2013 GOLFWEEK AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

e-newsletter Summary

March 17, 2013

• 1st Major of the Season for Double Points
• Sign-up For Devils Ridge - March 23, 2013
• Foxfire (Redfox)- Winners and Full Leaderboard
• The Tour Has Started - Where Are You InThe Point Standings Race?
• Golf Rules Q&A: Your Ball Is In The Rake - What Would You Do?
• Tour Weather Guidelines - Review and Reminder

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Devils Ridge Country Club This week is the first Major Tournament of the 2013 season. For you newbies, all Major Tournaments sell-out because of the double points that are awarded. ) Ususally, the pool payout is bigger and more places paid (depending on the number of players in each flight). You can still sign-up to play Devils Ridge Country Club. A Major awards double points to all golfers regardless of where you finish in your flight. There will be plenty of points to be earned for the accurate golfer and those who can manage their way around Devils Ridge. Here’s your chance to move up in the standings and get early bragging rights. If you are signed-up, we will see you this week-end. Don’t miss playing this private course in Holly Springs. Devil’s Ridge Country Club is always in pristine condition, is a great course to play and one that can yield some very low scores. It was built on rolling terrain with convex fairways (seldom a level lie but balls funnel to middle of the fairway). The course is lined with towering hardwoods, and the elevated greens were always in excellent condition with moderate undulations but they have upgraded to new A1-A4 greens which opened in November 2012. This course will be a treat to play. The signature hole is #17, a 388-yard, par 4, with an elevated green that has a twenty-foot drop off the back side. Make sure you select the correct club for your approach. This is a perennial favorite and always bring out the best in your round. See 2012 Winners and scores below. Will they repeat?? To register and to sign-up to play, call or email Bruce at 336- 495-6556 or behgolf@aol.com.

TOUR VETS RULE TOP SPOTS IN GOLFWEEK TOUR EVENT

Foxfire Village, NC

March 16, 2013

Veteran Golfweek Amateur Tour players dominated the top 2 places in all 5 flights contested in today's event on the West Course at Foxfire Country Club with one exception.

Scott Abrams, playing in his very 1st Tour event used a little "home cooking" on his way to victory in the A Flight. The Foxfire Village resident shot 76 and was 2 shots clear of a trio of golfers: Thomasville's Dan Anthony, Hope Mills' Mark Cobb, and Grant Powell of Colfax. Taking home a little Skins Pool money as well, the day proved profitable for the newcomer.

The best round of the day was turned in by Championship Flight winner Mark Macejko of Vass, whose 2-under 70 (from the back tees) gave him a comfortable 6 stroke margin of victory over Winston-Salem's Gene Queen.

B Flight top honors went to Winston-Salem's Jason Smith, who edged Durham's Greg Walker by a single stroke 84 to 85. Smith and Walker both are long time Tour regulars who have over 200 career starts between them "on-Tour".

Breaking out of an early season slump, Fayetteville's Johnny Sears was easily the class of the C Flight with an 84, 3 shots better than Rolesville's Bill Wilkinson. "Both Johnny and Bill are capable of winning every time they tee it up" noted Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck. "With only 3 guys in the flight breaking 90 (the other was Tour rookie Will Staten of Fayetteville) it shows how tough they can be when they're on".

Mark Wamsher of Hope Mills ran away with the D Flight, firing an 85 for a 7 shot margin over Siler City's Carlos Simpson. "This is Mark's 2nd year of competition with us and he's shown great improvement. We'll be checking his Tour handicap to see if a flight promotion might be in order", stated Hallenbeck.

Next week The Golfweek Tour will present the season's first Major Championship at Devils Ridge Country Club in Holly Springs. There are open spots available in that event for any amateur golfer who is interested in competing "on-Tour".

For information contact Hallenbeck at 336-495-6556 or by email at behgolf@aol.com.

THE GOLFWEEK AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

FOXFIRE COUNTRY CLUB (WEST COURSE) EVENT

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP (6743 yds)

Mark Macejko, Vass 70

Gene Queen, Winston-Salem 76

Rob Clarke, Raleigh 79

Jason Ray, Wake Forest 80

Jeff Beasley, Raleigh 80

A FLIGHT (6339 yds)

Scott Abrams, Foxfire Village 76

Dan Anthony, Thomasville 78

Mark Cobb, Hope Mills 78

Grant Powell, Colfax 78

Rob Reynolds, Raleigh 79

William Green, Pinehurst 79

B FLIGHT (6339 yds)

Jason Smith, Winston-Salem 84

Greg Walker, Durham 85

Burt Flowers, Lewisville 86

Jimmy Adams, Greenville 86

Chris Cox, Archdale 86

Eddie Warren, Kernersville 86

C FLIGHT (6339 yds)

Johnny Sears, Fayetteville 84

Bill Wilkinson, Rolesville 87

Will Staten, Fayetteville 89

Torre Albriton, Smithfield 90

Mike Hinson, North Myrtle Beach 91

D FLIGHT (6339 yds)

Mark Wamsher, Hope Mills 85

Carlos Simpson, Siler City 92

Kurt Bryant, Fayetteville 94

Keith Thomas, Greensboro 99

Greg Dauscher, Zebulon 100

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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.

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

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.

GolfWeek Amateur Tour Full Leaderboard

Foxfire Resort (Redfox Course)

March 16, 2013

Tees by Flight:

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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