – VA Beach – 94 Ed Gore – Warrenton – 100 Buck Brockwell – Brunswick – 100 C-Flight: Bill Crowley – VA Beach – 88 Willard Vicks – Danville – 92 Charlie Triplett – Norfolk – 92 Gary Hines – VA Beach – 94 Kenny Powell – Danville – 95 Roy Hodges – Dinwiddie – 99 Mike Wren – VA Beach - 103
Welcome to the Piedmont Virginia Senior
Amateur Golf Tour 's 3rd Season We look forward to another very successful year with excellent
courses (many of them private and semi-private) and first rate competition. As always, to register and to sign-up to play or if you have any
questions, or need any assistance, please call me at 434-792-3728, or email me
at piedmontva@senioramateurgolftour.netor
register and pay online at www.senioramateurgolftour.netat the
Piedmont Virginia Tour schedule tab . Expect your peers to have already signed-up. Call Kenny Powell
at 434-792-3728 or email him at piedmontva@senioramateurgolftour.net 2015
Tour Memberships are: Earlybird Memberships each year are $60 if purchased between
November 15 and January 31st! Regular Memberships are $85 per Year . Returning Tour members or Tidewater Tour Members may purchase
memberships for $65. 1/2 year memberships after July 24th-
Nov. 14th are $60 for everybody. All Tour membership fees must be paid at online link or a check
payable to MAC PRODUCTIONS may be mailed to Tour Director: Kenny Powell , 2040
Carter Street, Danville, Virginia 24540. New 2014 Schedules are up and ready for sign-up at schedule
link.Sign-up now for as many as you are planning to play to guarantee a spot as
some courses have minimum and maximum numbers of entry spots. Payment for
tournaments may be made online at Pay Pal payment button or paid directly to
Tour Director Kenny Powell with cash or check payable to Kenny Powell prior to
tournament. Please make sure to register on the web page by hitting
the Join the Tour button so we have all your current information including
shirt size. WHY
SOME GUYS SHOULD NOT PLAY GOLF! 2014 Tour Schedule: 1. Tues. 4/8/14 @10:30am
Spring Creek Golf
Club www.springcreekgolfclub.com
$90 Onyx tees= 6197 yds.
70.9 rating / 138 slope Salmon tees = 5589
yds. 68.2 rating/132 slope 2. Tuesday
4/16/14
The Manor Golf
Club www.golfthemanor.com
$65 White tees
=6153yds. 76.8 rating /145
slope Green tees= 5723 yds. 74.4
rating / 140 slope 3. Tuesday
4/29/14 Goodyear
Golf
Club www.goodyeargolf.com
$65 White tees= 6024
yds. 69.2 rating /
121 slope Yellow tees= 5674 yds.
67.2 rating /118 slope 4. Tuesday
5/6/14
Tuscarora Country
Club www.tuscaroracountryclub.net
$65 White tees = 6368
yds. 76.7 rating / 128
slope Gold tees= 5652 yds. 68.5
rating / 117 slope 5. Wednesday
5/14/14 Cedar Point
Country Club www.cedarpointcountryclub.com
$80 White tees = 6182 yds. 69.8 rating / 124 slope
White/Green tees= 5833 yds. 68.3 rating/ 120 slope 6. Tuesday
6/3/14
Olde Mill Golf
Club www.oldemill.net $70 White tees = 6342 yds. 72.1 rating / 136
slope
Gold tees = 5361 yds 67.7 rating / 125 slope 7. Monday 6/9/14 Emporia
Country Club
www.emporiacc.com $60 White Tees= 6124 yds. 69.7 rating/116
slope Gold Tees=5409 yds.
71.6 rating/ 122 slope 8. Tuesday
6/24/14
Brickshire Golf
Club www.brickshiregolfclub.com
$70 Blue Tees= 6392 yds. 70.6 rating/131
slope
White Tees= 6019 yds. 69.4 rating/ 128 slope 9. Tuesday
7/8/14
Birdwood Golf Club www.boarsheadinn.com /golf/golf.asp
$70 White Tees=6322 yds. 71.5 rating/134
slope Gold Tees=5746
yds 68.7 rating/127 slope 10. Wednesday
7/23/14 Draper Valley Golf
Club www.drapervalleygolf.com
$65 White Tees=6412 yds. 70.3 rating/122
slope Gold Tees=
5467 yds 65.9 rating/115 slope 11. Tuesday
7/29/14
Poplar Grove Golf Club www.poplargrovegolf.com
$70 White Tees=6101 yds. 70.6 rating/135
slope Gold Tees= 5640
yds. 68.7 rating/ 124 slope 12. Tuesday
8/12/14
The Club at Viniterra www.viniterragolf.com
$75 White Tees=6495 yds. 71.4 rating/ 133
slope Green Tees=
6124 yds. 69.8 rating/129 slope 13. Tuesday
8/19/14
The Crossings Golf
Club www.thecrossingsgc.com
$70 White Tees =6229 yds. 69.4 rating/126
slope Gold Tees=5715yds. 67.3
rating/116 slope 14. Wednesday
8/20/14 Colonial Hertiage Golf
Club www.colonialhertiageclub.com
$80 White Tees=6016 yds. 70.3 rating/134
slope Gold Tees=
5364 yds. 67.2 rating/125 slope 15. Monday 9/8/14 Stoney
Creek/Wintergreenwww.wintergreenresort.com/Stoney-Creek/
$70 White Tees 6262 yds. 70.3 rating/ 124
slope Gold Tees=
5667 yds. 67.7 rating/ 119 slope 16. Tuesday
9/30/14
Kiln Creek
www.kilncreekgolf.com
$70 White Tees= 6013yds. 69.4 rating/126
slope Green Tees =5774
yds. 68.3 rating/ 124 slope 17. Tuesday
10/7/14
Chatmoss Country Clubwww.chatmosscc.org
$70 White Tees= 6426 yds. 71.5 rating/ 131
slope Gold Tees= 5762 yds. 68.3
rating/120 slope 18. Tuesday
10/21/14
Sleepy Hole Golf Club www.sleepyholegolfcourse.com
$65 White Tees= 6103 yds. 69.3 rating/ 130
slope Yellow Tees=5425 yds.
66.2 rating/ 123 slope 19. Monday
10/27/14 Danville
Golf Club www.danvillegolfclub.com
$70 White Tees= 5930 yds. 69.6 rating/ 125
slope Gold Tees= 5338 yds. 66.7
rating/ 121 slope Danville
Golf Club www.danvillegolfclub.com
$70 White Tees= 5930 yds. 69.6 rating/ 125
slope Gold Tees= 5338 yds. 66.7
rating/ 121 slope Rules Review It has been suggested that there should be a series of Rules
scenarios for you to solve. So begins a series of problems titled What's
the Score? Doc Miller has graciously agreed to allow me to share these with
you that he has been sending since July 2009. I will include one each week. You should try to determine the
answer based upon your knowledge of the Rules when ever possible and then use
your Rule book to confirm. There will be no trick questions or hidden information.
If you do not have a Rules
of Golf book handy, go to:usga.org/Rule-Books
and-Decisions =============================================================== |
Question ? Nate is playing a par 3 over a pond marked with yellow
stakes. He skulls his tee shot into the rocks that line the far-side
bank and the ball bounces back over the pond coming to rest on the tee side
of the water, but still a couple feet inside the margins of the hazard. He feels he can play the ball as it lies even though it is on a
steep slope. After removing a couple of leaves he steps about a foot
away and takes two practice swings, hitting the ground each time. Nate
then hits this shot fat and it ends up in deep water. Nate moves back about four yards into the fairway, keeping
the spot where his ball last crossed the margin of the hazard on his tee shot
between him and the flag, and drops a ball which slightly embeds in soft
turf. When he lifts the ball to clean and re-drop a fellow competitor
tells Nate there is a Drop Zone to his right about the same distance to the
flag. So Nate goes to the DZ and drops the ball. The ball rolls 1 1/2
yards towards the hole and comes to rest outside the DZ’s painted white
line. Nate retrieves his ball and re-drops. This time the ball
remains where it was dropped. He hits this ball onto the green and
takes two putts to complete the play of the hole. In stroke play, how many penalty strokes
did Nate just incur? A. 4 B. 6 C. 7 D. 9 =============================================== Answer: C. 7 1. Moving leaves inside hazard, breach of Rule 13-4c = 2penalty
strokes. 2. Touching ground in hazard while making practice swings, breach
of Rule 13-4b = 2 penalty strokes (multiple breach of same
Rule, related acts, single penalty. This could also be construed as
testing the condition of the hazard, R13-4a, but would still be considered
related acts and single breach. See Decision 1-4/12) 3. Relief from water hazard, R26-1 = 1 penalty stroke. 4. Playing from wrong place after his dropped ball embedded
= 2 penalty strokes. When he first dropped the ball,
it was in play. He is not “re-dropping” a ball (R20-2c) as a part of
the relief procedure from R26-1. He is taking relief for an embedded
ball, R25-2, so any thought of using the DZ should never have come
up. When he played from the DZ he played from a wrong place
(R20-7). Likely not a serious breach. But a 2-stroke penalty under R25. I have already explained the fact that it is inapplicable to use
the DZ as intended. Thus, at this juncture, the DZ is nothing more than
part of the area through the green. When he dropped the ball in this
area, he was doing so under Rule 25-2. Thus when the ball rolled closer
to the hole, the player was required to re-drop (R20-2c). So
what he did was correct under the circumstances even if he though he was
probably doing it for the wrong reason. If by chance, as you play a hole, your ball comes to rest in a
Dropping Zone, treat it like any other part of the course. The special
dropping and re-dropping Rules from Appendix I only apply if the player is
dropping a ball in the DZ as an option under whichever Rule is applicable to
that DZ (water hazard, TIO, etc.) Nate should have recorded a 12 on the hole |
Where Will You Be in the 2014 Season Ending Point Standings
Race? There are only two ways to get to the year ending National
Tournament - win one of the four majors or be one of the Top 15 point earners
in your flight. National Finals will again be in Pinehurst ( Last year there- Hilton
Head next year) November 10-12th with Skins Game on November 10th
at Pinehurst #9 ( National Golf Club ) Other courses used this year will be
Pinehurst #9, Pine Wild ( Holly Courses), Seven Lakes, and Legacy. More
information will be posted later on Senior Amateur Tour main web-site. As you plot your tour schedule, be cognizant of the fact, only
the top 15 are guaranteed access. Usually, most flight races are tight and
depends on how well you play and of course how many tour dates you participate
in during 2014. Do you know how many tournaments you will need to play and what
place you will need to finish in each tournament to ensure you have your
automatic invitation? ______________________________________________________ Tour Weather Guidelines Primarily, we adhere to the same guidelines that the PGA Tour
uses: If Primarily, 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. Kenny 2014 Tour Membership Roster: 1. Kenny Powell Danville 434-792-3728 C-Flight 2. Bob Weaver Va Beach 757-721-9497 B-Flight 3. Jim Gallagher Yorktown 757-766-0542 Champ Ft. 4. Harry Lee Danville 434-489-1545 Champ Ft. 5. Willard Vicks Danville 434-685-5301 C-Flight 6. Tom Brady Chesapeake 757-410-3768 B-Flight 7. John Franklin Danville 434-770-1657 Champ Ft. 8. Gary Hines VA Beach 757-467-4294 C-Flight 9. Roy Hodges Dinwiddie 804-469-3461 C-Flight 10. Mike Wren VA Beach 757-471-4388 C-Flight 11. Doug Brandmahl Manakin Sabot 804-556-4119 A-Flight 12. William Chavis Glen Allen 804-672-3112 A-Flight 13. David Davis Martinsville 276-638-8886 C-Flight 14. Raymond Rice Hurt 434-324-4108 B-Flight 15. George Russell Jr Montpelier 804-883-7418 B-Flight 16. Tim Chocklett Vinton 540-342-9801 Champ Ft. 17. Charlie Triplett Norfolk 757-489-4529 C-Flight 18. Rudy Yeatts Gretna 434-656-1492 B-Flight 19. Bart Truesdell Huddleston 540-297-2031 C-Flight 20. Mike Hockensmith Norfolk 757-286-7885 C-Flight 21. Larry Maitland Stony Creek 434-637-3384 B-Flight 22. Sam Moser South Boston 434-572-4358 B-Flight 23. Jerry Delbridge Emporia 434-634-4366 B-Flight 24. Don Carson Farmville 434-392-6230 C-Flight 25. Raymond Newman Danville 434-836-6214 B-Flight 26. Robert Agee Danville 434-724-7473 B-Flight 27. Ed Harris Jarratt 434-535-0055 C-Flight 28. Robert Payne Hurt 434-324-4886 C-Flight 29. Charlie Snipes Keswick 434-979-0462 B-Flight 30. Ed Gore Warrenton 540-351-1681 B-Flight 31. Rusty Ward N. Prince George 804-586-5145
A-Flight 32. John Sutton Pilot 540-651-6428 Champ Ft. 33. Jonathan Hauser VA Beach 757-687-7768 A-Flight 34. Charlie Powell Danville 434-724-2452 B-Flight 35. Keith Myers Roanoke 540-774-9205 Champ Ft. 36. Bill Knarr Verona 540-337-3242 B-Flight 37. Chris Spanka VA Beach 757-816-7023 C-Flight 38. Jim Gaddy Lynchburg 434-237-1303 A-Flight 39. Milton Tyrrell Manassas 202-714-3389 C-Flight 40. Tim Matthews Yorktown 757-867-6116 A-Flight 41. Mark Wade Charlottesville 434-882-2044 Champ Ft. 42. Phil Clay Evington 434-942-2476 A-Flight 43. Jim Wiley Crewe 804-479-4542 B-Flight 44. Bob Nolte Forest 434-616-2031 B-Flight 45. Marty Kresovich Norfolk 757-803-6326 C-Flight 46. Bill Crowley VA Beach 757-467-4876 C-Flight 47. Tip Wight Arlington 571-357-0227 Championship 48. Kim Crank Chesapeake 757-382-9516 C-Flight 49. Ron Sullins 757-593-5437 Yorktown Championship 50. George Pearce 757-285-4408 Norfolk C-Flight 51. Buck Brockwell 434-637-7366 Lawrenceville
B-Flight 52. Robbie Jones 757-409-0841 Chesapeake C-Flight 53. Dean Adams 434-637-3715 Jarratt A-Flight 54. Kimber Extine 757-898-1819 Yorktown C- Flight 55. Gilbert Calle 757-340-8347 VA Beach B-Flight I am very pleased to announce the addition of Planet Fitness to
our list of Tour Sponsors. The overall points Champion for our upcoming season
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