TOPICS NEWSLETTERVOLUME 21 NO 5 - JULY 2011

WHATrsquoS INSIDE

Tee It Forward InitiativeJunior Tour Event 5Tournament Recaps

PGA Member Benefit Corner

and more

Pro-Assistant Championship- page 7 -

E-Z-GO South Florida Open

-page 7 amp 8 -

contact informationSOUTH FLORIDA SECTION PGA OF AMERICA186 Atlantis BoulevardAtlantis FL 33462

PHONE FAX561-729-0544 561-729-0914

EMAILsfloridapgahqcom

WEBSITEwwwsfpgagolfcom

PRESIDENTBrian Peaper PGA

VICE PRESIDENTWarren Bottke PGA

SECRETARYMark VanDyck PGA

IMMEDIATE PAST PRESIDENTSteve Cox PGA

SOUTHERN CHAPTER PRESIDENTDick McNeill PGA

SOUTHEAST CHAPTER PRESIDENTRick Heard PGA

SOUTHWEST CHAPTER PRESIDENTBen Bryant Jr PGA

ISLAND CHAPTER PRESIDENTBrian Shaver PGA

EXECUTIVE DIRECTORGeoff Lofstead

ADVISORY BOARDPaul Anderson Rick BaylissSteve Sponder

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NEW MEMBERSThe South Florida PGA would like to welcome the following new members to the Section

John Alfuth PGA A-8 Estero CC at The VinesAndrew Plesz PGA A-8 The Forest Country ClubAlana Swain PGA A-6 Jim McLean G School-DoralGregory Weston PGA A-8 LaPlaya Golf Club

NEW APPRENTICESThe South Florida PGA would like to welcome the following new apprentices to the Section Kristopher Andreu B-8 Deep Creek Golf ClubYun Jong B-8 Country Club of MiamiJodi Hooper B-8 Palmetto Pine Country Club APPRENTICE LEVELS PASSED Kevin Beal B-8 Palmetto Pine Country Club R2Benjamin Brown B-8 Royal Palm Yacht and CC R2Brian Hart B-8 Gateway Golf and Country Club R2Matthew Markle B-8 The Strand R1Travis Olson B-8 Old Marsh Golf Club R2Christopher Phillips B-8 Heritage Palms Golf amp CC R2Andrew Plesz A-8 The Forest Country Club R3Peter Sokolov B-6 Dave Pelz Scoring Game School R1

QUARTER CENTURY CLUBCongratulations to PGA members Robert Kelley David Deetscreek James Kurtzeborn Daniel Losey and Charles Priester who were elected to the Quarter Century Club of the PGA of America an elite group of members who have served the PGA with honor and pride for 25 years

PGA MASTER PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMCongratulations to PGA members Michael DeJordy for completing the requirements for PGA Master Professional and distinguishing yourself as an expert in General Management Michael joins an elite group of PGA Professionals who realize the importance of being among the best in our industry

PGA CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMCongratulations to PGA members Michael Mann for completing the requirements for becom-ing certified in General Management and Golf Operations Ryan Steel for becoming certified i Executive Management and Frank Longabucco Jr for earning his second certification in IN-struction through the PGA Certified Professional Program RECEIVE UPDATES VIA TEXT Receive tournament updates via text Simply text ldquoPGATournyrdquo to 69050 to receive updates on event deadlines partnership announcements event updates etc In addition event partici-pants will be able to receive updates from every event they enter For example if you are entered in the Pro-Official simply text ldquoPro-Officialrdquo to 69050 to receive updates on pairings results partners rain delays etc Key words for each event will be e-mailed to each event registrant after the deadline Please contact the Section office with any questions PURCHASE YOUR PLAYERrsquoS CARD South Florida PGA Professionals and Apprentices wishing to play in three or more Section pro-only events are required to purchase a Tournament Playerrsquos Card The remaining events apply Global Golf Sales Tournament Series 3 Pro-Pro Championship presented by Polo and Section Championship presented by TaylorMade-adidas It is important to note that you must purchase your Playerrsquos Card prior to registering for any events or the system will not recognize that you have purchased one Please click here to purchase your Playerrsquos Card online SFPGA PROFESSIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP DATE amp SITE CHANGEAs a reminder the South Florida PGA Professional Championship which serves as a qualifier for the National Championship will be held September 28-29 at Mayacoo Lakes Country Club and the deadline to register is Wednesday July 6th at 500 pm Members can register online at wwwpgalinkscom or wwwpgatournamentscom or by calling (800) 474-2776 DO YOUR TOURNAMENT WINNINGS NEED TO BE PAID TO A CORPORATION

contact information

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If your tournament winnings need to be paid to a corporation in-stead of to yourself

1 It is important that you completely fill out all the corporation in-formation correctly while registering online If the information is not complete then your corporation will not be paid 2 You can even have your corporation paid when mailing in your en-try - just make note of it on the paper entry form before mailing into the PGA of America 3 Notify the Section office with all your corporation information If you have any questions please feel free to contact the tournament office at (561) 729-0544

ldquoIrsquod give up golf if I didnrsquot have so many

sweatersrdquo

Bob Hopecomedian

quote of the month

BIG THANKS Thanks to the following facilities and individuals for their help in raising funds for the South Florida PGA Foundation and the

Habitat For Humanity Project

Neal GoldingGlenn Hall PGABob Ford PGA

Ronald HermancePowerchute Software TM

Olde Florida Golf ClubTuscany Reserve Golf ClubJohn Pallot Golf Academy

The Club at Admirals CoveStoneybrook Golf Club - Joshua

RossDel Tura Country Club

The Sanctuary Golf ClubOriole Golf Club

Lost Tree ClubWest Bay Club

WARRIOR OPEN The George W Bush Presiden-tial Center announced May 31 the formation of the Warrior Open a two-day golf tournament Oct 10-11 featuring members of the US Armed Forces who served their country honorably and were se-verely wounded during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation En-during Freedom

ldquoAs Commander-in-chief I had the honor to see first-hand the com-mitment and patriotism of our militaryrdquo said President Bush ldquoI continue to be inspired by the courage of those who have volun-teered to wear our nationrsquos uniform in times of dangerrdquo The Warrior Open is a 36-hole competition hosted at Las Colinas Country Club in Dallas The tournament will honor all those who serve and sacrifice to defend the United States of America and will herald the many organizations that give their time talents and re-sources to support the men and women of our military and their families (cont on next column)

(cont from bottom left) The PGA of America which connects its 27000 men and women professionals to veterans through a variety of golf rehabilitative programs is a supporter of the Warrior Open The PGA encour-ages all eligible veterans that meet the criteria for the competition to submit an application to be considered for the tournament field Applicants can also con-tact their local PGA Professionals who are affiliated with military golf programs or who are employed by golf facilities at US military bases

Applications for the tournament must be submitted via wwwwarrioropencom by July 15 2011 To qualify for the Warrior Open applicants mustbull Have a verifiable Golf Handicap Index of 20 or less per USGA rules bull Have been seriously injured in the war on terror bull Be active-duty retired or honorably discharged andbull Be able to provide either a valid and current Uniform Services Identi-fication Card or separation form DD214

Through the Warrior Open the George W Bush Presidential Center seeks to highlight the bravery and commitment of US servicemen and women and place an enduring spotlight on the sacrifice troops and their families make for our free-dom For more information on the tournament please visit wwwwarrioropencom For more information on the George W Bush Presidential Center please visit wwwbushcentercom or the Bush Centerrsquos Facebook page at wwwfacebookcomTheBushCenter

A portion from each ticket purchased through this online offer will benefit Bunkers in Baghdad Come to the Strike Zone early for pregame festivities

bull Donate your old golf clubs and golf balls (Outside Gate H)

bull Free 10-minute golf lessons courtesy of the South Florida PGA

bull Raffles giveaways amp demos

Bunkers in Baghdad is a not-for-profit charity that collects and sends new and used golf balls clubs and equipment to our troops currently serving in combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan Bunkers also supplies golf equipment to Wounded Warriors Programs around the country to

aid in the rehabilitation of our injured veterans

For more information contact Bray LaDow at groupsmarlinscom or 3056267234

To purchase ticketswwwmarlinscomgolfday

Enter special offer code GOLF

SUNDAY AUGUST 7TH

Festivities start at 1130 AM - Strike Zone (Gate H)

First Pitch at 110 PM

VS

TICKET PRICING

CLUB B

INFIELD BOX

BULLPEN BOX

SEATING CATEGORY GOLF DAY PRICING

$37

$32

$19

SAVE32OFF GAMEDAYPRICING

4

chip shotsVOLUNTEERS NEEDED We need volunteers for the Marlins Golf Day 2011 If interested please contact Meredith Schecter at 561-729-0544

5

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PROrsquoS ON THE GO

PRO TO FROM Carey Ruffer unattached A-1 - Park Ridge Golf CourseEd Rodgers A-4 ndash Cypress Lake CC unattachedChad Kurmel A-4 ndash Boca Grove CC A-6 ndash Don Law Golf Ac amp Osprey PointeThomas Gibson III A-1 ndash Sandpiper Golf Club A-13 ndash Carolinarsquos Section PGAMarc Barcelo North Florida A-1 ndash Doral Golf Resort amp SpaKevin P Morris A-1 ndash Doral Golf Resort amp Spa A-8 ndash Doral Golf Resort amp Spa Steve Madsen unattached A-4 ndash Boca Grove Country Club Nathan Groce A-4 ndash Verandah Golf Club A-1 ndash Verandah Golf ClubDavid Weiss A-1 ndash Verandah Golf Club A-8 ndash Verandah Golf Club

Tee it Forward Initiative

pga professional championship

Were excited that TEE IT FORWARD the new na-tional initiative supported by The PGA of America and the USGA has been enthusiasti-

cally received by PGA Professionals and the golfing community The PGA of America launched TEE IT FORWARD during the week of the Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid

Some basic reminders

TEE IT FORWARD takes place July 5-17 at golf facilities nation-wide but your customers really can TEE IT FORWARD anytime TEE IT FORWARD helps golfers play from tees best suited to their game That can mean more fun and maybe faster rounds

As an official TEE IT FORWARD host facility the most important thing you need to do is encourage golfers to play from tees best suited to their abilities

Register now to be an official TEE IT FORWARD host facility and

make the game more fun The PGA and the USGA will provide you with materials to help you promote TEE IT FORWARD to your customers

Driver Distance Recommended18 Hole Yardages275 6700 - 6900250 6200 - 6400225 5800 - 6000200 5200 - 5400175 4400 - 4600150 3500 - 3700125 2800 - 3000100 2100 - 2300

If you have any questions please contact the Player Development Department Joe Canny via email at JCannypgahqcom or (561) 630-1705

Congratulations to our 10 South Florida PGA Professionals who qualified for the 44th PGA Professional Championship at Hershey Country Club in Hershey PA Among the 312 qualifiers were Keith Burt Chris Camp-bell Rod Curl Jr Ed Humenik John Lee JD Murray Derek Niszc-zak Paul Scaletta Jerry Tucker and John Wade

Paul Scaletta from Jupiter tied for 56th

Click HERE for more information on the PGA Professional Champion-ship

A portion from each ticket purchased through this online offer will benefit Bunkers in Baghdad Come to the Strike Zone early for pregame festivities

bull Donate your old golf clubs and golf balls (Outside Gate H)

bull Free 10-minute golf lessons courtesy of the South Florida PGA

bull Raffles giveaways amp demos

Bunkers in Baghdad is a not-for-profit charity that collects and sends new and used golf balls clubs and equipment to our troops currently serving in combat zones in Iraq and Afghanistan Bunkers also supplies golf equipment to Wounded Warriors Programs around the country to

aid in the rehabilitation of our injured veterans

For more information contact Bray LaDow at groupsmarlinscom or 3056267234

To purchase ticketswwwmarlinscomgolfday

Enter special offer code GOLF

SUNDAY AUGUST 7TH

Festivities start at 1130 AM - Strike Zone (Gate H)

First Pitch at 110 PM

VS

TICKET PRICING

CLUB B

INFIELD BOX

BULLPEN BOX

SEATING CATEGORY GOLF DAY PRICING

$37

$32

$19

SAVE32OFF GAMEDAYPRICING

4

chip shotsVOLUNTEERS NEEDED We need volunteers for the Marlins Golf Day 2011 If interested please contact Meredith Schecter at 561-729-0544

5

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PROrsquoS ON THE GO

PRO TO FROM Carey Ruffer unattached A-1 - Park Ridge Golf CourseEd Rodgers A-4 ndash Cypress Lake CC unattachedChad Kurmel A-4 ndash Boca Grove CC A-6 ndash Don Law Golf Ac amp Osprey PointeThomas Gibson III A-1 ndash Sandpiper Golf Club A-13 ndash Carolinarsquos Section PGAMarc Barcelo North Florida A-1 ndash Doral Golf Resort amp SpaKevin P Morris A-1 ndash Doral Golf Resort amp Spa A-8 ndash Doral Golf Resort amp Spa Steve Madsen unattached A-4 ndash Boca Grove Country Club Nathan Groce A-4 ndash Verandah Golf Club A-1 ndash Verandah Golf ClubDavid Weiss A-1 ndash Verandah Golf Club A-8 ndash Verandah Golf Club

Tee it Forward Initiative

pga professional championship

Were excited that TEE IT FORWARD the new na-tional initiative supported by The PGA of America and the USGA has been enthusiasti-

cally received by PGA Professionals and the golfing community The PGA of America launched TEE IT FORWARD during the week of the Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid

Some basic reminders

TEE IT FORWARD takes place July 5-17 at golf facilities nation-wide but your customers really can TEE IT FORWARD anytime TEE IT FORWARD helps golfers play from tees best suited to their game That can mean more fun and maybe faster rounds

As an official TEE IT FORWARD host facility the most important thing you need to do is encourage golfers to play from tees best suited to their abilities

Register now to be an official TEE IT FORWARD host facility and

make the game more fun The PGA and the USGA will provide you with materials to help you promote TEE IT FORWARD to your customers

Driver Distance Recommended18 Hole Yardages275 6700 - 6900250 6200 - 6400225 5800 - 6000200 5200 - 5400175 4400 - 4600150 3500 - 3700125 2800 - 3000100 2100 - 2300

If you have any questions please contact the Player Development Department Joe Canny via email at JCannypgahqcom or (561) 630-1705

Congratulations to our 10 South Florida PGA Professionals who qualified for the 44th PGA Professional Championship at Hershey Country Club in Hershey PA Among the 312 qualifiers were Keith Burt Chris Camp-bell Rod Curl Jr Ed Humenik John Lee JD Murray Derek Niszc-zak Paul Scaletta Jerry Tucker and John Wade

Paul Scaletta from Jupiter tied for 56th

Click HERE for more information on the PGA Professional Champion-ship

5

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PROrsquoS ON THE GO

PRO TO FROM Carey Ruffer unattached A-1 - Park Ridge Golf CourseEd Rodgers A-4 ndash Cypress Lake CC unattachedChad Kurmel A-4 ndash Boca Grove CC A-6 ndash Don Law Golf Ac amp Osprey PointeThomas Gibson III A-1 ndash Sandpiper Golf Club A-13 ndash Carolinarsquos Section PGAMarc Barcelo North Florida A-1 ndash Doral Golf Resort amp SpaKevin P Morris A-1 ndash Doral Golf Resort amp Spa A-8 ndash Doral Golf Resort amp Spa Steve Madsen unattached A-4 ndash Boca Grove Country Club Nathan Groce A-4 ndash Verandah Golf Club A-1 ndash Verandah Golf ClubDavid Weiss A-1 ndash Verandah Golf Club A-8 ndash Verandah Golf Club

Tee it Forward Initiative

pga professional championship

Were excited that TEE IT FORWARD the new na-tional initiative supported by The PGA of America and the USGA has been enthusiasti-

cally received by PGA Professionals and the golfing community The PGA of America launched TEE IT FORWARD during the week of the Senior PGA Championship presented by KitchenAid

Some basic reminders

TEE IT FORWARD takes place July 5-17 at golf facilities nation-wide but your customers really can TEE IT FORWARD anytime TEE IT FORWARD helps golfers play from tees best suited to their game That can mean more fun and maybe faster rounds

As an official TEE IT FORWARD host facility the most important thing you need to do is encourage golfers to play from tees best suited to their abilities

Register now to be an official TEE IT FORWARD host facility and

make the game more fun The PGA and the USGA will provide you with materials to help you promote TEE IT FORWARD to your customers

Driver Distance Recommended18 Hole Yardages275 6700 - 6900250 6200 - 6400225 5800 - 6000200 5200 - 5400175 4400 - 4600150 3500 - 3700125 2800 - 3000100 2100 - 2300

If you have any questions please contact the Player Development Department Joe Canny via email at JCannypgahqcom or (561) 630-1705

Congratulations to our 10 South Florida PGA Professionals who qualified for the 44th PGA Professional Championship at Hershey Country Club in Hershey PA Among the 312 qualifiers were Keith Burt Chris Camp-bell Rod Curl Jr Ed Humenik John Lee JD Murray Derek Niszc-zak Paul Scaletta Jerry Tucker and John Wade

Paul Scaletta from Jupiter tied for 56th

Click HERE for more information on the PGA Professional Champion-ship

LOOK WHOrsquoS NEW FOR 2011 IN GOLF RETIREMENT PLUStrade

Learn how you can be saving your facility money and also take advantage of

these and the more than 35 additional Golf Retirement Plus Sponsor Programs

Visit PGALinkscom - PGA Financial for more details

GRP_Ad_Financial_85x11_r1indd 1 3811 430 PM

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tournament newsPro - Assistant

The team of Rafael Floriani and Jamie Fordyce represent-ing PGA Golf Properties shot a combined 17 under par over two days of competition to win the Pro-Assistant Championship presented by Cutter amp Buck and supported by Global Golf

Sales Mizuno and Golf Buddy

The first round leaders im-proved on the previous dayrsquos ef-fort of 64 by firing a 9 under par 63 today to win the champion-ship by three strokes

The Pro-Assistant Champion-ship is a 36-hole four-ball stroke play competition which took place at St Andrews Country Club ndash Olde Course in Boca Raton Florida

Tied for second were the teams of Kevin Murphy and Scott Turner from McArthur Golf Club and Danny St Louis and Richard Terga of The Breakers who each shot a two day total of 130 There were 42 teams in the competi-tion

Very special thanks to host St Andrews Country Club - Olde Course and PGA Professionals Glenn Hall Paul Clivio Terry Farino amp Benjamin Bauer

L to R Mark Peterson John Hughes Jamie Fordyce PGA Arlen Bento Rafael Floirani Craig Martin General Manager Glenn Hall

PGA Paul Clivio PGA

L to R Bob Radunz PGA General Manager MIchael Russing Alan Morin PGA John Baughman

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E-Z-GO South Florida Open

Alan Morin finished a final round of four over par 76 June 14-16 at Colony Golf amp Country Club to win the 27th annual E-Z-GO South Florida PGA Open At 210 Morin an as-sistant professional at The Falls Country Club Lake Worth won by a stroke over three players Joe Allinder of Bonita Springs Richard Terga of Palm Beach Gardens and Jerry Tucker of Stuart All three shot 70 the final round for 211

Continued on next page

It was Morinrsquos 15th SFPGA victory his second this year He won the Southeast Classic in May at the Club at Em-erald Hills in Hollywood He also won the South Florida Open in 2004 Tucker holds the SFPGA career record of 17 wins Morin 41 shot 65-69 the first two rounds at the par-72 Colony and the nearby par-71 Raptor Bay Golf Club to lead by four heading into the final round He earned $334208 including $550 in the optional bonus pool The field of 115 included some seniors who played in both divisions for an additional entry fee Everyone played one round each at Colony and Raptor Bay the first two days The final round was at Colony The senior division winner over 36 holes was Jerry Imp-ellittiere of Palm City who shot 69 at Raptor Bay and 71 at Colony for 140

tournament newsE-Z-GO South Florida Open cont

Michael Russing John Baughman Low Amateur Winner Jimmy Othus Alan Morin PGA Jeff Barrett Kevin Holt Bob Radunz

8

Above Meredith Schuler hosting a kids activity at the E-Z-GO South Florida Open Social

Right Below practicing shots at the Social

Above Brian Schuler Geoff Lofstead and Andrew Miller observing the activities from the balcony

9

Junior Tour 5 presented by The Honda ClassicPresented by

Supported by

The South Florida PGA Junior Tour is proudly presented by The Honda Classic amp supported by Allianz Championship Club Med Golf Academy Don Law Golf Academy Palm Beach County Sports Commission The Menrsquos Fun Group at Mirasol Oakley and Titleist

junior newsThe South Florida PGA Junior Tour pre-sented by the Honda Classic hosted Event 5 at Turnberry Isle Resort amp Club in Aventura The event featured 104 golfers playing 36 holes on the Miller course

Derron Peyton of Boynton Beach claimed his 3rd Overall Boys title in a row on Sunday finishing 70-69 for a 139 Ste-phen McPoyle of Lake Worth also carded a 69 for Sunday finishing second with a 141 Marco Fratini of Coral Springs had the low round of the tournament with a 4-under 66 Fratini finished 3rd with a 142 Notable mentions Sean Smothers of Coconut Creek got his first hole in one on 17 on Saturday 150 yards with a 9 iron Also Tim Cahill of Royal Palm Beach shot a 69 on Sunday

The Girls Overall title came down to a playoff between Annie Dulman of Palm Beach Gardens and Jamie Freedman of Miami Dulman claimed victory on the 1st playoff hole with a par Both girls finished with a 2-day score of 147 Claudia De Antonio shot a 68 Sunday to claim third place with a 148

Charlie Kennerly of Jupiter finished with a 71-70 to claim his 1st win this season in the Boys 12-13 age division Following close behind was Ty Strafaci of Davie with a 143 and Justin Zweibel of Boca Raton with a 151

In the Girls 12-13 Age Division Emily Faulker of Palm City also claimed her 3rd title in a row with a 154 Valeria Sofia of Hallandale Beach finished 2nd with a 159 while Zora Gittens of Parkland finished 3rd with a 162

Robert Butler and Garret Edwards shake hands after Round 1

Bob Coman PGA with Overall Winners Annie Dul-man and Derron Peyton

Bob Coman PGA with winners from the Girls 14-15 and 16-18 Divisions

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Junior PGA ChampionshipPresented by

Supported by

junior newsStephano Diaz of Miami FL and Valentina Herrera of Plantation FL won the 2011 South Florida Junior PGA Championship pre-sented by Under Armour and Heritage FSE Tuesday and Wednesday June 21-22 at Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton FL

By winning the boysrsquo and girlsrsquo divisions re-spectively Diaz and Herrera qualified for the 36th Junior PGA Cham-pionship Presented by Under Armour and Heritage FSE Aug 2-5 2011 at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne Ind Diaz 17 post-ed a final-round 67 for a two-day total of 135 and a 1-stroke victory over Sean Smothers of Coconut Creek Herrera 16 had a final-round 73 for a two-day total of 146 and a 4-stroke victory over Claudia De Antonio of Weston

In addition to the 36 hole event there were 19 competitors in the 12 amp Under division that played 9 holes on Tuesday Justin Zwiebel was the boyrsquos champion with a score of 35 while Dana Williams won the girlrsquos divsion with a 37 The boyrsquos 2nd and 3rd place came down to a match of cards for a 36 with Hamilton Long finishing over Andrew Kozan In the girls division Story Shaw finished 2nd with a 39 while Tanya Eathakotti finishing 3rd with a 42

The Junior PGA Championship Presented by Under Armour and Heritage FSE is open to one boy and one girl champion from each of the 41 PGA Sections winners of the nine PGA Junior Series events and a few other national junior tournaments conducted throughout the year and special invi-tees who have yet not reached their 19th birthdays and who have not started college

The Junior PGA Champion-ship Presented by Under Ar-mour and Heritage FSE has traditionally been a stepping-stone for many of todayrsquos PGA and LPGA Tour professionals as well as current collegiate stars Past Junior PGA Cham-pionship competitors who have gone on to successful professional careers include Stewart Cink In-Bee Park Jim Furyk Trevor Immel-man Cristie Kerr Anthony Kim Dottie Pepper Justin Leonard Michelle McGann Phil Mickelson Sean OrsquoHair Grace Park Scott Verplank David Toms Michelle Wie and Tiger Woods

Junior PGA Championship Overall Champions - Stefano Diaz and Valen-tina Herrera

Sean Smothers in the lead group with a long birdie putt

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education

SFPGA TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR ANDREW MILLER

rules with drew

Drought

This spring has been one of the driest on record for many years and you donrsquot have to be a weather man to know it to be true Just take a ride around some of the golf courses in south Florida and you will quickly see the lake levels are at an all-time low On one hand yoursquove got the superinten-dents hoping praying wishing for rain and on the other yoursquove got the golfer who is enjoying the hard fast play-ing conditions a drought brings In addition to a drought changing the playing conditions Irsquove witnessed on numer-ous occasions players taking advantage of Rule 26-2 which would not have been previously possible without Mother Naturersquos help So Irsquove decided to devote this monthsrsquo seg-ment entirely to explaining Rule 26-2

Before diving in to Rule 26-2 I think itrsquos important to men-tion Rule 13-4 Ball in a Hazard Prohibited Actions This rule tells us that before the player makes a stroke at a ball which is located in a hazard he cannot ldquo(a) test the con-dition of the hazard or any similar hazard (b) touch the ground in the hazard or water in the water hazard with his hand or a club or (c) touch or move any loose impediment lying in or touching the same hazardrdquo Like most rules of golf Rule 13-4 has several Exceptions and a Note The Ex-ceptions are as follows ldquo(1) Provided nothing is done that constitutes testing the condition of the hazard or improves the lie of the ball there is no penalty if the player (a) touch-es the ground or loose impediments in any hazard or wa-ter in a water hazard as a result of or to prevent falling in removing an obstruction in measuring or in marking the position of retrieving lifting placing or replacing a ball under any Rule or (b) places his clubs in a hazard (2) Af-ter making the stroke if the ball is still in the hazard or has been lifted from the hazard and may be dropped or placed in the hazard the player may smooth sand or soil in the hazard provided nothing is done to breach Rule 13-2 with respect to his next stroke If the ball is outside the hazard after the stroke the player may smooth sand or soil in the hazard without restriction (3) If the player makes a stroke from a hazard and the ball comes to rest in another hazard

Rule 13-4a does not apply to any subsequent actions tak-en in the hazard from which the stroke was maderdquo The Note to Rule 13-4 says ldquoAt any time including at address or in the backward movement for the stroke the player may touch with a club or otherwise any obstruction any construction declared by the Committee to be an integral part of the course or any grass bush tree or other growing thingrdquo As you can see there is a lot that goes into Rule 13-4 and a player should have a working knowledge of this Rule before going down into a water hazard to play his ball Ok so your tee shot comes to rest in a dried up area of a lateral water hazard You play your ball from the haz-ard further into the hazard to an area where it is clearly unplayable What are your options Your first of many would be to drop a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the ball was last played inside the hazard in-curring a penalty of one stroke Secondly the player could drop a ball outside the hazard under penalty of one stroke using the spot where the ball last crossed the hazard mar-gin as their reference point for taking relief under 26-1b or 26-1c And finally the player may under penalty of one stroke play a ball as nearly as possible from the spot which the last stroke from outside the water hazard was made In this case that would be the tee box In all three op-tions the player would be playing his forth stroke Now what would happen if the player dropped his ball in the hazard and it rolled into an unplayable situation

So yoursquove drop your ball in the hazard only to watch it roll into the water or behind a rock making it impossible to play What do you do now Assuming a re-drop isnrsquot war-ranted under Rule 20-2c(vi) or 20-2c(vii) the player may drop a ball outside the hazard under Rule 26-1a 26-1b or 26-1c incurring an additional penalty stroke The player would be playing his fifth stroke because he has made two strokes incurred a penalty for hitting his ball from the hazard further into the hazard and an additional pen-alty for dropping his ball in the hazard and not being able to play it In this particular case would the player who dropped his ball in the hazard only to watch it roll into a position from which it was unplayable be permitted to re-drop in the hazard Well Irsquom not sure why the player would want to take that risk but Rule 26-2a(i) requires the player to drop a ball outside the hazard when taking re-lief from this particular situation It is important to note that a player may not deem his ball unplayable in a water hazard He must proceed under 26-1

Now what would your options be if instead of hitting your ball further into the hazard you actually hit your ball out of bounds Your first option would be to drop your ball in the hazard from the spot which you just played from incurring a penalty of one stroke You would be playing your forth shot Your second and third options require you to add an additional penalty stroke Those options are to proceed under Rule 26-1b or 26-1c dropping a ball outside the hazard and using the point where the ball last crossed the hazard margin after a stroke from outside the hazard (the tee shot in this case) as your reference point for taking relief You would be playing your fifth stroke Unlike Rule 26-2a (ii) and (iii) Rule 26-2b (ii) and (iii) make you add an additional penalty to drop a ball outside the hazard The reason for the difference is found in Rule 27-1b 27-1b requires a player who has hit his ball out of

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upcoming eventsJuly 5-6Junior Tour 6Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat Coral Ridge Country Club

July 7-8Pro-ProPresented by PoloSupported by GolfBuddy Ocean Reef Re-sort Titleist Footjoy amp Global Golf Salesat Ocean Reef Club

July 11Player Ability Testat Plantation Preserve Golf Course

July 13-14Junior Tour 15Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat Fort Lauderdale CC - South

July 18Senior-Super Senior EventSupported by The PGA TOURat Indian Spring CC - West

July 19-20Junior Tour 7Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat La Playa Golf Course

July 22Pro-ScratchPresented by PowerchuteSupported by Mobile Proshopat Broken Sound Old Course

bounds to drop his ball at the spot from where the original was played In the examples given the original spot is inside the haz-ard So in order for the player to get outside the hazard he has to give up another stroke

Parts of Rule 26-2 can be complicated and I hope I havenrsquot added any confusion to an already complex Rule through my examples I know personally it took me several readings of the Rule before I was comfortable with it For further clarification I would recom-mend reading Decisions 26-21 and 26-22 These two Decisions do an excellent job through diagrams of explaining the rule and relief options

PGA member benefit corner

Traveling This SummerYou and your immedi-ate family are eligible for the Delta Air Lines discount program which guarantees you 2 - 10 off all do-mestic fares and nu-merous international discounts to Europe The specific percent-age discount is based on the fare class you purchase The discounts are available on all Delta Air Lines KLM and Air France flights and are valid for business and personal travelTo book a reservation online click Deltacom For Business TravelTo book a reservation over the phone please call Premier Golf at (800) 283-4653 or Stepha-nie Kindig at (561) 624-8506 Please note there are fees for certain travel packagesIn addition you are also eligible to receive an exclusive travel discount program of 10 per-cent off when purchasing a vacation to any Delta Vacations destination For further in-formation on the Delta Vacations Program please click hereFor more information on benefits you receive as a PGA Professional please visit PGA Links and click on Benefits

tournament newsPro - Assistant

The team of Rafael Floriani and Jamie Fordyce represent-ing PGA Golf Properties shot a combined 17 under par over two days of competition to win the Pro-Assistant Championship presented by Cutter amp Buck and supported by Global Golf

Sales Mizuno and Golf Buddy

The first round leaders im-proved on the previous dayrsquos ef-fort of 64 by firing a 9 under par 63 today to win the champion-ship by three strokes

The Pro-Assistant Champion-ship is a 36-hole four-ball stroke play competition which took place at St Andrews Country Club ndash Olde Course in Boca Raton Florida

Tied for second were the teams of Kevin Murphy and Scott Turner from McArthur Golf Club and Danny St Louis and Richard Terga of The Breakers who each shot a two day total of 130 There were 42 teams in the competi-tion

Very special thanks to host St Andrews Country Club - Olde Course and PGA Professionals Glenn Hall Paul Clivio Terry Farino amp Benjamin Bauer

L to R Mark Peterson John Hughes Jamie Fordyce PGA Arlen Bento Rafael Floirani Craig Martin General Manager Glenn Hall

PGA Paul Clivio PGA

L to R Bob Radunz PGA General Manager MIchael Russing Alan Morin PGA John Baughman

7

E-Z-GO South Florida Open

Alan Morin finished a final round of four over par 76 June 14-16 at Colony Golf amp Country Club to win the 27th annual E-Z-GO South Florida PGA Open At 210 Morin an as-sistant professional at The Falls Country Club Lake Worth won by a stroke over three players Joe Allinder of Bonita Springs Richard Terga of Palm Beach Gardens and Jerry Tucker of Stuart All three shot 70 the final round for 211

Continued on next page

It was Morinrsquos 15th SFPGA victory his second this year He won the Southeast Classic in May at the Club at Em-erald Hills in Hollywood He also won the South Florida Open in 2004 Tucker holds the SFPGA career record of 17 wins Morin 41 shot 65-69 the first two rounds at the par-72 Colony and the nearby par-71 Raptor Bay Golf Club to lead by four heading into the final round He earned $334208 including $550 in the optional bonus pool The field of 115 included some seniors who played in both divisions for an additional entry fee Everyone played one round each at Colony and Raptor Bay the first two days The final round was at Colony The senior division winner over 36 holes was Jerry Imp-ellittiere of Palm City who shot 69 at Raptor Bay and 71 at Colony for 140

tournament newsE-Z-GO South Florida Open cont

Michael Russing John Baughman Low Amateur Winner Jimmy Othus Alan Morin PGA Jeff Barrett Kevin Holt Bob Radunz

8

Above Meredith Schuler hosting a kids activity at the E-Z-GO South Florida Open Social

Right Below practicing shots at the Social

Above Brian Schuler Geoff Lofstead and Andrew Miller observing the activities from the balcony

9

Junior Tour 5 presented by The Honda ClassicPresented by

Supported by

The South Florida PGA Junior Tour is proudly presented by The Honda Classic amp supported by Allianz Championship Club Med Golf Academy Don Law Golf Academy Palm Beach County Sports Commission The Menrsquos Fun Group at Mirasol Oakley and Titleist

junior newsThe South Florida PGA Junior Tour pre-sented by the Honda Classic hosted Event 5 at Turnberry Isle Resort amp Club in Aventura The event featured 104 golfers playing 36 holes on the Miller course

Derron Peyton of Boynton Beach claimed his 3rd Overall Boys title in a row on Sunday finishing 70-69 for a 139 Ste-phen McPoyle of Lake Worth also carded a 69 for Sunday finishing second with a 141 Marco Fratini of Coral Springs had the low round of the tournament with a 4-under 66 Fratini finished 3rd with a 142 Notable mentions Sean Smothers of Coconut Creek got his first hole in one on 17 on Saturday 150 yards with a 9 iron Also Tim Cahill of Royal Palm Beach shot a 69 on Sunday

The Girls Overall title came down to a playoff between Annie Dulman of Palm Beach Gardens and Jamie Freedman of Miami Dulman claimed victory on the 1st playoff hole with a par Both girls finished with a 2-day score of 147 Claudia De Antonio shot a 68 Sunday to claim third place with a 148

Charlie Kennerly of Jupiter finished with a 71-70 to claim his 1st win this season in the Boys 12-13 age division Following close behind was Ty Strafaci of Davie with a 143 and Justin Zweibel of Boca Raton with a 151

In the Girls 12-13 Age Division Emily Faulker of Palm City also claimed her 3rd title in a row with a 154 Valeria Sofia of Hallandale Beach finished 2nd with a 159 while Zora Gittens of Parkland finished 3rd with a 162

Robert Butler and Garret Edwards shake hands after Round 1

Bob Coman PGA with Overall Winners Annie Dul-man and Derron Peyton

Bob Coman PGA with winners from the Girls 14-15 and 16-18 Divisions

10

Junior PGA ChampionshipPresented by

Supported by

junior newsStephano Diaz of Miami FL and Valentina Herrera of Plantation FL won the 2011 South Florida Junior PGA Championship pre-sented by Under Armour and Heritage FSE Tuesday and Wednesday June 21-22 at Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton FL

By winning the boysrsquo and girlsrsquo divisions re-spectively Diaz and Herrera qualified for the 36th Junior PGA Cham-pionship Presented by Under Armour and Heritage FSE Aug 2-5 2011 at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne Ind Diaz 17 post-ed a final-round 67 for a two-day total of 135 and a 1-stroke victory over Sean Smothers of Coconut Creek Herrera 16 had a final-round 73 for a two-day total of 146 and a 4-stroke victory over Claudia De Antonio of Weston

In addition to the 36 hole event there were 19 competitors in the 12 amp Under division that played 9 holes on Tuesday Justin Zwiebel was the boyrsquos champion with a score of 35 while Dana Williams won the girlrsquos divsion with a 37 The boyrsquos 2nd and 3rd place came down to a match of cards for a 36 with Hamilton Long finishing over Andrew Kozan In the girls division Story Shaw finished 2nd with a 39 while Tanya Eathakotti finishing 3rd with a 42

The Junior PGA Championship Presented by Under Armour and Heritage FSE is open to one boy and one girl champion from each of the 41 PGA Sections winners of the nine PGA Junior Series events and a few other national junior tournaments conducted throughout the year and special invi-tees who have yet not reached their 19th birthdays and who have not started college

The Junior PGA Champion-ship Presented by Under Ar-mour and Heritage FSE has traditionally been a stepping-stone for many of todayrsquos PGA and LPGA Tour professionals as well as current collegiate stars Past Junior PGA Cham-pionship competitors who have gone on to successful professional careers include Stewart Cink In-Bee Park Jim Furyk Trevor Immel-man Cristie Kerr Anthony Kim Dottie Pepper Justin Leonard Michelle McGann Phil Mickelson Sean OrsquoHair Grace Park Scott Verplank David Toms Michelle Wie and Tiger Woods

Junior PGA Championship Overall Champions - Stefano Diaz and Valen-tina Herrera

Sean Smothers in the lead group with a long birdie putt

11

education

SFPGA TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR ANDREW MILLER

rules with drew

Drought

This spring has been one of the driest on record for many years and you donrsquot have to be a weather man to know it to be true Just take a ride around some of the golf courses in south Florida and you will quickly see the lake levels are at an all-time low On one hand yoursquove got the superinten-dents hoping praying wishing for rain and on the other yoursquove got the golfer who is enjoying the hard fast play-ing conditions a drought brings In addition to a drought changing the playing conditions Irsquove witnessed on numer-ous occasions players taking advantage of Rule 26-2 which would not have been previously possible without Mother Naturersquos help So Irsquove decided to devote this monthsrsquo seg-ment entirely to explaining Rule 26-2

Before diving in to Rule 26-2 I think itrsquos important to men-tion Rule 13-4 Ball in a Hazard Prohibited Actions This rule tells us that before the player makes a stroke at a ball which is located in a hazard he cannot ldquo(a) test the con-dition of the hazard or any similar hazard (b) touch the ground in the hazard or water in the water hazard with his hand or a club or (c) touch or move any loose impediment lying in or touching the same hazardrdquo Like most rules of golf Rule 13-4 has several Exceptions and a Note The Ex-ceptions are as follows ldquo(1) Provided nothing is done that constitutes testing the condition of the hazard or improves the lie of the ball there is no penalty if the player (a) touch-es the ground or loose impediments in any hazard or wa-ter in a water hazard as a result of or to prevent falling in removing an obstruction in measuring or in marking the position of retrieving lifting placing or replacing a ball under any Rule or (b) places his clubs in a hazard (2) Af-ter making the stroke if the ball is still in the hazard or has been lifted from the hazard and may be dropped or placed in the hazard the player may smooth sand or soil in the hazard provided nothing is done to breach Rule 13-2 with respect to his next stroke If the ball is outside the hazard after the stroke the player may smooth sand or soil in the hazard without restriction (3) If the player makes a stroke from a hazard and the ball comes to rest in another hazard

Rule 13-4a does not apply to any subsequent actions tak-en in the hazard from which the stroke was maderdquo The Note to Rule 13-4 says ldquoAt any time including at address or in the backward movement for the stroke the player may touch with a club or otherwise any obstruction any construction declared by the Committee to be an integral part of the course or any grass bush tree or other growing thingrdquo As you can see there is a lot that goes into Rule 13-4 and a player should have a working knowledge of this Rule before going down into a water hazard to play his ball Ok so your tee shot comes to rest in a dried up area of a lateral water hazard You play your ball from the haz-ard further into the hazard to an area where it is clearly unplayable What are your options Your first of many would be to drop a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the ball was last played inside the hazard in-curring a penalty of one stroke Secondly the player could drop a ball outside the hazard under penalty of one stroke using the spot where the ball last crossed the hazard mar-gin as their reference point for taking relief under 26-1b or 26-1c And finally the player may under penalty of one stroke play a ball as nearly as possible from the spot which the last stroke from outside the water hazard was made In this case that would be the tee box In all three op-tions the player would be playing his forth stroke Now what would happen if the player dropped his ball in the hazard and it rolled into an unplayable situation

So yoursquove drop your ball in the hazard only to watch it roll into the water or behind a rock making it impossible to play What do you do now Assuming a re-drop isnrsquot war-ranted under Rule 20-2c(vi) or 20-2c(vii) the player may drop a ball outside the hazard under Rule 26-1a 26-1b or 26-1c incurring an additional penalty stroke The player would be playing his fifth stroke because he has made two strokes incurred a penalty for hitting his ball from the hazard further into the hazard and an additional pen-alty for dropping his ball in the hazard and not being able to play it In this particular case would the player who dropped his ball in the hazard only to watch it roll into a position from which it was unplayable be permitted to re-drop in the hazard Well Irsquom not sure why the player would want to take that risk but Rule 26-2a(i) requires the player to drop a ball outside the hazard when taking re-lief from this particular situation It is important to note that a player may not deem his ball unplayable in a water hazard He must proceed under 26-1

Now what would your options be if instead of hitting your ball further into the hazard you actually hit your ball out of bounds Your first option would be to drop your ball in the hazard from the spot which you just played from incurring a penalty of one stroke You would be playing your forth shot Your second and third options require you to add an additional penalty stroke Those options are to proceed under Rule 26-1b or 26-1c dropping a ball outside the hazard and using the point where the ball last crossed the hazard margin after a stroke from outside the hazard (the tee shot in this case) as your reference point for taking relief You would be playing your fifth stroke Unlike Rule 26-2a (ii) and (iii) Rule 26-2b (ii) and (iii) make you add an additional penalty to drop a ball outside the hazard The reason for the difference is found in Rule 27-1b 27-1b requires a player who has hit his ball out of

12

upcoming eventsJuly 5-6Junior Tour 6Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat Coral Ridge Country Club

July 7-8Pro-ProPresented by PoloSupported by GolfBuddy Ocean Reef Re-sort Titleist Footjoy amp Global Golf Salesat Ocean Reef Club

July 11Player Ability Testat Plantation Preserve Golf Course

July 13-14Junior Tour 15Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat Fort Lauderdale CC - South

July 18Senior-Super Senior EventSupported by The PGA TOURat Indian Spring CC - West

July 19-20Junior Tour 7Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat La Playa Golf Course

July 22Pro-ScratchPresented by PowerchuteSupported by Mobile Proshopat Broken Sound Old Course

bounds to drop his ball at the spot from where the original was played In the examples given the original spot is inside the haz-ard So in order for the player to get outside the hazard he has to give up another stroke

Parts of Rule 26-2 can be complicated and I hope I havenrsquot added any confusion to an already complex Rule through my examples I know personally it took me several readings of the Rule before I was comfortable with it For further clarification I would recom-mend reading Decisions 26-21 and 26-22 These two Decisions do an excellent job through diagrams of explaining the rule and relief options

PGA member benefit corner

Traveling This SummerYou and your immedi-ate family are eligible for the Delta Air Lines discount program which guarantees you 2 - 10 off all do-mestic fares and nu-merous international discounts to Europe The specific percent-age discount is based on the fare class you purchase The discounts are available on all Delta Air Lines KLM and Air France flights and are valid for business and personal travelTo book a reservation online click Deltacom For Business TravelTo book a reservation over the phone please call Premier Golf at (800) 283-4653 or Stepha-nie Kindig at (561) 624-8506 Please note there are fees for certain travel packagesIn addition you are also eligible to receive an exclusive travel discount program of 10 per-cent off when purchasing a vacation to any Delta Vacations destination For further in-formation on the Delta Vacations Program please click hereFor more information on benefits you receive as a PGA Professional please visit PGA Links and click on Benefits

It was Morinrsquos 15th SFPGA victory his second this year He won the Southeast Classic in May at the Club at Em-erald Hills in Hollywood He also won the South Florida Open in 2004 Tucker holds the SFPGA career record of 17 wins Morin 41 shot 65-69 the first two rounds at the par-72 Colony and the nearby par-71 Raptor Bay Golf Club to lead by four heading into the final round He earned $334208 including $550 in the optional bonus pool The field of 115 included some seniors who played in both divisions for an additional entry fee Everyone played one round each at Colony and Raptor Bay the first two days The final round was at Colony The senior division winner over 36 holes was Jerry Imp-ellittiere of Palm City who shot 69 at Raptor Bay and 71 at Colony for 140

tournament newsE-Z-GO South Florida Open cont

Michael Russing John Baughman Low Amateur Winner Jimmy Othus Alan Morin PGA Jeff Barrett Kevin Holt Bob Radunz

8

Above Meredith Schuler hosting a kids activity at the E-Z-GO South Florida Open Social

Right Below practicing shots at the Social

Above Brian Schuler Geoff Lofstead and Andrew Miller observing the activities from the balcony

9

Junior Tour 5 presented by The Honda ClassicPresented by

Supported by

The South Florida PGA Junior Tour is proudly presented by The Honda Classic amp supported by Allianz Championship Club Med Golf Academy Don Law Golf Academy Palm Beach County Sports Commission The Menrsquos Fun Group at Mirasol Oakley and Titleist

junior newsThe South Florida PGA Junior Tour pre-sented by the Honda Classic hosted Event 5 at Turnberry Isle Resort amp Club in Aventura The event featured 104 golfers playing 36 holes on the Miller course

Derron Peyton of Boynton Beach claimed his 3rd Overall Boys title in a row on Sunday finishing 70-69 for a 139 Ste-phen McPoyle of Lake Worth also carded a 69 for Sunday finishing second with a 141 Marco Fratini of Coral Springs had the low round of the tournament with a 4-under 66 Fratini finished 3rd with a 142 Notable mentions Sean Smothers of Coconut Creek got his first hole in one on 17 on Saturday 150 yards with a 9 iron Also Tim Cahill of Royal Palm Beach shot a 69 on Sunday

The Girls Overall title came down to a playoff between Annie Dulman of Palm Beach Gardens and Jamie Freedman of Miami Dulman claimed victory on the 1st playoff hole with a par Both girls finished with a 2-day score of 147 Claudia De Antonio shot a 68 Sunday to claim third place with a 148

Charlie Kennerly of Jupiter finished with a 71-70 to claim his 1st win this season in the Boys 12-13 age division Following close behind was Ty Strafaci of Davie with a 143 and Justin Zweibel of Boca Raton with a 151

In the Girls 12-13 Age Division Emily Faulker of Palm City also claimed her 3rd title in a row with a 154 Valeria Sofia of Hallandale Beach finished 2nd with a 159 while Zora Gittens of Parkland finished 3rd with a 162

Robert Butler and Garret Edwards shake hands after Round 1

Bob Coman PGA with Overall Winners Annie Dul-man and Derron Peyton

Bob Coman PGA with winners from the Girls 14-15 and 16-18 Divisions

10

Junior PGA ChampionshipPresented by

Supported by

junior newsStephano Diaz of Miami FL and Valentina Herrera of Plantation FL won the 2011 South Florida Junior PGA Championship pre-sented by Under Armour and Heritage FSE Tuesday and Wednesday June 21-22 at Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton FL

By winning the boysrsquo and girlsrsquo divisions re-spectively Diaz and Herrera qualified for the 36th Junior PGA Cham-pionship Presented by Under Armour and Heritage FSE Aug 2-5 2011 at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne Ind Diaz 17 post-ed a final-round 67 for a two-day total of 135 and a 1-stroke victory over Sean Smothers of Coconut Creek Herrera 16 had a final-round 73 for a two-day total of 146 and a 4-stroke victory over Claudia De Antonio of Weston

In addition to the 36 hole event there were 19 competitors in the 12 amp Under division that played 9 holes on Tuesday Justin Zwiebel was the boyrsquos champion with a score of 35 while Dana Williams won the girlrsquos divsion with a 37 The boyrsquos 2nd and 3rd place came down to a match of cards for a 36 with Hamilton Long finishing over Andrew Kozan In the girls division Story Shaw finished 2nd with a 39 while Tanya Eathakotti finishing 3rd with a 42

The Junior PGA Championship Presented by Under Armour and Heritage FSE is open to one boy and one girl champion from each of the 41 PGA Sections winners of the nine PGA Junior Series events and a few other national junior tournaments conducted throughout the year and special invi-tees who have yet not reached their 19th birthdays and who have not started college

The Junior PGA Champion-ship Presented by Under Ar-mour and Heritage FSE has traditionally been a stepping-stone for many of todayrsquos PGA and LPGA Tour professionals as well as current collegiate stars Past Junior PGA Cham-pionship competitors who have gone on to successful professional careers include Stewart Cink In-Bee Park Jim Furyk Trevor Immel-man Cristie Kerr Anthony Kim Dottie Pepper Justin Leonard Michelle McGann Phil Mickelson Sean OrsquoHair Grace Park Scott Verplank David Toms Michelle Wie and Tiger Woods

Junior PGA Championship Overall Champions - Stefano Diaz and Valen-tina Herrera

Sean Smothers in the lead group with a long birdie putt

11

education

SFPGA TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR ANDREW MILLER

rules with drew

Drought

This spring has been one of the driest on record for many years and you donrsquot have to be a weather man to know it to be true Just take a ride around some of the golf courses in south Florida and you will quickly see the lake levels are at an all-time low On one hand yoursquove got the superinten-dents hoping praying wishing for rain and on the other yoursquove got the golfer who is enjoying the hard fast play-ing conditions a drought brings In addition to a drought changing the playing conditions Irsquove witnessed on numer-ous occasions players taking advantage of Rule 26-2 which would not have been previously possible without Mother Naturersquos help So Irsquove decided to devote this monthsrsquo seg-ment entirely to explaining Rule 26-2

Before diving in to Rule 26-2 I think itrsquos important to men-tion Rule 13-4 Ball in a Hazard Prohibited Actions This rule tells us that before the player makes a stroke at a ball which is located in a hazard he cannot ldquo(a) test the con-dition of the hazard or any similar hazard (b) touch the ground in the hazard or water in the water hazard with his hand or a club or (c) touch or move any loose impediment lying in or touching the same hazardrdquo Like most rules of golf Rule 13-4 has several Exceptions and a Note The Ex-ceptions are as follows ldquo(1) Provided nothing is done that constitutes testing the condition of the hazard or improves the lie of the ball there is no penalty if the player (a) touch-es the ground or loose impediments in any hazard or wa-ter in a water hazard as a result of or to prevent falling in removing an obstruction in measuring or in marking the position of retrieving lifting placing or replacing a ball under any Rule or (b) places his clubs in a hazard (2) Af-ter making the stroke if the ball is still in the hazard or has been lifted from the hazard and may be dropped or placed in the hazard the player may smooth sand or soil in the hazard provided nothing is done to breach Rule 13-2 with respect to his next stroke If the ball is outside the hazard after the stroke the player may smooth sand or soil in the hazard without restriction (3) If the player makes a stroke from a hazard and the ball comes to rest in another hazard

Rule 13-4a does not apply to any subsequent actions tak-en in the hazard from which the stroke was maderdquo The Note to Rule 13-4 says ldquoAt any time including at address or in the backward movement for the stroke the player may touch with a club or otherwise any obstruction any construction declared by the Committee to be an integral part of the course or any grass bush tree or other growing thingrdquo As you can see there is a lot that goes into Rule 13-4 and a player should have a working knowledge of this Rule before going down into a water hazard to play his ball Ok so your tee shot comes to rest in a dried up area of a lateral water hazard You play your ball from the haz-ard further into the hazard to an area where it is clearly unplayable What are your options Your first of many would be to drop a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the ball was last played inside the hazard in-curring a penalty of one stroke Secondly the player could drop a ball outside the hazard under penalty of one stroke using the spot where the ball last crossed the hazard mar-gin as their reference point for taking relief under 26-1b or 26-1c And finally the player may under penalty of one stroke play a ball as nearly as possible from the spot which the last stroke from outside the water hazard was made In this case that would be the tee box In all three op-tions the player would be playing his forth stroke Now what would happen if the player dropped his ball in the hazard and it rolled into an unplayable situation

So yoursquove drop your ball in the hazard only to watch it roll into the water or behind a rock making it impossible to play What do you do now Assuming a re-drop isnrsquot war-ranted under Rule 20-2c(vi) or 20-2c(vii) the player may drop a ball outside the hazard under Rule 26-1a 26-1b or 26-1c incurring an additional penalty stroke The player would be playing his fifth stroke because he has made two strokes incurred a penalty for hitting his ball from the hazard further into the hazard and an additional pen-alty for dropping his ball in the hazard and not being able to play it In this particular case would the player who dropped his ball in the hazard only to watch it roll into a position from which it was unplayable be permitted to re-drop in the hazard Well Irsquom not sure why the player would want to take that risk but Rule 26-2a(i) requires the player to drop a ball outside the hazard when taking re-lief from this particular situation It is important to note that a player may not deem his ball unplayable in a water hazard He must proceed under 26-1

Now what would your options be if instead of hitting your ball further into the hazard you actually hit your ball out of bounds Your first option would be to drop your ball in the hazard from the spot which you just played from incurring a penalty of one stroke You would be playing your forth shot Your second and third options require you to add an additional penalty stroke Those options are to proceed under Rule 26-1b or 26-1c dropping a ball outside the hazard and using the point where the ball last crossed the hazard margin after a stroke from outside the hazard (the tee shot in this case) as your reference point for taking relief You would be playing your fifth stroke Unlike Rule 26-2a (ii) and (iii) Rule 26-2b (ii) and (iii) make you add an additional penalty to drop a ball outside the hazard The reason for the difference is found in Rule 27-1b 27-1b requires a player who has hit his ball out of

12

upcoming eventsJuly 5-6Junior Tour 6Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat Coral Ridge Country Club

July 7-8Pro-ProPresented by PoloSupported by GolfBuddy Ocean Reef Re-sort Titleist Footjoy amp Global Golf Salesat Ocean Reef Club

July 11Player Ability Testat Plantation Preserve Golf Course

July 13-14Junior Tour 15Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat Fort Lauderdale CC - South

July 18Senior-Super Senior EventSupported by The PGA TOURat Indian Spring CC - West

July 19-20Junior Tour 7Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat La Playa Golf Course

July 22Pro-ScratchPresented by PowerchuteSupported by Mobile Proshopat Broken Sound Old Course

bounds to drop his ball at the spot from where the original was played In the examples given the original spot is inside the haz-ard So in order for the player to get outside the hazard he has to give up another stroke

Parts of Rule 26-2 can be complicated and I hope I havenrsquot added any confusion to an already complex Rule through my examples I know personally it took me several readings of the Rule before I was comfortable with it For further clarification I would recom-mend reading Decisions 26-21 and 26-22 These two Decisions do an excellent job through diagrams of explaining the rule and relief options

PGA member benefit corner

Traveling This SummerYou and your immedi-ate family are eligible for the Delta Air Lines discount program which guarantees you 2 - 10 off all do-mestic fares and nu-merous international discounts to Europe The specific percent-age discount is based on the fare class you purchase The discounts are available on all Delta Air Lines KLM and Air France flights and are valid for business and personal travelTo book a reservation online click Deltacom For Business TravelTo book a reservation over the phone please call Premier Golf at (800) 283-4653 or Stepha-nie Kindig at (561) 624-8506 Please note there are fees for certain travel packagesIn addition you are also eligible to receive an exclusive travel discount program of 10 per-cent off when purchasing a vacation to any Delta Vacations destination For further in-formation on the Delta Vacations Program please click hereFor more information on benefits you receive as a PGA Professional please visit PGA Links and click on Benefits

9

Junior Tour 5 presented by The Honda ClassicPresented by

Supported by

The South Florida PGA Junior Tour is proudly presented by The Honda Classic amp supported by Allianz Championship Club Med Golf Academy Don Law Golf Academy Palm Beach County Sports Commission The Menrsquos Fun Group at Mirasol Oakley and Titleist

junior newsThe South Florida PGA Junior Tour pre-sented by the Honda Classic hosted Event 5 at Turnberry Isle Resort amp Club in Aventura The event featured 104 golfers playing 36 holes on the Miller course

Derron Peyton of Boynton Beach claimed his 3rd Overall Boys title in a row on Sunday finishing 70-69 for a 139 Ste-phen McPoyle of Lake Worth also carded a 69 for Sunday finishing second with a 141 Marco Fratini of Coral Springs had the low round of the tournament with a 4-under 66 Fratini finished 3rd with a 142 Notable mentions Sean Smothers of Coconut Creek got his first hole in one on 17 on Saturday 150 yards with a 9 iron Also Tim Cahill of Royal Palm Beach shot a 69 on Sunday

The Girls Overall title came down to a playoff between Annie Dulman of Palm Beach Gardens and Jamie Freedman of Miami Dulman claimed victory on the 1st playoff hole with a par Both girls finished with a 2-day score of 147 Claudia De Antonio shot a 68 Sunday to claim third place with a 148

Charlie Kennerly of Jupiter finished with a 71-70 to claim his 1st win this season in the Boys 12-13 age division Following close behind was Ty Strafaci of Davie with a 143 and Justin Zweibel of Boca Raton with a 151

In the Girls 12-13 Age Division Emily Faulker of Palm City also claimed her 3rd title in a row with a 154 Valeria Sofia of Hallandale Beach finished 2nd with a 159 while Zora Gittens of Parkland finished 3rd with a 162

Robert Butler and Garret Edwards shake hands after Round 1

Bob Coman PGA with Overall Winners Annie Dul-man and Derron Peyton

Bob Coman PGA with winners from the Girls 14-15 and 16-18 Divisions

10

Junior PGA ChampionshipPresented by

Supported by

junior newsStephano Diaz of Miami FL and Valentina Herrera of Plantation FL won the 2011 South Florida Junior PGA Championship pre-sented by Under Armour and Heritage FSE Tuesday and Wednesday June 21-22 at Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton FL

By winning the boysrsquo and girlsrsquo divisions re-spectively Diaz and Herrera qualified for the 36th Junior PGA Cham-pionship Presented by Under Armour and Heritage FSE Aug 2-5 2011 at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne Ind Diaz 17 post-ed a final-round 67 for a two-day total of 135 and a 1-stroke victory over Sean Smothers of Coconut Creek Herrera 16 had a final-round 73 for a two-day total of 146 and a 4-stroke victory over Claudia De Antonio of Weston

In addition to the 36 hole event there were 19 competitors in the 12 amp Under division that played 9 holes on Tuesday Justin Zwiebel was the boyrsquos champion with a score of 35 while Dana Williams won the girlrsquos divsion with a 37 The boyrsquos 2nd and 3rd place came down to a match of cards for a 36 with Hamilton Long finishing over Andrew Kozan In the girls division Story Shaw finished 2nd with a 39 while Tanya Eathakotti finishing 3rd with a 42

The Junior PGA Championship Presented by Under Armour and Heritage FSE is open to one boy and one girl champion from each of the 41 PGA Sections winners of the nine PGA Junior Series events and a few other national junior tournaments conducted throughout the year and special invi-tees who have yet not reached their 19th birthdays and who have not started college

The Junior PGA Champion-ship Presented by Under Ar-mour and Heritage FSE has traditionally been a stepping-stone for many of todayrsquos PGA and LPGA Tour professionals as well as current collegiate stars Past Junior PGA Cham-pionship competitors who have gone on to successful professional careers include Stewart Cink In-Bee Park Jim Furyk Trevor Immel-man Cristie Kerr Anthony Kim Dottie Pepper Justin Leonard Michelle McGann Phil Mickelson Sean OrsquoHair Grace Park Scott Verplank David Toms Michelle Wie and Tiger Woods

Junior PGA Championship Overall Champions - Stefano Diaz and Valen-tina Herrera

Sean Smothers in the lead group with a long birdie putt

11

education

SFPGA TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR ANDREW MILLER

rules with drew

Drought

This spring has been one of the driest on record for many years and you donrsquot have to be a weather man to know it to be true Just take a ride around some of the golf courses in south Florida and you will quickly see the lake levels are at an all-time low On one hand yoursquove got the superinten-dents hoping praying wishing for rain and on the other yoursquove got the golfer who is enjoying the hard fast play-ing conditions a drought brings In addition to a drought changing the playing conditions Irsquove witnessed on numer-ous occasions players taking advantage of Rule 26-2 which would not have been previously possible without Mother Naturersquos help So Irsquove decided to devote this monthsrsquo seg-ment entirely to explaining Rule 26-2

Before diving in to Rule 26-2 I think itrsquos important to men-tion Rule 13-4 Ball in a Hazard Prohibited Actions This rule tells us that before the player makes a stroke at a ball which is located in a hazard he cannot ldquo(a) test the con-dition of the hazard or any similar hazard (b) touch the ground in the hazard or water in the water hazard with his hand or a club or (c) touch or move any loose impediment lying in or touching the same hazardrdquo Like most rules of golf Rule 13-4 has several Exceptions and a Note The Ex-ceptions are as follows ldquo(1) Provided nothing is done that constitutes testing the condition of the hazard or improves the lie of the ball there is no penalty if the player (a) touch-es the ground or loose impediments in any hazard or wa-ter in a water hazard as a result of or to prevent falling in removing an obstruction in measuring or in marking the position of retrieving lifting placing or replacing a ball under any Rule or (b) places his clubs in a hazard (2) Af-ter making the stroke if the ball is still in the hazard or has been lifted from the hazard and may be dropped or placed in the hazard the player may smooth sand or soil in the hazard provided nothing is done to breach Rule 13-2 with respect to his next stroke If the ball is outside the hazard after the stroke the player may smooth sand or soil in the hazard without restriction (3) If the player makes a stroke from a hazard and the ball comes to rest in another hazard

Rule 13-4a does not apply to any subsequent actions tak-en in the hazard from which the stroke was maderdquo The Note to Rule 13-4 says ldquoAt any time including at address or in the backward movement for the stroke the player may touch with a club or otherwise any obstruction any construction declared by the Committee to be an integral part of the course or any grass bush tree or other growing thingrdquo As you can see there is a lot that goes into Rule 13-4 and a player should have a working knowledge of this Rule before going down into a water hazard to play his ball Ok so your tee shot comes to rest in a dried up area of a lateral water hazard You play your ball from the haz-ard further into the hazard to an area where it is clearly unplayable What are your options Your first of many would be to drop a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the ball was last played inside the hazard in-curring a penalty of one stroke Secondly the player could drop a ball outside the hazard under penalty of one stroke using the spot where the ball last crossed the hazard mar-gin as their reference point for taking relief under 26-1b or 26-1c And finally the player may under penalty of one stroke play a ball as nearly as possible from the spot which the last stroke from outside the water hazard was made In this case that would be the tee box In all three op-tions the player would be playing his forth stroke Now what would happen if the player dropped his ball in the hazard and it rolled into an unplayable situation

So yoursquove drop your ball in the hazard only to watch it roll into the water or behind a rock making it impossible to play What do you do now Assuming a re-drop isnrsquot war-ranted under Rule 20-2c(vi) or 20-2c(vii) the player may drop a ball outside the hazard under Rule 26-1a 26-1b or 26-1c incurring an additional penalty stroke The player would be playing his fifth stroke because he has made two strokes incurred a penalty for hitting his ball from the hazard further into the hazard and an additional pen-alty for dropping his ball in the hazard and not being able to play it In this particular case would the player who dropped his ball in the hazard only to watch it roll into a position from which it was unplayable be permitted to re-drop in the hazard Well Irsquom not sure why the player would want to take that risk but Rule 26-2a(i) requires the player to drop a ball outside the hazard when taking re-lief from this particular situation It is important to note that a player may not deem his ball unplayable in a water hazard He must proceed under 26-1

Now what would your options be if instead of hitting your ball further into the hazard you actually hit your ball out of bounds Your first option would be to drop your ball in the hazard from the spot which you just played from incurring a penalty of one stroke You would be playing your forth shot Your second and third options require you to add an additional penalty stroke Those options are to proceed under Rule 26-1b or 26-1c dropping a ball outside the hazard and using the point where the ball last crossed the hazard margin after a stroke from outside the hazard (the tee shot in this case) as your reference point for taking relief You would be playing your fifth stroke Unlike Rule 26-2a (ii) and (iii) Rule 26-2b (ii) and (iii) make you add an additional penalty to drop a ball outside the hazard The reason for the difference is found in Rule 27-1b 27-1b requires a player who has hit his ball out of

12

upcoming eventsJuly 5-6Junior Tour 6Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat Coral Ridge Country Club

July 7-8Pro-ProPresented by PoloSupported by GolfBuddy Ocean Reef Re-sort Titleist Footjoy amp Global Golf Salesat Ocean Reef Club

July 11Player Ability Testat Plantation Preserve Golf Course

July 13-14Junior Tour 15Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat Fort Lauderdale CC - South

July 18Senior-Super Senior EventSupported by The PGA TOURat Indian Spring CC - West

July 19-20Junior Tour 7Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat La Playa Golf Course

July 22Pro-ScratchPresented by PowerchuteSupported by Mobile Proshopat Broken Sound Old Course

bounds to drop his ball at the spot from where the original was played In the examples given the original spot is inside the haz-ard So in order for the player to get outside the hazard he has to give up another stroke

Parts of Rule 26-2 can be complicated and I hope I havenrsquot added any confusion to an already complex Rule through my examples I know personally it took me several readings of the Rule before I was comfortable with it For further clarification I would recom-mend reading Decisions 26-21 and 26-22 These two Decisions do an excellent job through diagrams of explaining the rule and relief options

PGA member benefit corner

Traveling This SummerYou and your immedi-ate family are eligible for the Delta Air Lines discount program which guarantees you 2 - 10 off all do-mestic fares and nu-merous international discounts to Europe The specific percent-age discount is based on the fare class you purchase The discounts are available on all Delta Air Lines KLM and Air France flights and are valid for business and personal travelTo book a reservation online click Deltacom For Business TravelTo book a reservation over the phone please call Premier Golf at (800) 283-4653 or Stepha-nie Kindig at (561) 624-8506 Please note there are fees for certain travel packagesIn addition you are also eligible to receive an exclusive travel discount program of 10 per-cent off when purchasing a vacation to any Delta Vacations destination For further in-formation on the Delta Vacations Program please click hereFor more information on benefits you receive as a PGA Professional please visit PGA Links and click on Benefits

10

Junior PGA ChampionshipPresented by

Supported by

junior newsStephano Diaz of Miami FL and Valentina Herrera of Plantation FL won the 2011 South Florida Junior PGA Championship pre-sented by Under Armour and Heritage FSE Tuesday and Wednesday June 21-22 at Boca West Country Club in Boca Raton FL

By winning the boysrsquo and girlsrsquo divisions re-spectively Diaz and Herrera qualified for the 36th Junior PGA Cham-pionship Presented by Under Armour and Heritage FSE Aug 2-5 2011 at Sycamore Hills Golf Club in Fort Wayne Ind Diaz 17 post-ed a final-round 67 for a two-day total of 135 and a 1-stroke victory over Sean Smothers of Coconut Creek Herrera 16 had a final-round 73 for a two-day total of 146 and a 4-stroke victory over Claudia De Antonio of Weston

In addition to the 36 hole event there were 19 competitors in the 12 amp Under division that played 9 holes on Tuesday Justin Zwiebel was the boyrsquos champion with a score of 35 while Dana Williams won the girlrsquos divsion with a 37 The boyrsquos 2nd and 3rd place came down to a match of cards for a 36 with Hamilton Long finishing over Andrew Kozan In the girls division Story Shaw finished 2nd with a 39 while Tanya Eathakotti finishing 3rd with a 42

The Junior PGA Championship Presented by Under Armour and Heritage FSE is open to one boy and one girl champion from each of the 41 PGA Sections winners of the nine PGA Junior Series events and a few other national junior tournaments conducted throughout the year and special invi-tees who have yet not reached their 19th birthdays and who have not started college

The Junior PGA Champion-ship Presented by Under Ar-mour and Heritage FSE has traditionally been a stepping-stone for many of todayrsquos PGA and LPGA Tour professionals as well as current collegiate stars Past Junior PGA Cham-pionship competitors who have gone on to successful professional careers include Stewart Cink In-Bee Park Jim Furyk Trevor Immel-man Cristie Kerr Anthony Kim Dottie Pepper Justin Leonard Michelle McGann Phil Mickelson Sean OrsquoHair Grace Park Scott Verplank David Toms Michelle Wie and Tiger Woods

Junior PGA Championship Overall Champions - Stefano Diaz and Valen-tina Herrera

Sean Smothers in the lead group with a long birdie putt

11

education

SFPGA TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR ANDREW MILLER

rules with drew

Drought

This spring has been one of the driest on record for many years and you donrsquot have to be a weather man to know it to be true Just take a ride around some of the golf courses in south Florida and you will quickly see the lake levels are at an all-time low On one hand yoursquove got the superinten-dents hoping praying wishing for rain and on the other yoursquove got the golfer who is enjoying the hard fast play-ing conditions a drought brings In addition to a drought changing the playing conditions Irsquove witnessed on numer-ous occasions players taking advantage of Rule 26-2 which would not have been previously possible without Mother Naturersquos help So Irsquove decided to devote this monthsrsquo seg-ment entirely to explaining Rule 26-2

Before diving in to Rule 26-2 I think itrsquos important to men-tion Rule 13-4 Ball in a Hazard Prohibited Actions This rule tells us that before the player makes a stroke at a ball which is located in a hazard he cannot ldquo(a) test the con-dition of the hazard or any similar hazard (b) touch the ground in the hazard or water in the water hazard with his hand or a club or (c) touch or move any loose impediment lying in or touching the same hazardrdquo Like most rules of golf Rule 13-4 has several Exceptions and a Note The Ex-ceptions are as follows ldquo(1) Provided nothing is done that constitutes testing the condition of the hazard or improves the lie of the ball there is no penalty if the player (a) touch-es the ground or loose impediments in any hazard or wa-ter in a water hazard as a result of or to prevent falling in removing an obstruction in measuring or in marking the position of retrieving lifting placing or replacing a ball under any Rule or (b) places his clubs in a hazard (2) Af-ter making the stroke if the ball is still in the hazard or has been lifted from the hazard and may be dropped or placed in the hazard the player may smooth sand or soil in the hazard provided nothing is done to breach Rule 13-2 with respect to his next stroke If the ball is outside the hazard after the stroke the player may smooth sand or soil in the hazard without restriction (3) If the player makes a stroke from a hazard and the ball comes to rest in another hazard

Rule 13-4a does not apply to any subsequent actions tak-en in the hazard from which the stroke was maderdquo The Note to Rule 13-4 says ldquoAt any time including at address or in the backward movement for the stroke the player may touch with a club or otherwise any obstruction any construction declared by the Committee to be an integral part of the course or any grass bush tree or other growing thingrdquo As you can see there is a lot that goes into Rule 13-4 and a player should have a working knowledge of this Rule before going down into a water hazard to play his ball Ok so your tee shot comes to rest in a dried up area of a lateral water hazard You play your ball from the haz-ard further into the hazard to an area where it is clearly unplayable What are your options Your first of many would be to drop a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the ball was last played inside the hazard in-curring a penalty of one stroke Secondly the player could drop a ball outside the hazard under penalty of one stroke using the spot where the ball last crossed the hazard mar-gin as their reference point for taking relief under 26-1b or 26-1c And finally the player may under penalty of one stroke play a ball as nearly as possible from the spot which the last stroke from outside the water hazard was made In this case that would be the tee box In all three op-tions the player would be playing his forth stroke Now what would happen if the player dropped his ball in the hazard and it rolled into an unplayable situation

So yoursquove drop your ball in the hazard only to watch it roll into the water or behind a rock making it impossible to play What do you do now Assuming a re-drop isnrsquot war-ranted under Rule 20-2c(vi) or 20-2c(vii) the player may drop a ball outside the hazard under Rule 26-1a 26-1b or 26-1c incurring an additional penalty stroke The player would be playing his fifth stroke because he has made two strokes incurred a penalty for hitting his ball from the hazard further into the hazard and an additional pen-alty for dropping his ball in the hazard and not being able to play it In this particular case would the player who dropped his ball in the hazard only to watch it roll into a position from which it was unplayable be permitted to re-drop in the hazard Well Irsquom not sure why the player would want to take that risk but Rule 26-2a(i) requires the player to drop a ball outside the hazard when taking re-lief from this particular situation It is important to note that a player may not deem his ball unplayable in a water hazard He must proceed under 26-1

Now what would your options be if instead of hitting your ball further into the hazard you actually hit your ball out of bounds Your first option would be to drop your ball in the hazard from the spot which you just played from incurring a penalty of one stroke You would be playing your forth shot Your second and third options require you to add an additional penalty stroke Those options are to proceed under Rule 26-1b or 26-1c dropping a ball outside the hazard and using the point where the ball last crossed the hazard margin after a stroke from outside the hazard (the tee shot in this case) as your reference point for taking relief You would be playing your fifth stroke Unlike Rule 26-2a (ii) and (iii) Rule 26-2b (ii) and (iii) make you add an additional penalty to drop a ball outside the hazard The reason for the difference is found in Rule 27-1b 27-1b requires a player who has hit his ball out of

12

upcoming eventsJuly 5-6Junior Tour 6Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat Coral Ridge Country Club

July 7-8Pro-ProPresented by PoloSupported by GolfBuddy Ocean Reef Re-sort Titleist Footjoy amp Global Golf Salesat Ocean Reef Club

July 11Player Ability Testat Plantation Preserve Golf Course

July 13-14Junior Tour 15Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat Fort Lauderdale CC - South

July 18Senior-Super Senior EventSupported by The PGA TOURat Indian Spring CC - West

July 19-20Junior Tour 7Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat La Playa Golf Course

July 22Pro-ScratchPresented by PowerchuteSupported by Mobile Proshopat Broken Sound Old Course

bounds to drop his ball at the spot from where the original was played In the examples given the original spot is inside the haz-ard So in order for the player to get outside the hazard he has to give up another stroke

Parts of Rule 26-2 can be complicated and I hope I havenrsquot added any confusion to an already complex Rule through my examples I know personally it took me several readings of the Rule before I was comfortable with it For further clarification I would recom-mend reading Decisions 26-21 and 26-22 These two Decisions do an excellent job through diagrams of explaining the rule and relief options

PGA member benefit corner

Traveling This SummerYou and your immedi-ate family are eligible for the Delta Air Lines discount program which guarantees you 2 - 10 off all do-mestic fares and nu-merous international discounts to Europe The specific percent-age discount is based on the fare class you purchase The discounts are available on all Delta Air Lines KLM and Air France flights and are valid for business and personal travelTo book a reservation online click Deltacom For Business TravelTo book a reservation over the phone please call Premier Golf at (800) 283-4653 or Stepha-nie Kindig at (561) 624-8506 Please note there are fees for certain travel packagesIn addition you are also eligible to receive an exclusive travel discount program of 10 per-cent off when purchasing a vacation to any Delta Vacations destination For further in-formation on the Delta Vacations Program please click hereFor more information on benefits you receive as a PGA Professional please visit PGA Links and click on Benefits

11

education

SFPGA TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR ANDREW MILLER

rules with drew

Drought

This spring has been one of the driest on record for many years and you donrsquot have to be a weather man to know it to be true Just take a ride around some of the golf courses in south Florida and you will quickly see the lake levels are at an all-time low On one hand yoursquove got the superinten-dents hoping praying wishing for rain and on the other yoursquove got the golfer who is enjoying the hard fast play-ing conditions a drought brings In addition to a drought changing the playing conditions Irsquove witnessed on numer-ous occasions players taking advantage of Rule 26-2 which would not have been previously possible without Mother Naturersquos help So Irsquove decided to devote this monthsrsquo seg-ment entirely to explaining Rule 26-2

Before diving in to Rule 26-2 I think itrsquos important to men-tion Rule 13-4 Ball in a Hazard Prohibited Actions This rule tells us that before the player makes a stroke at a ball which is located in a hazard he cannot ldquo(a) test the con-dition of the hazard or any similar hazard (b) touch the ground in the hazard or water in the water hazard with his hand or a club or (c) touch or move any loose impediment lying in or touching the same hazardrdquo Like most rules of golf Rule 13-4 has several Exceptions and a Note The Ex-ceptions are as follows ldquo(1) Provided nothing is done that constitutes testing the condition of the hazard or improves the lie of the ball there is no penalty if the player (a) touch-es the ground or loose impediments in any hazard or wa-ter in a water hazard as a result of or to prevent falling in removing an obstruction in measuring or in marking the position of retrieving lifting placing or replacing a ball under any Rule or (b) places his clubs in a hazard (2) Af-ter making the stroke if the ball is still in the hazard or has been lifted from the hazard and may be dropped or placed in the hazard the player may smooth sand or soil in the hazard provided nothing is done to breach Rule 13-2 with respect to his next stroke If the ball is outside the hazard after the stroke the player may smooth sand or soil in the hazard without restriction (3) If the player makes a stroke from a hazard and the ball comes to rest in another hazard

Rule 13-4a does not apply to any subsequent actions tak-en in the hazard from which the stroke was maderdquo The Note to Rule 13-4 says ldquoAt any time including at address or in the backward movement for the stroke the player may touch with a club or otherwise any obstruction any construction declared by the Committee to be an integral part of the course or any grass bush tree or other growing thingrdquo As you can see there is a lot that goes into Rule 13-4 and a player should have a working knowledge of this Rule before going down into a water hazard to play his ball Ok so your tee shot comes to rest in a dried up area of a lateral water hazard You play your ball from the haz-ard further into the hazard to an area where it is clearly unplayable What are your options Your first of many would be to drop a ball as nearly as possible at the spot from which the ball was last played inside the hazard in-curring a penalty of one stroke Secondly the player could drop a ball outside the hazard under penalty of one stroke using the spot where the ball last crossed the hazard mar-gin as their reference point for taking relief under 26-1b or 26-1c And finally the player may under penalty of one stroke play a ball as nearly as possible from the spot which the last stroke from outside the water hazard was made In this case that would be the tee box In all three op-tions the player would be playing his forth stroke Now what would happen if the player dropped his ball in the hazard and it rolled into an unplayable situation

So yoursquove drop your ball in the hazard only to watch it roll into the water or behind a rock making it impossible to play What do you do now Assuming a re-drop isnrsquot war-ranted under Rule 20-2c(vi) or 20-2c(vii) the player may drop a ball outside the hazard under Rule 26-1a 26-1b or 26-1c incurring an additional penalty stroke The player would be playing his fifth stroke because he has made two strokes incurred a penalty for hitting his ball from the hazard further into the hazard and an additional pen-alty for dropping his ball in the hazard and not being able to play it In this particular case would the player who dropped his ball in the hazard only to watch it roll into a position from which it was unplayable be permitted to re-drop in the hazard Well Irsquom not sure why the player would want to take that risk but Rule 26-2a(i) requires the player to drop a ball outside the hazard when taking re-lief from this particular situation It is important to note that a player may not deem his ball unplayable in a water hazard He must proceed under 26-1

Now what would your options be if instead of hitting your ball further into the hazard you actually hit your ball out of bounds Your first option would be to drop your ball in the hazard from the spot which you just played from incurring a penalty of one stroke You would be playing your forth shot Your second and third options require you to add an additional penalty stroke Those options are to proceed under Rule 26-1b or 26-1c dropping a ball outside the hazard and using the point where the ball last crossed the hazard margin after a stroke from outside the hazard (the tee shot in this case) as your reference point for taking relief You would be playing your fifth stroke Unlike Rule 26-2a (ii) and (iii) Rule 26-2b (ii) and (iii) make you add an additional penalty to drop a ball outside the hazard The reason for the difference is found in Rule 27-1b 27-1b requires a player who has hit his ball out of

12

upcoming eventsJuly 5-6Junior Tour 6Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat Coral Ridge Country Club

July 7-8Pro-ProPresented by PoloSupported by GolfBuddy Ocean Reef Re-sort Titleist Footjoy amp Global Golf Salesat Ocean Reef Club

July 11Player Ability Testat Plantation Preserve Golf Course

July 13-14Junior Tour 15Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat Fort Lauderdale CC - South

July 18Senior-Super Senior EventSupported by The PGA TOURat Indian Spring CC - West

July 19-20Junior Tour 7Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat La Playa Golf Course

July 22Pro-ScratchPresented by PowerchuteSupported by Mobile Proshopat Broken Sound Old Course

bounds to drop his ball at the spot from where the original was played In the examples given the original spot is inside the haz-ard So in order for the player to get outside the hazard he has to give up another stroke

Parts of Rule 26-2 can be complicated and I hope I havenrsquot added any confusion to an already complex Rule through my examples I know personally it took me several readings of the Rule before I was comfortable with it For further clarification I would recom-mend reading Decisions 26-21 and 26-22 These two Decisions do an excellent job through diagrams of explaining the rule and relief options

PGA member benefit corner

Traveling This SummerYou and your immedi-ate family are eligible for the Delta Air Lines discount program which guarantees you 2 - 10 off all do-mestic fares and nu-merous international discounts to Europe The specific percent-age discount is based on the fare class you purchase The discounts are available on all Delta Air Lines KLM and Air France flights and are valid for business and personal travelTo book a reservation online click Deltacom For Business TravelTo book a reservation over the phone please call Premier Golf at (800) 283-4653 or Stepha-nie Kindig at (561) 624-8506 Please note there are fees for certain travel packagesIn addition you are also eligible to receive an exclusive travel discount program of 10 per-cent off when purchasing a vacation to any Delta Vacations destination For further in-formation on the Delta Vacations Program please click hereFor more information on benefits you receive as a PGA Professional please visit PGA Links and click on Benefits

12

upcoming eventsJuly 5-6Junior Tour 6Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat Coral Ridge Country Club

July 7-8Pro-ProPresented by PoloSupported by GolfBuddy Ocean Reef Re-sort Titleist Footjoy amp Global Golf Salesat Ocean Reef Club

July 11Player Ability Testat Plantation Preserve Golf Course

July 13-14Junior Tour 15Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat Fort Lauderdale CC - South

July 18Senior-Super Senior EventSupported by The PGA TOURat Indian Spring CC - West

July 19-20Junior Tour 7Presented by The Honda ClassicSupported by Titleist Don Law Golf Acad-emy Club Med Golf Academy Palm Beach Sports Commission Allianz Championship and The Fun Group at Mirasolat La Playa Golf Course

July 22Pro-ScratchPresented by PowerchuteSupported by Mobile Proshopat Broken Sound Old Course

bounds to drop his ball at the spot from where the original was played In the examples given the original spot is inside the haz-ard So in order for the player to get outside the hazard he has to give up another stroke

Parts of Rule 26-2 can be complicated and I hope I havenrsquot added any confusion to an already complex Rule through my examples I know personally it took me several readings of the Rule before I was comfortable with it For further clarification I would recom-mend reading Decisions 26-21 and 26-22 These two Decisions do an excellent job through diagrams of explaining the rule and relief options

PGA member benefit corner

Traveling This SummerYou and your immedi-ate family are eligible for the Delta Air Lines discount program which guarantees you 2 - 10 off all do-mestic fares and nu-merous international discounts to Europe The specific percent-age discount is based on the fare class you purchase The discounts are available on all Delta Air Lines KLM and Air France flights and are valid for business and personal travelTo book a reservation online click Deltacom For Business TravelTo book a reservation over the phone please call Premier Golf at (800) 283-4653 or Stepha-nie Kindig at (561) 624-8506 Please note there are fees for certain travel packagesIn addition you are also eligible to receive an exclusive travel discount program of 10 per-cent off when purchasing a vacation to any Delta Vacations destination For further in-formation on the Delta Vacations Program please click hereFor more information on benefits you receive as a PGA Professional please visit PGA Links and click on Benefits