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WELCOME TO THE

2015 SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

CENTRAL CAROLINA

The Neuse Golf Club Tournament

Thursday, March 19, 2015

e-newsletter

March 13, 2015

• March 19 - Tobacco Road
• March 26 - Bryan Park (Champions Course)
• Golf Rules Q&A: Embedded Ball on Teebox?
• 2015 Central Carolina Senior Tour Schedule
• 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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Central Carolina Senior Tour Pay Online Here

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336-495-6556

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REMINDER - YOUR NEW TOUR NAME

The Triad and Raleigh/Pinehurst Senior Amateur Golf Tours for 2015 has a new Tour name.

As all Tour "veterans" are aware, in the past the Triad and Raleigh/Pinehurst Tour schedules have been identical.

Beginning on the 2015 schedule, the two tours will be merged to form a newly named Tour: The Central Carolina Tour.

By taking this step we will avoid any confusion as to where you may have finished overall in a certain event because all competitors will be listed together for each tournament on the website. While this will result in having only one Points Standings listing, the prize pool and everything else will remain the same.

Sign-up for the 2015 season is only $90.00.

We look forward to another very successful year with excellent courses (many of them 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 336-495-6556, or email me at behgolf@aol.com.

Bruce Hallenbeck

GolfWeek Amateur Tour Director,

Raleigh/Pinehurst and Triad Tours

336-495-6556 or email behgolf@aol.com.

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2014 Flight Winners &

Top 3 Places:

Tobacco Road

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• It is your mind that determines how well you learn when taking lessons. (and this training course is packed with accelerated learning techniques that will have you absorbing more from lessons)

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THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

THE NEUSE GOLF CLUB

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

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Where Will You Be in the 2015 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 2015.

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 2015 Tour, To see where you stand* click below:

Central Carolina Senior Tour Point Standings

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Senior Amateur Golf Tour Schedule

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Question from #294

Jon hit his tee ball which he caught on the bottom edge of his driver. The ball raced forward about three inches off the ground, struck the tee marker of a forward teeing ground, popped 80 feet in the air and landed back at Jon’s feet where it lay embedded in the ground, inside the teeing ground—hilariously entertaining for Jon’s buddies.

Decide which following statement is correct:

A. Rule 25-2, Embedded Ball, states the player is entitled to relief for a ball embedded in its own pitch mark, in any “closely mown area” through the green. However, the Definition of through the green does not include the teeing ground of the hole being played. For that reason he either plays the ball as it lies or must deem it unplayable.

B. Penalty-free relief for this situation is available only if the Local Rule for Embedded Ball Through the Green is in effect.

C. In equity, Jon is entitled to penalty-free relief and because the ball lies on the teeing ground, he may “tee” the ball for his second stroke.

D. If Jon re-tees and plays the ball, that stroke will be his third.

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Answer

D is the only correct statement.

When Jon made his initial stroke his ball was in play. Yes, the teeing ground of the hole being played, by definition, is not included as a part of the area deemed through the green, but this is for reasons other than applying relief under R25-2. The Rules really do not contemplate such a situation as this; and as a result, in equity, Jon’s ball embedded in the teeing ground would be eligible for embedded ball relief relief (see D25-2/8). Jon could lift and clean the ball.

What’s more, because his ball is on the teeing ground, Jon may also repair the damage made by his ball impact before dropping. (see Decision 13-2/2) It is important to point out that normally, Jon would be prohibited from first repairing the ball impact before dropping. This is an exception afforded under R13-2. Like I said, a unique situation that is best described as residing tucked in to a corner of the Rules envelope.

Jon’s ball is in play. He should simply take the relief drop and play on from there. Jon must not re-tee the ball as that would be interpreted by the Rules as electing to play under stroke and distance, thus making answer D correct.

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The Neuse Golf Club

March 12, 2015

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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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