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nder normal circumstances SAS Championship tournament director Jeff Kleiber would be putting the finishing touches on what will be the 20th anniversary this fall of one of the most successful Champions Tour events on the 50-and-over circuit. Few can match the hospitality and grandeur of Prestonwood Country Club, and the surrounding Cary community in terms of volunteers and enthusiasm for rubbing elbows with professional golfing legends. But these are not normal times, and with each passing day it appears the October tournament won’t be staged with fans because of COVID-19. “We still have four different scenarios we’re looking at and right now there is a scenario where we do have fans, but that one is just hard to envision, us getting to that plan considering we’re less than two months from tournament week,” Kleiber said. That’s something we would like to aspire to – having fans -- but we don’t have a lot of control over it. Our focus is more on trying to conduct a safe and healthy pro-am and then maybe have some very limited hospitality.” The Champions Tour began play in early August, a few months after the PGA Tour got started with no fans. “A lot of the bubble that the PGA Tour has been in since June is the same protocols that are taking place for the Champions Tour,” Kleiber said. “The guys are just trying to get used to it like the PGA Tour guys did over the first few weeks of it. It is different life on the road for sure.” Kleiber, much like Wyndham Championship tournament director Mark Brazil prior to his mid August PGA Tour event in Greensboro, has begun dialogue with the state health department, tracking the course of the virus week-to-week. “Mark has been very gracious and shared some of the things they put together,” Kleiber said. “And the consultation with the state of North Carolina mirrored a lot of what we were already thinking about with this event and others (Octagon) manage across the country.” Kleiber admitted it’s difficult to put a “cutoff” date on when he must decide if fans will be allowed to attend the Oct. 9-11 tournament at Prestonwood, but that window is closing.

“Do we have time yet? Yes, but I would think 3-4 weeks before the event it would be hard to make the switch to fans. That’s just not realistic. We would need to have the right volunteers to be able to pull it off, but also how can we protect those volunteers if we try to pull it off?” Kleiber said. Cary-based SAS Institute is the world’s largest privately held software business and its software is used by most of the Fortune 500 firms. Over the years, it has used the Champions Tour event, and in particular the pro-ams at 54-hole Prestonwood, as a popular way of entertaining clients. “In a normal year there would be Monday, Wednesday and Thursday pro-ams,” Kleiber said. “So, over the course of those three days there are over 500 opportunities for people to play. We’re not going to do a Monday pro-am, and the Wednesday and Thursday proams we know we’re not going to do any of the social events, or a pairings party or awards reception. “And we don’t know if we’ll even get to that place,” he added. “There may be the will but you still have to figure out the way to be able to invite people who are comfortable traveling and coming to the event. The one thing we have going for us is that golf is socially acceptable during this pandemic and has proved itself over the last few months that it’s very safe and a healthy way to be outside and still be able to maintain social distancing.” The SAS Championship draws an estimated 40,000 fans each year. “It is going to be different, it’s not going to be the same networking and social event it has been the last 19 years,” Kleiber said. “We’re trying to put plans in place to make sure those who attend and participate can do it in a safe way. It is going to be a different experience, but that doesn’t mean it still can’t be a special experience.” The Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield

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Country Club in Greensboro annually draws 100,000 fans. But no fans were permitted during the mid August tournament. Brazil and his staff have been brainstorming about ways to make sponsors “whole,” including fall and spring 2021 golf events at Sedgefield that may include lessons from a PGA Tour player, or golf outings at such locations as Pinehurst Resort, Eagle Point or Old North State Club. “The best part about these tournaments is watching little kids come out for the first time and freak out about getting autographs, that’s going to stink not seeing that,” Brazil said. “And not seeing the fans have a big time.”

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ick and Emily Mathews often remind those writing about their accolades that the last name is spelled with just one “t” but there is no mistaking the prowess of these two when it comes to teeing it up. Nick, who is headed to play collegiate golf at North Carolina State, is one of the top-ranked juniors in the state, fresh off an August victory at the North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship at The Club at 12 Oaks. Meanwhile, little sister Emily has moved up the rankings too following her first victory at the prestigious Dogwood State Junior in July. The two teenagers from Mebane are arguably the best brother-sister golfing combo in the state. And while it’s common for older brothers to try to ditch their little sisters, these two are seemingly joined at the golfing hip. “It’s rare to find a brother and sister that are so motivated to help each other improve on their golf games and be each other’s biggest fans,” said Indian Valley golf pro Jonathan Dudley, who watched the siblings grow up while he was a pro at Mill Creek Golf Club. “These two pull for each other all the time and will literally practice for at least eight hours a day together. During COVID-19, I literally thought I was going to have to tell them to just take up fishing so that they would get off the golf course at some point.” Emily was in the driver’s seat at the 2019 Dogwood State Junior, taking a fiveshot lead into the final round with brother Nick on the bag. However, she was unable to close the deal, blowing a fourstroke lead on the back nine. Last month, the rising sophomore at Eastern Alamance High School rallied from a five-shot deficit to win by two strokes. Nick was unable to caddie because of virus restrictions, but was a cheering spectator for his little sister. “I just got caught up too much in the score last year; I didn’t stay in my own bubble. It was 99 percent mental,” Emily said. “Although I didn’t get the job done last year the Dogwood was probably my biggest golfing moment to date because I learned so much from it and it helped me win this year. It was awesome having Nick there to support me and keep my confidence up. I learned a lot from him in that 2019 tournament that helped me this year.” Mother Michelle Mathews and dad Jon Mathews met in the military in Texas and moved to North Carolina in 2007. The couple then settled at Mill Creek Golf Club about six years ago with Emily and Nick. Jon is a recreational golfer who www.trianglegolf.com

started taking Nick to the golf course when he was about six years old. “We found out that Nick had a talent for golf and patience for it early on,” Michelle said. “We got him started playing tournaments at around 8 or 9 years old. And we got Emily going when she was about 5 or 6 years old.” The two have been pounding balls ever since. “I guess they could be doing worse things, right?” Michelle said. “We’re extremely thankful for our parents, they have put us here and given us the resources and always support us,” Nick said. “Mill Creek also helps us out a ton; they are super helpful, super supportive. Before we lived out here my dad would have to leave work, drive me to a course and we would play just nine holes. If we weren’t doing that we were out chipping foam balls around the house. We are grateful and lucky to have this place to practice at. You can just improve your game at a much quicker rate.” Nick is left-handed, while Emily swings from the right side. “It’s cool that her and her brother can practice literally side-by-side because one is right-handed and one is left-handed, and they’ll just watch each other hit golf balls and critique each other,” Dudley said. “Nick is definitely the mechanics guy and Emily is definitely the one who has the mind for the game,” added Dudley. “They are both super hard workers and very impressive, but Emily definitely

has a knack for getting around the golf course. I was always hard-pressed to get her to say a whole lot as she is very quiet and just goes about her business.” Nick was named the North Carolina Junior Golfer of the Year last year. In the 23 junior events Mathews played in 2019, he finished in the top ten 11 times and had a scoring average of 73.58. Emily and Nick relish the routine of practicing and playing – and then repeating the method to their madness dayafter-day. “We just love the process of improvement,” Nick said of the long hours he and his sister log on the range, course and putting green. “That ultimately is what it comes down to, trying to get better every day. We have very similar goals and the kind of things we’re striving for so it’s nice to have someone as ambitious as you are; we both push each other every day. “It’s cool, there is camaraderie, but there is also some competition,” added Nick. “We’ll go out and play and just the other day she was beating me in match play. It’s a lot of fun and it pushes you to keep getting better and to stay sharp. You can’t get content practicing with someone as hard working as her – she is always trying to kick my butt. It keeps it interesting and it keeps it fun.” The two have been taking instruction from Raleigh’s Chase Duncan, who has given lessons to some of North Carolina’s best players, including professional golfer Akshay Bhatia, Wake Forest star Emilia Migliaccio and former ACC golfer of the year Stephen Franken.

“A lot of juniors will come in and say all the right things in the beginning in terms of their goals and work ethic, but Nick has definitely been in the category of a player who acts on it; he’s very hard working, he’s very mature,” Duncan said. “It is pretty evident in speaking to him in a 5-minute conversation that he’s going to be successful at whatever he focuses on. It is a good story because he has improved quite a bit in the last few years. “Emily has a similar personality to her brother, and she definitely benefits with the relationship she has with Nick, who has been a great role model and helps hold her accountable,” added Duncan. “Every time I see them in a joint lesson Nick takes notes with everything I’m covering with Emily and helps to reinforce those things. She is definitely going to be a valuable player in college wherever she ends up. She is not super big physically but she hits it a long way. She bombs it and that’s one of her strengths.” Nick will be leaving his little sister behind this month, exiting the junior ranks for college. He’s looking forward to the challenge, but will miss his loyal practice partner. “I have been gearing toward college golf my whole junior career,” Nick said. “The resources I am going to have and the next level of competition is just really exciting. I am going to learn so much about myself and grow so much as a player. That’s all you can really ask for at each stage. Sure, I would love to play professional golf, but my goal right now is to just stay in the moment. “Golf has brought my family together so much,” he added. “When you are an athletic family you are always going to events and pulling for each other. They have held my phone, taking thousands of swing videos for me or throwing me back balls on the chipping range. The one thing I really love about the game it has brought us together a bunch.” There is no telling with two talented junior golfers just how many hours Michelle and Jon have also logged on the green grasses across North Carolina and beyond over the last decade – rooting for sibling success. “It pays off 100 percent seeing Emily winning, seeing Nick going to the school he wanted to go to,” Michelle said. “As a sport parent you want it as much if not more for your kid than they want it for themselves. To see her rally and come back like that at the Dogwood was this huge sense of joy and victory. You see them working so hard and to see it pay off is everything you want for your kid.” TRIANGLE GOLF TODAY • AUGUST 2020

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A Truly Long Shot: Part II Lonnie Poole GM Chip Watson recalls his two aces in the same round By DAVID DROSCHAK

story in our July issue about a golfer in the North Carolina mountains who registered two aces in the same round caught the attention of Lonnie Poole Golf Course general manager Chip Watson. It also brought back some fond memories of a cold December day in 1986 when Watson, at the time a 19-year-old freshman on the golf team at Campbell, accomplished the same feat. According to the National HoleIn-One Registry, the chances of making two aces in the same round are less than slim — 67,000,000:1. So, who knows what the odds are of the feat occurring twice in the Tar Heel state in a span of less than 35 years. “I was reading that story and I said, ‘Hey, what about me?”’ Watson said, laughing. Watson’s rare golf feat almost didn’t happen in Dec. 19, 1986, at Lochmere Golf Club in Cary. Watson was home on college holiday break from Campbell and decided to team up with former Apex high school teammate Scott Blakenship for a quick nine holes before it got dark. “We were kind of zipping around the course and on No. 7 I kind of half skulled my tee shot,” Watson recalled of his 5-iron from 197 yards on a cold evening. “I got up there and figured it was over the green.” Nope. His Top Flite ball was in the hole. “I just put the ball in my pocket because at the time it was my 6th hole-in-one, and I hate to say this, but it wasn’t like there was some nostalgia for me to getting a hole-in-one,” said Watson, whose cavalier attitude would change a few holes later. After nine holes and the sun setting, Watson was ready to call it a day when the guys in the pro shop egged him on, saying he couldn’t make a hole-in-one on a nine-hole round. So, Watson and Blakenship forged on into the Lochmere dusk. “I hit my ball just to the right of 10 TRIANGLE GOLF TODAY • AUGUST 2020

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the green on No. 10 and we get up there and I can’t find my ball, it must have taken a crazy kick into the creek, so I drop a ball out of my pocket and chip it up there and then go to No. 11, which is a par-3 out in the open. I hit my tee shot and it was one bounce and into the hole. That was a perfect shot. Unlike on the previous hole-inone I saw this one go in.” So did a group on the nearby 17th tee, who began jumping up and down. “I went over there and told them that they have to tell the guys in the golf shop that the guy who made a hole-in-one on No. 7 just made another one.” Watson then realized he had created a golfing faux pas. “When I went to pick the ball out of the cup I realized it was the same

ball because I had put it in my pocket and taken it out on the last hole when I lost my ball. I can’t believe I used the same ball,” Watson said. After a hole-in-one, golf tradition is to take the ball out of play and save it for a plaque. “We ended up finishing the last two holes in the dark and I called my dad. He said, ‘Really, with the same ball? I always knew you were cheap, but with the same ball? I said it kind of happened by accident using the same ball, but it was funny.” The feat became a running joke over the years with Watson and his golfing pals. “Anytime somebody made a holein-one after that I was like ‘well did you make two?’ And if they made two, I would ask ‘Well, did you do it with the same ball?’”

The feat actually occurred on the PGA Tour by one of Watson’s friends, Brian Harmon in the fourth round of the 2015 Barclays. Harmon became just the third player in Tour history to register two aces in the same round. “I texted Brian and he returned my text and he said ‘now we’re in the same club.’ I was like ‘did you made it with the same ball?’ He said ‘Nope.’ I said ‘well then we’re not in the same club.’ We got a good laugh out of that one.” The holes-in-one in 1986 at Lochmere were the 6th and 7th of Watson’s golfing career. And he didn’t get his 8th ace until 2014. That hole-in-one also has quite an unusual story, beginning with Continued on page 11 www.trianglegolf.com

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Watson having to drive back home that day after forgetting his clubs. “I hadn’t really played much in five years and I decided in May 2014 I was going to play in the summer,” Watson said. “After getting my clubs I go up to the Lonnie Poole range and it’s packed, not a single spot to hit. I went around to the back of the range and then I said, ‘what the heck, I’m just going to go to an open hole. So, I have a bucket of range balls in my cart. I get up on No. 8 and my first ball is in the hole. Here I am, by myself, and not even playing a round and it was the first shot I hit in like three years.” Watson proceeded to drive his cart right to the pro shop. “I told the guys and they didn’t believe me,” Watson said. “I said, ‘Come on, it’s my 8th hole-in-one do you think I would lie?”’ It turns out that Watson was sort of a good luck charm in the days and months surrounding his feat of two aces in the same round. “When I went back to college in the spring I played with four guys who had holes-in-one, and one guy who had a double eagle -- all within a four-week period. It was crazy. It was like they all wanted to play with Chip because something great was going to happen,” Watson said. After several years had passed, Watson had his rare feat framed for his Raleigh office. His parents pulled out the old scorecard from a scrapbook, and believe it or not, Watson still had the Top Flite ball. “It is kind of a shrine to myself, like Uncle Rico in the movie “Napoleon Dynamite,”’ Watson said. At the time, Watson’s feat was featured in Sports Illustrated. “Holes-in-one are mostly luck,” Watson said. “But when you hit a nice shot and it goes in, well then you think it’s a little bit of skill. All the ones I’ve seen I would say half were good shots and the other half were horrible shots. My first one that day in 1986 was a terrible shot. It was so thin … I thought it was over the green. Now, my second ace I was posing. It was one bounce and in the hole.” Fond memories indeed.

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Beaucoup Bunkers & Barrancas Raleigh Country Club’s new look could rank it as one of North Carolina’s best layouts By DAVID DROSCHAK

f the 142,000-square-feet of sand bunkering isn’t enough to grab your attention, then maybe the serpentine barrancas will turn your head, or the dozens of new pin placements that add abundant angles and aiming points to refurbished greens that would make Donald Ross proud. And then there is the clearing of 600 trees for a whole new “open feel” to venerable Raleigh Country Club, the flagship course of McConnell Golf and the last design of Ross before he passed away in 1948. “When you are on the back deck the whole golf course opens up right in front of you now,” said Brian Kittler, the longtime vice president of golf operations for McConnell Golf. “There definitely is a wow factor at the 19th hole and the golf shop, overlooking the property. You can see at least 10-12 holes from the high point of the property where before because of all the trees that just wasn’t possible.” With a virtual grinding halt to new golf course construction across North Carolina over the last decade, most of the architectural handy work has been confined to restorations and renovations. And no one has been better at it than architect Kyle Franz, who started his Tar Heel career by helping shape bunkers at Pinehurst No. 2 for Coore and Crenshaw a decade ago before taking off on his own with award-winning restorations at Mid Pines and then sister course Pine Needles Resort. Continued on page 15 Photo by David Droschak

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Franz, a Ross historian junkie, has been tackling a redo of Raleigh Country Club since February, with a target re-opening date slated for sometime in October. The private course will now measure close to 7,400 yards and blend bunkering designs patterned after Ross hazards at Pinehurst No. 2 in the North Carolina Sandhills and Aronimink Golf Club in Philadelphia. Franz visited Aronimink before he started working on Raleigh Country Club and realized Ross broke up bunkers into little clusters, a feature he brought to RCC, pushing the course’s sand from around 38,500 square feet to 142,000 square feet with 96 total bunkers dotting the landscape. Michael Shoun, McConnell Golf VP and Director of Agronomy, estimates RCC will have to hire an additional eight workers just to maintain all of the bunkers, with an annual cost between $250,000-$280,000. The largest bunker measures a whopping 7,000 square feet, cutting a large swatch of real estate in front of the 13th green. “The biggest Ross bunker I could find is at Essex Country Club in Massachusetts,” Franz said. “It is more 15,000 square feet. They would probably kill me if I created something that big because it is really expensive to build, so instead of having one that was 15,000 square feet I tried to create one that looks like it is 15,000 square feet. It is a very slender one but it is so big and wide it looks like it is in that format.” “The bunker on No. 13 is going to be an eye catcher because it’s kind of like putting the green out on a peninsula,” added Kittler. Another unique design feature that Franz added was the use of barrancas, which is a Spanish term for gulley or ravine. Barrancas are normally seen on desert courses or ones along the Pacific Coast, but he added them to the RCC landscape partly for additional drainage and partly to throw another curve at golfers. When asked for a lesson on how to play out of the ditches, Kittler laughed and said “just stay away from them is my best advice.” “We plan to keep them at fairway cut or a courtesy cut,” Kittler said. “When the golf course opens we’ll have to see about a playing standpoint and the heights to keep them.” “I wanted to do something that would look cool in this landscape in the Ross style,” Franz said of the barrancas. If you manage to stay out of the sand for the majority of your round, the final few holes will test your golfing skills even further. “With the holes down the stretch you’ll notice a sharp uptick in the size and scaling www.trianglegolf.com

Unique barrancas, a Spanish word for ravine, will now wind their way through holes at Raleigh Country Club. Photo by David Droschak of the bunkers, right out of the wheelhouse of a course line Pinehurst No. 2,” Franz said. “The biggest bunkers on that great golf course are on the last three holes and we tried to do the same thing here.” The work being accomplished by Franz and his growing reputation as the best young architect in the business, spread quickly as the docket is now full at Raleigh Country Club. “We’ve added a record amount of members to the club, so during the course being closed and the COVID-19 pandemic we’ve added so many members that now

we’re on a waiting list,” Kittler said. “RCC has some great enthusiasm and vibe going. To see where the club has come in the last 16 years since John McConnell saved it is tremendous. Our plan is to cap it at 20,000 rounds and that way access to the course and tee sheet is what the members want. That’s pretty exciting.” “It now becomes one of the top golf courses in the state of North Carolina,” added Shoun. “The old Ross layout is still here but now every shot you have to think about. You can’t stand up there and just hit it anymore. Even on No. 1 if I hit it too

The 7,000-suare foot bunker on the 13th hole.

far into that barranca you’re in trouble, so maybe you’re thinking it’s best to lay back a little bit on the par-5 tee shot. Every hole you have to think before you hit a shot. It used to be at Raleigh CC that’s the way it was around the greens and hitting into the greens, but a lot of times on the tee ball you just got up there and whaled away. That ain’t going to happen anymore. You better figure it out before you hit your driver.” Franz is humbled by the faith McConnell Golf placed in his hands. “In terms of my solo career this is heads-and-tails above what we’ve ever done,” he said. “We rebuilt all the greens from scratch; we’re redoing all the bunkers. We really wanted to show it off in the light that I think Mr. Ross would want the golf course to look today if he would see it. This has been a lot of fun.” “From Day 1 the one thing that always attracted me to Kyle is when you talk to him about golf course architecture and design you can just tell he loves what he does and his passion is contagious,” Kittler said. “The guy is half architect and half artist in my opinion; what he’s done at Raleigh Country Club is nothing short of first class. I don’t see why this course can’t be inside the top 10 in any of the North Carolina rankings. It’s just going to be that good, it really is.” “With all of my projects I work really, really hard to try to make the golf feel the way Ross intended, even if we add something it’s to get that blood-pumping shot in there that he truly intended,” added Franz. Mission accomplished.

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Pressing the pause button: ACC calls off fall golf season By BOB SUTTON

his is shaping up as time to try new things for Atlantic Coast Conference golf programs after the fall portion of the season was shuttered as far as official competition is concerned. That leaves the men’s and women’s teams aiming to gear up for the spring after about half of the previous season was put on hold. The ACC, in announcing numerous changes to the fall sports because of COVID-19, cancelled the fall golf seasons. Golfers can compete in open tournaments as unattached or unaffiliated participants. Coaches are monitoring the ongoing developments, some suggesting there are more questions than answers as golfers return to campuses. “For our players, yes, they’re disappointed. We all train for certain things,” North Carolina State women’s coach Page Marsh said. “We’re all having to re-adjust. Let’s do this the best we can and move forward so we can do it again (as we’re accustomed to).” Typically, ACC teams play in four to six tournaments during the fall semester. Those make up about half the entire schedule, with the other half in the spring semester. “I wasn’t quite expecting that coming from the ACC, but I certainly understand their position of making sure everyone is safe and healthy,” said Duke junior Gina Kim, who’s from Chapel Hill. “It’s definitely a bummer. We’re trying to keep a sense of normalcy. … It’s a wait-and-see situation and so that’s kind of frustrating.” On the surface, the elimination of the fall college season means ACC schools in the Triangle will miss out on several area tournaments. Duke’s men hold the Rod Myers Invitational in September at Duke University Golf Club. N.C. State’s men put on the Wolfpack Intercollegiate, which is a fall event at Lonnie Poole Golf Course. The Wolfpack topped a field of 15 teams last year, winning the tournament for the third time in a row. In October, the North Carolina women usually are host to the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational at UNC Finley Golf Course. Last year’s event was dubbed as the 44th annual edition of the tournament (formerly known as Franklin Street Invitational). “One day I called every fall event and pulled out,” Marsh said. “(UNC women’s coach) Jan (Mann) beat me to the punch (because her event was cancelled).” With so many scheduling changes taking place, it’s possible some of the fall events could re-appear on spring slates. “It’s not looking very eventful for the next few months,” said Kim, a two-time All-American who reached the match play portion of this month’s U.S. Women’s Amateur at Woodmont Country Club in Rockville, Md. Golf often involves extensive travel for major-college programs, but schedules might look vastly different when they’re revealed. Usually, the ACC teams have their fall and spring schedules set by the summer, but those announcements have been put on hold. The fallout could be a more regional approach for the Triangle teams, sticking closer to home in light of budget concerns and safety considerations in regard to COVID-19. 16 TRIANGLE GOLF TODAY • AUGUST 2020

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While major-college programs want to have a global outlook, one coach said, they might be required to think local in the short term. When college golfers play unaffiliated, it means their college coaches can’t instruct them or transport them to events. The coaches can observe. A week after the ACC decision was revealed in late July, the NCAA sent notice to schools that some restrictions would be relaxed in the fall in that golfers, for instance, will be able to play for club teams – something normally prohibited during the traditional academic calendar. “You have to grow into resilience and creativity,” Marsh said, noting it could be a chance for enhanced skill development. “Sometimes you don’t have the time to work on certain things because you’re (playing tournaments). It presents an opportunity, like a true preseason.” But scheduling figures to be an evolving situation. Even events not hosted by ACC schools have gone by the wayside. For instance, North Carolina and N.C. State women have played in the Landfill Tradition, hosted by UNC Wilmington, but that has been called off. While ACC schools won’t be sponsoring fall tournaments, events could be organized by other groups that would attract college golfers. For example, discussions for a men’s tournament at Lonnie Poole Golf Course have been in the works. Even though golf has been deemed one of the safer sports during the pandemic, the ACC chose to remove that (along with tennis) from fall schedules. That came as the conference felt a need to put an emphasis on getting fall-

only sports up and running – an endeavor that’s stacked with challenges. While golf championships at the conference and national levels are decided in the spring, the fall season has importance. Fall events count toward the 24 regularseason competition dates permitted, and ratings for individuals are based on the combined fall and spring results. “Our season in the fall is as important as the spring,” one coach said. “It’s not an exhibition season (in the fall). It’s one season divided.” College golf programs are still feeling the sting from the sudden March cancellation of the 2020 season. Duke’s women were coming off a 2019 national championship, with Wake Forest the NCAA runner-up. “We get to keep that title for another year,” Kim said, noting part of the fallout. With a reduced schedule, the 2021 spring slate, if it remains intact, could be more meaningful, Kim said. “I think this semester is going to have to be about making the best of the situation with practice,” she said. “(Coach Dan Brooks) always has a good plan. We should still keep the same routine because that has been working for us.” N.C. State’s Lonnie Poole Golf Course was designated as one of four NCAA regional sites for Division I women in May 2020, but that never panned out. North Carolina’s men had the Tar Heel Invitational set for March, and that became the team’s first cancelled tournament of the spring season. N.C. State’s tournament at MacGregor Downs Country Club in Cary is a spring event that also fell off the 2020 schedule. www.trianglegolf.com

Big bopper Bryson turning heads with tee bombs By DAVID DROSCHAK

Golf’s magic is not laced in long drives

Tiger started the modern fitness craze By BETSEY MITCHELL in golf, and it has been continued by top players such as Dustin Johnson and K, I admire the skill required to guess we’ve always had a fascination Brooks Koepka, just to name a few. The hit a long drive to the middle of with the long ball, Bets. But golf has latest to “bulk up” during the COVID-19 the fairway, but that’s about as been a game for the “common man” lockdown was Bryson DeChambeau. far as I will go on that. for more than a century, hasn’t it? You With an increased club speed The arching red tracer lines are the don’t necessarily have to be 6-foot-2, 200 approaching 200 mph and 20 more least interesting thing about golf coverpounds to succeed in the professional pounds added to his frame, DeChambeau age, well, unless we get to watch it track ranks. is averaging 323.8 yards off the tee, which off a tree into O.B. or into a placid pond. Are those days numbered? is more than 21 yards DeChambeau’s Tiger Woods never led the PGA Tour longer than his 2019 motives are not clear to in driving distance, but is arguably the driving stats. He is on me. I’ll acknowledge the best player of all time. You can argue that pace to break the Tour’s commitment, but was John Daly is as recognizable as Tiger, and single-season record of it done for better scorwhile yes, Daly did win two majors, Long ing, more press, another John is more known for his prowess off the 321.4 yards, set by Hank sponsor, or another manitee, leading the Tour in driving distance 11 Kuehne in 2003. The longest measured of his unusual times in a 12-year span. DUELING DIVOTS festation drive in PGA Tour hisapproach to the game? In 1997, Daly became the first PGA tory, technically, is a If this publication Tour player to average more than 300 787-yard drive hit in the 1992 Texas Open reaches South Africa, I’m pretty sure the yards. His length propelled him to folk by Carl Cooper. His tee shot hit a downBlack Knight would object to giving Tiger hero status, much like home run champ ward-sloping concrete cart path way right first billing on the fitness craze. Gary Babe Ruth in baseball. Player brought power and fitness to the Through the Memorial Tournament in of the fairway and took off at Oak Hills Country Club. Cooper needed another game decades before and managed to do mid July, a whopping 71 players on the three shots to get back to the green, then it without blowing out his back. PGA Tour were averaging 300 or more two-putted for a double bogey. Besides, the magic of Tiger’s game is yards off the tee. Can that pace continue I don’t remember Carl Cooper, do you not how far he could hit a golf ball; it was for the next few months? My bet is yes, Bets? But will DeChambeau’s record chase shaped shots and miracle putts. Ditto Phil, since summer months often bring harder be memorable for future golf generations? ditto Bubba. Come to think of it, when and faster course conditions.

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NC State grad Brian Kearns keeps Primland Resort pristine By DAVID DROSCHAK

egendary English architect Donald Steel has designed just four golf courses in the United States, so he tends to keep a close eye on his layouts and how well they are accepted by the golfing public. Steel rests easy across The Pond knowing his most recognized and honored layout in the U.S. – The Highland Course about 20 minutes north of Mount Airy in the Virginia mountains – will be in prime shape year-round thanks to Asheboro native and N.C. State graduate Brian Kearns. Kearns, 46, worked as an assistant golf course superintendent at Raleigh Country Club for eight years before heading to Meadows of the Dan, Va., in 2004 to help grow in The Highland Course, which has consistently been ranked among the top 100 courses you can play in America for more than a decade. “Results speak for themselves,” Steel said of the work Kearns has done since the course opened in 2006. “Architects are heavily dependent on the skills of greenkeepers and Primland’s condition has been one of its appeals. To an architect living 3,500 miles away it is of enormous comfort.” Kearns is affectionately called “The Mayor” by the golf staff at Primland Resort. He has earned that reputation by being in charge but still delegating responsibilities, keeping morale and productivity up, and holding his crew to a high standard Kearns also meets. Continued on page 19 Photos by David Droschak

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Primland from page 18 “How he manages his staff and how he gets the most out of his people are two of his strengths,” said Brian Alley, the director of golf and recreation at Primland Resort. “He runs a tight ship. There are no questions about that. You don’t see that at every golf course you go to. At some places Jim or Joe will call in and say they are going to be 15 minutes late, well not on Brian’s crew. And he is here on Saturdays, too. It would be easy for him not to be here every Saturday because he has such a good crew and it’s just a mow-and-go for them. But for him to make the 50-minute trip up the mountain it shows his dedication.” Kearns has settled in the rural Virginia town of Stuart, which has a population of less than 1,500. His first reaction to the area when applying for the job was like most who first make the trip up the picturesque mountain, past the Lover’s Leap overlook and to the Primland entrance. “Coming from Raleigh it was a culture shock,” he said. “There are two stop lights, a Hardees and a Subway in Stuart. But I’ve grown to love it. I met my wife here in Patrick County.” The Highland Course sits at an elevation of more than 3,000 feet, with stunning views of sharp peaks and even sharper drop offs to the Dan River below. Steel’s layout is a remarkable blend of challenge and playability despite the topography’s twists and turns. The award-winning layout features huge greens – 5 ½ acres in all – which is about twice as much as a normal golf course layout. There is an additional 4 ½ acres of sharply mowed surrounding green contours. “We have five guys on the crew that walk mow the greens every day or roll them,” Kearns said. “But our biggest challenge with labor is the surrounding green contours. You can’t really use a riding mower on them because there is so much movement to them, so we send out six people 2-3 days a week to walk mow those. That’s two people that would normally be riding versus six pushing mowers on the green surrounds.” Kearns, the 2020 president of the Virginia Golf Course Superintendents Association, and his crew often execute checkerboard fairways to add a touch not

seen at many courses, and keep the course’s many native grass areas trimmed and “popping” with color at different times of the year. “A lot of people think these native areas are low maintenance and they are really not,” Kearns said. “We do some manual weed control in these areas and try to keep them golden and that’s a huge challenge but we like to accomplish that completely to give the course ‘that look’ we’re trying to achieve.” “Unlike most other courses in Virginia and the Carolinas, Primland’s elevation meant that the dominant grasses were bent and fescues,” added Steel. “Brian was quick in adjusting to their needs. He is not a shouter from the rooftops but happy, too, to be judged by results. Unexpected happenings are many in his trade but his calmness under pressure accounts for his speed in spotting problems and making them right.” Alley sums up the quality Kearns brings to his post as “attention to detail.” “It’s those little things that separate Primland Resort from other courses. Very rarely in Brian’s line of work do little things fix themselves, they always become big things. He jumps on items pretty early,” Alley said. “I’ve been to Primland Resort several times,” added McConnell Golf director of agronomy Michael Shoun, Kearns’ former boss at Raleigh Country Club. “The golf course is always in perfect condition and Brian does a great job on a very, very difficult piece of property.” Shoun remembers Kearns standing out as one of his best assistant superintendents at historic Raleigh CC, one of North Carolina’s top private layouts.

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“He could see things that other people could not, and that’s the making of a good superintendent,” Shoun said. “You don’t have to tell him things to do all the time, a lot of times he would come back and say ‘Hey, I see some things on the golf course that we need to do.’ Brian was that kind of guy. And he noticed things that didn’t necessarily cost a lot of money or take a lot of time, but it would be a fix that would really stand out and things that the members would notice. And Brian was willing to do whatever it took. There were many times if I told him we had to spray some insecticide in the late afternoon after play he would say ‘no problem let’s get it done.’ That’s the kind of attitude you want.” Kearns deals with everything from high winds, to afternoon dew removal on the bent grass fairways to chopping firewood for the Primland Resort lodge during the winter season. His crew was even in charge of clearing hiking trails this summer as more and more resort guests took to the outdoor paths because of COVID-19. “We do things a lot of maintenance staffs don’t do because Primland is such a big property,” Kearns said of the 12,000acre resort in the Blue Ridge Mountains. ”We help a lot of other departments and some of them help us because we’re a big team here. We maintain the 5 miles of hiking trails around the golf course, a 5 ½-mile trail called the Old Appalachian Trail, the disc golf course and we even built a new bike trail last year. We all take ownership in it. Some on our crew have gone through a naturalist program at Virginia Tech. We even have a guy we call The Nature Boy.” A round of golf at The Highland Course costs $245, a price it can demand because of its scenic beauty, course conditions and stunning layout. That steep cost is not lost on Kearns. “We’re seeing more and more golf in November and even in March now,” Kearns said of a resort course that

approaches 9,500 rounds a year. “If you are open in November and still charging a pretty good rate you feel obligated to treat the course for one person as you would treat it for 100 golfers. The first thing I tell a new hire is people are paying $245 per round to play here, and housekeepers should know people are paying $500 a night to stay here in a room. That’s where you feel some of the pressure, but if I didn’t like that type of pressure I would be somewhere else.” It can be easy to take the beauty of The Highland Course for granted after working on site for 16 years now, Kearns said. “But it could be your friend’s first time ever playing here and you’ve told him it’s special and we all know you’re told him it’s special,” Kearns said. Steel recalls the early days when ownership required a grow-in period for an entire year – mostly unheard of in the business – which allowed for one of the most pristine openings of a golf course in recent times. “Brian Kearns has been a doughty pillar of strength for Primland’s entire existence,” Steel said. “He joined the staff during the construction and grow-in period so he knows where everything is. Like all good superintendents, he uses his eyes and feet, precious qualities even in this highly mechanised and computerised age. Every day, powers of observation are necessary in spotting something that may have occurred overnight. Soles of the feet also tell you more about green surfaces than sophisticated measuring gadgets.” Kearns often has time to think as he winds his way up the mountain for work. “You have to pinch yourself coming in here every day,” he said. “It’s just such a beautiful place to work. You have to think about how much you would miss a place when you’re gone and I would miss this place tremendously if I were to go somewhere else.”

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Junior Golf Scoreboard AJGA Harold Varner III Foundation Junior Tanglewood Park GC - Championship Clemmons, NC June 29-July 2, 2020 Boys Division - 6545 1 Will Baker, Statham, GA 65-67-70--202 2 Chapman Barnett, Duluth, GA 65-72-68--205 2 Frank Kennedy, Tequesta, FL 71-64-70--205 Selected Others 11 Quinlan Polin, Cary 72-66-76--214 39 Daniel McBrien, Holly Springs 80-75-72--227 Girls Division - 5612 1 Alexsandra Lapple, Pinehurst 71-67-73--211 2 Emily Mathews, Mebane 72-69-73--214 3 Macy Pate, Boone 72-71-72--215 Selected Others 7 Kiera Bartholomew, Wake Forest 77-74-71--222 12 Sophie Lauture, Raleigh 75-76-76--227 22 Ella Perna, Durham 79-78-80--237 23 Emerson Dever, Durham 81-76-81--238

HJGT Raleigh Summer Junior River Ridge GC, Raleigh, NC June 26-27, 2020 Boys 14-18 Division - 6493 1 Ryan Leach, Williamsburg, VA 76-74--150 2 Hudson Pace, Richmond, VA 77-76--153 3 Alex Stephens, Daniel Island 79-76--155 Selected Others 4 Aidan Harrington, Garner 73-83--156 7 Langdon Aronson, Raleigh 78-80--158 8 John Beskid, Raleigh 85-75--160 10 K.O. Bostrom, Cary 89-79--168 Girls 14-18 Division - 5727 1 Caleigh Street, Jewell Ridge, VA 78-73--151 2 Nicole Gal, Oakville, On 80-78--158 3 Karsyn Roberts, Pikeville 80-79--159 3 Parker Perry, St. Louis, MO 82-77--159 Selected Others 7 Madison Srinivasa, Raleigh 89-82--171 Girls 13 & Under - 5128 1 Ella June Hannant, Pikeville 74-75--149 2 Jenna Kim, Raleigh 77-73--150 3 Honorine Nobuta Ferry, Pinehurst 78-79--157 Selected Others 5 Madison Myers, Cary 84-90--174

CGA Carolinas Girls’ The CC of Asheville Asheville, NC July 21-23, 2020 Girls Division - 5975 1 Hyo Joon Jang, Seoul 66-70-66--202 2 Alexia Siehl, Fort Mill, SC 73-76-66--215 3 Adrian Anderson, Murrells Inlet, SC 74-71-75--220 3 Morgan Ketchum, Winston-Salem 72-75-73--220 5 McKenzie Daffin, Fort Bragg 73-72-76--221 Selected Others 11 Ava Lucas, Raleigh 76-78-74--228 17 Jaclyn Kenzel, Southern Pines 80-78-75--233 27 Heather Appelson, Wake Forest 81-80-76--237 27 Megan Morris, Cary 76-78-83--237 36 Kinsley Smith, Raleigh 78-82-80--240 38 Ella Perna, Durham 83-83-75--241 38 Mary Sears Brown, Wake Forest 81-80-80--241 44 Lotte Fox, Raleigh 83-79-84--246 50 Sophia Martone, Holly Springs 80-83-88--251 61 Allison Robinson, Pinehurst 85-86-98--269

Dogwood State Junior Boys’ Championship River Landing GC - Landing Wallace, NC July 20-22, 2020 Boys Division - 7079 1 Garrett Risner, Apex 66-65-75--206 2 Walker Isley, Oak Island 73-72-66--211 3 Ben Jordan, Greensboro 70-73-71--214 3 Matias La Grutta, Cary 68-72-74--214 3 Owen Kose, Holly Springs 72-69-73--214 Selected Others 6 Tyler DeChellis, Clayton 73-72-70--215 8 Josh Buxbaum, Wake Forest 71-76-71--218 8 Kyle Kushnir, Raleigh 72-74-72--218 15 Daniel Boone, Fuquay-Varina 74-74-72--220 15 Davis Adams, Raleigh 74-73-73--220 15 Holland Giles, Pinehurst 76-71-73--220 27 Alan Van Asch, Raleigh 74-75-73--222 27 Clayson Good, Durham 77-74-71--222 27 Keenan Royalty, Raleigh 73-74-75--222 27 Parker Cumbea, Fuquay-Varina 74-76-72--222

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Dogwood State Junior Girls’ Championship Ironwood Golf & CC, Greenville, NC July 14-16, 2020 Girls Division - 6049 1 Emily Mathews, Mebane 73-72-70--215 2 McKenzie Daffin, Fort Bragg 72-68-77--217 3 Alexsandra Lapple, Pinehurst 69-78-72--219 4 Kiera Bartholomew, Wake Forest 75-74-72--221 5 Grace Ridenour, Cary 73-78-73--224 Selected Others 8 Lotte Fox, Raleigh 76-77-75--228 13 Halynn Lee, Cary 75-75-83--233 13 Jaclyn Kenzel, Southern Pines 79-80-74--233 13 Megan Morris, Cary 80-75-78--233 18 Deborah Spair, Raleigh 76-82-77--235 19 Ella Perna, Durham 76-81-79--236 19 Emerson Dever, Durham 79-78-79--236 19 Kinsley Smith, Raleigh 80-76-80--236 24 Heather Appelson, Wake Forest 83-83-74--240 24 Katherine Brictson, Raleigh 80-76-84--240 27 Mary Sears Brown, Wake Forest 81-80-83--244 27 Sophia Martone, Holly Springs 83-80-81--244

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3 Rich Wills, Cramerton Selected Others 5 Anderson Levine, Wake Forest Boys 12-13 Division - 5682 1 Jackson Bryce, Cary 2 Stephen Ryan Marshall, Sophia 3 William Floyd, Lexington

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High Point Junior Blair Park GC, High Point, NC July 15-16, 2020 Boys 14-18 Division - 6009 1 Carter Busse, Davidson 68-71--139 2 Maddox Whittington, Lenoir 68-71--139 3 Tyler Jones, Jacksonville 70-70--140 Selected Others 4 Holland Giles, Pinehurst 71-71--142 4 Jennings Glenn, Raleigh 70-72--142 19 Jonathan Honeywell, 73-74--147 Whispering Pines 19 Josh Buxbaum, Wake Forest 72-75--147 40 Liam Harris, Wake Forest 72-78--150 53 Peter Nusbaum, Pittsboro 73-82--155 75 Jack Wiley, Wake Forest 83-82--165 82 Tom Doak, Apex 82-86--168 84 William Woodard, Cary 82-87--169 90 Kyle Gregory, Cary 81-91--172 93 Michael Schaal, Chapel Hill 88-89--177 Boys 12-13 Division - 6009 1 Mack Edwards, Charlotte 72-71--143 2 Will Guthrie, Charlotte 75-72- 147 3 Hayden Magnussen, Greensboro 76-73--149 3 Lincoln Newton, Wallburg 76-73--149 Selected Others 5 Bennett Brewer, Raleigh 77-74--151 6 James-Paul Wagner, Cary 84-74--158 Girls Division - 5737 1 Ella Kue, Kings Mountain 81-75--156 2 Madison Myers, Cary 81-84--165 3 Elli Flinchum, Summerfield 80-91--171 4 Catherine Vivongsy, Wake Forest 88-84--172 5 Sadie Mecham, Winston-Salem 88-92--180

Sandhills One-Day Southern Pines CC Southern Pines, NC July 15, 2020 Boys 16-18 Division - 6351 1 Hunter Baker, Lenoir 1 Chase Cheatham, Lincolnton 3 Watcharakan Chankarn, Pinehurst Selected Others 6 Supanat Rujiranan, Pinehurst 11 Brett Hays, Wake Forest 12 Aidan Hendriks, Fayetteville 13 Christopher Gerhold, Wake Forest 14 Donald Maddox, Durham Boys 14-15 Division - 6351 1 Drew O’Neal, Wilson 2 Ethan Paschal, Fayetteville 2 Nathan O’Neal, Wilson Selected Others 10 Connor Williams, Sanford 12 Conan Bateman, Southern Pines 12 Parker Lane, Cary 16 Garrett Hales, Fayetteville 17 John Strebel, Chapel Hill Boys 12-13 Division - 5724 1 Warren Fesperman, Salisbury 2 Jack Halloran, Pinehurst 3 Evan Suddreth, Morrisville Selected Others 4 Charlie Coe, Morrisville 6 Max Anderson, Aberdeen 7 Jacob Graham, Pinehurst 9 Dylan Dicks, Wake Forest 10 Malachi Rowe, West End Girls 15-18 Division - 5724 1 Lindley Cox, Hampstead 2 Madison Srinivasa, Raleigh 3 Chloe Peters, Pinehurst Girls 12-14 Division - 5724 1 Megan Fiorini, Pinehurst 2 Elizabeth Pritchard, Charlotte 3 Sarah Peters, Pinehurst 4 Hannah Waddell, Salisbury

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Triad One-Day Meadowlands GC, Winston-Salem, NC July 13, 2020 Boys 16-18 Division - 6439 1 Sean Finan, Winston-Salem 70 2 Jaxson Morgan, Thomasville 72

TRIANGLE’S TOP 10 JUNIOR GOLFERS Girls (High School, graduation year) Boys (High School, graduation year) 1 Nicole Adam, Pinehurst (O’Neal School, 2020) 1 Tyler Dechellis, Clayton (Clayton HS, 2021) 2 Maria Atwood, Holly Springs (Holly Springs HS, 2 Clayson Good, Durham (Broughton HS, 2020) 2022) 3 Kyle Kushnir, Raleigh (Ravenscroft, 2021) 4 Jackson Van Paris, Pinehurst (O’Neal School, 3 McKenzie Daffin, Fort Bragg (Jack Britt HS, 2021) 2021) 4 Halynn Lee, Cary (Green Hope HS, 2021) 5 Alan Van Asch, Raleigh (Leesville Road HS, 2022) 5 Alexsandra Lapple, Pinehurst (O’Neal School, 6 Garrett Risner, Holly Springs (Apex Friendship 2023) HS, 2020) 6 Ava Lucas, Raleigh (Cardinal Gibbons, 2021) 7 Josh Lendach, Raleigh (Raleigh Christian, 2021) 7 Ella Perna, Durham (Cardinal Gibbons, 2022) 8 Michael La Sasso, Raleigh (St. David’s School, 8 Jaclyn Kenzel, Southern Pines (Pinecrest HS, 2022) 2020) 9 Columb Knight, Raleigh (Cardinal Gibbons, 2020) 9 Sophie Lauture, Raleigh (N/A, 2024) 10 Hampton Roberts, Cary (Panther Creek HS, 10 Mara Hirtle, Pinehurst (Pinecrest HS, 2020) 2023) Source: Tarheel Youth Golf Association as 8/1/20 2 Daniel Stamey, Clemmons Selected Others 17 Jackson Kilman, Raleigh Boys 14-15 Division - 6439 1 Anderson Badgett, Pilot Mountain 2 Cole Rouse, Kernersville 3 Braden Gay, Winston-Salem Selected Others 9 Anderson Levine, Wake Forest Boys 12-13 Division - 5232 1 Pennson Badgett, Pilot Mountain 2 Stephen Ryan Marshall, Sophia 3 Lincoln Newton, Wallburg Selected Others 5 Davis Flynn, Raleigh 5 Xan Pitt, Wake Forest Girls 16-18 Division - 5232 1 Olivia Renville, Cary 2 Sidney Renville, Cary 3 Sarah Stewart, Kernersville Girls 14-15 Division - 5232 1 Caroline Wright, Greensboro 2 Madelyn Linares, Cary 3 Paige Sidney, Clemmons Selected Others 12 Ava Byrd, Raleigh Girls 12-13 Division - 5232 1 Sadie Mecham, Winston-Salem 2 Hillary Gong, Pfafftown 3 Katherine Perdue, Clemmons 4 Chloe French, Durham

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Triad One-Day Catawba Springs Hickory, NC July 10, 2020 Boys 16-18 Division - 6610 1 Samuel Mace, Connelly Springs 1 Maddox Whittington, Lenoir 3 Hunter Baker, Lenoir Selected Others 8 Donald Maddox, Durham

Elli Flinchum, Summerfield Isabella McNeill, Wake Forest Emma Goodson, Belmont Delaney Potts, Lewisville

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Sandhills One-Day Seven Lakes CC West End, NC July 8, 2020 Boys 16-18 Division - 6552 1 Supanat Rujiranan, Pinehurst 2 Liam Harris, Wake Forest 3 Blake Pooley, Clayton Selected Others 4 Watcharakan Chankarn, Pinehurst 7 Harrison Kuehl, Raleigh 8 Tom Doak, Apex Boys 14-15 Division - 6552 1 Parker Denning, Benson 1 Shea Bogan, Charlotte 3 Will Guidry, Winterville Selected Others 4 Jack Wiley, Raleigh 6 Connor Williams, Sanford Boys 12-13 Division - 5250 1 Stephen Ryan Marshall, Sophia 2 Jack Clayman, Cameron 3 Malachi Rowe, West End Girls Division - 5250 1 Megan Fiorini, Pinehurst 2 Boonyanant Rujiranan, Pinehurst 3 Sahej Singh, Apex 4 Malakah Crespin, Apex

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Triad One-Day Pinewood CC Asheboro, NC July 9, 2020 Boys 16-18 Division - 6313 1 Josh Buxbaum, Wake Forest 2 Jaxson Morgan, Thomasville 3 Mason Beshears, Lewisville Selected Others 4 Liam Harris, Wake Forest 7 Tom Doak, Apex 10 Will Carpenter, Wake Forest Boys 14-15 Division - 6313 1 Daniel Boone, Fuquay Varina 2 Anderson Levine, Wake Forest 3 Chase McLaughlin, Kernersville 3 David Elliott, Asheboro Selected Others 5 Ryder Bessette, Holly Springs 6 Nicholas Hogan, Chapel Hill 7 Ian Doyle, Wake Forest 9 Jack Wiley, Raleigh Boys 12-13 Division - 5672 1 Hamilton Coleman, Huntersville 2 Brooks Simmons, Dallas, TX 3 Evan Suddreth, Morrisville Girls 16-18 Division - 5672

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Lexington GC Lexington, NC July 6, 2020 Boys 16-18 Division - 6116 1 Will Hunsucker, Monroe 2 Arman Azlan, Greensboro 3 Ramsey Coltrane, Lincolnton 3 Davis DeLille, High Point Selected Others 5 Graham MacLeod, Fayetteville 6 Jackson Kilman, Raleigh 14 Will Carpenter, Wake Forest 18 Ethan Thomas, Wake Forest Boys 12-13 Division - 5661 1 David Gee, Hickory 2 Nolan Bates, Charlotte 3 Davis Flynn, Raleigh 3 Talan Harrison, Concord Girls 16-18 Division - 5661 1 Emma Maddock, Winston-Salem 1 Gigi Nagy, Black Mountain 3 Ashton Gupton, Smithfield Selected Others 4 Olivia Renville, Cary 6 Sidney Renville, Cary

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Tin Whistles Tots Midland CC Pinehurst, NC July 6, 2020 Boys 10-12 Division - 2200 1 Mark DeVault, Cary 2 Sebastian Balbin, Pinehurst 3 Jack DeVault, Cary

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Carolinas Golf Association

All listings are based on submissions by clubs and correspondence. To list your tournament free email your information to jay@triadgolf.com or call 336-924-1619.

Selected events; complete schedule at carolinasgolf.org • 910-673-1000

Men/Women USGA Qualifying Aug. 17 – U.S. Mid-Amateur Sectional, Carolina CC, Raleigh.

Carolinas PGA Selected events; complete schedule at carolinas.pga.com Aug. 10-11 – Senior Professional Championship, Pinehurst No. 7. Aug. 18-20 – 96th Carolinas Open, Forsyth CC, Winston-Salem. Aug. 31-Sept. 1 – Assistants Championship, CC of North Carolina Dogwood course, Pinehurst. Sept. 9 – Pro-Official Championship, CC of North Carolina Dogwood course, Pinehurst. Sept. 21 – Assistants Association Pro-Pro, Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro. Oct. 20 – Women’s Pro-Pro Championship, Moss Creek GC, Hilton Head Island, SC. Oct. 20-21 – Match Play Championship, Linville GC. Dec. 1-3 – Pro-Pro Championship, Pinehurst area courses.

CGA Seniors/Super Seniors Aug. 10-12 – 20th North Carolina Senior FourBall, Mid Pines Inn and Golf Club, Southern Pines. Sept. 1-2 – 13th North Carolina Super Senior, Kinston CC. Sept. 9-11 – 59th Carolinas Senior Amateur, Ballantyne Country Club, Charlotte. Selected qualifying sites: Rock Barn Jones Course, Conover (Aug. 18); Heritage GC, Wake Forest (Aug. 25); Colonial CC, Thomasville (Aug. 31). Oct. 6-7 – 9th Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball, Mount Vintage GC, North Augusta, SC.

CGA Men/Mid-Am July 29-Aug. 2 – 11th North Carolina Amateur Match Play, Club at 12 Oaks, Holly Springs. Selected qualifying sites: Bryan Park Champions Course, Brown Summit (June 23), Brier Creek CC, Raleigh (June 29).

JUNIOR SCOREBOARD Selected Others 4 Trey Everette, Fuquay Varina 5 Owen Baker, West End 9 Kenan Reynolds, Pinehurst 10 Justin Mainor, Fayetteville Girls 10-12 Division - 2200 1 Ashley Lee, Raeford 2 Emilee Miller, Fuquay Varina 2 Plynapa Angela Chuakamjan, Pinehurst Selected Others 4 Minyan Ou, Shelby 5 Kiona Baker, West End 8-9 Division - 1700 1 Jacob Hodgkins, Morrisville 2 Reece Hart, Winston-Salem 3 Suvir Bedi, Charlotte 4 Ava Milks, Greensboro 6-7 Division - 1300 1 Minlin Ou, Shelby 2 Kenan Turner, Randleman 3 Brantley Auman, Asheboro 4 Parker Stiles, Pinehurst Jack Ratz Jr. Memorial Junior Wildwood Green GC Raleigh, NC July 2, 2020 Boys 16-18 Division - 6500 1 Justin Nagy, Apex 1 Andrew Gallagher, Grimesland 3 Liam Harris, Wake Forest Selected Others 4 Benjamin Hays, Cary 5 Spencer Barbour, Fayetteville 5 Ben Collins, Holly Springs 10 John Beskid, Raleigh 11 Christian Conway, Raleigh 11 Langdon Aronson, Raleigh 14 Ryder Massey, Wake Forest 16 Harrison Kuehl, Raleigh 16 Tom Doak, Apex 18 Will Carpenter, Wake Forest 19 Jackson Kilman, Raleigh 20 Jake Howard, Durham 20 Brycen Swain, Durham 22 Blake Pooley, Clayton 24 Justin Heaton, Cary 26 Ben Wilborn, Zebulon 26 Christopher Gerhold, Wake Forest 28 Jack Dube, Durham 28 Tyler Christensen, Wake Forest

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30 Tanner Dickerson, Hillsbrough 31 Daniel Susann, Chapel Hill 32 Tyler Strickland, Holly Springs Boys 14-15 Division - 6500 1 James Rico, Cary 2 Jace Butcher, Wake Forest 3 Drew Greene, Greenville Selected Others 4 Noah Weyne, Wake Forest 6 Ryder Bessette, Holly Springs 8 Michael Schaal, Chapel Hill 8 Andrew Perry, Fuquay-Varina 10 Andrew Jernigan, Raleigh 11 Timmy Kaufman, Cary 11 Gabe Tart, Raleigh 13 Brant Dattilo, Wake Forest 14 Adley Calhoun, Apex 15 Cooper Ruffing, Raleigh Boys 12-13 Division - 5300 1 JP Wagner, Cary 2 Chase Nieshalla, Raleigh 3 Chase Duncan, Raleigh 3 Charlie Coe, Morrisville Selected Others 5 Evan Suddreth, Morrisville 6 Jack Halloran, Pinehurst 6 Jackson Bryce, Cary 8 Connor Schenk, Raleigh 9 Xan Pitt, Wake Forest 9 Davis Flynn, Raleigh 11 Grayson Hanna, Raleigh 12 Campbell Ruffing, Raleigh 13 Hutch Marshall, Raleigh Girls 16-18 Division - 5300 1 Parker Perry, Durham 2 Tyla McAffity, Raleigh 3 Catherine Vivongsy, Wake Forest Selected Others 5 Ava Zellman, Raleigh 6 Addison Reid, Clayton Girls 14-15 Division - 5300 1 Tyler Spriggs, Cary 2 Katherine Brictson, Raleigh 3 Caroline Walsh, Raleigh 4 Ava Heaton, Cary

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Triad One-Day Colonial CC Thomasville, NC July 1, 2020 Boys 16-18 Division - 6301 1 Samuel Mace, Connelly Springs 2 Jack Boyer, Greensboro 2 Davis DeLille, High Point

Sept. 25-27 – 27th North Carolina Mid-Amateur, Lonnie Poole GC, Raleigh. Selected qualifying sites: Rock Barn Jones Course, Conover (Aug. 19); Colonial CC, Thomasville (Sept. 1); Deercroft GC, Aberdeen (Sept. 12); Preserve at Jordan Lake, Chapel Hill (Sept. 15). Oct. 9-11 – 25th North Carolina Four-Ball, The Cardinal by Pete Dye, Greensboro. Oct. 19 – 43rd Carolinas Club Championship, Sedgefield CC Ross Course, Greensboro.

CGA Mixed Events Aug. 15-16 – 14th Carolinas Mixed Team Championship, Kiawah Island Resort Cougar Point and Oak Point. Nov. 7-8 – 10th Carolinas Net Amateur, CC of Whispering Pines.

CGA Women Sept. 21-22 – 22nd Carolinas Senior Women’s Amateur, Dataw Island Club, Beaufort, SC. Oct. 13-15 – 4th Carolinas Women’s Club Team, River Landing, Wallace.

CGA Team Events Oct. 16-17 – 75th Captain’s Putter Team Matches, The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs, WV.

Selected Others 12 Sam Newton, Cary 17 Bennett Barnes, Chapel Hill Boys 12-13 Division - 5669 1 Alex Bock, Morganton 2 Hamilton Coleman, Huntersville 3 Sam Terry, Thomasville Selected Others 5 Tate Duensing, Durham

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Sandhills One-Day Gates Four Fayetteville, NC July 1, 2020 Boys 16-18 Division - 6433 1 Branden Boyce, Spring Lake 2 John Cole, Hope Mills 2 Caden Hodges, Dunn 2 Supanat Rujiranan, Pinehurst Selected Others 6 Spencer Barbour, Fayetteville 7 Watcharakan Chankarn, Pinehurst 10 Graham MacLeod, Fayetteville 13 Justin Heaton, Cary 14 Blake Pooley, Clayton Boys 14-15 Division - 6433 1 Ethan Paschal, Fayetteville 2 Alexander Murphy, Monroe 3 Matthew McDougall, Waxhaw Selected Others 4 Will Brown, Fayettevile 7 Michael Schaal, Chapel Hill 12 Colin Phillips, Albemarle Boys 12-13 Division - 5506 1 Garrison Welborn, Waxhaw 1 Michael Snyder, Lillington 3 Jackson Bryce, Cary Selected Others 4 Max Anderson, Aberdeen 5 Xan Pitt, Wake Forest Girls 16-18 Division - 5506 1 Natalie Martinho-Stansbury, Raleigh 2 Allison Robinson, Pinehurst 3 Hannah Travis, Wilmington Selected Others 4 Malakah Crespin, Apex Girls 12-15 Division - 5506 1 Boonyanant Rujiranan, Pinehurst 2 Jessica Martinho-Stansbury, Raleigh 3 Ava Heaton, Cary

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For the latest tournament schedule, now updated daily, go to www.trianglegolf.com then click on Tournaments Nov. 21-22 – 23rd Carolinas Interclub Final Four, course TBA.

Amateur Individual Aug. 1-2 – 59th annual Chatmoss Invitational, Chatmoss CC, Martinsville. Medal play in flights. Also senior division. 276-638-7648. Aug. 7-9 – 73rd Forsyth Championships, Reynolds Park GC, Pine Knolls GC, Tanglewood (Championship). Medal play in flights. Limited to Forsyth County residents. Bobby Hege 336-416-3289. Aug. 8-9 – Holly Ridge Charity Classic in memory of John Ridge and Jerry Davis, Holly Ridge GL, Archdale. Medal play in flights. Optional shootout on Aug. 7. 336-861-4653. Aug. 15-16 – Crooked Tree Amateur, Crooked Tree GC, Brown Summit. Medal play in flights. 336-656-3211. Aug 22-23 – Forest Park CC Invitational Forest Park CC, Martinsville, VA. Flighted, Individual and Senior Division. 276-632-1711.

1 Kyle Haas, Winston-Salem 69-66--135 2 Gray Mitchum, Winterville 70-66--136 3 Tyler DeChellis, Clayton 69-71--140 4 Cameron Hardison, Greenville 69-74--143 4 Eston Lee, Four Oaks 71-72--143 Selected Others 14 Jennings Glenn, Raleigh 73-75--148 14 Josh Buxbaum, Wake Forest 73-75--148 16 Michael Vick, Raleigh 73-76--149 21 Aidan Harrington, Garner 77-75--152 21 Chris Ha, Fayetteville 76-76--152 25 Nick Perry, Fayetteville 76-77--153 30 John Beskid, Raleigh 75-80--155 32 Matthew Messenger, Raleigh 80-76--156 35 Gavin Drose, Fayetteville 79-78--157 40 Luke McCorquodale, Fayetteville 75-83--158 42 Jack Wiley, Wake Forest 80-79--159 49 Harrison Kuehl, Raleigh 80-83--163 49 Ryder Massey, Wake Forest 78-85--163 52 Donald Maddox, Durham 86-79--165 53 Christopher Gerhold, Wake Forest 82-84--166 63 Tom Doak, Apex 87-86--173 68 Connor Williams, Sanford 97-94--191 Boys 12-13 Division - 5557 1 James-Paul Wagner, Cary 68-76--144 2 Bennett Brewer, Raleigh 75-77--152 3 Lake Williams, Greenville 76-79--155 Girls Division - 5557 1 Sierra Cardi, Delaware, OH 76-84--160 2 Emily Matthews, Swansboro 81-81--162 2 Julie Fiedler, New Bern 79-83--162 Selected Others 6 Catherine Vivongsy, Wake Forest 85-92--177

PKBGT Wolfpack Classic Benvenue CC Rocky Mount, NC July 11-12, 2020 Bell National - 5900 1 Sophie Lauture, Charlotte 73-83--156 2 Ava Lucas, Raleigh 77-81--158 3 Shea Smith, Charlotte 79-81--160 Selected Others 6 Parker Perry, Durham 82-86--168 Futures National - 5184 1 Garland Gould, Raleigh 70-75--145 2 Justine Pennycooke, Cary 76-76--152 3 Caroline Hawkins, Columbia SC 76-77--153 Selected Others 4 Kasey McIlvaine, Raleigh 75-81--156 6 Sophia Martone, Holly Springs 76-82--158 12 Katherine Brictson, Raleigh 84-83--167 13 Lily Kate Watson, Raleigh 83-85--168 22 Haylie George, Cary 88-98--186 23 Genesis Lewis, Creedmoor 100-92--192 24 Anna Cate Badin, Raleigh 95-98--193

Continued on page 22 Carolina’s Classic Carolina Trace CC - Lake Sanford, NC July 6-7, 2020 Bell National - 5972 1 Hannah Lydic, Ocean View, DE 2 Kara Carter, Kingsport, TN 3 McKenzie Daffin, Fort Bragg Selected Others 4 Halynn Lee, Cary 6 Heather Appelson, Wake Forest Futures National - 5273 1 Kathyrn Ha, Roanoke, VA 2 Katherine Brictson, Raleigh 3 Garland Gould, Raleigh Selected Others 4 Justine Pennycooke, Cary 7 Saia Rampersaud, Durham 8 Emerson Dever, Durham 10 Sadler Miller, Clayton 12 Lily Rowe, Raleigh 19 Ava Heaton, Cary 20 Breannon Council, Wilson 20 Haylie George, Morrisville 23 Mary Elizabeth Harrison, Cary

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Gate City Classic Forest Oaks CC Greensboro, NC June 29-30, 2020 Prep North Carolina - 5727 1 Yedam Lee, Lawrenceville GA 70-73--143 2 Ava Lucas, Raleigh 71-73--144 3 Vileska Gelpi, Markleton PA 74-76--150 Selected Others 4 Garland Gould, Raleigh 77-75--152 5 Tyler Spriggs, Cary 81-76--157 10 Kasey McIlvaine, Raleigh 80-83--163 11 Madison Srinivasa, Raleigh 81-83--164 12 Lily Rowe, Raleigh 80-85--165 13 Tyla McAffity, Raleigh 84-83--167 16 Sophia Martone, Holly Springs 85-87--172 16 Ava Zellman, Raleigh 84-88--172 19 Brooke Smith, Morrisville 86-88--174 20 Sadler Miller, Clayton 92-88--180 Futures North Carolina - 4980 1 Terra Schmitt, Raleigh 78-74--152 2 Ellie Acrey, Winston-Salem 78-78--156 3 Caroline Gilreath, Roanoke VA 82-75--157 Selected Others 6 Madison Myers, Cary 77-85--162 9 Mackenzie Crossman, Pittsboro 85-82--167 12 Sloane Spessard, Raleigh 84-87--171 15 Mary Elizabeth Harrison, Cary 83-89--172 16 Sahej Singh, Apex 88-85--173 20 Ava Heaton, Cary 90-87--177 28 Ann “Lattie” Jackson, Raleigh 96-99--195

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CALENDAR Aug 28-30 – Asheboro City Amateur, Asheboro Municipal, Holly Ridge GL, Pinewood CC. (Randolph County residents only). 336-625-4158. Sept. 26-27 – Steve Welch Fall Classic, Asheboro Municipal GC. Medal play in flights. Also super senior division for ages 65-over. 336-625-4158. Oct. 31-Nov. 1 – 24th annual Triad Golf Today Tournament of Champions, Greensboro National GC, Summerfield. By invitation only to 2019 club champions and other tournament winners. Also, senior (55+) and super senior (65+) divisions. CGA Points to top finishers in all divisions. Steve Williams 336-280-3722.

Senior Individual Aug 22-23 – Forest Park CC Invitational Forest Park CC, Martinsville, VA. Flighted, Individual and Senior Division. 276-632-1711. Aug. 27-28 – 59th Forsyth Seniors, Pine Knolls GC and Maple Chase G&CC. Limited to Forsyth County residents 50-over with play in age divisions. Bobby Hege 336-416-3289.

Amateur Team Aug. 3-4 – 3rd annual Davidson County Senior 4-Ball. Ages 60-over. 2-person bestball, flighted after first round. Lexington GC. 336-248-3950. Aug. 8-9 – Madison-Mayodan Rotary Four-Ball Invitational, Deep Springs CC, Madison. 336-427-0950. Aug. 15-16 – Danville Two-Man Invitational, Danville GC, Va. Medal play in flights. 434-792-7225. Aug. 22-23 – Marvin Crowder 2-Ball, Kinderton CC, Clarksville, Va. 434-374-8822. Sept. 19-20 – Goodyear Invitational Two-Man, Goodyear GC, Danville. 434-797-1909. Sept. 26-27 - Forest Park CC Fall 4 ball, Forest Park CC. Martinsville. 276.632.1711 Oct. 17-18 – 37th annual Lexington BBQ Festival 2-person teams, Lexington GC. 336-248-3950. Oct. 24-25 – Chatmoss Two-Man Invitational, Chatmoss CC, Martinsville. Medal play in flights. Also senior division. 276-638-7648. Oct. 31-Nov. 1 – 24th annual Triad Golf Today Interclub Challenge, Greensboro National GC, Summerfield. Teams consist of four players: any combination of regulars, seniors 55-over or super seniors 65-over. Best two scores on each hole. Steve Williams 336-280-3722. Nov. 7-8 – Greensboro National Fall Classic, Greensboro National GC, Summerfield. 2-man bestball. 336-342-1113.

Golfweek Amateur Tour 252-864-9161 Aug. 1 – Sapona GC, Lexington Aug. 8 – Quail Ridge, Sanford Aug. 15 – Legacy GL, Aberdeen Aug. 22 – Pinewild (Holly), Pinehurst Aug. 29 – Holly Ridge GL, Archdale Sept. 4 – Skins Game at World Tour GL, Myrtle Beach

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Sept. 5-6 – Regional, World Tour GL and Grande Dunes, Myrtle Beach Sept. 19-20 – Local Finals, Bryan Park (Players and Champions), Brown Summit

Senior Amateur Tour (ages 50-over) 336-303-6737 Aug. 3-4 – Senior Open at Peninsula Club and Northstone CC, Charlotte Aug. 6 – Carolina Trace (Creek), Sanford Aug. 13 – High Point CC (Willow Creek) Aug. 20 – Pine Hollow GC, Clayton Aug. 27 – Bryan Park (Champions), Brown Summit Sept. 10 – Southern Pines (Elks Club) Sept. 14 – 12 Oaks CC, Holly Springs Sept. 24 – Pinewild (Holly), Pinehurst

Captain’s Choice Aug. 22 – Boley Invitational Charity Golf Tournament (Proceeds To Parkinson’s Foundation), Goodyear GC, Danville, Virginia, Mark Boley markboley14@yahoo.com. Sept. 4 - Night Golf, Forest Park CC, Martinsville, VA. 9 holes, food included. 276-632-1711 Sept. 11 – Miles 4 Vets Fundraising, Forest Park CC, Martinsville, VA. 276-632-1711 or mfolman@southernaaa.org Sept. 19 – 10th Annual Mitch Turner Drive away Cancer Classic benfiting American Cancer Society and Colon Cancer Coalition, Pilot Knob Park Country Club, Pilot Mountain, Contact Steve Turner at jturner91@triad. rr.com or clubhouse at 336-368-2828. Sept. 25 – Randy Parker Memorial Tournament benefiting ECU Economics Students, Ironwood GC, Greenville, Joey Cuellar 919-601-2740. Oct. 16 – The Pirate Cup benefiting ECU Ricks Management and Insurance Program, Neuse Golf Club, Clayton, Jonathan Nations 336-248-2007.

Consolidated 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 July 29 – TYGA Triad Tots, Salem Glen GC, Winston-Salem, Boys/Girls, Ages 6-12. July 30 – TYGA Triad One Day, High Point CC (Willow Creek), High Point, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. July 31 – PKBGT North Carolina Series, Pinewood CC, Asheboro, Girls, Ages 8-19. Aug. 1 – PKBGT Southeast Series, Spring Valley CC, Columbia, SC, Girls, Ages 8-19. Aug. 3 – PKBGT North Carolina Series, The Club at Irish Creek, Kannapolis, Girls, Ages 8-19. Aug. 3 – TYGA Dan Dobson Junior, Mimosa Hills CC, Morganton, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. Aug. 3 – TYGA Tin Whislters TOTS, Pinewood CC, Asheboro, Boys/Girls, Ages 6-12. Aug. 3 – TYGA Tin Whistles Tots, Pinewild CC, Pinehurst, Boys/Girls, Ages 6-12.

Aug. 4 – TYGA One Day, Brook Valley CC, Greenville, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. Aug. 4-5 – TYGA Triad Maple Chase Junior, Maple Chase CC, Winston-Salem, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. Aug. 4-6 – Hope Valley Junior Invitational, Hope Valley CC, Durham, Boys/Girls, Invitation only, Ages 18 & under. Aug. 5 – TYGA Sandhills One Day, Pinehurst CC #6, Pinehurst, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. Aug. 5-6 – TGF River Landing Junior Amateur, River landing CC, Wallace Boys only, Ages 12-18. Aug. 6 – TYGA Triad One Day, Salem Glen GC, Winston-Salem, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. Aug. 8 – Drive, Chip and Putt Sub-Regional, Duke University, Durham, Boys/Girls, Ages 7-15. (only participants who make it to the next round) Aug. 8-9 – PKBGT Tiger Classic, Clemson University Walker GC, Clemson, SC, Girls only, Ages 11-19. Aug. 8-9 – HJGT Charlotte Spring Junior Open, Monroe CC, Monroe, Boys/Girls Ages 8-18. Aug. 8-9 – Carolinas-Virginias Boys Team Matches, CC of North Carolina, Pinehurst, Boys only, Invitation only. Aug. 8-9 – PKBGT Middle Atlantic Series Classic, Bowling Green CC, Front Royal, VA, Girls, Ages 8-19. Aug. 8-9 – PKBGT North Carolina Series Chapel Hill Classic, UNC Chapel Hill Finley GC, Chapel Hill, Girls, Ages 8-19. Aug. 9-10 – Notah Begay – Jr. National Golf Championship Regional, Pinehurst CC (No. 1), Pinehurst, NC Boys/Girls Ages 10-18, 407-675-4567 Aug. 10 – TYGA SAS Junior, Prestonwood CC, Cary, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. Aug. 10 – TYGA Triad One Day, Jamestown Park GC, Jamestown, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. Aug. 11-13 – SCJGA-Beth Daniel Junior Azalea, CC of Charleston, Ages 13-18, Boys/ Girls, 803-732-9311 Aug 11- 13 – Forsyth Junior, Tanglewood Reynolds, Pine Knolls, Reynolds Park, Boys/ Girls Forsyth County Residents, Bobby Hege 336-416-3289. Aug. 12-13 – TYGA State Championship, Mill Creek GC, Mebane, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. Aug. 14-16 – PKBGT Tour Championship Pine Needles Resort, Southern Pines, Girls only, Ages 11-19. Aug. 15 – Drive, Chip and Putt Sub-Regional, Grandover, Greensboro, Boys/Girls, Ages 7-15. (only participants who make it to the next round) Aug. 15 – TYGA Tots, Asheboro Municipal, Asheboro, Boys/Girls Ages 6-12. Aug. 16 – TYGA Tots, Pinewood Country Club, Asheboro, Boys/Girls Ages 6-12. Aug. 22 – Drive, Chip and Putt Sub-Regional, Fort Jackson GC, Columbia, SC, Boys/Girls, Ages 7-15. (only participants who make it to the next round) Aug. 23 – PKBGT North Carolina Series, Sapona Golf Club, Lexington, Girls, Ages 8-19.

Aug. 29 – PKBGT Middle Atlantic Series, Hidden Creek CC, Reston, VA, Girls, Ages 8-19. Aug. 29 – PKBGT North Carolina Series, CC of Whispering Pines, Whispering Pines, Girls, Ages 8-19. Aug. 29 – PKBGT Southeast Series, CC of Spartanburg, Spartanburg, SC, Girls, Ages 8-19. Aug. 29-30 – NCJGF UNC Junior Championship, UNC Finley GC, Chapel Hill, Boys only, Grades 6-12, 910-858-6400 Aug. 29-30 – CGA Mimosa Hills Junior Invitational (54-holes), Mimosa Hills CC, Morganton, Boys/Girls, Invitation only. Sept. 5-7 – NJGA 20th Annual National Championship, True Blue GC, Pawleys Island, SC, Boys/Girls Ages 4-18. Sept. 6-7 – TGF Mid-Pines Junior Amateur, Mid Pines Inn & GC, Southern Pines Boys only, Ages 12-18. Sept. 12 – PKBGT Middle Atlantic Series, Greene Hills CC, Standardsville, VA, Girls, Ages 8-19. Sept. 12 – PKBGT North Carolina Series, Deep Springs CC, Stoneville, Girls, Ages 8-19. Sept. 12-13 – Orange Jacket Junior, Boscobel GC, Pendleton, SC, Boys/Girls, Ages 10-18, 864-646-3991 Sept. 19 – TYGA Tots, Gillespie Golf Course, Greensboro Boys/Girls Ages 6-12. Sept. 19-20 – PKBGT North Carolina Series Finale, Colonial CC, Thomasville, Girls, Ages 8-19. Sept. 19-20 – PKBGT Southeast Series Finale, CC of South Carolina, Florence, SC, Girls, Ages 8-19. Sept. 19-20 – TYGA Tournament of Champions, Keith Hills GC, Buies Creek, Boys/Girls, Invitation only. Sept. 23 – TYGA/PKBGT North State High School Challenge, Keith Hills GC, Buies Creek, Girls only, Grades 9-12. Sept. 26-27 – PKBGT Middle Atlantic Series Finale, Fawn Lake CC, Spotsylvania, VA, Girls, Ages 8-19. Sept. 26-27 – The Henry Transou Memorial Junior, Cherokee National GC, Gaffney, SC, Boys/Girls, 864-489-9417 Oct. 3-4 – TYGA Triad Archdale-Trinity Junior, Holly Ridge GL, Archdale, Boys/Girls, Ages 13-15. Oct. 3-4 – CGA/PKBGT Jimmy Anderson Girls’ Invitational, Jacksonville CC, Jacksonville, Girls only, Ages 12-18. Oct. 3-4 – TYGA Tots State Championship, Holly Ridge Golf Links, Archdale, NC Boys/ Girls Ages 6-12. Oct. 24-25 – TYGA Triad Bill Harvey Memorial, Bryan Park GC, Greensboro, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. Nov. 25 – TYGA Turkey Shootout, TBD, Pinehurst, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18. Nov. 28-29 – CGA Vicki DiSantis Girls’ Championship, Pine Island CC, Charlotte, Girls only, Ages 13-18. Dec. 22 – TYGA Toys for Tots, TBD, Boys/ Girls, Ages 12-18.

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SW Ireland Golf Tour May 2021

Old Head Golf Links

Designed by Sterling Golf Tours Guided by Triad Golf Today Publisher Jay Allred and PGA Professional Steve Johnson Limited to 20 golfers Scheduled Courses Old Head Golf Links Tralee Golf Club Waterville Golf Links Ballybunion Golf Club’s Old Course Lahinch Golf CLub PACKAGE INCLUDES • Six nights accommodations – Great Southern Killarney and Old Ground Hotel, Ennis both 4-STAR hotels based on twin occupancy in standard category room. • Pre-paid green fees and starting times for five rounds of golf.

• Full Irish breakfast each morning at your hotel. • Dedicated motorcoach with driver/guide throughout. • Airport Meet & Greet by your driver/guide on arrival including assistance with transfer to your dedicated motorcoach. Tour briefing including, hotel and golf vouchers, general information, etc. • Sterling Golf Tours’ UK Office on call throughout your stay. • All local taxes PACKAGE DOES NOT INCLUDE • Airfare • Caddie fees • Gratuities • Travel Insurance (recommended).

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