• With The STX Am Tour’s continued partnership with The Alamo City Golf Trail, in an attempt to provide the best possible tournament experience for ALL TOUR GOLFERS, the April 30th STX Am Tour Stroke Play Event is being moved to Northern Hills GC.

4/30/23 ~ Stroke Play @ Northern Hills GC

 

EVENT DETAILS

2023 Spring Event #8 ~ Northern Hills GC-

~ 18 Hole Stroke Play, Gross & Net  ~  Standard Points

Sunday, April 30th, Progressive Tee Time Start

 

IMPORTANT Event #8 ~ Northern Hills Updates for 4/30/23 :

 

**** Please double check your flights & starting tee times.   Flight Placement Dictates TEE BOX SELECTION!

***MANY PAIRINGS HAVE CHANGED***

***Your responsibility is to be at the #1 Tee Box, when your tee time is called.

***The "NEEDS TO PAY" List, will be located at the starters tent area.

 

**** STX Am TOUR OPTIONAL SKINS - This week's optional skins game will be offered at The Starters Tent prior to teeing off.

~ REMINDER - Skins games will change and vary, based on the style of game and tournament format. Inquire at the golfer check-in area, with questions about this event's skins game.

~$20/player **OPTIONAL PARTICIPATION WITHIN YOUR OWN FLIGHT! ~Gross Skins in ALL FLIGHTS

 

**** The BRAND NEW NORTHERN HILLS  Driving Range will open at approx. 7:30am on Sunday, April 30th. Small Bucket ONLY. MATS ONLY.

 

**** The OFFICIAL SCORING AREA will be located in The 19th Hole Grill @ Northern Hills.

All golfers, please promptly turn in your SIGNED OFFICIAL SCORECARD immediately following completion of play.

 

CLICK HERE FOR THE OFFICIAL GOLF GENIUS LIVE PUBLIC LEADER BOARD

https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/9486836588571790681

 

https://www.strackaline.com/courses/search?aff=STXAMTOUR

 

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***Previous Email Communications 

1st Notice To STX Am Tour Competitors:
The 2023 STX Am Tour SPRING Season, returns to the fantastic course conditions of Northern Hills GC for the final regular points event of the Spring Season!

This is a Standard POINTS EVENT + Standard Flight BONUSES

(150pts to 1st Gross)

 

The race for a Tour Championship and a coveted spot on

the 2023 South Texas Match Play Team continues this coming Sunday @ Northern !

 

120 Golfers in 5 Flights! Another Sell Out Full Field !!!!!

 

* Sunday, April 30th , 2023 - Progressive Tee Time Start, beginning @ 9:45am.

* Northern Hills GC

* FORMAT - 18 hole - Stroke Play - Gross and Net

 

* The 2nd Notice to Players email will be sent no later than, FRI , 4/28/23 with more tournament information, Including:

-  Updated Flights/Tee Times, Golf Genius Info, prize fund, points distro, Skins, etc....

* The BRAND NEW DRIVING RANGE @ NORTHERN HILLS  will open at 7:00 am, the day of the event. (Mats Only)

*Event Check-in, Registration, Skins & To Pay List will be available on the 1st TEE BOX @ Northern Hills.

 

*This event is a STANDARD Points Event with Standard Flight Bonuses.

~ 50pt Flight Bonus Gross. 150pts total for 1st place gross.

~ 45pt Flight Bonus Net. 140pts total for 1st place net.

Every spot in the point standings reflects onto your starting position in the playoffs and the TOP 3 in The Spring Season earn an automatic spot on The 2023 STMPC Team.

EVERY POINT MATTERS!!!

 

TEE BOXES TO BE UTILIZED ~ Stroke Play NORTHERN HILLS  :  

* CHAMP FLIGHT - BLACK TOUR TEES (Seniors 50+ GREEN TOUR TEES)

* FIRST FLIGHT - BLUE TOUR TEES (Seniors 50+ GREEN TOUR TEES)

* SECOND FLIGHT - BLUE TOUR TEES (Seniors 50+ WHITE TOUR TEES)

* THIRD FLIGHT - BLUE TOUR TEES (Seniors 50+ WHITE TOUR TEES)

* FOUTH FLIGHT – GREEN TOUR TEES (Seniors 50+ WHITE TOUR TEES)

* All women golfers will place an appropriate tee box for their respective flight.

First Flight Women = STX Am Tour White Tees (W)

Fourth Flight Women = Olmos Basin Red Tee Box (W)

 

**** STX AM TOUR NORTHERN HILLS PROPRIETARY TEE BOX RATINGS:

- STX AM TOUR BLACK TEES - 71.9 / 123

- STX AM TOUR BLUE TEES - 71.0 / 122

- STX AM TOUR GREEN TEES - 70.1 / 121

- STX AM TOUR WHITE TEES - 67.0 / 114

 

GOLF GENIUS:
GOLF GENIUS EMAIL TO BE SENT at a LATER TIME

The STX Am Tour is happy to have GOLF GENIUS LIVE MOBILE SCORING @ Northern Hills next weekend.

Golf Genius is a real time scoring app to enhance the tournament atmosphere of The STX Am Tour.

Each Golfer will receive a separate email with specific directions for Golf Genius.

Please take the time, in advance of your tee time, to download the GOLF GENIUS APP from the app store on your smartphone.

Each foursome will get a tutorial on how to use golf genius prior to your tee time.

The STX Am Tour will continue to use paper scorecards as THE OFFICIAL SCORECARD.

The Golf Genius email will contain a GGID CODE for EACH FOURSOME.

One player in the group will enter the scores for the foursome. This will populate REAL TIME LEADERBOARD and REAL TIME SKINS!

 

2023 STX Am TOUR POINT DISTRIBUTION

(In partner events, distribution will be split between team, unless double points event)

1st Place - 100pts (95pts Net)

2nd Place - 90pts (85pts Net)

3rd Place - 80pts (75pts Net)

4th Place - 70pts (65pts Net)

5th Place - 60pts (55pts Net)

6th Place - 50pts (45pts Net)

7th Place - 45pts (40pts Net)

8th Place - 40pts (35pts Net)

9th Place - 35pts (30pts Net)

10th Place - 30pts (25pts Net)

 

2023 STX AM TOUR SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:

*STX AM TOUR - Facebook Link : Follow The STX Am Tour on FaceBook ~ facebook.com/stxamtour

*STX AM TOUR - 2023 SENIOR AGE :

For the 2023 Tour Seasons, the Senior Golfer category will be eligible at 50 years of age. This aligns with the USGA Senior golfer age. All golfers that meet the age requirement, will have the opportunity to play from a reduced yardage set of tees. (Approx. 8-12% reduction)

 

 

*STX AM TOUR Tee Markers :

The 2023 STX AM Tour ~ Alamo City Golf Trail Division will utilize (up to) 4 sets of TOUR TEE MARKERS at each event. BLACK, BLUE, GREEN & WHITE.

*The BLACK TOUR TEES will use the course rating of the Trail course BLUE Tees.

*The BLUE TOUR TEES will use a proprietary rating of 33% less than the course BLUE rating.

*The GREEN TOUR TEES will use a proprietary rating of 33% more than the course WHITE rating.

*The WHITE TOUR TEES will use the course rating of the Trail course WHITE Tees.

 

 

Thank you and I look forward to crowning YOU,

the next STX Am Tour Champion!

 

Travis Salkowski, PGA

STX Am Tour Director

Email: travis@stxamtour.golf or the general inbox at, info@stxamtour.golf