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WELCOME TO THE 2014 SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR Little River Golf Resort Tournament on May 15, 2014 e-newsletter May 9, 2014 - May 15 - Little River Resort (2nd Major of 2014)
- May 22 - Bye Week
- May 29 - Foxfire (Red Course)
- Mill Creek - Report and Full Leaderboard
- Please add sandhillsgolf@amateurgolftour.net to your address book.
- Full Leaderboard - The Challenge
- Its All about the Year Long Point Standings Race
- Golf Rules Q&A: Replacing a Damaged Ball?
- Tour Weather Guidelines -Reminder
As always, if you have any questions, or need any assistance, please call me at 336-495-6556, or email me at behgolf@aol.com. I look forward to hearing from you. ========================================== Raleigh/Pinehurst Senior Tour Point Standings Triad Senior Tour Point Standings
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WELCOME 2014 Senior Tour CELEBRATING THE 20th SEASON OF THE AMATEUR GOLFWEEK TOUR!
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Second Major Tournament of the Year |
Little River hosts the 2nd Major of 2014 where all players who play receive double points. This increases their opportunity to earn more points and qualify to be in the Top 15 in their Tour City earning a berth to the National Tournament at year-end. All Flight winners in any of the 4 Majors receive an automatic berth to the National Tournament at year-end. Little River Golf Club has a 4.5 star rating in Golf Digest's Best Places to Play rankings and is widely known for its fine greens all year round. The Dan Maples designed course incorporates unique terrain and natural features, including nearly 200 feet of elevation changes. All tour members who have played here, look forward to the opportunity to play this course Little River Golf & Resort 500 Little River Farm Blvd. Carthage, NC 28327 888-766-6538 |
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============================================================== Click Here For Tour Schedule 2012 Senior Amateur Golf Tour Schedule Pinehurst/Raleigh/Triad Tour |
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=============================================================== The Tournament at Little River Event Info: Little River Thursday, May 15, 2014
Fees: $65.00
Time: 10:00 AM ShotgunPhysical Address: Little River Golf & Resort 500 Little River Farm Blvd. Carthage, NC 28327 888-766-6538 ‎ Directions |
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2013 Defending Flight Winners & Top 3 Places: Little River Golf Resort ========================================== |
CHAMPIONSHIP (6222 yds) Ron Hockensmith, Whispering Pines 74 Eric Ardery, Durham 75 Rick LaFata, Raleigh 78 Joey Moffit, High Point 78 Steve DeBolt, Pinehurst 78 A FLIGHT (6222 yds) Gus Alford, Zebulon 71 Dexter Barbee, Burlington 75 Dale Casey, Zebulon 75 Hugh Beckwith, West End 75 B FLIGHT (6222 yds) Neil Bleau, Durham 78 Randy Robbins, Smithfield 82 Charles Smith, Durham 83 C FLIGHT (6222 yds) Dennis Bryant, Sophia 85 Mike Hunter, Greensboro 88 Dick Schuler, Pittsboro 89 |
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=============================================================== THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR MILL CREEK GOLF CLUB TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT =============================================================== |
DILL BIRDIES FOR SENIOR TOUR PLAYOFF WIN AT MILL CREEK GOLF CLUB
Mebane, NC
May 8, 2014
If you're gonna win a Championship Flight playoff, you should do it in style, which is exactly what Cary's James Dill did in the Senior Amateur Golf Tour event held at Mill Creek Golf Club. After matching 74s on their original 18 holes of play, Dill proceeded to the 374 yard, par 4, 10th hole with Burlington resident Gary Roberson for a sudden death shoot-out.
Dill registered a birdie to end the playoff on the very first hole. It was only his second start of the 2014 season, although the Tour veteran has enjoyed similar success in past years "on-Tour".
Early events this year have generally produced higher scores than past campaigns, but it appears that with the arrival of better weather Tour members seem to be ready to break out score-wise. The results in the higher flights reflected that fact as all other flight winners had to go very low to secure their victories.
Nowhere was that more evident than in the C Flight where Sophia's Dennis Bryant bettered his Tour scoring average for this season by 16 strokes with a 79. Even with the super low score for the C Flight, he needed to play well as Raleigh's Jim Tesch continued his fine play this year with an 82.
Greensboro's David Coolidge set a torrid pace in the A Flight with an even par 72. He needed every good shot he hit, as he was only one shot clear of 2 competitors -
Raleigh's Don Moore and Charlotte's William Lee.
The B Flight followed suit with low scores as Raleigh's Ed Wells shot a 75 to grab the top spot, but once again, by the narrowest of margins with Bermuda Run's Ron Vanderklok, last week's winner at The Meadowlands GC, taking 2nd place with a 76.
The next Tour event for the Seniors is the season's 2nd "Major" at Little River Resort near Carthage. Once again, there are over 100 competitors signed up to play in that one, but there are still a few spots open.
THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR
MILL CREEK GOLF CLUB EVENT
TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT
CHAMPIONSHIP (6395 yds)
James Dill, Cary 74
Gary Roberson, Burlington 74
Craig Sturdivant, Sanford 75
Howard Nemenz, Winston-Salem 76
Johnny Adams, Cary 77
A FLIGHT (5911 yds)
David Coolidge, Greensboro 72
Don Moore, Raleigh 73
William Lee, Charlotte 73
Rick LaFata, Raleigh 76
Randy Bunn, Zebulon 76
B FLIGHT (5911 yds)
Ed Wells, Raleigh 75
Ron Vanderklok, Bermuda Run 76
Dawson Strider, Advance 78
Sam Carpenter, Charlotte 80
Chuck Smith, Sanford 80
C FLIGHT (5911 yds)
Dennis Bryant, Sophia 79
Jim Tesch, Raleigh 82
Dwight Davis, Pittsboro 85
Richard Farrington, Greensboro 86
Richard Hartley, High Point 86 |
============================================================== 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. 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? During the 2014 Tour, To see where you stand* click below: Raleigh/Pinehurst Senior Tour Point Standings Triad Senior Tour Point Standings =============================================== |
=============================================================== 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 from week #249 This is a stroke play event with shop credit to those who do well. Mark’s ball lies on the green about 65 feet from the flag. Mark asks for someone to attend the flagstick, and a fellow competitor, Bill complies. Mark’s putt is a good one, it tracks directly towards the hole, has a good chance to go in and stops about 1/2 inch short. Bill tells Mark it was a great putt, and uses his foot to knock Mark’s ball away telling him “That’s good.” Hmmm. Is it? What do you think? A. Yes the hole is considered complete for Mark, the putt was conceded by a fellow competitor. B. No, this is stroke play and the ball must be replaced and putted into the hole. There is no penalty. C. When Bill kicked Mark’s putt, since he was attending the flagstick, Mark is penalized two strokes and the ball must be played as it lies. (R17-3b) Thanks a lot, Bill. D. Bill is penalized one stroke for moving Mark’s ball in play. The ball must be replaced and putted out.
Answer: B. There are no concessions in stroke play. You must always putt out. While Bill is officially attending the flagstick, Mark’s ball did not “strike” the attendant. The ball was at rest and moved by an outside agency (fellow competitor, Bill). As such, the ball must be replaced without penalty. No penalty to Bill. If Bill fails to hole out before he tees off on the next hole, he would be DQed. |
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Senior Amateur Full Leaderboard Mill Creek Golf Club May 8, 2014 TEES BY FLIGHT: Champ - Blue Tees: Rating-70.2; Slope-127; Ydg- 6395 A,B & C-White Tees: Rating- 67.0; Slope-122; Ydg-5911
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| Pos | Name | Flight | Score | | 1 | Dill, James | CH | 74 | | 1 | Roberson, Gary | CH | 74 | | 3 | Sturdivant, Craig | CH | 75 | | 4 | Nemenz, Howard | CH | 76 | | 5 | Adams, Johnny | CH | 77 | | 6 | Collins, Terry | CH | 79 | | 7 | Cathey, Craig | CH | 80 | | 8 | Moffitt, Joey | CH | 81 | | 9 | Mabe, Greg | CH | 83 | | 10 | Anthony, Dan | CH | 84 | | 11 | Smith, Mike | CH | 86 | | 12 | Knight, Barry | CH | 88 | | 13 | Long, Bill | CH | 93 | | Pos | Name | Flight | Score | | 1 | Coolidge, David | A | 72 | | 2 | Lee, William | A | 73 | | 2 | Moore, Don | A | 73 | | 4 | LaFata, Rick | A | 76 | | 4 | Bunn, Randy | A | 76 | | 6 | Lockley, Cecil | A | 77 | | 6 | Avent, Twig | A | 77 | | 6 | Joyce, Roger | A | 77 | | 9 | Denton, Wayne | A | 78 | | 9 | Hiner, William | A | 78 | | 9 | Jones, James | A | 78 | | 12 | Shackelford, David | A | 79 | | 12 | Stanley, Jack | A | 79 | | 14 | McKenna, Mark | A | 80 | | 14 | Alford, Gus | A | 80 | | 14 | Johnson, Eddie | A | 80 | | 14 | Robinson, Mark | A | 80 | | 18 | Dail, Bob | A | 82 | | 18 | Shelton, Wilson | A | 82 | | 20 | Isley, Dickie | A | 84 | | 21 | Shermer, Jim | A | 87 | | 22 | Alford, Jim | A | 88 | | 22 | Johnson, Mike | A | 88 | | 24 | Jones, Preston | A | 89 | | 25 | Manley, Steve | A | 91 | | 26 | Kemp, Gene | A | 101 | | Pos | Name | Flight | Score | | 1 | Wells, Ed | B | 75 | | 2 | Vanderklok, Ron | B | 76 | | 3 | Strider, Dawson | B | 78 | | 4 | Carpenter, Sam | B | 80 | | 4 | Smith, Chuck | B | 80 | | 6 | Whitt, Parker | B | 81 | | 7 | Kayler, Allen | B | 82 | | 8 | Herndon, Louis | B | 83 | | 9 | Floyd, Daniel | B | 84 | | 9 | Bleau, Neil | B | 84 | | 9 | Wright, Glenn | B | 84 | | 9 | Ringen, Larry | B | 84 | | 9 | Strickland, Grady | B | 84 | | 9 | Schuler, Dick | B | 84 | | 9 | Kubla, Tom | B | 84 | | 16 | Tilley, Jerry | B | 85 | | 16 | Booker, Lee | B | 85 | | 16 | Ricks, Wayne | B | 85 | | 19 | Robertson, Vic | B | 86 | | 19 | Smith, Charles | B | 86 | | 19 | Herndon, Mack | B | 86 | | 22 | Messner, John | B | 87 | | 22 | Jones, Travis | B | 87 | | 24 | Burgman, Lewis | B | 88 | | 24 | Howlett, Chris | B | 88 | | 24 | Canady, Darrell | B | 88 | | 27 | Mosher, Harry | B | 89 | | 28 | Burton, Edward | B | 90 | | 28 | Bullock, Len | B | 90 | | 30 | Sheldon, Jim | B | 92 | | 30 | Henely, John | B | 92 | | 30 | Miller, Benny | B | 92 | | Pos | Name | Flight | Score | | 1 | Bryant, Dennis | C | 79 | | 2 | Tesch, Jim | C | 82 | | 3 | Davis, Dwight | C | 85 | | 4 | Farrington, Richard | C | 86 | | 4 | Hartley, Richard | C | 86 | | 6 | Arellano, Anselmo | C | 87 | | 6 | Denton, Mark | C | 87 | | 6 | Mitchel, Frank | C | 87 | | 9 | Harvey, Doug | C | 88 | | 9 | Miller, Tom | C | 88 | | 9 | Prouty, Jim | C | 88 | | 12 | McKean, George | C | 89 | | 12 | Smith, Curtis | C | 89 | | 14 | Eatmon, James | C | 90 | | 14 | Hall, John | C | 90 | | 14 | Costine, Brian | C | 90 | | 17 | Whitesell, Barry | C | 91 | | 17 | Booker, Harold | C | 91 | | 19 | Fuller, Jerry | C | 92 | | 19 | Gunn, Charles | C | 92 | | 19 | Brown, Donald | C | 92 | | 19 | Hunter, Mike | C | 92 | | 23 | Warren, Patrick | C | 93 | | 24 | Alligood, Ron | C | 94 | | 24 | Hatfield, Elby | C | 94 | | 26 | Hunt, Ronnie | C | 96 | | 27 | Leung, Kam | C | 97 | | 27 | Hutchison, Bobby | C | 97 | | 27 | Binder, Rudy | C | 97 | | 27 | Harness, Dan | C | 97 | | 27 | Pearson, Steve | C | 97 | | 27 | Curtin, Dan | C | 97 | | 27 | Redding, Tom | C | 97 | | 34 | Wisniewski, Bob | C | 98 | | 34 | Pace, Charles | C | 98 | | 36 | Chludzinski, Joe | C | 101 | | 37 | Cifranic, Dennis | C | 108 | | 38 | Roe, Earl | C | 112 |
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=============================================================== 2014 Senior Amateur Golf Tour Schedule Raleigh/Pinehurst and Triad Tours =============================================================== |
| 1/25/2014 | Website | Kickoff Classic @ The Legacy Golf Links | 800-314-7560 | | 11:00 AM | Shotgun | Aberdeen, NC | $70.00 | | 2/15/2014 | Website | Preseason event no Points! @ Longleaf | 910-692-6100 | | 11:00 AM | Shotgun | Pinehurst, NC | $70.00 | | 3/6/2014 | Website | Bryan Park (Players) | 336-375-2200 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Greensboro, NC | $55.00 | | 3/13/2014 | Website | Devils Ridge CC | 919-557-6100 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Holly Springs, NC | $60.00 | | 3/20/2014 | Website | The Challenge | 877-548-5070 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Graham, NC | $55.00 | | 3/27/2014 | Website | Brier Creek CC | 919-206-4653 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Raleigh, NC | $70.00 | | 4/3/2014 | Website | Seven Lakes CC | 910-673-1092 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Seven Lakes, NC | $60.00 | | 4/10/2014 | Website | Willow Creek CC | 336-869-2416 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | High Point, NC | $65.00 | | 4/24/2014 | Website | Carolina Trace (Creek) | 919-499-5611 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Sanford, NC | $60.00 | | 5/1/2014 | Website | Meadowlands | 336-769-1011 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Winston-Salem, NC | $55.00 | | 5/8/2014 | Website | Mill Creek | 919-563-4653 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Mebane, NC | $60.00 | | 5/15/2014 | Website | Little River GC | 910-949-4600 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Carthage, NC | $65.00 | | 5/29/2014 | Website | Foxfire (Red) | 910-295-5555 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Foxfire , NC | $55.00 | | 6/4/2014 | Website | Bryan Park (Players) | 336-375-2200 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Greensboro, NC | $110.00 | | 6/5/2014 | Website | Bryan Park (Champ) | 336-375-2200 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Greensoro, NC | $0.00 | | 6/12/2014 | | Make Up Date | | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | | $0.00 | | 6/19/2014 | Website | Stoney Creek Golf Club | 336-449-5688 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Stoney Creek, NC | $60.00 | | 6/26/2014 | Website | Pinewood CC | 336-629-4444 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Asheboro, NC | $65.00 | | 7/17/2014 | Website | Greensboro CC (Farm) | 336-288-3415 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Greensboro, NC | $75.00 | | 7/24/2014 | Website | Chapel Ridge | 866-301-4811 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Pittsboro, NC | $60.00 | | 7/31/2014 | Website | Forest Oaks CC | 336-674-0126 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Greensboro, NC | $65.00 | | 8/7/2014 | Website | Southern Pines (Elks Club) | 910-692-6551 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Southern Pines, NC | $60.00 | | 8/14/2014 | Website | Carolina Trace (Lake) | 919-499-5611 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Sanford, NC | $60.00 | | 8/21/2014 | Website | Anderson Creek | 910-814-2115 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Spring Lake, NC | $60.00 | | 9/4/2014 | Website | Sapona CC | 336-956-6245 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Lexington, NC | $60.00 | | 9/11/2014 | | Make Up Date | | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | | $0.00 | | 9/18/2014 | Website | Hyland Resort | 910-6923752 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Southern Pines, NC | $60.00 | | 9/25/2014 | Website | Bryan Park (Champ) | 336-375-2200 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Greensoro, NC | $60.00 | | 10/2/2014 | Website | Bentwinds CC | 919-552-5656 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Fuquay-Varina, NC | $60.00 | | 10/9/2014 | Website | Colonial CC | 336-475-0596 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Thomasville, NC | $60.00 |
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=============================================================== TTour 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.
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The Senior Amateur Tour, which is open to any golfer is accepting new memberships and will be conducting tournaments through September.
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