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Tetherow named best new course you can play by Golf Magazine Tetherow Golf Course in Bend, which was designed by David McLay Kidd, has been named the best new course in the country that you can play for 2008 by Golf Magazine. For more, please see inside this section of Inside Golf Newspaper.

WHAT’S NEW No. 1! Chambers Bay ranked as IN NW GOLF best new course for 2008 season Golf Digest has named Chambers Bay Playing faster golf? in University Place, Wash. as the best new • A Tacoma golfer has created course for the 2008 golf season. the Dyna-Tow Fast Play system, It was a heated race for the top spot, which could speed up rounds of but Golf Digest awarded Chambers Bay golf. Page 4. the honor for best new public course in a year where there were plenty of deserving • winners. On the private side, Gozzer Ranch overlooking Lake Coeur d’Alene in Idaho

Gold Mountain hosting was named the top new course. • Gold Mountain will host some Chambers Bay has won plenty of awards of the NCAA’s top teams next early on, but this is the topper. The course September in /Ping will also host the 2010 United States Amateur Preview event. Page 7. and the 2015 United States Open. Chambers Bay was designed by the Rob- ert Trent Jones Jr. company, led by designers Northwest golf shows Jay Blasi and Bruce Charlton. The course was built on the site of an old mine, and of- set dates for 2009 fers some great views of the Puget Sound The three major golf shows of the and nearby islands. Pacific Northwest have set their dates which will help kick off the 2009 golf season. Palouse Ridge First up will be the Portland Golf Show, set for Feb. 13-15 at the Oregon Convention Center. For more informa- tion see www.portlandgolfshow.com wins national Next up will be the Spokane Golf Show Feb. 21-22 at the Spokane Convention Center. See www.spo- golf award from kanegolfshow.com for more. Finally, the Golf Show will wind things up with a three-day show Travel & Leisure set for March 13-15 at the Qwest Field Events Center. See www.seat- Washington State University’s recently tlegolfshow.com for more. completed Palouse Ridge Golf Course has been ranked the ninth best new golf course in the world for 2008 by Travel + Leisure Golf, a bi-monthly magazine published by Traveling? Try a trip American Express. to Palm Springs Designed by John Harbottle III, the 7,335-yard, par-72, links-style 18-hole Never been to the Palm Springs course opened Aug. 29, featuring what the area for golf? Then Owen Hoskinson magazine describes as “top shelf greens and just might have the answer for you with his week-long trip to some of the whisker-edged bunkers.” area’s best golf courses. Palouse Ridge is one of six new courses Pacific Northwest Golf Tourna- in the Western U.S to be included in the ments (Hoskinson’s company) is magazine’s most recent list of top new putting together a Palm Springs Fling Troy Kelly of Bremerton will play on the PGA Tour during the 2009 season. courses, which is headed this year by The May 2-8 for any golfer that would like Castle Course in St. Andrews, Scotland. to see and play the area. A public course as well as the home of The trip includes all the golf you the Cougar men’s and women’s golf pro- want at PGA West and La Quinta Mixed bag of results grams, Palouse Ridge is slated to host the resort as well as lodging at condos. The price for the trip is $1,495 which Washington State Men’s Amateur in 2009, include lodging and all the golf you for Northwest golfers the Women’s Pac-10 Tournament in 2012 and can play at PGA West and La Quinta the Men’s Pac-10 Tournament in 2014. Resort. There are also a variety of side at qualifying schools Built with private donations, the new games and competitions throughout golf course is managed by CourseCo Inc., the week for all golfers. It was a mixed bag of results for of Petaluma, Calif. Last month, the course Call 206.285.2899 for more. Pacific Northwest professionals at was ranked 15th among the “50 Best New the LPGA and PGA Tour Qualifying Courses” for 2007 and 2008 by Golf Week Schools. magazine. Former For rates, course design and more infor- Rules Quiz mation on Palouse Ridge Golf Club, visit player Troy Kelly of Bremerton made A player’s ball lies in a bunker. The www.palouseridge.com. player makes a stroke and the ball comes it through on the PGA Tour side but “This award says a lot about the kind to rest out of bounds. The player must play others did not. Paige Mackenzie of course we have to offer,” said General again from the bunker. Is he permitted to came up just short on the LPGA Manager Bruce Perisho. “John Harbottle did rake the bunker before dropping the ball? side. a great job with the design and gave golfers See the answer on Page 2. See inside for more. Paige Mackenzie something they can really enjoy. The national folks have taken notice.”

Printed in U.S.A. • • • INSIDE GOLF NEWSPAPER • • • ©All Rights Reserved • Page 2 • • Inside Comments • • Inside Golf - January Issue 2009 • Bremerton’s Troy Kelly set to leave mini tour behind for the PGA Tour There was a certain excitement in two years ago to get his dream going. Troy Kelly’s voice as he spoke from his His roommate worked at PGA West, so house in LaQuinta, Calif. And why not? he got to know the courses that would The Bremerton native had just qualified host the Q School. His hard work and for the PGA Tour for the 2009 season and extra rounds paid off. He knew every Bob Marlatt can now leave the mini tours behind. hole, every shot and every subtle break The 30-year-old Kelly really never tried on every green. He finished at 20 under Publisher to downplay his excitement about surviv-

t e v e par shooting rounds of 66-68-70-70-69-69 ing the six grueling rounds of the PGA for the nearly week-long tournament. He Steve Turcotte

Tour’s Qualifying School at PGA West. S never fell out of the top 25 and flirted with Editor-Advertising he could have, but didn’t. the lead at one point in the third round.

“I’ve worked hard to get where I am Tu r c o t t e “I played steady the whole time,” said - this is an exciting time right now for Kelly. “I switched drivers for my last three Kathy Marlatt me,” said Kelly, a former University of years and tried to find success on the rounds and drove it well. I played a ton of Operations Manager Washington golfer. Gateway Tour and Golden State Tour in golf on those courses to get ready. The “It’s something I’ve been doing forever. Arizona and California. work paid off.” Contributing Writers I feel like it’s my time. I’ve been playing But nothing came easy. In fact he took a As Kelly looked back on his road to the Jeff Coston, competitive golf since I was 6 and it’s a job with a friend named Roger Krause back PGA Tour, he talked about one hole that Kathy DeNeui, Mike Peluso dream you always have of playing on the home doing a variety of side jobs from nearly cost him. In the final round of the Cartoonist: Harold Bluestein PGA Tour. Now it’s my time.” re-modeling houses to digging ditches second stage of Q School in Beaumont, Kelly had tried the PGA Tour Q School to building fences. He did that for a year Calif., Kelly eagled the 16th hole of his before, coming close but never making and half but the golf dream just wouldn’t final round, hitting a par-5 in two and mak- Subscription rates: it to the big show. But this time was dif- go away. When his father sold the family ing a putt. He thought he was safe but $17-one year and $30-two ferent. This time, Kelly had all the shots, house, he gave Troy some money to try wasn’t sure. He bogeyed the 18th hole years (U.S. funds). only three-putted once in six rounds and and re-start his golf dream. with a three-putt and thought he missed finished in a tie for 11th. As he walked up Troy went back to the Gateway Tour it. He made it by a stroke. Unsolicited articles and photos are wel- the 18th hole of the final round, he knew and played well. In fact, he made enough “Every shot counts in this thing,” come, however we will accept no liability even a bogey would be OK. But he drove money to give his dad his money back. said Kelly. “You can’t take anything for for their loss or damage, and will only down the left side, hit the green and two Troy also qualified for the United States granted.” return them if prior arrangements have putted for par. Open at Pinehurst in 2005 and shot the And now, it’s on to the PGA Tour and the been made with the publisher. Welcome to the PGA Tour. tournament’s second-best score 67. likes of Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. Kelly was born to golf. His dad, Bob, Trouble was, he shot an opening-round First stop, the Sony Open in Hawaii. Courier Address is a golf instructor and his older brother 83 and missed the cut. “I’ll learn as I go,” said Kelly. “But the 460 Dennis Blvd Ryan was also considered one of the top In 2006, Kelly made it to the finals of Q better I play, the more events I can get Port Townsend, WA 98368 golfers to come out of the Northwest. School and got conditional status for the into. I want to have a nice schedule so I’ll Mailing Address Troy went to the University of Washington Natiowide Tour. He played in a grand total have to play well early. It’s nice knowing P.O.Box 1890 and had a solid career, finishing in a tie for of six events. “I just couldn’t get in the where I’m going to play. It’s nice to have Port Townsend, WA 98368 second at the NCAA Championships as events,” he said. “People kept bumping status and be able to play every week if a freshman in 1999. He left school after me out.” He made the cut in two events I want to.” Phone two years in hopes of finding a career on and won nearly $6,000. (360) 379-4080 the pro golf tour. Last year, he played on the Canadian Steve Turcotte is editor of Inside Golf He kicked around on the Cascade Tour Tour, but knew he wanted to be on the Newspaper. He can be reached at sdtur- E-mail Address in the Pacific Northwest for a couple of PGA Tour. He moved to Palm Springs [email protected]. [email protected]

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Rules Answer Answer: Yes. Rule 13-4 prohibits raking a bunker when the ball lies in the bunker. In this case the ball lies out of bounds not in the bunker. The bunker may be raked.

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• Page 4 • • In THE NEWS • • December Issue 2008 - Inside Golf • Good news, bad news for NW golfers at Q Schools For former University of Washington others on the Nationwide Tour next year. golfer Troy Kelly, the PGA Tour Qualifying The top 25 players on the Nationwide Tour School went just right. For other Northwest will earn spots on the PGA Tour. pros at the PGA and LPGA Qualifying At the LPGA Qualifying School in Day- Schools, things could have been better. tona Beach, FL. Allison Hanna-Williams of For Kelly, his tie for 11th and 20 under Portland came close to advancing, finishing par score will get him on the PGA Tour in a tie for 21st, missing by just one shot. The next year. The top 25 from the Qualifying top 20 at the school will play on the LPGA School advance. Also, Robert Garrigus from Tour in 2009. Paige Mackenzie of Yakima Gresham made it, finishing in sixth place was safely in the top 20 after four rounds, with a 22 under total at PGA West in Palm but shot a 76 in the final round to fall into Springs. a tie for 34th. She still does have status to Seattle’s Jeff Gove, Portland Craig Kana- play on tour, but it would have been better da and Tacoma’s Michael Putnam weren’t with a top 20 finish. as fortunate. Putnam was looking good after Former WSU golfer Kim Welch will also three rounds, especially after shooting a 63 play on tour and tried to improve her status, and moving to 10th place. But his final three but finished tied for 49. Same for Tracy rounds weren’t as good and he will join the Hanson of Idaho, who tied for 54th. Jeff Gove Kim Welch Dyna-Tow: New system could help speed up play on the course It might not be a wild idea to see golf the motorized cart whenever they want or carts pulling golf clubs down the cart paths need to. and fairways of golf courses soon - at least For the courses, there are several benefits, if John Holder has his way. including speeding up playing time for a Holder, of Sumner, has created the Dyna- foursome, increasing rental units for carts Tow Fast Play Golf System, in which golf and pull carts and putting more rounds on clubs can be mounted and towed behind golf the course. carts. For those who are looking to speed For the golfers, the system speeds up play up rounds of golf, this seems to be the right and the golfer never has to be separated from road to take. their clubs and keeps them dry. If you have The Dyna-Tow System allows pull carts ever played golf without having to carry or to be pulled behind motorized golf carts and pull a cart, it’s like playing like the pros. taken around the course during the rounds And you can keep walking straight toward of golf. It can be installed on both the left the green, no zig-zagging around looking and right sides of the golf cart and allows and hitting shots. the golfer to disconnect the pull cart from For info see www.fastplaygolf.com. John Holder has created a way for a pullcart to be pulled by a motorized golf cart.

InsideGolfNewspaper.com InsideGolfNewspaper.com • Page 6 • • In THE NEWS • • January Issue 2009 - Inside Golf • Corey Pavin named captain for U.S. Ryder Cup team The United States Ryder Cup team will “We have so many great players who joint secretary of the IGF, and PGA TOUR be brought back to the Olympic Games.” have a new captain for the 2010 event in have earned that right to be a Ryder Cup executive Ty Votaw, Executive Director of Europe – Corey Pavin. captain that we want to make sure that we the IGF Olympic Golf Committee. Taylor-Made takes over Pavin, who has 15 PGA Tour victories support them and hopefully not leave any Among the key points they highlighted Ashworth company in a deal were golf’s worldwide participation and and won the 1995 U.S. Open, played in three great player behind,’’ he said. The adidas Group announced that Tay- diversity; the sport’s economic and charitable Ryder Cups with an 8-5-0 record. The 49- The 2010 Ryder Cup will be played at lorMade-adidas Golf successfully completed impact; and its commitment to the youth year-old takes over for Paul Azinger, who Celtic Manor in Wales. its tender offer for the outstanding shares of of the world. Golf, they noted, has grown helped the U.S. end a decade of European Ashworth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASHW) for a significantly in these three areas and would dominance at the Ryder Cup with a 16 1/2- Golf officials are looking to price of $1.90 per share in cash. continue to grow as an Olympic sport, thus 11 1/2 victory in September at Valhalla. get the sport into the Olympics The adidas Golf Group, based at Taylor- influencing the relevance and attraction of The Americans have not had the same Representatives of the International Golf Made-adidas Golf headquarters in Carls- the Olympic Games. captain in consecutive Ryder Cups since Federation formally presented their case for bad, Calif., is known worldwide for high “Golf truly is an international sport, Ben Hogan in 1947 and 1949. U.S. players golf to become an Olympic sport during performance, technology-infused products with 60 million people playing the game in lobbied for Azinger to return the night of a meeting with the International Olympic like ClimaCool® tops and bottoms and nearly 120 countries,” Dawson noted. “And their victory at Valhalla, and only recently Committee Programme Commission at the ClimaStormTM outerwear. Ashworth, also it continues to grow with new initiatives be- has he said he might be interested. IOC headquarters in Lausanne. based in Carlsbad, Calif., has set the standard ing implemented all over the world to teach But PGA of America president Jim Remy Making the presentation were Peter in relaxed, lifestyle-oriented golf apparel for the game to both young and old. said the organization didn’t want to break Dawson, chief executive of The R&A and the past 20 years. with precedent. “We believe the time is right for golf to

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InsideGolfNewspaper.com • Inside Golf - January Issue 2009 • • IN THE NEWS • • Page 7 • Gold Mountain will host top GolfWeek names Circling Raven college teams next September one of top casino courses in U.S. When it comes to casino gaming, it can of routing, feature shaping, natural setting, Gold Mountain Golf Course in Bremer- the host Washington Huskies, the top four be risky and exciting business. But when greens, variety and memorability of holes, ton, Wash. continues to make national news. teams from the NCAA’s who are not among it comes to casino affiliated golf courses conditioning and maintenance, landscape In addition to hosting some of the country’s the previous listed teams and the final five there are some sure bets not to be missed management and other criteria. biggest USGA events, Gold Mountain has spots will be at-large sponsor invitations. according to Golfweek magazine. Of the 30 Golfweek-rated best casino been named to host the 2009 Ping/Golfweek Gold Mountain was the site for last Circling Raven Golf Club hit the jackpot courses, Circling Raven is the only one in Invitational men’s golf tournament Sept. spring’s NCAA West Region Championships when Golfweek magazine course rating pan- the Northwest. 27-28. and in 2006 hosted the USGA Public Links elists ranked it No. 11 nationally in its “2008 This is third consecutive year Golfweek The event replaces the Ping/Golfweek Championship. America’s Best Casino Courses” list. has included Circling Raven on its best-of Preview. The preview has been dropped from The preview event is usually held during Circling Raven is a Gene Bates-designed casino course list and the sixth time over- the name and the event has been moved to a the fall at the site of the next year’s NCAA amenity of the Coeur d’Alene Casino Resort all it has been so recognized. Golf Digest course that will not host the NCAA Cham- Championships. Last October, Inverness & Hotel in Worley, an easy and scenic drive Magazine rated it the nation’s fourth best pionships in the coming year. Country Club in Ohio held the preview event just east of the Spokane (WA) Airport and casino course in its latest best-of list in this The stroke-play event will be 36 holes and will host the NCAA Championships this just south of Coeur d’Alene. The golf club category, while Native American Casino and the invitations will go out to 15 teams, spring. is owned and operated by the Coeur d’Alene Magazine rated it No. 1 casino course in including the top five from the previous For the Huskies, it gives them another Indian Tribe. the U.S. Native Peoples Magazine also cited year according to the Golfweek rankings, avenue to test themselves nationally. Golfweek raters examine overall strength Circling Raven as one of the nation’s best. 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InsideGolfNewspaper.com • Page 8 • • The lesson tee • • January Issue 2009 - Inside Golf • The Lesson Tee: Use the offseason months to get yourself into top shape for the 2009 golf season It is a brand new year. Many people make New Year resolutions–lose weight, get fit, goal set and many more. I’d like to I believe you can have a fine show you a thumbnail sketch of a quick in workout in 45 minutes. If we home workout to help you with strength, believe it will help the quality flexibility and longevity in golf. My first year on the PGA Tour was of our golf and our life it will be l985. That year was also the first year worth the effort. I know I want the fitness trailer showed up on tour. Jeff to walk and play golf the rest of Believe me, very few people showed up to exercise. Most players were in the C oston my life. I also want to continue trailer to fix ailments rather than prevent to improve my game. them. Over twenty years later as many I would like to say, with con- as twenty players a week have their • Strength - Chest, arms and core. tinual workouts, I hit the ball as personal trainers in the trailers working Simple push-ups. (Photo 1). Five sets of them out. Times have changed. People 10. Chest-press on the ball. Two sets of far as I ever have. I believe you have better information. 12 can also. I have played on the Champions Tour • Tube rows. (Photo 2). Two sets of occasionally for the last few years. Guys 15 out there workout on a regular basis. • Core - (Photo 3). Russian Twists. They may not workout as hard as the Two sets of 15 regular tour but they want to stay strong Use the ball for core work. One and flexible. can even put the ball on the wall and do I believe you can have a fine workout squats. in 45 minutes. If we believe it will help Finally, find time to create a consistent the quality of our golf and our life it will stretching routine. People usually skip be worth the effort. I know I want to walk this step. To me, at age 53, this could and play golf the rest of my life. I also be the most important part of the work- want to continue to improve my game. out. Remember, this is a key to a long Photo 1 I would like to say, with continual work- and successful life and golf experience. outs, I hit the ball as far as I ever have. Create a routine you can complete in an I believe you can also. hour or less. You will not regret it. You Your home workout can be effective can get better at any age. with some type of cardio machine, a large plastic ball, rubber tubing and a couple Jeff Coston is an 11 time Pacific dumbbells. Cardio workout for 15 to Northwest PGA Player of the Year. He 30 minutes. The cardio gets the blood can be reached for appointment by calling flowing, works the heart, helps the lower Semiahmoo Resort at 360-371-7005. back and much more. Photo 3 Photo 2

InsideGolfNewspaper.com InsideGolfNewspaper.com • Page 10 • • Golf tips for women • • Inside Golf - January Issue 2009 • Women’s golf: Try a new grip if you Bend’s Tetherow claims top honor want to improve your putting stroke from Golf Magazine Dear Kathy watch those putts keep dropping. Tetherow Golf Club in Bend, Oregon This year I would like to become a great was ranked as the #1 “Best New Course putter! I typically have 35-38 putts for 18 Kathy DeNeui is an LPGA teaching of The Year” in the just released January holes. My handicap is a 25 and I think if professional at the Columbia Super issue of Golf Magazine. The visually I were a better putter I could play bogey Range in Everett. She can be reached at striking Tetherow Golf Club is a par golf. I’ve always had a shaky stroke and 425.338.2424. 72, 7298 yard layout that was designed any putt over two feet has about a 50%

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eNeui renowned architect who designed Bandon ally get the long putts reasonably close, K Dunes and the new Castle Course - the but what can I do to gain consistency on D seventh course at St. Andrews, Scotland) those putts between two and 10 feet? and topped all others in this annual rank- Rhonda ing of the “Top 10 New Courses You Can stroke, straight back and through keeping Play.” Dear Rhonda your putter face square, with your hands “It is a true honor for Tetherow to I’m going to suggest that you try a dif- quiet. Make sure your stroke is compact receive such an impressive accolade from ferent grip that works well for those that for those short putts, you want to be go- Golf Magazine,” stated Orinn Vincent, don’t have a steady hand. I’m assuming ing back and through no more than five C.E.O. and founder of OB Sports, the you’re right handed, so give this grip a inches for five foot putts, ten inches for management company overseeing opera- try. Your left hand goes below your right ten foot putts. Practice this every day in tions at Tetherow. “Congratulations are about 6-10” down the grip, with your left the living room for at least a week. also in order for David McLay Kidd for thumb straight down the putter grip. Your The next step is some serious practice his recognition in the same issue as “Golf left palm is covering your right thumb also at your golf course putting green. Bring Architect of the Year.” going straight down the grip. You can use six balls and start one foot away from Tetherow is owned by Eugene, Oregon the interlock, overlap, or ten finger which- the hole. You have to make all six balls - based Spring Capital Group, whose own- ever is most relaxed for you. The extra in the hole in one try to advance to two ers were thrilled with the “double honor” length of the grip rests and stays along feet away. Continue this with six balls from Golf Magazine. “We’re extremely your left arm. The purpose of this grip is moving out one foot, each time you get all gratified by this national prominence. to keep the hands quiet using your arms six balls in. Keep your head still when you It validates all the hard work our team and shoulders to make the stroke. putt, learn to listen for the ball dropping has put into Tetherow. This is extremely The putting stroke is then executed with instead of watching it go in the hole. Set significant for the golfing community in the large muscles-not the hands-making a goal each week of how far you will go Oregon,” said Bill Bernards, owners’ it much easier to make a smooth stroke out. The first week, just go out to three representative for Spring Capital. keeping the putter face square through feet. The second week, raise the bar and The news comes on the heels of an impact. Here’s a homework drill to do. Get get out to four feet. The third week, go announcement last month from Audubon a large wide rubber band and slip it up at out to five feet and keep going each week International, which honored Tetherow the end of the putter handle around your until you get out to eight feet. Becoming as a Certified Audubon International arm and the putter grip. Put a yardstick a great putter requires a goal and com- Signature Sanctuary on the floor, and practice making your mitment to practice. Keep practicing and

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InsideGolfNewspaper.com • January Issue 2009 - Inside Golf • • rules of golf • • Page 11 • Idaho on, Oregon off Nationwide schedule for 2009 The 2009 Nationwide Tour schedule is not on the schedule for the Nationwide The season tees off for a sixth consecutive ship and the Moonah Classic in Australia contains 29 events in 18 states and five Tour this year. year at the Panama Championship February to complete the Tour’s early season visit countries outside the United States as the “As the Nationwide Tour celebrates its 5-8 in Panama City, Panama. The domestic “Down Under.” Tour celebrates its 20th year. The Tour 20th year, we are pleased to be able to say season begins in Lafayette, La., March 26-29, There are 17 tournaments to air (with next year will have purses totaling a record the 2009 Tour schedule is our strongest ever and will conclude two weeks earlier in 2009 one of them yet to be identified) on the Golf $19,000,099. in terms of venues, purses, host organizations on October 22-25 at a new site in Charleston, Channel. Four of the Tour’s original events dating and charitable impact,” said Nationwide S.C., with the Nationwide Tour Champion- Once again in 2009, the focus of Nation- back to the 1990 season - the Knoxville Tour president Bill Calfee. “This is particu- ship at Daniel Island where “The 25” PGA wide Tour players will be to secure one of (Tenn.) Open, Price Cutter Charity Cham- larly rewarding in light of the challenging Tour cards for 2010 will be awarded. 25 PGA Tour cards awarded at the end of pionship (Springfield, Mo.), the Preferred economic circumstances we are all facing. There are three new American tourna- the season based on the money list. As the Health Systems Wichita (Kans.) Open and It is a testament to the value of our product ments on the schedule - the Stonebrae Clas- PGA Tour’s official proving ground, alumni the Albertsons Boise (Idaho) Open - will join and the efforts of each and every one of sic in the San Francisco area April 2-5, the of the Nationwide Tour have won 237 PGA the Nationwide Tour’s celebration as they our tournament organizations. All of us are Christmas in October Classic outside Kansas Tour titles since its inception in 1990, having host their 20th consecutive events in 2009. looking forward to a very special 20th year City August 20-23 and the $1 million Soboba added 20 more this year. The event in Boise is one of the best attended on the Nationwide Tour.” Classic in San Jacinto, Calif., October 1-4. Californian Matt Bettencourt, who now events on the Nationwide Tour every year. In 2009, Nationwide enters its seventh The Tour has added a second March lives in Greenville, S.C., advanced to the The event in Oregon, called the Oregon year as umbrella sponsor of the Nationwide event in New Zealand, the Michael Hill New PGA Tour after finishing the 2008 season Classic and typically held in September at Tour, with the agreement in place through Zealand Open near Queenstown, which joins as the Nationwide Tour’s leading money Shadow Hills Country Club in Junction City, 2012. the HSBC New Zealand PGA Champion- winner. Rules of the game: Let’s take a look at some of the rules situations that made some headlines last year It’s that time of year when newspapers, a mole under the surface of the ground Brandt Snedeker accidentally dropped magazines, and tabloids feature some kind directly beneath Garcia’s ball trying to his ball onto his ball-marker from about of “year in review” articles. The various emerge, causing Garcia’s ball to continue knee-height, causing it to move. Moving tours had some Rules incidents that are to move. The Rules Official invoked Rule your ball-marker in this circumstance is the worth reviewing in this issue of Inside 25-1b, which allows a player relief from same as moving your ball. Snedeker was Golf. a burrowing animal hole. Although the penalized one stroke and had to replace Probably the most publicized (and official could have played hardball with his marker, and then replace his ball. infamous) incident happened to Stewart Garcia and maintain that there was no Here’s hoping that the New Year brings Cink at the Zurich Classic. Cink’s drive “hole” or “molehill” from which he was you lots of perfect lies, low scores, and Mike on the 15th hole came to rest near a entitled to relief, the official concluded the lots of fun playing our great game. Good fairway bunker. In surveying his shot, he Peluso obvious and granted him relief. Despite luck! walked into the nearby bunker, which is the free relief, Garcia still lost the playoff not contrary to any Rule. to Singh. He walked back out of the bunker make it all the way up the slope and rolled A “golf ain’t fair” incident happened and played his shot. The shot landed in a back down toward a water hazard. As the to Michael Campbell at the Dunhill Cup Did you know…. greenside bunker about 180 yards away. ball crossed the hazard line, Alfredsson in Scotland in October. His drive on the The Washington State Golf Association Before leaving, Cink’s caddie raked the picked it up so it wouldn’t roll into the 13th hole ended up in a divot in an area helps fund the Washington Junior Golf bunker where Cink had surveyed his water, thinking that it was OK to do so among dozens of divots that had obviously Association, introducing young players to shot. However, this violated Rule 13-4a, since it had already crossed the hazard been created by someone who had been the game of golf, and providing competi- which states in part, “.…”before making a line. However, she had violated Rule 1-2 recent practicing on the course at that tion for all levels of ability. The WJGA has stroke at a ball that is in a hazard……the which prohibits “….exerting influence on spot. Campbell felt that he was entitled introduced plenty of kids to the game of golf condition of a similar hazard [must not be a ball….”. It was irrelevant that the ball to relief under the Rule 25-1 (Abnormal through the years including some players you might have heard about including Fred tested]…. “. Since Cink’s ball was now had already crossed the hazard line; it Ground Conditions) and called the Head Couples, Ryan Moore, Paige Mackenzie in a similar hazard, his caddie violated was still in motion and she was assessed Rules Official. The Rules Official explained and her brother Brock Mackenzie. that Rule when he raked the first bunker, a two-stroke penalty for violation of Rule that a concentration of divots created by even though it was 180 yards away! Cink 1-2. Also, she had to drop a ball at the a thoughtless player was not, by defini- incurred a two-stroke penalty, but, to add spot where she caught it and the proceed tion, Ground Under Repair, and denied The WSGA has announced their 2009 insult to injury, Cink wasn’t aware that he under the water hazard Rule. him relief. Winter Tournament Series schedule. Be- had incurred the penalty, so he failed to An interesting, and rather amusing, This illustrates an interesting situation cause of the popularity of these events, add it to his score and signed his score- incident happened to Sergio Garcia at the that happens fairly often with Rules Of- the WSGA has added a fourth event card. Barclay’s Championship in a playoff with ficials. While most Rules situations are in 2009. Participating courses include Kayak Point GC in Stanwood, Jackson The next day he was disqualified for V.J. Singh. Garcia had pushed his shot pretty black-and-white, Ground Under Park GC in Seattle, White Horse GC in signing and turning in an incorrect score well to the right and upon approaching Repair situations can leave a Rules Of- Kingston, Wash., and Gold Mountain GC for the 15th hole. The USGA has since his ball, he noticed that the ball was mov- ficial with a certain amount of judgment in Bremerton. The first tournament will be modified this Rule so that a similar situa- ing. He called an official over as the ball and leeway. Note that the Rules Official held January 30th at Jackson Park GC. tion won’t happen. continued to move. They looked around dealing with Garcia’s situation deemed the Entry into these events can only be done In a tournament in Florida, Helen Al- and noticed that there was a freshly dug area to be Ground Under Repair, while online. Go ahead and sign up on line for all fredsson played a short chip up a slope molehill a few feet away and that the Campbell was less fortunate. of the events, see wsga.org for more. to the 18th green. The ball didn’t quite only explanation was that there must be At the U.S. Open at Torrey Pines,

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