RALEIGH – The eighth season of the Harris Teeter Senior Amateur Golf Tour in Raleigh is just around the corner as the tour kicks off a 29-tournament schedule on March 2.
The 2006 season provides senior amateur golfers – age 50 and over – a chance to compete against their peers in a true tour atmosphere on some of the best golf courses in the area.
This year’s schedule begins March 2 at Sapona Country Club and concludes Oct. 12 at Whispering Pines Country Club. Other tour stops include: Eagle Ridge, Wildwood Green, Devils Ridge Country Club and Mid Pines.
All tournaments are Thursday events and begin at 10 a.m.
The tour is open to seniors with handicaps from 0-20, with participants placed in flights according to handicaps. The four flights are: Championship (0-5 handicap), A Flight (6-10), B Flight (11-15) and C Flight (16-20). All USGA rules are in effect.
The top three finishers in each flight at every tourney win gift certificates from Carolina Custom Golf in Raleigh and Cary, while all participants earn points toward a season-long points championship in their flight.
Those who finish in the top 10 in points in their flight receive invitations to the 2006 Harris Teeter Senior Amateur Tour Championship, Nov. 7-8 in Pinehurst.
"If you’re a senior golfer who hasn’t lost that competitive desire, this is your tour," said local tour director Bruce Hallenbeck. "All you do is sign up and we take care of the rest."
Tour membership fee is $70 and includes a tour gift pack. Entry fees range from $50-$60 per event, and those costs include cart and green fees, range balls and prizes.
Golfers may join the tour any time during the year, and there’s no minimum number of events required. Also eligible are golfers who turn 50 by Sept. 1, 2006.
For tour info, call Hallenbeck at (919) 499-9749, e-mail to behgolf@aol.com, or visit www.harristeetersrtour.com.
Contact:
Bruce Hallenbeck
(919) 499-9749
behgolf@aol.com
Craig Distl
(704) 377-8622
cdistl@bellsouth.net
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