Piedmont Virginia Seniors Punch Their Ticket to Nationals in Seasons 1st MAJOR at Olde Mill
Piedmont Virginia Senior Amateurs
Capture Spots in National Finals
Laurel Fork, VA… 25 Senior Amateurs
enjoyed the Scenic Beauty of Olde Mill Golf Resort on Tuesday June 4th
while trying to win automatic invitations to their National Finals which will
be held in Pinehurst, NC this November. This being the 1st MAJOR
tournament of the season for the Tour; all 4 Flight winners received automatic
invitations to compete at the National Finals. Also double points were awarded
to all participants for their season point’s race.
The Championship Flight saw Tim
Chocklett from Vinton collect his second tournament win in a row with a round
of 76. Chocklett who carded 2 birdies for the day was tied at 38 as he made the
turn and held on with another 38 on the back nine for the win. John Sutton from
Pilot finished 2nd with an 80; while reigning 2012 Champion Keith
Myers was third with 81.
In the A Flight Jim Gaddy from
Lynchburg; who won this event last season repeated again this year for his 4th
Tour win of the season. Gaddy who’s 76 tied him for the low round of the day
also secured his invitation to the Finals. Two players from the Charlotte Tour
finished 2nd and 3rd in the Flight. Jeff Hughes carding a
78 and Thomas Carbone with a 79.
Charlie Powell from Danville picked
up his 2nd Tour win of the season using 3 birdies to obtain his score
of 80. Raymond Rice while having no birdies to help him finished a close 2nd
scoring an 82. Monroe Preston collected 3rd place honors with his
86 finish.
Tour members from the Tidewater area
continued their dominance in C Flight.” Every time this season that members
from the Tidewater area has entered a tournament one of them has won the C
Flight” stated Tour Director Kenny Powell. This MAJOR was to be no exception as
Robbie Jones from Virginia Beach claimed his 1st win of the season
with a score of 85. Powell was 2 strokes up on Jones as they played #8 when he
jokingly reminded Jones that it was no pressure on him but that Tidewater
players had won this flight every time any of them played. Jones immediately
responded by scoring par,par,birdie on his next 3 holes along with 5 more pars
later on the closing holes . David Davis claimed 2nd place carding a
90; while Bart Truesdell took home 3rd place with his 93.
The Tour travels to Irvington next
Tuesday June 11th for its next tournament at King Carter Golf Club.
King Carter is a taste of Old World Golf and a member of the Traditional Golf
Club Group. Play will begin at 10am. Entry fee is $70 which includes prize
pool. Please register by Friday June 7th. http://kingcartergolfclub.com/sites/courses/layout9.asp?id=1007&page=58087
Closest to
the Flag Winners :
Championship
& A Flight = Chris Murray – Charlotte Tour
B & C
Flights = Sam Moser – South Boston, VA
Tournament Results
Championship Flight:
Tim
Chocklett – Vinton-76
John Sutton
– Pilot- 80
Keith Myers
– Roanoke-81
A Flight :
Jim Gaddy –
Lynchburg – 76
Jeff Hughes
– Charlotte Tour – 78
Thomas
Carbone – Charlotte Tour – 79
Raymond
Newman – Danville – 82
Steve
Cummings – Triad Tour – 82
Richard
Boone – Charlotte Tour – 83
Chris Murray
– Charlotte Tour – 85
Dick Douthat
– Forest – 86
Jonathan
Hauser – Virginia Beach – 91
B Flight :
Charlie
Powell – Danville – 80
Raymond Rice
– Hurt – 82
Monroe
Preston – Farmville – 86
Bill Knarr –
Verona – 89
Sam Moser –
South Boston – 94
Larry
Maitland – Stony Creek – 97
C Flight :
Robbie Jones
– Virginia Beach – 85
David Davis
– Martinsville – 90
Bart
Truesdell – Huddleston – 93
Chauncy
Drewry – Huddleston – 95
Phil
Schroeder – Charlotte Tour – 96
Dan Morgan –
Danville – 98
Kenny Powell
– Danville - 98
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 #201 Brad is playing in a stroke play event and on the 6th hole hits his tee ball towards an area filled with native grass mounds. After exhausting his five minute search period, and not finding his ball, Brad returns to the tee, where the trailing group is waiting. He apologizes for the delay and quickly tees another ball. In his haste to catch up, Brad nearly whiffs the ball and only manages to move it a couple of feet towards the hole. Now both humiliated and anxious to get out of the way, Brad retrieves the ball, re-tees it and manages to hit a nice drive down the middle. Brad takes three more strokes to complete play of the hole. What score must Brad record for the 6th hole? A. 6 B. 7 C. 8 D. 9
Answer C. Brad scored 8 on the hole. Brad lost his first ball off the tee and thus was hitting three from the tee when he returned to the teeing ground. His near whiff (third stroke) left the ball only a short distance away. Rather than play that ball as it lay, Brad chose to re-tee a third time. That means he again played under stroke and distance, thus was hitting five from the tee. Adding three more strokes he took to hole out, his total is 8. You may be wondering why there is no additional penalty under R18-2a, (Ball at Rest Moved by Player). When Brad returned to the tee to hit his third stroke and barely moved the ball, it is true this ball was in play. Had somebody in the group behind, who were standing around the tee, informed Brad when he lifted that ball that he should replace it; and, had he done so, he would have incurred a 1-stroke penalty. But that didn’t happen. Instead Brad returned to the teeing ground and re-teed, and the only Rule that could apply to this situation is R27-1, Stroke and Distance. Whenever a player chooses to play under stroke and distance, he can substitute a ball or use his original ball. There is no penalty for lifting the original ball when proceeding under stroke and distance. |
