SEPTEMBER I OCTOBER 2021
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BROOK VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB
YOUR CLUB SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER HOURS OF OPERATION MAIN CLUBHOUSE SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER HOURS (Subject to Change) Monday CLOSED Tuesday 11:30am-4:00pm (kitchen) -11:30-7:00 lounge Wednesday 11:30am-9:00pm Thursday 11:30am-9:00pm Friday 11:30am-9:00pm Saturday 11:30am-7:00pm Sunday 11:30am-7:00pm
BROOK VALLEY COUNTRY CLUB STAFF Riley Kinlaw I rkinlaw@brookvalleycc.com Director of Golf
**October 7-9 the clubhouse dining hours will be modified and closed for our Member-Guest Weekend. Please watch your emails for the updated hours**
Ashley Odom I aodom@brookvalleycc.com Membership Director
SEPTEMBER GOLF SHOP, GOLF COURSE AND PRACTICE FACILITY HOURS Golf Shop Weekday I 8:00am-6:30pm Weekend I 7:30am-6:30pm Golf Course Weekday I 8:30am-DARK Weekend I 8:00am-DARK Practice Facility Weekday I 8:00am-6:30pm Weekend I 7:30am-6:30pm
Buckley Brockmann I bbrockmann@mcgadmin.net Golf Course Superintendent
OCTOBER GOLF SHOP, GOLF COURSE AND PRACTICE FACILITY HOURS Golf Shop Weekday I 8:00am-6:00pm Weekend I 7:30am-6:00pm Golf Course Weekday I 8:30am-DARK Weekend I 8:00am-DARK Practice Facility Weekday I 8:00am-6:00pm Weekend I 7:30am-6:00pm BVCC CONTACT LIST Reservations Lounge Membership & Accounting Events Director Golf Shop
252-751-1960 Ext 8032 252-751-1960 Ext 8033 252-751-1960 Ext 8013 252-751-1960 Ext 8012 252-751-1960 Ext 8021 252-751-1965
Kenric Hunt I khunt@brookvalleycc.com Executive Chef Event Coordinator | officebvcc@brookvalleycc.com Food & Beverage Director Nicholas Fair | nfair@brookvalleycc.com Food & Beverage Manager
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MEMBERSHIP Fall Season is Here! Are you ready for some cooler weather? We have had such a fun summer at the pool and on the course the past few months. The course is in great shape and we are seeing lots of new faces playing out there. As we move into the fall and cooler weather I am sure we will contiue to grow membership and as always thank YOU for sending your friends, family and colleagues out to Brook valley. Let's welcome all of our new members with a friendly hello when you see them around the club. As always please let me know if you have any questions, concerns or ideas. Ashley Odom, Membership Director
Charlie & Michelle Hairston
Don & Gay Zegel
Drew & Kristen Moss with their sons Colt, Case & Crew
Not Pictured:
Mike & Kristianne Myers with daughters Annabella & Hallie
Bobby & Meredith Davis with their daughter Ford
Kristen Dreyfus with sons Tyler & Bryce Mike & Chris Keetle Chris & Peg McDowell with their daughter Peyton John & Catherine Williford with their son Sam
2021 MEMBERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES: We offer a variety of different memberships to meet all your needs! Please share with your fellow neighbors, colleagues, family and friends the membership opportunities being offered at Brook Valley Country Club. All memberships are Family Memberships.
CLUBHOUSE MEMBERSHIP Clubhouse and Non-Resident Clubhouse providing access to clubhouse dining and social activities
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SOCIAL MEMBERSHIP Provides full club amenities access to pool, dining and social activities
GOLF MEMERSHIP Full Golf, Non-Resident Full Golf, Corporate Full Golf, Junior Golf and Senior Golf providing full club amenities access to golf, pool, dining and social activities
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BVCC buzz Look who’s talking about Brook Valley CC! Please enjoy a few of our favorite social media mentions below – and keep sharing your experiences by tagging us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for a chance to be featured in the next newsletter.
Carol Ann Carson Good morning! Swim fast, Barracudas! Nicole Harrell Stokes Pool days are the best days. #summer2021
Ashleysierant Last day of golf camp for my girl. She does love all things sport…..and charging snacks to our account while she’s at the pool during camp.
sedgefield1926 Team Sedgefield at the 2021 Solheim Cup! What an amazing weekend & a HUGE THANK YOU to @brookvalleycc & their staff for putting on such a wonderful event! Can’t wait for Solheim 2022 ladies! #womensgolf #womenwhogolf #solheimcup #sedgefield #sedgefieldcc #mcconnellgolf
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DINING EVENTS
Happy Birthday
DATE NIGHT DINNER SPECIALS
BIRTHDAY NIGHT
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 I 6:00pm-8:45pm FRIDAY, OCTOBER 22 | 6:00pm-8:45pm
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8 I 6:00pm-9:00pm WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 13 I 6:00pm-9:00pm
Let Brook Valley help with a night away from the house and enjoy dinner at your Club. Enjoy dinner with a buy one entree and receive a second half price from Chef's special menu or the a la carte dinner menu. Don't forget we can package this up for you to enjoy in the comfort of your own home. Reservations Highly Recommended.
Happy Birthday to our members celebrating their special day in September & October! Chef is preparing a few special entrees as well as the a la carte menu will be available this evening. We look forward to celebrating with you! Dinner reservations are highly recommended.
SHRIMP NIGHT DINNERS
PRIME RIB DINNER SPECIALS
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 I 6:00pm-8:45pm WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6 | 6:00pm-8:45pm
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 I 6:00pm-9:00pm WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27 I 6:00pm-9:00pm
Chef Kenric loves to cook up some delicious shrimp night dinner specials. This is always a popular night for dining at the Club inside, patio or taking home to enjoy. The shrimp night specials as well as the a la carte dinner menu will be available. Reservations Highly Recomended.
Chef's Prime Rib is back on the menu for dinner and we look forward to hosting dinner for you, your family and friends in the Lakeview Room, patio or take out. Prime Rib Night is a sell out so don't forget to make your reservations. The a la carte menu is available this evening. Guaranteed seating is only available for those who make reservations.
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EVENTS
LABOR DAY POOL PARTY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6 I 11:30am-2:30pm Let's have fun at the pool again with Chef grilling burgers and goodies under the tree while we listen to DJ Midas playing some tunes for us again! The unofficial end to summer and we will enjoy it as long as we can. Reservations are not needed.
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BV FALL FESTIVAL & OUTDOOR MOVIE NIGHT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29
This year we will be having a Fall Festival again at Brook Valley. We will have games, treats and we will follow it up with a Halloween movie starting at dark. The movie will be announced soon. During the moving we will have concessions for kids and adults.
“TIN CUP” MOVIE NIGHT COUPLES GOLF FINALE! Friday, September 24, 5:30pm Start l Dinner & Movie after Play
We have had so much fun with Friday Couples Golf we have decided to add in one more special event to finalize the season! With it being the 25th Anniversary of “TIN CUP”, we have decided to make our final event a combination of Couples Golf, Date Night, and Movie Night to celebrate. The format will be themed off the movie and feel free to dress like your favorite characters from the movie. After play we will have a “Waffle House” themed menu with a showing of the movie on the back patio starting around 8:00pm. Look for more details to be sent out soon!
To-Go Orders - Lunch & Dinner Brook Valley continues to offer dining at the Club but also offers to-go options as well as curbside or come inside and pick up so you can enjoy in the comfort of your own home. We will continue to offer the family meals for take out this season. The best way to guarantee your order being ready and available is to call the club. The number is 252-751-1960 Ext 8033 when the auto attendant answers the phone.
RESERVATIONS REQUEST During this time of year we are all very busy and coming to the Club is a wonderful evening out. In order to provide premium service and ample food preparation, we kindly ask that you call ahead for reservations no later the 3:00pm the day you wish to dine. For all special events (SPF Night, Date Night, Birthday Night, etc.), we kindly ask that you adhere to our reservation deadlines as posted on the website and in the newsletter, as we may have maximum numbers that we can allow based on space and product ordering deadlines. Online reservations may be made up to 24 hours in advance. Thank you for your continued support!
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JUNIORS
BARRACUDA SWIM TEAM CONGRATULATIONS to the BV BARRACUDAS! Summer swim has come and gone but we had a lot of fun while it was happening. Thank you to all the parents for sharing your swimmers with us this summer! Coach Peyton & Coach Kelly want to say thank you for a fun summer. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did. Our Barracuda swim team came in 3rd place in our summer swim division this season. We had a great showing of swimmers at the summer championship meet as well. To all the volunteers this summer - this summer would not have been possible with out your help and dedication as well. Thank you all for supporting the Barracudas!
Hope weveryone has a wonderful fall, winter and spring and we will see you all again next May on the pool deck! If you are interested in receiving information please reach out to Ashley Odom to be part of the contact list going forward for next season. Ashley Odom at aodom@brookvalleycc.com.
BROOK VALLEY LAP SWIM Lap swim will still be available on Wednesday and Friday through September 17, 2021 from 8:30am until 9:45 am. A waiver needs to be signed and kept on file at the pool. We have these at the pool to sign the first adult swim you come to enjoy.
UPDATED POOL HOURS September 1-3 | 4:30pm - 8:00pm September 4-6 Labor Day Weekend | 10:30am-8:00pm September 11-12 | 10:00am-6:00pm September 18-19 | 10:00am-6:00pm NO GLASS allowed on the pool deck, the guards will ask you to remove this as it will close our pool for a week if we have broken glass. Floats are allowed with the permission of the on duty guards. We will still offer lap swim during this time two mornings a week from 8:30am9:45am on Wednesday & Friday mornings.
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JUNIOR GOLF
CONGRATULATIONS BV JUNIOR INTERCLUB TEAM! A big congratulations goes out to the BV Junior Interclub Team on finishing Co-Champs for the 2021 Eastern NC Junior Golf League season!!! Brook Valley advanced to the finals by sweeping our Division with the most points in league history!! Congrats to Micah Orr, Hudson Truell, Tucker Odom, Noah Porter, Wesley Blair, Will Guidry, Zadoc Fanning, Flynn Nease, and Blake Hess on representing our team at finals. Graduating senior Blake Hess won both the finals and regular season Tom Braswell scholarships. Also additional congrats go to Lake Williams, Cam Hardison, RJ Cummings, Tony Alexander, and Carys and Holden Carson on their play on helping us win the regular season.
TYGA TODD KINLAW MEMORIAL GOLF TOURNAMENT Saturday, September 11 l 11:30am Member tee times will be available from 8:00am to 11:00am before the event and starting at 4:00pm afterwards. Brook Valley is hosting a Tarheel Youth Golf Association Tournament in September named in memory of Todd Kinlaw, brother of Director of Golf Riley Kinlaw. Donations can be made to the CGA which will donate any funds received will be donated to a charity in Todd’s honor. If you would like to make a donation, make checks payable to the CGA with Kinlaw Memorial in the memo and bring to the Golf Shop, Ashley, or mail to: CGA 140 Ridge Road Southern Pines, NC 28387
OPERATION 36 UPDATE Our Operation 36 Program is officially underway with Semester #4 being held the months of September and October. Dates and times for Semester #4 look for registration to be sent out soon! We currently are offering two classes each Semester based on participation. The offering includes eight practice sessions and four on course sessions with a focus on utilizing the app to enhance instruction. Juniors will be able to track through improvement with skill assessments from the golf staff as they advance through the Op36 Program. If you would like to learn more about Operation 36, please contact the Golf Shop. Also use the link below to watch a short video explaining more about the Op36 Program. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LV6UA4lLx_Q Semester #4 September-October
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WHITE TEE DIVISION 1ST GROSS - DALE PENDRY 85-80 165 1ST NET - DOUG GETSINGER 75-78 153 2ND GROSS - ALLAN HINDS 83-84 167
TEE IT UP
2021 SCHEDULE OF GOLF EVENTS
2021 MEMBER-MEMBER TOURNAMENT RESULTS
Be sure to mark your calendar for the following upcoming golf events!
CONGRATULATIONS to our 2021 Men's Member-Member Champions TYLER CURLEE & THOMAS SEAWELL!
SEPTEMBER
3 12 14 22 23 24
Couples Friday Golf Sunday Funday Golf NNCSMGA Senior Interclub Ladies Nine & Wine Final MGA Men’s Night "Tin Cup" Couples Friday Golf
OCTOBER
1 1 7-9 11 30-31
PXG Fitting Day ECU Letterwinners Tournament Ellis Maples Invitational (Men’s Member Guest) TYGA Todd Kinlaw Memorial Junior Event MGA Purple & Gold Tournament
7 11-14
MGA Shoot-Out MCG Ryder Cup (hosted at the Reserve)
NOVEMBER
*Dates subject to change as other community and club activities are finalized.
2021 CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS CONGRATULATIONS to your 2021 Men's and Senior Club Champions ADAM HATHAWAY AND ALLAN HINDS! Thanks to all of our contestants for their participation in this year’s Club Championship. We applaud each and every one of the players that took on both the course and the competition and offer congratulations to all the Division and Flight Winners. The biggest of those congratulations goes out to Adam Hathaway and Allan Hinds on winning our overall championships. Adam won the overall Men's Championship playing steady golf over both days, posting rounds of 75 and 73 for a four over total of 148 to clear the rest of the field by five shots and win his first Club Champion title. Mr. Hinds shot 80 and 83 to post a 163 total and claim his first Senior Club Championship. Great job to both of these deserving Champions on their fine play.
The 2021 Brook Valley Member-Member Tournament is officially complete and what a fantastic event we had! It was our largest field ever with lots of new faces participating - we only expect the tournament to continue to grow! Thanks to all our members for their participation and a great job to all the staff for putting on an event that showcased all that Brook Valley has to offer with great golf, great food, and great camaraderie. To win our Member-Member Tournament, the Overall Champions must have the lowest combined scores from both the Gross and Net Divisions of the entire field over two rounds of play. This year was one of our most exciting finishes to date with three teams tied for the lead going in to the last hole!! Tyler Curlee & Thomas Seawell made a gross par/net birdie to finish with a fantastic total of 24 under par pull out a one shot victory over Greg Hardison & Todd Mitchum and Greg Harris & Carl Augustson. Full results from the event can be found by accessing the MemberMember Event Portal by using the link below. Net Winners were awarded in each Flight for both Saturday and Sunday as well as Overall totals for the Team Buy-In. Gross Winners were based on two day totals within Flights for credits in the Golf Shop. MGA Season Points were awarded as well to all participants! All of this information can be found under the Tournament Results tab! Also included in the Portal are both player and course stats as well as several photos from the event. www.golfgenius.com/websites/7696528583816132812?preview=false
In addition to our overall Champions, we recognized both Gross and Net winners in all seven Tournament Flights. Use the link below to visit the Club Championship portal and see who the winners for the weekend were. You can also navigate to see all past Champions dating back to 1966, course and player stats for the weekend, as well as photos from the event. https://www.golfgenius.com/pages/7612555555759994904
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TEE IT UP TOUGH DAY TOURNAMENT TWO PERSON SCRAMBLE Fundraiser for Breast Cancer Awareness Saturday, October 2 | Make your own tee times Who is ready to take on Ashley Odom's team in our inaugural Tough Day Fundraiser Scramble!! Pick a partner and we will play a Two Person Net Scramble. Ladies first - Ashley's team will go out first thing, post a score, then head back to 18 to compete in a Closest to the Pin competition with all groups. Even if you do not want to play the Two Person Scramble portion of the event, you may still play the course with our Tough Day set up. Donations can still be made and you can still compete against Ashley on #18 in the Closest to the Pin competition!! All skill levels are welcome to play. You do not have to post the score if you would to just play to support breast cancer awareness. Entry fee for the Two Person Scramble will be $50, $25 donated to support the cause and $25 will go towards prizes!! Entry for the Closest to the Pin will be a wager of your choice - half to the cause and half to prizes! A 50/50 Drawing will also be held. All proceeds will go to benefit both Pledge the Pink and Susan G. Komen. Look for more details to be sent out soon!
ELLIS MAPLES INVITATIONAL (MEN'S MEMBER-GUEST) Thursday-Saturday, October 7-9 l Entry Fee: $650
FORMAT: Match Around (Four Ball Match Play - Round Robin within Flight). Within matches the low ball in the group will play at "scratch" and all other players will receive the difference in strokes. Odd handicaps will receive a "1/2 stroke" on each side. Points are awarded per hole in each 9-Hole Match with a max of 7 points per Match. FLIGHTS: For the Match Around Format, flights of six will be created by Total Team Handicap Index based on the September 15, 2021 handicap revision. If your guest does not have an established handicap, verified scorecards must be turned in to the Golf Shop Staff in order to create a handicap. (A minimum of five scores will be required). All players will receive 90% of course handicap.
FRIDAY COUPLES GOLF Fridays l 5:30pm Shotgun Open to Golf & Social Members Calling all Couples! Come join us on the course for a little fun for our Friday Couples Golf events! Each month we will host a Friday Couples Golf event in conjunction with either "Date Night" or "SPF Night" at the Club. A "stress free" format will be used to encourage any and all to come out to play! Upcoming Friday Couples Golf Dates September 3 | September 24
SUNDAY FUNDAY GOLF Sundays l 3:00pm Start Open to Golf & Social Members
Come join us for our next Sunday Funday as we host a fun game on the course geared towards our Couples Golf groups but we will have a format friendly enough for the whole family to play. After play scores will be recognized and we will gather on the patio for those that would like. Teams may sign up as a Foursome or to be matched up. If you do not have a foursome to play with, we will find one for you!! Upcoming Sunday Funday Golf Dates September 12
LADIES NINE & WINE EVENTS Wednesdays l 5:30pm Start Open to Golf & Social Members
OVERALL CHAMPIONS: The winners of each Flight will play in a Championship Shoot-Out to determine the 2021 Ellis Maples Invitational Champions. SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES Thursday, October 7 Practice Round | Registration | Contestant’s Dinner
Who's ready for our next Nine & Wine Event? Come find out what all the ladies have been talking about! All ladies are welcome to join us for a little fun on the course followed by a little wine on the back patio after play! A fun format will be used to welcome all skill levels. Golf and Social members are invited to play!
Friday, October 8 Matches 1, 2, & 3 | Breakfast & Lunch | Ladies Activity
Upcoming Nine & Wine Dates September 22
Saturday, October 9 Matches 4 & 5 | Championship Shoot-Out | Breakfast & Lunch | Awards Dinner & Celebration *Members with the Brook Valley Golfing Class are eligible to participate in the 2021 Ellis Maples Invitational
LADIES EASTERN LEAGUE GOLF ASSOCIATION There are two tournaments remaining in the 2021 Ladies Eastern League schedule. Participation is open to all Brook Valley ladies in the Golfing Class that have a handicap index of 32.9 or lower. Events are held the second Thursday of each month and offer the opportunity to not only represent Brook Valley but also to play many of the other courses in the area and make some great connections with other lady golfers at the same time. If you are interested in playing or would like more details, contact a member of the Golf Shop Staff or League Representative Janis Humphrey. 2021 Remaining Schedule September 9 | Goldsboro Municipal October 14 | Finals at Wilson CC
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TEE IT UP & TURF TALK BV MGA PURPLE & GOLD WEEKEND Saturday & Sunday l October 30-31 The BV MGA looks forward to hosting another fantastic Purple & Gold Tournament this October. The event will once again be a Match Play style event pitting the players of Team Purple against the players of Team Gold. A MGA Draft Night and Dinner will be held the Thursday prior to the event to make up the Purple and Gold Teams. The weekend will be two rounds of matches with the formats to be determined. Look for more details for the event once official registration opens up, including entry fee, formats, and draft night information.
BV MGA SHOOT-OUT Sunday I November 7 The BV MGA Shoot-Out will once again be the final event of the MGA Season! Throughout the season all MGA Members have been accumulating points in MGA and select member events. The Top Twenty will qualify to participate in the annual Shoot-Out competition to put a cap on the season! There are still plenty of qualifying events left to try and earn your spot, look for Draft details and more to be sent out once we get closer to the event. Until then do not forget participation is the big key to qualifying for the Shoot-Out – you can’t win if you are not in!!
NORTHEASTERN NC SENIOR MGA INTERCLUB There are two matches remaining the 2021 Northeastern NC Senior MGA Interclub. Due do Covid-19 concerns, the season was “split” in to two groups. Brook Valley is competing in “Group B” along with Cypress Landing, The Emerald, and Walnut Creek. The entry fee for each event is $40 and includes golf, range balls, lunch, and prizes. All men in the Golfing Class age 55 and older are eligible to play. If you are interested in playing or for more details, contact a member of the Golf Shop Staff or Team Captain Leo Corbin. 2021 Senior Interclub Schedule September 14 | Brook Valley October 5 | The Emerald
Let's Talk Turf We have had a great summer on the golf course. Plenty of rain in June, July, and the first part of August, helped produce healthy fairways, and lush rough. Proper fertility and sound cultural practices, in combination with the rain, really made the course come to life. The greens look healthier yet are still relatively fast and firm. While several areas around the course remain in need of more care, turf conditions have improved steadily throughout the summer.Turf quality is the most important part of the golf course, but not the only area we concern ourselves with. Improvements have been made over the last couple months that will help make a positive impact throughout the property. Technology in the turf industry is constantly evolving. To keep up with the times, an investment was made in our irrigation software. We are now able to water the course more efficiently and accurately. It will require a bit of input and data entry, but eventually we will be able to fine tune the system in real time. Remote access to the management software is also a plus. The entire system can now be controlled from an application on a mobile phone. It is amazing what is possible in today’s modern world. Something that technology cannot provide is good old fashioned hard work. That’s exactly what it took to complete the landscape renovation at the bathrooms on 15 tee. The azaleas there were overgrown, some were unhealthy and infested with vines. For relatively minimal cost we were able to remove the old plant material and replace it with dwarf varieties. The new plants will provide some color and texture while giving the whole area a cleaner look. While trees are a beautiful part of the course they do require maintenance. Over the last month we have had a local tree service helping us with that maintenance. Several key limbs were removed, some older unhealthy trees were cut down, and many were limbed up to allow light to pass through. The tree service has been very flexible with their schedule and have been working only on dry Mondays. Every precaution was taken to do no harm to surrounding trees, shrubs, turf, or buildings. They did a great job and we will likely bring them back next year. For homeowners with Bermuda lawns, now is the time to fertilize for the fall. Get some potassium on your lawn. It’s also time to start thinking about pre-emergent herbicide for fall weeds. Depending on the product, most pre-emergents need to be applied between September 1st and November 15th to be most effective. Some of you have reached out throughout the summer with comments, concerns, praise, and helpful information. All of your input is welcome. Praise is preferable, but only when it is justified. If we can make your golfing experience better, don’t be afraid to contact the Superintendent. Thanks for all of your comments, keep them coming. Until next time… I’ll see you on the course! Buckley Brockmann Brook Valley Superintendant
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MCCONNELL GOLF NEWS His top 30 effort earned him a check for $41,013 and a spot in the Korn Ferry Tour Finals, the three-event series that determines PGA Tour eligibility for the 2021-22 season. Smalley has made the cut in all five of his PGA Tour starts and earned enough FedExCup points to finish inside the top-200 and qualify for the Korn Ferry playoffs. Smalley joined Sedgefield in June of 2020 and estimates he has played 75 rounds or more on the classic Donald Ross design. “I feel pretty comfortable with the lines on each hole,” he said during the week. “The course is always in really good shape. It’s playing a little different than it usually does for us. There’s a little more runout in the fairways, which has changed a couple of the clubs that I hit off of the tee. The greens are a little quicker, but other than that, it’s the same golf course.” Photo Courtesy: John Gillooly/Wyndham Championship
KEVIN KISNER WINS WILD 6-MAN PLAYOFF AT THE WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP Kevin Kisner birdied the second extra hole to end a six-man playoff and capture a thrilling 2021 Wyndham Championship at Greensboro’s Sedgefield Country Club. Known as a dogged match-play competitor, Kisner stiffed his approach shot on 18 and calmly rolled in a 3-foot putt. For the victory — the fourth of his career and first since 2019 — the former University of Georgia Bulldog banked $1,152,000.
Smalley enjoyed plenty of local support during the week. Along with his father and his mother, Maria — both of whom have caddied for Smalley throughout his career — his sister, Katie, and numerous friends and playing partners from Sedgefield followed his group and rooted him on. “It was nice to hear their cheers out there,” Smalley said. “I don’t get to play in front of a whole lot of people very often. It’s pretty cool to have people scream at you after you make a putt. To have an opportunity to play a PGA Tour event on your home course is pretty special. I think it helped me out quite a bit. I know my way around. I’ve played out here numerous times, so I felt comfortable on the course. To have that finish was pretty cool.”
Adam Scott shot 65 in the final round to make the playoff. He had a chance for victory on the first playoff hole, but his 4-foot birdie putt never threatened the cup. Kisner and Scott were joined in the playoff by former champion Si Woo Kim, Braden Grace, Kevin Na and Roger Sloan. It marked just the third time in PGA Tour history that six golfers have gone to a playoff. Kisner began Sunday’s final round four shots behind leader Russell Henley, but he birdied Nos. 16 and 17, eventually shooting 66 to reach 15 under and the playoff. “My first playoff win,” said Kisner, who was previously 0-5 in playoffs prior to his Wyndham title. “To be standing here is pretty sweet.” Henley held the lead after the first three rounds. He recovered from a slow start on Sunday to reach 17-under after a birdie on the 10th hole, but the Georgia Bulldog bogeyed three of the next four holes and came to the 72nd hole needing par to stay at 15 under. He fell short of the playoff after narrowly missing a 5-foot par putt. It proved a brutal ending to what had been an otherwise amazing performance from Henley. McConnell Golf member Alex Smalley didn’t quite play his way into the six-man playoff, but the former Duke University star gained plenty more along the way. Playing on his home course, Sedgefield CC, the 24-yearold Smalley carded three rounds in the 60s, including a sizzling 64 on Friday. He responded to the heat of Sunday’s final-round pressure in equally torrid fashion, finishing his day with three straight birdies and a 4under 66. In just his fifth PGA Tour event, playing on a sponsor’s exemption in a fullfield event on the last weekend of the PGA Tour regular season, Smalley finished at 10-under par and tied for 29th.
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MCCONNELL GOLF NEWS
MCCONNELL GOLF COUPLES CHAMPIONSHIP TREYBURN COUNTRY CLUB I SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 26
ENTRY FEE - $150 per couple. Includes lunch before golf, non-alcoholic beverages & snacks while on the course during play, heavy hors
d’oeuvres after golf and awards for flight winners. PRACTICE ROUND - Optional practice round tee times may be made through your home club professional staff. Appropriate fees will apply. TEAMS - 2-Person teams made of couples defined by the Rules and Regulations of McConnell Golf. Full Golf members only.
(MCG Corporate and National Members are eligible) FORMAT - Best Ball Gross and Net of the Twosome (Same ball may be used for both scores)
Thank You STARTING TIME - The event will be a 12:00pm shotgun start for Your FLIGHTS - Flights will be determined by the tees played. Payouts will be determined by the number of Contributions! teams in each flight. Prizes will be awarded for best gross and net in each flight. HANDICAP - 80% of handicap
TEES TO BE PLAYED
HOTEL INFORMATION
White Tees - 6302 yards (Men ages 59 and under)
Courtyard Marriott I 1815 Front Street I 919-309-1500
Green Tees - 5581 yards (Men ages 60 and over)
Durham Hilton I 3800 Hillsborough Road I 919-383-8033
Red Tees - 5126 yards (Ladies) REGISTRATION
Registration deadline is Tuesday, September 21st and is limited to the first 40 teams. You may register by calling your home club professional staff or online through the McConnell Golf Calendar on the website.
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GALLERY
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Sunday Brunch
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Brook Valley Country Club 311 Oxford Road Greenville, NC 27858
OCTOBER IS NATIONAL BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH In honor of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, all McConnell Golf properties will be taking part in a fundraiser benefiting the Susan G. Komen Foundation. Last year, we raised over $3,800 to support the Susan G. Komen Foundation. With Bank of America's TRIPLE matching, McConnell Golf was able to donate almost $12,000!
BE AWARE. GET INVOLVED. SHOW SUPPORT. Visit www.info-komen.org/goto/MCG to make a donation. DINE: $1 from every Meyer Filet and MCG Salmon BLT Sandwich order in the month of October will go towards the Susan G. Komen Foundation. PARTICIPATE: The entire month of October we will be selling 50/50 raffle tickets with the drawing on Tuesday, November 2nd. You can also join us on October 2nd for a Tough Day Two Person Scramble Tournament and closest to the pin competition. More information is on Page 10 of the newsletter and will be emailed out. WALK OR RIDE: On Sunday, October 17, 9:00am - 1:00pm CST, the nation will come together to all walk the last 10 miles of the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Nation journey together, at the same time, at Pink Bubble Pop-Ups in cities all across the Nation. Don't want to walk? Book a tee time at any of our McConnell Golf owned properties on Sunday, October 17 and we will donate a $1 from every cart fee to the cause.
For more information about Footprints on the Green, please visit www.mcconnellgolf.com/footprints-green or email Alicia Lockard, Creative Director for McConnell Golf, at alockard@mcconnellgolf.com.