Wednesday May 14, 2014

Suffolk, VA

    24 Senior Amateurs eagerly arrived at Cedar Point Country Club this morning to compete in the Piedmont Virginia Senior Amateur Golf Tour’s first Major of the season. They quickly found the course which hosted the 2009 Virginia State Amateur Championships to be truly one of the Premier sites in the State or maybe even country. It’s immaculately maintained condition and courteous staff coupled with perfect weather made it a golfer’s dream day. Jim Gallagher a Championship Flight player stated following his five birdie performance, “the greens rolled so fast and true that all you had to do was get them started to the hole.” “We could not have had a better course or day for our Major “, stated Tour Director Powell.

    The Championship Flight saw 2011 National Champion Jim Gallagher from Yorktown paired up with the current National Champion Ron Sullins also from Yorktown, and Tip Wight from Arlington. The three competitors know each other well and savored the opportunity to compete against each other again. Gallagher quickly grabbed the lead by making one of his five birdies for the day on the 1^st hole as Wight scored a bogey and Sullins carded his only double bogey of the day. Gallagher made the turn with an even par 36 while Wight and Sullins went 38 and 39. Sullins made a charge at the leader with 2 birdies and an eagle for a 3 under par  score of 33 on the back nine and a daily total of even par 72. Gallagher however held off the charge by shooting 2 under on the back nine himself for a daily total of two under par 70. The win gave Gallagher his 2^nd Tour victory in as many starts this season; having also won at the opener at Spring Creek this year with a sub-par 71. Wight finished  third with a 75.

    The A-Flight was also a three man shootout between Doug Brandmahl, Tim Matthews, and current Tour points leader Rusty Ward. Matthews, a three time winner last season playing in his first tournament of this season; took the lead with a birdie on his 4^th hole of play and never looked back. His only falter came as he triple bogied a par 3 hole with only 1 hole remaining allowing Ward to pull within a stroke. They both made par on their final hole giving Matthews the 85 to 86 win over Ward. Brandmahl finished 3^rd with an 89.

    B-Flight saw Robert Weaver from VA Beach come back from being two strokes down to both Jerry Delbridge and Bill Knarr  at the turn; to claim his 1^st tour win of the season with an 85. Bill Knarr; bogied his final hole to finish a stroke behind at 86 for 2^nd place. Jerry Delbridge and George Russell Jr. finished with 87’s to tie for 3^rd .

    The C-Flight which is the Tour’s largest flight is usually decided on the final hole each tournament. Staying true to form the flight’s winner was decided by a playoff for the 2^nd tournament in a row. With 10 players in the flight; Roy Hodges it’s leader at the turn at 44 saw five players past him on the back nine. Meanwhile a missed 2 foot putt on the sixteenth hole cost Tour Director Powell an opportunity to join the three Tidewater area golfers in a playoff for 1^st place. Mike Wren, Bill Crowley, and Chris Spanka all from VA Beach finished regulation with identical scores of 91. The three went to the par 4 first hole for their playoff. There Mike Wren , who had bogied the hole his only 2 times of ever playing it found a way to par it this time for win. Both Spanka and Crowley fell victims to bogies. Spanka collected 2^nd place on a match of cards; while Crowley finished in 3^rd place. The victory by Wren in the Flight made it a clean sweep for Tidewater area players having claiming the top spot in all four flights. All four Flight winners received automatic invitations to compete in the Tour’s National Finals held in Pinehurst, NC every November against the top players from all the Tours. All participants today also receive double points for their respective finishes.

    The Tour next travel from the coast to the mountains as they go to Olde Mill in Laurel Fork. The tournament will be Tuesday June 3, 2014 beginning at 10:00 am. Entry fee is $70 for Tour members with registration required by Saturday May 24^th. Register and pay online at www.senioramateurgolftour.net at Piedmont Virginia Tour link / schedule or send email to piedmontva@senioramateurgolftour.net.

Results:

Closest to the Flag:

Championship & A- Flights = Ron Sullins –Yorktown

B & C- Flights = Bill Knarr – Verona

Championship Flight:

Jim Gallagher-Yorktown- 70

Ron Sullins- Yorktown-72

Tip Wight- Arlington-75

A-Flight:

Tim Matthews- Yorktown-85

Rusty Ward – N. Prince George- 86

Doug Brandmahl – Manakin Sabot- 89

B-Flight:

Bob Weaver – VA Beach – 85

Bill Knarr – Verona – 86

Jerry Delbridge- Emporia – 87

George Russell Jr. – Montpellier – 87

Larry Maitland – Stony Creek – 93

Bob Nolte – Forest – 93

C – Flight:

Mike Wren – VA Beach – 91

Chris Spanka – VA Beach – 91

Bill Crowley – VA Beach – 91

Kenny Powell - Danville – 92

George Pearce – Norfolk – 93

Roy Hodges – Dinwiddie- 94

Mike Hockensmith – Norfolk – 99

Charlie Triplett- Norfolk – 100

Marty Kresovich – Norfolk – 107

Kim Crank – Chesapeake – 108

Guest Players:

David Bass – Emporia - 85

Buck Brockwell – Lawrenceville - 91

Please check out our Photo Gallery for pictures from all of our Tournaments.

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

                2014 Tour Memberships are:

 Regular Memberships are $85 per Year . 

Returning Tour members or Tidewater Tour Members may purchase memberships  for $65. 

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.  

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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                Stonehouse                   www.stonehousegolfclub.com                         $70

White Tees= 5969yds. 69.4 rating/131 slope           ComboTees=5613 yds. 67.8 rating/ 129 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

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.

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?

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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

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Points Standings for our Tour after 6 Tournaments: