Norwood Hills amateur Skip Berkmeyer was among the chief proponents for the reincarnation of a once popular format - a season-beginning match play event pitting the areas top amateurs against the top club professionals from the Gateway PGA. After a hiatus of more than a decade, the best from sides resurrected the concept Sunday and Monday.

March 14, 2009 - Tiger returns this week and so do the guys on The Back Nine Radio Show. Troy Halterman returns from his Las Vegas visit where he attended the USGA Rules Seminar to join Dustin Ashby and Adam Frillman on this week's show. You don't think Troy could have found a USGA Rules Seminar somewhere closer to St. Louis? But it's Vegas Baby..........and hard to pass up this time of year.

Tavistock Cup, the crosstown rivalry between Isleworth and Lake Nona's professional golf members, has finalized its field and set its pairings for the team competition, which takes place March 16-17.

Seven time Metropolitan Amateur Player of the Year, Skip Berkmeyer, joined the discussion and talked about the challenges of playing on greens / turf that you aren't accustomed too. The guys previewed Skip's tournament schedule for 2009, which will again include trips to the Coleman, Porter Cup and Crump Cup. Skip then introduced an event that is returning on March 22-23 featuring top players from the Gateway PGA and Metropolitan Amateur Golf Association. Skip, along with Ryan Roy, collaborated with their respective Associations to resurrect the Ryder Cup style matches. The event will be held at Norwood Hills Country Club on the East Course.

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