Tri-State Masters gets early call
By Barry Poe, Journal sports writier | Posted: Wednesday, April 18, 2007
The decent weather we experienced in late March and a couple of days in April tricked us into believing it was the start of the golf season.
Well, I don't know about you, but after not having picked up a club in over two weeks, it felt like a foreign object in my hands when I wandered to the tee on Monday. Therefore, I redeclared this week the official start of golf season.
That leaves only a couple of weeks for the top players in our area to get ready for the third annual Tri-State Masters, which has been moved up on the calendar this year. Circle May 4, 5 and 6 on your calendar, when Two Rivers Golf Club, Covington Links Golf Course and Green Valley Golf Course play host to the season's first "major."
"The last couple of years, we've had it on the third week of May, but there were so many kids graduating from high school on that weekend it affected the turnout," said Scott Harmelink, tournament director of the Tri-State Masters. "We wanted to go on the weekend of May 11-13, but the 13th is Mother's Day, so that wouldn't work out."
So, when the first tee shot is struck at Two Rivers on May 4, the weather could be beautiful, or it may not. Welcome to early-season golf in the midwest.
For the first time this season, Harmelink said there will be split tee times for the opening round at Two Rivers.
Players grouped in threesomes will tee off from 8 to 9:52 a.m. on Friday, May 4, then there will be a gap where the public (those not participating in the tournament) can sign up for tee times. Tournament play starts again at 11:45 and the final tee time is set for 1:30 p.m..
"If you have an 8 o'clock tee time at Two Rivers on Friday, then you'll have the final tee time at Covington on Saturday, which is 12 noon," said Harmelink. "The reason we went with the split tee times on Friday is to accomodate people who have to work that day."
Last year's event, won by Ayron Corporon, attracted 78 players. Harmelink said there will be enough room for a 90-man field, which he hopes to fill this time around.
After winning last year's City Tournament, Dan Freed, the 2006 Tri-State Masters champion, mentioned that wouldn't be able to play in the next two Tri-State events because of graduation conflicts. Now, with the date change, Freed will more than likely play, which more times than not has been bad news for the rest of the field.
For more information, or to enter the Tri-State Masters, call the Green Valley clubhouse at (712) 252-2025.
Before his untimely death this winter, Gary Gevik built a website for Green Valley and Floyd Park Golf Courses. It includes everything you need to know about the two public courses, including past winners of Sioux City's "major" tournaments.
This year, the website will update local tournament scores as the event progresses. Flights and the next day's tee times will be listed as well. So, after a Saturday tournament round, you need only to click on to www.greenvalleyfloyd.org to find your Sunday tee time.
Nobody had a passion for the game of golf more than Gevy. Or for life itself, for that matter. Gary Gevik was a friend of mine and he'll be greatly greatly missed by his family and countless other friends around the country.
This website is a tribute to the hard work of Gary Gevik, who worked so hard on his golf game that he lowered his handicap to single digits over a short period of time. I can still picture Gevy in his shirt and tie over his noon hour, diligently practicing his chipping and putting.
On that note, the Gary Gevik Memorial Tournament, a 4-person scramble, will be held at Green Valley on Saturday, June 2. All proceeds will benefit the Lawton-Bronson baseball and softball program. A dinner will be held at Maxine's in Lawton following the tournament.
The 71st Interstate Championship will unfold on Sunday, June 2-3 at Two Rivers Golf Club. The third "major" is the River-Cade event, set for July 14-15 at Green Valley and the 94th Men's City Championship is Aug. 18-19 at Green Valley.
Journal sports writer Barry Poe can be reached at (712) 293-4205, or e-mail barrypoe@siouxcityjournal.com.
Well, I don't know about you, but after not having picked up a club in over two weeks, it felt like a foreign object in my hands when I wandered to the tee on Monday. Therefore, I redeclared this week the official start of golf season.
That leaves only a couple of weeks for the top players in our area to get ready for the third annual Tri-State Masters, which has been moved up on the calendar this year. Circle May 4, 5 and 6 on your calendar, when Two Rivers Golf Club, Covington Links Golf Course and Green Valley Golf Course play host to the season's first "major."
"The last couple of years, we've had it on the third week of May, but there were so many kids graduating from high school on that weekend it affected the turnout," said Scott Harmelink, tournament director of the Tri-State Masters. "We wanted to go on the weekend of May 11-13, but the 13th is Mother's Day, so that wouldn't work out."
So, when the first tee shot is struck at Two Rivers on May 4, the weather could be beautiful, or it may not. Welcome to early-season golf in the midwest.
For the first time this season, Harmelink said there will be split tee times for the opening round at Two Rivers.
Players grouped in threesomes will tee off from 8 to 9:52 a.m. on Friday, May 4, then there will be a gap where the public (those not participating in the tournament) can sign up for tee times. Tournament play starts again at 11:45 and the final tee time is set for 1:30 p.m..
"If you have an 8 o'clock tee time at Two Rivers on Friday, then you'll have the final tee time at Covington on Saturday, which is 12 noon," said Harmelink. "The reason we went with the split tee times on Friday is to accomodate people who have to work that day."
Last year's event, won by Ayron Corporon, attracted 78 players. Harmelink said there will be enough room for a 90-man field, which he hopes to fill this time around.
After winning last year's City Tournament, Dan Freed, the 2006 Tri-State Masters champion, mentioned that wouldn't be able to play in the next two Tri-State events because of graduation conflicts. Now, with the date change, Freed will more than likely play, which more times than not has been bad news for the rest of the field.
For more information, or to enter the Tri-State Masters, call the Green Valley clubhouse at (712) 252-2025.
Before his untimely death this winter, Gary Gevik built a website for Green Valley and Floyd Park Golf Courses. It includes everything you need to know about the two public courses, including past winners of Sioux City's "major" tournaments.
This year, the website will update local tournament scores as the event progresses. Flights and the next day's tee times will be listed as well. So, after a Saturday tournament round, you need only to click on to www.greenvalleyfloyd.org to find your Sunday tee time.
Nobody had a passion for the game of golf more than Gevy. Or for life itself, for that matter. Gary Gevik was a friend of mine and he'll be greatly greatly missed by his family and countless other friends around the country.
This website is a tribute to the hard work of Gary Gevik, who worked so hard on his golf game that he lowered his handicap to single digits over a short period of time. I can still picture Gevy in his shirt and tie over his noon hour, diligently practicing his chipping and putting.
On that note, the Gary Gevik Memorial Tournament, a 4-person scramble, will be held at Green Valley on Saturday, June 2. All proceeds will benefit the Lawton-Bronson baseball and softball program. A dinner will be held at Maxine's in Lawton following the tournament.
The 71st Interstate Championship will unfold on Sunday, June 2-3 at Two Rivers Golf Club. The third "major" is the River-Cade event, set for July 14-15 at Green Valley and the 94th Men's City Championship is Aug. 18-19 at Green Valley.
Journal sports writer Barry Poe can be reached at (712) 293-4205, or e-mail barrypoe@siouxcityjournal.com.
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