ASGTour Pro-Scratch Division Launches Aug. 18, 2012

 

Attention Pro & Scratch Golfers!!



ASGTour Pro-Scratch Division Launches Aug. 18, 2012



All Star Golf Tour officials announced today the first event geared primarily for professional golfers and those who desire to play head-to-head without a handicap.



The ASGTour format allows players the opportunity to fine tune their game or stay sharp with a low cost fee structure providing an attractive payout reward.



The Open at Kingwood on Aug. 18th at 11:30am begins our Pro-Scratch Division format on the Forest course with a single round 18-hole event paying the winner a minimum of $1,000 with just twelve players entered.



An optional skin pot will be available for players and an after event meal will be provided as well.



Registration deadline is Midnight, Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012. Space is limited so register NOW!



Currently, there is no membership fee for our Pro-Scratch Division players and none is anticipated for the balance of 2012.



Details on additional events for the balance of the 2012 season will be released as they become available.



CLICK HERE for more details and to register.



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13 handicap wins $800 in Atlanta 2day Golf Tournament

                        CHESTATEE OPEN CHAMPIONSHIP WAS A SUCCESS!!!!

Shaun Kelley, Kissimmee, FL (+2 Hcp), playing in his first ASGTour event posted the lowest gross score of the season (66) at the recently completed Chestatee Open Championship in Dawsonville, GA.

  

Shaun finished in a tie with Jim Holley, Atlanta, GA (13 Hcp) for first place. Both players split first and second place money in lieu of a playoff. Shaun was awarded the champions trophy by virtue of a USGA tiebreaker with the low net score on the final nine holes.

  

This was the first two-day event completed in our Atlanta District and utilized a reduced two-day event entry fee of only $395. Even with the lowered fee and a small field of seven players first place was awarded $1,200 and second place money paid back 100% of the entry fee.

Another point to note is the effectiveness of the ASGT handicapping system in leveling the playing field. This event had players with handicaps of +2 (plus 2) and 13 both finishing even up at net two under par for thirty-six holes, proving again everyone has an opportunity to win on the ASGTour no matter what your skill level might be!

With winning scores of just two under par net for thirty-six hoes, ASGT players continue to find significant success simply by finishing around par with their handicap.

Congratulations to all our Atlanta District players for a successful first two-day event. We look forward to seeing you all at the next one at Eagle's Landing on July 7-8!

To view complete event results:  CLICK HERE

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Putt for dough!!! $50,000

ASGTour officials announced today entry exemptions into the 2012 US Putting Tour National Championship in September will be awarded to two members from each ASGTour District.

The 2012 USPT Championship will take place at the beautiful ClubCorp Morgan Run Club & Resort in Rancho Santa Fe, California in scenic coastal north county San Diego. The event provides for Men, Women, Senior & Junior Amateurs to be on the green from Sep 26 - Sep 29 and Pros on the green from Sep 30 - Oct 2.

The Pro Division includes any player who wants to play for a $20,000 first place prize, regardless of their skill level.

For complete details click on the USPT logo to your right or on the link below.

Total purse is estimated to be $50,000 with a full field of about 250 players. Last year's winner took home a $10,000 first place prize in a field of nearly 230 players. No doubt it will be bigger and better in 2012!

In addition to the US Putting Tour Championship, individual 18-hole stroke play events will be held daily on Sep 30, Oct 1 & Oct 2 after players have completed their putting rounds. The stroke play events will follow the ASGTour single round event format and will be open to all divisions of players. Entry fees and payout information will be announce shortly.

ASGT ENTRY EXEMPTION AWARDS

Two All Star Golf Tour members from each district will be awarded entry exemptions into the USPT National Championship based on one of the two following categories:

ASGT National Entry Exemption Award
Players track their total putts for each ACGT tournament round completed between April 1st and the last district event prior to Sep 26th.
ASGT will select the three rounds with the the lowest number of putts taken by the player. The player from each district who has the lowest three round putting total will be awarded an entry exemption. The more scores a player posts, the better his odds of receiving an exemption.

District Level Entry Exemption Award
In addition to the exemption awarded by ASGT National, each district will award one entry exemption based on the Member of the Year category points leader at the conclusion of the last round prior to the putting championship.

Players are awarded points for event entries, new member referrals and guest player referrals. The more you play and the more members you refer to the tour the more points you accumulate towards your exempiton. 

Don't miss your opportunity to participate in the 2nd annual US Putting Tour Chamjpionship and the chance to putt for $20,000!

And the best part of it all is . . . . If you can putt . . . You can WIN!!

For complete details visit the US Putting Tour Website HERE

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Sandbaggers will be Prosecuted!!!!

V - New Player Handicaps

1 - New players, and any member or non-member guest yet to post four tournament scores between the first event of the prior season and the current date, shall be classified as a “New Player”. Non-member guests are considered a “New Player” without regard to the number of tournament scores posted in their history.

2 – New Players must submit a USGA Index score history, association score history or a minimum of four (4) eighteen hole scores established within the previous 90 days prior to competing in their first ASGT event.

3 - Each score submitted should be attested by a verifiable source such as the Club Professional / Asst. Professional at the facility the score was acquired or by a current ASGT member in good standing. Telephone numbers of attesting individuals must be provided to ASGT management for audit verification purposes.

4 - Score histories established in ASGT recognized organizations are accepted. However, scores established in these organizations in excess of six months prior to the ASGT event being entered WILL NOT be included in the New Player’s handicap calculation.

5– Submitted scores must be received by ASGT management no later than 6:00 PM three days before the event being entered. For example, a new player desiring to compete in a Saturday event must have their score history submitted prior to 6 PM on the preceding Thursday. It is the player's responsibility to verify via telephone their scores have been received by ASGT management and are acceptable. E-mail or voice mail verification requests are not acceptable.

6 – New Players will be assigned a handicap prior to each of their first four events based on the information furnished or in their current score history. The handicap will be designated on the pairing sheet of the day. The handicap is provided by ASGT as a courtesy to New Players for informational purposes only. 

7 - In the event a New Player posts a score lower than net two-under-par, the following provisions apply:

(a) Posted score net three- or four-under-par
The posted score will be entered into the player's score history once at the conclusion of the round.
The New Player’s handicap will then be recalculated and applied to the score being posted.

(b) Posted score net five-under-par or lower
Exceptional Tournament Score policy is in effect. See Article X.

8 - ASGT officials reserve the right to disqualify any participant on grounds of misrepresentation or cheating.

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'Z' Becomes 1st Solo Women Event Champion on the ASGTour!

Sarah 'Z' Zwartynski from Allen, TX cleared the field by four strokes on the Kingwood Forest course and became the first female champion on the All Star Golf Tour. Sarah posted an even par gross score and with her two handicap, a net two under par 70 was more than enough to win. Sarah has tied for first before but this time there would be no sharing of the winner's check!

Posting one bogie and one birdie on the front nine and sixteen pars in her consistent performance gave her a payday of $1,281.95 in a field of just eight players! Her first place prize of $1,000 included $250 of Entry Bonus money simply for entering by the bonus deadline showing it pays to sign up on time!!

Runners-up David Gray, Trophy Club, TX ( (8 hcp) and Jim Kolmeier, New Braunfels, (11 hcp), finished at two over par net 74 and split second place money.

Sarah extended her money list lead with $3,772.30 in total winnings through the first four events. That's an average of nearly $1,000 per event. Last position in the money is averaging $192.55, a near 100% return of entry.

Due to a rained out Kingwood MGA event rescheduled for the same day as our ASGT event, our local Kingwood members were not able to participate. Otherwise the field would have pushed close to twenty players, a very encouraging sign for our S. Texas District program.

Now that we are into some decent weather, the modifications to the handicapping system are bearing the intended fruit with scores in the money now falling between net two under and two over par. We expect those averages to increase as the season progresses.

Don't forget the Entry Bonus deadline for the next event at Stonebridge Ranch CC in McKinney, TX is 0001am on Monday, April 2nd. Don't miss out on a $1,000 guaranteed first place prize (including $250 entry bonus) and the chance to play one of the best courses in Texas on the Dye course at Stonebridge Ranch.

Congratulations to Sarah on her first solo professional win and thanks to all our N. Texas District players for their support and participation.

Did We Make Golf History

Sarah Zwartynski & Randy Lamoreaux Write 

 Golf History in Becoming First Co-Ed 

Champions in a Professional Golf Event!

A score of just one under par net was good enough for TWO players to take home over $1,000 in prize money as Co-Champions of the 2012 ASGTour Inaugural Championship held this past Saturday at TPC Four Seasons Resort.

We believe it's also the first time in history that both a male and female competitor came out as Co-Champions in a professional golf tournament!

Sarah ('Z') Zwartynski (7 Hcp) from Allen, TX, competing in her professional debut, and longtime tour member Randy Lamoreaux (10 Hcp) from Weatherford, TX posted one under par net scores to come on top of the field of nineteen players.

As is the policy of ASGT both players split 1st place ($1,500) and 2nd place ($500) prize money. Sarah pocketed $1,354.65 and Randy takes home $1,100.00 when optional games are included.

Their winnings include a $500 Entry Bonus simply for having submitted their entries by the Entry Bonus Deadline on Sunday night. ASGT added money to the pot as well so players aren't playing for just their own money! It doesn't get much better than that!

Jim Kolmeier (New Braunfels, TX - 12 Hcp) and Jimmy Risinger (San Antonio - 6 hcp) finished tied at three over par net to split 3rd and 4th place money.

This first event of the 2012 season generated a total payout of $3,400 with eleven of the nineteen participants cashing.

The new revisions in the ASGT handicapping policy were put to the test for the first time and based on the scoring of this event, we're pleased to see the handicaps tightened up as evidenced by the net scores finishing in the money.

One under par net was good enough to win and three over par net was good enough to get nearly 100% of the entry back! And this on nearly a perfect day for scoring with excellent course conditions.

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Ft. Worth Based All Star Golf Tour Launches Women's Division Golf Tour

All Star Golf Tour invites you or your golfing friends to participate in the 2011 ASGTour Women's Golf Championship on Dec. 3-4. 2011 at the TPC Four Season Resort in Las Colinas, TX.

This event officially launches the ASGTour Women's Division which has a full schedule of both single round and two-day events during 2012.

TPC Four Seasons is the home of the PGA Tour's EDS Byron Nelson Classic and sure to prove a test for even the most accomplished professional and amateur players.

Competition is available for Women Professionals who want to compete on a head-to-head basis or in our Pro-Net Division where players utilize their handicaps and compete for cash.

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