A Record 700 Golfers From 28 States to Compete in the Pacific Amateur Golf Classic in Central Oregon.Sports Editors/Golf Writers & Columnists BEND, Ore.--(BW SportsWire)--Sept. 18, 2000 Largest Amateur Tournament in the Pacific Northwest Kicks Off October 2 Seven hundred golfers of all levels of playing ability will face off at the Northwest Dodge Dealers Pacific Amateur Golf Classic (PAC AM) Monday, October 2 - Thursday, October 5. The fourth annual event will be played at nine championship venues in Central Oregon Central Oregon is a geographical region lying near the center of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is commonly considered to include Deschutes, Jefferson, and Crook counties. Primary cities in Central Oregon are La Pine, Sunriver, Bend, Redmond, Madras, and Prineville. . Presented by the Central Oregon Visitors Association and managed by Golf Digest Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Advance Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf. , the PAC AM is a full handicap competition that will be played at Aspen Lakes Golf Course, Black Butte Ranch (Glaze Meadow Course), Eagle Crest Resort (Ridge Course), Lost Tracks Golf Club, River's Edge Golf Resort, Widgi Creek Golf Club, and official tournament host site Sunriver Resort (Woodlands Course, Meadows Course and Crosswater Club). Nearly 600 golfers from coast-to-coast competed in the 1999 PAC AM. This year, seven hundred golfers representing 28 states comprise the record-setting field. Open to any amateur golfer with an established USGA USGA United States Golf Association USGA Uhren & Schmuck Gassner (Germany) USGA US Global Nanospace Inc. (stock symbol) USGA Undergraduate Student Government Association handicap index, the tournament will include competition in four divisions: Men, Women, Men's Senior (55+) and Men's Super Senior (65+). Players will be assigned to flights based on their handicaps and will play the three-day tournament on a different course each day. On the fourth day, the top three cumulative low-net finishers in each flight, will move on to the Finalists Playoff at Sunriver Resort's Crosswater Club. Crosswater Club--ranked No. 80 on Golf Digest's America's 100 Greatest Golf Courses--is the site of last summer's "Shell's Wonderful World of Golf Shell's Wonderful World of Golf was a televised series of golf matches began in the 1960s. The program was sponsored by Shell Oil. It was a part of the tradition of "challenge matches" between pairs of professional golfers, which were the earliest form of professional golf " match between Fred Couples and John Daly and the 2000 Women's NCAA NCAA abbr. National Collegiate Athletic Association Division One Golf Championship. The tournament entry fee of $399 includes three days of golf, gift bags, and admission with a guest to all 19th-hole festivities fes·tiv·i·ty n. pl. fes·tiv·i·ties 1. A joyous feast, holiday, or celebration; a festival. 2. The pleasure, joy, and gaiety of a festival or celebration. 3. , which offer food, drink, entertainment, and golf skill contests. Amateur golfers interested in learning more or registering for the PAC AM can call the tournament office at 888-425-3976. Information can also be accessed on the World Wide Web at www.pacamgolf.com. In addition to The Northwest Dodge Dealers, several other organizations have taken on sponsorship roles. They include Sunriver Resort, Sun Mountain, Cutter & Buck, Titleist, Yonex, Microsoft, Pepsi, Beck's Bier bier n. 1. A stand on which a corpse or a coffin containing a corpse is placed before burial. 2. A coffin along with its stand: followed the bier to the cemetery. , Imperial Headwear head·wear n. A hat or other covering for the head. , Club Glove, Scheyden Eyewear, amateurgolf.com and Prime Outlets at Bend. The Central Oregon Visitors Association offers full vacation planning and reservation assistance to all participants and guests at no charge. Special tournament accommodation rates are available at the official host site, Sunriver Resort. |
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