PINEHURST, N.C. – This year’s Harris Teeter Senior Amateur Tour Championship will be the biggest in the tour’s eight years, attracting a field of more than 250 golfers to four golf courses in the Pinehurst region.
This 36-hole national championship is set for Nov. 7-8 at National Golf Club, Legacy Golf Links, Foxfire East and Foxfire West. The event draws participants from 17 separate Harris Teeter senior tour divisions.
"The tour is branded with Harris Teeter in its fifth year of sponsorship. The name ‘Harris Teeter’ is now synonymous with senior amateur golf in the Carolinas and the Southeast region," said tour president Dennis McCormac. "To qualify for the tour championship in Pinehurst is a big deal for golfers in all our cities."
Participants will come from 17 markets: Asheville, Charleston, Charlotte, Hilton Head, Jacksonville, Myrtle Beach, North Central Florida, Northeast Georgia, Northern Virginia, Ohio River, Orlando, Pinehurst, Raleigh, Tampa, Triad, Upstate, S.C., and Western Piedmont, N.C.
Practice rounds are Sunday and Monday, Nov. 5-6, at all four courses. The tournament starts Tuesday, with the Championship and C Flights playing National Golf Club and Legacy Golf Links. The A and B Flights will play Foxfire’s two courses.
This year’s prize pool is the largest in tour history, featuring $10,000 in gift certificates. Each flight will distribute $2,500 in certificates to the top 10 finishers, with first-place winners receiving $500 gift certificates and crystal trophies.
"The guys love the Pinehurst area. It fits our needs really well for the senior tour," McCormac said. "National Golf Club will once again be the host course. Our banquet will be there, along with all of our scoring. It’s an excellent venue."
For information on the 2006 Harris Teeter Senior Amateur Tour Championship, visit www.harristeetersrtour.com, or call Dennis McCormac at (704) 844-8264.
Contact:
Dennis McCormac
(704) 844-8264
dmac@amateurgolftour.net
Craig Distl
(704) 377-8622
cdistl@bellsouth.net