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Julie
Rivers Survives The Extreme Golf Conditions at
WildCat Mountain To Return to the U.X. Open Championship
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JACKSON,
NH., AUG. 17, 2003 - Last year, Julie Rivers became
the first woman to advance to the U.X. Open Championship.
On Sept. 21, 2003, the golf pro at White Mountain
Family Golf in Intervale, NH will join Keith Woodward
of Stow, VT and eight other extreme golfers at Snowmass
Mountain in Aspen, CO. for the opportunity to dethrone
two-time defending U.X. Open Champion Peter "Mongo"
Schory.
Woodward and Rivers earned their trip to the 2003
U.X. Open Championship by besting a competitive
field of adventurous golfers at Wildcat Mountain
on Aug. 16 in the 2003 U.X. Open. 15-year-old Kurt
Schuler or Windham, NH and Paul Souza of Swanzea,
MA. finished third and fourth respectively.
The U.X. Open is golf with Attitude … and Altitude!
It leaves the manicured fairways, rigid dress codes,
extensive rules and high costs at the country club.
The U.X. Open offers golfers a whole new challenge
… up, down, and across a 10-hole mountain course,
with 10 simplified rules catering to the rocky terrain.
Instead of putting, participants must pitch the
ball onto a painted circle 20-30 feet in diameter;
a four-club limit; less severe penalties for lost
balls and unplayable lies; and no dress code …
although hiking boots are strongly recommended.
And you can forget about yardage markers and golf
carts - laser rangefinder binoculars and ski lifts
are preferred.
The 2003 U.X. Open Tour includes qualifying
events on: Aug. 2 -- Mammoth Mountain (Mammoth
Lakes, CA); Aug. 9 - Bromley Mountain (Manchester,
VT); Aug. 16 -- Wildcat Mountain (Jackson,
NH); Sep. 13 -- 49º North (Chewelah,
WA); Sept. 20 -- Snowmass Mountain (Aspen,
CO).
The 2003 U.X. Open Championship is
scheduled for Sept. 21, at Snowmass Mountain (Aspen,
CO) featuring the top two players from each qualifying
event, plus two-time defending champion Peter "Mongo"
Schory. In addition to Woodward, Rivers and Schory;
the other finalists include: Bromely Mountain qualifiers
Ben Johnson (age 26, Clifton Park, NY) and Ernie
Salo (Bondville, VT); as well as Mammoth Mountain
qualifiers Greg Lippincott (age 56, Bishop, CA)
and Ed Galvan (Alhambra, CA). The Championship will
feature a unique survivor-style shootout whereby
one player is eliminated on each hole until a champion
is left. Two years in a row, Schory won the title
on a final hole closest-to-the-flag chip-off.
Champions receive the Official U.X. Open crushed
red velour jacket; a crystal trophy and an invitation
to defend their championship the following year.
Past champions include:
1999 Kevin Cahill of Berwyn, PA;
2000; Jim Ryan of Rochester, NY;
2001 & 2002; Peter "Mongo"
Schory of Chewelah, WA.
Celebrating its fifth anniversary as the sports'
most adventurous round of golf, the U.X. Open has
been covered by Esquire, Men's Journal, USA Today,
Time, Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, Good Morning
America and hundreds of other international media
outlets. Many have likened the sport to becoming
to traditional golf what snowboarding is to downhill
skiing.
"Any golfer looking for a new challenge needs
to take on the rigors of U.X. Open golf. You'll
hit shots you never even imagined but we guarantee
you'll have a blast," said Rick Ryan Executive
Director of the U.X. Open.
The U.X. Open is owned and operated by UXGA Tour
Properties, LLC. Fairfield, CT and sponsored by;
GOLF magazine; SKIING magazine, JUST FOR MEN hair
color and Top Flite. To register or get more information
interested players should call 203-255-2891 or visit
www.uxopen.com. For the $65 entry fee players receive
entry into the 10-hole tourney, an Official U.X.
Open golf shirt and hat, and sleeve of Top-Flite
U.X. Open golf balls, and food and drink at a post-event
awards reception. |
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