AZ GOLF INSIDERDigital Edition 2022SCHEDULEOVERSEED HOW TO MAKE GOLF MORECOURSESACCESSIBLE SEPTEMBER 2022 JOE NEUHEISEL WINS 98TH ARIZONA AMATEUR Longbow Golf Club Mesa, Ariz.
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Mountain is a golf-en thusiasts dream come true. The community features three distinct golf clubs with some of the best courses in Arizona. Imagine stepping out your back door and onto a Jack Nicklaus designed fairway or walking from your own front door to the first tee.
Resident of Dove Mountain enjoy an active resort lifestyle in walking distance from a rich array of amenities including:•TheGolf Club at Dove Mountain.
Fairfield Homes golf course lots are tucked alongside the Tortolita Moun tains’ picturesque canyons, offering seclusion, stunning Sonoran Desert views and vibrant sunsets. Home sites come with a Golf Club at Dove Mountain membership and unlimited access to the restaurant/clubhouse and tennis courts.
Canyon Pass offers elevated living in the Tortolita Mountains foothills. Enjoy uncompromised Sonoran Desert views in every direction. Custom homesites, averaging close to two acres, offer privacy and feature naturally sculpted rock formations, towering saguaros and hanging cliffs.
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estate homesites. Enjoy an incredible natural setting, unlimited access to The Golf Club at Dove Mountain, and world-class valet, concierge, chef and housekeeping services.
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in June, I visited Prescott for the first time during the 63rd Annu al Father – Son tournament at the Antelope Hills Golf Courses. The event itself was incredible, with old and new generations converging on the 36-hole facility for two days of birdies, bogeys and – most notably – laughs. Alone on the South course one crisp morn ing, I was struck by the surrounding area’s countryside and topography. The deeply wooded forests and lush, grass-covered buttes felt so different than the places I had visited so far in the Valley. Were we really in Arizona?
Desert Mountain Club’s Outlaw Course and Anthem Golf & Country Club’s Ironwood Course were handed rave reviews by the players, and both clubs served as tremendous hosts for our two biggest championships this year. Thanks to the staff, volunteers and players who made these two weeks more than memorable!
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by Joe Foley
VICE PRESIDENT ............................ Michelle Cross
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As golf facilities lay out their plans for winter transitions and our com munity feverishly prepares for another
In this digital edition of AZ Golf Insider, we release the much-anticipat ed overseed schedule to help you co ordinate your golfing calendar this fall. It will also be available on our website, azgolf.org, as a PDF download for easy access when making your golf plans this fall. I look forward to playing a few new tracks as the weather cools down, using our schedule as my guide.
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t didn’t take long to fall in love with the natural beauty of this place. Sure, I’m used to greener hues and cooler summers in the northeast, where I’m originally from. And occa sionally I’ve craved a few more trees out on the golf course, instead of cacti. Serious question: Where is all the shade?Back
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We also put a bow on a stellar sum mer season of AGA championships, where Joe Neuheisel and Gilė Bitė Starkutė captured the coveted Kachina trophies as the men’s and women’s state amateur champions, respectively.
As always, we dive into other topics and look ahead to another exciting few months. One other thing I’ve learned: the golf schedule in this place truly never slows down!
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busy season of golf, join me in spend ing a moment or two reflecting on the beautiful land our game dwells on, especially in this state of Arizona. There is no place quite like it.
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About a month later, I headed up north to Sedona for a getaway trip with my father, who was in town for the weekend. Safe to say we took more pictures than swings during our treks around the courses at Sedona Golf Resort and Oakcreek Country Club. If Prescott was different, Sedona was out of thisBackworld.down in the Valley for the 98th Arizona Amateur Championship, I’ll never forget stepping onto the 3rd tee of the Outlaw Course for the first time. The dramatically downhill par-four abuts the northeast boundary of the property and opens up a jaw-dropping view of Mazatzal and Browns Peaks in the distance, along with the canyons and contours of the Tonto National Forest. It all felt so vast in that moment.
‘Til we meet on course, Joe
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Agave Highlands Golf Course
September 12 - September 30
October 10 - October 27
Antelope Hills GC - North Does Not Overseed
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Anthem Golf & Country Club - Persimmon
October 10 - November 3
The end of an active Monsoon throughout Arizona has triggered the next event in a golfer’s calendar: Over seeding is right around the corner! Many Arizona golf courses close for an extended period of time to allow their grass to transition from warm-weather Bermuda to cool-season Rye. With this in mind, the Arizona Golf Association has compiled your one-stop-shop for planning an outstanding Fall and Winter golf schedule at your favorite tracks, as well as a few new ones!
Antelope Hills GC - South Does Not Overseed
October 10 - October 27
October 3 - October 16
Longbow Golf Club Mesa
Ahwatukee Country Club
Alta Mesa Country Club October 10 - October 25
Ancala Country Club October 3 - October 25
ScheduleOverseed
Aguila Golf Course
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club
Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club - #miniDunes
Anthem Golf & Country Club - Ironwood September 26 - October 16
October 10th - October 17th
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Aspen Valley Golf Club Does Not Overseed
Boulders Club, The - North October 10 - October 31
Copper Canyon Golf Club - Lake October 7 - October 24
Arizona Biltmore Golf Club - Adobe October 3 - October 23
Briarwood Country Club October 2 - October 23
Camelback Golf Club - Padre October 18 - November 6
Boulders Club, The - South Closed through October 10
Cimarron Golf Club October 11 - November 1
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Arizona Country Club October 17 - November 8
Bear Creek Golf Complex - Cub October 24 - November 4
Camelback Golf Club - Ambiente October 2 - October 24
Bear Creek Golf Complex - Bear October 3 - October 21
Cocopah Golf Resort September 19 - September 30 Coldwater Golf Club September 19 - September 30
Copper Canyon Golf Club - Vista October 24 - November 11
Coronado Golf Course Call the Course
Continental Golf Club - Flagstaff Does Not ContinentalOverseedGolfCourse - Scottsdale October 3 - October 15
Arizona OctoberTraditions3-October 17
Augusta Ranch Golf Club October 3 - October 16
Cerbat Cliffs Golf Course Does Not Overseed
Copper Canyon Golf Club - Mountain September 19 - October 7
Arrowhead Country Club October 10 - October 29
Canoa Ranch Golf Club September 26 - October 16
October 24 - October 27
Arizona National GC September 26 - October 15
Cave Creek GC October 10 - October 24
Arizona Biltmore Golf Club - Links October 24 - November 13
Bison Golf Club Does Not BlackstoneOverseedCountry Club
Canyon Mesa Does Not Overseed Capital Canyon Club Does Not Overseed Casa Grande Municipal October 3 - October 21
Arroyo Dunes Golf Course Call the Course
Cobre Valle Country Club August 29 - October 31
Arizona Golf Resort Call the Course
Apache Creek GC
Apache Wells Country Club October 3 - October 28
October 3 - October 27
Arizona Grand Golf Course October 24 - November 16
Chaparral Golf & Country Club September 12 - October 6 Chaparral Pines, Golf Club Does Not Overseed
Eagle Mountain Golf Club October 17 - November 2
Dobson Ranch GC October 10 - October 22
del Lago Golf Club October 2 - October 16
Desert Hills GC- Green Valley September 26 - October 14
Desert Mountain - Apache Does Not Overseed
Desert SeptemberCanyon26- October 31
Desert Mountain - Seven Does Not Overseed
October 10 - October 28
Dove Mountain - Saguaro Call the Course
Desert Mountain - Geronimo September 26 - October 31
Dove Mountain - Wild Burro Call the Course
Coyote Lakes Golf Club Call the Course
Echo Mesa GC- Sun City West July 4 - October 24
Desert Springs Golf Club October 1 - November 5
Desert Trails GC - Sun City West October 27 - November 21
Duke at Rancho El Dorado, The September 26 - October 9
Dove Mountain - Tortolita Call the Course
El Conquistador Country Club - Cañada October 10 - October 31
Dove Mountain - Highlands September 26 - October 18
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Crooked Tree Golf Course September 26 - October 15
Desert Mirage GC October 10 - October 27
Dave White Golf Course October 3 - October 21
Country Club of Green Valley October 1 - October 27
Dell Urich GC October 10 - October 29
Desert Highlands GC September 19 - October 18
Desert Hills Golf Course - Yuma October 3 - October 21
Desert Mountain - Renegade Does Not Overseed
Deer Valley GC - Sun City West July 4 - October 24
Corte Bella Golf Club
Coyote Wash Golf Course October 3 - October 20
Cottonwood Country Club October 10 - October 31
Desert Mountain - Cochise September 26 - October 31
Desert Mountain - Outlaw Does Not Overseed
Douglas Golf & Social Club Does Not Overseed
Desert Forest Golf Club October 3 - October 25
DC Ranch, The Country Club at September 26 - October 20
Coyote Trails Golf Course Does Not Overseed
Desert Mountain - Chiricahua Does Not Overseed
Dorado Golf Club September 12 - October 4
Desert Sands Golf Course Does Not Overseed
Dove Valley Ranch GC September 25 - October 17
Forty Niner Country Club September 19 - October 4
Gainey Ranch - Dunes Nine September 26 - October 28
Gold Canyon - Dinosaur Mountain October 9 - October 27
El Rio Golf Club (Mohave Valley) September 5 - October 1
Elephant Rocks GC Does Not Overseed
Gallery Golf Club - The South October 1 - October 31
Foothills Golf Club October 3 - October 23
Forest Highlands - Canyon Does Not Overseed
Gold Canyon - Sidewinder September 12 - October 6
Talking Stick Golf Club Scottsdale
Falcon Dunes GC October 17 - November 1
Gainey Ranch - Lakes Nine September 26 - October 28
El Conquistador Country Club - Conquistador September 19 - October 10
Gallery Golf Club - The North September 13 - October 10
FireRock Country Club October 3 - October 23
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Francisco Grande Hotel & Golf Resort Closed until October 7
Encanterra Country Club October 3 - October 29
Fred Enke Golf Course September 19 - October 8
Forest Highlands - Meadow Does Not Overseed
Fountain of the Sun Country Club October 3 - October 17
Emerald Canyon Golf Course September 26 - October 17
Gainey Ranch - Arroyo Nine September 26 - October 28
El Conquistador Country Club - Pusch Ridge Closed until November 1
Flagstaff Ranch Golf Club Does Not Overseed
El Rio Golf Course October 10 - October 29
Estancia Club, The October 10 - October 31
Encanto Golf Course October 17 - October 31
Great Eagle @ Happy Trails GR October 10th - October 25
Grayhawk Golf Club - Talon September 19 - October 2
Huukan Golf Club Call the SeptemberIronwoodCourseGolfCourse19-October 9
Kierland GC - Mesquite September 12 - October 29
Greenfield Lakes Golf Course October 3 - October 15
Golf Club of Estrella October 10 - October 29
Kierland GC- Acacia September 12 - October 29
Granite Falls GC - North Course October 1 - October 22
Grand Canyon University Golf Course October 11 - October 28
Johnson Ranch, Golf Club at September 25 - October 8
Hillcrest Golf Club September 23 - October 14
Kierland GC - Ironwood September 12 - October 29
Granite Falls GC - South Course October 6 - October 27
Haven Golf Course September 16 - October 1
Grandview GC - Sun City West October 27 - November 21
Grayhawk Golf Club - Raptor October 10 - November 3
Kino Springs Golf Club Call the OctoberKokopelliCourseGolfClub10-October 23
Greenlee Country Club Call the Course
Quarry Pines Golf Club Tucson
Hayden Municipal Golf Course Call the Course
Ken McDonald Golf Course October 24 - November 7
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La Paloma Country Club - Ridge Call the Course
Los Lagos Golf Club Does Not McCormickOverseedRanch- Palm October 23 - November 10 McCormick Ranch - Pine September 18 - October 6
Lake Havasu Golf Club - West Course Call the Course
Lake Powell National GC Call the Course
Oakcreek Country Club Does Not Overseed
Las Colinas Golf Club October 17 - October 30
Mesa Del Sol Golf Course Call the Course
Lone Tree Golf Club October 3 - October 20
Mission Royale Golf Club Call the Course Moon Valley Country Club October 10 - October 28
Laughlin Ranch Golf Club Call the Course
Las OctoberBarrancas2-October 16th
La Paloma Country Club - Hill Call the Course
Longbow Golf Club October 10 - October 26
Mesa Country Club October 3 - October 27
MountainView Golf Club @ Saddlebrooke September 20 - October 10
McDowell Mountain Golf Club September 26 - October 13
Lookout Mountain Golf Club September 26 - October 12
Mt Graham GC Does Not Overseed
Mirabel Club, The September 20 - October 19
Los Caballeros Golf Club September 8 - September 30
Legend at SeptemberArrowhead25-October 14
Legacy Golf Club October 17 - November 3
Oakwood Country Club - Lakes October 2 - October 27
Links at Queen Creek Call the Course
Leisure World - Coyote Run October 3 - October 24
Oakwood Country Club - Sonoran October 4 - October 29
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Oakwood Country Club - Palms October 3 - October 28
Legend Trail Golf Club September 19 - October 3
Moon Valley Country Club - Moon Walk October 10 - October 10
Leisure World - Heron Lakes October 10 - October 31
Las Sendas Golf Club October 3 - October 22
Mesa View Does Not Overseed
Lake Havasu Golf Club - East Course Call the Course
La Paloma Country Club - Canyon Call the Course
Mountain Brook GC Call the MountainViewCourse Golf Club @ Ft. Huachuca October 10 - October 31 Mountain SeptemberShadows19-October 7
Palm Valley Golf Club - West September 19 - October 2
Pebble Creek Golf Resort - Eagles Nest October 3 - October 24
Pebble Creek Golf Resort - Tuscany Falls - West October 10 - October 31
Peoria Pines Golf & Restaurant Call the OctoberPhoenicianCourse9-October 26
Oro Valley Country Club October 3 - October 27
Quail Creek Country Club - Quail Nine September 17 - October 13
Orange Tree Golf Resort September 24 - October 8
Quail Creek Country Club - Roadrunner Nine September 18 - October 14
September 16 - October 12
Papago Golf Club October 16 - November 6
Phoenix Country Club October 3 - October 27
Palm Valley Golf Club - South October 20 - November 4
Ocotillo Golf Club - White October 17 - October 30
Ocotillo Golf Club - Gold September 19 - October 2
Paradise Valley Country Club October 10 - October 31
Palo Verde Country Club- Sun Lakes October 3 - October 24
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Palo Verde GC October 3 - October 16
Payson Golf Course Does Not PebblebrookOverseedGC-Sun City West September 29 - October 24
Pebble Creek Golf Resort - Tuscany Falls - East September 26 - October 17
Quail Run GC - Sun City Call the Course
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Pine Canyon Club, The Does Not Overseed Pine
Palm Valley Golf Club - North October 3 - October 19
PalmBrook Country Club October 3 - October 21
Ocotillo Golf Club - Blue October 3 - October 16
Painted Mountain Golf Resort September 18 - September 29
Paradise Valley Park Golf Course October 10 - October 24
Raven Golf Club-Phoenix October 10 - October 28
Refuge GC Does Not Overseed Rim DoesClubNot Overseed
Trilogy Golf Club at Vistancia Peoria
Rolling Hills - Tucson Call the Course Royal OctoberPalms10 - November 1
Robson Ranch Call the Course
Rio Verde Country Club - Quail Run October 3 - October 24
Rolling Hills - Tempe October 17 - November 1
Rio Verde Country Club - White Wing October 17 - November 10
SaddleBrooke One - Catalina September 19 - October 10
Rancho Manana Golf Club September 13 - October 1 Randolph SeptemberNorth19-October 8
SaddleBrooke One - SaddleBrooke October 3 - October 24
San Ignacio Golf Club September 21 - October 11
Queen Valley Golf Club Call the QuinteroCourseGolfand Country Club September 19 - October 13
SaddleBrooke One - Tucson September 26 - October 17
Riverview Golf Course - Bullhead City September 1 - October 2
Saddlebrooke Ranch Golf Club September 19 - September 30
Quarry Pines Golf Club September 15 - October 4
Red Mountain Ranch Country Club September 26 - October 10
Quailwood Greens Does Not Overseed
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Scottsdale National Golf Club - Bad Little Nine Does Not ScottsdaleOverseedNational Golf Club - Mine Shaft Course Does Not ScottsdaleOverseedNational Golf Club - The Other Course Does Not ScottsdaleOverseedSilverado Golf Club
San Pedro Golf Course September 19 - October 10
Starfire Golf Club - The King Back 9 September 11 - September 26
Skyline Country Club September 27 - October 11
Starfire Golf Club - Mulligan Nine October 9 - October 24
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Snowflake Golf Course Does Not SnowflakeOverseedGolfCourse - Snowflake GC West 9 Does Not SeptemberStardustOctoberSpringfieldOverseedGolfResort3-October18-SunCityWest29-October 24
Starfire Golf Club - The King Front 9 September 25 - October 10
Desert Hills Golf Course Yuma
Silverleaf Club, The October 3 - November 2
Starr Pass - Coyote Call the Course
San Marcos Golf & Country Club
Seven Canyons Does Not Overseed
Sewailo Golf Club September 19 - October 9
October 31 - November 19
September 18 - October 2
Sedona Golf Resort Does Not Overseed
September 26 - October 12
Silver Creek Golf Club Does Not Overseed
Seville Golf & Country Club October 10 - November 5
Silverbell Golf Course
Torres Blancas Golf Club September 6 - October 16
Superstition Springs Golf Club September 30 - October 15 Talking Rock Does Not Overseed
Tatum Ranch Golf Club October 3 - October 20
Talking Stick Golf Club - Piipaash Course September 25 - October 14
Talking Stick Golf Club - O’Odham Course October 16 - November 4
Sun City Country Club October 3 - October 14
Toka Sticks GC October 11 - November 4
Tonto Verde - Peaks Course September 12 - October 10
The Views Golf Club September 19 - October 13
TPC of Scottsdale - Champions September 20 - October 3
Torreon - Tower Course Does Not Overseed
The Club at Prescott Lakes Does Not Overseed
TPC of Scottsdale - Stadium October 4 - October 23
Sunland Village Golf Club October 3 - October 17
Sun City Lakes East GC September 26 - October 15
Sun City Riverview GC September 26 - October 15
Sun Lakes Country Club October 10 - October 31
Sunland Springs Golf Club - Four Peaks October 17 - November 5
Tonto Verde - Ranch Course October 3 - October 31
Tierra Grande Country Club Call the Course
Sundance Golf Club September 26 - October 8
Stone Canyon Club, The September 26 - October 28
Stoneridge Golf Course Does Not Overseed
Sunland Springs Golf Club - San Tan September 27 - October 12
Torreon - Cabin Course Does Not Overseed
Stonecreek Golf Club October 1 - October 14
Sun City North GC Does Not Overseed
Sterling Grove Golf + Country Club October 10 - October 30
Superstition Mountain Golf Club - Prospector September 12 - October 9
Sun City Lakes West GC October 17 - November 5
Sunland Village East October 11 - October 31
Starr Pass - Rattler Call the Course
Starr Pass - Roadrunner Call the Course
Sunland Springs Golf Club - Superstition September 27 - October 12
Sun City South GC September 26 - October 16
Sunbird Golf Resort October 8 - Oct 29
Terravita Golf Club April 1 - November 1
Sunridge Canyon GC August 1 - September 30
Superstition Mountain Golf Club - Lost Gold October 10 - November 6
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We-Ko-Pa Golf Club - Cholla October 3 - October 20
Wigwam Golf Club - Red Course September 19 - October 9
Western Skies GC October 17 - November 5
Verde River Golf & Social Club October 10 - October 30
Verrado Golf Club - Victory Course September 19 - October 7
We-Ko-Pa Golf Club - Saguaro October 10 - October 27
Whisper Rock Golf Club - Lower October 11 - November 4
Ventana Canyon - Canyon September 19 - October 10
Wickenburg Ranch Golf & Social Club October 10 - October 31
Wickenburg Ranch - Lil Wick October 17 - November 3
Wigwam Golf Club - Gold Course October 3 - October 23
Valle Vista Country Club Does Not Overseed
Tubac Golf Resort - Otero August 29 - September 25
Trilogy Golf Club @ Vistancia September 26 - October 17
Wigwam Golf Club - Blue Course October 17 - November 6
Troon North Golf Club - Monument Course September 18 - October 6
Viewpoint Golf Resort September 30 - October 18
Tucson Country Club October 3 - November 1
Wildfire Golf Club - Faldo October 11 - November 4
Tucson National - Sonoran September 19 - October 9
Westbrook Village Golf Club - Vistas October 3 - October 21
Tubac Golf Resort - Anza October 17 - November 13
Union Hills Golf and Country Club Call the Course
Tucson National - Catalina October 3 - October 23
September 10 - September 30
Troon North Golf Club - Pinnacle Course Oct 2 - October 20
Tucson Estates Golf Club September 26 - October 10
Trail Ridge - Sun City West October 27 - November 21
Whirlwind Golf Club - Devil’s Claw October 10 - October 27
Whirlwind Golf Club - Cattail September 19 - October 6
Wildfire Golf Club - Palmer September 18 - October 10
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Troon Country Club October 10 - October 31
Westbrook Village Golf Club - Lakes October 17 - November 4
Twin Lakes GC Call the Course
Verrado Golf Club - Founder’s Course October 8 - October 29
White Mountain Country Club Call the WickenburgCourseCountry Club
Tubac Golf Resort - Rancho September 26 - October 16
Ventana Canyon - Mountain October 10 - October 29
WillowBrook Golf Club Does Not WillowcreekOverseedGC-Sun City September 26 - October 15
Yuma Golf & Country Club October 3 - October 18
Whisper Rock Golf Club - Upper October 1 - October 21
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T29 Erik Andersen 70 74 E
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T9 Kobe Valociek 69 70 -5
Rylan Johnson captured Stroke Play Qualifying Medalist at overall
T19 Jimmy Kozikowski 72 70 -2
T3 Caden Christopherson 68 69 -7
Desert
T11 Camden Braidech 66 74 -4
T16 Dayton Federley 72 69 -3
a look at the latest leaderboards of AGA Championships! RECAP TOURNAMENT
T16 Skyler Gish 71 70 -3
T11 Brian Kontak 69 71 -4
T19 Jesse Lawrence 70 72 -2
R1
T24 Kurt Watkins 71 72 -1
2 Joe Neuheisel 69 65 -10
T11 Carl Miltun 71 69 -4
T24 J. J. Gresco 69 74 -1
Pos. Player R2 F
T3 Joey Geary 69 68 -7
T19 Sean O’Donnell 71 71 -2
T19 Abe Candelaria 68 74 -2
T29 Tim Case 69 75 E
STROKE PLAY QUALIFYING
T9 Jon Lindquist 71 68 -5
T11 Johnny Walker 68 72 -4
T11 Charlie Palmer 69 71 -4
T16 Brian Blanchard 72 69 -3
98TH ARIZONA CHAMPIONSHIP
AMATEUR
Mountain Club - Outlaw | Scottsdale
-11
1 Rylan Johnson 69 64 -11
T24 Brad Wayment 72 71 -1
T19 Will Evans 71 71 -2
T24 Cameron Barzekoff 72 71 -1
T6 Matthew McDougall 68 70 -6
Take
after a -8 (64) in the 2nd round, best of the two-round stroke play.
T6 Davis Johnson 71 67 -6
T6 Max Schwarz 68 70 -6
T24 River Smalley 67 76 -1
T3 Cade Anderson 68 69 -7
T60 Dylan Middlemiss 77 72 +5
Ethan Klose 80 72 +8
Grant Cesarek 75 77 +8
T44 Andrew Rivas 75 71 +2
T55 Judson Choate 71 77 +4
Raymond Gresalfi 75 74 +5
Jacob Letman 74 75 +5
T48 Ryan Marks 75 72 +3
T60 Kristoffer Marshall 74 75 +5
The following players did not make the cut/playoff
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Alec Miller 76 76 +8
T60 Zack Missigman 76 73 +5
T36 Tanner Olson 73 72 +1
T36 Rayce Mathews 76 69 +1
T44 Nick St. Clair 76 70 +2
Caston Roberts 76 77 +9
Paul Brown 74 76 +6
Garrett Olson 76 74 +6
T29 Alexander Lynch 70 74 E
Riley Brown 77 72 +5
T55 Teig Hauer 74 74 +4
T48 Tyler Randol 73 74 +3
T36 Sam Engel 69 76 +1
T48 Russell May 72 75 +3
Brady Haake 74 76 +6
James Ellis 73 77 +6
Reigning AGA Player of the Year Sean O’Donnell made a run at the 98th Arizona Amateur Championship, advancing to the semifinals.
T48 Rob McIver 76 71 +3
Chad Lyons 78 74 +8
T48 Jason Castles 74 73 +3
T48 Nick Beach 72 75 +3
T36 Joseph Lloyd 72 73 +1
T29 Michael Leonard 75 69 E
T36 David Scott 74 71 +1
T29 Jim Ignoffo 75 69 E
T55 Joey Pirmann 78 70 +4
T29 Mike Brenneman 70 74 E
T36 Nick Kling 75 70 +1
John Henry Rudd 78 71 +5
Shankar Natarajan 78 71 +5
T36 Mason Quagliata 74 71 +1
T60 Ryan Pelletier 76 73 +5
T44 Adam Miller 75 71 +2
Camron Howell 76 76 +8
Travis Zappia 74 78 +8
T55 Gatjeak Gew 75 73 +4
T36 Ben Bradford 73 72 +1
T60 Tyler Svendson 78 71 +5
Tucker Clark 74 75 +5
Todd Sapiro 76 74 +6
T44 Jonathan Curran 74 72 +2
Matt Powell 75 75 +6
T55 Matt Bergstrom 77 71 +4
Travis Bailey 77 73 +6
David Charos 77 75 +8
T29 Brian Thompson 72 72 E
Steve Geesling 75 77 +8
Griffin McCauley 75 75 +6
T48 Kyle Peterson 73 74 +3
Joseph Knight 80 77 +13
Matthew Atkinson 79 76 +11
Cole Finch 77 80 +13
Evan White 75 79 +10
Tom Sinak 79 76 +11
James Hamilton 79 76 +11
David Galbraith 83 80 +19
Bj Workman 77 77 +10
Rob Howard 83 87 +26
Steve Carbajal 100 87 +43
Matt Andrews 77 81 +14
Ellison Keomaka 87 78 +21
Rio Newcombe 75 79 +10
Jim Ignoffo def. Tim Case, 3 & 2 Dayton Federley def. Kyle Peterson, 5 & 4 Tyler Randol def. Skyler Gish, 6 & 5 Max Schwarz def. Matt Bergstrom, 6 & 4 Sam Engel def. Kurt Watkins, 4 & 3 Jon Lindquist def. Gatjeak Gew, 4 & 3 Cameron Barzekoff def. Joseph Lloyd, 1 up Rylan Johnson def. Ryan Pelletier, 4 & 2 Nick Kling def. Alexander Lynch, 7 & 5 Brian Kontak def. Ryan Marks, 3 & 2 Jimmy Kozikowski def. Nick St. Clair, 2 up Rayce Mathews def. J. J. Gresco, 3 & 1 Camden Braidech def. Rob McIver, 5 & 4 Will Evans def. Adam Miller, 2 & 1 Kristoffer Marshall def. Joey Geary, 4 & 2 Cade Anderson def. Dylan Middlemiss, 4 & 2 Mike Brenneman def. Michael Leonard, 2 up
Zachary Ramseyer 81 76 +13
Tim Blau 80 82 +18
Porter Brackett 81 73 +10
Curtis Foster 82 75 +13
Daniel Henely 78 76 +10
Stu Stiles 85 80 +21
Kyler Kearns 81 85 +22
Zach Smith 85 82 +23
Lee Decof 83 82 +21
John Peterson 78 87 +21
Bobby Byars 81 85 +22
Daniel Kirtley 82 82 +20
Zack Holesinger 82 74 +12
MATCH PLAY - ROUND OF 64
Steve Whitehead 81 89 +26
Jeff Peterman 75 80 +11
Kendall McCain 77 79 +12
Warner Beach 77 80 +13
Max Callarman 83 75 +14
Coryn Wendt 79 80 +15
Abraham Lichter 76 78 +10
Steve Mindak 84 78 +18
Jeffrey Daly 82 79 +17
Scott Schlader 87 84 +27
Jimmy Hilton 72 83 +11
Erik Henrikson 84 80 +20
Brett Howard 75 82 +13
Trey Sendler 74 79 +9
Matt Gomez 86 81 +23
Michael Jedrzejczyk 77 78 +11
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Sahand Vakilzadeh 78 75 +9
Mike Davidson 77 80 +13
Victor Ferreira 84 91 +31
Connor Wierman 80 77 +13
Ethan Cima 81 76 +13
Jon Kemp 77 81 +14
Clint Wagner 84 78 +18
Clay Baldwin 86 78 +20
David Honerkamp 77 80 +13
Jack Algya 75 80 +11
Justin Alonzo 82 79 +17
Matt Leonard 86 86 +28
Joe Foley 87 75 +18
Michael Sciacero 82 74 +12
Bruce Pape 75 81 +12
Brett John 80 82 +18
Camden Braidech’s first career hole in one highlighted his Round of 32 win over Will Evans at the 98th Arizona Amateur Championship.
ROUND OF 32
Jim Ignoffo def. Rylan Johnson, 3 & 2 Tyler Randol def. Dayton Federley, 3 & 2
Charlie Palmer def. Russell May, 2 up Brian Blanchard def. Jonathan Curran, 3 & 2 Davis Johnson def. Teig Hauer, 6 & 5 Tanner Olson def. River Smalley, 4 & 3 Kobe Valociek def. Joey Pirmann, 1 up Mason Quagliata def. Jesse Lawrence, 1 up Joe Neuheisel def. Tyler Svendson, 4 & 3 Brian Thompson def. Erik Andersen, 4 & 3 Johnny Walker def. Jason Castles, 5 & 3 Sean O’Donnell def. Andrew Rivas, 3 & 1 Matthew McDougall def. Judson Choate, 6 & 5 Brad Wayment def. Ben Bradford, 6 & 4 Nick Beach def. Carl Miltun, 5 & 4 Abe Candelaria def. David Scott, 6 & 5 Caden Christopherson def. Zack Missigman, 2 &1
Rylan Johnson def. Max Schwarz, 19 holes Camden Braidech def. Nick Kling, 3 & 2 Joe Neuheisel def. Tanner Olson, 4 & 3 Sean O’Donnell def. Matthew McDougall, 4 & 3
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Rylan Johnson def. Dayton Federley, 4 & 2 Max Schwarz def. Jon Lindquist, 7 & 6 Nick Kling def. Jimmy Kozikowski, 3 & 1 Camden Braidech def. Kristoffer Marshall, 6 & 5 Joe Neuheisel def. Brian Blanchard, 25 holes Tanner Olson def. Mason Quagliata, 1 up Sean O’Donnell def. Brian Thompson, 4 & 3 Matthew McDougall def. Nick Beach, 20 holes
SEMIFINALS
Camden Braidech def. Rylan Johnson, 4 & 2 Joe Neuheisel def Sean O’Donnell, 5 & 4
Sam Engel def. Max Schwarz, 1 up Cameron Barzekoff def. Jon Lindquist, 3 & 1 Nick Kling def. Cade Anderson, 2 & 1 Jimmy Kozikowski def. Brian Kontak, 2 & 1 Kristoffer Marshall def. Rayce Mathews, 19 holes Camden Braidech def. Will Evans, 3 & 2 Joe Neuheisel def. Mike Brenneman, 2 & 1 Brian Blanchard def. Charlie Palmer, 19 holes Tanner Olson def. Davis Johnson, 2 & 1 Mason Quagliata def. Kobe Valociek, 22 holes Brian Thompson def. Caden Christopherson, 2 & 1 Sean O’Donnell def. Johnny Walker, 6 & 5 Matthew McDougall def. Brad Wayment, 2 & 1 Nick Beach def. Abe Candelaria, 19 holes
ROUND OF 16
QUARTERFINALS
CHAMPIONSHIPMATCH Joe Neuheiseldef. Camden Braidech, 2 & 1 WOMEN’S STATE AMATEUR STROKE PLAY CHAMPIONSHIP Anthem Golf & CC - Ironwood | Anthem CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT Pos. Player R1 R2 R3 F 1 Gilé Bité Starkuté 67 75 69 -5 2 Ashley Menne 75 70 71 E 3 Nicole Lorup 70 75 71 E 4 Vanessa Wang 73 75 71 +3 5 Kristina Xu 73 76 72 +5 6 Sydney Seigel 78 75 71 +8 7 Ashley Shaw 73 72 79 +8 8 Madeleine Laux 76 78 71 +9 9 Taylor Wilczek 66 82 78 +10 10 Kate Connolly 80 73 74 +11 11 Ashley Croft 75 75 77 +11 University of Arizona standout Gilé Bité Starkuté ran away with the Women’s State Amateur Stroke Play, cruising to a five shot win. Joe Neuheisel capped a grueling week of golf with a 2 & 1 win in the Championship Match over Camden Braidech to capture the 98th Arizona Amateur at Desert Mountain Club’s Outlaw Course. 30 - AZ Golf Insider Digital Edition - September 2022
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NET DIVISION
2 Olivia Serpa 82 74 72 +12
14 Brooke Beyer 84 76 70 +14
18 Lorel Hayward 77 77 81 +19
25 Abby Schmidt 83 88 79 +34
R1 R2 R3 F
2 Pat Johnson 74 73 74 +5
FIELD FLIGHT
6 Mackenzie Vongphosy 81 77 72 +14
9 Paige Layaoen 77 85 76 +22
9 Pam Hopkins 84 85 84 +37
23 Carisa Padilla 80 82 81 +27
1 Presley Pickron 73 74 78 +9
27 Kelsey Baker 81 88 91 +44
7 Pam Hopkins 77 78 77 +16
10 Janne Maitem 81 77 81 +23
11 Kristi Reckard 85 78 77 +24
19 Tori Totlis 85 75 76 +20
26 Elisabeth Axen 82 86 85 +37
12 Linda Jett 79 83 79 +25
With an overall net score of even par, Shannon Mason captured the Women’s State Amateur Stroke Play Net Division at Anthem Golf & CC.
Pos. Player
13 Shannon Kennedy 89 82 81 +36
1 Shannon Mason 74 72 70 E
8 Giovanna Bakken 74 82 78 +18
12 Stephanie Vallentine 74 76 77 +11
15 Meghan Singh 78 74 78 +14
21 Sarah Hameed 80 83 75 +22
3 Lexi Pelle 76 81 71 +12
4 Olivia Serpa 82 74 72 +12
13 Alyzzah Vakasiuola 73 77 77 +11
R1 R2 R3 Net F
WD Breyana Matthews 78 71 WD -
5 Presley Pickron 74 75 79 +12
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16 Brooke Bream 76 72 86 +18
10 Janne Maitem 86 82 86 +38
24 Jolie Guyette 82 83 83 +32
17 Kendall Hayward 78 78 79 +19
6 Kristi Reckard 88 81 80 +33
Pos. Player
22 Breinnan Kribel 79 81 82 +26
7 Giovanna Bakken 79 87 83 +33
3 Shannon Mason 79 77 75 +15
11 Shannon Kennedy 90 83 82 +39
20 Julie Huggins 80 78 79 +21
4 Lexi Pelle 79 84 74 +21
5 Pat Johnson 82 81 82 +29
8 Paige Layaoen 81 89 80 +34
12 Linda Jett 84 88 84 +40 Mackenzie Vongphosy 93 89 84 +50
T31 David Scott 72 76 77 79 +16
Chris Kamin did not record a round higher than -2 (70) en route to winning the AGA Mid-Amateur Championship by a whopping nine shots.
T12 Kurt Watkins 66 72 73 80 +3
T15 Jimmy Kozikowski 68 76 75 75 +6
T24 Ryan Pelletier 74 77 77 74 +14
R1 R2 R3 R4 F
T15 Shankar Natarajan 69 80 71 74 +6
Pos. Player
T31 Kyler Kearns 79 75 71 79 +16
T29 Jonathan Beaty 78 69 74 82 +15
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T20 Matt Bergstrom 70 75 75 80 +12
2022 ARIZONA MIDAMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP
T20 Grant Cesarek 69 81 74 76 +12
1 Chris Kamin
T4 Paul Brown 75 66 75 72 E
T24 Fernando Astiazaran 78 75 73 76 +14
T24 Michael Leonard 73 75 78 76 +14
70 66 67 70 -15
67 70 77 79 +5
T4 John Bearrie 70 72 78 68 E
T8 Nick Juszczak 70 71 73 76 +2
T8 Brett Howard 73 70 67 80 +2
T8 Ryan Marks 72 75 73 70 +2
2 Sean O’Donnell 72 74 69 69 -4
T8 Adam Walicki 71 70 72 77 +2
18 Josh Fickes 69 73 75 79 +8
3 Brian Blanchard 71 67 74 74 -2
T22 Chad Wilcox 75 75 74 77 +13
T29 Daniel Licursi 72 74 73 84 +15
T24 Alec Miller 72 72 75 83 +14
T22 Travis Zappia 75 74 76 76 +13
19 Michael Melka 73 76 74 74 +9
T15 Abe Candelaria 73 73 77 71 +6
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7 Joey Pirmann 69 70 74 76 +1
14 Brad Wayment
T4 Judson Choate 71 72 67 78 E
T12 Allan Macdonald 71 72 74 74 +3
T24 Steve Fekety 73 75 76 78 +14
Doug Thompson 80 79 - - +15
T54 Clay Baldwin 76 77 82 82 +29
Brad Gibbons 87 90 - - +33
Ryan Henry 80 80 - - +16
Arthur Sherman 93 87 - - +36
T33 Bruce Pape
T39 Michael Morgan 70 78 81 78 +19
Ty Hawkinson 81 80 - - +17
Brad Blaicher 84 82 - - +22
T36 Gabe Ramos 75 73 78 80 +18
T39 Jim Ignoffo
Dustin Semenza 83 74 - - +13
T43 Johnse Good 72 79 77 81 +21
The following players did not make the cut
T33 Sahand Vahilzadeh 79 75 76 75 +17
Eric Hansen 73 84 - - +13
Sean Beveridge 81 77 - - +14
T48 Sean Griswold 77 76 81 78 +24
51 Rod Kasperson 79 74 76 84 +25
Jacob Borenstein 88 82 - - +26
Chris Franta 79 82 - - +17
73 75 81 78 +19
Jeremy Lackey 78 78 - - +12
T41 Jacob Letman 74 74 79 81 +20
Jason Steele 86 83 - - +25
E. Brandon Bowron 74 81 - - +11
T48 Tyler Rizzo
T41 Gatjeak Gew
Mark Marin 81 76 - - +13
T43 Michael Cowan
T54 Lee Decof 76 76 80 85 +29
Luke Scott 76 WDKaden Larkey 78 WDJohn DelBrocco 78 WD -
Tanner German 85 79 - - +20
74 80 79 76 +21
73 79 75 78 +17
T33 Daniel Klein 77 75 77 76 +17
T36 Ben Esparza 75 76 72 83 +18
53 Steve Mindak 76 78 79 83 +28
75 79 80 78 +24
Matthew Peterson 87 79 - - +22
T46 Austyn Karle 74 77 79 81 +23
DNF Brent Landen 75 75 81
WD Mike Wagner
Sean Omalley 79 80 - - +15
Camden Nierman 83 76 - - +15
Kevin Hall 81 74 - - +11
Andrew Atkinson 84 83 - - +23
57 Scott Archuleta 78 75 86 80 +31
Michael Martin 70 WD -
T36 Dave Aarons 78 72 72 84 +18
Ted Elliott 74 84 - - +14
Joey Hochevar 92 79 - - +27
75 76 75 82 +20
45 Brett John 75 75 76 84 +22
Josh Harvey 81 77 - - +14
Matt Gomez 80 79 - - +15
T46 Steven Brown 72 81 82 76 +23
Kyle Price 87 77 - - +20
2022 ARIZONA WOMEN’S MID-AM CHAMPIONSHIP Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club | Maricopa Pos. Player R1 R2 R3 R4 F 1 Corey Weworski 75 74 5 2 Tori Totlis 73 77 6 3 Kim Eaton 75 78 9 4 Breinnan Kribel 77 78 11 5 Stephanie Vallentine 78 79 13 6 Mari Miezwa 84 75 15 7 Echo Thatcher 83 79 18 8 Lauren Brown 82 81 19 September 2022 - AZ Golf Insider Digital Edition - 33
WD Randall Boll 74 73 82 WD -
Donald Rose 83 81 - - +20
T48 Nathan Wong 73 77 83 79 +24
52 Chad Lyons 79 74 77 84 +26
Brendon Shibley 81 78 - - +15
74 75 WD
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Location: Bear Creek Golf Complex, Cub Course, Chandler Cost: $45 per person per event
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.
Corey Weworski battled back from a two-shot deficit to win the AGA Women’s Mid-Am by a stroke at Ak-Chin Southern Dunes Golf Club.
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Named for its stunning vistas and breathtaking scenery, The Views Golf Club offers an 18hole championship golf course, within a resort-style active adult master-planned communi ty, surrounded by the majestic beauty of the Santa Catalina Mountains. The desert-inspired layout features a rolling terrain blending seamlessly with the natural surroundings and has been voted Best Golf Course in Northwest Tucson nine years in a row. The Views Restaurant offers panoramic views while you enjoy breakfast, lunch, or dinner.
Come see for yourself what makes Sun City in Oro Valley one of the best retirement commu nities in Arizona. The community-owned, semi-private golf course offers annual and season al memberships as well as daily play rates. If you are looking for a course to play with friends, host a corporate outing, tournament, or fundraiser. We specialize in personalized service for groups of 20 to 80 players giving you the attention you deserve. All your tournament plan ning can be customized into an all-inclusive event package to meet your objectives, fit your budget, and exceed your expectations. The Views Golf Club’s professional, friendly PGA and LPGA staff is dedicated to making your experience memorable. We invite you to participate in the annual Oro Valley Amateur Championship on September 10-11, 2022, and the Oro Valley Senior Amateur Championship from January 7-8, 2023. Visit our website at theviewsgolfclub.com or call the golf shop (520) 825-3110 if you have any questions about becoming a member, booking a starting time, or a tournament outing.
“It’s More Than Golf... It’s a Lifestyle”
The inaugural U.S. Adaptive Open Champion ship was conducted on Course No. 6 at Pinehurst Resort and Country Club from July 18-20, and was a historic opportunity to showcase the incredible talent, skill and determination of adaptive golf ers. It also served as a great chance to highlight various design, maintenance and setup consider ations that can make golf courses more accessible.
Making courses more accessible for adaptive golfers can make golf more enjoyable for many other players as well. (USGA/Jeff Haynes)
How Courses Can Be More ACCESSIBLE for Adaptive Golfers
Adaptive golfers can face many challenges when it comes to getting around golf courses and enjoying the game – but they are not alone in that. Beginning golfers, senior golfers and many others routinely encounter obstacles on golf courses that make the game less fun, less safe, or that prevent them from playing golf at all. The good news is that awareness of these issues is growing and there are design and maintenance
Tees
Every golf hole begins at the tee, so accessible teeing grounds are critical. The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) requirements state that the forward tee on each hole should be accessible by a golf cart unless the terrain makes compli ance infeasible. If a hole has three or more teeing grounds, two of them must be readily accessible by a golf cart.
solutions that can help more people enjoy our great game. Let’s take a look at some ways to im prove accessibility in key areas of a golf course.
by George Waters Manager, USGA Green Section Education
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For drainage, visibility and presentation pur poses, it is common for teeing grounds to be elevated above the surrounding terrain. However, minimizing the increase in elevation and keeping surrounding slopes gentle improves access for players who rely on mobility aids or anyone who has challenges walking over uneven ground. It also makes maintenance easier and helps teeing areas blend more naturally into their surroundings.
Bunkers can be among the most challenging course features for adaptive golfers to navigate because the abrupt edges and soft sand found in some bunkers limit safe entry and exit. Providing a relatively flat entry point into each bunker is an important design consideration for accessibility. Minimizing edge depth at these access points reduces the risk of players stumbling or adaptive vehicles getting stuck.
Every hole at Pinehurst No. 6 offers a variety of ways for players of all skills to reach the putting surfaces. (USGA/Russell Kirk)
Shaping bunker floors to be flatter and using firmer bunker sand also improve accessibility and playability, along with simplifying maintenance. Bunker faces can still be steep and challenging, but it’s important to remember that some adap tive golfers have slower swing speeds so hitting high bunker shots may not be easy for them.
The American Lake Veterans Golf Course in Lakewood, Wash., is used almost exclusively by
The Green Complex
One reason why Pinehurst No. 6 was select ed for the first and second playings of the U.S. Adaptive Open in 2022 and 2023 is because the course exceeds the teeing access standards of the ADA. This is important because four different tees on each hole will be used to accommodate the diverse field.
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In terms of conditioning, keeping greens firm enough to accommodate adaptive vehicles doesn’t typically require anything beyond normal golf course maintenance. Adaptive golf vehicles usually create less ground pressure than a golf cart or riding greens mower. As long as adaptive ve hicles are used as intended, they will not damage greens under normal conditions. During the U.S. Adaptive Open, players were able to drive adap tive vehicles or golf carts directly onto the putting greens at Pinehurst No. 6 without issue.
How green complexes are designed and maintained is an important part of accessibility. Offering plenty of room around the greens and multiple access points that avoid obstacles such as bunkers or steep slopes is an essential part of making golf fun and safe for people who have mobility issues.Open approaches that allow players to bounce shots onto greens help with playability since some adaptive golfers have slower swing speeds or lower ball flights – even if they are highly skilled players. Open approaches also make golf courses more playable and enjoyable for many golfers outside the adaptive com munity – including begin ners, senior players and anyone with a slower swing speed. Every hole at Pine
Accessible teeing grounds should be wide enough to easily accommodate a golf cart, with additional room for players who swing from a seated position to take their stance, address their ball and make a swing. Having at least this amount of width also helps the superintendent to spread wear around the tee, which is another example of how accessibility and maintainability often go hand in hand.
hurst No. 6 offers an opportunity to bounce shots onto the green and there are wide areas of turf in the surrounds that improve access and playability.
“We have both men and women competing, we have players with varying Handicap Indexes, and we have eight different impairment cate gories – all of which translates to a wide range of hitting distances,” explained Stephanie Parel, championship director of the U.S. Adaptive Open. “At Course No. 6, nearly all the tees are readily accessible, which gives us the flexibility to create an equitable challenge for the Adaptive Open. It’s also a great model for courses looking to enhance accessibility in general.”
Bunkers
The benefits of increasing accessibility in golf go far beyond adaptive players. Making golf more manageable and enjoyable for people with disabilities also enhances the game for countless other players who have slower swing speeds or mobility challenges. Accessible design leads to simpler and more efficient maintenance, which is critically important at a time when golf course superintendents are short on staff and facing rising costs for almost everything. Increasing accessibility also brings us closer to the ideal that golf should be inclusive and equitable – a game anyone can enjoy throughout their life.
Bunkers at the American Lake Veterans Golf Course are easy to enter and exit, affordable to maintain, and still provide plenty of challenge. (USGA)
cart paths at Course No. 6 are certainly an asset in terms of hosting the U.S. Adaptive Open,” said Parel, “but it’s even better that the paths have very little curbing so they won’t create issues for players moving through the course.”
The Bigger Picture
Accessible Routes
Editor’s Note: This article appeared in the July 15, 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.
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standard already because they accommodate cart traffic for routine play. However, there are some specific accessibility considerations to be aware of when it comes to traveling through the course. Cart paths commonly have curbs or other barriers alongside them to control traffic or direct stormwater. If a path is part of the most direct accessible access route, there need to be breaks in the curbing or barrier “at least 60 inches wide at intervals not exceeding 75 yards,” according to the ADA
The ADA requires there to be an accessible route throughout a golf course, but it doesn’t nec essarily have to be a physical cart path. Any route that accommodates golf cart traffic is within the standards – whether that is fairway or rough areas, prepared paths or any other surface.
Accessibility was also a priority at the recently renovated Loop at Chaska in Minnesota. Course architect Benjamin Warren took an interesting approach to addressing the problematic nature of bunkers for adaptive players and many others – he eliminated them from the design entirely. There are no bunkers and no rough, so the course’s chal lenge and strategic interest comes primarily from contours in and around the greens, which offers an equitable experience for all players. This design approach also simplifies course maintenance, as there are only greens and fairways to mow and no bunkers to rake, which will reduce costs and help to keep green fees affordable.
military veterans and their families, so course architect Jack Nicklaus was extremely mindful of accessibility in his design. Bunkers were used sparingly and were shaped to pro vide plenty of options for safe access and egress. The sand is firm and kept level with the grass on the low side of the bunkers to help golfers with mobility aids or balance issues play from the sand as safely as possible. The bunkers still add aesthetic and strategic value to the course, but in an equitable way that allows more golfers to safely enjoy them.
“A lot of our golfers have challenges, but they don’t want to feel that way,” said Randy Moen, American Lake’s golf course superintendent. “We want to give them a good golf course, but we also want to make sure we have accessibility. How we present the bunkers is a great example of that.”
The vast majority of U.S. golf courses meet this
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PHOENIX – Team Arizona – made up of Mah anth Chirravuri, Brasen Briones, George Rubelsky and Brayden Bozak – came in first place in the 2022 Hogan Cup held at Riverside Golf & Country Club in Portland, Ore., August 13-14. The win marks Arizo na’s third victory in the tournament’s 54-year histo ry, with the second in team championship in 2018 and the first 36 years ago in 1986.
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Team Arizona, made up of (L - R) Brayden Bozak, Brasen Briones, Mahanth Chirravuri, George Rubelsky and JGAA Executive Director Scott McNevin, came in first place in the 2022 Hogan Cup held at Riverside Golf & Country Club in Portland, Ore.
In the four-person-team format, the three lowest individual scores each day determine the team to tal score. In the first round, team Arizona made the turn at +3, before finishing at +7. They then fired even-par as a team on the final day, with rounds of 68-69-76 to remain at 7-over par. Oregon finished in second place at +14 and Idaho came in third in the team standings at +15 overall.
Individually, Chirravuri of Chandler, a member of the 2018 championship squad, topped the 2022 individual leaderboard at -3, four strokes ahead of second place. As the only player in red figures, the soon to be USC Trojan put up three birdies in the middle of his first round to post even-par 71. He then had it to 4-under after six holes in the final round, before closing with a 3-under 68.After post ing T6 in 2018, Chirravuri topped this year’s second place finisher by four strokes and third place by five. Tucson’s Briones finished T4 at +3, after rounds of 76-69. Rubelsky, Phoenix resident en route to Columbia University, fired +7 (73-76) to finish T13, and Chandler’s Bozak came in T34, with rounds of 77-79. He will join the UNLV Golf team in the fall.
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Mahanth Chirravuri earns medalist honors
ARIZONA WINS 54th HOGAN CUP
LPGA*USGA Girls Golf of Phoenix
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There will be something for everyone. From 3-6 PM the Longbow Golf Club practice facilities will welcome an ener gizing evening of engagement. As play concludes for tour nament girls, the Girls Golf family and friends can visit with special guests, connect with the vendor/partner showcase, and participate in a professionally guided practice session with LPGA Professionals, other local junior groups, and more. Practice session participants must register online by 9/14. The ‘Game Changers Practice Session’ that starts at 4pm is only $5 and open to any girls ages 3-18, and newcomers are welcome.
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9TH ANNUAL GIRLS GOLF DAY TEES OFF SEPTEMBER 17 AT LONGBOW GOLF CLUB IN MESA
Saturday, September 17th kicks off with an empowering golf tournament that is open to all divisions of Girls Golf of Phoenix members and play will begin at 1pm. The Girls Golf Day tournament is expecting a dynamic field of 80+ female
LPGA*USGA Girls Golf of Phoenix
MESA – LPGA*USGA Girls Golf of Phoenix will host Girls Golf Day at Longbow Golf Club in Mesa on Saturday, Septem ber 17th. In its ninth year, this event is the largest-attended and most energizing event that the program hosts annually. Activities welcome girls of all golf ability ages 3-18, their fam ilies, and our golf community the chance to come together and“Thiscelebrate.isthe first year we will be hosting Girls Golf Day in Mesa” said Cori Matheson, Director of LPGA*USGA Girls Golf Phoenix. “We are thrilled to share this celebration with Long bow Golf Club as they celebrate their 25th Anniversary. It is going to be a very special day!”
golfers ages 3-18 from all over the Phoenix area. Visit girls golfofphoenix.org for membership information, and/or regis ter for the tournament. Tournament RSVP must be made by Monday, September 12th!
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#2: Figure out how much money you need to save before you retire. One of my favorite retirement planning tools to use is the 1,000-Bucks-a-Month Rule (more like a rule of thumb). It means for every $1,000 per month you want to have at your disposal in retirement, you need to have at least $240,000 saved.
$240,000 x 5% (withdrawal rate) = $12,000 and $12,000 divided by 12 months = $1,000 per month.
#3: Pay off your mortgage in as little as five years. Yes. If you are anywhere near retirement and can afford to pay off your mortgage, do it.
Most of the happiest retirees I’ve known—the folks who are golfing beautiful courses, sipping delicious wine, and making memories with friends—have eliminated or dramatically reduced their mortgage payments be fore retirement. It shrinks the size of the monthly nut you have to account for. That’s especially important on a fixed income.
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Wes Moss, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Strategist for Capital Investment Advisors, recording episodes for Retire Sooner Podcast.
Looking through the April edition of this magazine, one of the advertisements flew off the page. “Live Where You Golf. Love Where You Live.” Not only is it catchy, but it’s also good advice for people looking to retire sooner and happier. Retirement can be a wonderful part of your life if you find your path. In my many years as a financial advisor, podcast/radio host, and author of multiple books about happiness in retirement, I’ve identified five key steps.
#1: Figure out what you want and need your retirement money for. If you don’t know the answer to the “why?” don’t bother with that “what?” or the “how?” because the most es sential ingredient for a happy retirement is knowing what sparks joy in your life and then finding a way to do it often.
My research shows that the happiest retirees average 3.6 core pursuits, while the unhappiest drop to 1.9. Think of a core pursuit as a hobby on steroids—something that gets you out of bed in the morning. For many folks, this includes what I call “the ings”: golfing, running, biking, hiking, jog ging, dancing, etc. Whatever it is, go after it, and don’t let go! Once you know why you want to retire you can move on to the mechanics of making it happen.
The $1,000 Bucks-A-Month Rule is a guide to use as you are accumulating assets (increments of $240,000), and a guide to carry you into your retirement years. This easy-to-follow bit of wisdom can help you re member that you are saving money so that it can one day replace the income stream you will lose when you stop working.
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Gove, advisor at Capital Investment Advisors Arizona, boating in Glacier National Park, Montana
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#4: Develop an income stream from three or four sources, not just one. 85 percent of happy retir ees have more than one source of income and nearly half have three sources or more. You want to create multiple income tributaries to feed into a larger stream. Common sources include pensions, dividend income, Social Security, or even part-time work. If you’re still years from the typ ical retirement age, consider putting heavier weight on your job path. If you’re closer to retirement, focus on diversification. The trick is to allow several sources to trickle in so that if one dries up, you can still count on the others to pay the bills.
I value its potential to generate consistent cash flow in the form of dividends and interest payments. In golf terms, income investing is less like a hole-in-one and more like a series of drives down the mid dle of the fairway, skilled chip shots, and accurate putts that lead to an impressive scorecard. It may not be sexy, but that’s okay. Would you rather hit a 320-yard drive or win the round?
Jason Gove, Nicole Kloenne and Heather Pennington at Capital Investment Advisors Arizona location
This information is provided to you as a resource for informational purposes only and should not be viewed as investment advice or recommendations. Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. There is no guarantee offered that investment return, yield, or performance will be achieved. There will be periods of performance fluctuations, including periods of negative returns. Past performance is not indica tive of future results when considering any investment vehicle. This information is being presented without consideration of the investment objectives, risk tolerance, or financial circumstances of any specific investor and might not be suitable for all investors. This information is not intended to, and should not, form a pri mary basis for any investment decision that you may make. Always consult your own legal, tax, or invest ment advisor before making any investment/tax/estate/financial planning considerations or decisions.
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#5: Become an Income Investor. There isn’t one right or wrong way to invest but income investing is the method I’ve used and developed throughout my career because it comfort and stability to what can be a wobbly practice.
Some think it’s smarter to leave that money invested, but unless one of your core pursuits is manag ing stocks, I would argue that paying off the mortgage gives you both the budgetary and emotional freedom to spend more time and money finding purpose and happiness.
As you near retirement, put yourself on the fairway and diligently chip toward the green. Our finan cial advisors at Capital Investment Advisors in our Phoenix office can show you which clubs to use for each shot as you approach or navigate retirement. For over 25 years, our firm has helped folks realize they can retire sooner and happier than they ever thought possible.
Player A’s ball played from a bunker is out of bounds. Player A rakes the bunker, including the relief area where she will drop another ball. Player A has pro ceeded correctly.
Player A has proceeded properly under the Rules.
In stroke play, after playing his ball from a rutted area, Player A realizes that the area might be con sidered ground under repair. Player A announces that he will play a second ball and that he chose the second ball to count.
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Test your knowledge of the Rules of Golf by answering whether the following scenarios are true or false. Good Luck!
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Player A cannot determine whether the ball in the rough is her ball. Without any comments to another player in the group, Player A marks the ball before lifting, determines that the ball is her ball in play and replaces the ball. Player A has proceeded correctly.
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Incident 4
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In match play, Player A who has not started the 5th hole concedes the 5th hole to her opponent. Player A has proceeded properly under the Rules.
During the round in stroke play, Player A discovers that he is carrying a training club with a molded grip in his bag. The penalty is disqualification.
True False Incident 6
petitors in the group that there is a bunker behind the putting green that is not visible from the teeing area. Player A has given advice and gets the general penalty.
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As Player A and her group approach the teeing area of a long par 3-hole, Player A mentions to the com
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In stroke play, Player A takes a practice swing near his ball in the fairway and moves his ball in play about two feet. Player A plays the ball from its new location on the course. Player A gets a penalty of 3 strokes.
counts in the 14 clubs allowed. See the penalty statement in Rule 4.1a and Rule 4.1b(1).
Incident 6: True - As noted in Rule 12.2b(3), after a ball in a bunker is played and is outside the bunker, there are no restrictions regarding smoothing sand in the bunker even if the ball will be dropped in the bunker to take relief.
On a windy day, as Player A approaches the putting green, Player A’s ball is moved by the wind about 5 feet closer to the hole. Player A holes the putt. Player A gets the general penalty for not replacing the ball on the original spot before the wind moved the ball closer to the hole.
Incident 2: False - In stroke play, when a player is uncertain about the right procedure while playing a hole, the player may play the hole with two balls without penalty but must decide to play two balls after the uncertain situation arises and before mak ing a stroke.
Incident 3: False - There is no penalty under Rule 4.1a(2) for merely having (but not making a stroke with) a non-conforming club.
A training club is generally considered a club and
Incident 5: False - Player A has accidentally moved his ball in play and played from a wrong place, a breach of Rule 9.4 and Rule 14.7. As noted in the Clarification for Rule 1.3c(4), Player A gets a penalty of two strokes. Moving the ball in play and playing from a wrong place are related acts.
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1: True - In match play, a player may con cede a hole at any time, including before the players start the hole. See Rule 3.2b(1).
In this situation, Player A played his ball before he became aware that the rutted area might be consid ered ground under repair. Once the ball was played, Rule 20.1c(3) doesn’t apply to play of the ball in the rutted area. Player A’s ball played from the rutted area will count and there is no penalty for playing the second ball. See Rule 20.1c(3).
Incident 4: False - Advice is any verbal comment or action that is intended to influence a player in choosing a club, making a stroke, or deciding how to play during a hole or round.
Incident 7: True - Player A has proceeded as re quired by Rule 7.3. There is no requirement in the 2019 Rules to inform another player prior to marking and lifting a ball for identification.
Incident 8
Incident 8: False - Player A’s ball was moved by a natural force before the ball was marked, lifted, and replaced, therefore the ball did not own its original spot on the putting green. Player A proceeded in accordance with Rule 9.3. Also, see Rule 13.1d(2) for when to replace a ball moved by natural forces.
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Advice does not include public information such as the location of things on the course such as a bun ker. See the Definition of “Advice”.
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