CAROLINAS PGA SENIOR ASSOCIATE PROGRAM BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER!

9 Tournaments take seniors to spectacular venues throughout the Carolinas in 2010
 
MYRTLE BEACH, SC (January 27, 2010) – From Mid Pines in March to Tobacco Road in December, golfers over 50 will be able to stretch their legs at some of the most sought-after venues in the Carolinas with the 2010 Carolinas PGA Senior Associate program and the announcement of its 2010 tournament schedule.
 

The CPGA Senior Associate Program is a tournament series open to all senior CPGA Professionals and amateurs who have joined the 2010 CPGA Senior Associate Program, reside in the Carolinas or have membership at a golf facility in the Carolinas, and are fifty years of age or older.  The schedule below is finalized and more information on each golf facility is available at Carolinas.pga.com.
 
March 2 – 3                           Mid Pines CPGA Senior Open | Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club – Southern Pines, NC
April 12 – 13                         E-Z-GO Old North State CPGA Senior Open | Old North State Club – New London, NC
May 25 – 26                         Wexford CPGA Senior Open | Hilton Head Island, SC
June 30 – July 1                   Firethorne CPGA Senior 2-Man | Firethorne Country Club – Marvin, NC
August 3 – 4                         CPGA Senior Championships and Senior PNC Qualifying | Legends Resorts – Myrtle Beach, SC
August 30 – 31                    Yeamans Hall CPGA Senior Open Presented by The First Tee of Greater Charleston | Yeamans Hall Club Charleston, SC
October 12 – 13                   Rock Barn CPGA Senior Open | Rock Barn Golf & Spa (Jones Course) – Conover, NC
November 15 – 16               Bermuda Run CPGA Senior Open | Bermuda Run Country Club – Advance, NC
December 7 – 8                   Tobacco Road CPGA Senior 2-Man | Tobacco Road Golf Club – Sanford, NC
 
Membership is $80.00.  Members receive eligibility to compete in these tournaments and a box of CPGA tee gifts.  Each tournament’s entry fee is $130.00/person for which members receive two rounds of golf at an excellent course and opportunity for a heavily discounted practice round (between $20.00 and $25.00).  Sometimes there are lunch functions.  Finally, 1/3 of the field in each age division receives golf shop gift certificates.  In the past, we have awarded some Overall Amateur winners $750.00 in golf shop money (the USGA’s maximum amount for amateurs).

The "Bring a Guest" policy will again be in place for 2010.  In order to spread interest in the program, Associates and Professionals are encouraged to bring a different amateur guest to each tournament who will not need to pay the annual association fee.  This person must not have been a member of the CPGA Senior Associate Program last year (2009) and may be brought as a guest to only one tournament this year.  These individuals will not be able to register online, and they will need to clearly indicate the name of their sponsor on their entry form.  Please contact the Carolinas PGA with any questions at 843-913-2742 or email Cory Amstrong, senior tournament official at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
 
Another promotion will also be in place.  With the Recruit 3, Get One Free program, CPGA Senior Professionals and Associates will also have the opportunity to recruit three (3) new Associate members and receive one free tournament entry.  New members must not have belonged to the CPGA Senior Associate Program last year (2009).  The free tournament entry can be applied to any future senior tournament except for the CPGA Senior Championship.
 
Becoming a member of the CPGA Senior Associate Program is easy!  Simply head to Carolinas.pga.com, click on “Tournaments,” then “Seniors’ Program,” and check out the registration information.  We’d love to see you out on the course this year as a Senior Associate member!