2014 GOLFWEEK AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

Tournament at Little River Resort

Saturday, May 17, 2014

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May 12, 2014

• May 17 - Little River Resort ( 2nd Major of 2014)
• May 24 - Bye Week
• May 31 - Foxfire Resort (Red Course)
• May 10 - Mill Creek Full Leaderboard
• Golf Rules Q&A: Outside Agency Penalty?
• Please add the following email to your address book: sandhillsgolf@amateurgolftour.net
• 2014 Golfweek Tour Schedule Attached
• Its All about the Year Long Point Standings Race
• Tour Weather Guidelines -Reminder

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The Tournament at Little River GC

2nd Major of the Season

Event Info:

Little River Golf Club

Saturday, May 17, 2014

Little River Golf & Resort

500 Little River Farm Blvd.

Carthage, NC 28327

888-766-6538

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Directions

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GOLFWEEK TOUR MEMBERS PLAY THROUGH THE RAIN AT MILL CREEK GOLF CLUB

Mebane, NC

May 10, 2014

For the first 9 holes of the Golfweek Amateur Golf Tour event held at Mill Creek Golf Club the weather cooperated. You could hear some thunder in the distance, but the course remained dry.

Those conditions changed for the worse as most players were reaching their 10th hole. The rain that followed caused most groups to come in and "wait-out" the inclement conditions. However, most went back out within a half hour and finished their rounds.

One of those players was making his Tour debut. Danville Viginia's Michael Ferrell started his Tour career off on the right foot by shooting a 77 and claiming the top spot in the A Flight. He edged Greensboro's Ken Carlyle by a single stroke. Playing partner Bob Webber stated "Mike's a real nice guy and he's gonna do well 'on-Tour' ".

Mill Creek Winner: A Flight - Michael Ferrell

The Championship Flight was won by Fayetteville's Larry Hardee after Sanford's Craig Sturdivant was unable to go back out for a sudden-death shoot-out after both registered 75s. The weather delay and prior commitments later in the evening was the reason for the concession.

Mill Creek Winners (L to R):

Championship - Larry Hardee; B Flight - Nick Slager

The close finishes continued in the B Flight with Tour veteran Nick Slager nipping Fayetteville's Lanzo Wallace by a single stroke - 85 to 86.

Jason Beeson of Clemmons enjoyed the largest margin of victory on the day with a 92 that was 4 shots clear of Raleigh's Greg Dauscher for the C Flight crown.

Mill Creek Winners (L to R): C Flight - Jason Beeson;

D Flight - Chase Groom

Raleigh's Chase Groom was the only D Flight member to break 100 with a 99 that left him 2 shots ahead of Myrtle Beach's Steven Shadwick for the top spot in the Flight.

Next up for the Golfweek Tour is the 2014 season's second Major Event. Little River Resort will host that tournament next Saturday, May 17, with a 1:30 shotgun start.

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THE GOLFWEEK AMATEUR GOLF TOUR

MILL CREEK GOLF CLUB EVENT

TOP FIVE SCORES BY FLIGHT

CHAMPIONSHIP (6706 yds)

Larry Hardee, Fayetteville 75

Craig Sturdivant, Sanford 75

Brad Wicker, Sanford 76

Park Williams, Kernersville 76

Matt Pettis, Raleigh 78

A FLIGHT (6395 yds)

Michael Ferrell, Danville, Va 77

Ken Carlyle, Greensboro 78

Jim McLean, Hillsborough 79

Henry Lister, Chapel Hill 83

Rob Andrews, Jamestown 84

B FLIGHT (6395 yds)

Nick Slager, Raleigh 84

Lanzo Wallace, Fayetteville 85

Richard McMinis, Raleigh 86

Jimmy Adams, Greenville 86

Scott Williams, Fuquay-Varina 87

C FLIGHT (6395 yds)

Jason Beeson, Clemmons 92

Greg Dauscher, Raleigh 96

Shirral Davis, Raleigh 100

James Lingo, Rocky Mount 101

Shane Kilby, Clemmons 106

D FLIGHT (6395 yds)

Chase Groom, Raleigh 99

Steven Shadwick, Myrtle Beach, SC 101

Joe Henderson, Greensboro 107

Frank Mitchel, Mebane 107

Mike Charles, Piney Point, Md 108

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GOLFWEEK CURRENT NEWS

TO All NEW & RETURNING GOLFWEEK AMATEURS MEMBERS: A 2014 APPLICATION IS REQUIRED.

ONLY TWO WAYS TO GET TO THE GOLFWEEK NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

Where Will You Be In The

2014 Year-End Point Standings Race?

Here Are the 2014 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 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? Don't be left out.

Check here often to see where you stand* during the 2014 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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2014 GolfWeek Amateur Golf Tour Schedule Pinehurst/Raleigh/Triad Tours

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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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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

Mill Creek GC

May 10, 2014

Tees by Flight:

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2014 Amateur Golf Tour Schedule

Raleigh/Pinehurst and Triad Tours

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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