HERSHEY, Pa. -- The inaugural tee shot of the first annual Hershey Amateur was fired at 8:30 am Monday by Clem Stone from Pittsburgh, PA, a 3.3 handicap playing in the Senior Men's Division. The Hershey Amateur is an individual NET stroke-play tournament open to golfers of any skill level with a USGA Handicap Index. Players are flighted by handicap, allowing them to compete for flight and daily prizes against others of similar skill level.
The field is comprised of players in seven divisions, with participants coming from as far away as Utah, Texas and Florida. The player with the lowest handicap is Patrick Marshalek from Exton, PA at 1.2 in the Men's Division; while Bob Wilson from Elverson playing in the Super Senior Division sports the highest at 32.0.
During a festive Opening Reception, participants were officially welcomed to Hershey by Maarten Van Wijk, General Manager of the Hershey Golf Collection and given an informative look into the long-standing tradition of golf at Hershey by Director of Golf, Ned Graff. Players enjoyed a full buffet dinner, hosted bar and tournament gift bags featuring products from event sponsors Peter Millar Apparel, NIKE Golf, Sunbuster, the USGA Members Program, Amateurgolf.com and Critical Care Systems.
Rd. 1 Highlights
Weather: Low 50's with Overcast Skies
Par 72
LEADERS: NET
Women's Division: Janice Wilson - Dade City, FL 78
Carol McDowell - Egg Harbor, NJ 85
Men's Division
Flight 1 PatrickMarshalek - Exton, PA 73
Brian Taylor - Lehi, UT 74
John Poole - Newtown, PA 75
Flight 2 Chris Landes - Landsdale, PA 68
Rick Storms - Gilbertsville, PA 74
Mo Rengen - Mechanicsburg, PA 82
Senior Men's Division
Flight 1 Steve Caldwell - Springville, UT 69
Clem Stone - Pittsburgh, PA 73
Roger DeFriez - Bountiful, UT 73
Flight 2 Patrick Brock - Berlin, NJ 73
Charles Hensel - Thorofare, NJ 80
John Wilson - Dade City, FL 82
Super Senior Men's
Division Bill Quinn - Elverson, PA 69
Glenn Abel -Morgnatown, PA 69
Dave Chapman - Elverson, PA 74
Gross Division PatrickMarshalek - Exton, PA 74
Clem Stone - Pittsburgh, PA 77
Brian Taylor -Lehi, UT 81
The Hershey Amateur is managed via a partnership between the Hershey Golf Collection and The Golf Connection LLC, a company specializing in sales, marketing and special event programs for golf resorts and destinations throughout the world.
Hershey, Pennsylvania, is known the world over as The Sweetest Place On Earth. The destination's wide array of attractions includes Hersheypark, ZooAmerica, The Hotel Hershey, HersheyLodge, Hershey Highmeadow Campground, Hershey Golf Collection, The Spa At The Hotel Hershey, Hersheypark Stadium and Giant Center, home of the Hershey Bears AHL hockey team.
Hershey is just three hours from New York City; two hours from Philadelphia , Washington, D.C., or New Jersey; and 90 minutes from Baltimore. Train service offers easy access from throughout the northeast corridor. For more details on the Hershey Amateur, please visit Hersheyam.com.
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