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GOLF SASKATCHEWAN E-NEWSLETTER
FEBRUARY 2013 VOLUME 10, ISSUE 2
GROWING THE GAME
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IN THIS ISSUE SAGE Scholarships Available
Scholarship information now available.
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Graham DeLaet 3 Saskatchewan Mid-Am elegibility changing
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SAGE Scholarship Information Available
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MASTHEAD 510 Cynthia Street, Saskatoon, SK, S7L 7K7 Telephone: (306)975-0850; Fax: (306)975-0840 | golfsaskatchewan.org PRESIDENT Moe Martin
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DIRECTOR Dennis Lang
PAST PRESIDENT Dave Forster
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PGA TOUR BIG PAYDAY FOR DELAET AT FARMER’S INSURANCE OPEN Graham DeLaet cashed in a big pay day with a top ten finish at the Farmer’s Insurance Open. The win earned DeLaet $146,400. A solid opening round 68 set the tone for the Weyburn product who finished with scores of 70-72-71 to finish tied for ninth and seven shots back of Tiger Woods who won the event. Graham didn’t fare so well in Phoenix at the Wate Management Phoenix Open. He went 72-73 and missed the cut.
Graham at the 2012 Northern Trust Open. He finished T21 at the 2013 Northern Trust Open, February 14-17, 2013.
DeLaet bounced back with a 68-69 on Friday and Saturday at the Northern Trust Open to pick up $66,000 with his T21 finish.
AT A GLANCE
GRAHAM DELAET’S 2013 RESULTS & SCHEDULE
Jan 10-13 Sony Open 69-70 Missed Cut Jan 17-20 Humana Challenge 71-70-65-69 T65 $11,424 Jan 24-27 Farmer’s Insurance Open 68-70-72-71 T9 $146,400 Jan 31 - Feb 3
Waste Management Phoenix Open
72-73
Missed Cut
Feb 14-17 Northern Trust Open 72-68-69-72 T21 $66,000 Feb 28-Mar 3
Honda Classic
Mar 7-10
Puerto Rico Open
TOTAL EARNINGS: $223,824
COVER STORY
SASKATCHEWAN MID-AMATEUR MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP CHANGES ELIGIBILTY CRITERIA When the Deer Valley Golf Club welcomes the 2013 Saskatchewan Mid-Amateur Men’s Championship July 29-31 there will be a significant change from the 2012 championship. New for 2013 is a change in eligibility for golfers in the Mid-Amateur Men’s Championship. In previous years golfers had to be 25 years-of-age to compete but that is coming to an end. In 2013, golfers competing for the President’s Cup must be 35 years-ofage to be eligible to compete. Prior to 2006, Golf Canada required Mid-Amateur players to be 40 years-old or older but made the change to allow golfers 25 and older to compete. Golf Saskatchewan followed suit but are now making a change all of their own.
“We’ve talked about reserving a couple quota spots to send our best 25-35 year-old players to compete (at nationals),” says Dupont. “We would provide them the opportunity to qualify through the Amateur Men’s Championship. Hopefully we will have a decision and criteria to announce soon. “Hopefully this (change in eligibility) will be seen in a positive light and will make both events more enjoyable for all competitors.” Have your say! Comment on this article by sending us a tweet @GolfSK or by posting on our Facebook page.
“We have a very talented group of golfers in this province who fall into the 35 and older age group and in the past we have almost forgotten about this group,” says Golf Saskatchewan Manager of Tournaments and Player Services Darren Dupont. “We have very good golfers that are 25-35 and it has almost been like there are two (Amateur Men’s Championships) each year. We need to have that distinction that these are two different events and changing the eligibility will hopefully do that for us.” Golf Saskatchewan still has the opportunity to send the top players age 25-and-over to compete at nationals but is not making that decision yet.
The new and improved President’s Cup will have a new champion lifting it in 2013. The Mid-Am will be held at Deer Valley Golf Club July 29-31.
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SCHOLARSHIP INFORMATION AVAILABLE Full details including application forms are available at www.GolfSaskatchewan.org.
Golf Saskatchewan annually awards a number of scholarships to deserving student candidates who have made major accomplishments in academics, including golf, in Saskatchewan. The scholarships are named for individuals who have made significant contributions to amateur golf in the province. Golf Saskatchewan also works with Golf Canada to assist young golfers who wish to apply for national scholarships and bursaries through the Golf Canada Foundation. Golf Saskatchewan annually presents up to post-secondary Saskatchewan Academic and Golf Excellence (SAGE) scholarships, and two high school bursaries, to deserving golfers. The scholarships are: • Golf Saskatchewan Scholarship value of $1,000 • Ron Young Memorial Scholarship value of $1,000 • Fred Fletcher - Ben/Bob Reid Scholarship value of $1,000 • Jack Leddy - Jack Heywood Scholarship value of $1,000 • Hubert S. Cooke - William S. Kinnear Scholarship value of $1,000 • Alex “Kozy” Kozakavich Scholarship of value $1,000 • Bill Gordon Memorial Scholarship value of $1,000 • Meredith MacPherson-Stalwick Memorial Scholarship value of $1,000 • Garry Hayes Memorial Scholarship (value determined annually) • Richard Collacott High School Bursaries (two bursaries) value of $400 In the event deserving candidates are not available, the selection committee may forego awarding one or more of the scholarships. The scholarships are intended to assist members of Golf Saskatchewan affiliated golf clubs in their pursuit of high school and postsecondary education. Scholarships will be awarded by the Golf Saskatchewan Scholarship Committee to those applicants judged most deserving based on: • the previous year’s academic record (minimum grade point average); and weighting from; • golf achievements and abilities including playing in the previous years Provincial Championship and Order of Merit Tour standingsl • future plans in academics and golf; and • a letter outlining why the applicant should be considered. Application Deadline Applications must be completed in full and received in the Golf Saskatchewan office by 12:00 PM, April 1, of the application year. Late or incomplete applications will be rejected. Scholarship recipients will be announced by May 10, of the application year. * Note: should an individual not attend a University/College in the application year, she/he will forfeit the scholarship. A forfeited scholarship will not be awarded to another applicant in the same fiscal year.
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ATHLETE ASSISTANCE CHANGES MADE FOR 2013 Golf Saskatchewan strongly believes in the talent of our Saskatchewan golfers. Through our Sport Development Program, we offer Athlete Assistance grants to help elite junior and amateur golfers with cost associated with: training costs and programs tuition fees for post secondary education lost wages due to attendance at elite training camps and/or tournaments expenses from playing in multiple tournaments New for 2013, recipients will be determined by the Sport Development Committee following the completion of our Provincial Championship season. The size of the grants are determined on an annual basis and the Athlete Assistance forms will be available in July. In order to be considered for Athlete Assistance, you will need to compete in our Provincial Championships and be an active Golf Saskatchewan member. Full details are available at www.GolfSaskatchewan.org.
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