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National Amputee Golf Association (NAGA) Article
The following article was written by Amputee Golf Charities staff. This article was submitted to the National Amputee Golf Association (NAGA) for inclusion in their 2012 magazine.
"An Exciting Year to Come"
Written by Amputee Golf Charities
For the 18th Annual Amputee Tournament Players Championship (TPC), the first weekend in June brought over 40 amputee players from 12 states to Shelbyville KY to participate in the Amputee TPC and the Sponsor Scramble. The tournament continued to raise funds for educational scholarships for regional amputees in honor of Henry Brown, the past President of Amputee Golf Charities. During the opening ceremonies, players with perfect attendance (since 2003) were honored and presented with a commemorative shirt. They included Scott Lusk, Virgil Price, Mark Calvert, Richard Minton, and Alan Gentry. Weissinger Hills Golf Course was in wonderful condition and once again Bryan Sloan, PGA Pro, and his staff hosted the tournament with grace and Kentucky hospitality.
In 2012, changes are coming! Amputee Golf Charities would like to announce a pairing with Southern Amputee Golf Championship. While the Amputee Sponsor Golf Scramble and Amputee Tournament Players Championship has been played for 19 years, it will combine with the 55th Annual Southern Amputee Golf Championship (SAGC), bringing more competition as well as tradition. It is a great honor to host these two great tournaments as a combined event that will bring more players and raise more funds for our amputee scholarship program. The weekend will include a sponsor scramble on Friday June 1st with tournament play on Saturday afternoon (TPC) June 2nd and Sunday morning (SAGC) June 3rd.
The Amputee Tournament Players Championship, will be a stroke play event with seven divisions based on amputation (above elbow, below elbow, above knee, below knee, and multiple), women, and senior (70 and older) – with the larger divisions having multiple flights. The Southern Amputee Golf Championship, will be a stroke play event with multiple divisions flighted by first round scores. However, both tournament winners will be determined by the same “two-day” total score. Players may choose to play only in the TPC, however, players must play in the TPC to also be entered into the Southern Tournament. As in years past, playing in the Southern Tournament will qualify players for the 2012 National Tournament.
You won’t want to miss this opportunity to experience great Kentucky hospitality and have the opportunity to play in this unique combination tournament. Please see the website www.AmpGC.com for next year’s event details, statistics, and pictures from the previous Kentucky tournaments. Additional information may also be requested by email at info@AmpGC.com.
Congratulations to the 2011 overall champion, Mike Carver, from Holcomb, Mississippi and the overall runner-up, John Novak, from Circleville, Ohio. Other stand-outs include the 2011 “Never Quit” award presented to Mark Christian, from Henderson, Kentucky, who improved his score by 25 strokes on the second day.
Winners and runner-up for each division include:
AE – Alan Gentry (Louisville, KY) and Scott Lusk (Guston, KY)
AK – Bob Pollock (Brandenburg, KY) and Vince Moran (Greenbrier, TN)
BE – Joe Bricker (Peoria, IL) and Tony Rogers (Indianapolis, IN)
BK (1st Flight) – Jim McElhiney (Nashville, TN) and Gary McFarland (Russell Springs, KY)
BK (2nd Flight) – Chris Vollman (Boonville, IN) and James Goff (Indianapolis, IN)
Multiple – Mark Calvert (Shelbyville, KY) and Joe Elmore (Simpsonville, SC)
Senior – Archie Sanders (Versailles, IN) and Virgil Price (St. Petersburg, FL)
Women – Renee Roulo (N Redington Beach, FL) and Dianna Hayden (Louisville, KY)
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