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WELCOME TO THE 2013 SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR Longleaf Golf and Country Club Pre-Season e-newsletter Summary February 3, 2013 - Sign-up For 2013 Senior Amateur Tour
- Legacy Winners - Photos and Top 5 in Each Flight
- Sign-up To Play Longleaf: February 16, 2013 - Expect Early Sell-out with Both Amateur and Senior Tours Playing and Warmer Weather
- Do This March 20th and Play All the Golf You Want!
- Its All about the Year Long Point Standings Race - Where Will You Be at Year-End?
- Golf Rules Q&A - Where is Your Ball? See How Many of the 10 You Can Get Right
- Tour Weather Guidelines -Reminder
The regular season will start March 7 at Bryan Park - Players Course in Greensboro with a typical 10:00 AM shotgun start. Points, prizes, and your Tour "goodies" that you purchased with your membership will be distributed at that event. 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. 2013 Senior Amateur Schedule is Here: Bruce Hallenbeck Senior Amateur Tour Director, Raleigh/Pinehurst and Triad Tours Improve Your Golf Mental Toughness 10 Fold. Other products and services will continue to be added and we know you will find these services and prices to your liking and advantage as well. Let us know what other products you would like to see added and your experience when ordering here.
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2013 SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR FEBRUARY 16, 2013 PRE-SEASON TOURNAMENT II LONGLEAF GOLF and COUNTRY CLUB ----- |
Longleaf Golf and Country Club The second Pre-Season Tournament of the 2013 Amateur and Senior Golf Season will be held at Longleaf Country Club. Third generation golf course architect Dan Maples, brought his talent to Southern Pines with Longleaf Golf & Country Club. Built on the site of one of the Village of Pinehurst's former horse training estates, Longleaf shines.. Many of the original features -- the white fences, rail post and hedgerows -- have been carefully retained as a tribute to the original site. 170 acres of the Club at Longleaf development were sold to Dan Maples, golf course architect, with the provision that he build and operate a golf course, including a clubhouse, driving range, tennis courts, swimming pool, and a pool house. Work in the 6600 yard 18 hole design began in February 1988 and its grand opening was held on November 4th of that year. The golf shop and cart storage were temporarily housed in the Tate horse barn until the present clubhouse was finished in early 1990. (Historical information provided by Jean Walker, longtime Longleaf member) A 1974 photograph of Starland Farm shows a one-mile long track, which was built on a former steeplechase track, and a three-quarter mile turf race course with a show ring in the in the center. Today, some of the hedge and water jumps can still be seen on the #1 and #8 fairways and the #9 back tee. Portions of the Starland Farm track fence serve as a backdrop for the front nine holes. This is a pre-season event to which both the Golfweek and Senior Tours. Because of that mix, no points will be awarded, but the prize pool is generally one of the largest of the season. Seniors will enjoy the advantage of playing from one Tee-Box shorter than the "flatbellies". Historically this event sells out, so if you have interest in playing, you know the drill.
To register and to sign-up to play, call or email Bruce at 336- 495-6556 or 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. Senior Tour Sign-up & Pay Online Here 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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GOLFWEEK AND SENIOR AMATEUR TOURS "KICK-OFF" 2013 SEASON Aberdeen, NC February 2, 2013 While early morning temperatures lingered in the teens, conditions improved in the afternoon to allow a large field of Tour members to complete their first competitive round of golf in 2013 on the Golfweek and Senior Amateur Golf Tours today at The Legacy Golf Links. B Flight winner James Dockery, a long-standing Tour veteran, stated "Once we got going conditions were OK". While the temperatures were reasonable to play in, they did contribute to the higher scores that were posted in each flight. All you had to do to be "in the money" in the Championship flight was break 80, in the D Flight, break 100. No golfer in the B Flight broke 80, and none in the C Flight broke 90. 
Pre-Season Winners at Legacy (Left to Right) B Flight - James Dockery, D Flight - Charlie Brodie; Championship Flight - John East Not Shown:: C Flight - Bill Wikinson While scores were higher, it didn't stop 2 Tour members from hitting impressive shots. Wendell's Bob Dail eagled the the 347 yard, par 4, 10th hole with a 7-iron from 128 yards out. "The wind was directly in our face, so I used more club", stated Dail. Meanwhile, Greensboro's Coray Mitchell used an 8-iron with the wind at his back from 145 yards to produce the same result - an eagle 2 - on the 375 yard, par 4, 1st hole. 
Pre-Season Winner at Legacy: A Flight: Jay Yergeau Rockingham's John East took top honors in the Championship Flight with a 73. The A Flight belonged to Godwin's Jay Yergeau. As mentioned earlier, Southern Pines' James Dockery won the B Flight, while Bill Wilkinson was victorious in "C". Tour newcomer Charlie Brodie of Oxford won his first Tour start as a D Flight member. The regular season starts on March 7 for the Seniors at Bryan Park, while the Golfweek Tour gets things going at the Challenge on March 2. There will be one more preseason event held for both Tours at Longleaf on February 16. Openings are available for that event. Any amateur golfer interested in joining either Tour can contact Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck at 336-495-6556, or by emailing him at behgolf@aol.com. THE GOLFWEEK AND SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOURS PRESEASON EVENT AT THE LEGACY GOLF LINKS TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT John East, Rockingham 73 Mark Macejko, Vass 76 John Franklin, Danville VA 77 David Williams, Apex 79 Trip Barclift, Raleigh 80 Gene Queen, Advance 80 A FLIGHT Jay Yergeau, Godwin 75 Cecil Lockley, Creedmoor 78 Cliff Nance, Lumberton 78 Jay Campbell, Fayetteville 79 Steve Smith, Pinehurst 81 B FLIGHT James Dockery, Southern Pines 81 Tom Fagerli, Yadkinville 84 Neil Bleau, Durham 85 Randy Robbins, Smithfield 85 Perry Laymon, Wilmington Dan Whalen, Greensboro 85 C FLIGHT Bill Wilkinson, Rolesville 91 Henry Dirkmaat, Pinehurst 92 Mike Hinson, Myrtle Beach 92 John Hall, Raleigh 92 Roger Ammons, Wagram 94 Donald Brown, Kernersville 94 Bobby Hutchison, Walnut Cove 94 Jason Stutts, High Point 94 Landon Wilkes, Apex 94 D FLIGHT Charlie Brodie, Oxford 91 Mark Wamsher, Hope Mills 96 Kurt Bryant, Fayetteville 99 Greg Green, Apex 105 Gerg Dauscher, Zebulon 106 |
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Where Will You Be in the Year-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 10 point earners in your flight. As you plot your tour schedule, be cognizant of the fact, only the top 10 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 2013. 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 2013 Tour, To see where you stand* click below: Raleigh/Pinehurst Senior Tour Point Standings Triad Senior Tour Point Standings |
2012 Points Winners By Flight The Triad Tour |
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.
Questions from week #184 Ten questions on where is your ball: 1. You find your ball up against and touching a brick wall that, according to the Local Rules, defines out of bounds. Is your ball in or out of bounds? 2. You find your ball up against and touching the fairway side of a red stake. Is your ball in or out of the lateral water hazard? 3. You find your ball touching both the rough and the sand in a bunker. Is your ball in the rough or in the bunker? 4. Your ball is touching both the fringe and the putting green. Is your ball on or off the green? 5. Your ball, as teed, is about half forward of the teeing ground as defined by the leading edge of the tee markers. Is your ball within or outside the teeing ground? 6. Your ball has come to rest touching the outside edge of a painted line that marks ground under repair. Is your ball in or outside the GUR? 7. Your ball has come to rest in the middle of a bridge, elevated over a water hazard. Is your ball in or outside the hazard? 8. Your ball has come to rest in a bush that grows from within an area of ground under repair, but the ball is physically located outside the margins of the GUR. Is your ball considered in or out of the GUR? 9. Your ball has come to rest just off a wrong putting green, but your stance for your next stroke would be on the wrong putting green. Is your ball considered on or off a wrong putting green for the purpose of applying Rule 25-3? 10. You find your ball in thick grass that clearly overhangs a bunker suspended above the sand. Is your ball in or out of the bunker?
Answers1. IN bounds.2. IN the lateral water hazard.3. IN the bunker.4. ON the putting green.5. WithIN the teeing ground.6. IN the GUR.7. IN the water hazard.8. IN the GUR9. OFF the putting green.10. OUT of the bunker. A couple of points:- Nearly all conditions and features of a golf course are comprised of a closed loop. This is true for the course (closed loop defined by OB stakes), all hazards (water and bunkers), areas of GUR or casual water, teeing grounds, putting greens, dropping zones, etc. If your ball is touching the loop that defines the condition, then it is IN or ON that condition.
- Do not think of the fairway as a condition that is closed, if you look closely enough, you find in nearly every case it is not. However, when your ball touches both the fairway and the first cut of rough, it is deemed in the fairway. If the margin of the fairway coincides with the margin of another “loop”, such as putting green, hazard or teeing ground, then that other feature determines the position of the ball.
- There is a hierarchy that ranks the loops with OB on top. In a descending order, OB is followed by water hazards, then Abnormal Ground conditions, then bunkers. This means, for example, if your ball is in a bunker but also touches a red painted line that defines an adjacent lateral water hazard, your ball is in the lateral water hazard.
- #7, the margins of a water hazard extends in the vertical dimension both up and down. So if your ball is suspended above but within the margins of the water hazard, it is IN the hazard (DEF: water hazard)
- #8, anything growing (grass, bush tree) rooted within the area of GUR is considered part of the condition. However, the margins of GUR extend only downward but not upwards. So if your ball is suspended in a bush above and within the margins of the GUR but the bush is rooted outside the margin, you get no relief under this Rule. (DEF: Ground Under Repair
- #9, it is the position of the ball only that determines whether or not a player must take relief for interference with a wrong putting green (R25-3). Unlike interference with Immoveable Obstructions (R24-2) or Abnormal Ground Conditions (R25-1), interference with a wrong putting green is ball position only with no regard to a players stance.
- #10, the margins of a bunker, unlike its cousin the water hazard, do not extend vertically upwards, only downwards (same as GUR). Only OB and water hazards extend vertically up.
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Senior Amateur Full Leaderboard Legacy Golf Links February 2, 2013 TEES BY FLIGHT: All Flights: White Tees; Rating - 69.5; Slope - 133; Yard - 6155 |
2013 Senior Amateur Schedule |
| 2/2/2013 | Website | Preseason event no Points! @ The Legacy Golf Links | 800-314-7560 | | 11:00 AM | Shotgun | Aberdeen, NC | $70.00 | | 2/16/2013 | Website | Preseason event no Points! @ Longleaf | 910-692-6100 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Pinehurst, NC | $70.00 | | 3/7/2013 | Website | Bryan Park (Players) | 336-375-2200 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Greensboro, NC | $55.00 | | 3/14/2013 | Website | Foxfire (West) | 910-295-5555 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Foxfire , NC | $55.00 | | 3/21/2013 | Website | Devils Ridge CC | 919-557-6100 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Holly Springs, NC | $60.00 | | 3/28/2013 | Website | Brier Creek CC | 919-206-4653 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Raleigh, NC | $70.00 | | 4/11/2013 | Website | Sapona CC | 336-956-6245 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Lexington, NC | $60.00 | | 4/18/2013 | Website | Willow Creek CC | 336-869-2416 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | High Point, NC | $65.00 | | 4/25/2013 | Website | Carolina Trace (Creek) | 919-499-5611 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Sanford, NC | $60.00 | | 5/2/2013 | Website | Forest Oaks CC | 336-674-0126 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Greensboro, NC | $60.00 | | 5/9/2013 | Website | Meadowlands | 336-769-1011 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Winston-Salem, NC | $55.00 | | 5/16/2013 | Website | Mill Creek | 919-563-4653 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Mebane, NC | $55.00 | | 5/30/2013 | Website | Bermuda Run (West) | 336-998-8075 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Bermuda Run, NC | $55.00 | | 6/6/2013 | Website | Little River GC | 910-949-4600 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Carthage, NC | $60.00 | | 6/12/2013 | Website | Bryan Park (Players) | 336-375-2200 | | 10:00 AM | | Greensboro, NC | $0.00 | | 6/13/2013 | Website | Bryan Park (Champ) | 336-375-2200 | | 10:00 AM | | Greensoro, NC | $110.00 | | 6/20/2013 | Website | Hyland GC | 910-6923752 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Southern Pines, NC | $60.00 | | 6/27/2013 | Website | Pinewood CC | 336-629-4444 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Asheboro, NC | $0.00 | | 7/11/2013 | | Make Up Date | | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | | $0.00 | | 7/18/2013 | Website | Seven Lakes CC | 910-673-1092 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Seven Lakes, NC | $60.00 | | 7/25/2013 | Website | Greensboro CC (Farm) | 336-288-3415 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Greensboro, NC | $75.00 | | 8/1/2013 | Website | Southern Pines (Elks Club) | 910-692-6551 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Southern Pines, NC | $60.00 | | 8/8/2013 | Website | Grandover Resort (West) | 800-472-6301 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Greensboro, NC | $70.00 | | 8/15/2013 | Website | Carolina Trace (Lake) | 919-499-5611 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Sanford, NC | $60.00 | | 8/22/2013 | Website | Anderson Creek | 910-814-2115 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Spring Lake, NC | $60.00 | | 9/5/2013 | Website | Salem Glen CC | | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Clemons, NC | $55.00 | | 9/12/2013 | Website | Bentwinds CC | 919-552-5656 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Fuquay-Varina, NC | $60.00 | | 9/19/2013 | Website | The Challenge | 877-548-5070 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Graham, NC | $55.00 | | 9/26/2013 | Website | Bryan Park (Champ) | 336-375-2200 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Greensoro, NC | $55.00 | | 10/3/2013 | | Make Up Date | | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | | $0.00 | | 10/10/2013 | Website | Colonial CC | 336-475-0596 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Thomasville, NC | $60.00 | | 10/24/2013 | Website | Chapel Ridge | 866-301-4811 | | 10:00 AM | Shotgun | Pittsboro, NC | $55.00 |
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TTour Weather Guidelines Primarily, we adhere to the same guidelines that the PGA Tour uses: If 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.
Bruce |
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| Senior Tour NewsThe Senior Amateur Tour, which is open to any golfer is accepting new memberships and will be conducting tournaments through September.Quick Links... E-mail Bruce Hallenbeck Join the Senior Tour Senior Amateur Homepage Please forward this e-mail to your friends, peers, relatives or anyone you think would be interested in putting their golf skills to a test against others. Check out our links section for additional info or call, write or email Bruce Hallenbeck at 336-495-6556 or behgolf@aol.com or We sent this newsletter to you because of your participation in the Senior Amateur Tour, please send an email and include unsubscribe in the subject line if you no longer wish to receive these newsletters.Sign-up for Your Favorite Courses in 2013 |
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