Alameda Commuters: 2006 Event Shortened to Two Rounds
ALAMEDA, CALIFORNIA (April 18, 2006) -- After reviewing the course conditions
and our options with NCGA, with several members of the Commuters Committee, and
with the administration of the Chuck Corica golf course, General Chairman Doug
Poole has issued an update about the situation to the Tournament Committee, as
follows:
First, the course will not be in condition to play a tournament this weekend.
The reserved tee times have been released back to the course. The tournament will
be played on one weekend, April 29 and 30, as follows:
The entire field will play on Saturday, one half on the Clark course, and one
half on the Fry course, as previously scheduled for April 22. At the conclusion
of play on Saturday, the field will be cut to the top 40 plus ties from each course.
On Sunday, those making the cut who played the Clark course on Saturday will play
the Fry course, and those making the cut who played the Fry course on Saturday
will play the Clark course. All players in the regular division will play from
the first tee on each course on Sunday. The tournament will be a two round tournament.
The Senior Division will play a one round tournament on Sunday beginning on the
tenth hole of the Fry course.
The full Committee meets tomorrow night, Wednesday, April 19, to discuss this
in detail and to make any revisions it may deem necessary. For now, it's a 2-round tournament, second weekend only, with initial tee time
assignments the same as for the Saturday, April 22 round, but to be played on
Saturday, April 29, 2006 instead.
ABOUT THE Alameda Commuters
What's in a name? In the case of the Alameda
Commuters Championship, the logo of the
almost 100
year old tournament would be a dead
giveaway. It's
a steam ferry, which was the only way to
"commute"
to San Francisco from the East Bay before the
Bay
Bridge was built. Started as an informal event
-- the
original first prize was a bag of nails -- the
tournament has grown into one of the top
independent events in California.
A
dedicated tournament committee prides itself
on
running the two weekend, 72-hole competition
as if
it were a PGA Tour event. Two of the best
public
courses at the city-owned Chuck Corica Golf
Complex
are prepared with care. Slick greens, Sunday
pins,
and even that rarity in amateur golf –
spectators are
all part of the fun. The roped-off scoreboard is
a
particular area of pride for the "green jackets"
who
were wearing dark green blazers before they
were
made popular by another tournament you
might be
aware of in Augusta Georgia. The 250 player
championship division is cut to 50 and ties for
the
second weekend, at which time the 36-hole
senior
division tees off to join them.
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