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Smalley adds to rooting interest for North Carolina golf fans

Smalley is looking forward to renewing some old golf friendships, and creating new ones with the North Carolina contingent, which continues to grow with players – by David Droschak such as PGA Tour Rookie of the Year Will Zalatoris, Doc Redman, Chesson Hadley, ore so than any time in recent Webb Simpson and Harold Varner.

“I’ve known Doc since we were about 9 memory, there are plenty of or 10 years old,” Smalley said. “We were in local favorites to root for on the same high school conference so I played the PGA Tour. high school golf with him and plenty of Add former Duke All-American and CGA tournaments. When he won the U.S. Sedgefield Country Club member Alex Amateur his life changed for the better so I Smalley to that list after a great showing haven’t seen him much.” as a sponsor exemption in the Wyndham Smalley recently met Varner, a former Championship in mid August helped propel him to the top of the professional ranks East Carolina University star living in Charlotte, at one of Varner’s charity events. after toiling for a few years on mini tours.

“Harold was really nice and he gave me Smalley, who went to Wake Forest High School before moving to Greensboro, his phone number and said if I need anymissed the cut in California in his first PGA thing to get in touch with him, so hopefully when he’s back out here playing we can Tour fall event, but that’s understandable considering his hectic six-week golf experi- touch base.”

Varner appears poised to break through ence. on the PGA Tour after another solid season.

“It has been a little wild; a little hard to Varner qualified for his sixth conbelieve,” Smalley said. “It has just been go, secutive FedEx Cup Playoffs in 2021 and go, go for 6-7 weeks. I don’t know if it has all settled in yet. I was playing Forme Tour advanced to the BMW Championship (T12) events just a few weeks ago and now I have and finished the season No. 44 in the FedEx a PGA Tour card. It’s a little tough to wrap Cup standings. He collected 10 top 25 finmy head around and it really hasn’t hit me ishes, highlighted by a runner-up at the RBC Heritage. yet.”

“I always think that I’m ready to win Playing in front of large crowds will on Tour, I’m a positive guy,” Varner said. take some getting used to, Smalley said.

“My time is coming. It’s way better to just “There are a lot more things going on do it than say ‘I told you so.’ If I came out on the PGA Tour – more people watching, more grandstands; it’s not like you are just and was beating my chest then I wouldn’t be a cool guy and I don’t like when people out there playing with some of your buddies in two carts. You have to control your do that.”

Meanwhile, Redman, who will be 24 in emotions and nerves, but my strategy is to December, pocked $1.36 million last season just keep doing what I’m doing,” Smalley with four top 10 finishes, while Zalatoris, said. “In the fall season the fields might a former Wake Forest University Allnot be as strong but out on the PGA Tour American, made $3.48 million with a secit’s not like there are just 10 great players. ond place finish at The Masters and a top Everyone out there is really, really good, so it’s just a matter of putting every part of 10 performance in the PGA Championship.

“I think the reason why I’ve played so your game together for a week.”

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Reagan team breaks state record with a 99. Left to right: Morgan Ketchum, Ruth Anne Asbill, Macy Pate, Anna Howerton and Hillary Gong. well in the majors is it just feels the same as these girls have put into their golf game is phenomenal and by competing daily in all the other tournaments,” Zalatoris said.

“The golf courses are obviously way harder practice they just continue to sharpen their competitive skills,” stated coach Jay Allred. than regular tournaments, and harder golf • Not so fast. Akshay Bhatia and Jenny courses tend to favor me since my ballChang were can’t miss prospects. Bhatia striking is the best part of my game.” skipped college and headed right to the • The Reagan women’s golf team appears poised to repeat as 4-A state cham- professional ranks, while Chang is the only North Carolina four-time individual state pions in late October in Pinehurst. The champion and was an All-American at nation’s No. 1 ranked prep team returns Southern Cal before joining the LPGA Tour. all three of its star players – reigning state Bhatia, 19, missed the cut in seven of 11 individual champion Macy Pate, Morgan PGA Tour events and is now playing on the Ketchum and Anna Howerton -- from last Forme Tour. Meanwhile, Chang’s promising year’s title team and set yet another state career has also hit a snag. She missed eight scoring record a few weeks ago. The trio is ranked among the top five female junior of 13 cuts in 2020 and hasn’t finished higher than 33rd in 15 2021 events since March. golfers in North Carolina. “The effort

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n some ways, J.R. Smith’s life has come full circle. Once a teenager in a man’s world as a high school player drafted in the NBA first round, the two-time world champion now finds himself as a 30-something guy, surrounded by a group of much younger, college teammates.

Smith, 36, who played 16 seasons in the NBA and won championships in 2016 and 2020 alongside LeBron James, has retired from hoops and has enrolled at North Carolina A&T in Greensboro, joining the golf team as a walk-on.

“I looked up to guys like Baron Davis, Darrell Armstrong, David Wesley, P.J. Brown and Rodney Rogers when I first started in the NBA in 2004,” Smith said. “It feels good being the older guy out here. You get to still learn so much because these young guys have grown up doing this (playing golf) all their lives. I get to learn a different type of work ethic from them, and what their aspirations and goals are, and how I can help to try to make them better men moving forward.”

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of former NBA players Ray Allen and Chris Paul, both of whom played college basketball. Once deciding on getting an education at an historically black university and selecting the Aggies, Smith began to ponder the idea of playing college golf.

Paul’s bother, C.J. Paul, called North Carolina A&T golf coach Richard Watkins to float the idea of Smith walking on to his program, which was launched just five years ago.

“I didn’t know who C.J. was talking about at the time, but I kind of gave him my position on walk-ons,” Watkins said of the telephone conversation. “At my program, a brand new program that is not very good, at an institution that is not known for golf, people want to come and walk on all the time that hadn’t been recruited by anybody. To me, if somebody else didn’t want you at their program why do I particularly want you on mine?”

However, an impromptu foursome soon thereafter that involved Watkins, his assistant coach, the school’s compliance officer and Smith, took place at Deep Springs in Stoneville. The wheels then began to see if Smith would be eligible under NCAA rules.

He was, and Smith began a serious golf practice regiment at Bryan Park and Forest Oaks in order to attempt to qualify for the team’s four fall tournaments.

“I don’t think he has missed a day playing or practicing since he’s been here,” Watkins said.

Smith is no gimmick. He can drive the ball in excess of 300 yards and has a passion to excel in a sport he has never really played competitively.

“J.R. was always pretty good, now he just has to learn how to play golf. That’s it,” Watkins said.

“He has to understand and get used to and learn things in qualifying for tournaments. There are no gimmies … no pickups.

And there is one other hurdle Watkins believes Smith will need to address – walking 18 holes. Golf carts are not permitted in college golf competition.

“Come on, the man is worth $35 million, he’s

never walked a round of golf in his life,” Watkins said laughing.

Anthony Ford, a sophomore on the team from Atlanta, at first believed a friend was playing a joke on him about Smith joining the program.

“I thought somebody was making it up, but when I got here there he was,” Ford said of the slender 6-foot-6 Smith. “It’s cool to see how much work he’s willing to put in and how much he is expecting out of himself and the team. It’s going to be a blast.”

Smith, who wears a size 15 golf shoe, really doesn’t know what his expectations should be during the infancy of his competitive golf career and college educational experience. He is anxious to find out, though.

“I feel like you can always get smarter and gain some perspective of life and for me I’ve been a professional athlete, made tons of money, so I don’t really need the typical experience,” Smith said. “At a certain point, at the end of the day, you still want to challenge yourself, get smarter, try to educate yourself on as many fronts as possible.

“As far as golf, it’s much more mental for me,” Smith added. “In basketball, after a while your athletic ability can take over and you can make a different impact on a game. Playing golf, it’s more cerebral and making putts and leaving bad shots behind you and trying to focus on the next shot.

In that aspect it’s a lot like basketball because as a shooter for me it’s always about the next shot – whether you made one or missed one – and setting yourself up to be in better position to make the next shot.”

Smith said he picked up the game about 12 years ago when he was riding around on a cart at a celebrity event with NBA legend Moses Malone.

The foursome kept goading Smith to tee one up.

“I ended up swinging and hitting the ball 300 yards down the middle of the fairway and fell in love,” Smith said. “Later that day, I bought three sets of clubs. After that I’ve been hooked.”

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Rising from the Dead Kris Spence resurrecting Woodlake Country Club

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ris Spence will stop you in your tracks if you try to label his recent work at Woodlake Country Club as an impending renovation or restoration. The Greensboro-based golf course architect has a much more fitting description of the project.

“This is a resurrection from the dead, this thing was gone,” Spence said of the 36-hole development outside of Vass, which is about 10 miles north of the golfing paradise of Pinehurst.

Spence and his crew started working here in August, in the sweltering heat of the North Carolina Sandhills, toiling hours-upon-hours bush hogging the fairways and surrounding rough just to get a peek at what was left of the 1971 Ellis Maples course that had been mothballed for several years.

Spence described the golf course as “a jungle” in which there were small pines growing out of bunkers and a “wildlife habitat” that had taken the land back over to the tune of 4-5 feet high native species and trees in most of the fairways and greens.

Spence estimates his team spent two full weeks, 40 hours a week, bush hogging the course to begin to access what was ahead of them.

“I joke that we’re going to leave those little pine trees to add a bit of difficulty to these bunkers,” Spence said. “But it really is interesting to see how nature tries to take things back over. It’s really amazing.”

To Spence’s amazement, once cut down, the fairways began to see Bermuda grass re-emerging.

“I know my first thought was we were going to have to re-sprig half of these golf holes, that there was no way the Bermuda had survived under this kind of vegetation for that long,” Spence said. “We bush hogged it and brought the sun down to the surface of the fairway, but the weed pressure was still intense. We sprayed those weeds and knocked them way back, we then had a secondary spray and fertilized it, and I mean the Bermuda came back with a vengeance. That was a very pleasant surprise. Now, we don’t have to plant 40-50 acres, which would have cost more than $100,000.”

Woodlake was a dream location for many from the retired military community of nearby Fort Bragg and other seniors with picturesque arched wooden bridges dotting the landscape filled with shimmering lakes and wetlands, accompanied by an ever-changing seasonal natural landscape. But mismanagement and numerous lawsuits over the years on various fronts left this area without its two golf courses

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(there is also a Palmer layout) and other amenities.

In short, Woodlake had turned into a ghost town.

The pro shop looks like the scene out of a horror movie, where folks run for cover and leave everything behind. Even though there hasn’t been a round of golf played at Woodlake in several years, scorecards remain on the counter, range balls are scattered about and the magazine Kingdom is delivered on a regular basis.

“There is no question there is a really strong feel-good element to this,” Spence said of the club’s comeback. “You see all the homeowners and property owners and old members that bought out here -- that was a key part of their life -- and to see it just go away must have been heartbreaking. I don’t know if they ever lost hope, but I would suspect they did. It’s great to be a part of their excitement. They are so happy to see us on site. You know, a lot of clubs aren’t that excited when you close down their country club. In this case, they are thrilled to death to be able to see a fairway re-emerging, bunkers getting cleaned up, greens being resurfaced.”

Atlantic National Capital – along with Spence – can be viewed as the club’s savior. ANC purchased the Woodlake properties earlier this year in a foreclosure auction for $3.5 million. ANC is a familyowned investment company headed by Keith Allison and his three daughters, one of which – Cara Spencer – was placed in charge of the golf course project management piece.

Spencer, who had no previous golf

knowledge, admits she found Spence by “luck” after a wide search for contractors to begin work on the golf piece of the project.

“Unfortunately, Woodlake has a reputation from the past that makes it hard to get vendors to come and perform work on projects. No one wanted to be associated with Woodlake, and then the size of the job went over and beyond most of their capabilities,” Spencer recalled of the beginning stages of the project. “I expanded my search online, to Pinehurst and Raleigh with no luck, and then I talked to an irrigation firm in Charlotte who recommended Kris.”

Spencer reached out to Spence via telephone, and he agreed to come down and take a look.

“We were riding around in a golf cart and I knew nothing about golf, and I was going on a golf cart path and hitting into all these trees and he said ‘scoot over, let me drive.’ It was so funny,” Spencer said.

“His wealth of knowledge and his ability to work within the confines of our budget made Kris the right person to take our vision and just run with it. I’m glad he’s here to help us.”

Spence has executed some of the state’s best golf course architectural work over the last decade, from renovations at Sedgefield to Jefferson Landing to the Country Club of North Carolina. And he has worked on about 10 Maples courses over the years.

“People would always speak very highly of Woodlake and I can see why,” Spence said. “It was probably never really

taken care of the way it should have been, but in my opinion -- and I’ve seen a lot of Ellis’ work -- this is one of his very best golf courses. The main thing is the undulation of the property and the way he used it. The quality of the green surfaces are just really, really good; they are very diverse, just some of the concepts he used caught my eye. I was mowing the greens and I had a guy following me around with roundup and trying to kill them and green-after-green-after-green Ellis was definitely on point, trying to create a really dynamic, championship set of greens. They work up and they have these little quadrants -- high quadrants, low quadrants -- that just break off. Some really neat stuff.”

Spencer says the Palmer course may be used for various real estate needs along with Spence designing a unique par-3 course, similar to what Pinehurst Resort has in The Cradle.

“I don’t know what that is going to look like just yet, but it’s an interesting dynamic to what we’re doing, and is going to bring a lot of value to Woodlake,” Spencer said.

Spence estimates the Maples course would likely reopen around Labor Day 2022.

“My excitement level for this project is really high,” Spence said. “It’s exciting to bring it back to life. It’s starting to look like a golf course again. I would certainly expect it to host state and regional type of events, and it’s capable of hosting just about anything -- it’s that good of a golf course.”

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arold Varner III has come close but has yet to win on the PGA Tour. He finished second this past season at the RBC Heritage and played in the final pairing at the 2019 PGA Championship before carding a disappointing 81.

Varner, now 31, no longer dwells on the close calls, or pays much attention to the questions about when he’ll break through on Tour.

The former East Carolina University star has played professional golf for a decade now, and he and his wife are expecting their first child in early October. And his HV3 Foundation, aimed at providing affordable sports access to today’s youth, is starting to gain momentum in the charity world.

That, more than winning, brings a

smile to the face of one of the game’s most likeable and approachable players.

“Winning (on Tour) is the most important thing because if I win more people are going to know about the foundation and that means more money, and it means I’m going to be able to give more money,” Varner said during a recent youth golfing clinic at the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst. “It’s a trickle down affect.

If I focus on playing good golf everything else will take care of itself.

“I have been around two winners that have won a lot – MJ and Tiger – and I find it weird they don’t talk about winning,” added Varner of his friends, mega superstars Michael Jordan and Tiger Woods. “Maybe I should just focus on getting better.

They are big about focusing on the present, fundamentals.”

Varner is a natural around kids.

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Varner from page 14 He engages them with high-fives, jokes around, and has a casual teaching approach with the hopes they fall in love with the game of golf as he did 20 years ago as a kid at Gastonia Municipal.

The goal of the HV3 Foundation is to fund close to 50,000 rounds of golf for juniors across North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as helping provide financial assistance for equipment, after school programs, instruction, camps, and various other avenues.

“Sure, it takes a lot of money, but there is a lot of money to be had and I’m willing to put my neck out there for those kids because most of them can’t do it right now,” Varner said of the affordability of sports participation in general, not just golf. “There is a lot of opportunity and I want to be a part of it. I want to change kid’s lives because one day they are going to be taking care of me.

“I remember a lot when I was a junior golfer; I learned how to respect people; I learned how to carry myself,” he added. “I saw this little kid the other day and I had flashbacks just talking to him because one little thing you do for a kid can go a long way. The biggest thing for me (with the kids) is you’re going to learn a lot by just being on the golf course.”

Varner says the HV3 Foundation has been a journey and huge learning experience that mirrors his PGA Tour career.

“I’ve had some wonderful people around me to

help raise money, but more so to give me advice on how to raise money the right way so that every year we’re not trying to figure out if we have enough money to help,” Varner said. “For awhile there we

were just having tournaments and basically whatever we made we gave back. Now, it’s like way over my head, but I know what (the charity) is supposed to do and I’m super excited to give kids a chance to play golf. The guys I play golf with now want to help even more -- not just play golf with me. Whenever golf is out of the picture and people still want to help that’s when you know you’re winning. If the only thing you want to be a part of is me playing golf then 30 years from now it’s not going to matter.”

At 5-foot-9, Varner is small in stature, but is one of 61 PGA Tour players who averaged at least 300 yards off the tee last season. He is also one of a just a handful of black golfers playing in the professional ranks. Varner shrugs off the subject when asked.

“I never think about my race waking up,” Varner said. “But I do know how difficult it has been to get on the PGA Tour. You figure out how hard it is when the people your age aren’t playing competitive golf any more.

“Ten years from now if all you can remember is how I played then I didn’t do a good job. It’s an awesome ride and I still love playing golf. I always thought I would be able to move in silence; if I wanted to help someone I just help them because it’s the right thing to do. But it just doesn’t work that way all the time. You need to promote things (like my charity) that you want to do in life.”

To help Varner’s HV3 Foundation charity log on to https://hv3foundation.org/get-involved/.

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Double eagle highlights Clark’s best collegiate finish

By STEVE WILLIAMS

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arrett Clark’s climb up the leaderboard in the final round of the VCU Shootout got a huge boost with a magnificent 3-iron early in the round.

Clark, a sophomore from Burlington playing for the University of Richmond, holed out a 3-iron shot from 220 yards for a double eagle on the 524-yard, par-5 fifth hole on the Country Club of Virginia’s Tuckahoe Creek Course on Sept. 14.

He hit his driver on the dogleg left hole over a lake and then navigated the water again with the second shot that landed eight feet short of the pin and rolled in. It highlighted a 6-under-par 66 that gave Clark a tie for third among 72 players, marking his best collegiate finish.

It was Clark’s first albatross to go along with two holes-in-one, both scored during his junior golf days. His first came on home turf at Alamance Country Club when he was 12 years old and his second was accomplished in a tournament at Grandover Resort. Clark now

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There’s one other double eagle in this listing of great shots reported to Triad Golf Today since our September issue.

Read on for all the details.

Double Eagle Garry Barnette of Lexington, Sept. 17, Lexington GC. No. 14, 372 yards. Playing partners: Leonard Laws, Marvin Norris, Pete Jones.

Par 3 Aces Curtis Lighthart of State Road, Sept. 19, Silo Run GC. No. 17, 192 yards, 4-hybrid. Playing partners: Buster Baker, Kim Mounce, Johnny King. His fifth ace.

Drew Hodgin of McLeansville, Sept. 19, Monroeton GC. No. 12, 90 yards, wedge.

Playing partners: Lisa Brown, Mark Williams.

His sixth ace.

Madi Flynt of High Point, Sept. 13, Asheboro Municipal GC. No. 5, 110 yards, pitching wedge. Playing partners: Salem Lee, Ella Ott. Her first ace came in a high school match; Flynt is a senior at Ledford.

Woody Wall of Reidsville, Sept. 11, Wolf Creek GC. No. 11, 143 yards, 6-iron. Playing partners: Tommy Boaz, Jesse Wall, Tanner Brooks. His first ace.

Julian McIntosh of Asheboro, Sept. 10, Asheboro Municipal GC. No. 5, 180 yards, 6-iron. Playing partners: Shawn Hogan, John Bean, Allen Ritter. His first ace.

Jack Whitley of Greensboro, Sept. 8, Iron Play Par-3 Links. No. 8, 138 yards, 8-iron. Playing partners: Rob Holliday, Gary Smith. His third ace.

Gary Mann of Danville, Sept. 6, Southern Hills GC. No. 6, 126 yards, 8-iron. Playing partners: Oakes Griffin, Joe Sanford. His first ace.

Jesse Jordan of Randleman, Sept. 5, Iron Play Par-3 Links. No. 7, 115 yards, wedge.

Playing partners: Josh Jordan, Emilie Tolbert, Cameron Jordan. First ace.

Tom Bagby of Bermuda Run, Sept. 5, Bermuda Run CC (East). No. 12, 148 yards, 9-iron.

Playing partners: Chris Kelley, Sean Torrence, Andy Frye. His fifth ace.

Scott Sterling of Greensboro, Sept. 4, Iron Play Par-3 Links. No. 9, 60 yards, sand wedge. His first ace.

Brenda Richardson of Staley, Sept. 3, Asheboro Municipal GC. No. 7, 115 yards,

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North Carolina players key Richmond’s fast start

TRIAD COLLEGIATE CHECKLIST

By STEVE WILLIAMS

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enior Michael Childress of Salisbury has been a mainstay for the University of Richmond ever since he arrived in 2018. Now, another Triad area player, Garrett Clark of Burlington, is making his name known as a sophomore.

The two Carolinians posted top10 finishes in the season-opening VCU Shootout to lead the Spiders to their first tournament title since the 2017 Atlantic 10 Championship.

Clark, who played his high school golf at Burlington Williams, tied for third in the 72-player field while Childress tied for seventh.

Clark’s final-round 66 matched the fourth best individual round in program history. His scorecard featured five birdies and a double eagle, accomplished with a 220-yard 3-iron on the par-5 fifth hole.

“I bookended that with birdies and played pretty good golf after that but I got a big boost from that little stretch,” Clark said.

He ended at 10-under-par 210, the second best 54-hole score in the Richmond record books. Childress’ 6-under 210 was his career best.

The Spiders ended one shot ahead of tournament host VCU. “This is my fourth year now and it kind of feels like we’ve been on the other side of this a lot – one shot here or there and then we watch and think what could have been,” Childress said. “So to really have it come down to one shot and have this group of guys do as well as they did when it matters is so awesome.”

Richmond followed up the victory at VCU a week later with an eighth-place finish at the 16-team River Run Collegiate.

Clark, again, was the team leader as he tied for ninth in the 84-player field.

Opening the season with a pair of top-10s individual finishes hadn’t been done at Richmond since 2013.

Going Low Two other Triad area players posted career rounds in the opening month of the season.

Mallory Fobes of East Bend fired a second-round 66 in the William & Mary Fall Invitational, and Kalya Smith of Burlington closed with a 67 in the Cougar Classic. www.triadgolf.com

Mallory Fobes UNC Wilmington WOMEN

Aleigha Hodges Garrett Clark Chase Sells Emily Hawkins Charleston Richmond Ferrum Campbell School (Class) Position Field Scores Tournament (Date)

Nick Lyerly UNCG

Mallory Fobes, East Bend

UNC Wilmington (Jr)

3rd

79

70-66-77

W&M Fall Invitational (Sept. 12-13)

Emily Hawkins, Lexington

Campbell (Sr)

T-6

100

71-70-72

Golfweek Fall Challenge (Sept. 12-14)

Aleigha Hodges, Ridgeway, Va.

Charleston, WV (Sr)

6th

67

78-77

Charleston Invitational (Sept. 13-14)

Chloe Crane, Greensboro

Catawba (So)

T-6

48

77-73

Montevallo Full Moon Invite (Sept. 13-14)

Hailey Joy, Reidsville

UNCG (Sr)

T-12

100

72-73-72

Golfweek Fall Challenge (Sept. 12-14)

Emelia Pack, Brown Summit

Queens (Jr)

T-13

35

79-74

SAC Women’s Preview (Sept. 13-14)

Kayla Smith, Burlington

North Carolina (Jr)

T-15

93

72-75-67

Cougar Classic (Sept. 13-14)

Riley Hamilton, Reidsville

East Carolina (Fr)

T-15

53

77-76-74

ECU Pirate Collegiate Classic (Sept. 20-21)

Aleigha Hodges, Ridgeway, Va.

Charleston, WV

T-18

62

86-86

Vulcan Invitational (Sept. 5-6)

Karli Jump, Winston-Salem

Catawba (So)

T-20

48

77-80

Montevallo Full Moon Invite (Sept. 13-14)

Aleigha Hodges, Ridgeway, Va.

U of Charleston (Sr)

T-22

72

90-82

Michael Corbett Fall Classic (Sept. 19-20)

Victoria Cook, Reidsville

UNCG (So)

T-47

100

80-73-73

Golfweek Fall Challenge (Sept. 12-14)

ALSO ON COLLEGIATE ROSTERS FOR 2021-22 SEASON SENIORS: Hailey Barajas, Winston-Salem, Catawba; Kristen Fox, Thomasville, Wingate; Madison Isaacson, Greensboro, Western Carolina; *Carrie Catherine Ganim, Greensboro, UNC Wilmington; Hunter Tharpe, Roaring River, Ferrum.

JUNIORS: Anna Cheek, Rockwell, Pfeiffer; Samantha DeBusk, Lexington, UNC Pembroke; Lauren Denhard, Salisbury , Belmont Abbey; Carmen Fraley, Salisbury, Montreat; Victoria Ladd, Greensboro, Western Carolina.

SOPHOMORES: Olivia John, Summerfeld, High Point; Merrick Semans, Winston-Salem, Sewanee.

FRESHMEN: Macie Burcham, Greensboro, East Carolina; Gabriela Cruz, High Point, UNCG; Lauren Hackler, Thomasville, Catawba; Monica Solis, Clemmons, Gettysburg; Kyleigh Whittemore, Graham, Belmont Abbey.

MEN

School (Class)

Position Field

Scores Tournament (Date)

Nick Lyerly, Salisbury

UNCG (Grad)

T-3

81

69-70-68

Rod Myers Invitational (Sept. 11-12)

Garrett Clark, Burlington

Richmond (So)

T-3

72

69-71-66

VCU Shootout (Sept. 13-14)

Michael Childress, Salisbury

Richmond (Sr)

T-7

72

69-68-73

VCU Shootout (Sept. 13-14)

Garrett Clark, Burlington

Richmond

T-9

84

71-77-70

River Run Collegiate (Sept. 20-21)

Noah Connor, Reidsville

UNCG (Jr)

T-13

81

70-71-72

Rod Myers Invitational (Sept. 11-12)

Chase Sells, Jamestown

Ferrum (So)

T-14

76

79-73

Battle at Belterra (Sept. 12-13)

Brandon Einstein, Clemmons

N.C. State (Jr)

T-16

81

73-70-71

Rod Myers Invitational (Sept. 11-12)

Harrison Hilliard, McLeansville

Greensboro College (So) T-30

102

75-77-70

Transylvania Fall Invitational (Sept. 4-5)

Michael Childress, Salisbury

Richmond

T-38

84

78-76-75

River Run Collegiate (Sept. 20-21)

Woodson Smith, Martinsville

Sewanee (Sr)

T-39

91

79-75-75

Rhodes Fall Invitational (Sept. 13-14)

Harrison Hilliard, McLeansville

Greensboro College

T-51

122

74-75-75

NCAA D3 Fall Preview (Sept. 19-21)

ALSO ON COLLEGIATE ROSTERS FOR 2021-22 SEASON SENIORS: *Michael Allen, Greensboro, Averett; Isaac Childrey, Reidsville, Bob Jones University; Dawson Daniels, High Point, Elon; *Stuart Fuller, Winston-Salem, High Point; *Avery Papalia, Kernersville, George Mason; Jacob Sowers, Bassett, Va., UVA Wise; Bryson Sprinkle, Rockwell, Catawba; Charlie Tate, Greensboro, Presbyterian.

JUNIORS: Carson Castelli, Greensboro, Greensboro College; Quinton Metz, Wilkesboro, Western Carolina; Jason Moore, Pilot Mountain, Belmont Abbey; Bryce Pickard, Whitsett, Pfeiffer.

SOPHOMORES: Landon Barnes, Pilot Mountain, Guilford; Jake Clodfelter, Trinity, Catawba; Sam Davidson, Asheboro, Guilford; Quintin Foster, Lexington, Greensboro College; Noah Maness, Troy, Sandhills CC; Nick Mathews, Mebane, N.C. State; Grady Newton, Winston-Salem, High Point; Wesley Page, Gibsonville, Pfeifer; Hank Robins, Salisbury, Lenior Rhyne.

FRESHMEN: Caden Baker, Mebane, Charlotte; Charlie Barr, Salisbury, High Point; Blake Brantley, Winston-Salem, Yale; Quinton Coulon, Greensboro, Sandhills CC; William Harrington, Summerfield, Barton; Daniel Jones, Greensboro , Randolph-Macon; Evan Mendyk, Summerfield, Guilford; Luke Nelson, Thomasville, Catawba; Brodie Perry, Trinity, Belmont Abbey; Andrew Plate, Greensboro, Washington & Lee. * Grad student or fifth-year player.

Checklist includes players from the Triad Golf Today coverage area who finished in the top half of a field in collegiate events of at least two rounds played Sept 1-23.

Report any omissions to Steve Williams at 336-280-3722 or triadgolf@mac.com

Fobes’ 66 was a single-round school record at UNC Wilmington. Her 34-32 card featured eagles on the par-5 third hole and the par-4 18th. She also had four birdies to offset a pair of bogeys.

Smith’s unblemished card included five birdies and the 67 was three shots better than her previous best at North Carolina. It

helped her to a tie for 15th among 93 players, marking the third top-20 finish of her career.

New coach at Pfeiffer Greensboro native Chris Jones is the new head coach at Pfeiffer University.

Jones, a former standout player at Greensboro Page and Lenior-Rhyne, had

spent the last two years getting the golf program started at Johnson & Wales University in Charlotte. He began his coaching career at Northern Guilford High School before moving into the college ranks as an assistant at Belmont Abbey.

Jones will direct both the men’s and women’s teams at Pfeiffer.

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29. Drew Weaver, High Point, $1,045!

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Willie Noah-Steven Trent !

First Flight Pat Joyner-Stephen Barnes !

Walt Byerly-Jimmy Foster !

Tyler Flynn-Wayne Beckwith !

Senior Flight (50 over) Bruce Newsome-Randy Savage !

Steve Bigham-Barron Walker !

Mike Smith-Mike Sherer !

Super Senior Flight (65-over) Tommy Childress-Mike Ward !

Jerry Joyce-Ronnie Kirkman !

Jim Mayfield-Rodney Dawson !

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Listing Triad area players in top half Rumbling Bald on Lake Lure (Bald Mountain) • Sept. 19 Men A • Flight 1 (7 entries) 2. Andrew Morgan, China Grove!

72 Men A • Flight 2 (9 entries) 4. Johnny Shew, Winston-Salem!

84 Senior Men B (9 entries) 1. Bill Johnson, Winston-Salem!

86 4. Robert Ring, Haw River!

95 Rumbling Bald on Lake Lure (Apple Valley) • Sept. 18 Men A • Flight 1 (9 entries) 3. Andrew Morgan, China Grove!

Men B (9 entries) 2. Tanner Koon, Rural Hall!

Senior Men A (13 entries) 4. Mark Marion, Winston-Salem!

Senior Men B (7 entries) 2. Bill Johnson, Winston-Salem!

3. David Swaim, Winston-Salem!

Women (4 entries) 2. Bonnie Montgomery, Jamestown!

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Beacon Ridge, West End • Sept. 12 Men A • Flight 1 (8 entries) 4. Benjamin Peters, Winston-Salem! 79 Senior Men A (6 entries) 3. Kevin Morton, Winston-Salem!

82 Belmont Lake GC, Rocky Mount • Aug. 28 Men A • Flight 3 (9 entries) 4. Will Beasley, Burlington!

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Women’s Public Golf Association Greensboro National GC • Aug. 17 Flight 1 (9 entries) Margo Meyers (Meadowlands GC) ! 80 Lisa Milligan (Greensboro National) ! 82 Flight 2 (10 entries) Sue Lamm-Gurley (Country Hills GC) !83 Donna Floyd (Greensboro National)! 87 Flight 3 (10 entries) Becky McPherson (Challenge GC)! 81 Cathy Pierce (Greensboro National) ! 86 Flight 4 (11 entries) Coretta Bigelow (Oak Hollow GC)!

87 Tuyet Le (Crooked Tree GC)!

92 Flight 5 (13 entries) Hollye Long (The Challenge GC) !

94 Sharon Smith (Crooked Tree GC)!

97 Flight 6 (14 entries) Anne Prevo (Greensboro National) ! 97 Elaine Layton (Country Hills GC) !

98 Flight 7 (11 entries) Phyllis Jones (Bryan Park GC)!

100 Elaine Sponzo (Crooked Tree GC)! 103

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Listing Triad area players in top half Pine Hollow GC, • Sept. 18 CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT (5 entries) 1. Hogan Shelton, Charlotte!

72 2. Justin Lang, Winston-Salem!

74 D FLIGHT (12 entries) 1. Greg Dotson, Ridgeway, Va.!

81 3. Marb Myers, Jamestown!

88 Bryan Park (Champions), Brown Summit • Sept. 11 CHAMPIONSHIP FLIGHT (4 entries) 1. Justin Lang, Winston-Salem!

71 A FLIGHT (5 entries) 2. Cuong Ton, Greensboro!

75 B FLIGHT (5 entries) 2. Rob Andrews, Jamestown!

87 C FLIGHT (14 entries) 4. Andy Parker, Kernersville!

86 6. Edward McNally, Graham!

89 D FLIGHT (14 entries) 4. Keith Thomas, Greensboro!

98 5. Marb Myers, Jamestown!

99 7. Don Michaux, Greensboro!

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Listing Triad area players in top half Club at 12 Oaks, Holly Springs Sept. 13 B FLIGHT (8 entries) 4. Gene Jones, Thomasville!

86 C FLIGHT (15 entries) 2. Ken White, High Point!

90 6. Greg Martin, Whitsett!

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Bryan Park (Champions), Brown Summit • Sept. 2 A FLIGHT (18 entries) 7. Ron Brady, McLeansville!

8. Mark Harper, Winston-Salem!

B FLIGHT (9 entries) 2. David Boger, Greensboro!

3. Gene Jones, Thomasville!

C FLIGHT (13 entries) 1. Terry Lunsford, Winston-Salem!

2. Bobby Hutchison, Walnut Cove!

5. Don Michaux, Greensboro!

5. A.C. Guarino, Pfafftown!

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Oak Valley GC • Sept. 18-19 Ken Nurse!

76-73--149 Michael Walton!

73-79--152 Johnny Miller!

78-76--154 Alamance CC • Sept. 11-12 Wade Boteler!

138 Nathan Spoon!

142 Luke Haithcock!

144 Colonial CC • Sept. 11-12 Michael Harrison!

73-70--143 Bryan Fary!

77-74--151 Brian Skeen!

75-78--153 Pudding Ridge GC • Sept. 11-12 John Landen!

69-69--138 Mike Helms!

70-74--144 Joe Burchette!

69-76--145 Sedgefield CC • Sept. 11-12 Thomas Bonney!

70-69--139 Rob Beasley!

69-73--142 Chris Cassetta!

74-69--143 Ryan Sharpe!

69-76--145 Tanglewood GC Reynolds Course - Sept. 11 Championship Course - Sept 12 Troy Blamer!

75-69–144 John Nieters!

75-74–149 Kenny Flynn!

74-75–149 Mark Nieters!

77-74–151 Eli Kennedy!

75-76–151 Silo Run GC • Sept. 4 John Diachenko!

34-36--70 Cameron Brown-!

36-37--73 Forsyth CC • Aug. 27-29 Joe Dillon!

72-74-69--215 David Fowler!

70-79-66--215 Robert Wooten!

77-76-66--219 Dillon won on first playoff hole High Point CC • Aug. 27-29 Scott Newton!

72-70-69--211 Grady Newton!

75-70-72--217 Craig Stroup!

71-77-76--224 Wes Keeper!

81-75-73--229 Jamestown Park GC • Aug. 28-29 Jay McGhee!

149 Dan Holland!

149 Brad Speed!

150 Deep Springs CC • Aug. 27-29 Patrick Brady!

79-75--154 Timmy Wilson!

77-78--155 Stoney Creek GC • Aug. 14-15 Harrison Hilliard!

70-79--149 Cross Creek CC • July 17-18 Damon Goin!

72-76--148 Other Club Champions Matt Nelson!

Bermuda Run CC Mariah Hopkins!

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Tanglewood GC Reynolds Course - Sept. 11 Championship Course - Sept 12 Todd Brown!

77-71–148 Greg Howard!

77-74–151 Phil Bell!

73-79–152 Steve Wessels!

78-75–153 Brian Nason!

79-74–153 Super Senior 74-71–145 Jerry Johnson!

Hugh Quinn!

77-72–149 Tom Birrittieri !

80-73--153 Mike Utt !

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Alamance CC • Sept. 11-12 Wayne Pyrtle!

145 Ray Womack!

147 Super Seniors Dwight Jefferson!

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72-76--148 Lanny Jarrell!

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Silo Run GC • Sept. 4 Clyde Fulp!

35-35--70 Wade Hill!

37-37--74 Super Seniors Sam Crawley!

36-35--71 Dave Mallard!

36-37--73 High Point CC • Aug. 28-29 Moore Councill!

71-70--141 Chip Stroup!

78-72--150 Andy Swaim !

71-79--150 Doug Black !

78-76--154 Murray White !

78-76--154 Legends!

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85-83--168 Tim Ilderton!

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158 Forsyth CC • Aug. 27-29 Joe Dillon!

72-74--146 Wynn Newsome!

73-79--152 Matt Lievens!

72-83--155 Super Seniors Frank Morris!

75-76--151 Billy Prim!

79-78--157 Forest Oaks GC • Aug. 27-29 Mike Stout!

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75-80--155 Super Seniors Dwight Jefferson!

74-77--151 Maple Chase CC • June 26-27 Harrison Rutter!

67-65--132 Kevin Logan!

69-73--142 Mike Meadows!

70-74--144 Steve Fields!

76-70--146 David Peddycord!

73-73--146 Deep Springs CC • Aug. 27-29 Gil Priddy!

74-76--150 Robin Doss!

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Alamance CC • Sept. 11-12 Elizabeth Hall!

153 Colonial CC • Sept. 11-12 Sook Hee Yang !

73-76--149 Katherine DeVore!

77-84--161 Tess Kirkman!

81-85--166 Sedgefield CC • Sept. 11-12 Sarah McLellan!

91-102 -- 193 Silo Run GC • Sept. 4 Kelly Piercy!

37-41--78 Kim Mounce!

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73-78--151 Cathy Sealey!

98-97--195 Stoney Creek GC • Aug. 14-15 Teresa McKeon!

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Carolinas PGA Selected events; complete schedule at carolinas.pga.com Nov. 30-Dec. 2 – Pro-Pro Championship, Pinehurst area courses.

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CGA Seniors/Super Seniors Oct. 5-6 – 10th Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball, Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro.

CGA Men/Mid-Am Oct. 1-3 – 26th North Carolina Four-Ball, Club at 12 Oaks, Holly Springs.

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

Oct. 14-15 – Forsyth Two-Man Bestball Tournament. First round at Reynolds Park, second round at Winston Lake. Forsyth County residents only. Bobby Hege 336-416-3289.

Oct. 16-17 – 38th annual Lexington BBQ Festival 2-person teams, Lexington GC. 336-248-3950.

Oct. 16-17 – Forest Park Four-Ball, Forest Park CC, Martinsville. Flighted bestball.

276-632-1711.

Nov. 6-7 – Greensboro National Fall Classic, Greensboro National GC, Summerfield. 2-man bestball.

336-342-1113.

Nov. 13-14 – Two-man best ball flighted, Silo Run Golf Course, Booneville, 336-367-3133.

Laid-Back Golfers Tour 434-792-3728 • Men/Women All-Ages Flights pre-determined by handicap Tees determined by hdc/age formula Oct. 11 – Chatmoss CC, Martinsville Nov. 1 – Goodyear GC, Danville, Va.

CGA Women

Captains Choice & Charity

Nov. 17-18 – 5th Carolinas Women’s Club Team, Caledonia GC, Pawleys Island, SC.

Oct. 2 – Perry Lowe Memorial Scholarship Fund Charity Event, Southwick GC, Graham. 336-227-2582.

Oct. 9 – Lewisville Middle School Inaugural Golf Tournament, Tanglewood Reynolds, Clemmons, Contact dmburris@wsfcs.k12. nc.us or 336-416-0472.

Oct. 11 – Old Hickory Council, GSA Golf Classic, Maple Chase GC, WinstonSalem, Contact W. David Page at david. page@scouting.org or 336-760-2900.

Oct. 19 – Big Brothers Big Sisters Golf for Kids Sake, Maple Chase GC, WinstonSalem, Contact www.bbbsnc.org/golf .

CGA Team Events Oct. 15-16 – 76th Captain’s Putter Team Matches, TBA.

CGA One-Day Individual Men, Senior, Super Senior and Women Nov. 6 – Tanglewood (Championship), Clemmons Nov. 21 – Bermuda Run (West)

CGA One-Day Four-Ball Men, Women and Mixed Team Oct. 25 – Finley GC, Chapel Hill Nov. 8 – Chapel Hill CC

CGA Women Four-Ball Play Days Nov. 1 – Pinewild CC (Holly), Pinehurst.

Nov. 2 – Southern Pines GC. Nov. 8 – Old North State Club, New London.

Pro-Am Oct. 4 – 3rd annual First Responders Pro-Am, Greensboro National GC, Summerfield. 336-342-1113.

Amateur Individual Oct. 8-10 – Alamance Amateur, The Challenge, The Valley, Mill Creek.

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Oct. 23 – Silo Run Shootout, Silo Run Golf Course, Booneville, 336-367-3133.

Amateur Team Oct. 1-2 – Chatmoss Two-Man Invitational, Chatmoss CC, Martinsville. Medal play in flights. Also senior division. 276-638-7648.

Oct. 2-3 – Sapona Two-Man, Sapona CC, Lexington, 336-956-6245.

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2021 Junior Events 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 * DJGT 434-793-2582 October 2-3 – PKBGT South Carolina Series Open @ Tega Cay GC, Tega Cay GC, Tega Cay,SC, G8-19.

October 2-3 – HJGT Low Country Fall Junior Open, Crescent Pointe Golf Club, Bluffton,SC, B/G8-18.

October 2-3 – TYGA Archdale-Trinity Junior Open, Holly Ridge Golf Links, Archdale, B/G12-18.

October 2-3 – TYGA Tots State Championship, Holly Ridge Golf Links, Archdale, B/G6-11.

October 5 – TYGA Pinecrest Girls’ High School Invitational, Pinehurst Country Club- Course 6, Pinehurst, B13-18.

October 9-10 – HJGT Charlotte Fall Junior Open, Red Bridge Golf & Country Club, Locust, B/G8-18.

October 9-10 – Tarheel Junior Golf Tour: RBC Bryan Park Junior Amateur, Bryan Park Golf Club, Browns Summit, B6-19.

October 9-10 – CGA/PKGGT Jimmy Anderson Girls’ Invitational, Jacksonville Country Club, Jacksonville, G12-18.

October 16-17 – GSA Fall Classic, Legacy Pines GC, Greenville,SC, B/G8-18.

October 16-17 – HJGT Mid Atlantic Regional Invitational, Greensboro National Golf Club, Summerfield, B/G8-18.

October 16-17 – TYGA Zoo City Junior, Pinewood Country Club, Asheboro, B/G1218.

October 14-17 – AJGA Vaughn Taylor Championship, Mount Vintage Golf Club, North Augusta,SC, B/G12-19.

October 18-19 – HJGT Faldo Hurricane Series 2021 Grand Final, Barefoot Resort and Golf, North Myrtle Beach,SC, B/ G8-18.

October 22-24 – SCJGA 27th Annual Bobby Chapman Invitational, Country Club of Spartanburg, Spartanburg,SC, B13-18.

October 23-24 – PKBGT Southeast Girls Classic, TBD, TBD,GA, G8-18.

October 30-31 – PKBGT Colonial Girls Classic, Williamsburg National Golf Club, Williamsburg,VA, G11-19.

October 30-31 – TYGA Triad Bill Harvey Memorial, Bryan Park Golf Course, Greensboro, B/G12-18.

Nov. 6-7 – CGA Carolinas Collegiate Showcase, Grandover Resort, Greensboro, B/G 12-18.

Nov. 6-7 – HJGT Hilton Head Junior Classic, Palmetto Dunes Golf Club, Hilton Head Island, SC, B/G 8-18.

Nov. 6-7 – HJGT Pinehurst Fall Junior Open, Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Pinehurst, B/G 8-18.

Nov. 6 – NJGA Lincolnton County Junior Amateur, Lincoln Country Club, Lincolnton, B/G 5-19.

Nov. 6-8 – PKBGT Invitational @ Bermuda Run Country Club, Bermuda Run Country Club, Bermuda Run, VA, G 11-19.

Nov. 6-7 – Tarheel Junior Golf Tour: 9th Annual Pinewild Fall Junior Classic, Pinewild Country Club of Pinehurst, Pinehurst, B 6-19.

Nov. 7 – NJGA Anderson County Junior Championship, Southern Oaks Golf Club, Easley, SC, B/G 5-19.

Nov. 13-14 – HJGT Myrtle Beach Fall Junior Open, Barefoot Resort and Golf, North Myrtle Beach, SC, B/G 8-18.

Nov. 13-14 – PKBGT Hampton Roads Girls Classic, Ford’s Colony Country Club, Williamsburg, VA, G 11-19.

Nov. 13-14 – Tarheel Junior Golf Tour: 12th Annual Tarheel State Junior Championship, Finley GC, Chapel Hill, B 6-19.

For the latest tournament schedule, now updated daily, go to www.triadgolf.com then click on Tournaments Nov. 14-14 – NJGA Mint Hill Junior Championship, Olde Sycamore GC, Charlotte, B/G 5-19.

Nov. 20-21 – HJGT Fall College Prep Series at NC State, Lonnie Poole Golf Course, Raleigh, B/G 8-18.

Nov. 20-21 – NJGA Gobbler Junior Open, Rock Barn Golf & Spa, Conover, B/G 5-19.

Nov. 20-21 – PKBGT Bash at the Beach Girls Classic, Lockwood Folly Country Club, Holden Beach, G 11-19.

Nov. 20-21 – PKBGT Regional Tournament of Champions, Palmetto Dunes Resort, Hilton Head, SC, G 11-19.

Nov. 20-21 – TYGA Roy Jones Junior, Star Hill Country Club, Cape Carteret, B/G 12-18.

Nov. 24-24 – TYGA One Day Turkey Shoot (Boys 12-13, Girls 12-18 & Tots), Longleaf Golf & Family Club, Southern Pines, B/G 6-18.

Nov. 24-24 – TYGA One Day Turkey Shoot (Boys 14-18), Pinehurst Country Club, Pinehurst, B 14-18.

Nov. 26-28 – George Holliday Memorial Junior Golf Tournament, Myrtle Beach National, Myrtle Beach, SC, B/G 10-18.

Nov. 27-28 – Tarheel Junior Golf Tour: 11th Annual Bullet & Peggy Bell Holiday Classic, Mid Pines Inn & Golf Club, Southern Pines, B 6-19.

Dec. 4-5 – PKBGT Flat Creek Girls Classic, Flat Creek Golf Club, Peachtree City, GA, G 11-19.

Dec. 4-5 – PKBGT River Landing Girls Classic, River Landing Golf Club, Wallace, G 11-19.

Dec. 11-12 – NJGA Glen Dornoch Junior Open, Glen Dornoch Waterway Links, Little River, SC, B/G 5-19.

Dec. 11-12 – PKBGT National Tournament of Champions, Forest Creek Golf Club, Pinehurst, G 11-19.

Dec. 11-12 – Top 50 Jr Tour Dec. Winter Open at Old South, Old South Golf Links, Bluffton, SC, B/G 12-24.

Dec. 11-12 – CPGA 31st Charles Tilghman Junior Championship, Surf Golf and Beach Club, Myrtle Beach, SC, B/G 13-18.

Dec. 18 – NJGA Holiday Junior Classic, Tanglewood GC, Clemmons, B/G 5-19.

Dec. 18-19 – PKBGT Regional Invitational, Chateau Elan Resort, Braselton, GA, G 11-19.

Dec. 28-29 – Donald Ross Junior Classic, Pinehurst Resort & Country Club, Pinehurst, B/G 18 & under.

Dec. 28-29 – PKBGT Peggy Kirk Bell Junior @ Pine Needles, Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club, Southern Pines, G 11-19. www.triadgolf.com

Junior Golf Scoreboard TYGA 9th Creed Boys’ Invitational Camden CC, Camden, NC Sept. 18-19, 2021 Boys Division - 6,400 1 Ethan Paschal, Fayetteville 72-62--134 2 Davis DeLille, High Point 69-67--136 2 James Rico, Cary 69-67--136 2 Lucas Acevedo, Charleston 69-67--136 Selected Others 8 Kyle Haas, Winston-Salem 65-74--139 9 Brad Grajzar, Elon 70-70--140 13 Robert Gefaell, Winston-Salem 70-72--142 19 Fisher Kennedy, Winston-Salem 74-69--143 29 Sean Finan, Winston-Salem 73-72--145 35 Henry Andrews, Winston-Salem 73-73--146 42 Freddy Ortmann, Greensboro 71-76--147 68 Jake Clayton, Burlington 78-72--150 75 Cameron Lutterloh, Whitsett 80-71--151 85 Preston Howe, Winston-Salem 78-74--152 85 Calvin Hawkins, Lexington 76-76--152 88 Landon Merrell, Salisbury 79-74--153

TYGA Tots Gillespie Park, Greensboro, NC Sept. 18, 2021 Age 12 Division - 2,125 1 Jackson Freeman, Greensboro 2 Cameron Harvey, Kernersville 3 TR Dailey, Lillington Selected Others 5 James Dunford, High Point 7 Troy Geisler, High Point Ages 10-11 Division - 2,125 1 Collin Heery, High Point 2 Tommy Testa, Greensboro 2 Lee West, Goldsboro Selected Others 5 Reece Hart, Winston-Salem

38 40 46 52 56 35 38 38

9 Liam Smith, Advance 10 Colton Underwood, Liberty 11 Charlie Heinzelmann, Greensboro 12 Owen Anderson, Burlington Ages 8-9 Division - 1,725 1 Dominik Slovak, Jamestown 2 Luke Valkovics, Pinehurst 3 Ben Chriscoe, Charlotte Selected Others 6 Jake Dunford, High Point 7 Zack Beeson, Oak Ridge Ages 6-7 Division - 1,335 1 Luke Walters, Winston-Salem 2 Aiden Zhang, Clemmons 3 Stewart Adams Jr, Salisbury Selected Others 5 Blake Adams, Salisbury

44 45 46 48 35 37 38 47 49 37 44 48 52

Todd Kinlaw Memorial Junior Brook Valley CC, Greenville, NC Sept. 11, 2021 Boys 16-18 Division - 6,800 1 Ethan Moore, Graham 1 Cameron Hardison, Greenville 3 Thomas Riddick, Clayton Selected Others 13 Jack McCarthy, Bermuda Run Boys 12-13 Division – 5,500 1 David Quinones, Hampstead 2 Ian McGee, Durham 3 Aiden McDonough, Wilmington Selected Others 5 Aiden Koontz, Clemmons

75 75 78 99 83 85 88 95

CGA Mimosa Hills Junior Invitational Mimosa Hills Golf & CC, Morganton, NC AUG 28 - 29, 2021 Boys Division - 6626

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1 Quinlan Polin, Cary 2 Gray Mitchum, Winterville 3 Jack Boyer, Greensboro 3 Jack Wieler, Charlotte 3 Mason Kucia, Indian Land, SC 3 Tyler Jones, Jacksonville 3 William Spicer, Kings Mountain Selected Others 11 Davis DeLille, High Point 18 Fisher Kennedy, Winston-Salem 18 Sean Finan, Winston-Salem 38 Calvin Hawkins, Lexington 41 Ben Jordan, Greensboro 41 Freddy Ortmann, Greensboro 41 Owen Pearce, Winston-Salem 41 Robert Gefaell, Winston-Salem 45 Preston Howe, Winston-Salem 52 Cayden Bryner, Winston-Salem 52 Kyle Haas, Winston-Salem 68 Cole Rouse, Kernersville 73 Jake Clayton, Burlington Girls Division - 6048 1 Macy Pate, Winston Salem 2 Grace Ridenour, Cary 3 Morgan Ketchum, Winston-Salem Selected Others 14 Anna Howerton, Kernersville 20 Katelyn Griggs, Lexington 20 Mary Paige King, Clemmons

64-70--134 67-68--135 66-71--137 65-72--137 70-67--137 68-69--137 68-69--137 68-72--140 72-70--142 71-71--142 72-73--145 70-76--146 72-74--146 73-73--146 73-73--146 70-77--147 78-70--148 77-71--148 75-76--151 73-81--154 70-70--140 69-73--142 72-71--143 79-75--154 78-86--164 83-81--164

Colonial Country Club, Thomasville, NC SEP 18 - 19, 2021 Prep NC - 5700 1 Mary Paige King, Clemmons 67-75--142 2 Alicia Fang, Waxhaw 74-76--150 3 Emma Niebauer, High Point 80-75--155 3 Ona Lukes, Chapel Hill 77-78--155

Sapona Open SAPONAANOPAS SAPONA NOPAS October 2-3,A2021

2-Man Best Ball Max 48 Teams Shotgun Start 10 a.m. Both Days

Entry Fee: $350 per team Gift Package retail is approximately $175 Entry fee must be paid in full upon registration to secure your spot in the field. Full cancellation refunds will be granted until 5 p.m. Wednesday September 29.

Men Under 60 – Play from Green Tees Men 60 to 69 – Play from White Tees Men 70 and over – Play from Gold Tees Day One: Lunch provided at turn house.

Day Two: Lunch served at turn house and flatbreads and wings after completion of play when scoring 2nd round.

Field will be broken into 4 flights after 1 round with all flights paying top 3 places depending on number of teams.

NO OUTSIDE ALCOHOL ALLOWED Contact golf shop at (336) 956-6245 or email HutchPGA@saponaclub.com

Girls (High School, graduation year) 1 Morgan Ketchum, Winston-Salem (Reagan HS, 2022) 2 Macy Pate, Winston-Salem (Reagan HS, 2024) 3 Emily Mathews, Mebane (Eastern Alamance HS, 2023) 4 Ellen Yu, High Point (N/A, 2026) 5 Anna Howerton, Winston-Salem (Reagan HS, 2023) 6 Leah Edwards, Greensboro (NW Guilford, 2025) 7 Katelyn Griggs, Lexington (Gray Stone Day’s, 2022) 8 Mary-Page King, Clemmons (West Forsyth, 2023) 9 Hallie Wilson, Winston-Salem (N/A, 2027) 10 Ellie Acrey, Winston-Salem (N/A, 2026)

Source: Tarheel Youth Golf Association as of 9/1/21

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Boys (High School, graduation year) 1 Kyle Haas, Winston-Salem (Forsyth Country Day, 2023) 2 Davis DeLille, High Point (High Point Central HS, 2022) 3 Ben Jordan, Greensboro (Greensboro Day, 2022) 4 Cayden Bryner, Winston-Salem (Oak Grove HS, 2022) 5 Jack Boyer, Greensboro (Ragsdale HS, 2022) 6 Jake Clayton, Burlington (Western Alamance HS, 2022) 7 Owen Pearce, Winston-Salem (Reynolds HS, 2023) 8 Sean Finan, Winston-Salem (Wesleyan Christian Academy, 2022) 9 Bradley Davis Jr., Pilot Mountain (East Surry HS, 2022) 10 Calvin Hawkins, Lexington (, 2023)

5 Ellie Acrey, Winston-Salem Selected Others 12 Ava Gutshall, Winston-Salem Futures NC - 5110 1 Ashnoor Kaur, Roanoke, VA 2 Hallie Wilson, Lewisville 3 Alisa Davidova, Roanoke, VA

78-79--157 82-90--172 73-72--145 75-71--146 72-75--147

Selected Others 5 Paige Sidney, Clemmons 7 Ashley Limbacher, High Point 12 Emerson Vanzant, Advance 20 Molly Jardina, High Point 23 Nora Finch, Winston-Salem

76-78--154 75-82--157 84-81--165 85-91--176 105-97--202

Lewisville Middle School

INAUGURAL GOLF TOURNAMENT! Sponsored by: Tanglewood (Reynolds) Golf Course

Saturday, October 9 $75 Per Player Team Prizes $300 for (4 person) for 1st Place, Team & Hole Sponsorship 2nd Place, 3rd Place MULLIGANS/TEE BUSTERS Individual Prizes 2/$20 Hole-in-One – Cash Prize Registration – 12 p.m.

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Lewisville Middle School would like to thank New-Atlantic for constructing the building that will house our Lewisville family, creating the space where traditions willmade be to established, and many memories made fororyears to come.

Payments Lewisville MS 1115 Lewisville-Vienna Road Lewisville, NC 27023 may be dropped off in the Main Office. Questions? Contact dmburris@wsfcs.k12.nc.us or 336-416-0472.

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