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Gerry James
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TRAVEL: — page 11
Dye’s best
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Alabama’s rough
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>> Here’s why Alabama will not
win the SEC West: they’ll have
a tiger waiting each week.
No one seems to know if this ever
has happened before and here’s what
the Tide faces: their last six confer-
ence games will be against teams that
have had the previous week off.
Also, the Tide wants to play an-
other season-opening football game
here but the Tide’s one stipula-
tion is making the deal a no-go.
Alabama has told the Gator Bowl
Association that it will come IF the
he took a head job at a no-win
place rather than waiting for a
price of being pretty good.
No one wants to give the Dolphins a
road game so they’ll try and sell tick-
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Mary’s back
Women’s golf should get a boost: Mary
Hafeman is back in Jacksonville.
The veteran professional is now af-
filiated with Windsor Parke and
Champions Club as an instructor. But
that’s not all — she’s setting up a
local women’s golf league, helping
Titleist with demo days and writing
a golf curriculum for Keiser Univer-
sity.
“I stay busy,” said Hafeman, a for-
mer Curtis Cup player and a member
of the University of Florida’s sports
hall of fame. “My passion is teaching
and I have the full opportunity to do
that here.”
She’s heavily involved with a PGA
of America program called “Get Golf
Ready” for newcomers. She is work-
ing with some top players including
Irene Jones of The Bolles School and
Duramed Futures Tour player Susan
Nam. She’s the women’s golf coach at
Creekside High. And, she’s founded a
golf league for women of all abilities
that will play weekly.
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Hafeman with Futures Tour player Susan Nam.
Leon in St. Augustine, and the trail
led to Ocean Hammock when Ponce
closed. After that it was the top job
at LPGA International in Daytona
Beach.
Staff cutbacks ended that last year.
She wanted to come back to Jackson-
ville and talks with Windsor Parke/
Champions Club General Manager Jim
Lear resulted in a deal to set up her
academy called the Mary Hafeman
Golf Experience.
She hopes to resurrect the First Coast
Women’s Championship, a top state
event she started at Ponce De Leon
that attracted the best players. When
Ponce closed, a group at Jackson-
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• In last year’s Chapter Championship, he drove the
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across the creek on No. 9.
• In the Cup matches, he drove into the lake
on Timuquana’s 6th.
• He had a 7-iron to the green on the 12th
hole at Jacksonville G&CC.
• He drove the 3rd green on the TPC’s Valley
course. Not long after, he drove the 4th.
“He hits it so far that you can’t even think
of trying to catch up,” says fellow pro Tom
Stecker. “I hit it fairly far but nothing like
him.”
Stecker doesn’t mind playing with James, intimi-
dating though it may be.
“He’s a great guy and a lot of fun to watch,” said the
teaching pro at St. Johns County. “You just have to ig-
nore how far he hits it so you won’t get lured into trying
to keep up.”
Some don’t. In the Chapter Championship several years
ago at Sawgrass, a pro requested that he not have to ride
with James because the ride was so far between their
drives.
James, a national long drive champ who gives exhibi-
tions around the world, is unquestionably the longest
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and don’t worry about football con-
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playing or are far away.
The Winn-Dixie Jacksonville Open
presented by Planters is the next-to-
last event on the Nationwide Tour
schedule and it’s important to many.
The top 25 money winners get a PGA
Tour card for 2011, so expect every
player with a chance. And, the last
event is the Tour Championship, and
that field is limited, so there will be
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The competitors will have only a
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PitchShots
>> Pass this along: the Deane Be-
man Theory, which says it is better
to one putt holes than two putt
them. Guys the ex-Commish plays
with say he does just that, about
11 times a round. He’s 71 and you
still don’t want to bet against him.
>> Some locals you know and their
handicaps: Jaguars Coach Jack Del
Rio’s index at Glen Kernan is 8.4. But
we hear he doesn’t play to it despite
long drives. Tim Tebow, another in-
frequent player, is a 13 at Timuquana.
>> Best tennis pro on the golf course
around here? First choice is easy:
ex-ATP near-star Todd Martin, who
plays at Pablo Creek. Best club pro
might be Timuquana’s Darren Harper,
who once qualified for the Gate
Invitational (and finished just one
shot behind his own club’s golf pro.)
>> Now-retired Hank Veno of
Plantation isn’t in their class but
he’s a competitor, so give him credit
for winning the Second Flight in
the Hyde Park Club Championship.
>> Could the University of Florida’s
golf team turn out to be the area’s
THIRD best next year? You noted
that Florida State almost won the
NCAA Championships and that UNF
performed well in the finals, and
has almost everyone returning.
>> Ponte Vedra resident Bud Cauley
didn’t get the Ben Hogan Award as
the top college player. That went to
Washington’s Nick Taylor and Cauley
was one of the two losing finalists.
Despite having a very good year,
Cauley has now decided to wait
another year to turn pro and he’ll
be back at the U. of Alabama.
>> At least one team named Jag-
uars is a winner. That would be the
Augusta State men’s golf team, which
won the NCAA by upsetting what
appeared to be an overconfident
Oklahoma State team in the final.
>> Players officials were pleased
with the final outcome of the May
event after all the bills came in.
Hard work overcame a bad economy
and, while every sales area was
down, it was better than expected.
Anything
better to do?
Great summer weather for
our courses and it’s hard to
imagine any place not be-
ing in great shape this fall.
Go play. Probably don’t have
Fred Seely anything better to do. <<<
Turns out there’s a lot we didn’t know
about UNF’s Kevin Phelan, who’s probably
the best college player in the state.
He’s from Ireland and moved to St. Augus-
tine a decade ago with his parents. He’s
been a terrific high school and college
player, and now has his mind set on mak-
ing the Walker Cup team next year — as an
Irishman.
To convince the selection committee, he
has changed his hometown listing to Water-
ford, Ireland, and has an Irish flag stitched
to his UNF bag.
Phelan got a head start on impressing peo-
ple; he got plenty of attention for qualify-
ing for the U.S. Open (he missed the cut)
and then making the semis at the USGA
Public Links. <<<
Did you really believe that Tiger Woods
wasn’t going to be on the Ryder Cup team?
C’mon. <<<
Gate Senior entry forms should be out this
week. Best deal in town. <<<
Remember the Handa Cup matches at the
World Golf Village between senior female
pros? Gone. They played it last month in
New Hampshire. <<<
Remember Jane Geddes, maybe the best fe-
male golfer ever at FSU and a pretty good
Tour player? She’s the mom of twins with
her partner, ex-tennis player GiGi Fernan-
dez. <<<
This month’s Nationwide Tour event here
might be a one-and-done, we hear, unless
Winn-Dixie ponies up again. Given the gro-
cery chain’s recent financial plunge, that
might not happen.
Oh, enjoy it while it’s here. You’ll think you
were back at the old GJO, what with ease of
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watching, appreciative players and a low-
tension atmosphere. <<<
If anyone deserves a sticktoitiveness award,
it’s Lee Crowe. He’s worked hard to keep the
JAGA Two-Man afloat and he’s the man be-
hind the Bill Black Memorial, which hap-
pens October 4 at PV Ocean. Crowe started
the Black when Bill was still alive as an
honor to his old pal and added “Memorial”
when cancer won out.
Why do people like the Black tournament?
because everyone — everyone — goes
home with something, and a lot of the
prizes come from Crowe’s right hip. <<<
And thanks to guys like Jim Lear who make
their facilities (Champions Club, in this
case) available to junior programs like The
First Tee. Many others comp high school
teams and it’s a sound investment in the
future. <<<
Yes, Dustin Johnson got screwed at Whis-
tling Straits. But let me tell you about me
and Marsh Creek.
Johnson got screwed because of a) lousy
course architecture and b) not paying at-
tention. He was in a bunker that was part
of the spectator area and he didn’t realize
it, even though there were plenty of warn-
ings about the number of bunkers.
Bottom line: it was his fault. It wasn’t the
rule, which is a good one, and it wasn’t the
architecture, because Johnson had been
warned.
My drive on Marsh Creek’s 13th was per-
fect. A few yards short of the hazard, a
flip wedge to the green. But it was in an
unfilled divot, nestling down with just a
peek of the ball sticking up. Had we not
been playing a better ball competition, I
would have taken a drop (as it was, I tried
to gouge it out, predictably caught it thin
and sent it sailing into the hazard behind
the green.)
Okay, no sympathy for me. It cost Johnson
the PGA Championship and didn’t cost me
a thing.
But who really got screwed? <<<
(Fred Seely is a veteran Jacksonville
journalist who quite often complains that
he got shafted on a golf course.)
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Oct. 4: Bill Black Memorial,
Ponte Vedra Ocean.
Oct. 19: Directors meeting,
Julington Creek.
Nov. 1: 2-Man,
Ponte Vedra Ocean.
Nov. 15: Directors meeting,
Amelia National.
Dec. 6: Pro-President,
Amelia National.
Florida State GA
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Oct. 7-10: Mid-Amateur,
Timuquana.
Oct. 12-13: Senior 4-Ball,
Amelia Island Plantation.
Jacksonville Women’s GA
home.comcast.net/~jwga/
Sept. 15: Palencia
(opening day)
Oct. 6: Amelia River
Oct. 13: Queen’s Harbor  Seniors GA
Oct. 20: Eagle Landing
Oct. 27: St John’s G&CC
Nov. 3: Deercreek
Nov. 10: Ponte Vedra Lagoon
Nov. 17: Golf Club of Amelia  Nov. 20: TBA.
Dec. 1: Marsh Creek
Dec. 8: Long Point
Dec. 15: Sawgrass
The Eagle Harbor team of (back row) Warren Healy and Kip Barody and
(front row) Gary Owensby and pro Jim Houston won the Jacksonville Area GA’s
annual Pro-Superintendent Day event at Marsh Creek.
Northern
Chapter PGA
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ernchapter/5813/
Nov. 1: Pro-Am, Sawgrass.
Nov. 4: Chapter meeting,
Ponte Vedra Inn and Club.
Dec. (day TBA:) Pro-Am,
TPC Valley.
Northeast Florida
www.nefsga.com
Oct. 11: Club de Bonmont,
Ormond Beach.
Oct. 25: Eagle Harbor.
Nov. 8: Cypress Head,
New Smyrna Beach.
Nov. 22: Hidden Hills
Dec. 13: Cypress Course,
Palm Coast.
Executive Women’s GA
www.ewga.com
Oct. 3: Cimarrone.
Oct. 9: Amelia National.
Nov. 6: Jacksonville Beach.
Nov. 7: South Hampton.
Dec. 5: King and Bear.
1stCoast GA
www.1stcoastgolf.com
Oct. 14: Deercreek
Oct. 21: Ponte Vedra Golf
and Country Club
Oct. 28: Fleming Island
Golf Channel Tour
www.golfchannel.com/amtour
Oct. 10: Windsor Parke.
Oct. 24: Laurel Island Links.
www.pgatour.com
Oct. 7-10: The McGladrey
Classic, Sea Island.
May 9-14: The Players,
TPC Stadium.
LPGA Tour
Dec. 2-5: Tour Championship,
Orlando Grand Cypress.
Nationwide Tour
Oct. 21-24: Winn-Dixie
Jacksonville Open, TPC Valley.
Golf Channel Tour
Nov. 7: Ocean Hammock.
Nov. 21: Deerwood.
Dec. 5-6: Fleming Island.
(championship)
Feb. 20: Ponte Vedra Ocean.
Mar. 7: Queen’s Harbour.
April 3: Eagle Landing.
April 1: North Hampton.
Players Golf Tour
www.playersgolftour.org
Oct. 4: Orange Park.
Oct. 23: Panther Creek.
Nov. 6: Deercreek.
Dec. 4: Fleming Island.

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<< James pg. 5

James says:
How to hit it longer
1. Coil the body. Learn to coil around
a solid base, keeping your legs
quiet on the backswing. Do not
slide your hips from side to side.
Coiling will build power and help
you explode through impact.
2. Stretch your shoulders, back, and
hips every day as they are the pri-
mary muscles used to build club
head speed.
3. Start the downswing with your
hips and abdominals. Turn toward
the target, letting your arms,
hands, and finally, the club head
explode through impact.
4. Grip the golf club very lightly.
Tension will decrease club head
speed, and therefore, kill your
power.
5. Once you have set the club at the
top of the swing, the lower body
primarily induces the downswing
movement. Your hips and abdomi-
nals provide the majority of the
power, and your left leg should
straighten at impact.
6. One of the most important aspects
of the modern golf swing is to de-
velop a proper swing plane. A club
that goes outside or inside of this
plane will usually strike the ball
inconsistently down the target
line.
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Hall of Fame
gets 4 more
The World Golf Hall of Fame will
get five new members in May and
four names already have been an-
nounced.
Ernie Els, Doug Ford, the late Jock
Hutchison and former President
George H.W. Bush were the four
names late last month that PGA
Tour Commissioner Tim Finchem an-
nounced prior to the Tour Champi-
onship in Atlanta.
A fifth and final inductee will be an-
nounced soon.
The ceremony will be Monday, May 9
at the World Golf Village in St. Au-
gustine.
The inductees:
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The 370-room Hyatt Regency
ble fairway — one is straight ahead
and wide open, the other is tight
and bunkered. But that one leads to
the green, which can be reached in
two.
Santa Barbara Plantation someday
will be a big residential complex
with homes going from $1 million
and lots at $400,000 or so. Santa
Barbara is adjacent to the island’s
high-end community along a bay
called Spanish Waters (you’ll see the
tennis court at the home where star
Rafael Nadal’s practices.)
Curacao isn’t a golf destination by
any means. It’s a cruise ship destina-
tion and there’s only one other golf
course on the island, a somewhat
beat-up muny.
The main attraction is the water-
front and cruise ship docking town
of Willemstad, a picture-postcard
collection of brightly-colored build-
ings and there’s the usual gaggle of
souvenir shops, casinos and restau-
rants.
Santa Barbara may change things.
It doesn’t have a casino and doesn’t
want one. Not that this would bring
riff-raff; it’s a family place, period.
It’s 20 minutes south of Willemstad,
making it difficult for the in-and-
out cruisers to get there.
There are rumors of another devel-
opment in the area, this one with
a Hilton marque. More golf courses,
too.
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The Willemstad waterfront
Getting there
American Airlines has two flights
daily from Miami with good Jackson-
ville connections. You’ll pay around
$700 round trip.
Staying
There are some decent downtown
hotels, particularly the new Renais-
sance. But go a bit extra and stay at
the Hyatt Regency, which is far from
the cruise ships and still a reason-
able price.
Food
Lots and lots of good restaurants,
not surprisingly with mostly fish on
the menu.
Activities
In addition to the two golf courses,
there’s excellent diving with many
shops to serve you. The good beach-
es are somewhat remote but worth
finding and some inland lakes have
good parasailing. An ATV excursion
is a real hoot; it’s a half-day of roar-
ing around the island.
— Fred Seely
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Ex-Flagler
amateur
wins Gate
Erik Downs of West Palm Beach, a for-
mer student at Flagler College, won
the Gate Invitational by four shots
in a wire-to-wire performance at the
Ponte Vedra Lagoon and Ocean cours-
es. Charles Raulerson of the Country
Club of Orange Park was second and
was low pro.
Downs is heading for the PGA Qualify-
ing School this fall after a final nine
where he hit one clutch shot after an-
other while his challengers faded.
Downs opened with a 4-under 66 on
the Lagoon course and closed with
71-70 on the Ocean for his 207. He
won a $500 gift certificate.
Nate Mosby was given low amateur
despite trailing Downs by nine, and
won $450.
Raulerson opened with 70, then came
back with 73 and the final day’s best
round, a 68, for his 211. James slipped
to 73 in the final and was at 212.
“I went after the hole on every shot,”
Gate Petroleum CEO Herb Peyton (left) was on hand to congratulate the winners in the Gate Petro-
leum Invitational at the Ponte Vedra Inn and Club. He’s with (from left) amateur winner Nate Mosby,
overall champ Erik Downs, pro winner Charles Raulerson and PV Director of Golf Jim Howard.
said Downs, who plays out of Bear A bad break on 17 left another teaser.
Lakes CC in West Palm Beach. “I didn’t His iron from the fairway spun back
see any reason to play safe.” off the green, but again he pitched
His play on the difficult 15-17 stretch with 3 feet. A routine par on 18
sealed it.
of the final round showed it. On 15,
with a two-shot lead, he slammed a Raulerson didn’t like being second but
9-iron at the flag from 140 yards after had plenty of consolation. He got the
others had played safely to the right winner’s $5,000 check and redeemed
side of the green. Downs slightly himself from his late problems in the
pulled his shot but still had a 15-foot Chapter Championship that cost him
birdie putt. that title.
On the short 16th, with the pin on
the finger of green to the left, he
again went hole-hunting and again
In the money
pulled it left down the hill. But a flop Amateurs
Erik Downs 66-71-70—207
shot to 3 feet saved par. Nate Mosby 70-76-70—216
Jonathan Bolen 72-74-71—217
Jacob Davidson 73-68-77—218
Larry Lunsford 67-76-75—218

North Florida Junior Golf

Blake Holcomb 71-74-73—218
Christopher Bray 73-75-71—219
John Lobb 70-74-76—220
Mike McLatchey 71-75-74—220
David Anthony 76-72-72—220
Our new season for the NFJG is beginning soon. Membership is now open. Patrick Lamb 71-75-75—221
Membership is $100 for the year. Our list of events through December are as follows: Joel Dahlenburg 69-76-77—222
Brendan Rager 72-73-77—222
Chuck Kirk 72-76-74—222
October 2 & 3 Amelia National Junior Classic Amelia National CC Daniel Hackney 73-79-79—231
October 10th Masters, Prep & Foundation Divisions Ponte Vedra Inn & Club Keith Nagy 75-74-74—223
Tom Gross 78-73-73—224
November 7th Prep & Foundation Divisions Selva Marina CC Professionals
November 14th Masters Division Deercreek CC Charles Raulerson 70-73-68—211
Gerry James 71-68-73—212
December 20 Masters, Prep & Foundation Divisions Jacksonville Golf & CC Santiago Cavanagh 67-73-78—218
Mike Benjamin 71-74-75—220
December 27 & 28 NFJG Holiday Junior Partners Event Ponte Vedra Golf & CC Broc Nell 69-76-75—220
Cary Splane 67-74-79—220
www.nfjg.org Richie Bryant 72-72-77—221
Tournament Director: Clint Avret 72-74-77—223
Boots Farley, boots@nfjg.org Tom Stecker 71-74-78—223
Spencer Brown 73-75-76—224
Wayne Ulmer 71-77-76—224
One UNF Drive, Bldg 48 Gary Murfitt 71-82-72—225
Jacksonville, FL 32224 Dean Grunewald 79-74-75—228
(904) 928-0571 Todd McDonald 75-80-77—232
(All other pros received the minimum of $150.)

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JAGA’s steady hand at the top
The Jacksonville Area GA had good
insurance — for, rather, a good in-
surance agent — to guide it through
the latest rocky times for the golf
industry.
Jim Edwards became the first Fer-
nandina Beach member to head the
area’s major organization and he’s
in the home stretch of his two-year
term.
Edwards has been a JAGA direc-
tor since 1986, so long ago that he
started at another club. He was one
of Lake City Quail Heights’ two direc-
tors initially, then found a vacancy
at the city-owned Fernandina Beach
course when his company trans-
ferred him to Nassau County.
He got on the leadership team 10
years ago, moving through the of-
fices to the top.
“I wanted to see us emphasize the
three ‘majors,’” said Edwards, who
runs the Nassau County office for
Florida Farm Bureau Insurance.
“Those are the Senior, the Junior
and the Amateur. And, I think we’ve
succeeded. We’ve had good fields for
all.”
He also has been a steady hand in his
two years, leading the association’s
executive committee and board. The
JAGA board meets monthly at a dif-
ferent area club and Edwards has
been at them all.
“It has been a lot of hours but I
was around for a long time before I
moved up,” he said. “I knew what it
would take.”
Edwards didn’t take up golf until he
was 23.
“I was in the Air Force and met a girl
who was going to school in Tampa,
and we got married,” he said. “She
was the youngest of 13 farm kids.
I’m from Ohio but she was from Lake
City, so that’s where we lived.”
Edwards went to work for a heating
and air conditioning contractor. At
the time, Quail Heights was being
developed and the company owner
gave Edwards a starter set of clubs
and told him to learn to play be-
cause it would help sales.
A job change followed but he kept
up the golf. He became a JAGA di-
“I wanted to see us
emphasize the three
‘majors,’ ... Those are
the Senior, the Junior
and the Amateur.”
rector because he was available to
make the trip to meetings, most of
which are on the First Coast area.
“An insurance agent can set his
hours,” said Edwards. “So I got to be
part of JAGA.”
Forbess wins
JAGA Amateur
Major Forbess continued UNF’s
strong summer with a three-shot
win in the Jacksonville Area GA
Amateur Championship at Jack-
sonville G&CC.
Forbess joined teammates Sean
Dale (state am winner) and Kevin
Phelan (USGA Public Links semifi-
nalist) among the Osprey players
with something to carry into the
golf season.
He shot 9-under 279 to win by
three shots over Nick Mallaupt.
Chris Bray of Flagler College was
another shot back.
Dale was fourth at 284.
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Jim Edwards presides at a recent meeting
at Deerwood
He’s been a volunteer for JAGA as
well as in other areas.
“I grew up in a YMCA,” he explained.
“I learned how to deal with other
people, and JAGA attracted me be-
cause of the camaraderie.
“It also was a way to give back. The
YMCA helped me as a kid, so I’m
involved in a lot of youth efforts.
JAGA’s scholarship program is great;
I’m proud to be a part of a similar
program we have at Fernandina.”    
Forbess with JAGA Vice President
Bob Streightiff and the plaque
Forbess received the traditional
frame with his scorecards and
this year tournament director Bob
Streightiff added the flag from the
final hole.
“For the first time, we had flags
that were specially made for the
JAGA Amateur,” said Streightiff,
a member at Queen’s Harbour and
the incoming JAGA president. “My
wife does the framing and thought
it added a lot.”
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Black Memorial is Oct. 4 MediaNotes

The 8th annual Bill Black Memo-
rial will be Monday, October 4, at
The Ponte Vedra Inn & Club’s Ocean
Course.
The event honors the late executive
director of the local association and
proceeds go to the JAGA Scholarship
Fund.
Lee Crowe of Panther Creek is again
the tournament director.
$380 per team or $95 per individual
and covers golf, lunch and awards.
Crowe said that every player will get
some sort of prize, as in the past.
Golf course architect Bobby Weed
will speak at this year’s lunch.
Teams are limited to one profes-
sional, who will play the blue tees.
Amateurs under 65 play the white;
over 65 the greens.
>> Lot of concern among the media
about closed college football prac-
tices. Florida seems to be the most
severe — even the team’s broadcasters
can’t get in — but FSU is close behind.
Pat Dooley, the veteran columnist at
the Gainesville Sun, has a prediction:
“In 10 years, no only will we not get
into practice, we won’t even have
access to coaches and players. All we
will get are written statements.”

It is a 9 a.m. shotgun with a Cap- Checks should be mailed to Crowe at >> Gator broadcaster Lee
tain’s Choice format. The entry fee is Box 37484, Jacksonville 32236. McGriff tells this on himself:

Two-Man series at PV
The year’s final Two-Man event will
be Nov. 1 at the Ponte Vedra Inn and
Club.
Conducted by the Jacksonville Area
GA, the Two-Man series is a season-
long tour. Events are better ball and
awards are made in the regular, senior
and super senior divisions.
Next year’s schedule is expected to be
complete by year’s end.
Information on the the Ponte Vedra
“When my son Travis was playing at
the University of Florida, I dropped off
the broadcast team and we sat in the
stands. Believe me, I was intense about
it. After one game, the woman seated
next to me said, “I don’t know who
you are, but I don’t want to sit next to
you again. You didn’t have any fun.”

You’re part of JAGA

event is at www.jaxareagolfassn.com.

“JAGA belongs to every golfer,” says President Jim Edwards of Fernandina Beach.
“If you’re a member of a JAGA club, you’re eligible to participate in all JAGA activities.”

Championships
JAGA conducts the major championships including the Amateur,
Senior and Junior.
Coming up
Oct. 4
Tournaments
The JAGA schedule includes a 2-man series, an annual event Bill Black Memorial
that includes club officials and a scholarship benefit.
Scholarship Tournament
Scholarship fund Ponte Vedra Inn and Club
Over 300 local students have received assistance through funds
raised by JAGA clubs. There currently are 25 students receiving
$1,500 per semester.
Nov. 1
Two-Man Championship
Information
The monthly directors’ meetings provide a forum to share information.
Ponte Vedra Inn and Club

Community Dec. 6
JAGA leaders represent all areas of the golf community. The current slate
of officers include people from public, semi-private and private courses. Pro-President
Long Point
Tradition
Founded in 1953 and continuously operating since, JAGA is one of the Information: www.jaxareagolfassn.com
nation’s oldest community golf associations.

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Course Directory
PUBLIC
Bent Creek
103rd St. on Westside.
Range. 779-0800.
Blue Cypress
Off University Blvd. in
Arlington. Range. 762-1971.
Cecil Field
103rd St. on Westside.
Range. 778-5245.
Deerfield Lakes
Lem Turner Rd. just south of
Callahan. Range. 879-1210.
Fernandina Beach
Amelia Island Parkway.
Range. 800-646-5997
First Tee of Jacksonville
Golfair Blvd. west of I-95 North.
Nine holes. Range. 924-0401.
First Tee of St. Johns County.
Three holes. SR 207,
St. Augustine. 810-2231.
Hyde Park
Northern dead end of Jammes Rd.
on Westside. Range. 786-5410.
Jacksonville Beach
Penman Rd. south of Beach
Blvd. Range. 247-6184.
King & Bear
Part of World Golf Village but
about three miles south of main
area off SR 16. Range. 940-6088.
Mill Cove
Monument Rd. in
Arlington. Range. 646-4653.
Palatka
Moseley Ave. west of
downtown. Range. 386-329-0141.
Palm Valley
Palm Valley Rd. east of U.S. 1.
Nine holes. Range. 285-8978.
Panther Creek
Chaffee Rd. south of I-10.
Range. 783-2600.
River Bend Golf Links
South of Green Cove Springs.
Range. 284-3502.
Slammer & Squire
In World Golf Village.
Range. 940-6088.
St. Augustine Shores
U.S. 1 south of
St. Augustine. Range. 794-4653.
Starke
East of town. Nine holes.
Range. 964-5441.
UNF Golfplex
At University of North Florida.
Three holes. Range. 620-2050.
SEMI-PRIVATE
Amelia River
Amelia Island Parkway.
Range. 491-8500.
Champions Club at Julington Creek
Off SR 13 in Mandarin.
Range. 287-4653.
Cimarrone
CR 210 west of I-95.
Range. 287-2000.
Country Club of Orange Park
West end of Kingsley Ave. in
Orange Park. Range. 276-7664.
Cypress at Grand Club
Palm Coast. Range. 386-437-5807.
Eagle Harbor
CR 220 in Fleming Island.
Range. 269-9300.
Eagle Landing
OakLeaf Plantation.
Range. 291-5600.
Golf Club at Fleming Island
US 17 in Fleming Island.
Range. 269-1440.
Keystone Golf & Country Club
U.S. 21 south of town.
Range. 352-473-4540.
Magnolia Point
Off US 17 in Green Cove
Springs. Range. 269-9315.
Matanzas Course at Grand Club
Palm Coast. Range. 386-446-6330.
North Hampton
Off A1A west of Fernandina
Beach. Range. 548-0000.
Pine Course at Grand Club
Palm Coast. Range. 386-445-0852.
Queen’s Harbour
Atlantic Blvd. west of Intracoastal
Waterway. Range. 221-1012.
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Royal St. Augustine
SR 16 west of I-95 in St.
Augustine. Range. 824-4653.
Selva Marina
Selva Marina Blvd. north of
Atlantic Blvd. in Atlantic
Beach. Range. 246-3144.
South Hampton
CR 210 west of I-95.
Range. 287-7529.
St. Johns Golf & Country Club
CR 210 west of I-95.
Range. 940-3200.
Windsor Parke
Hodges Blvd. north of
Butler Blvd. Range. 223-4653.
PRIVATE
These clubs are private and are open
to the public only for special events.
Amelia National
Off A1A west of Fernandina
Beach. Range. 652-0660.
Deercreek
North of Avenues Mall on
Southside Blvd. Range. 363-1507.
Deerwood
Baymeadows Rd. west of
Southside Blvd. Range. 642-5917.
Glen Kernan
Hodges Blvd. north of
Butler Blvd. Range. 646-1116.
Grand Haven
Palm Coast. Range. 386-445-2327.
Hidden Hills
Monument Rd. in
Arlington. Range. 641-8121.
Jacksonville Golf & Country Club
223-6910.
Long Point
South of Amelia Island
Plantation. Range. 277-5908.
Marsh Creek
A1A south of St. Augustine
Beach. Range. 461-1145.
Marsh Landing
South of Butler Blvd. in Ponte
Vedra Beach. Range. 285-6514.
Osprey Cove
East of I-95 at Exit 1 in
Georgia. Range. 800-352-5575.
Pablo Creek
San Pablo Rd. south of
Butler Blvd. Range. 992-6900.
Palencia
US 1 north of
St. Augustine. Range. 599-9030.
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Plantation
A1A south of Ponte Vedra
Beach. Range. 543-2960.
Ponte Vedra G & CC
In TPC. Range. 285-0204.
San Jose
San Jose Blvd. Range. 733-1511.
Sawgrass
A1A in Ponte Vedra Beach.
Range. 273-3720.
Timuquana
Timuquana Rd. west of US
17. Range. 389-0477.
RESORT
These courses are primarily for
the use of resort guest or mem-
bers. Some are also open for
public play at certain times.
Amelia Island Plantation
In Amelia Island Plantation.
54 holes. Range. 261-6161.
Golf Club of Amelia Island
Amelia Island at
Ritz-Carlton. Range. 277-8015.
Ponte Vedra
A1A in Ponte Vedra Beach.
Range. 273-7710.
Tournament Players Club
In TPC. 36 holes. Range. 273-3235.
MILITARY
These clubs are located on Navy
bases and are for persons assigned
to the bases or retired military per-
sonnel. They occasionally are open
for public play during special events.
NAS
US 17 north of Orange
Park. Range. 542-3249.
Windy Harbor
Mayport Rd. north of Atlantic Blvd.
in Atlantic Beach. Range. 270-5380.
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