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DILL BIRDIES FOR SENIOR TOUR PLAYOFF WIN

Posted: 5/13/2014 12:44:50 PM


"Where Amateurs Play Like Pros"

Senior Amateur Golf Tour

Triad and Raleigh-Pinehurst Tours

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WELCOME TO THE

2014 SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

Little River Golf Resort

Tournament on May 15, 2014

e-newsletter

May 9, 2014

  • May 15 - Little River Resort (2nd Major of 2014)
  • May 22 - Bye Week
  • May 29 - Foxfire (Red Course)
  • Mill Creek - Report and Full Leaderboard
  • Please add sandhillsgolf@amateurgolftour.net to your address book.
  • 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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LITTLE RIVER

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Little River Golf Resort

Second Major Tournament of the Year

Little River hosts the 2nd Major of 2014 where all players who play receive double points. This increases their opportunity to earn more points and qualify to be in the Top 15 in their Tour City earning a berth to the National Tournament at year-end.

All Flight winners in any of the 4 Majors receive an automatic berth to the National Tournament at year-end.

Little River Golf Club has a 4.5 star rating in Golf Digest's Best Places to Play rankings and is widely known for its fine greens all year round.

The Dan Maples designed course incorporates unique terrain and natural features, including nearly 200 feet of elevation changes. All tour members who have played here, look forward to the opportunity to play this course

Little River Golf & Resort

500 Little River Farm Blvd.

Carthage, NC 28327

888-766-6538

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Click Here For Tour Schedule

2012 Senior Amateur Golf Tour Schedule Pinehurst/Raleigh/Triad Tour

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The Tournament at Little River

Event Info:

Little River

Thursday, May 15, 2014


Fees: $65.00
Time: 10:00 AM Shotgun

Physical Address:

Little River Golf & Resort

500 Little River Farm Blvd.

Carthage, NC 28327

888-766-6538

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Directions

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2013 Defending Flight Winners &

Top 3 Places:

Little River Golf Resort

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CHAMPIONSHIP (6222 yds)

Ron Hockensmith, Whispering Pines 74

Eric Ardery, Durham 75

Rick LaFata, Raleigh 78

Joey Moffit, High Point 78

Steve DeBolt, Pinehurst 78

A FLIGHT (6222 yds)

Gus Alford, Zebulon 71

Dexter Barbee, Burlington 75

Dale Casey, Zebulon 75

Hugh Beckwith, West End 75

B FLIGHT (6222 yds)

Neil Bleau, Durham 78

Randy Robbins, Smithfield 82

Charles Smith, Durham 83

C FLIGHT (6222 yds)

Dennis Bryant, Sophia 85

Mike Hunter, Greensboro 88

Dick Schuler, Pittsboro 89


To reserve your place and to sign-up, please reply to this email, sign-up on-line or call Bruce Hallenbeck.


Bruce Hallenbeck
Sandhills Golf Pro
736 Mallard Dr.
Randleman, NC27317

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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THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

MILL CREEK GOLF CLUB

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

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DILL BIRDIES FOR SENIOR TOUR PLAYOFF WIN AT MILL CREEK GOLF CLUB

Mebane, NC
May 8, 2014

If you're gonna win a Championship Flight playoff, you should do it in style, which is exactly what Cary's James Dill did in the Senior Amateur Golf Tour event held at Mill Creek Golf Club. After matching 74s on their original 18 holes of play, Dill proceeded to the 374 yard, par 4, 10th hole with Burlington resident Gary Roberson for a sudden death shoot-out.

Dill registered a birdie to end the playoff on the very first hole. It was only his second start of the 2014 season, although the Tour veteran has enjoyed similar success in past years "on-Tour".

Early events this year have generally produced higher scores than past campaigns, but it appears that with the arrival of better weather Tour members seem to be ready to break out score-wise. The results in the higher flights reflected that fact as all other flight winners had to go very low to secure their victories.

Nowhere was that more evident than in the C Flight where Sophia's Dennis Bryant bettered his Tour scoring average for this season by 16 strokes with a 79. Even with the super low score for the C Flight, he needed to play well as Raleigh's Jim Tesch continued his fine play this year with an 82.

Greensboro's David Coolidge set a torrid pace in the A Flight with an even par 72. He needed every good shot he hit, as he was only one shot clear of 2 competitors -
Raleigh's Don Moore and Charlotte's William Lee.

The B Flight followed suit with low scores as Raleigh's Ed Wells shot a 75 to grab the top spot, but once again, by the narrowest of margins with Bermuda Run's Ron Vanderklok, last week's winner at The Meadowlands GC, taking 2nd place with a 76.

The next Tour event for the Seniors is the season's 2nd "Major" at Little River Resort near Carthage. Once again, there are over 100 competitors signed up to play in that one, but there are still a few spots open.

THE SENIOR AMATEUR GOLF TOUR
MILL CREEK GOLF CLUB EVENT
TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP (6395 yds)
James Dill, Cary 74
Gary Roberson, Burlington 74
Craig Sturdivant, Sanford 75
Howard Nemenz, Winston-Salem 76
Johnny Adams, Cary 77

A FLIGHT (5911 yds)
David Coolidge, Greensboro 72
Don Moore, Raleigh 73
William Lee, Charlotte 73
Rick LaFata, Raleigh 76
Randy Bunn, Zebulon 76

B FLIGHT (5911 yds)
Ed Wells, Raleigh 75
Ron Vanderklok, Bermuda Run 76
Dawson Strider, Advance 78
Sam Carpenter, Charlotte 80
Chuck Smith, Sanford 80

C FLIGHT (5911 yds)
Dennis Bryant, Sophia 79
Jim Tesch, Raleigh 82
Dwight Davis, Pittsboro 85
Richard Farrington, Greensboro 86
Richard Hartley, High Point 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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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

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Question from week #249

This is a stroke play event with shop credit to those who do well. Mark’s ball lies on the green about 65 feet from the flag. Mark asks for someone to attend the flagstick, and a fellow competitor, Bill complies. Mark’s putt is a good one, it tracks directly towards the hole, has a good chance to go in and stops about 1/2 inch short. Bill tells Mark it was a great putt, and uses his foot to knock Mark’s ball away telling him “That’s good.”

Hmmm. Is it? What do you think?

A. Yes the hole is considered complete for Mark, the putt was conceded by a fellow competitor.

B. No, this is stroke play and the ball must be replaced and putted into the hole. There is no penalty.

C. When Bill kicked Mark’s putt, since he was attending the flagstick, Mark is penalized two strokes and the ball must be played as it lies. (R17-3b) Thanks a lot, Bill.

D. Bill is penalized one stroke for moving Mark’s ball in play. The ball must be replaced and putted out.


Answer:

B. There are no concessions in stroke play. You must always putt out. While Bill is officially attending the flagstick, Mark’s ball did not “strike” the attendant. The ball was at rest and moved by an outside agency (fellow competitor, Bill). As such, the ball must be replaced without penalty. No penalty to Bill. If Bill fails to hole out before he tees off on the next hole, he would be DQed.



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Senior Amateur Full Leaderboard

Mill Creek Golf Club

May 8, 2014

TEES BY FLIGHT:

Champ - Blue Tees: Rating-70.2; Slope-127; Ydg- 6395

A,B & C-White Tees: Rating- 67.0; Slope-122; Ydg-5911




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PosNameFlightScore
1Dill, JamesCH74
1Roberson, GaryCH74
3Sturdivant, CraigCH75
4Nemenz, HowardCH76
5Adams, JohnnyCH77
6Collins, TerryCH79
7Cathey, CraigCH80
8Moffitt, JoeyCH81
9Mabe, GregCH83
10Anthony, DanCH84
11Smith, MikeCH86
12Knight, BarryCH88
13Long, BillCH93
PosNameFlightScore
1Coolidge, DavidA72
2Lee, WilliamA73
2Moore, DonA73
4LaFata, RickA76
4Bunn, RandyA76
6Lockley, CecilA77
6Avent, TwigA77
6Joyce, RogerA77
9Denton, WayneA78
9Hiner, WilliamA78
9Jones, JamesA78
12Shackelford, DavidA79
12Stanley, JackA79
14McKenna, MarkA80
14Alford, GusA80
14Johnson, EddieA80
14Robinson, MarkA80
18Dail, BobA82
18Shelton, WilsonA82
20Isley, DickieA84
21Shermer, JimA87
22Alford, JimA88
22Johnson, MikeA88
24Jones, PrestonA89
25Manley, SteveA91
26Kemp, GeneA101
PosNameFlightScore
1Wells, EdB75
2Vanderklok, RonB76
3Strider, DawsonB78
4Carpenter, SamB80
4Smith, ChuckB80
6Whitt, ParkerB81
7Kayler, AllenB82
8Herndon, LouisB83
9Floyd, DanielB84
9Bleau, NeilB84
9Wright, GlennB84
9Ringen, LarryB84
9Strickland, GradyB84
9Schuler, DickB84
9Kubla, TomB84
16Tilley, JerryB85
16Booker, LeeB85
16Ricks, WayneB85
19Robertson, VicB86
19Smith, CharlesB86
19Herndon, MackB86
22Messner, JohnB87
22Jones, TravisB87
24Burgman, LewisB88
24Howlett, ChrisB88
24Canady, DarrellB88
27Mosher, HarryB89
28Burton, EdwardB90
28Bullock, LenB90
30Sheldon, JimB92
30Henely, JohnB92
30Miller, BennyB92
PosNameFlightScore
1Bryant, DennisC79
2Tesch, JimC82
3Davis, DwightC85
4Farrington, RichardC86
4Hartley, RichardC86
6Arellano, AnselmoC87
6Denton, MarkC87
6Mitchel, FrankC87
9Harvey, DougC88
9Miller, TomC88
9Prouty, JimC88
12McKean, GeorgeC89
12Smith, CurtisC89
14Eatmon, JamesC90
14Hall, JohnC90
14Costine, BrianC90
17Whitesell, BarryC91
17Booker, HaroldC91
19Fuller, JerryC92
19Gunn, CharlesC92
19Brown, DonaldC92
19Hunter, MikeC92
23Warren, PatrickC93
24Alligood, RonC94
24Hatfield, ElbyC94
26Hunt, RonnieC96
27Leung, KamC97
27Hutchison, BobbyC97
27Binder, RudyC97
27Harness, DanC97
27Pearson, SteveC97
27Curtin, DanC97
27Redding, TomC97
34Wisniewski, BobC98
34Pace, CharlesC98
36Chludzinski, JoeC101
37Cifranic, DennisC108
38Roe, EarlC112

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2014 Senior Amateur

Golf Tour Schedule

Raleigh/Pinehurst and Triad Tours

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1/25/2014Website Kickoff Classic @ The Legacy Golf Links 800-314-7560
11:00 AM Shotgun Aberdeen, NC $70.00
2/15/2014Website Preseason event no Points! @ Longleaf 910-692-6100
11:00 AM Shotgun Pinehurst, NC $70.00
3/6/2014Website Bryan Park (Players) 336-375-2200
10:00 AM Shotgun Greensboro, NC $55.00
3/13/2014Website Devils Ridge CC 919-557-6100
10:00 AM Shotgun Holly Springs, NC $60.00
3/20/2014Website The Challenge 877-548-5070
10:00 AM Shotgun Graham, NC $55.00
3/27/2014Website Brier Creek CC 919-206-4653
10:00 AM Shotgun Raleigh, NC $70.00
4/3/2014Website Seven Lakes CC 910-673-1092
10:00 AM Shotgun Seven Lakes, NC $60.00
4/10/2014Website Willow Creek CC 336-869-2416
10:00 AM Shotgun High Point, NC $65.00
4/24/2014Website Carolina Trace (Creek) 919-499-5611
10:00 AM Shotgun Sanford, NC $60.00
5/1/2014Website Meadowlands 336-769-1011
10:00 AM Shotgun Winston-Salem, NC $55.00
5/8/2014Website Mill Creek 919-563-4653
10:00 AM Shotgun Mebane, NC $60.00
5/15/2014Website Little River GC 910-949-4600
10:00 AM Shotgun Carthage, NC $65.00
5/29/2014Website Foxfire (Red) 910-295-5555
10:00 AM Shotgun Foxfire , NC $55.00
6/4/2014Website Bryan Park (Players) 336-375-2200
10:00 AM Shotgun Greensboro, NC $110.00
6/5/2014Website Bryan Park (Champ) 336-375-2200
10:00 AM Shotgun Greensoro, NC $0.00
6/12/2014 Make Up Date
10:00 AM Shotgun $0.00
6/19/2014Website Stoney Creek Golf Club 336-449-5688
10:00 AM Shotgun Stoney Creek, NC $60.00
6/26/2014Website Pinewood CC 336-629-4444
10:00 AM Shotgun Asheboro, NC $65.00
7/17/2014Website Greensboro CC (Farm) 336-288-3415
10:00 AM Shotgun Greensboro, NC $75.00
7/24/2014Website Chapel Ridge 866-301-4811
10:00 AM Shotgun Pittsboro, NC $60.00
7/31/2014Website Forest Oaks CC 336-674-0126
10:00 AM Shotgun Greensboro, NC $65.00
8/7/2014Website Southern Pines (Elks Club) 910-692-6551
10:00 AM Shotgun Southern Pines, NC $60.00
8/14/2014Website Carolina Trace (Lake) 919-499-5611
10:00 AM Shotgun Sanford, NC $60.00
8/21/2014Website Anderson Creek 910-814-2115
10:00 AM Shotgun Spring Lake, NC $60.00
9/4/2014Website Sapona CC 336-956-6245
10:00 AM Shotgun Lexington, NC $60.00
9/11/2014 Make Up Date
10:00 AM Shotgun $0.00
9/18/2014Website Hyland Resort 910-6923752
10:00 AM Shotgun Southern Pines, NC $60.00
9/25/2014Website Bryan Park (Champ) 336-375-2200
10:00 AM Shotgun Greensoro, NC $60.00
10/2/2014Website Bentwinds CC 919-552-5656
10:00 AM Shotgun Fuquay-Varina, NC $60.00
10/9/2014Website Colonial CC 336-475-0596
10:00 AM Shotgun Thomasville, NC $60.00

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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.


Bruce


The Senior Amateur Tour, which is open to any golfer is accepting new memberships and will be conducting tournaments through September.

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.



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