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To all Golfweek Amateur Tour Members,

On behalf of the entire Golfweek organization, I want to thank you for your membership of the Golfweek Amateur Tour. We are incredibly proud of our relationship with what we feel is the best option for organized amateur competition for folks like you and me.

I am writing to inform you of some changes to our magazine frequency and format for 2021. Our plan is to publish four issues in 2021 including our annual Golfweek’s Best in April and Ultimate Guide in December. In addition to these two issues, we will publish a new issue called Get Equipped in February that will highlight everything new in the game for 2021 including equipment, gear, places to visit and more. The second new issue is titled Golf Life in July and will feature in-depth stories and interviews with the movers, shakers and personalities that drive the business and sport of golf. We are excited about the new schedule and plan to bring the same style of expert, in-depth journalism that you expect from Golfweek..

I hope that you also enjoying www.golfweek.usatoday.com as well as our weekly digital newsletter products including: Monday Rewind, Get Equipped, Get Primed, Golf Life and Get Better. You can sign up for these here.

Thank you again for being a Golfweek Amateur Tour Member.

Sincerely,

Patrick Leahy
VP of Revenue - USA TODAY Golf
Publisher – Golfweek

CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CHARLOTTE WINNERS FROM THE SMOKY MOUNTAIN REGIONAL!

Charlottes' next event:

The Hickory Tavern Classic @ Edgewater Golf Club.

Saturday, May 4th, 10:00 AM Tee Times.

Mens Tees:

Champ Flight: Black Tees (7183 Yds)

A/B Flights: Gold Tees (6571 Yds)

C/D Flights: Navy Tees (6192 Yds)

Womens Tees:

Champ Flight: Navy Tees (6192 Yds)

A/B Flights: White Tees (5322 Yds)

C/D Flights: Red Tees (4717 Yds)

Practice Rounds Available, call for tee times.

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR WINNERS From the Sweetwater Sports Bar and Grill Classic at River Hills Country Club!

Sweetwater Sports Bar & Grill Classic was a true test at River Hills Country Club yesterday. The overall flights scoring average was a whopping 91.8!!! RHCC was playing TOUGH! AJ Jackson won his first event of 2024 season with a 77 in Champ Flight. Danny Sweetman went to extra holes to decide A Flight and sealed the win with an ACE on the Par 3 #11th hole. This was Danny’s first win of there season and his first Hole In One! Kevin Fontenot cruised to a win in B Flight with an 83 - 4 shots clear of the field. Nelson Ng held off a tightly packed C Flight field and won with a 91. The eclipse didn’t throw off Rick Goza’s blazing 89 in D Flight to take home the championship.

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New for 2024:

New enhanced Tournament payouts: 60-80 players $300 Guarantee 1st place prize money, 81-100 players $400, and 101+ players $500 guaranteed 1st place.
Enhanced Flight skins ($20 buy-in for each tournament)
Each Flight will have a 2024 champion and payouts to 4th place. (1st place: Trophy, paid 2025 membership and 3 tournaments paid*), (2nd place: 3 tournaments paid*), (3rd place: 2 tounaments paid*), (4th place: 1 tournament paid*). *One day Charlotte events only
CTP will now be "polies". Polies are if you hit within a flagstick on any par 3 (appx 7'), you will split the prize money. (Example: A total of 5 people hit within the flagstick on any the par 3's, $500 in the pot, each player wins $100)
Several tournaments will host a breakfast or lunch prior to, or after the tournament ends (More details to come).
Facebook info page "Charlotte GolfWeek Amateur Tour" will have updates/info on all upcoming tournaments. Please like and follow!
We will still have many ways to pay on the website...Google Pay, Cashapp and Venmo along with PayPal (a small fee will apply)
Skins and polies will be paid at the course or by Venmo within 48 hours. If you do not have the app set up, I can send you a link to install the app.
In order to speed up play, groups will be warned and penalized if they fall further than 1 hole behind. To help speed up play, please play ready golf and limit your ball searches to 3 minutes (Per USGA Rule)
Please make special requests such as playing partners BEFORE tee times are posted by sending an email to charlotte@amateurgolftour.net.
For those that are new to the tour, let me outline a few of the nuances to the Charlotte events.
Most Charlotte events are SHOTGUN starts, meaning everyone will leave the clubhouse at the same time and head out to their starting holes where play will begin.
Your Tour Membership package will be emailed to you before your first local tournament you play in you will be able to choose from items in the online store ($50 credit).
We utilize Livescore in all events. Not only can you track your progress against the field in real-time, but your family and friends, no matter where they are, can also track your progress.

Side Cash Games.

These are all optional.

Flight Skins Games:
- ($20 entry) Each flight will have a seperate pot.

- If there are less than 10 players playing at an event in the division, 2 divisions may be combined.

Super Skins Game:
- ($10 Entry) All Flights combined
Polies:
- (All Flights combined) ($5 entry) Example 100 entries at $5 a piece = $500 in prize fund. 5 people hit within the flagpole (appx 7') they split the total purse, $100 each
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