Columnist Peter Benton: Child Seekers tournament accepting entries now

Peter Benton

Wednesday, May 18, 2005 | 9 a.m.

Peter Benton's golf column appears Wednesday.

Entries are being accepted for the Nevada Child Seekers 15th annual Bob Dickinson Memorial Golf Tournament.

This exceedingly popular four-person scramble event is scheduled for June 20 at the Rhodes Ranch Golf Club with an entrance fee of $150 per person.

The Nevada Child Seekers, is a nonprofit organization dedicated to locating missing, abducted and runaway children. Each year, Nevada Child Seekers fingerprints thousands of youngsters and provides their parents with free Child Identification Kits; conducts safety programs and prevention education in area schools; provides assistance to parents of at-risk youngsters; trains and coordinates The Volunteer Search Force to aid and assist in the search for missing children; provides production and airing of missing children's photos and public service announcements, and works with legislative leaders to enact more effective child protection laws.

Full entry information is available by calling 878-0311. Because of this being a limited field event, plus one of the more popular charitable tournaments in our valley, early application is recommended.

Boulder Creek Golf Course was the site last week of the Women's Southern Nevada Golf Association's 2005 Senior Championship, which saw Sherri Jackson (Paiute) emerge as the low gross champion with a score of 159. Carlene Voerding (Boulder City), on the strength of her 142, was crowned low net champion.

Low gross and low net winners of the Golf Flight were Mary McFarland (Sun City), 162, and TPC's Marcia Gallagher, 143.

Charlotte Lollis (Rhodes Ranch), and her 166, along with Maxine Zusman, 144, were the respective winners in the Diamond Flight, with the Platinum Flight victors being Geneva Cullen (L.V. Business Women), 188, and Katy Ulrich, 159.

Beginning at the recent FedEx Kinko's Classic, The Golf Channel incorporated the next stage in the implementation of its popular Impact Cam, which captures players' shots from unique angles in the fairway.

To date, the Impact Cam had only been used from the tees. Placing the miniature camera on the ground in front of players hitting from the fairway has produced some unique camera angles, giving viewers another way to enjoy televised golf.

The Impact Cam is one of the few new production elements The Golf Channel has introduced in 2005 for its Champions tour coverage.