GOLFWEEK 2013 AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

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March 3, 2013

Warmer Weather Forecasted For Saturday!

• Sign-up For Bryan Park March 9, 2013
• The Tour Has Started - Where Are You InThe Point Standings Race?
• Golf Rules Q&A - A Review - Ground Under Repair - What Would You Do?
• Tour Weather Guidelines - Review and Reminder

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Bryan Park (Players) 4-Stars Golf Digest Best Places to Play The Players Course opened in 1974. Originally designed by George Cobb, the course was later modified by Rees Jones. Do not be lulled asleep by Bryan Park Players Course. Be warned, the Players Course will get you if you fail to execute any shot correctly. Plus, this is the 3rd major of the season where double points are awarded to everyone who plays and flight winners get their tickets punched with an automatic invite to the year-ending National Tournament in Pinehurst. Course Notes 18 hole championship layout featuring 79 bunkers and eight ponds/lakes. Bryan Park was voted Best Golf Course in the Reader's Choice -- Tops In The Triad contest by the Greensboro News and Record Listed in the Middle Atlantic's 100 Best Places To Place -- Washington Golf Monthly 1997, 1998 Listed in 1998-99 Places To Play, three and a half rating -- Golf Digest 1998, 1999, 2000 To register and to sign-up to play, call or email Bruce at 336- 495-6556 or behgolf@aol.com.

WINNERS POST SOLID SCORES IN COLD GOLFWEEK TOUR EVENT KICKOFF EVENT

Graham, NC

March 2, 2013

Sixty-One intrepid golfers showed up in near freezing weather conditions to contest the first regular season event on the 2013 Golfweek Amateur Golf Tour Raleigh and Triad Tours. While on average scores were higher, the top players in each flight didn't seem to mind the cold temperatures.

One of the most impressive scores of the tournament was turned in by Tour newcomer Chris Cox of Archdale who emerged victorious in his C Flight debut. His 87 made him the only flight member to break 90. James Eatmon of Sims was runner-up with a 95. Another Tour rookie, Oxford's Charlie Brodie, who earlier had won his Tour debut with a victory at this season's 1st pre-season event at The Legacy in Aberdeen, made it 2-in-a-row with a 92 for top honors in the D Flight. Zebulon's Greg Dauscher placed 2nd, only one stroke off the pace.

The other 3 Flights all saw Tour veterans rise to the occasion. Gibsonville's Neal Faulkner was 2-over par in the Championship flight for a comfortable 3 shot cushion over Mark Macejko of Vass who shot 77.

Corey Mitchell of Greensboro shot 75 and enjoyed a 2 shot margin in the A Flight competition over 14 year old Grant Powell of Colfax, who also was competing in his debut event. "We've had some really good youngsters compete 'on-Tour' with us in the past" stated Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck. "Some of them have gone on to star in college and beyond. I expect to see a lot from Grant in the future".

Jimmy Adams of Greenville stood alone atop the B Flight standings with an 81, 2 strokes better than Oxford's Jeffery Silver.

The next Golfweek Tour event will be held at Bryan Park (Players) next Saturday, March 9th. Any amateur golfer interested in competing "on-Tour" this season can contact Hallenbeck at 336-495-6556, or by emailing him at behgolf@aol.com. Tour memberships are available.

THE GOLFWEEK AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

THE CHALLENGE EVENT

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP (6646 yds)

Neal Faulkner, Gibsonville 74

Mark Macejko, Vass 77

Zach Arms, Winston-Salem 82

Sean Pardue, Greensboro 82

Billy Lankford, Kernersville 82

A FLIGHT (6319 yds)

Corey Mitchell, Greensboro 75

Anthony Powell, Colfax 77

Ken Carlyle, Greensboro 80

Mike Crawford, Summerfield 80

Terry Newsome, Winston-Salem 81

B FLIGHT (6319 yds)

Jimmy Adams, Greenville 81

Jeffrey Silver, Oxford 83

Steve Marinelli, Cary 84

Greg Walker, Raleigh 85

Wayne Ferrell, Danville, VA 87

C FLIGHT (6319 yds)

Chris Cox, Archdale 87

James Eatmon, Sims 95

Johnny Sears, Fayetteville 97

Corey Carson, Vana, VA 99

Pierre Samson, Wilson 101

D FLIGHT (6319 yds)

Charlie Brodie, Oxford 92

Greg Dauscher, Zebulon 93

Greg Dotson, Raven, VA 99

Byron Talton, Greensboro 106

Mike Charles, Greensboro 112

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GOLFWEEK CURRENT NEWS

TO All NEW & RETURNING GOLFWEEK AMATEURS MEMBERS: A 2013 APPLICATION IS REQUIRED.

ONLY TWO WAYS TO GET TO THE GOLFWEEK NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Where Will You Be In The

Year-End Point Standings Race?

Here Are the 2013 Point Standings Winners

Raleigh/Pinehurst Tour

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 guarenteed 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? Don't be left out.

During the 2013 Tour, To see where you stand* click below:

Raleigh/Pinehurst Tour Point Standings

Triad Tour Point Standings

* Points from this week's tournament may not have posted.

2013 Point Standings Winners

Raleigh/Pinehurst Tour: Flight Winner

Triad Tour: 2013 Point Standing Flight Winners

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2013 GolfWeek Amateur Golf Tour Schedule Pinehurst/Raleigh/Triad Tours

Questions from week #188

Concerning Ground Under Repair, select the True statements:

A.. In the absence of a representative of the Committee in a stroke play event, provided the fellow competitors concur, a player may declare ground under repair for the purposes of taking relief from a part of the course that is unmarked but obviously damaged and in need of repair.

B. Material piled for removal must be marked by the Committee in order for the player to obtain relief under Rule 25-1; otherwise, if it is not so marked, the player should play two balls and let the Committee rule.

C. A player whose ball lies just outside of an area marked as ground under repair has inference with his swing from a tree that is rooted partially inside the marked area. The player is entitled to relief under R25-1.

D. My ball has come to rest in the fairway on turf that has been damaged by deer. This is ground under repair and I am entitled to free relief under R25-1.

Answers

A. False. Only a member of the Committee or an authorized representative can mark or declare a part of the course as ground under repair (see Def: Ground Under Repair.) In stroke play, when in doubt, play two balls and report to the Committee before turning in the score card.

B. False. The Definition of Ground Under Repair states that material piled for removal and a hole made by a greenkeeper, even if not so marked, is GUR.

C. True. The margins of GUR go downward but not upwards. This means that relief from a tree rooted in an area of GUR would include the branches if they over hang the margins but not any roots that extend beyond the margins.

D. False. Depending upon the extent of the damage, the area might be so declared by the Committee if they were to become aware, but for the purposes of applying the criteria for relief under R25-1, this is neither an abnormal ground condition nor GUR. Deer are not considered burrowing animals (see Def: Burrowing Animal.)

Tour 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.

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New course and Major* Tournaments in Blue.

* Major Tournaments reward double points to all players and flight winners earn automatic berth to National Championship

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