Amateur 8 Championship Promises Extraordinary Experience for the Average Golfer.Sports Editors/Golf Writers & Columnists DETROIT--(BW SportsWire)--Sept. 7, 2001 "Now on the tee," booms over the PA system. The quiet paddles are raised and a hush of anticipation falls over the crowd. It's a scene golfers are accustomed to watching from behind the ropes or on TV. But when the Amateur 8 Championship kicks off this Saturday at The Orchards Golf Club, a field of 130 average to above-average players from across Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). will hear their names announced and play in front of spectators in a real golf tournament, many for the first time. "It's the tournament for the rest of us (abuse) for The Rest Of Us - (From the Macintosh slogan "The computer for the rest of us") 1. Used to describe a spiffy product whose affordability shames other comparable products, or (more often) used sarcastically to describe spiffy but very overpriced products. 2. ," said Bryan Scott Bryan Anderson Scott (born April 13, 1981 in Warrington Township, Pennsylvania) is an American football safety who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills of the National Football League. , tournament director and vice president of The Intuition intuition, in philosophy, way of knowing directly; immediate apprehension. The Greeks understood intuition to be the grasp of universal principles by the intelligence (nous), as distinguished from the fleeting impressions of the senses. Group, the Detroit firm that is presenting the Amateur 8 Challenge. "We are trying to deliver the tour experience to the average golfer. From caddies and standard bearers an officer of an army, company, or troop, who bears a standard; - commonly called color sergeantor color bearer; hence, the leader of any organization; as, the standard bearer of a political party s>. See also: Standard , to the leader board and a victory walk up 18 to a cheering gallery, we are giving the average golfer a chance to taste the fantasy of being a touring pro," explained Scott. It's a chance they had to earn. Amateur 8 Championship Players qualified for the two-day final by competing in one of six Regional Tournaments. Competition was flighted into eight divisions from 0 to 36 handicap handicap In sports and games, a method of offsetting the varying abilities or characteristics of competitors in order to equalize their chances of winning. Handicapping takes many, often complicated, forms. . This eight-flight system gave golfers of every skill level a shot at playing their way to the championship. It also gave the tournament its name (8 flights in "Amateur 8"). "Player response has been overwhelmingly positive," Scott continued. "We've had families participate and die-hard golfers play through some pretty miserable weather. And the competition has delivered exciting play, as well." Scott is referring to a one-over par 73 at the first Amateur 8 Northern Regional, two sudden-death playoffs, as well as long-bomb putts for eagle and even a hole-in-one at subsequent tourneys. Preston Wertheimer, communications director for The Intuition Group, gives another explanation for the Amateur 8's first-year success: "Most golfers have never really played competitive golf. The average golf outing is an excuse to have a few beers, and everyone goes home with a prize. The Amateur 8 gets players to focus on the game like they may never have before. That is a very exciting experience for any golfer." The only experience more exciting may be the closing ceremony early Sunday Sunday: see Sabbath; week. evening. On the 18th green, in front of family, friends, fans and Fox Sports Net cameras, the 2001 Amateur 8 Champions will be crowned. For real-time 1. real-time - Describes an application which requires a program to respond to stimuli within some small upper limit of response time (typically milli- or microseconds). Process control at a chemical plant is the classic example. standings, live from the Amateur 8 Championship, visit www.amateur8golf.com. |
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