Virginia Seniors Play The Crossings and then 3rd Season MAJOR at Brickshire
September 17, 2013
Glen Allen, VA
The
Piedmont Virginia Senior Amateur Golf Tour held its 18th tournament
of the season today at The Crossings Golf Club under beautiful sunny skies.
With just 13 players competing today; only 2 were able to turn in rounds in the
70’s. Most found the large greens very challenging to score on with many 3
putts being made.
Tim
Matthews from Yorktown took a one stroke lead on the A-Flights first hole with
a par 4 on the rather lengthy 18th hole. Matthews then extended his
lead to 2 with another par on hole #1 as they made the turn from their shotgun
start. On the 10th hole Larry Maitland trailing by 2 at the time
carded a birdie for a 3 stroke swing as Matthews took a double bogie on the
hole. Maitland’s lead was short lived as he too fell victim to a triple bogie
on #12 giving the lead back to Matthews for good. Matthews finished with a 78
giving him his 2nd win of the season. Matthews also collected the
prize for Closest to the Hole on Hole #17. Maitland finished 2ndtwo
strokes back with an 80.
In
B-Flight action Ed Gore from Warrenton used 2 birdies to separate himself from
the rest of the field. The first of his birdies came on #8 giving him a 2
stroke advantage as he made the turn. His 2nd birdie came at just
the right time on #15 as he matched a birdie made on the same hole by Robert
Weaver who was making a late charge at his lead with only two holes remaining.
Gore finished with a 79 for the day giving him his 1st Tour win.
Weaver finished 2nd with an 82.
The
C-Flight saw none of its 6 participants carding birdies today but a round
including 9 pars and 6 bogies proved strong enough to give Mike Wren from VA
Beach his 1st Tour win with an 84. Finishing 2nd place
with an 87 was Sindo Mayor who was competing with the Tour today as a guest
from his Charlotte Tour. Roy Hodges collected the Closest to the Hole prize on
hole # 6 from the flight.
All of
todays participants are hoping to use todays tournament as a warm-up for their
MAJOR tomorrow at Brickshire Golf Club.
The Crossings
Tournament Results:
A-Flight:
Tim Matthews-Yorktown-78
Larry Maitland-Stony Creek-80
Rusty Ward-Hopewell-88
B-Flight:
Ed Gore-Warrenton-79
Robert Weaver-VA Beach-82
Bill Knarr-Verona-90
C-Flight:
Mike Wren-VA Beach-84
Sindo Mayor-Charlotte, NC Tour-87
Roy Hodges-Dinwiddie-89
Ed Ryan-Oak Hill, WVA-93
Jerry Bryan-Williamsburg-98
Kenny Powell-Danville-98
September 18, 2013
Providence Forge, VA
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Seniors came out this morning in 50 degree temperatures to compete in the Tours
3rd MAJOR of the season with 3 automatic qualifications to National
Finals and double points up for grabs. This event was held at Brickshire Golf
Club which is part of the Traditional Golf Club Group. We found the course in
great playing condition and the Staff very nice to work with.
Only 3
Flights were represented in today’s event with no Championship Flight
contestants present. The A-Flight was a rematch of the 3 players who competed
against each other yesterday at The Crossings. Larry Maitland who finished 2nd
yesterday quickly took control of today’s competition by carding one of his 2
birdies on his starting hole. Maitland went on to finish with a one over par 73
for the low round of the day and his 3rd Tour win of the season. Rusty Ward
finished 2nd with a 79.
Two
players; Ed Gore from Warrenton and Winfred Powell from Emporia both posted
81’s to send the B Flight to a playoff for 1st place. Gore was able
to make it back to back wins and his 2nd Tour victory when Powell
conceded on the 1st playoff hole. Powell collected 2nd
place. In 3rd place with an 82 was Robert Weaver from VA Beach.
In C-Flight play Sindo Mayor who
was a visiting Tour member from the Charlotte, North Carolina Tour claimed the
1st place prize with a very solid 82. The 82 was Mayor’s second
lowest tournament score of the year coming at a great time to help his points
standing in which he was in 3rd place before the event. Mayor used
lengthy tee shots, incredible recovery shots, and a birdie on his finishing
hole to seal the win. Roy Hodges claimed 2nd place with his 86.
The Tour takes about a month break
before returning to action with only 3 more regular season tournaments before
National Finals in Pinehurst in November. The next scheduled tournament is
Tuesday October 15th at Ivy Hills in Forest. Entry fee is $65 and
registration deadline is October 8th. Sign-up for final 3 tournaments
today!
Brickshire Tournament Results:
Closest to the Hole Winners:
Hole # 13 for B and C Flights=
Sindo Mayor
Hole # 15 for Championship and A
Flights= Tim Matthews
A –Flight:
Larry Maitland-Stony Creek-73=
Automatic Qualification to Nationals
Rusty Ward-Hopewell-79
Tim Matthews-Yorktown-86
B –Flight:
Ed Gore-Warrenton-81= Automatic
Qualification to Nationals
Winfred Powell-Emporia-81
Robert Weaver-VA Beach-82
Bill Knarr-Verona-85
Monroe Preston-Farmville-86
Charlie Snipes-Keswick-87
Jerry Delbridge-Emporia-91
C-Flight:
Sindo Mayor-Charlotte,
NC-82=Automatic Qualification to Nationals
Roy Hodges-Dinwiddie-86
Kenny Powell-Danville-88
Mike Wren-VA Beach-90
Gary Hines-VA Beach-90
Jerry Bryan-Williamsburg-91
Ed Ryan –Oak Hill,WVA-100
Bill Crowley-VA Beach-101
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
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Question from week #216 Marge has found her ball close to a retaining wall, the base of which is planted with widely spaced bushes. The wall is not deemed an integral part of the course. If she were to play the ball as it lies she thinks she would need to hit a low rescue under the nearest bush, however her backswing is partially obstructed by the wall. A fellow competitor confirms that she is entitled to immovable obstruction relief under R24-2b. She properly finds the nearest point of relief and correctly drops within one club-length of that point. After the drop, the point her ball has come to rest affords her sufficient room from the bush such that she could now hit a 9-iron or pitching wedge over the bush but if she were to still use the rescue as originally planned, the wall is still a hindrance. How should Marge proceed? A. Marge may change clubs for the next shot provided the wall does not interfere with her stroke with this new club. B. Marge may not change clubs for her next stroke, she is committed to using the rescue at this point and must re-drop her ball. C. Marge may change clubs for her next stroke, but at this point she must still re-drop as she does not have complete relief with her rescue. D. Marge has taken proper relief and may change clubs at this point, if she again has interference with the wall with the new club she may take relief a second time from this new spot because it is a different type of stroke.
Answer: C. When dropping her ball, Marge must drop her ball on a spot that avoids interference by the immovable obstruction. (R24-2b) The point where her ball comes to rest, must also avoid interference with the immovable obstruction (R20-2c (v)). “Interference” is determined by using the same club with which she originally claimed the need for relief in the first place. After it is determined she has no interference using the original club selection, she may change her method of stroke, direction of stroke or club selected for play. Only then, if the wall were to again interfere with her next stroke, would this be treated as a separate relief process. Note the use of the phrase “integral part of the course”. When the Committee declares an artificial object, pathway, etc., as an integral part of the course, that feature would no longer be considered an obstruction if encountered during play of the course. The player would have to treat it as a natural feature no different from a large boulder or similar object. I once played a course in Maryland that had two small historic barns on the first hole. One was OB the other was on the course property and treated as an integral part of the course. You had to play the hole between them with no relief whatsoever. |
