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WELCOME TO THE

2014 SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

Mill Creek Golf Club

Tournament on May 8, 2014

e-newsletter

May 5, 2014

• May 8 - Mill Creek
• May 15 - Little River GC (2nd Major of 2014)
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• Full Leaderboard - The Challenge
• Its All about the Year Long Point Standings Race
• Golf Rules Q&A: Replacing a Damaged Ball?
• 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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Sign-up for Tournaments & Pay Online

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2013 Defending Flight Winners &

Top 3 Places:

Mill Creek Golf Club

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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

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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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THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

MEADOWLANDS COUNTRY CLUB

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

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STURDIVANT WINS SENIOR TOUR PLAYOFF AT MEADOWLANDS COUNTRY CLUB

Wallburg, NC

May 1, 2014

It took 4 extra holes, but Sanford's Craig Sturdivant emerged victorious in the Senior Amateur Golf Tour event held at The Meadowlands Golf Club. After finishing regulation play tied with High Point's Joey Moffitt and Thomasville's Dan Anthony after all three posted 75s, Sturdivant won it on the 410 yard 18th hole with a par.

Anthony had extended the playoff on the 2nd extra hole by making a 12 foot birdie after Sturdivant was safely in the cup. Sturdivant returned the favor on the very next hole with a 6 footer of his own to take it to the deciding 18th.

Largely due to the fact that the A Flight played from tees 400 yards shorter than their Champ Flight counterparts, their scores reflected that differential. None more clearly than the effort posted by Charlotte's William Lee. He shot a 2-under 70 from the 5901 yard White tees for a 2-shot cushion over Walnut Cove's Roger Joyce.

The low scores continued in the B Flight with Bermuda Run's Ron Vanderklok firing a 75 for the win. He also enjoyed a 2 shot edge over his closest rival - Advance's Dawson Strider.

Not to be outdone, the C Flight winner, Mark Denton of Mocksville fired one of the lowest flight scores of the season with an 83. He also was 2 strokes clear of his nearest pursuers, Greensboro's Mike Hunter and John Hall of Raleigh.

Next stop for the Senior Tour is May 8 at Mill Creek Golf Club. That event is almost sold out now. Contact Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck at 336-495-6556 or email him at behgolf@aol.com to reserve one of the last spots available.

THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

THE MEADOWLANDS GOLF CLUB EVENT

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP (6317 yds)

Craig Sturdivant, Sanford 75

Joey Moffitt, High Point 75

Dan Anthony, Thomasville 75

John Franklin, Danville, Va 76

Howard Nemenz, Winston-Salem 78

Craig Cathey, Burlington 78

A FLIGHT (5901 yds)

William Lee, Charlotte 70

Roger Joyce, Walnut Cove 72

Mark Robinson, Winston-Salem 73

Bob Dail, Wendell 74

Jim Shermer, Lewisville 75

B FLIGHT (5901 yds)

Ron Vanderklok, Bermuda Run 75

Dawson Strider, Advance 77

Mike Allison, Durham 78

Dick Schuler, Pittsboro 78

Dick Kuehl, Sanford 79

C FLIGHT (5901 yds)

Mark Denton, Mocksville 83

Mike Hunter, Greensboro 85

John Hall, Raleigh 85

Patrick Warren, Chapel Hill 86

Jim Tesch, Raleigh 86

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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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Jerry’s ball hit rocks inside a water hazard and bounced back into play. He thinks to himself that his ball may be damaged because of its contact with the rock. He marks and lifts the ball to inspect it. He finds no other damage other than brown scuff mark on the ball where it impacted the rock. Choose the correct statement:

A. If Jerry correctly concludes this ball is not unfit for play and replaces it, there is no penalty.

B. If Jerry replaces the ball he incurs a penalty of one stroke.

C. If Jerry cleaned his ball beyond what is necessary to inspect it for damage before replacing, he would be penalized a total of two strokes.

D. If Jerry incorrectly substitutes another ball by placing it on the original spot, he is immediately penalized a total of two strokes or in a match, would lose the hole, but there is no additional penalty under R5-3.

Answer:

B is the correct answer.

Jerry might think his ball is damaged, but he must inform somebody of that thought and what he intends to do in case they want to watch his inspection and perhaps view the ball as well.

[A] is incorrect because the procedure for inspecting a ball for damage (R5-3) is identical to the one for lifting a ball for identification (R12-2). The player must:

1. Announce to his opponent, fellow competitor or marker his intention to lift the ball.

2. Give that person the opportunity to observe the lifting/inspection/replacement.

3. Mark the ball before lifting.

4. The ball must not be cleaned beyond what is necessary to inspect.

5. Replace

Failure to comply with any of 1 thru 4 results in a 1 stroke penalty. Jerry didn’t comply with 1 or 2.

[C] is incorrect because any breach of the procedure is a 1-stroke penalty and other breaches are not accumulative.

[D] is incorrect because the penalty for an improper substitution only applies if the player makes a stroke at the ball. If Jerry realized his mistake before the stroke, he could correct his error under R20-6.

Something to consider:

When lifting a ball because the player is unsure of its identification, meaning it might be his, this procedure should be used even if the ball the player lifts turns out to be a stray ball. When there is doubt as to the identification of your ball—for any ball you lift—you should adhere to the requirements for proper lifting/inspecting/identification.

The reason I emphasize this is because if the ball is your ball in play and you neglected to follow the procedure, you will be penalized one stroke. While you would not be penalized for improper procedure if the ball is deemed a stray ball, why take that chance?

Senior Amateur Full Leaderboard

Meadowlands Country Club

May 1, 2014

TEES BY FLIGHT:

Champ - Blue Tees: Rating-71.4; Slope-130; Ydg- 6317

A,B & C-White Tees: Rating- 70.0; Slope-122; Ydg-5901

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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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