Piedmont Virginia Seniors Post Record Low Scores at Draper Valley Major
Draper, VA
July 23, 2014
A
“Golfer-friendly” yet challenging layout with wide open fairways in the
Virginia Mountains make Draper Valley Golf Club a great place to play and score
well. Today was certainly no exception as twenty Piedmont Virginia Senior
Amateur Golf Tour golfers found out as they gathered for their 2nd
Major of the season here today. The course gave up thirty-two birdies to the
field today with the three Championship Flight players carding fourteen of them
for record low rounds.
Tim Chocklett; a
charter Tour member from Vinton led the way in the Championship Flight as he
began his day with a birdie on his opening hole. It was one of six he was to
make on his way to posting a four under par 68.The 68 is the Tours lowest round
in its three year existence. Fellow friend and Hunting Hills Country Club
member Keith Myers made a gallant charge by making five birdies of his own in
his 2nd place even par 72 round. Chocklett however was not to be
denied his first Tour victory of the season and the automatic invitation to the
National Finals as he birdied five of his last seven holes to secure the top
spot.
Tom Carbone from
Mooresville,NC who normally plays on the Charlotte Tour made a guest appearance
and claimed the Virginia Tours top spot in the A Flight with a score of 76. Carbone
was paired with the three Championship guys for play which could have been a
little intimidating considering their fourteen birdies; but he birdied #1 and
went on to shoot a solid four over par round.Yorktown’s Tim Matthews claimed 2nd
place with an 80.
In the B Flight 73
year old Raymond Rice from Hurt was able to shoot his age turning in a 73 for
his 2nd Tour win in a row and his 3rd of the season. Rice
used three birdies to give him the two stoke win over George Russell who
finished 2nd with a score of 75.
C- Flight saw Tour
Director Kenny Powell from Danville make a birdie on the ninth hole and sink a
ten foot par putt on the eighteenth to capture a single stroke win over current
National Champion David Davis. Powell turned in his lowest Tour score of the
season with an 84 giving him his 3rd Tour win of the season. Davis
slipped into 2nd place a mere stroke behind with his bogie on #18.
All Flight winners
received automatic invitations to participate in the National Senior Amateur
Finals in Pinehurst NC in November. The Tours Season Points Championship race
also tightened up greatly with the double points awarded to all participants
today. As they crossed the seasons midway point Rusty Ward still leads with
3675 points. Very close behind are Kenny Powell with 3325, Jerry Delbridge with
2895, Bill Knarr with 2888, Roy Hodges with 2765, and George Russell with 2670.
A yearly Black Card membership to Planet Fitness and a nice trophy is up for
grabs to the Tours season point’s champion.
The Tour returns
to action next Tuesday July 29th at 10am in Amherst at Poplar Grove
Golf Club. Entry fee is $70 with registration required by Friday July 25th.
Contact Kenny Powell for more information at 434-792-3728 or email piedmontva@senioramateurgolftour.net
Tournament Results:
Championship
Flight:
Tim Chocklett- Vinton
– 68
Keith Myers – Roanoke
– 72
John Sutton – Pilot –
77
A-Flight:
Tom Carbone –
Mooresville,NC – 76
Tim Matthews –
Yorktown – 80
Rusty Ward – N.
Prince George – 84
Larry Maitland –
Stony Creek – 85
B – Flight:
Raymond Rice – Hurt –
73
George Russell –
Montpelier – 75
Buck Brockwell – Brunswick
- 83
Jerry Delbridge –
Emporia – 83
Bill Knarr – Verona -
84
Charlie Snipes –
Keswick – 86
Ed Gore – Warrenton –
87
C-Flight:
Kenny Powell –
Danville – 84
David Davis –
Martinsville – 85
George Pearce –
Norfolk – 87
Roy Hodges –
Dinwiddie – 87
Bart Truesdell –
Huddleston – 92
Sindo Mayer – Matthews,
NC - 99
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:
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
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
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.
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
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
will receive a Black Card Membership for 1 year to Planet Fitness. What a Great
way to keep toned up for your peak performance.
Points Standings for our Tour after 11 Tournaments:
| 1 Rusty Ward 4125 |
| 2 Kenny Powell 3550 |
| 3 Larry Maitland 3326.25 |
| 4 Jerry Delbridge 3170 |
| 5 Bill Knarr 3063.33 |
| 6 Roy Hodges 2940 |
| 7 George Russell 2835 |
| 8 Raymond Rice 2415 |
| 9 David Davis 2225 |
| 10 Tim Matthews 2115 |
| 11 George Pearce 2080 |
| 12 Jim Gallagher 1800 |
| 13 Bart Truesdell 1750 |
| 14 Robert Weaver 1525 |
| 15 Doug Brandmahl 1400 |
| 16 Tim Chocklett 1300 |
| 17 Mike Wren 1150 |
| 18 Keith Myers 1100 |
| 19 Buck Brockwell 1028.33 |
| 20 Charlie Snipes 948.33 |
| 21 Ed Gore 910 |
| 22 John Sutton 895 |
| 23 Ron Sullins 825 |
| 24 Mike Hockensmith 810 |
| 25 Dean Adams 750 |
| 26 Mark Wade 725 |
| 27 Charlie Powell 675 |
| 28 Chris Spanka 665 |
| 29 Bob Nolte 640 |
| 29 Willard Vicks 640 |
| 30 John Franklin 630 |
| 31 Jim Gaddy 550 |
| 31 Charlie Triplett 550 |
| 31 Don Carson 550 |
| 32 Bill Crowley 500 |
| 33
Tip Wight 450
34 Marty Kresovich 405
35 Robert Payne 380 36 Danny
Moon 275
36 Robert Agee 275
37 Gary Hines 250
38 Kim Crank 230
39 Phillip Clay 225
39 Raymond Newman 225
39 Sammie Moser 225
40 Tom Brady 175 40 Jim Wiley 175 41
William Chavis 170 42
Werner Extine 0 42 Gilbert Calle 0 |
