2013 GOLFWEEK AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

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May 5, 2013

• Sign-up For Meadowlands - May 11, 2013
• Forest Oaks - Winners and Full Leaderboard
• Want to Win or Win More - Improve Your Golf Swing and Your Golf Mental Toughness - See Special Offers in This e-Newsletter
• Where Are You InThe 2013 Point Standings Race?
• Golf Rules Q&A - Ground Under Repair (GUR) - What Would You Do?
• Tour Weather Guidelines - Review and Reminder

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LOW SCORES "MOVE 'EM UP" ON GOLFWEEK TOUR

Greensboro, NC

May 4, 2013

Three Triad Tour members are making the jump to a higher flight for their next Tour events after posting some impressive scores in the Golfweek Amateur Golf Tour event held at Forest Oaks Country Club today.

Two C Flighters, Paul Chanthaphone of Greensboro and James Snipes of Jamestown will be promoted along with precocious 14year-old Scott Campbell of Greensboro who will move from A Flight to Championship Flight competition.

C Flight Winner: Paul Chanthaphone

Chanthaphone and Snipes had to go extra holes to determine the C Flight winner as both finished with regulation 82s. Chanthaphone won the sudden death playoff.

While Campbell didn't come in 1st in the A Flight, that honor went to Charlotte's Jason Breedlove who shot even par 72, he finished only 1 shot behind after winning his Tour debut last week at Carolina Trace. "I can play the Championship yardage", stated Campbell. "I want to move up". For Breedlove, it was his lowest Tour score anywhere in 8 years of competition.

(L to R) Winners: Championship Flight - Chip Collins;

A Flight- Jason Breedlove

Chip Collins of Hope Mills, playing in his 1st event of the 2013 season, took top honors in the Championship Flight with a 73. High Point's Dan Holland was runner-up with a 76. It should be noted that the Championship guys played from tees that were 450 yards longer than their counterparts in the other flights. "They played a different golf course" said Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck.

B Flight Winner - Eddie Warren

Eddie Warren had a comfortable margin of victory in the B Flight as his 78 was 5 shots clear of Winston-Salem's Nick Slager.

Tour veteran Greg Dotson of Raven, VA enjoyed a 4 shot cushion over Apex' Elvis Sheahan - 92 to 96 to take home the 1st place trophy in the D Flight.

D Flight Winner - Greg Dotson

Next Tour stop will be The Meadowlands near Kernersville on May 11. There are spots available for that event. Any amateur golfer interested in playing in a Tour event can call Hallenbeck at 336-495-6556 for information.

THE GOLFWEEK AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

FOREST OAKS COUNTRY CLUB EVENT

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP (6878 yds)

Chip Collins, Hope Mills 73

Dan Holland, High Point 76

Neal Faulkner, Gibsonville 77

Ethan Scrimshire, Greensboro 77

Chris Collins, Fayetteville 79

Ron Hockensmith, Whispering Pines 79

Anthony Shumaker, Raleigh 79

A FLIGHT (6385 yds)

Jason Breedlove, Charlotte 72

Scott Campbell, Greensboro 73

Scott Abrams, Foxfire Village 76

Matt Pettis, Raleigh 77

Coray Mitchell, Greensboro 77

B FLIGHT (6385 yds)

Eddie Warren, Kernersville 78

Nick Slager, Winston-Salem 83

Scott Williams, Raleigh 84

Bob Sheahan, Apex 84

Tom Kubla, Pinehurst 84

C FLIGHT (6385 yds)

Paul Chanthaphone, Greensboro 82

James Snipes, Jamestown 82

AJ Haardt, Greensboro 85

Shirral Davis, Raleigh 85

Ken White, Greensboro 86

D FLIGHT (6385 yds)

Greg Dotson, Raven, VA 92

Elvis Sheahan, Apex 96

Byron Talton, Greensboro 98

Greg Dauscher, Zebulon 100

Keith Thomas, Greensboro 108

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Where Will You Be In The

2013 Year-End Point Standings Race?

Here Are the 2013 Point Standings By Tour

Raleigh/Pinehurst Tour

Triad Tour Point Standings

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.

To see where you stand* during the 2013 Tour, click your Tour city below:

Raleigh/Pinehurst Tour Point Standings

Triad Tour Point Standings

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

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Question from week #197

In a stroke play event, Eddie hit’s his tee ball on the 12th hole into a very muddy low lying area in the fairway. This area is not marked as ground under repair, but similar areas throughout the course are so marked.

Because no member of the Committee is available to make a ruling, Eddie announces he intends to play two balls, his original from where it lies, and a second ball under the provisions of R25-1, Abnormal Ground Conditions and he states the second ball should count for score.

Eddie determines the nearest point of relief and drops a ball according to the Rules. Eddie plays the ball from the mud first and hits it to about a foot from the hole. He then decides not to play the second ball and lifts it.

When he completes the round, the facts are made known to the Committee before he signs his card.

Pick all correct statements:

A. The score Eddie made on the 12th hole with his original ball stands regardless of how the Committee deems the area of question on the 12th hole.

B. Eddie is penalized one stroke for moving his (2nd) ball in play which is added to the score of his first ball.

C. If the Committee rules the area of mud was not GUR, then the score he recorded on the 12th hole stands.

D. If the Committee rules the area of mud was GUR, then he is disqualified under R3-2.

Answer

C and D are both correct.

Remember the basic instructions when you play a second ball under R3-3:

Stroke Play Only

Doubt as to Procedure, Rule 3-3

Before taking further action the player must :

1. Announce his intention to play two balls, and

2. Identify which ball is to count for score, if the Rules permit.

Then,

3. Play out both balls into the hole, and

4. Report the facts to the Committee before turning in score card.

Eddie did everything correctly except he failed to play both balls into the hole. As a result there are two possible outcomes.

1. If the Committee decides the area was not GUR, then Eddie’s first ball would determine his score for the hole.

2. However, if the Committee had agreed with Eddie’s original thought that his ball had come to rest in an area that the Committee overlooked and determined that he was indeed entitled to relief, then that second ball would determine his score. But, Eddie never completed play of the hole with that second ball, the one he originally stated he wanted to count for score if the Rules permit, therefore he has no score for the hole and as a result is disqualified.

You must understand, when you invoke the option to play a second ball in stroke play, the Committee, not the player, will decide which ball counts for score. You must complete the play of the hole with both balls to prevent a possible DQ.

You can reverse the order of his actions, meaning he plays the second ball first and hit’s it next to the hole. I would think he would be less likely to lift his original in this scenario because he’ll probably consider the fact the Committee might not grant relief. The reasoning he would apply in this second case was what he should have considered initially.

When you read over R3-3, recognize that R3-3a lays out the instructions for the player and R3-3b provides the guidance for the Committee.

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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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