Senior Amateur Golf Tour

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WELCOME TO THE

2014 SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

Sapona Country Club Tournament

September 4, 2014

e-newsletter

August 22, 2014

• September 4 - Sapona CC
• August 25 - Play Peninsula Country Club
• August 28 - Bye Week
• September 11 - Bye/Make-up Date
• September 18 - Hyland Resorts
• Anderson Creek - Press Release and Leaderboard
• Please add sandhillsgolf@amateurgolftour.net to your address book.
• Its All about the Year Long Point Standings Race
• Golf Rules Q&A:  Rule 4-4: 14 Clubs?  
• 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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2013 Defending Flight Winners &

Top 3 Places:

Sapona Country Club

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CHAMPIONSHIP (6290 yds)

Randy Jones, Greensboro

Mike Smith, Lewisville

Joey Moffitt, Winston-Salem

A FLIGHT (6290 yds)

Bob Kober, Colfax

Randy Bunn, Zebulon

Mark Robinson, Winston-Salem

B FLIGHT (5980 yds)

Dexter Barbee, Burlington

Jerry Widdowson, Durham

Tom Kubla, Pinehurst

C FLIGHT (5980 yds)

Tommy Hooker, Winston-Salem

Dick Schuler, Pittsboro

Jerry Snead, Youngsville

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Every golfer has heard the saying "It's all in your head" or "Golf is 90% mental" or "Golf is the most mentally demanding sport in the world." Yet what do golfers do about it? Well, most often absolutley nothing! Not necessarily because they don't want to, but sometimes golfers actually think the mental game doesn't matter to them!

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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)

• It is your mind that will allow you to set up to the ball correctly and commit to your swing (or not!).

• It is your mind that will either stay focused under pressure and get you to make a smooth, fluid stroke when you need to drain an 8 footer for the win, or have you choking like a dog and collapsing like a house of cards when the heat is on!

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THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

ANDERSON CREEK GOLF CLUB

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

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ROBINETTE WINS 3-MAN SENIOR TOUR "MAJOR" PLAYOFF AT ANDERSON CREEK

Spring Lake, NC

August 21, 2014

It was only fitting that the A Flight sudden-death playoff ended with Jackson Springs' Ken Robinette firing a birdie on the 1st extra hole after he, Chapel Hill's Bill Martinson and Raleigh's Rick LaFata all finished their regulation play with identical 75s. It was Robinette's 3rd birdie of the day and it was enough to secure the win.

The A Flight had some tough competition throughout the day as 6 players finished within 2 strokes of the winning score in this Major Championship event.

Craig Sturdivant of Sanford had a much easier time of it in the Championship Flight as his 2-under par 70 was 5 shots clear of runner-up David Coolidge of Greensboro. It was Sturdivant's 7th win of the season and his 2nd Major Championship victory.

Another Tour member continued his winning ways as James Eatmon of Sims took the C Flight crown with an 85 that was 1 shot clear of Rocky Mount's Steve High.

"Both of these guys have been a factor in just about every event in which they've competed', said Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck. "It doesn't surprise me when either one of them is near the top of the leaderboard".

Two B Flight members managed to break 80, led by Durham's Mike Allison with a solid 74. He was 4 shots better than Larry Ringen of Pinehurst. "I'm gonna play A Flight from now on", stated Allison as he took his 1st place prize.

"I think Mike will do fine moving up a flight', said Hallenbeck. "He's got the game to play with the big boys".

The Tour will be taking next week off for the Labor Day Holiday and resume play at Sapona Country Club in Lexington on September 4. There are openings available for that event.

THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

ANDERSON CREEK "MAJOR" EVENT

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP (6202 yds)

Craig Sturdivant, Sanford 70

David Coolidge, Greensboro 75

Joey Moffitt, High Point 76

Howard Nemenz, Winston-Salem 76

Bob Kober, Colfax 79

A FLIGHT (6202 yds)

Ken Robinette, Jackson Springs 75

Bill Martinson, Chapel Hill 75

Rick LaFata, Raleigh 75

Jim Alford, Zebulon 76

Don Moore, Raleigh 77

James McMillan, Rockingham 77

B FLIGHT (6202 yds)

Mike Allison, Durham 74

Larry Ringen, Pinehurst 78

Dennis Bryant, Sophia 81

Charles Mellette, Sanford 81

Bob McQueen, Fayetteville 81

C FLIGHT (6202 yds)

James Eatmon, Sims 85

Steve High, Rocky Mount 86

Ted Harris, Fayetteville 91

Willie Brady, Zebulon 91

Richard Hartley, High Point 91

Harold Booker, Raleigh 91

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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 #264

Allen Rench is playing in his club’s stroke play qualifier for the club’s match play championship. His tee shot on the par four 11th has come to rest about two inches inside the lateral water hazard that guards the right side of the hole. The ball is clearly visible but some briars and other overhanging growth from plants inside the hazard may impede his stroke.

He moves about four yards behind the spot of his ball and selects a similar spot on the margin. Standing outside the hazard, Allen tries several practice swings hitting through briars and plants which are rooted within and overhang outside the margin of the hazard, but is careful not to hit any material located within the vertical margins of the hazard.

Satisfied with what he must do, Allen approaches his ball and attempts a stroke.

Unfortunately, his first attempt is truncated as he comes up short of the ball when his club got completely tangled in briars on the downswing. His second attempt is more successful and he advances the ball up the fairway. From there Allen takes three more strokes to complete play of the hole.

Allen’s score for the 11th hole is:

A. 5

B. 6

C. 7

D. 8

Answer

B. Allen made six strokes at his ball and had no penalty strokes. He did not breach R13-2 nor R13-4. When taking his practice swings he did not in any way improve the position or lie of the ball, the area of his intended stance or swing, or the line of play. Any improvement he made to the growing material in the path of his swing was the result of a stroke and is permitted by the Rules.

You may note he was careful not to disturb any growing material inside the vertical margin of the hazard. This was an unnecessary precaution, but understandable under the conditions. In taking a practice swing in a hazard he his permitted to touch grass, bush, tree or any growing thing inside the hazard with his practice swing. (See Note to Rule 13-4.) He just may not ground his club in doing so.

Senior Amateur Full Leaderboard

Anderson Creek Golf Club

August 21, 2014

TEES BY FLIGHT:

Champ: White Tees: Rating; 70.5 Slope-129 Ydg-6202    

A,B & C: White Tees; Rating-70.5; Slope-129; Ydg-6202

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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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