The 58th annual Smokey Bear Golf Invitational takes place today and Sunday at the Falls Country Club.
In response to interest in the men’s invite for amateurs to have a seniors division, tournament director Dave Cronin said golfers 50 and older will be able to compete this year for the inaugural seniors title.
After the initial 18 holes scheduled for today, Cronin said the top-12 scores will qualify to play 27 holes Sunday for the overall championship, while the top-12 golfers age 50 and over will be able to play 27 holes Sunday for the seniors division championship.
He said golfers 50 and older in the top-12 overall will have the option Sunday of playing for either the overall or seniors title, but not both, with the championship flight teeing off farther away from the blue tees and the senior flight using the white tees.
Weather permitting, he said the final nine holes, which have drawn a significant number of spectators in the past, would begin Sunday afternoon.
Cronin said golfers not part of the championship and senior flights will be placed in flights of eight, based on their scores today, to play 18 holes Sunday.
He said gift certificates from the Falls Country Club will be awarded to the top-six golfers in the championship and senior flights and to the top four in each of the remaining flights.
