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From the Executive Director’s Desk

by Ed Gowan

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his will be my last digital lead as Executive Director. I have to say it’s been a wonderful thirty-seven years, as I began on June 1 of 1985. June 1st this year will be my last full-time day with the AGA. It’s time, and I’m looking forward to your next chapter as well as my own.

Joe Foley will be sharing his wisdom in this space in the future. You will enjoy his humor and insight into the game. Just like the new Rules of Golf for 2019, the game in Arizona is waiting for new direction.

Joe’s perspectives along with the incredible staff we have will carry it on, and you will enjoy the ride.

It’s time for me to thank the AGA staff who have made my work possible. Since the 80’s when the AGA was Tim Greenwell and myself, the AGA has been blessed with extraordinary people both at the board and staff levels. South Smith came to us from the National Golf Foundation. Barry Palm, founder of the Donald Ross Society, worked with us for years before moving on to the PGA Tour Sponsors Association. Linda Boydston brought handicap services to a high level. James Waitt oversaw expansion of the tournament offerings. Ginger Monroy brought professionalism to member services. Bo Ream

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moved from tournaments to become an LPGA and now PGA Tour Official. Scott McNevin is the very effective Executive Director of the JGAA. Brian Foster brought advertising expertise to publications and sponsorships, now heading a national media consortium.

Current staff have not failed to likewise excel. Derek McKenzie is a recognized expert in course rating and handicapping, serving as a consultant to the USGA. Chris Montgomery brought twenty years sales experience with the Phoenix Suns to expand branding and marketing, working with Anj Brown, an AWGA transfer, who drives outreach. Together they teach other associations about the potential for growth combining these two directives through the International Association’s annual conference. Le Ann Finger in women’s golf and Tim Eberlein in operations, one present and one former SW PGA Board members, are helping expand the

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vision for the AGA. Logan Rasmussen has quickly taken tournament management to a new level through expanding and coordinating volunteer support for events; David Bataller joined us from the OB Sports management group as our first full-time communications lead to expand into social media.

This present group is coordinated by Alex Tsakiris, who has done almost every job at AGA, now as the Assistant Executive Director.

Thanks to Ryan Hyland coordinating the Arizona Golf Foundation outreach, we have expanded efforts to benefit the game in several areas. In addition to the collegiate and charity support, the AGF is sponsoring the return of the Marilynn Smith Scholarship Pro-Am with a Senior Challenge, featuring many past stars from the LPGA, including Hall of Famers. The Pro-Am is May 2 at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa. My team is challenging all comers. There are several team spots yet available. Contact Debbie Waitkus at dwaitkus@golfforcause.com if you have any questions.

All begins with a Tea at Papago on Sunday, the 1st with an auction featuring Kathy Whitworth, Sandra Palmer and Susie Berning.

Of all these people, there is

one other whose expertise in many areas has steered AGA’s growth and success like no one else – Lorraine Thies.

As the first Executive Director of the AWGA in 1990, she brought a business acumen to consolidate operations and bringing attention to their creation in 1924, just one year after the AGA’s birth which will be celebrated throughout 2023. Moving to the AGA a few years later, she has had an impact on every aspect of the AGA’s expansion.

Her resume includes: CPA experience, creating the most detailed budgeting and financial reporting processes; Rules of Golf expertise, including a perfect score on the PGA/USGA Rules Examination, Rules education for Taiwan, Beijing, and serving as a Rules Official for USGA & NCAA Championships (ongoing) along with Christi Dickinson (USGA Women’s Committee); expertise in handicapping and course rating, having served with USGA leadership and educational teams; editing and coordinating periodicals and communications; and, as Assistant Executive Director, managing the office for more than 20 years. She still oversees AGA financial reporting and budgeting for the Finance

Committee.

This all shows that the AGA has been incredibly blessed with the work of these amazing, talented people, and many more I haven’t mentioned.

Given the current staff, your new Executive Director, Joe Foley, will lead an expansion of opportunity and outreach to expand golf’s reach to all who play, both resident and visitor alike.

There is no place like Arizona golf, which has from its incredible golf courses to community leadership, been a moving force toward inclusion and opportunity.

In closing, some may remember when the AGA alone was willing to preach inclusion through hosting the National Minority Golf Association and its Executive Director, Barbara Douglas (later Chair of the USGA’s Women’s Committee).

When having a USGA handicap almost required membership in a private club, the AGA’s Bob Warren and later first Executive Director John Riggle reached out to the public golf clubs. That vision for the future has been constant, and I believe will continually drive the best interests of the game in Arizona for years to come.

AZ GOLF Insider Digital Edition EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OFFICERS PRESIDENT....................................... Bob McNichols VICE PRESIDENT...................................... Tim Brown VICE PRESIDENT ............................ Michelle Cross SECRETARY............................................... John Souza TREASURER.......................................... Tim Hulscher GENERAL COUNSEL.............................. Greg Mast EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBERS Jackie Bertsch, Vera Ciancola, Barbara Fitzgerald, Bryan Hoops, Jerry Huff, Mark Jeffery, Tori Totlis, Leslie Kramer, Ann Martin, Scott McNevin AGA STAFF Ed Gowan, David Bataller, Anj Brown, Alexa Cerra, Le Ann Finger, Joe Foley, Tim Eberlein, Amy Fruhwirth, Alex Gelman, Sharon Goldstone, Lucas Kauffman, Vivian Kelley, Kathy Laux, Mike Mason, Meagan McEnery, Derek McKenzie, Chris Montgomery, Robyn Noll, Logan Rasmussen, Peg Tanner, Alex Tsakiris, Paige Timberlake, Susan Woods PARTNERSHIP CONTACT Chris Montgomery..................... (602) 872-7011 NATIONAL ADVERTISING CONTACT Brian Foster...................................... (602) 909-7799 THE AZGOLF INSIDER STAFF EDITOR IN CHIEF............................. David Bataller AGA EDITOR.............................................. Anj Brown CONTRIBUTORS Ed Gowan, David Bataller, Anj Brown, Alexa Cerra, Robin Farran, Derek McKenzie, George Waters

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ON THE COVER One of the most picturesque golf courses in the region, Lake Powell National Golf Club provides golfers an unparalleled experience with views of Lake Powell, Glen Canyon Dam and the Vermillion Cliffs.

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USGA COURSE RATING IN THE WHS

TOURNAMENT RECAP

Take a deeper dive into the formalized on-course evaluation process carried out by the Arizona Golf Association’s Course Rating Team.

We’re a few months into 2022 - get caught up on the results of the first Arizona Golf Association tournaments of the year.

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ROBIN’S RULES OF ORDER Test your knowledge of the Rules of Golf by determining whether real-life scenario rulings are true or false.

WHERE SHOULD GOLFERS PLACE BUNKER RAKES? The USGA gets questions every year about where bunker rakes should be placed on a golf course. So what is the “right” answer?

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Have fun learning golf and lowering your scores by joining the Reid West Golf Academy instructors John Wasson at Cave Creek Golf Course and Spencer Sweitzer at Aguila Golf Course at the Take A Swing golf clinics.

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Have you been invited to play in a golf outing, but turned it down because you do not know how to play golf?

Have you thought about taking up golf but found it intimidating?

Nine & Wine is an adult golf mentoring program offering a casual golf experience, designed for the new or returning golfer to help them feel at ease on the golf course. Participants will play up to nine holes of golf with a mentor, then gather in the clubhouse after golf for a beverage, hosted appetizers, golf talk and networking.

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Owned and operated by the City of Page, Lake Powell National Golf Course offers panoramic views of Lake Powell, Glen Canyon Dam, and the Vermillion Cliffs making it one of the most scenic golf courses in the country. Lake Powell National provides excellent playing conditions, six sets of tees to accommodate all skill levels, and practice area. The unique design by Bill Phillips opened in 1995 to rave reviews and a Golf Digest 4-star rating in 2000. The signature hole par 3 15th drops 120 feet to the green - making it a must play.

Mulligan’s Pub and Patio inside the Lake Powell National Clubhouse, is a perfect complement to your round offering a fantastic food and beverage menu with views. The Pro Shop is well equipped and provides the golfer with all of their needs including TaylorMade rental sets. Located just a few mile from Horseshoe Bend and Antelope Canyon, Lake Powell National is surely a destination that promises to create lasting memories. Page is a friendly community that offers visitors outstanding recreation and a variety of lodging and services. Our location is ideal for exploring many of the American Southwest’s renowned national parks and monuments.

You’re invited to explore our golf course, meet our neighbors, and most importantly, enjoy your visit to Page.

USGA Course Rating in the World Handicap System

by Derek McKenzie AGA Managing Director – USGA Services

In the next segment of our series covering USGA Course Rating and its use within the World Handicap System (WHS) - you can view the first part of the series by clicking here - let’s begin to take a deeper dive into the formalized on-course evaluation process carried out by the Arizona Golf Association and fellow authorized rating teams across the globe. In particular, there are (2) general areas of assessment for each golf course and in turn are the driving factors in the USGA Course and Slope Rating calculations determined, each representative of the difficulty of the course and tee being played: 1) Effective Playing Length (EPL) factors: The measured length of all holes from each tee location; corrected for roll, forced lay-ups, doglegs, changes in elevation, prevailing wind and altitude-related considerations.

2) Obstacle Rating factors: The evaluation of the physical-design characteristics of the golf course, focusing on the varying obstacles that may be present and impacting a player’s ability to score on a hole-by-hole basis.

Our focus here will pertain specifically to each of the Effective Playing Length factors listed in Part 1 above, revealing some of the methodology, considerations and calculation procedures used by the AGA’s rating team to determine EPL’s for each facility across the Arizona region, ongoing.

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Effective Playing Length (EPL) Rating Considerations: Measured Length of the Course, Per Tee As a baseline, we (AGA) first use the average location of each physical tee marker, then measure the distance from that position through turning point(s) in the fairway, to the center of the green, to calculate hole and overall course lengths for our rating assignment purposes. These independently gathered distances are determined by use of GPS surveying equipment that is accurate to within a fraction of an inch, not based exclusively upon the scorecard yardage listings locally afforded, as these are often times set by the course under an alternative or unverified methodology.

Once there is an initial calculation of the average length of each hole from each physical tee set location, we then need to further investigate if there are any additional factors at hand that may, either: decrease or increase the effective length of the tee set in use, broken into the following handful of EPL categories for Course Rating Team consideration on a hole-by-hole basis.

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Roll Factors Within the USGA’s Rating System, there are average shot lengths determined for both ‘Scratch’ and ‘Bogey’ golfers, per gender, used to estimate where on each hole players will be most often, referred to as projected Landing Zones. While the USGA Rating System already recognizes an average amount of roll to be present on most full shots played to these landing zones (typically +/- 20 yards), the rating team will then further investigate each independent Landing Zone to see if there is presence of any alternative roll-related factors that would either increase or decrease these original projections. Factors such as sloping ground and/or uncommon turf conditions adjacent these Landing Zones being the main aspects prospected for potential adjustment in final Effective Playing Length calculations.

Did you know: The par value assigned to holes is recommended to be based upon scratch golfer projected shot lengths.

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Forced Lay-ups and Doglegs Based upon the unique design of certain holes and using the projected Landing Zone methodology reference to the left, there may be instances when players are forced to layup shorter than their normally projected landing zone, effectively making the overall hole play longer than its originally measured length. Alternatively, hole lengths may actually be determined to play shorter, overall, if a significant dogleg is present, but only if the player can take a shortcut across the dogleg instead of needing to play to the original turning point, which is how the baseline hole length would have been established.

Dogleg Example

In this example, the Red line indicates how the hole was originally measured. In the case of a player being able to cut across the dogleg, as shown in Yellow, the hole effectively plays shorter and will be reflected by the rating team as such in the final EPL.

Changes in Elevation As most players would deem logical, holes that are relatively flat from tee to green are likely to play very similar to the originally measured average hole length. However, holes with significant elevation change may well play much longer (uphill) or shorter (downhill), thus the tee to green elevation change is a direct factor in the hole and overall EPL assignment calculations.

A hole playing uphill, such as #8 at Quintero Golf Club, below, will be reflected by the Rating Team as effectively playing longer than the raw measured length from tee to green.

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Wind It is understood that Wind is likely going to be a factor of varying degree during most rounds, due to the game of golf being played outdoors. In the case of an extreme or unusual wind condition being present for one or multiple days at a course, the ‘Playing Conditions Calculation’ (PCC) adjustment that is already baked into the WHS Handicap Index formula should largely account for its relative impact on scoring difficulty. However, we still will use ‘average’ wind speed projections in the calculation of standard Course and Slope Rating assignments. This is accomplished by use of National Weather Service wind data (mph) for the location of each course, along with any notation of being ‘prevailing’ from a common direction to determine if certain holes will consistently play: downwind/upwind/crosswind.

The National Weather Service average daily wind speed is used in the assignment of Course and Slope Ratings.

Did you know: There are over 300 golf courses officially rated by the Arizona Golf Association and available for WHS score posting?

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Altitude For courses that reside at locations of ‘high’ altitude (2000+ feet above sea level), the projected Course Rating System shot lengths referenced in the prior shot length table may no longer be appropriate.

Reason being, the rules of physics will begin to take over, reducing the air density the higher the altitude and in turn minimizing the amount of air ‘drag’ on the golf ball. For this reason, the projected shot lengths within the USGA Rating System are automatically adjusted (longer) for any golf course that is located 2000+ feet above sea level. With many of our Arizona-based courses, especially in the Northern/ Eastern part of the state being played at well above this 2000+ foot altitude threshold, please be mindful that the effective playing lengths used to calculate their rating assignments are inclusive of reflecting the ability to hit slightly longer shots.

Summary After the Arizona Golf Association’s Rating Team has carried out the official measurement of the course and then adjusted longer or shorter based upon the presence of any EPL length factors listed above, a ‘Yardage Rating’ is calculated for both men and women across each tee set. This Yardage Rating is effectively representative of how much LENGTH the player would need to overcome in their round, as translated to a physical number of strokes, and one of the two factors that go into the official Course and Slope Rating calculations.

Stay tuned for Part III of our Course Rating in WHS series over the Summer of 2022 when we will take you out onto the golf course and accompany the AGA’s Rating Team in the assessment of the second part of the on-course evaluation process: Obstacle Rating factors, used in tandem with the EPL’s determined above to project the overall difficulty of the course and tee in use, as representative via USGA Course and Slope Rating assignments in use.

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WHERE SHOULD GOLFERS PUT

Bunker Rakes?

by George Waters USGA Green Section Education Manager

The USGA gets questions every year about where bunker rakes should be placed on a golf course. In the bunker, out of the bunker, halfway in – each method has its supporters and there is actually no “right” answer. There is no rule about where rakes should be placed, but there are definitely some places that are more sensible than others. If the course you’re playing has a specific policy on where they’d like the rakes, just follow that and you’ll be all set. However, many courses don’t have a policy or you might forget to ask. That’s when the following tips can help: Outside and out of the way The USGA recommends placing rakes outside of bunkers and away from where they are likely to interfere with play. Ideally, you don’t want to place

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rakes across the line of play or in a location where they could trap balls in a difficult spot – e.g., within a bunker on a steep slope near the lip. If a rake does trap your ball, you can move the rake but you must replace the ball on its original spot if it moves.

This can be problematic if a rake traps your ball on a steep slope where the ball will not stay. If you can’t find another location within the bunker where the ball will stay at rest that is not nearer to the hole, you are facing one or two penalty strokes to obtain relief. This is a big part of why it’s usually best to keep rakes out of bunkers altogether.

Spread them out We’ve all walked into a bunker and had the frustrating realization that all the rakes are clustered on the opposite side. They were almost certainly carefully spaced out by the maintenance staff, but all it takes is a couple of careless golfers to make

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things more difficult for everyone else. It’s important to keep rakes spaced out when replacing them because this makes it easier for people to use them.

If a rake isn’t nearby some golfers are quick to skip raking altogether, which only means more tough lies for the rest of us.

Keep maintenance in mind Thoughtful rake placement makes life easier for the maintenance staff and helps to keep the bunkers in good shape. Placing rakes near the bunkers and close to access points is a good approach. If rakes are left too far from bunkers, it takes extra time to find and replace them and they could disrupt mowing operations or get run over. Leaving them on steep grass or sand faces makes them difficult or dangerous to reach and might encourage players to enter or exit from the high side of a bunker, potentially causing damage along the way.

Go easy on them There are plenty of times when we’re not happy with the bunker shot we just hit. While it’s OK to be mad, don’t take it out on the rakes! Slamming or tossing rakes can be tempting, but it’s bad etiquette and bunker rakes are surprisingly expensive.

Bunker rakes can cost anywhere from $20-$50 each – or even more – and courses often invest significant staff time in maintaining and repairing them each year. Treating bunker rakes with care sets a good example and will save your favorite course some money.

There may not be a rule about where to place rakes on a golf course, but being thoughtful can reduce the risk of rakes interfering with play or maintenance, and can make it easier for our fellow golfers to actually use them. It seems like some folks need all the encouragement they can get!

Editor’s Note: This article appeared in the March 4, 2022, edition of the USGA Green Section Record, an industry periodical that provides the game of golf with pertinent information and unique perspective on the maintenance and management of golf courses. To subscribe to the electronic version of the USGA Green Section Record, click here.

Richard Fellner There is no rule about where bunker rakes should be placed, but there are definitely some places that are more sensible than others. Think about your fellow golfer when deciding where to leave a rake when you’re done using it.

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Take a look at the leaderboards of 2022’s AGA Tournaments to date!

2022 WOMEN’S SEASON OPENER Longbow Golf Club | Mesa

Gross Bobsled Flight Pos. Player To Par Gross E 1 Kim Eaton / Lynn Zmistowski 2 C. Cervetti / Megan Reeves +2 3 Molly Steffes / Tori Totlis +2 4 Liz Waynick / Marci Dubois +3 +5 5 Joan Hopp / Robin Krapfl 6 Lauren Brown / M. Campbell +7 7 Amy Arnold / Jackie Byrd +10 8 Penny Rady / P. Anderson +12 9 Audrey Fischer / Sue OConnor +12

Total 72 74 74 75 77 79 82 84 84 Lynn Zmistowski (left) and Kim Eaton were overall champions of the 2022 Women’s Season Opener at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa.

Curling Flight Pos. Player To Par Gross 1 Shannon Mason / Tami Harmon +4 2 Chris Clark / Donna Peterson +5 3 Kristi Reckard / Shelley Foster +10 4 Molly Baker / Paula Lambkin +10 5 Cheri Wilson / Wendy Stone +10 6 Barbara Byrnes / L. Townsend +10 7 Carla Cohen / Laura Fulton +12 8 Debra Bene / Marie Caldwell +12 9 Diana Pomeroy / Diane Hull +12

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10 Marcia Grenier / Mary Engert +15 11 Jan Anderson / Jody Epperson +15 12 Cristi Dorsch / Jody Ault +19

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Speed Skating Flight Pos. Player To Par Gross 1 Kelly Lathrop / L. Torkington +14 2 Christine Blank / K. Anderson +18 3 Mary Ellen Nichols / Sharon Coil +18 4 Lynda Leaper / M. Martin +21

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Total 86 90 90 93

5 Carolyn Rutledge / Kelly Carter 6 Sandra Royer / lonnie Coppock 7 Angela Miller / Tiffany O’Brien 8 Carolyn Jarvis / S. Springer 9 Betsy Mosher / Carol Yde 10 Jeri Shepard / Marcea Reuther 11 Lauren DeBonis / M. Goodwin

+22 +23 +25 +25 +25 +27 +28

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Pos. Player To Par Gross 1 Ada Davison / Mary Pat Rush +17 2 Beth Bartholow / Vicky Scott +20 3 C. Falasco / Claudia Richards +25 4 Carrol Brown / Jody McComb +27 5 C. Satterthwaite / Karen Borka +27 6 Carolyn Harville / Sara Goldberg +28 7 Patty Bruchez / Sheri Kania +30 8 Karla Strong / Kathi Hall +31 9 Mary Solomon / Michelle Spears +37

Total 89 92 97 99 99 100 102 103 109

Snowboard Flight

Net Bobsled Flight Pos. Player To Par Net 1 Kim Eaton / Lynn Zmistowski -3 2 C. Cervetti / Megan Reeves -2 3 Liz Waynick / Marci DuBois E 4 Molly Steffes / Tori Totlis E 5 Audrey Fischer / Sue OConnor +3 6 Joan Hopp / Robin Krapfl +3 7 Lauren Brown / M. Campbell +4 8 Kim Wyatt / Susan Hamm +4 9 Amy Arnold / Jackie Byrd +5 10 Penny Rady / P. Anderson +6

Total 69 70 72 72 75 75 76 76 77 78

Curling Flight Pos. Player To Par Net 1 Shannon Mason / Tami Harmon -4 2 Chris Clark / Donna Peterson -2

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3 Molly Baker / Paula Lambkin 4 Cheri Wilson / Wendy Stone 5 Barbara Byrnes / L. Townsend 6 Jan Anderson / Jody Epperson 7 Carla Cohen / Laura Fulton 8 Marcia Grenier / Mary Engert 9 Debra Bene / Marie Caldwell 10 Kristi Reckard / Shelley Foster 11 Diana Pomeroy / Diane Hull 12 Cristi Dorsch / Jody Ault

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Speed Skating Flight Pos. Player To Par Net 1 Kelly Lathrop / L. Torkington E 2 Carolyn Jarvis / S. Springer +3 3 Mary Ellen Nichols / Sharon Coil +5 4 Carolyn Rutledge / Kelly Carter +6 5 Christine Blank / K. Anderson +6 6 Lynda Leaper / M. Martin +6 7 Sandra Royer / lonnie Coppock +9 8 Angela Miller / Tiffany O’Brien +9 9 Betsy Mosher / Carol Yde +10 10 Jeri Shepard / Marcea Reuther +10 11 Lauren DeBonis / M. Goodwin +12

Total 72 75 77 78 78 78 81 81 82 82 84

Snowboard Flight Pos. Player To Par Net 1 Beth Bartholow / Vicky Scott -2 2 Ada Davison / Mary Pat Rush E 3 C. Satterthwaite / Karen Borka +5 4 C. Falasco / Claudia Richards +7 5 Carrol Brown / Jody McComb +7 6 Mary Solomon / Michelle Spears +7 7 Patty Bruchez / Sheri Kania +8 8 Carolyn Harville / Sara Goldberg +9 9 Karla Strong / Kathi Hall +11

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Shankar Natarajan shot two sub-60 rounds to capture the 2022 AGA Short Course at Augusta Ranch Golf club in Mesa.

2022 AGA SHORT COURSE Augusta Ranch Golf Club | Mesa Pos. 1 2 3 T4 T4 T4 T4 T8 T8

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Player R1 Shankar Natarajan 55 Mike Louden 59 Sam Engel 60 Ryan Tjeerdsma 61 Matthew McDougall 59 Mike Wagner 58 Adam Walicki 57 Abe Candelaria 62 Jimmy Kozikowski 61

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Rusty Brown David Galbraith Chris Kamin Michael Leonard John Schaller Sean O’Donnell Randy Jacobus Bruce Pape Jacob Letman Mike Brenneman Ryan Pelletier Dalen Demary Tyler Wooldridge Steven Brown Rod Tomita Scott McCarty Rod Kasperson John Chiesa Joshua Escobedo Sahand Vahilzadeh Allen Webster Steve Geesling Kevin Sullivan Brett John Eric Rustand Brett Howard Levi Slings Jason Pinney Matt Neils Marc Apps Warren Cohen Scott Archuleta Carl Juengst Chad Disney Ty Hawkinson Murph Mitchell Camden Nierman Paige Peterson Billy Hamby Dave Henry

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60 61 57 60 58 59 60 60 60 62 63 60 60 61 62 61 61 61 63 61 65 66 65 60 63 67 61 64 65 67 62 65 65 59 62 63 64 68 64 64

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T50 T50 T50 T50 T50 T50 T50 T50 T50 T50 T60 T60 T60 T60 T60 T65 T65 T65 T68 T68 T68 T71 T71 T73 T73 75 T76 T76 T76 T79 T79 T79 T82 T82 84 T85 T85 87 88 89

Gatjeak Gew Travis Bailey Joseph Karem Ray Plewa Tyler Apps Rob McIver Tom Sinak Jeffrey Daly Coryn Wendt Scott Berren Lance Collins Steve Brock Frank Ellenburg Matt Powell Rob Howard Bailey Ogrin Alejandro De Zavala Kaden Larkey Mitch Chilton Austin Mackey Michael Haberern Matt Gomez Ace Ersek Victor Ferreira Jeff Adams Chris Ichelson Eric Hansen Richard Grayson Justin Hibbert Clay Baldwin Steve Russell Josh Boan Ricardo Rubalcaba Steven Witkowski Russell Hatfield Ryan Paliwoda Brent Landen Chris Franta Kyle Mcquown Dustin Semenza

64 64 68 68 67 67 67 60 66 65 70 68 68 66 65 64 64 66 68 67 67 69 68 66 66 63 68 67 67 72 72 66 69 68 71 74 71 73 71 70

67 67 63 63 64 64 64 71 65 66 62 64 64 66 67 69 69 67 66 67 67 66 67 70 70 74 70 71 71 67 67 73 72 73 72 70 73 72 76 78

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2022 SAN TAN AMATEUR Oakwood Country Club | Sun Lakes

Open Division Pos. 1 2 T3 T3 T3 T6 T6 8 T9 T9 T11 T11 T13 T13

Player R1 Sean O’Donnell 69 Dave Aarons 70 Bryan Hoops 73 Adam Walicki 70 Matt Williams 69 Paul Brown 71 Joseph Lloyd 69 Sam Engel 72 Jimmy Kozikowski 72 Tyler Wooldridge 71 Chris Thomas 73 Andrew Stineman 71 Jacob Letman 75 Teig Hauer 72

R2 71 71 69 72 73 72 74 72 73 74 73 75 72 75

Total -4 -3 -2 -2 -2 -1 -1 E +1 +1 +2 +2 +3 +3

Reigning AGA Player of the Year Sean O’Donnell picked up an early win on the 2022 schedule at the San Tan Amateur in Sun Lakes.

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T15 T15 T17 T17 19 T20 T20 22 T23 T23 T23 T26 T26 T28 T28 T28 T28 32 T33 T33 T33

Michael Leonard Ty Hawkinson Brett Howard Chad Lyons Shankar Natarajan Brett John Abe Candelaria Grant Cesarek Beckett Carlson Rod Kasperson Curtis Foster Jordan Murray Mike Brenneman Coryn Wendt Dalen Demary Sahand Vahilzadeh Jarrett Foote Kaden Larkey Sean Bourne Carson Kemp Brian Roser

76 74 77 73 74 77 74 76 80 76 76 78 76 79 76 73 71 76 79 77 76

72 74 72 76 76 74 77 76 73 77 77 76 78 76 79 82 84 81 79 81 82

+4 +4 +5 +5 +6 +7 +7 +8 +9 +9 +9 +10 +10 +11 +11 +11 +11 +13 +14 +14 +14

T36 T36 38 39 40 T41 T41 43 44 45

Mitchell Stevens Matthew Atkinson Greg Johnson Eric Hansen Chris Ichelson Ace Ersek Alejandro De Zavala Chad Disney Kyle Penny Dustin Semenza

81 79 75 79 89 80 87 85 89 85

78 80 85 82 73 84 77 84 82 88

+15 +15 +16 +17 +18 +20 +20 +25 +27 +29

R2 71 68 74 75 78 71 79 79 75 78 83 80 82 91 82 87

Total -5 +1 +3 +6 +6 +8 +9 +11 +13 +13 +13 +16 +21 +23 +28 +32

R2 71 72 72 77 70 79 80 80

Total -1 +4 +4 +5 +7 +10 +12 +12

Masters Division Pos. 1 2 3 T4 T4 6 7 8 T9 T9 T9 12 13 14 15 16

Player R1 Nick Juszczak 68 Chad Hossack 77 Ryan Pelletier 73 Stephen Quartarone 75 Paige Peterson 72 Johnse Good 81 Jason Pinney 74 Ryan Tjeerdsma 76 Michael Haberern 82 Tom Sinak 79 Sean Beveridge 74 Jon Parvin 80 Eric Weiss 83 Matt Powell 76 Derek Oldfield 90 Martin Catero 89

Senior Division

Nick Juszczak ran away with the Masters Division of the San Tan Amateur, winning by six strokes over his nearest competitor.

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Player R1 Alex Stamey 72 Rod Tomita 76 Steve Geesling 76 Steve Mindak 72 John Basden 81 David Schultz 75 Jeffrey Daly 76 Victor Ferreira 76

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T9 T9 11 12 T13 T13 15

Steve Brock Bruce Pape Lee Decof Mitch Chilton Clay Baldwin David Levos Steve Carbajal

82 83 79 81 81 81 91

76 75 80 80 85 85 103

+14 +14 +15 +17 +22 +22 +50

Legends Division Pos. 1 2 3 4 5 6

Player R1 Steve Whitehead 77 Tim Blau 75 Robin McCool 79 Steve Russell 78 Frank Ellenburg 85 Russell Hatfield 86

R2 74 77 74 79 78 82

Total +7 +8 +9 +13 +19 +24 Steve Whitehead overcame a two-shot deficit in the final round of the San Tan Amateur to win the Legends Division.

2022 AGA CHAMPIONSHIP Aguila Golf Course | Laveen

Alex Stamey was the only player to finish under par overall in the Senior Division of the San Tan Amateur at Oakwood Country Club.

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Pos. Player 1 Brian Blanchard T2 Bryan Hoops T2 Adam Walicki 4 Chris Kamin 5 Sean O’Donnell 6 Shankar Natarajan T7 Nick Juszczak T7 Kurt Watkins T9 Mike Wagner T9 John Henry Rudd T11 Mike Louden T11 Joseph Lloyd T13 Chad Lyons T13 David Charos T15 Mike Davidson

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R1 70 68 66 70 66 69 76 65 73 71 72 70 70 68 75

R2 74 67 71 70 73 69 70 77 70 72 72 69 72 71 74

R3 65 71 70 70 71 70 67 67 73 69 69 71 73 73 72

R4 72 75 74 72 73 76 72 76 70 74 74 77 73 76 69

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Brian Blanchard (left) captured his first AGA Major win at the 2022 AGA Championship, beating Bryan Hoops and Adam Walicki on the first playoff hole at Aguila Golf Course in Laveen.

T15 Jon Lindquist T15 Brasen Briones T15 Chris Thomas T19 Abe Candelaria T19 Chris Meyers T21 J. Kozikowski T21 Michael Leonard T21 Josh Fickes T24 Grant Cesarek T24 Judson Choate T24 Garren Poirier T24 Brett Howard T24 Joey Pirmann T24 Rob McIver T30 Jim Ignoffo T30 John Bearrie 32 Tyler Wooldridge T33 John Fiore T33 Ben Esparza T33 Kyle Peterson

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74 74 72 76 71 75 69 73 72 75 73 72 74 70 75 75 69 74 78 75

72 71 70 71 72 73 74 71 78 70 75 72 72 73 72 70 72 75 72 73

71 71 73 69 69 72 70 67 72 75 72 74 72 74 70 72 74 74 68 70

73 74 75 75 79 72 79 81 71 73 73 75 75 76 77 77 80 73 78 78

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T36 Sam Engel T36 M. McDougall T38 Greg Cesarek T38 Kaden Larkey T38 Rob Stratton T41 Matt Powell T41 Beckett Carlson T43 David Galbraith T43 Jordan Murray T45 Lance Collins T45 S. Quartarone T45 Colin Pratt T45 Ryan Pelletier T45 Ethan Flynn T45 Brad Wayment T45 James Ellis 52 Mike Brenneman 53 Steve Harsha 54 Alex Stamey 55 Gabriel Velarde

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77 78 76 75 72 73 74 74 71 75 76 72 75 75 76 71 72 72 78 74

70 71 76 72 73 76 70 75 73 75 75 77 71 76 76 72 78 76 73 78

73 70 74 74 73 73 75 76 75 76 76 76 79 73 73 75 78 76 80 76

77 78 73 78 81 78 81 76 82 76 75 77 77 78 77 84 75 80 75 80

+9 +9 +11 +11 +11 +12 +12 +13 +13 +14 +14 +14 +14 +14 +14 +14 +15 +16 +18 +20

56 57 58 59 60

Andrew Godwin Brett John Clay Baldwin Laurie Warder Luke Scott

74 72 77 73 78

78 79 72 77 72

77 78 86 78 82

80 81 78 86 83

Jake Kasel Sean Bourne Dylan Mattson Ben Bradford Jacob Letman Ty Hawkinson Rod Kasperson Brent Landen D. Thompson Fermin Pascua James Kruzich Michael Haberern Alec Sankey Chad Disney Ryan Duval Owen Slusher Mitchell Stevens Ryan White Chris Ichelson Ken Vickers Taylor Loken Victor Ferreira Anthony Myers Trenton Harrison Gael Quesada Albert McFadden Jon Parvin Jeff Peterman Austin Staudinger Ben Wilson Michael Cowan Steve Russell Redentor Felt James Fish Kyle Price Ace Ersek John Galloway Robert Sledge Jeff Adams Roger Henry Jr.

+21 +22 +25 +26 +27

The following players did not make the cut Matt Gomez Sahand Vahilzadeh John DelBrocco Curtis Foster Steve Geesling Rob Howard Daniel Klein Matt Neils Jeff New Alan Quezada Phelan Shaw Cooper Langston Abraham Lichter Harrison Yazgi Scott McCarty Marc Apps Jeremy Lackey Alec Miller Camden Nierman Daniel Bonnell Tyler Smerz Spencer Harter Bruce Pape Cody Alt David Honerkamp M. Kaltenbach Ruben Perez Gatjeak Gew Ted Elliott Scott Archuleta Ethan Hormann Mike Taylor

80 77 75 75 78 80 77 74 82 72 78 78 77 81 72 84 79 76 82 81 81 84 80 76 79 77 77 76 81 83 76 78

73 76 78 78 75 73 76 79 71 81 75 76 77 73 82 71 76 79 73 74 74 72 76 80 77 79 79 81 76 75 82 80

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83 78 79 79 81 81 76 79 82 85 79 81 81 85 84 78 79 82 86 81 81 85 80 83 85 88 83 82 77 81 88 90 83 85 91 90 88 92 91 95

75 81 80 80 78 79 84 81 78 76 82 81 81 78 79 85 85 82 79 84 84 81 86 83 81 79 84 85 92 89 83 81 89 87 81 83 87 88 90 95

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Love Where You Live.

R

OBIN’S

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of ORDER

by Robin Farran Rules of Golf Expert Test your knowledge of the Rules of Golf by answering whether the following scenarios are true or false. Good Luck!

Incident 1 Player A’s tee shot is known to be in a red penalty area.

to a location in the fairway near the putting green.

Player A discovers that the ball he dropped in taking cart path relief was not his original ball. Player A played a wrong ball.

Concerned that he might not locate his ball in the red penalty area, Player A announces his intent to play a provisional and plays a ball into the fairway.

If the original ball in the red penalty area is playable, Player A may continue play with the original ball.

True

False

True Incident 4

Player A’s ball is in the general area close to a red penalty area, and Player A’s stance is on a sprinkler head in the red penalty area.

Player A is not allowed to take free relief since the obstruction is in the red penalty area.

Incident 2 Player A’s original ball is known to be in a red penalty area but not found.

In proceeding under the lateral relief option, Player A drops a ball about 3 club-lengths from the estimated reference point.

If another player in the group finds Player A’s original ball in a playable location, Player A may continue the hole with the original ball since the drop was not in accordance with the Rules.

True

True Incident 5

Player A may reach across the hole on the putting green and tap in a short putt.

True

Although he intended to hit the ball the “whiff” does not count as a stroke, since the ball was not in play.

True

Player A sees a ball on the cart path, assumes it is his ball, drops the ball in the relief area and plays the ball

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Player A swings and misses his ball on a tee on the teeing ground.

Player A’s tee shot heads right of the fairway toward a concrete cart path.

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Incident 6

False

Incident 3

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Incident 7 In taking relief from a paved cart path in the general area, Player A’s relief area is on a sloped part of the fairway.

After the two drops rolled out of the relief area and after two attempts to place a ball on the spot where the second drop first touched the ground, the ball would not stay at rest on the spot.

In continuing to find the nearest spot where the ball would stay at rest, Player A did find a spot in the general area outside the relief area, not nearer the hole, where there was no interference from the cart path and where the ball would stay at rest.

Player A did not proceed correctly.

True

distance but from the wrong place. The player gets three penalty strokes (1-S&D and 2–WP). As Player A likely got a significant advantage from playing from a wrong place, the Committee should decide if Player A should be disqualified.

See Rule 14.7.

Incident 4: False - The ball is in the general area and the obstruction, an abnormal course condition, is on the course – see Rule 16.1b.

Incident 5: True - Player A did not make the stroke while standing across the line of play behind the ball (Rule 10.1c) and did not breach Rule 10.1a.

Incident 6: False - Player A’s intent was to make a stroke; therefore, the stroke counts and the ball is now in play - see Rule 6.2b(5) and the Definitions of “Stroke” and “In Play.”

Incident 7: False - Player A did proceed correctly – see Rule 14.3(2) and Rule 14.2e.

Incident 8: False - In four-ball stroke-play, Player B may take any action concerning Player A’s ball that Player A is allowed to take before making a stroke – see Rule 23.5a.

False

Incident 8 Player A and Player B are partners in four-ball strokeplay.

Player A gets a one-stroke penalty under Rule 19.2b for relief for an unplayable ball.

Player A’s tee shot heads toward “bad country”.

During search, Player B marks and picks up a ball that could be Player A’s ball, determines that the ball is Player A’s original ball and replaces the ball.

Player B then decides that the ball is unplayable, picks up the ball and drops the ball in the correct relief area for back-on-the-line relief.

If Player A plays the dropped ball, the side would get three one-stroke penalties.

True

False

Answers Incident 1: False - Player A’s ball was not a provisional ball since the original ball was known to be in a penalty area. See Rule 18.3a. The second ball played was the ball in play and the original ball was no longer in play. See Rule 18.1.

Incident 2: False - When Player A dropped the ball while taking relief for a ball known to be in the penalty area, Player A proceeded under a Rule that applied, but dropped the ball in a wrong place. To avoid a penalty, Player A must correct the drop, and may use any option for a ball in a red penalty area but must continue taking relief under Rule 17.1d.

Incident 3: False - Player A did not find the original ball and put a ball into play under a Rule that did not apply. The only Rule that applied was Rule 18.2. Therefore, Player A played under stroke and

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