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WELCOME TO THE

2014 SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

Meadowlands Country Club

Tournament on May 1, 2014

e-newsletter

April 27, 2014

• May 1 - Meadowlands Country Club
• May 8 - Mill Creek
• Please add sandhillsgolf@amateurgolftour.net to your address book.
• Full Leaderboard - Carolina Trace CC (Creek)
• Its All about the Year Long Point Standings Race
• Golf Rules Q&A: Ball Must Be Moved Before Play.
• 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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Tournament at Meadowlands Golf Club

Meadowlands Golf Club

Thursday, May 1, 2014

Meadowlands Golf Club

542 Meadowlands Drive

Winston-Salem, NC 27107

(336) 769-1011

Club Directions

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2013 Defending Flight Winners &

Top 3 Places:

Meadowlands Golf Club

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CHAMPIONSHIP (6417 yds)

Mike Smith, Lewisville 72

Eric Ardery, Durham 73

Arch Reed, Pinehurst 73

A FLIGHT (5919 yds)

Wilson Shelton, Madison 72

Mike Greene, Lewisville 74

Cecil Lockley, Creedmoor 76

Jim Alford, Zebulon 76

Randy Bunn, Zebulon 76

B FLIGHT (5919 yds)

Dawson Strider, Advance 77

John Henely, Pinehurst 80

Cliff Nance, Lumberton 81

Lewis Herndon, Graham 81

C FLIGHT (5919 yds)

Sindo Mayor, Charlotte 80

Brian Costine, Durham 85

Dennis Bryant, Sophia 86

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

CAROLINA TRACE COUNTRY CLUB

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

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HOCKENSMITH RECOVERS FOR SENIOR TOUR WIN AT CAROLINA TRACE

Sanford, NC

April 24, 2014

Ron Hockensmith of Whispering Pines was disappointed after posting a somewhat lackluster 40 on the front side of today's Senior Amateur Golf Tour event at Carolina Trace Country Club - The Creek Course.

To make matters worse, the Championship Flight player started the back nine with a triple bogey on hole # 10. "At that point I thought I was just playing out the string", said Hockensmith.

However he quickly turned things around, registering 3 birdies on the final 8 holes to finish with a 76 and a 1-shot victory over Thomasville's Dan Anthony. To make it even sweeter, one of those back-side birdies held up for a Skin in the event Skins Pool.

While they did play from tees that were almost 400 yards shorter than that of their Champ Flight counterparts, Charlotte's Steve Romito and McLeansville's Ron Brady were able to equal their 1st and 2nd place scores with a 76 and 77 respectively in A Flight competition. "They were the only 2 guys in the flight to break 80" noted Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck. "Those scores were impressive".

James Jones of Raleigh continued his strong B Flight play this season with another win. His 81 was 1 clear of Pinehurst's Tom Kubla and Mike Allison of Durham.

The C Flight also saw a repeat winner with Raleigh's Jim Tesch posting the only sub-90 round of the day in the flight with an 89. Dwight Davis of Pittsboro was runner-up with a 91.

Next up for the Seniors is The Meadowlands Golf Club near Kernersville on May 1. There are spots available for that event after 2 consecutive sell-outs "on-Tour". Any amateur golfer over 50 can contact Hallenbeck at 336-495-6556 for information on competing in that event.

THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

CAROLINA TRACE COUNTRY CLUB (CREEK COURSE) EVENT

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP (6298 yds)

Ron Hockensmith, Whispering Pines 76

Dan Anthony, Thomasville 77

Mark Craige, Raleigh 79

Bob Kober, Colfax 81

Craig Sturdivant, Sanford 82

Joey Moffitt, High Point 82

A FLIGHT (5905 yds)

Steve Romito, Charlotte 76

Ron Brady, McLeansville 77

Wayne Denton, Clayton 80

Jim Alford, Zebulon 80

William Lee, Charlotte 80

B FLIGHT (5905 yds)

James Jones, Raleigh 81

Tom Kubla, Pinehurst 82

Mike Allison, Durham 82

Darrell Canady, Clayton 83

Chuck Smith, Sanford 85

Dick Schuler, Pittsboro 85

C FLIGHT (5905 yds)

Jim Tesch, Raleigh 89

Dwight Davis, Pittsboro 91

Barry Whitesell, Greensboro 93

Mike Hunter, Greewnsboro 94

Tom Miller, Clayton 94

Brian Costine, Durham 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 #248:

Rule 18-2 says if a player, his partner or either of their caddies, or the equipment of player/partner touches it purposely or causes his ball in play to move, except as permitted under the Rules, the player is penalized one stroke and the ball must be replaced.

Which one of the following would not result in a penalty to the player?

A. With his ball sitting in the fairway, a player accidentally moves his ball with a practice swing.

B. With his ball unmarked on the putting green, while using his towel to disperse clumps of sand from the putting green, the player moves his ball.

C. A players ball sits on pine straw on the edge of a wooded area. When removing an interfering pine cone, the ball moves about 1/4 inch down into the straw.

D. In order to identify his ball in the rough, a player uses his finger to steady his ball, while he moves some interfering blades of grass that block the view. Neither the ball is moved nor the lie of the ball altered.

Answer:

Only B does not result in a penalty (R23-1).

“A” results in a 1-stroke penalty and the ball must be replaced.

For why “C” results in a 1-stroke penalty, see the definition of “moved” and Rule18-2a. The ball must be replaced. Failure to replace in either case “A” or “C” results in a 2-stroke penalty (what Tiger got nailed with).

“D” is a one stroke penalty also under Rule 18-2a for purposely touching his ball in play. Nothing to replace here, you just can’t purposely touch it unless permitted by a Rule.

Senior Amateur Full Leaderboard

Carolina Trace Country Club

April 23, 2014

TEES BY FLIGHT:

Champ - Blue Tees: Rating-72.0; Slope-125; Ydg- 6298

A,B & C-White Tees: Rating- 71.0; Slope-123; 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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