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Piedmont Virginia Senior Amateurs Enjoy 82 Degree Weather At Goodyear Golf Club

Danville, VA--- After a two day rain delay 15 Senior Amateurs from various parts of Virginia and North Carolina came to Goodyear Golf Club to take on the beautiful but challenging course in their 5^th tournament of the season.

The Championship Flight saw Keith Myers from Roanoke come from 2 strokes down at the turn to shoot 1 over par on the backside for a single stroke victory over fellow Roanoke competitor Tim Chocklett. Myers used a birdie on number 13 to start his comeback move; finishing with a 78 for his 4^th win in 5 tournaments this season. Chocklett finished 2^nd with a 79; while John Sutton took 3^rd with 88.

The A Flight saw the lowest round of the day in Dick Douthats 75; giving him his 1st win of the season. Another A Flight player; Jim Gaddy also broke the 80 mark on the challenging wet course shooting 79 for 2^nd place. Rounding out the Flight was Dexter Barbee with 80 and Rusty Ward with 82.

B Flight competition was fierce with only 3 strokes separating 1^st and 4^th place. After 2^nd place finisher Charlie Powell sank a 35ft birdie putt on #18 it looked as if a playoff was in the making; but Mike Helmkamp from Farmville coolly stepped up and sank his 5 ft. birdie putt to seal his 3^rd season victory. Helmkamp finished with an 85 while Powell carded 86; Raymond Rice 87, and Bill Knarr 88.

C Flight saw Tour Director Kenny Powell take a 2 stroke lead on #1 with a par and hold on for his first Tour Win of the season with a 93. David Davis pulled to within a single stroke on #11 before falling back to 3 down on #13 to stay . Davis took 2^nd with a 96 .

Keith Myers claimed the Closest to the Flag prize on #1 handicap Hole #2 .

Championship Flight:

Keith Myers-Roanoke-78

Tim Chocklett-Roanoke-79

John Sutton- Pilot-88

A Flight :

Dick Douthat – Forest-75

Jim Gaddy – Forest-79

Dexter Barbee – Burlington, NC -80

Rusty Ward – Hopewell -82

B Flight :

Mike Helmkamp – Rice – 85

Charlie Powell – Danville- 86

Raymond Rice – Hurt -87

Bill Knarr – Verona -88

Charlie Snipes – Keswick – 98

C Flight:

Kenny Powell – Danville -93

David Davis – Martinsville – 96

Willard Vicks – Danville -103

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Where Will You Be in the 2013 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 10 point earners in your flight.

As you plot your tour schedule, be cognizant of the fact, only the top 10 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 2013.

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?

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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

ONLY WHEN THE FORM OF PLAY IS A FACTOR WILL IT BE STATED

If you do not have a Rules of Golf book handy, go to:

http://www.usga.org/Rule-Books/Rules-of-Golf/Rules-and-Decisions/

If you have any questions pertaining to this or previous quizzes, please ask.

Question from week #160

Brothers Joey and Johnny Grimm are partners in a foursome stroke play competition. They have decided that Joey will tee off on the odd holes. On the fifth hole, Joey has hit their tee ball into the lateral hazard that runs down the left side of the hole.

The partners correctly determine the spot where their tee ball last crossed the margin of the hazard and decide to drop a ball under R26-1c within two club-lengths of that spot, no closer to the hole. Johnny drops a substituted ball within the prescribed area but it starts rolling down the slope towards the hazard. Joey stops the ball with his foot before it can reach the hazard margin, picks it up and tosses it back to Johnny to re-drop. This time the ball moves only about a foot before it comes to rest. Johnny hits this ball onto the green and Joey made the putt.

What did the brothers score on the 5th hole?

a. They did everything correctly and scored a 4.

b. Joey should not have stopped the dropped ball short of the hazard and as a result they are penalized two strokes instead of one. They made 5.

c. Joey should not have stopped the dropped ball short of the hazard and as a result they get an additional 2-stroke penalty under Rule 1-2. They made 6.

d. The brothers had a total of five penalty strokes and scored an 8 on the hole. They may face a possible DQ.

Answer:

The correct answer is “d”. This indeed is a grim situation.

They hit the ball three times and had five penalty strokes (R26-1, R1-2 and Rule 20-7.

The penalty for R26-1 is obvious because they took relief for a ball in a lateral water hazard.

This is foursomes stroke play where the players alternate shots from tee to hole-out. Since it is Johnny’s turn to play next, he must be the one to drop a ball for taking relief under R26-1 which he did correctly. But his brother must not stop the ball before it comes to rest unless it either has crossed the margin of the hazard or has rolled more than two club-lengths and in either case has no reasonable chance of reversing direction ( see Decision 20-c/4). The penalty for prematurely stopping the ball breaches Rule 1-2; a two stroke penalty. In this case the ball must then be placed and played from where it was stopped by Joey’s foot (see Note 2 below the penalty statement for R1-2).

When they failed to replace the ball where it had been stopped by Joey’s foot and instead played their next stroke from a position a few feet away, they breached Rule 20-7, Wrong Place, a second 2-stroke penalty.

Depending on the exact circumstances, the Committee could rule this a serious breach and DQ the brothers Grimm.

The Tours next stop is at London Downs Golf Club in Forest next Monday May13th at 10am.

http://www.londondowns.com/

Welcome to London Downs Golf Club

Voted Lynchburg's Best Golf Course by Readers of

The News & Advance and Lynchburg Living Magazine!

London Downs Golf Club is one of the state's premier semi-private golf courses, conveniently situated in the heart of Virginia.

With striking views of the Blue Ridge Mountains, we are centrally located just west of Lynchburg and east of Bedford off of Route 460.

Our club features, not one, but two PGA professionals, as well as an LPGA professional, to ensure that you have the best possible golfing experience. From custom club fitting to lessons, to driving range and course assistance, our business is improving your game.

Our goal is to provide you with the most enjoyable and well-maintained golf facility in Central Virginia.

Directions to London Downs

From the North: Take US-29 South toward Lynchburg. Merge onto US-460 West toward Lynchburg/Danville, travel 14.3 miles. Turn left onto New London Road/Thomas Jefferson Road/Route 811 (there is a Sheetz Gas Station on the left). London Downs is .6 miles on the left.

From the South: Take US-29 North toward Lynchburg. US-29 North becomes US Business Route North/Wards Road. Merge onto US-460 West toward Roanoke, travel 8 miles. Turn left onto New London Road/Thomas Jefferson Road/Route 811 (there is a Sheetz Gas Station on the left). London Downs is .6 miles on the left.

From the East: Take US-460 West toward Roanoke. After passing US-29, travel 14.3 miles. Turn left onto New London Road/Thomas Jefferson Road/Route 811 (there is a Sheetz Gas Station on the left). London Downs is .6 miles on the left.

From the West: Take US-460 East/US-221 North. In Bedford, merge onto US-460 East toward Lynchburg; travel 14.4 miles. Turn right onto New London Road/Thomas Jefferson Road/Route 811 (there is an Exxon Gas Station/Food Lion Shopping Center on the left). London Downs is .6 miles on the left.