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Area Insider – by David Droschak

Lakeshore’s swan song

fficially located within the Durham city limits, Lakeshore has always been known as the golf course of Research Triangle Park. But there was really nothing high-tech about the public layout built from scratch in the early 1960s by Marvin Utley, his father and grandfather.

The 18-hole course measured just 5,719 yards from the tips, had a handful of bunkers and no hole measured more than 500 yards. You could walk 18 on the weekdays with a push cart while munching on a pack of nabs for $25.

It was the classic muni.

Despite operating on a limited budget over the years, Lakeshore was still able to attract the “big boys” of business in the area like SAS, IBM, Nortel and Glaxo with its corporate nine-hole golf leagues, which still operated up until last year.

“That corporate business was A flock of birds sit on one of Lakeshore’s idle driving range targets.

Photos by David Droschak good to us and we made sure we Lakeshore. It was bittersweet, but it have come by and shown some interwere good to them,” said longtime even in the neighborhood.” est, but this time it just seemed right,” was a great way to lock the doors.”

Lakeshore general manager and golf Stallings said he plans to take Utley and Stallings had several said Stallings, whose friendly face pro Chip Stallings. “They played a breath and “let the dust settle” was behind the pro shop counter here meetings with Pulte and the national 16-20 weeks with us out of the sumbefore beginning his second home builder indicated it was open to for 23 years. mer.” career. honoring the course with some select Stallings and Utley made the With spring here and summer “Marvin and I have worked on memorabilia in its new neighborhood course closing announcement sevnot too far off, there is no longer any nothing more than a handshake clubhouse. eral weeks in activity at and our word for more than two “They were very aware of what advance in Lakeshore, decades,” Stallings said. “We have order to give they were purchasing and they no more spent a lot of time together with Lakeshore its couldn’t have been better as a compasenior skin our families and are great friends. ny,” Stallings said. “This is very, very proper send games or We just so happened to have run a sad for us; it’s a sentimental time, so off. Stallings golfers hitpretty successful little golf course they are going to incorporate as much even had ting “floattogether too, for 23 years.” of Lakeshore as they can … maybe some golfing ing” balls buddies fly into the in from St. 30-acre lake Louis and that doubled LATE SPRING 2018 Volume 19 • No. 2 surprised as a golf him in the hazard and Your contacts for golf: Publisher: Jay W. Allred, parking lot at the driving E-mail: jay@triadgolf.com Main Office The layout of Lakeshore Golf Course, which has 6:30 a.m. to range, just P.O. Box 11784, Winston-Salem, NC 27116 Editor: David Droschak, closed after 55 years. play one final stakes in the Phone: 336-924-1619 E-mail: David@triadgolf.com round. ground where Triangle Golf Today, published seven times a year, serves the Triangle region of North Carolina. While our information is gathered “We had a great closing weekend from dependable sources, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of this information. We do not accept responsibility for the validity of our Pulte plans to erected single family advertisers. All rights reserved. Reproduction or use without written consent is prohibited. Triangle Golf Today and triadgolf.com are as bittersweet as it was,” Stallings homes. trademarks owned by Piedmont Golf Today, Inc. © 2018. said.

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Goodbye Jesse

North Carolina golfing world loses a coaching legend

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By BRAD KING

ittingly in many ways, legendary Wake Forest University golf coach Jesse Haddock passed away during the week of the Arnold Palmer Invitational.

Though he never coached Palmer during his historic, three-decade stint at Wake Forest, the program Haddock inherited in 1960 always benefitted from The King’s cachet.

Shortly after assuming control of the Demon Deacon golf team, Haddock turned to Palmer, a former Wake Forest golfer who was by then making a worldwide name for himself on the PGA Tour, and asked him to assist the sagging program by funding a scholarship.

“Arnold gave us $500,” Haddock said, “and we were on our way.” Palmer’s scholarship helped pave the way for Haddock to recruit

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many of the 63 golfers who would achieve All-American status during his recordsetting 32 years at the helm of the Atlantic Coast Conference golfing dynasty.

From 1960 until he retired in 1992, Haddock’s team captured three national championships (1974, 1975 and 1986) and finished runner-up another three times.

They also won 15 ACC titles, including an amazing run of 10 straight from 1967-76.

Haddock was named national coach of the year three times.

“We have the best school in the South,” Haddock would tell recruits and he meant every word. He truly bled the black and gold.

“Wake Forest College was a perfect place for him for there were dozens of young men just like him, who came with limited means and unlimited dreams,” said Bill Joyner, a retired Wake Forest Senior VP and one of Haddock’s closest friends.

“None were more hopeful than Jesse.”

Haddock celebrated his 91st birthday in January, yet his health was declining and he was admitted into hospice soon thereafter. He died peacefully the morning of March 14, his wife of 68 years, Kay, and one of their daughters, Dottie Kay Hill, by his side.

Five days following his passing, Haddock was honored at Wait Chapel on the Wake Forest campus with a service attended not only by many of his former players — his “boys” as Haddock lovingly called them — but many golfers who were influenced by his legacy, as well as other former Wake Forest athletes and employees.

A day forecasted as rainy and cold appropriately turned out sunny and pleasant: a perfect afternoon for golf. The altar flowers were black and gold, while the magnolia leaves were handpicked from the old campus in the town of Wake Forest.

Nine former players — John Morrow, Jack Lewis, Jay Sigel, Jerry Haas, Logan Jackson, Joe Inman, Billy Andrade, Gary Hallberg and Scott Hoch — served as pallbearers, while all of Haddock’s former players were recognized as honorary pallbearers. Joyner made opening comments followed by speeches from four other former players: Curtis Strange, John Buczek, Mike Brown and Lanny Wadkins.

“I know Coach is up there with Arnold,” said Buczek, one of Haddock’s first great players and later a legendary PGA professional. “Arnold, with that great smile of his, is greeting Jesse and saying: ‘Job well done.’”

Like Palmer, Haddock was a man of the people.

“We would go to tournaments,” Wadkins said. “Every player at every other school would come up and say ‘hi’ to Coach. It was amazing how many other players at other schools respected and loved Jesse Haddock. When you were with Coach, you knew you were with somebody special. He was definitely one of a kind.”

“He had an unbelievable talent for remembering people’s names,” Jackson said. “He remembered everybody’s name and I’m not talking about just his golfers.

If he ever met you, he would know who you were next time he saw you and ask you how your wife was doing by name.

I’ve never known anybody quite like that.”

“Coach gave me my greatest gift … a chance,” said Strange, his voice cracking.

“My dad had been gone four years when I showed up at Wake, so personally Coach was my father figure and mentor for my three years here in Winston. I respected him so much and hung on to every word.”

Unlike Palmer, Haddock was a mediocre golfer at best. He didn’t take up the

game until the year before he took over the golf program. “He didn’t know much about the swing,” Jay Haas said. “But he knew what made people tick.”

“His strength was he was a really, really good mental coach,” Jackson said.

“He was sharp enough that he would watch a player all the time and he would know what he was doing when he played well, so when you started playing poorly he could pull you aside and tell you what you were doing different. That was a very easy way to get back on track.”

“Coach Haddock was a true innovator in sports psychology,” said current Demon Deacon golf coach Jerry Haas, another of Haddock’s former players. “He was a master at handling players and knowing all the right buttons to push. He was strong and tenacious and he expected that from his players.”

“He got them to be great when it counted,” added former N.C. State coach Richard Sykes.

Haddock famously hated long hair and facial hair. “We’re going to look better, act better and play better than our competition,” he told his players.

One year, a highly recruited freshman arrived on the Wake Forest campus sporting an impressive moustache. Haddock offered to show the newcomer and his teammates the Wake Forest “Wall of Fame” featuring framed photos of some of the program’s best players: Palmer, Billy Joe Patton, Sigel, Jack Lewis, Wadkins and others.

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Haddock from page 6 After he got through a dozen players, Haddock asked, “Anybody seen a moustache yet?”

“Nobody said a word,” Jackson recalled. “But the next day when the kid showed up he was the cleanest shaven guy you’ve ever seen in your life with a fresh haircut.” ❖❖❖ A tobacco farm boy from Pitt County who grew up in the heart of the Depression, Haddock first set foot on the old campus in the town of Wake Forest in 1944 for what proved a short visit. He was drafted shortly thereafter and spent the closing days of World War II in Germany with the Third Army.

Haddock returned to Wake Forest in 1947 and never left. He took a job in the athletic department to help pay for his education, running errands for athletic director Jim Weaver and basketball coach Murray Greason, while driving around legendary Wake Forest football coach Peahead Walker.

In 1952, Haddock became the first in his family to graduate from college.

Business degree in hand, Haddock began to rise through the ranks of the Wake Forest athletic department. When Horace “Bones” McKinney found that coaching the Wake Forest golf team took up too much of his basketball time, he turned it over to Haddock, who was then an assistant athletic director.

From that point on, Haddock would define the role of collegiate golf coach in the modern era — putting the Demon Deacons’ golf team on the national map and molding the early careers of many future greats. Twenty of Haddock’s players would go on to play on the PGA Tour and 15 on the Champions Tour.

The program’s first national title came in 1974 when Strange, a 17-year-old freshman, drained a slick, downhill putt for eagle on the final hole to clinch the championship.

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— may have been the greatest team in college golf history. The Demon Deacons won seven of nine tournaments that season with an average margin of victory of 27 strokes and won the NCAA title by 33 strokes, shattering the previous record of 19 and causing tournament officials to restructure the way they ran the championship. Wake Forest’s dominance in the 1970s even forced other ACC schools to upgrade their programs to avoid such embarrassment.

“Coach molded us into a family,” Strange said. “Family and team always came before individual success.”

“We carried ourselves and we played a lot of good golf because we were representing him and Wake Forest,” Wadkins said. “I think it was in that order. He was

always there for all of us.”

Every year when April rolled around, Haddock would hold court under the old oak tree outside the Augusta National clubhouse. In 1988, Wake Forest produced nearly a quarter of the field that made the cut at the Masters. “To stand under that oak tree at Augusta National with Jesse was like standing on the porch of the Vatican with the Pope,” Joyner said. “I met Vice President Quayle and Nancy Lopez within 15 minutes of one another. And they came to meet Jesse.”

In his later years at Wake Forest, the Haddocks started the Jesse Haddock Golf Camp. Young golfers came from all over the world to learn the finer points of the game from Coach Haddock and many of his players. “Beyond our Wake Forest golf team family, he touched so many young lives literally across the world,” Brown said.

Haddock was known as a gifted conversationalist and he loved keeping up with his boys. Jackson once told Strange he

should call Coach because he hadn’t heard from him in a while. “Give him a call when you have a spare 45 (minutes),” Jackson said.

“They were always the nicest conversations,” Strange said, “because he would just reminisce.

“People have called him a mentor, teacher and father figure,” Strange said. “He was — and much more.”

“He spent five decades of his life teaching, mentoring, offering words of wisdom that apply on and off the course, and instilling confidence in us,” said Buczek. “He loved his boys.” ❖❖❖ Following his retirement, Haddock and Kay briefly moved to Florida to be near their daughter, Sherry, who was suffering from cancer and her husband Jim Simons.

After Sherry’s death, the Haddocks took the three Simons boys under their wings, forever changing their lives.

“He was devoted to shaping the lives of the young men entrusted to his care,” said Wake Forest President Dr. Nathan Hatch.

Haddock was later enshrined in the Wake Forest University Sports Hall of Fame, the North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame, the Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame and the National Golf Coaches Association Hall of Fame.

He and Kay were longtime fixtures for Sunday brunch at the same table at Old Town Club, Winston-Salem’s bastion of southern gentility and the longtime home course of the Wake Forest golf teams.

“He enjoyed coming out there and seeing

people,” Jackson said. “I think it was a good way for him to stay in touch with the past.”

Despite suffering a pair of strokes five years earlier, Haddock seemed to recover fully and he drove his car up until the last year of his life.

Several years ago, however, Haddock confided in Jackson that he didn’t feel comfortable going out to Old Town anymore.

“I’m just getting to where I forget people’s names,” Haddock told Jackson.

“Coach, on your worst day you remember more people’s names than anyone I’ve ever met on their best day,” Jackson told him.

Following the service at Wait Chapel, there was a reception for family, special friends and former players at the Haddock House, a $4.5 million state-of-the-art oncampus facility that is part of the Arnold Palmer Golf Complex, dedicated in Haddock’s honor two years ago.

The lobby features a large glass display case with championship trophies; wall displays honoring Haddock and Palmer, and a space to commemorate NCAA All-Americans. In the heritage room, visitors can view trophies and search via interactive touch screens to see Hall of Fame members, championship teams, and videos of Demon Deacon greats going back to the 1950s.

A fitting monument for a Coach’s life well led.

“Coach Haddock embodied what coaching is,” Jerry Haas said. “He was there for the players, but he let you become your own man.”

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Breaking down traditional golf barriers Swing Right is Triangle’s first mobile golf club repair service

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By DAVID DROSCHAK rowing up in Myrtle Beach three decades ago was reason enough for Martin Barrier III to get hooked on the great game of golf. More than 100 golf courses dotted the Grand Strand at the time.

What also was a huge part of the golf scene along the popular South Carolina golf destination was Martin’s Golf and Tennis, seven mega superstores that every golf lover at one time or another spent hours wandering through the maze of product lines from gloves to golf shoes to grips.

It was golf heaven for those of us who enjoyed the latest and greatest clubs or clothing styles. Barrier was in the unusual position of getting a behind-the-scenes look at the business. His father founded Martin’s.

“I guess you can I say I definitely grew up in a golf family,” Barrier says. “Golf is all I’ve ever known and done.”

That’s an understatement. At the time in his late 20s, Barrier learned just about everything there was to know about the golf business from his father. After his dad sold Martin’s in 2004, Barrier moved to Raleigh and began working for various golf entities, from Global Golf to Golfsmith to Golf Galaxy to Dick’s Sporting Goods.

But life wasn’t the same.

So last summer, Barrier, 45, began working on his own golf business concept, and this January launched Swing Right, a mobile golf club repair service.

From a working trailer, Barrier hits the road on a daily basis to meet clients at their office or golf course

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who are in need of regripping, loft and lie adjustments and reshaftings.

“It is such a new concept, it’s hard to grasp unless you see it,” Barrier said. “When a service like mobile detailing of cars first came out there was a learning curve for the consumer. Once people got it it sort of caught on and look at it now.”

For now, Barrier’s service includes a 25-mile radius from Raleigh, hitting as far east as Clayton in Johnston County and as far west as Chapel Hill. However, Barrier does take on special requests. For example, he recently had a few clients in need of his services in Dunn and Benson.

“I guess the biggest challenge has just been a learning curve and getting out the word,” he said. “My background hopefully speaks for itself, growing up all those years in the business and seeing everything in the golf business first hand. It takes the time and effort to build a business, and I really like to treat people like I would like to be treated -- with personal service and touch. I like for them to come into the trailer and carry on a conversation while I’m working on their clubs, getting to know my clients.”

The trailer includes more than 40 different brands and sizes of grips, a grinding wheel, reshafting equipment, a loft and lie adjustment machine, heat guns – “Basically everything you are going to find in a PGA Tour van. I charge clients what you would find at any brick and mortar store. There is no surcharge to come out to their home or business.”

Barrier was given encouragement to follow his dream from his wife Stephanie.

“She said, ‘You have all of this golf equipment you should think about doing something with a golf concept.

We worked on it together,” he said.

“The room for growth is to get more people thinking along the mobile concept line,” added Barrier.

“When I was setting it up with the banking people they thought this could be a franchise, but that wasn’t my intent going into this whole thing. If the good Lord has me going in that direction then that’s what it will be.

Remember, time is now so valuable for everything. This idea sort of solves that problem for busy golfers.”

Barrier says he knows of only one other such business in the country in Las Vegas.

“This is really so new of a concept,” he says. “I come to you so you can spend more time on the golf course.”

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Equipment Room Cary-based Stitch Golf stylishly making its industry mark

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By BRAD KING erhaps the biggest buzz at this year’s PGA Merchandise Show was generated by Carybased Stitch Golf.

Of course, to even be mentioned in the PGA Show’s “best of” category in Orlando is impressive, considering that more than 1,000 exhibiting companies and brands display their wares to 40,000-plus industry professionals from some 90 countries on the Orange County Convention Center’s interactive floor.

A golf accessory company with an original focus on stylish leather and knit head covers, along with accessories under the “Dress Your Game” hash tag, Stitch Golf arrived in Florida in late January having recently expanded into handsome, lightweight and detail-laden golf bags, innovative travel bags and equally stylish apparel.

The company’s name came from founder Charlie Burgwyn’s precise attention to detail, “down to the last stitch.” Indeed, Stitch uses only highquality material, including durable waterproof fabric, to pair with fashionable color schemes, design and personalization.

In November, Stitch announced the acquisition of Fennec Golf, an upscale line of golf clothing built around tech and performance fabrics, tasteful color and a level of attention to detail. The design styles for Stitch’s head covers, bags and accessories meshed seamlessly with Fennec’s soft goods.

Stitch’s first splash at the PGA Show came through sheer presence. Stitch and Fennec unveiled adjacent display booths of 2,100 square feet, accented by Stitch’s signature colors of blue, white and orange. Their booths remained among the busiest on the floor during the PGA Show’s three days.

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ucts because they felt Stitch shared Palmer’s attention to detail and commitment to quality.

Late last year, Stitch began offering white leather head covers featuring The King’s iconic, multicolored umbrella logo and racing stripes. Soon thereafter, the company released a set of black head covers, three colors of knit head covers, and special putter covers for blade and mallet models — designed for the millions of golfers worldwide who consider themselves members of “Arnie’s Army.”

Throughout 2018, Stitch will introduce additional products featuring Palmer’s umbrella logo, includ-

ing umbrellas, gloves and travel bags.

“Our idea is to pay tribute to a man who lived a quality life and had a major global impact on a major sport,” said Stitch Golf CEO Brad King. “The company (Arnold Palmer Enterprises) picked Stitch to partner with. Everything launched will convey a level of quality appropriate to a man of Arnold Palmer’s stature.”

King, who decades earlier coached Burgwyn’s high school golf team, originally came on board two years ago to help Stitch Golf achieve its goal of becoming known as more than a “leather head cover” company. A CEO who had sold an office products business to Staples and was seeking a new challenge, King started doing some consulting work — “donating time,” he says, “to see if there was a play” — which led to the formation of a group of golf-savvy partners and investors that helped Stitch recapitalize in late 2016.

One of the partners, Chris Knott, founded the Peter Millar clothing brand in 2001. King and Knott, along with two other partners — Alex Sossaman and Rick Hopkins — have taken the business side of the company off Burgwyn’s plate and set in motion an ambitious plan.

Stitch has established a connected sales team and has also made its mark on numerous professional tours worldwide. PGA Tour pros Brendon Todd, Carl Pettersson and Dylan Frittelli are carrying Stitch products, along with Scottish U.S. Continued on page 11 www.trianglegolf.com

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Amateur champion Richie Ramsay — while many college teams are using Stitch products as well.

Currently, VP of Marketing Katherine Collins said Stitch Golf is focused on a trio of themes. “At Stitch we aim to help our customers ‘Dress Your Game’ by merchandising our line of products so you can easily put together items that not only match your bag and what is in it, but also match your style and personality.

“We recently launched two new luxury travel bags that play off our motto ‘Arrive in Style’ and with our new apparel we are showing customers that we provide items that are suitable from ‘Work to Play,’” she said.

Meanwhile, Burgwyn has been freed up to do what he has done best since launching his dream six years ago: Create.

A former Class A PGA club professional and “a design, style and details wonk if there ever was one” according to one publication, Burgwyn regularly travels around Asia to discover new ideas.

He recently demoed the Ultimate Garment Bag during an 18-day Asian voyage, visiting eight countries aboard 11 flights.

“That’s Charlie,” Hopkins said.

“He gets a bee in his bonnet for a look or a style or a fabric and just goes after it. He’s an animal — super detail oriented. It’s really impressive.”

King said Stitch grew 200 percent in 2017 over 2016 and expects to expand by another 600 percent in 2018.

“We’ve got momentum now,” he said. “We just need to push the gas pedal down.”

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Bobby Long headed to CGA Hall of Fame

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By DAVID DROSCHAK

illions of golfers who tee it up each year across North Carolina have likely never heard of Bobby Long, or know his connection to golf. Even those in the Triad area may have heard his name in passing, but can’t connect the dots.

The good deeds that no one ever hears about are endless for Long, a Greensboro businessman who is credited with helping save the PGA Tour stop in Greensboro a decade ago.

“Bobby is an incredible person who understands how golf can play a pivotal role in life for all of us,” said Eagle Point Golf Club director of golf Billy Anderson.

“I don’t believe there is anyone that uses the game of golf as a conduit to help people any better than Bobby.”

Long and David Strawn, a champion of junior, college, amateur and senior golf for more than five decades, will be officially enshrined into the Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame in May at Quail Hollow County Club in Charlotte.

They join a Carolinas Golf Hall of

Fame that includes such names as Arnold Palmer, Peggy Kirk Bell, Donald Ross, Billy Joe Patton and Harvie Ward.

Long, chairman of the Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation, convinced Wyndham to sponsor the PGA Tour event in Greensboro with a $25 million letter of credit.

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has since been transformed in a move back to Sedgefield Country Club in large part to the vision of Long.

“When I heard the news that I was being inducted into the Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame I felt completely unworthy

because basically my deal has been to be a cheerleader, and all these other people do the work, and do it in such a wonderful way,” Long said. “I am in awe of them, certainly not of me.”

Long, 62, stepped in to help one of the nation’s oldest PGA Tour events when no sponsor arose in 2007, helping form a regional coalition of business leaders that included support from not only the Greensboro area, but High Point and Winston-Salem.

“While the tournament name included the word ‘Greensboro’ since it was created in 1938, Bobby saw a bigger picture – an opportunity to use the Wyndham Championship to promote Piedmont Triad regionalism and market the metropolitan statistical area as a great place to live, work, expand or start a business,” said Wyndham Championship tournament director Mark Brazil. “As the regionalism effort began to gain footing, companies that would never have done so if it remained a Greensboro event began joining as tournament partners.”

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“Mark (Brazil) and his team are incredible, and have been relentless in everything,” said Long, who grew up playing golf at Alamance Country Club. “They really do all the work, but then look at the community leaders, because the old GGO was predominately Greensboro and now the vast majority of the money comes from outside of Greensboro. I can’t sing their praises enough.”

“The world gets a look into the Piedmont Triad region of North Carolina, and that kind of exposure of golf in the Carolinas is truly priceless,” added Brazil.

“When Bobby saved our PGA Tour event, he also saved many charitable organizations that benefit from it each year. Had the tournament gone away, their donations would have followed.”

One such organization is The First Tee. Long is one of the top donors for The First Tee of the Triad and is perhaps THE major donor of the First Tee of Wilmington.

“I’ve been pretty fortunate, so think about these kids who don’t necessarily have the same access and opportunity like I did,” Long said. “It’s a wonderful thing to try to

enable them to have the same chance I did.

I was sort of born on third base by comparison. Why not try to give them a shot?”

Long even stepped up more than a year ago when the Wells Fargo Championship was in need of a temporary location outside of Charlotte as the PGA Championship was going to be conducted at Quail Hollow in the summer of 2017.

Long helped broker a deal at Eagle Point outside of Wilmington, where he is one of 20 founding members. The “new” Wells Fargo Championship was a rousing success along the coast.

“Bobby saw the importance of keeping the Wells Fargo Championship in the state of North Carolina,” Anderson said.

Anderson has been at Eagle Point for 17 years and has seen the club grow to 55 employees and 45 caddies.

“I personally feel all of us are family,” Anderson said. “This culture has been single handedly created by Bobby and is a second image of his beliefs and his character.”

Long is one of three children and began playing golf at the age of 5. He is now a 5-handicap.

“I’m a middle child and my older sister is just a year and a half older, and she is extraordinary at everything and I completely deferred to her and when I was a little

kid,” Long said. “My parents said ‘He’s never going to think he’s ever any good at anything because she excels so much, so we’re going to encourage her to play tennis and have him go play golf. No matter how bad he is we’re going to tell him he’s great and maybe that will be contagious to other stuff so he’ll have some confidence.”’

Long grew up with current two-time defending CGA Senior Four-Ball champion Jim Grainger at Alamance Country Club.

“We were best friends growing up and he and I played virtually every day that golf was in season, so to speak,” Long said.

Some of Long’s fondest golfing memories aren’t sharing photos of stars such as Sergio Garcia or Davis Love, but of quiet, meaningful moments on the golf course with his wife Kathryn and son Robert.

“I had so much fun playing golf as a kid, so I was hoping that my kids would like to play, but I didn’t want to push them to play,” Long said. “Our son took to it pretty well, in fact Gary Williams was an assistant at Greensboro Country Club and he would take Robert out and play two holes with him one day a week. He was such a cheerleader that my son would beg me to take him to the practice tee so he could get ready for that next week. He got to be a pretty good player.”

And when I asked Long about a best career round, he once again deferred to a family tournament he played at famed Seminole Golf Club.

“A round that sticks out was we were playing as a parent-child team that has a lot of good players,” he said. “It was a tournament where you both tee off and he hits my drive and I hit his drive and we pick the best one and we alternate the best shot in. My wife wanted to play with Robert, too, and so did I, so they let us play as a threesome.

The threesome tied for second in what Long calls his golfing “magic moment.”

Timothy Neher, the president of Seminole Golf Club, may have summed up Long’s contribution to golf best: “Bobby’s humanity, coupled with his low-key and inclusive manner enable him to accomplish so much but also encourage others to engage and contribute – truly special gifts.”

Founded in 1981, the Carolinas Golf Association Hall of Fame recognizes individuals who have contributed to the game of golf and have a connection to the Carolinas. The plaques commemorating all of the inductees are housed in the convention hall of the Carolina Hotel of Pinehurst Resorts.

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Grandover Resort: A perfect setting for a national championship

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By DAVID DROSCHAK ethodist men’s golf coach Steve Conley has fond memories of the last time his team was on the big stage at Grandover. Sure, his team won the 2015 Division III national championship at the Greensboro resort, but the title and trophy presentation was only half the experience.

“The staff at Grandover really wants us there and they are always very accommodating, and that means a lot to us,” Conley said as the highly-ranked Monarchs will join Guilford, Greensboro College and others in mid May for the fourth Division III men’s golf national championship here since 2011.

Since opening in March 1996 behind the vision of Joseph Koury, Grandover has been one of the state’s top boutique hotels and has stayed true to its founder’s desire to put customer service above the beyond anything else.

Koury built an empire over 40 years that included the Four Seasons Town Centre, the Holiday Inn Four Seasons, the Joseph S. Koury Convention Center, thousands of homes, hundreds of apartments, six shopping centers and two golf courses at Grandover. He passed away in 1998.

“I was privileged to have known Mr. Koury, and his goal and dream of Grandover was to create an atmosphere of home and resort – a place where folks can come and enjoy a couples getaway or corporate meeting, and he built two fantastic golf courses for people to come and enjoy – really for all of us to enjoy,” said director of golf Jonathan York. “That same philosophy thrives today. Over the years we’ve been steadfast in providing a quality product on the golf courses and staffing.”

York was born and raised in Greensboro, went to high school and college here, and is an anomaly in the golf business. He has been at Grandover since Day 1, having just celebrated his 22nd anniversary at the resort.

“Why would I want to go anywhere else? Look what I have here,” he said. “I am blessed. It is just a tremendous organization to work for. Come to work and then go home and spend time with your family.

I am very happy here.

“And I am proud of the longevity of the staff here with me. Our head golf professional has been here for 20 years. Him and I together for two decades - that just doesn’t happen much. And our merchandise buyer has been here 18-19 years. We all know our roles and we manage them with respect. That is what keeps us going.”

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The more than 230 Division III players will tee it up on the West and East courses May 15-18. The East Course is coming off a green renovation project that York said was needed after two decades, switching from bent to Bermuda grass.

“I love Grandover Resort for several reasons,” Conley said. “First, it is in North Carolina, which usually has nice weather in May. Second, both courses are good layouts, especially the East course where we play three of the four rounds. Third, the practice facility and the course conditions are excellent.”

The East Course is a beast from the tips at 7,250 yards, placing a premium on driving the ball well and in the fairway. The par-5 finishing hole is one of the more picturesque in the state, with a large lake with a waterfall guarding approach shots.

York says the greens on the East Course are what he calls “a little more vertical. So, if you miss the green you are going off into some catch areas or bunkers. So, getting up-and-down on the East Course is a little more challenging.”

The West Course is more lenient off the tee, a little more of a placement course, and the greens aren’t quite as severe.

“We love to hear that argument, about which course is better,” York said. “We have two fantastic products out here.”

In addition to the greens project recently completed on the East Course, Grandover has also refurbished the 247 rooms in its intimate hotel, and updated its spa. York says several other yet unannounced projects are also in the pipeline.

And because of its close proximity to Sedgefield Country Club (2 miles away) Grandover has forged a great relationship with the Wyndham Championship each summer.

“It’s nice to have a huge, first-class resort in the back yard of the Wyndham Championship,” said longtime tournament director Mark Brazil. “Wyndham Worldwide takes out a large part of the hotel for their guests, a lot of the players stay there, some of our bigger sponsors stay there, and we host two youth golf clinics on the practice range so logistically, it’s very helpful.”

The Grandover exit is right off Interstate 40-85, about an hour drive from the booming western Wake County towns of Apex and Cary, and less than an hour and a half from Charlotte. ““We love showing the place off,” York said.

“We like to tell people in North Carolina that they have a beautiful resort right in their backyard.

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By STEVE WILLIAMS ames Mishoe had an outstanding junior career playing out of Prestonwood Country Club and showed his potential in a larger stage with a tie for 32nd in the 2014 North Carolina Amateur as a rising high school senior.

He landed a scholarship at UNC Greensboro and played in five tournaments as a freshman in 2015-16, notching one top-10 finish. After not competing the following season, he transferred to Guilford College and has made an immediate impact for the Quakers, who have their eyes on the NCAA Division III Nationals that the school will help host at Grandover Resort in Greensboro on May 15-18.

Mishoe’s debut at Guilford came in a dual match victory against Transylvania University in early March, where he was medalist at PGA National in Florida with a 72.

He followed up with a victory in the Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational with a 10-under-par 206, leading Guilford to second place in the team standings. The field featured 30 teams, including 13 of the top20 in the Golfstat.com NCAA Division III head-to-head rankings.

Mishoe’s 67-70-69 tally produced the second best 54-hole total in Guilford history. He had 18 birdies along the way, including a 5-under 31 coming in to complete his second round.

The Quakers followed up in late March with their fourth tournament title of the season, traveling to California to capture the 16-team West Cup at Sierra LaVerne Country Club. Mishoe’s individual fourth was highlighted by a final-round 71 that helped Guilford edge host LaVerne by two shots in the 54-hole event.

In seven rounds, Mishoe is averaging 71.0, and he leads the Division III national Golfstat rankings that were updated in early April.

The successful March road trips to Florida, Georgia and California helped Guilford take a huge leap in the Bushnell/ Golfweek Division III Coaches Poll.

Previously ranked 13th, Guilford climbed to No. 5. In-state rival Methodist tops the list.

In the Golfstat relative rankings, St. Thomas University of Minnesota is first, Methodist second and Guilford eighth.

The Quakers had a test run at the NCAA championship site in early April, playing host to the Division III Match Play Invitational at Grandover. They won three of four matches for a third-place finish.

Guilford is off until the Old Dominion Conference Championship at Bryan Park on April 23-24, their final tournament before the nationals.

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James Mishoe, Cary Blake McShea, Zebulon Kaleb Lester, Carrboro Patrick Stephenson, Four Oaks Stephen Franken, Raleigh Patrick Schweitz, Clayton Alex Smalley, Wake Forest Scott Pechacek, Cary James Mishoe, Cary Brett McLamb, Coats Scott Pechacek, Cary Ben Griffin, Chapel Hill Ryan Gerard, Raleigh Alex Smalley, Wake Forest Tim Conover, Holly Springs Jackson Spires, Fayetteville Joshua Martin, Pinehurst Zane Lewis, Sanford Kaleb Lester, Carrboro Preston Ball, Raleigh Thomas Eldridge, Raleigh Stephen Franken, Raleigh Grady Anderson, Camp Lejeune Alex Smalley, Wake Forest Patrick Schweitz, Clayton Hunter Oxendine, Fayetteville Quade Lukes, Chapel Hill Stephen Franken, Raleigh Zane Lewis, Sanford Scott Pechacek, Cary Tim Conover, Holly Springs Patrick Stephenson, Four Oaks Parker Gillam, Cary Ryan Gerard, Raleigh Jared Chinn, Fayetteville Tim Conover, Holly Springs Josh Stockwell, Aberdeen Josh Stockwell, Aberdeen Jacob Lowe, Angier Minchung Kim, Cary Trey Capps, Garner Andy Green, Princeton Justin Poole, Wendell Jackson Spires, Fayetteville Harrison Rhoades, Raleigh Jackson Spires, Fayetteville Walter Brinker, Sanford Jared Chinn, Fayetteville Spencer Goodnough, Fayetteville Ben Griffin, Chapel Hill Eric Bae, Pinehurst Preston Ball, Raleigh Blake McShea, Zebulon Parker Gillam, Cary Patrick Schweitz, Clayton Patrick Schweitz, Clayton Brett McLamb, Coats

Guilford UNC Wilmington Georgetown College East Carolina N.C. State Mt. Olive Duke Barton Guilford Campbell Barton North Carolina North Carolina Duke East Carolina East Carolina North Carolina N.C. Central Georgetown College Loyola Maryland UNC Wilmington N.C. State N.C. Wesleyan Duke Mt. Olive Sandhills CC Elon N.C. State N.C. Central Barton East Carolina East Carolina Wake Forest North Carolina Methodist East Carolina UNC Greensboro UNC Greensboro Methodist Wake Tech William Peace Johnston CC Barton East Carolina N.C. State East Carolina Appalachian Methodist Fayetteville Tech North Carolina Wake Forest Loyola Maryland UNC Wilmington Wake Forest Mt. Olive Mt. Olive Campbell

1st 1st 1st 2nd* T-2 2nd T-3 T-3 4th 5th T-5 T-6 T-6 6th T-6 T-6 T-8 8th T-8 T-9 T-9 T-11 T-11 T-12 T-13 T-14 T-14 T-14 15th T-16 T-17 T-17 T-17 T-18 T-20 T-20 T-21 T-23 T-23 T-24 T-24 T-24 T-24 T-26 26th T-28 T-28 T-30 T-30 T-32 T-34 T-35 T-35 T-36 T-37 T-38 T-38

150 79 45 54 84 54 90 54 84 79 60 90 90 90 54 54 90 70 38 90 79 84 69 80 60 148 84 75 76 104 90 90 75 96 150 84 90 93 60 148 148 54 54 84 75 90 60 148 148 96 75 127 93 90 78 101 97

67-70-69 68-72-72 74-38 72-74-72 72-68-65 74-73 69-67-70 77-71 76-72-71 71-70-75 71-74-75 70-74-68 71-70-71 77-71-71 76-72-73 74-73-74 75-69-69 74-71-78 74-81 71-73-72 77-70-73 71-69-74 79-73 71-73-70 73-77-75 74-70 76-74-73 71-73-69 76-71-75 79-72-72 70-70-75 69-70-76 75-69-70 74-70-72 76-76-66 71-73-72 75-68-74 73-72-72 79-79 77-69 77-69 74-86 80-80 74-73-71 69-77-70 74-72-72 74-78-71 81-66 74-73 73-72-74 71-75-73 77-72-74 73-76-71 66-77-75 75-76 75-74-74 75-72-70

Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational (March 16-18) Seahawk Intercollegiate (March 25-26) Cavalier Spring Invitational (March 5-6) ECU Intercollegiate (April 2-3) Schenkel Invitational (March 16-18) Barton Intercollegiate (March 12-13) Valspar Collegiate (March 18-20) Barton Intercollegiate (March 12-13) West Cup (March 26-27) Seahawk Intercollegiate (March 25-26) The Trojan at Lane Tree (April 2-3) John Hayt Collegiate Invitational (March 18-19) John Hayt Collegiate Invitational (March 18-19) D.A. Weibring Intercollegiate (March 31-April 1) ECU Intercollegiate (April 2-3) ECU Intercollegiate (April 2-3) John Hayt Collegiate Invitational (March 18-19) Manor Intercollegiate (March 30-31) Patriot Spring Invitational (March 26-27) Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate (March 5-6) Seahawk Intercollegiate (March 25-26) General Hackler Championship (March 10-11) Lynchburg College Invitational (April 2-3) Querencia Cabo Collegiate (March 4-6) The Trojan at Lane Tree (April 2-3) Camp Lejeune Gold Intercollegiate (March 22-25) Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 9-11) Hootie @ Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 25-27) Cape Fear National Intercollegiate (March 11-12) Las Vegas Desert Classic (March 4-6) Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational (March 5-6) Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational (March 5-6) 3M Augusta Invitational (March 31-April 1) Lamkin Grips SD Classic (March 12-13) Jekyll Island Collegiate Invitational (March 16-18) General Hackler Championship (March 10-11) Linger Longer Invitational (March 18-20) Tiger Intercollegiate (March 4-6) Lynchburg College Invitational (April 2-3) Camp Lejeune Gold Intercollegiate (March 22-25) Camp Lejeune Gold Intercollegiate (March 22-25) Barton Intercollegiate (March 12-13) Barton Intercollegiate (March 12-13) General Hackler Championship (March 10-11) Hootie @ Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 25-27) Cleveland Golf Palmetto Invitational (March 5-6) Bash at the Beach (March 5-6) Camp Lejeune Gold Intercollegiate (March 22-25) Camp Lejeune Gold Intercollegiate (March 22-25) Lamkin Grips SD Classic (March 12-13) 3M Augusta Invitational (March 31-April 1) Kingsmill Intercollegiate (March 25-27) Tiger Intercollegiate (March 4-6) Valspar Collegiate (March 18-20) Southern Tide Classic (March 5-6) Bearcat Golf Classic (March 26-27) Border Olympics (March 9-10)

* Patrick Stephenson finished in a three-way tie for first but lost in a playoff to Samuel Madsen of Georgetown.

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Amanda Levy UNC Pembroke

Catherine Ashworth East Carolina

Megan Munroe UNC Pembroke

WOMEN

School

Position

Field

Scores

Kendra Dalton, Wake Forest

Brigham Young

2nd

75

71-68-71

Tournament (Date) Entrada Classic (March 12-13)

Emilia Migliaccio, Cary

Wake Forest

T-3

93

70-71-72

Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (March 2-4)

Parker Watson, Smithfield

Sandhills CC

T-4

57

74-74

Hilton Head Lakes Invitational (March 5-6)

Kaley Barts, Apex

Catawba

T-5

54

73-78

Low Country Invitational (March 5-6)

Meghan Symonds, Cary

Sewanee

T-8

120

76-75-77

Jekyll Island Collegiate (March 16-18)

Jenna Nagy, Apex

Belmont Abbey

T-8

62

81-82

Cherokee Valley Invitational (March 26-27)

Kaley Barts, Apex

Catawba

T-9

59

78-76

Wingate Challenge (March 19-20)

Parker Watson, Smithfield

Sandhills CC

13th

62

87-83

Brown Golf Intercollegiate (March 16-17)

Savannah Thompson, Seven Lakes UNC Pembroke

T-13

58

80-80-74

Sunoco Campbell Oil Classic (March 26-27)

Marisa Daquil Kawabe, Fayetteville

T-18

48

78-82

Coker Invitational (March 12-13)

Converse

Kaley Barts, Apex

Catawba

T-19

58

80-80-78

Sunoco Campbell Oil Classic (March 26-27)

Kendra Dalton, Wake Forest

Brigham Young

T-20

81

74-77-80

The Bruzzy Challenge (April 2-3)

Jenna Nagy, Apex

Belmont Abbey

T-20

48

81-80

Coker Invitational (March 12-13)

Rhea Bhatia, Wake Forest

Queens

T-21

48

89-79

Embry Riddle Eagle Invitational (March 12-13)

Megan Munroe, Raeford

UNC Pembroke

T-21

58

83-79-77

Sunoco Campbell Oil Classic (March 26-27)

Emilia Migliaccio, Cary

Wake Forest

T-23

74

72-74-69

Evans Derby Experience (March 18-20)

Marisa Daquil Kawabe, Fayetteville

Converse

T-24

62

82-91

Cherokee Valley Invitational (March 26-27)

Amanda Hill, Hillsborough

Sandhills CC

T-24

57

82-85

Hilton Head Lakes Invitational (March 5-6)

T-26

88

79-77

Mimosa Hills Intercollegiate (April 1-2)

Savannah Thompson, Seven Lakes UNC Pembroke Amanda Hill, Hillsborough

Sandhills CC

T-27

62

93-86

Brown Golf Intercollegiate (March 16-17)

Amanda Levy, Wake Forest

UNC Pembroke

T-28

58

81-80-81

Sunoco Campbell Oil Classic (March 26-27)

Jessica Spicer, Bahama

Virginia Tech

T-30

61

77-77-75

Henssler Financial Intercollegiate (March 26-27)

Kendra Dalton, Wake Forest

Brigham Young

T-31

88

74-76

Meadow Club Invitational (March 5-6)

Catherine Ashworth, Fuquay-Varina

East Carolina

T-34

90

73-76-76

Charleston Invitational (April 2-3)

Jessica Spicer, Bahama

Virginia Tech

T-36

75

73-77-78

Hurricane Invitational (March 5-7)

Catherine Ashworth, Fuquay-Varina

East Carolina

T-41

83

78-75-73

River Landing Classic (March 5-6)

Siranon Shoomee, Sanford

East Carolina

T-41

83

75-77-74

River Landing Classic (March 5-6)

Megan Munroe, Raeford

UNC Pembroke

T-47

100

85-72-75

Peggy Kirk Bell Invitational (March 5-6)

This chart lists players from the Triangle Golf Today coverage area who finished in the top half of a field in collegiate events of at least two rounds played March 1-April 3.

Tiger is back, and good for him

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By DAVID DROSCHAK

ull disclosure here, Bets. I have never been a Tiger Woods fan and I never will be.

I know “never” is a strong conviction.

Some of my inner animosity toward Tiger stems from my two decades as sports editor of The Associated Press in North Carolina and covering Woods in several Majors. I still don’t like folks who make my job more difficult, and Tiger was at the head of that list back in the day. He was mostly condescending and petulant to reporters. Think of the polar opposite of Arnold Palmer and that was Woods in a nutshell.

He appears to have mellowed over the last five years of true turmoil. Plummeting from No. 1 in the world to 656th, getting caught up in a sex scandal and losing millions in sponsorship money can humble even the most self-centered people.

I will argue that Woods was never really “good” for the game, no more than Michael Jordan was “good” for the NBA or Wayne Gretzky was “good” for the NHL. All great, yes, but why exactly was each so “good” for the game?

Did they make tons of cash? Sure did.

Did others like TV networks make tons of 22 TRIANGLE GOLF TODAY • LATE SPRING 2018

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cash, too? You bet. The yes, the eyeballs

By BETSEY MITCHELL are back when Woods shoots into contention. However, just as many are watching ro, this is not the first time nor these days to see if Woods will implode the last time I say that Tiger was -- kind of like NASCAR. How many of you great for professional golfers, are just waiting for the big pileup? advertisers, tournament gates and beer Will Woods win another Major, maybe sales. two or three? He could, and I’ll be watchIn contrast, Arnold Palmer was great ing. But I won’t be glued to the big screen for everybody. His impact resulted in because it is Woods, but because it’s golf’s a Burger King in a small Pennsylvania biggest stage. town to adjoin a putt-putt When Woods doffs his course of concrete, green cap these days, he’s baldcarpet, and musty puddles ing and a little grey. And with holes that reportedly while he appears to be in reflected the design of one excellent shape yet again, of his golf courses. Not a remember his violent windmill in sight. swing and now surgically not play golf DUELING DIVOTS then,I did repaired 42-year-old body but I can still rememcould come unglued at ber childhood evenings of any moment.

Whoppers and putt-putt in 1967. I like to So, when one of my golf buddies asks think of it as my gateway to “real golf.” me about Woods’ comeback, I’ll refer to Tiger’s influence is different. Bunches an answer an NHL hockey coach I admire of wunderkinds with perfectly sized used to pontificate. When asked a quesequipment and outfits have hovering partion about a player he really didn’t want to ents capturing robot swings with smart praise, his canned answer would be: “And phones for repetitive playback. Kids good for him.” who have not reached their teens have My feelings exactly about any of dads hell bent on securing a full ride to Tiger’s potential wins.

Vanderbilt. More than one kid has crashed

under the pressure of playing a game.

You don’t have to be glued to the screen to see what Tiger is doing. PGA Tour coverage is torture. It doesn’t matter who is leading, there is only Tiger.

That brain under his grey balding head took a wrong turn on the 16th hole at Bay Hill. I knew as soon as he swung so hard that he risked snapping his back fusion that the ball would be offline. One ball out of bounds and his day was over.

Nothing new here; he could have continued winning tournaments with a 3-wood and an 8-iron, he just couldn’t stand being out driven by the younger players. So foolish.

Imagine what Mr. Palmer would have said to Tiger as he came away knowing his own choices had lost the tournament he wanted so much to win.

Tiger said it was because he didn’t commit. Oh, he committed. He just let his 1999 brain run his 2018 body.

So, it appears that we have similar opinions about Mr. Woods.

My guess is he will win again. Not so sure about a major. TV may ignore Casey, Reid, and Thomas, but that doesn’t mean they won’t come away with the win. www.trianglegolf.com

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CALENDAR All listings are based on submissions by clubs and correspondence.

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USGA Qualifiers Selected events (full list at Carolinasgolf.org) May 9 U.S. Open Championship Local Qualifier, Duke University, Durham May 11 U.S. Open Championship Local Qualifier, River Landing, Wallace May 14 – U.S. Open Championship Local Qualifier, Pinewild, Pinehurst May 15 – U.S. Women’s Open Championship Qualifying, Bermuda Run (East), Bermuda Run June 4 – U.S. Senior Open Sectional Qualifier, Highland, Fayetteville June 6 – U.S. Senior Women’s Open Sectional Qualifier, Pine Needles, Southern Pines June 11 – U.S. Junior Boys’ Qualifying, CC of Salisbury, Salisbury June 19 – U.S. Junior Girls’ Qualifying, Colonial CC, Thomasville June 25 - U.S. Junior Boys’ Qualifying, Carolina CC, Raleigh July 17-18 – U.S. Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier, Oak Valley, Advance July 23 – U.S. Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier, Benvenue CC, Rocky Mount July 24-25 – U.S. Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier, Scotch Hall Preserve, Merry Hill July 26 – U.S. Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier, High Point CC, High Point Aug. 16 – U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier, Cutter Creek, Snow Hill Aug. 20 – U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier, Colonial CC, Thomasville Aug. 24 – U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier, Monroe CC, Monroe Aug. 30 – U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Championship Sectional Qualifier, Pinewood, Asheboro Sept. 13 – U.S. Women’s Amateur FourBall Sectional Qualifier, Members Club at Woodcreek, Elgin, SC Oct. 6 – 2019 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Sectional Qualifier, Lonnie Poole GC, Raleigh Oct. 10 – 2019 U.S. Amateur Four-Ball Sectional Qualifier, Lonnie Poole GC, Raleigh

CGA Men Majors/Qualifiers Carolinas Mid-Amateur April 5 - Qualifier, Oak Valley, Advance April 13-15 – 38th Carolinas Mid-Am, Treyburn CC, Durham Four-Ball Championships May 3-6 - 67th Carolinas Four-Ball Championship, Camden, Camden, SC Sept. 28-30 – 23nd N.C. Four-Ball Championship, 12 Oaks, Holly Springs N.C. Amateur May 18 - Qualifier, Keith Hills, Buies Creek May 22 - Qualifier, Ocean Ridge Plantation, Ocean Isle May 24 - Qualifier, The Club at Irish Creek, Kannapolis May 30 - Qualifier, Mimosa Hills, Morganton May 31 - Qualifier, Pine Hollow GC, Clayton June 1 - Qualifier, Pinewood CC, Asheboro June 14-17 – 58th N.C. Amateur Championship, River Landing, Wallace Carolinas Amateur June 21 - Qualifier, Mill Creek, Mebane June 22 - Qualifier, Cedar Rock, Lenoir June 25 - Qualifier, Verdict Ridge, Denver June 29 - Qualifier, Compass Point, Leland

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July 2 - Qualifier, 12 Oaks, Holly Springs July 12-15 – 104th Carolinas Amateur Championship, CC of North Carolina (Dogwood) Pinehurst N.C. Amateur Match Play Championship June 21 - Qualifier, Mill Creek, Mebane June 22 - Qualifier, Cedar Rock, Lenoir June 25 - Qualifier, Verdict Ridge, Denver June 29 - Qualifier, Compass Point, Leland July 2 - Qualifier, 12 Oaks, Holly Springs Aug. 1-5 – 9th N.C. Amateur Match Play Championship, Gaston CC, Gastonia N.C. Mid-Amateur Championship Aug. 22 – Qualifier, Monroe CC, Monroe Aug. 25 – Qualifier, Beechwood CC, Ahoskie Aug. 27 – Qualifier, Cabarrus CC, Concord Aug. 29 – Qualifier, Carolina Trace, Sanford Sept. 7-9 – 25th N. C. Mid-Amateur, Ballantyne CC, Charlotte

CGA Senior Men Majors/Qualifiers April 9 – 41st Carolinas Club Championship, Sedgefield CC, Greensboro April 25-27 – 50th Carolinas Senior Four-Ball Championship, Mimosa Hills, Morganton May 9-10 – 10th Carolinas Super Senior Championship, Gastonia CC, Gastonia April 17 – N.C. Senior Amateur Qualifier, Firethorn CC, Charlotte April 18 – N.C. Senior Amateur Qualifier, Heritage GC, Wake Forest April 24 – N.C. Senior Amateur Qualifier, Gates Four CC, Fayetteville April 30 – N.C. Senior Amateur Qualifier, Stoney Creek GC, Whitsett May 14-16 – N.C. Senior Amateur Championship, Starmount CC, Greensboro Aug. 9-11 – 18th North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship, Old Chatham GC, Durham Aug. 21 - Cobblestone Park, Blythewood, SC Aug. 23 - Holly Ridge GL, Archdale, NC Aug. 25 - Beechwood CC, Ahoskie, NC Aug. 28 - Cabarrus CC, Concord, NC Aug. 30 - Carolina Trace (Lake), Sanford, NC Sept. 12-14 – 57th Carolinas Senior Amateur Championship, GC at Briar’s Creek, Johns Island, SC Sept. 25-26 - 11th North Carolina Super Senior Championship, Alamance CC, Burlington Oct. 8-9 – 7th Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Championship, CC of South Carolina, Florence TBA – 3rd Carolinas Senior Interclub Final Four

CGA Women Majors April 30 - May 1 – 15th N.C. Senior Women’s Amateur, CC of Salisbury, Salisbury June 3-5 – 92nd Carolinas Women’s Amateur Championship, Green Valley CC, Greenville, SC June 22-24 – NCWGA Amateur Championship, Ironwood G&CC, Greenville July 24-26 – 21st Carolinas Women’s Match Play, North Ridge CC, Raleigh July 16-18 – 62nd Carolinas-Virginia Women’s Team Matches, Sea Pines, Hilton Head, SC July 20 – 21st Carolinas Parent-Child, Pinehurst Area Courses Aug. 4-5 – 41st Carolinas Women’s Four-Ball, Prestwick CC, Myrtle Beach Aug. 18-19 – 13th Carolinas Mixed Team Championship, Pinehurst TBA, Pinehurst.

Sept. 26-27 – 20th Carolinas Senior Women’s Amateur, Members Club at Wildewood, Columbia, SC Oct. 30 - Nov. 1 – 2nd Carolinas Women’s Club Team, Mid Pines, Southern Pines Nov. 10-11 – 8th Carolinas Net Amateur Championship, Prestwick CC, Myrtle Beach, SC

CGA Other April 2-3 – 24th Tar Heel Cup Matches, River Landing (River), Wallace April 9 – 41st Carolinas Club Championship, Sedgefield (Ross), Greensboro May 18-20 – 3rd Carolinian Amateur, Keith Hills Country Club, Buies Creek July 20 – 52st Carolinas Father-Son Championship, Pinehurst Area Courses, Pinehurst.

July 20 – 21st Carolinas Parent-Child Championship, Pinehurst Area Courses, Pinehurst.

Aug. 18-19 – 13th Carolinas Mixed-Team Championship, Pinehurst TBA, Pinehurst.

Oct. 19-20 – 73rd Captain’s Putter Team Matches, Spring Creek GC, Gordonsville Nov. 10-11 – 8th Carolinas Net Amateur Championship, Prestwick CC, Myrtle Beach, SC. Nov. 10-11 – 21st Carolinas Interclub Final Four, Pinehurst #5, Pinehurst TBA – 10th Carolinas Young Amateur

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April 23 – AJROTC Cougar Battalion Golf Shootout, Hasentree CC, Wake Forest, Maribeth Delfs 919-802-0803.

April 26 – 24th Annual Crime Stoppers Golf Tournament, Bryan Park Players, Brown Summit, 336-574-4020.

May 4 – 10th Annual Bethel A.M.E. Church Golf Tournament, Crooked Tree Golf Course, Browns Summit, Michael Walker 336-337-0018.

May 5 – Services for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Davidson County, Winding Creek, Thomasville, 336-475-5580.

May 5 – Inaugural Mustang Masters Golf Tournament, Pleasant Ridge GC, Greensboro, Shaun O'Connor 980-253-1337.

May 12 – Knights of Columbus 13th Annual children’s Charity Golf Classic, Lochmere Golf Club, 919-460-0764.

May 18 – Annual Archdale-Trinity Chamber of Commerce Golf Outing in memory of Walter Stanley, Holly Ridge, Archdale, 336-861-4653.

June 1 – 25th Annual Kernersville Civitan Golf Tournament, Pine Knolls, Kernersville, Don Berrier 336-345-2653.

Amateur Individual April 14-15 – Southwick Amateur, Southwick GC, Graham. Medal play in flights. Also senior division. 336-227-2582.

April 21-22 – 22nd annual Triad Golf Today Tournament of Champions, Greensboro National GC, Summerfield. By invitation only to 2017 club champions and other tournament winners. Also, senior division for champions of events for ages 55-over. Steve Williams 336-280-3722.

April 28-29 – Bud Kivett Memorial, Blair Park & Oak Hollow GC, High Point. Medal play in flights. 336-883-3260.

May 4-6 – Halifax Country Golf Tournament, Ironwood, Emerald, Carolina Colours GC, Greenville and New Bern. Flighted men, seniors and women, Bristol Martin Jr. 434-471-1212.

May 19-20 – Brookwood Amateur, Brookwood GC, Whitsett. Medal play in flights. Also senior division. 336-449-5544.

May 26-27 – High Point Memorial, Blair Park GC, High Point. Medal play in flights. 336-883-3497.

May 26-27 – Durham Amateur, Hillandale GC, Durham. Medal play in flights. 919-286-4211.

June 1-3 – Asheboro City Amateur, Asheboro Municipal, Holly Ridge GL, Pinewood CC. (Randolph County residents only). 336-625-4158.

For the latest tournament schedule, now updated daily, go to www.trianglegolf.com then click on Tournaments June 1-3 – Alamance County Open Amateur, Indian Valley GC. Medal play in flights. Not restricted to Alamance residents. 3 36-584-7871.

June 9-10 – Bob Howerton Invitational, Kinderton CC, Clarksville, Va. 434-374-8822.

June 18-24 – Herald-Sun Classic, Hillandale GC, Durham. Medal play qualifier, then match play in flights. 919-286-4211.

June 23-24 – Chair City Open, Winding Creek GC, Thomasville. Medal play in flights.

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June 23-24 – Wake County Amateur, Pine Hollow GC, Clayton. Medal play in flights. Not restricted to Wake County residents.

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July 7-8 – Joe Wood Memorial, Cedarbrook CC, Elkin. Medal play in flights. 336-835-2320.

July 14-15 – Danville Invitational, Danville GC, Va.. Medal play in flights. 434-792-7225.

July 21-22 – Max Thore Memorial, Wolf Creek GC, Reidsville. Individual tournament (championship flight only) combined with two-man flighted bestball. 336-349-7660.

July 27-29 – Cardinal Amateur, Sedgefield CC (Pete Dye Course), Greensboro.

July 28-29 – 32nd Dugan Aycock Davidson County Amateur, Lexington GC. Medal play in flights. 336-248-3950.

July 28-29 – The Triad Amateur Golf Classic, 36 holes stroke play. Ages 16-over. High Point CC Willow Creek course. 336-869-2416.

July 28-29 – 57th annual Chatmoss Invitational, Chatmoss CC, Martinsville. Medal play in flights. Also senior division. 276-638-7648.

Aug. 3-5 – 71st Forsyth County Amateur Invitational, Reynolds Park GC, Pine Knolls GC, Tanglewood (Reynolds). Medal play in flights. Todd Barr 336-734-1212.

Aug. 4-5 – Holly Ridge Charity Classic in memory of John Ridge and Jerry Davis, Holly Ridge GL, Archdale. Medal play in flights. Optional shootout on Aug. 3. 336-861-4653.

Aug. 11-12 – Crooked Tree Amateur, Crooked Tree GC, Brown Summit. Medal play in flights.

336-656-3211.

Aug. 25-26 – 50th annual Reidsville Invitational, Pennrose Park CC, Reidsville. Medal play in flights. 336-349-5163.

Laid-Back Golfers Tour 434-792-3728 • Men/Women All-Ages Flights pre-determined by handicap Tees determined by hdc/age formula April 11 – Wolf Creek GC, Reidsville April 25 – London Downs GC, Forest, Va. May 8 – Oak Hills GC, Eden May 22 – Plantation GC, Reidsville May 29 – Stoney Creek GC, Whitsett June 26 – Olde Mill Resort, Laurel Fork, Va. July 10 – Southern Hills GC, Danville July 24 – Ivy Hills GC, Lynchburg Aug. 7 – The Willows, Altavista, Va. Aug. 21 – Kinderton CC, Clarksville, Va. Sept. 4 – Caswell Pines GC, Yanceyville Sept. 18 – Deep Springs CC, Stoneville Oct. 1 – Greensboro National, Summerfield Oct. 16 – Forest Park CC, Martinsville Oct. 30 – Bryan Park GC (Players), Brown Summit Nov. 12 – Danville GC, Danville Nov. 27 – Goodyear GC, Danville

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CALENDAR Golfweek Amateur Tour 252-864-9161 April 2 -- Greensboro CC (Irving Park) April 7 -- Chapel Ridge, Pittsboro March 21 -- Stoney Creek GC, Whitsett March 28 -- Meadowlands GC, Winston-Salem May 12 -- Anderson Creek, Spring Lake May 19 -- Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro June 2 -- The Preserve at Jordan Lake, Chapel Hill June 9 -- Greensboro National, Summerfield June 30 -- Little River, Carthage July 7 -- Carolina Trace (Lake), Sanford July 14 -- Reedy Creek, Four Oaks July 28 -- Grandover Resort (East), Greensboro Aug. 4 -- Pinewild (Holly), Pinehurst Aug. 11 -- Mill Creek GC, Mebane Aug. 18 -- Bryan Park (Championship), Brown Summit Aug. 31 -- Barefoot Resort (Fazio), North Myrtle Beach, SC Sept. 1 -- Barefoot Resort (Dye), North Myrtle Beach, SC Sept. 2 -- Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach, SC Sept. 29-30 -- Local Finals, Bryan Park (both courses), Brown Summit Oct. 19-21 -- National Championship at Hilton Head Island, SC

Senior Individual April 9 – Greater Greensboro Senior Games, Country Hills GC, Gibsonville. Age divisions for men and women, beginning at age 50. For Guilford, Rockingham, Forsyth, Alamance and Randolph County residents. Qualifiers advance to State Senior Games. 336-373-7567.

May 16-17 – Alamance Senior Amateur (not restricted to Alamance residents), Indian Valley GC, Burlington. Flights and age divisions beginning at age 50. 336-584-7871.

May 21-22 – 9th annual Sport Durst Durham Senior Amateur Championship (Seniors 55-over, Super Seniors 65-over and Legends 70-over), Croasdaile CC, Durham.

919-383-2517 or 919-699-9681.

June 7-8 – 57th Forsyth Seniors, Olde Homeplace GC and Maple Chase G&CC. Limited to Forsyth County residents 50-over with play in age divisions. Todd Barr 336-734-1212.

July 7-8 – Joe Wood Memorial, Cedarbrook CC, Elkin. Medal play in flights ages 55-over.

336-835-2320.

July 28-29 – 7th annual Davidson County Senior Amateur, Lexington GC. Ages 55-over. Medal play in flights. 336-248-3950.

July 28-29 – The Triad Amateur Golf Classic, 36 holes stroke play. Ages 55-over. High Point CC Willow Creek course. 336-869-2416.

Oct. 9-11 – World Super Senior Championship.

Tanglewood Championship, Clemmons. Ages 70-over, Kitty Visintine 336-703-6420.

Senior Amateur Tour (ages 50-over) 910-964-1547 April 5 -- Lochmere GC, Cary April 12 -- Meadowlands GC, Winston-Salem April 26 -- Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro May 3 -- Stoney Creek GC, Whitsett May 10 -- Anderson Creek GC, Spring Lake May 17 -- Bryan Park (Players), Brown Summit May 24 -- Carolina Trace (Lake), Sanford June 7 -- Wildwood Green, Raleigh June 14 -- Colonial CC, Thomasville

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June 21 -- River Ridge GC, Raleigh June 28 -- Little River GC, Carthage July 12 -- Foxfire (Red), Foxfire Village July 19 -- Sapona Ridge CC, Lexington July 26 -- Mill Creek GC, Mebane Aug. 9 -- Keith Hills CC, Buies Creek Aug. 16 -- Legacy GL, Aberdeen Aug. 23 -- Elks Club, Southern Pines Sept. 6 -- Umstead Pines, Durham Sept. 13 -- Challenge GC, Graham Sept. 20 -- Bryan Park (Champions), Brown Summit Sept. 27 -- Beacon Ridge CC, West End Oct. 24-25 -- National Championship at Hilton Head Island, SC

Ladies Individual/Team May 23 – 29th annual Kathleen Bryan Championship, Bryan Park, Browns Summit.

336-375-2200.

June 21 – Crooked Tree Ladies Invitational, Crooked Tree GC, Brown Summit. 336-6563211.

June 16 – Kinderton Ladies Invitational, Kinderton CC, Clarksville, Va. 434-374-8822.

Aug. 25-26 – 52nd annual Colonial Country Club Ladies Invitational, Colonial CC, Thomasville.

Pre-flighted CGA ranking event. Elaine Schuermann 336-454-6360.

Amateur Team April 13 – 2nd Annual First Tee of the Triad/ Bermuda Run Charity Golf Tournament, Texas Scramble, Golf Shop 336-998-8155.

April 21-22 – Triad Golf Today Interclub Challenge, Greensboro National GC, Summerfield. Teams consist of four players, either regulars or seniors 55-over. Best two scores on each nine. Steve Williams 336-280-3722.

June 2-3 – Oak Hollow 2-Man Open, Oak Hollow GC, High Point. 336-883-3260.

July 7-8 - Tuscarora Two-Man Invitational, Tuscarora C.C., Danville, VA. Medal play in flights. 434-724-4191.

June 9-10 – Goodyear Invitational Two-Man Bestball, Goodyear GC, Danville. 434-797-1909.

June 23-24 – Lynrock Memorial Two-Man, Lynrock GC, Eden. 336-623-6110.

July 7-8 – Tuscarora Two-Man Invitational, Tuscarora CC, Danville. Medal play in flights. 434-724-4191.

July 14-15 – Indian Valley Classic 2-man bestball.

Indian Valley GC, Burlington. Flighted medal play. 336-584-7871.

July 21-22 – Max Thore Memorial, Wolf Creek GC, Reidsville. Two-man flighted bestball combined with optional individual championship flight. 336-349-7660.

Aug. 11-12 – Madison Rotary Four-Ball Invitational, Deep Springs CC, Madison.

336-427-4654.

Aug. 25-26 – Marvin Crowder 2-Ball, Kinderton CC, Clarksville, Va. 434-374-8822.

Oct. 6-7 -- Greensboro National Fall Classic, Greensboro National GC, Summerfield. 2-man bestball. 336-342-1113.

Oct. 20-21 – 35th annual Lexington BBQ Festival 2-person teams, Lexington GC. 336-248-3950.

Oct. 20-21 – Chatmoss Two-Man Invitational, Chatmoss CC, Martinsville. Medal play in flights.

Also senior division. 276-638-7648.

Junior Golf Schedule CGA 910-673-1000 * TYGA 910-673-1000 * PKBGT 336-347-8537 * NCJGF 919-858-6400 * TGF 919-291-5813 * NJGT 704-824-6548 * AJGA

770-868-4200 * USGA 908-234-2300 * USKIDS Raleigh Tour 919-206-4666 * Winternational 847-204-9888 * HJGT 904-379-2697 April 3-4 – NJGT Spring Break Championship, Monroe C.C., Monroe, Boys/Girls, Ages 6-18 April 5 – Wilmington HS Invitational, Wilmington Municipal GC, Wilmington, Grades 9-12, 910742-5072 April 7– CGA Jimmy Anderson Boys’ Qualifying, Siler City CC, Siler City, Boys only, Ages 12-18 April 7-8 – PKBGT Masters at Greenville CC,Greenville,Girls,Ages 11-19 April 7-8 – TGF Grandover Golf Resort, Greensboro NC. Boys 9-18 April 9 – NC High School Invitational, Treyburn CC, Durham, Grades 9-12, Invitation only April 14-15 – CGA Jimmy Anderson Boys’ Invitational, Jacksonville CC, Jacksonville, Boys only, Ages 12-18 April 14-15 – HJGT-College prep Series at Furman, Furman University GC, Greenville, SC, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18 April 14-15 – PKBGT Southeast National, Columbia CC, Columbia,SC,Girls,Ages 11-19 April 19 – TYGA Pinecrest High School Invitational, Pinehurst CC No. 8, Pinehurstr, Grades 9-12 April 21-22 – AJGA Preview, Carolina Trace CC (Lakes), Sanford, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18 April 22 – PKBGT North Carolina One-Day Series at Longleaf GC,Pinehurst,Girls,Ages 8-19 April 28-29 – PKBGT Metrolina Classic at Rock Hill CC,Rock Hill,SC,Girls,Ages 11-19 April 28-29 – TGF NCSU Lonnie Poole Golf Course, Raleigh, NC Boys Only 9-18 May 5-6 – PKBGT Carolina’s Classic at Carolina Trace CC,Sanford,Girls,Ages 11-19 May 5 – PKBGT Middle Atlantic One-Day Series at Augustine GC,Stafford,VA,Girls,Ages 8-19 May 7-8 – NCHSAA Boys’ Regionals, various sites May 7-8 – NCISAA Boys’ State Championships, Pinehurst Area courses May 9 – TYGA Tots, High Point CC (Emerywood), High Point, Boys/Girls, Ages 6-11 May 12-13 – CGA Vicki DiSantis Girls’ Championship, Pine Island CC, Charlotte, Girls only, Ages 12-18 May 12-13 – TGF Bryan Park GC (Champions), Greensboro , Boys 9-18 Only May 14-15 – NCHSAA Boys’ State Champioships, Pinehurst Area courses May 18-20 – CGA Carolinian Amateur, Keith Hills CC, Buies Creek, Male only May 19-20 – NJGT IMG Qualifier, Rumbling Bald, Lake Lure, Boys/Girls, Ages 6-18 May 19 – PKBGT North Carolina One-Day Series at Monroe CC,Monroe,Girls,Ages 8-19 May 26-28 – HJGT- 54 Hole Challenge at Colonial, Colonial CC, Thomasville, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18 May 26-28 – PKBGT Open Championships at CC of Salisbury,Salisbury,Girls,Ages 11-19 May 27-28 – TGF Pine Needles and Mid Pines Golf Resort, Souther Pines, NC Boys 9-18 June 2-3 – PKBGT Maryland Classic at Laytonsville GC,Gaithersburg,MD,Girls,Ages 11-19 June 2-3 – TYGA Bojangles Junior Open, Cutter Creek GC, Snow Hill, Boys, Ages 12-18 June 2 – TYGA Tots One Day, Midland Country Club, Southern Pines, Boys/Girls, Ages 6-11 June 3-5 – CGA Carolinas Women’s Amateur, Green Valley CC, Greenville, SC Women only June 9-10 – CPGA Drive, Chip and Putt Local, Pinewild CC, Pinehurst June 9-10 – PKBGT Chancicleer Classic at Coastal Carolina Uni.,Myrtle Beach,SC,Girls,Ages 11-19

June 11 – NJGT, Rock Barn Golf & Spa, Conover N.C., Boys/Girls, Ages 6-18 June 11 – USGA Junior Am Qualifying, CC of Salisbury, Salisbury, Ages 18 and under, 908-234-2300 June 12-15 – AJGA Haas Family Invitational, Sedgefield CC (Ross), Greensboro, NC Boys only, Invitation only June 12-15 – CGA NC Junior Girls’ Championship, Maple Chase GC, Winston-Salem, Girls only, Ages 18 and under June 12 – TYGA One Day, CC of Whispering Pines, Whispering Pines, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18 June 13 – CPGA Drive, Chip and Putt Local, Bryan Park GC, Browns Summit June 13 – TYGA One Day, Whispering Woods CC, Whispering Pines, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18 June 14 – CGA NC Junior Boys’ Qualifying, Catawba Creek GC, Gastonia, Boys onlys, Ages 18 and under June 14 – CGA NC Junior Boys’ Qualifying, Links at Cotton Valley, Tarboro, Boys onlys, Ages 18 and under June 14-17 – CGA NC Men’s Amateur, River Landing (River), Wallce, Male only June 15 – CPGA Drive, Chip and Putt Local, Charles Siffford GC, Charlotte June 16-17 – CPGA Junior PGA Championship, Hackler Course, Conway, SC, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18 336-398-2742 June 18 – TYGA One Day, Reedy Creek GC, Four Oaks, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18 June 19-22 – CGA NC Junior Boys’ Championship, Pine Island CC, Charlotte, Boys only, Ages 18 and under June 19 – CPGA Drive, Chip and Putt Local, Ironwood GC, Greenville June 19 – TYGA One Day, Siler City CC, Siler City, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18 June 15 – USGA Junior Girls’ Qualifying, Colonial CC, Thomasville, Girls only , Ages 18 and under, 908-234-2300 June 20-21 – PKBGT Precision Girls’ at Bryan Park,Greensboro,Girls,Ages 11-19 June 20 – Tin Whistle-First Tee Tour, Pinehurst CC #6, Pinehurst, NC #6,Boys/Girls Ages 12-18 twftjrtour.com June 21 – TYGA One Day, Sanford CC, Sanford, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18 June 22 – CPGA Drive Chip and Putt Local, Methodist University GC, Fayetteville, NC 336398-2742 June 22-24 – NCWGA NC Women’s Amateur, Ironwood GC, Greenville, Women only June 25-27 – CGA Carolinas Girls’ Championship, Croasdaile CC, Durham, Girls only, Ages 18 and under June 25 – Tin Whistle-First Tee Tour, Midland CC, Pinehurst, Boys/Girls Ages 6-11, twftjrtour.com June 25 – Tin Whistle-First Tee Tour, Talamore CC, Southern Pines, Boys/Girls Ages 12-18 twftjrtour.com June 25 – TYGA One Day, Club at Irish Creek, Kannapolis, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18 June 25 – USGA Junior Am Qualifying, Carolina CC, Raleigh, Ages 18 and under, 908-234-2300 June 26 – CPGA Drive, Chip and Putt Local, Rocky River GC, Concord June 26-27 – PKBGT NOVA Championship at Hidden Creek CC,Reston,VA,Girls,Ages 11-19 June 26 – TYGA One Day, Monroe CC, Monroe, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18 June 28 – CPGA Drive, Chip and Putt Local, UNC Finley GC, Chapel Hill June 28-29 – TYGA Coastal Plains Junior, Greenville CC, Greenville, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18

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