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WELCOME TO THE

2014 SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

Brier Creek Country Club

Tournament on March 27, 2014

e-newsletter

March 21, 2014

• March 27 - Brier Creek Country Club
• April 3 - Seven Lakes Country Club
• Its All about the Year Long Point Standings Race
• Golf Rules Q&A: Drop and/or a ReDrop?
• 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.

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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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The Tournament at Brier Creek

Event Info:

Thursday, March 27, 2014

Brier Creek Country Club

Fee is $70.00

10:00 AM Shotgun

9400 Club Hill Drive
Raleigh, NC 27617

Telephone: 919-206-4653

Directions

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CHAMPIONSHIP (6298 yds)

Rick Luzar, Pinehurst 72

John East, Rockingham 73

Steve Fox, Pinehurst 75

2013 Brier Creek Championship Flight Winner - Rick Luzar

A FLIGHT (6298 yds)

Jim Alford, Zebulon 76

Brent Massey, Raleigh 78

Wilson Shelton, Burlington 81

Dale Casey, Zebulon 81

B FLIGHT (6078 yds)

Lewis Herndon, Graham 80

Gus Alford, Zebulon 81

Dave Schmanke, Apex 82

Brier Creek B Flight Winner - Lewis Herndon

C FLIGHT (6078 yds)

Steve High, Rocky Mount 85

Jim Tesch, Raleigh 87

James Howard, Raleigh 87

To reserve your place and to sign-up, please reply to this email, sign-up on-line or call Bruce Hallenbeck.

336-495-6556

behgolf@aol.com

To reserve your place and to sign-up, please reply to this email, sign-up on-line or call Bruce Hallenbeck.

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There is one primary reason for this, and I’m going to tell you all about it. But first, let me introduce myself . . .

My name is Stephen Ladd, and my obsession is training golfers as athletes, and developing their bodies to better use their golf skills and play to their peak potential. I have been doing just that for over 16 years… long before the “golf fitness” craze began.

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THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

THE CHALLENGE GOLF CLUB

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

3-WAY PLAYOFF DECIDES SR AMATEUR TOUR EVENT

Graham, NC

March 20, 2014

Raleigh's Rick LaFata emerged victorious in a 3 man playoff for the A Flight top spot after 4 holes today at The Challenge Golf Club. While Greensboro's Dave Coolidge was eliminated on the first hole of sudden death, it took LaFata an extra three holes to finally dispatch Wendell's Bob Dail after all three shot 78s during the regulation event.

Things were not quite as close in the Championship Flight as Mike Smith of Lewisville posted a 2-shot edge over Cary's Johnny Adams - 75 to 77. For Smith, a multiple winner in previous years "on-Tour", it was a good start to the 2014 season.

Tour rookie Chuck Smith of Sanford posted his initial win with the Senior Tour as his 81 was the class of the B Flight. "Chuck's been steady, having played every event so far this season. I felt he would break out soon", stated Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck. Salisbury's Russ Priddy was 2 strokes back in second.

The C Flight belonged to John Hall who has competed on Tour for more than 13 years. The Tour veteran was able to edge fellow Raleigh resident Jim Tesch by 2 shots - 84 to 86. "John's been a mainstay of this Tour for years and he's got the capability to go low at anytime. I don't think he gets tournament jitters anymore", quipped Hallenbeck.

The Senior Tour plays next week at Brier Creek Country Club in Raleigh. Openings are still available for that event.

THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

THE CHALLENGE GOLF CLUB EVENT

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP (6219 yds)

Mike Smith, Lewisville 75

Johnny Adams, Cary 77

Howard Nemenz, Winston-Salem 78

Craig Cathey, Burlington 80

Greg Mabe, High Point 81

A FLIGHT (5905 yds)

Rick LaFata, Raleigh 78

Dave Coolidge, Greensboro 78

Bob Dail, Wendell 78

Twig Avent, Durham 81

Don Moore, Raleigh 81

JIm Powers Advance 81

B FLIGHT (5905 yds)

Chuck Smith, Sanford 81

Russ Priddy, Salisbury 83

Daniel Floyd, Graham 84

James Jones, Raleigh 86

Parker Whitt, Winston-Salem 87

Dickl Kuehl, Sanford 87

Ed Tetlak, Raleigh 87

Larry White, Clemmons 87

C FLIGHT (5905 yds)

John Hall, Raleigh 84

Jim Tesch, Raleigh 86

James Eatmon, Sims 89

Mark Denton, Mocksville 91

Jim Prouty, Pittsboro 94

Bob Wisniewski, Hillsborough 94

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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

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Click Here for Sr. Tour 2014 Schedule

Senior Amateur Golf Tour Schedule

Triad and Raleigh-Pinehurst Tour

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Question from week #242

Stan has hit his tee ball onto the edge of a cart path.

He simulates his stance and places a tee in the ground to indicate the nearest point of relief. He then estimated a one club-length distance and dropped the ball within that area no closer to the hole than his NPoR.

This dropped ball rolled into a spot where he would again have interference with the cart path, so he dropped again. This time the ball rolled away from the cart path, no closer to the hole about 1 1/2 club-lengths from where it first struck a part of the course.

Stan lifted the ball and placed it where it first struck a part of the course on the second drop. A fellow competitor asked Stan why he did that. Stan replied because it had rolled more than 1 club-length after being dropped. The fellow competitor advised Stan that his dropped ball could roll up to 2 club-lengths before he needed to re-drop/place and he should put it back where it came to rest after the second drop.

This Stan did, so his next stroke will be:

A. His 2nd.

B. His 3rd.

C. His 4th

D. His 5th.

Answer:

B, his 3rd.

This is an easy penalty to overlook.

Stan’s actions were not meant to breach the Rules, just the opposite. He wants to comply; but his lack of knowledge got him in a bit of trouble.

On the second drop, when Stan’s ball rolled 1 1/2 club-lengths and came to rest away from the hole, that ball was in play and should not be moved or touched. On any drop, a ball may bounce/roll up to two club-lengths without having to be re-dropped or placed.

Stan should have simply played the ball as it lay. When he mistakenly lifted the ball to place it, he breached R18-2a for moving his ball in play, and is penalized one stroke and must replace the ball on the spot from which it was lifted.

His fellow competitor saved Stan from a 2-stroke penalty, as Stan would have played from a wrong place if not corrected (R20-6 and 20-7).

The placing of tees when taking relief is not a requirement, but is a recommended practice. The player can estimate the nearest point of relief and/or can also estimate the one club-length distance, or any combination there-of.

When going for the maximum or minimum relief, I use tees to mark both my nearest point of relief and the extent of my drop. Remember, when measuring, the player may use any club he has selected for play.

The Rules would have you use the same selected club in all measurements for resolving any specific situation. Oh, and those tees you stick in or place on the ground are not deemed equipment when used to mark the nearest point of relief or the extent limit for a drop.

So, if the ball were to hit one of them and stop or deflect, there is no need for concern. Every reason for a re-drop under R20-2c is determined by where the ball comes to rest.

Senior Amateur Full Leaderboard

The Challenge Golf Club

March 20, 2014

TEES BY FLIGHT:

Champ - Blue Tees: Rating-71.2; Slope-131; Ydg- 6219

A,B & C- WhiteTees: Rating- 68.4; Slope-120; Ydg-5905

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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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