| I GUESS I MISSED IT FOR THIS YEAR.WOULD LIKE SOME MORE INFORMATION
ON HOW TO ENTER THAT TOURNAMENT LIKE HOW MUCH DOES IT COST,WHAT
HANDICAPS DO THEY ACCEPT MGA OR USGA,HOW MANY MONTHS IN ADVANCE
DO YOU NEED TO SET UP RESERVATION..........
TOM, DID YOU GO THIS YEAR AND IF SO HOW DID YOU DO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Yep...I went again this year, though at various times throughout
the tournament I wondered why !! It seems that somewhere, sometime
during the 12.5 hr drive from Pittsburgh down to Myrtle Beach, I
developed an uncontrollable hook off the tee !!! I hadn't seen a
hook like that since I saw my kids playing with boomerang toys in
the back yard! At any rate, I shot 103 (started the bloody tournament
on a par 5 and took a 10!), 92, 89, 88...I'm supposedly a 16 handicap.
I played Sea Trails, Waterway Hills (formerly Arcadian Skyway),
River Club and Quail Creek. Sea Trails and River Club are new (1985)
clubs and are superb. I placed 37th out of 115 in my flight (15-16
hdcp).
Other than my 103, it was truly an enjoyable experience...that makes
it two years in a row. Met nice people from all over the country
(you're in a different foursome each of the four days) and played
good to excellent courses. This year, some private outfit made a
video tape of the tournament which they showed at the cocktail party
prior to the awards ceremony at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center.
You could tell that the Seniors (amateurs over 55) were down there
to have a good time (older gentleman on the video getting into his
cart.."I just got a 13 !!! How did I get a 13 ?! I missed the putt
for 12."....and off he drives). Us young guys were trying to break
course records and ended up shooting 103's. There were *1600* people
this year (800 in '84, 1200 in '85).
The entry blanks appear in Golf Digest, almost monthly. It cost
$195 (includes tournament fees, greens fees, cart for all four rounds).
You must have a USGA handicap. I sent in my entry form some time
in June '86...they needed to be in by July 27, '86. What you need
to do *months* in advance is get accomodations down there, especially
if you plan on bringing family down there and want to stay on the
beach.
It's a great time....believe me !
Tom
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