2023 Lowcountry Senior Invitational

2023 Lowcountry Senior Invitational

Table of Contents

Invitation

Page 1

Registration Form

Page 2

Registration Process

Page 3

Tournament Format

Page 5

Schedule of Events

Page 6

Hosting Clubs

Page 7

Past Champions

Page 10

Tournament Charities

Page 11

You’re Invited!

You’re invited to participate in the fourteenth Lowcountry Senior Invitational! In this booklet you will find information pertaining to the schedule of events, format, registration process, and tournament history of the event.

The tournament entry fee will be $565, and will include: four rounds of golf, cart fees, unlimited practice, lunch each tournament day, and $100/player prize pool.

Registrations will be open from January 5, 2023 through February 1st, 2023.

Please let us know if you have questions or concerns.

Gary Shimmin

Registration Form

2023 Lowcountry Senior Invitational Callawassie Island Club Riverton Pointe Country Club Old Tabby Links

May 22—24, 2023 You are cordially invited to compete in this year’s event.

Please complete the registration form attached to this email in it’s entirety, and email to theshim@aol.com Or mail to: Lowcountry Senior Invitational, 4196 Spring Island, Okatie, SC 29909

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Registration Process Registration Window Registrations will be open from January 5, 2023 through February 1st, 2023. No priority will be given to the date you submit an entry.

All invitees will receive an additional communication on January 30th, 2023 as a reminder that the registration window will be closing soon.

Exemptions 8 Players will then be exempt into each division from the list of players who submitted an entry. Exemptions will be granted based upon previous scores, participation, and national record.

Lottery System Should more than 32 entries be received in any division, a computer generated lottery will be conducted to determine the field for that division. The lottery, if necessary, will occur on February 2, 2023.

Players not cleared into the field will be placed on an alternates list, the order of which will also be determined by computer.

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Registration Process Cont.

The lottery will only occur when a Division (Senior, Super Senior, or Legend) is oversubscribed. In the event a Division is not oversubscribed, those unused spots will then be apportioned to the oversold Division (s). If any Division is not full as of March 15, 2023, waitlisted entries from other Divisions will be given those spots. Any invitee wishing to register after the field and waitlist has been established may do so until the entry deadline. They will be placed at the end of the waitlist in chronological order of entry receipt date.

Entry Fee After the field has been established, an email confirmation will be sent notifying all those that have submitted an entry of their current status. Those cleared into the field will then have 21 days to submit the entry via VENMO (preferable) or by check. (Venmo and check mailing instructions will be provided in the confirmation email).

The cut-off date to post the entry fee is February 23rd. Failure to do so will results in that spot going to someone from the alternate’s list.

Withdrawals • •

Prior to March 21st - Withdrawal Fee of $150

Between March 22nd & May 1st - Withdrawal Fee of $300 •

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After May 1st - Not subject to a refund

Tournament Format

54-Hole Stroke Play Event

Divisions •

Senior (55 to 64)

6,400 - 6,700 yards (+/-)

Super Senior (65 to 69)

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6,100 - 6,375 yards (+/-) •

Legend (70 and Over) 5,850 - 6,075 yards (+/-)

*Note: If there are a sufficient number of entries, those 75 and over will play for separate prize pool

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Schedule of Events

Sunday, May 21st Practice round on one of the three tournament courses. Instructions regarding booking tee times will be provided upon acceptance into the field.

Monday, May 22nd Round One at Callawassie Island Club.

9:00am Start - Magnolia & Palmetto nines Tuesday, May 23rd Round Two at Riverton Pointe Golf & Country Club 1:00pm - Shotgun Start

Wednesday, May 24th Round Three at Old Tabby Links 9:00am Start - 1st & 10th Tees

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Callawassie Island Club Callawassie Island Club is comprised of 27 holes designed by noted Golf course architect, Tom Fazio. This year, we will be utilizing the Magnolia and the Palmetto nines.

Magnolia Course After undergoing complete renovation in 2022, this is the longest and most picturesque of Callawassie’s three nines. In order to successfully navigate the course, you must utilize all of your golf skills. Long accurate drives, calculated second shots, as well as precision play of the par 3s, will ensure a successful round.

Palmetto Course Well-positioned ponds present a challenge on seven holes of this nine hole course. Conservative course management, precise positioning, and a soft putting stroke will provide you with the maximum enjoyment on these excellent nine holes.

For more information on Callawassie, click here.

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Riverton Pointe G&CC New for 2021-2022 season, Riverton Pointe is the epitome of what a Nicklaus Design golf course should be.

With large, subtle greens and fairways lined with tall sea pines and splashes of colorful wildflowers, the course is designed to harmonize perfectly with the lush Lowcountry landscape.

For more information on Riverton Pointe, click here.

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Old Tabby Links Designed by Arnold Palmer and Ed Seay in 1992 and dramatically renovated by Arnold Palmer Design Company in 2012, the Old Tabby Links provides players at all skill levels with an enjoyable test. Currently rated # 31 on the Golfweek list of Best Residential Courses, it is a perfect complement to the "nature preserve" setting of Spring Island. It is truly a memorable "walk in the park".

With the front nine winding through a majestic live oak forest and a back nine playing in the more links-like setting of old cotton and hunting fields, Old Tabby links is really two courses in one. The course crescendos throughout the back nine reaching a dramatic conclusion on holes 17 and 18.

For more information on Old Tabby Links, click here.

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Past Champions

Lowcountry Senior Invitational Past Champions Senior

Super Senior

2009

Fred Silver

Jay Howson

2010

Mike Jackson

Walt Martin

2011

Denny Alexander

Jon Verity

2012

Mike Bodney

Don Marsh

2013

Gus Sylvan

Ted Smith

2014

Jack Hall

Joe Vignati

2015

Pat Thompson

Ted Smith

2016

Jack Hall

Don Marsh

Jon Verity

2017

Kevin King

Alan Small

Mike Weiner

2018

Walter Todd

John Armstrong

Frank Costanzo

2019

Roger Newsome

Alan Small

Tom Grady

2021

Adam Kugler

Kirk Geiling

Spike Smith

2022

Dan Sullivan

Steve Humphrey

Al Small

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Legends

Tournament Charities While the Lowcountry Senior Invitational is neither a “for profit” enterprise nor a “charity event,” each year we hope to have a little left over after we pay the expenses of operating the event.

Excess monies will be donated in the name of the “Lowcountry Senior Invitational: to the following Charities:

The Congaree Foundation

Folds of Honor Foundation

The last few years we have been able to donate roughly $3,000 each year.

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