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restonwood Country Club’s picturesque island green on the Highlands Golf Course has gotten quite a workout lately. So have the club’s other 53 holes. There probably isn’t a better case study on how COVID-19 has influenced the golf industry over the last few months than this mega private golf club in Cary. General manager Larry Conner has had to juggle record-setting play with extensive sanitizing measures, along with the return of tournament play. For starters, rounds in April and May were up 30 percent, which means Conner had to facilitate 13,800 rounds in April and 13,410 in May. The previous record for the club that annually hosts the Champions Tour SAS Championship was 10,200 in September 2015. “And there were days when it rained, and we’re basically closed on Monday so you do the math,” Conner said of the popularity of golf at his club during the virus outbreak. “Divide our total number by 25 or so days and you’re talking about 520 rounds a day.” Even with approximately 900 golf members, that’s a lot of traffic on the links. Conner has 128 carts in his Prestonwood fleet, but members also have 420 private carts, allowing for the
record numbers of play during months of “single-rider” golf. “A lot of our members here live on the golf course and come from their houses, so we were able to manage that much golf,” Conner said. He also noted that a lot of the “touch points” members at a private club have become accustomed to were eliminated. “We do not touch bags, we do not load bags, and we do not use ice on the carts,” he said. “We’ve taken the coolers off the golf courses and there are no rakes in the bunkers.” Sanitation for Conner’s team has been a non-stop daily task. “Our cart barn downstairs is sprayed every night with a fogger that kills everything. I’m sure there is not a bug or rat down there,” he said. “We also encouraged a lot of people who had bags in storage to get their bags because that way we weren’t touching their bags. “People got used to it,” Conner added. “It took a little while. The biggest challenge we had was social distancing. A lot of people felt like ‘I’m outside, I’m in the sun, and they say the sun kills it.”’ Conner said the fogger machine cost $3,000 alone. “There are costs with everything,” he said of the sanitation process. Conner manages a 96,000-square-foot clubhouse – the largest in the state -- along with a 16,000 square-foot fitness center and an 8,000 square-foot tennis facility. It’s unclear how sanitizing protocol will unfold for him and his staff when Phase 3 of the virus shutdown is implemented.
“Some sanitation things are going to stay forever,” Conner said. “But do I see 6 months from now, a year from now, five years from now everybody wearing masks and gloves at the golf course? No. “However, certain protocols may change on a golf course. How water dispensers are done, how beverage carts operate, food safety gloves and handling drinks and that sort of thing,” he added. “A lot of the community grabs are gone, things like open ice buckets where people grab an ice scoop and put their ice in a cup. Complimentary waters and ice teas that are unmanned, that’s gone. Baskets of chips and pretzels while you sit at the bar that you put your hands into, that’s gone. And how do I serve a buffet tomorrow?” The famous Prestonwood buffet has long been a favorite of the legendary pros who play in the SAS Championship each fall. I can’t see Fred Couples eating a boxed lunch turkey sandwich with chips, an apple and cookie, do you? Conner has regularly been on Zoom meetings with Champions Tour brass for updates as summer will turn into fall sooner than later. “Their first event will be real different, things like no pro-ams, but they also know as we move down the line and we start seeing things relax that what the first Champions Tour event looks like and our event looks like are going to be different. Does that mean we will be at 100 percent at SAS? Will it be normal? Well, I don’t know what the new normal is. Only time will tell. Our entire team is looking at a lot of different options and we’re putting together three plans.” Stay tuned.
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Mill Creek Golf Club Celebrating 25 Years By DAVID DROSCHAK
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results. A case in point is Mill Creek Golf Club in Mebane, a highly successful daily fee course which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this summer. Built during the boom days of golf course designs paired with real estate developments across North Carolina, the best new course in the state in 1995 was actually a collaboration of two good friends who first met halfway across the country. Developer Wayne Hightower and golf course architect Rick Robbins were members of the same golf club in Houston and had been friends for 15 years before Hightower moved to the Tar Heel state and began making a name for himself in the real estate market. When Hightower decided to pull the trigger on his first golf course development off of Interstate 40 between Raleigh and Greensboro, he didn’t hesitate to pick up the phone and ask Robbins to design Mill Creek. Robbins recalls his first time on the property with Hightower. “Wayne and I parked right out there where the creek crosses Highway 119 and it took us about 2 hours just to get to what is now No. 2 green – the woods were that thick in there,” Robbins said. “Wayne being a good golfer himself understood a great deal about designing a golf course that would work for the golfer and for the real estate development at the same time,” added Robbins. “And he wanted it to be as natural as possible, to fit the property. My first time walking the site I thought, ‘wow, this really is a really nice piece of property.’ It had the creeks and the hills and a lot of trees and natural features that were really good.” Robbins has designed dozens of golf courses over a more than three-decade career, including many in China and along the Pacific Rim, but few of his public layouts are better than Mill Creek, which at 6,992 yards has still stood the test of time as golfers began to hit the ball farther and farther off the tee. “I really feel like the strength of Mill Creek is in the layout,” said director of golf Mike Long. “With no real dogleg holes it requires a player to play the hole as it was designed. We can move tees up or back to require different shot values and that always seems to produce fair scoring when you put top players on the course or a fundraiser for the local Rotary club.” Mill Creek starts strong with a creek cutting a 45-degree angle across the fairway
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that leads to a large, undulating green. It is one of nine holes that feature water, but those holes are not extremely punitive as Robbins provides even average golfers substantial areas to play to. The course closes stronger over the final four holes, with its signature split fairway on the 18th hole giving golfers an extra bit of mental strain on the final tee box. “That split fairway design was actually an accident,” Robbins said. “We had the wetlands marked and the original fairway was the one on the right, and then they came out and delineated the wetlands later for some of the housing so they moved the line way over to the left. But we had already started building the hole and had already plotted the lots beside it so it was too late to say ‘let’s move the hole entirely over to the left and start over again.’ We just decided it was an opportunity to do something with some land to make it a double fairway and give golfers an option off the tee and was a neat way to finish your round.” “It’s funny because you stand up on the tee and talk to yourself and say ‘Man, I want to hit the ball anywhere but straight,”’ Robbins added. “And you have the creek on the left and the wetlands. It really gives you some great options depending on where the flag is on the green. And you can actually see the flag from the tee box, so if it is back right you may want to hit to the left fairway to give yourself a better angle.” While the 18th hole, with its 10 strategically placed bunkers, closes your round here, the three holes leading up to the final
few shots of the day – including the monster 439-yard 15th hole -- help set the table to some of the best closing designs in the region. “Those last four holes at Mill Creek will make or break your round,” Long said. “The 15th is one of the harder holes, then following up with the 16th being a reachable par 5 for most with water near the green. And the par 3, No. 17 is a particularly good hole. It can be played from as little as 90 yards and as far back as 200 yards. With a creek running down the length of the hole and crossing over in front then guarding the right side of the hole always requires a solid shot. The 18th is in my opinion one of the best finishing holes in central North Carolina.” Mill Creek has also been witness to some noteworthy professional pedigree over the years. Former Tour player Gary Koch was a design partner of Robbins at the time and helped build the course, while the Mill Creek course record of 62 is held by PGA Tour pro Carl Pettersson. But the biggest star power to ever grace the Mill Creek fairways occurred in June 1999 when Payne Stewart, less than 24 hours after his U.S. Open victory down the road at Pinehurst, played in a Skins Game with Paul Azinger, Fred Couples and Hal Sutton. Who knew that Stewart would be the U.S. Open winner when the match was scheduled by Stewart caddie Mike Hicks, who still makes Mill Creek his home course? “We sold 2,500 tickets that day,” Hicks said. “We were going to have a good
crowd but it turned into a great crowd because of the win. What a special day to have the U.S. Open champ here and the trophy here. “I still have a lot of great memories from that day,” added Hicks. “We got to sleep at 4 a.m. and I got Payne up at 9 a.m., so he got a whole five hours of sleep. And after a shower it looked like he had been sleeping for 12 hours. The first three holes Payne putted with his eyes closed and he made all three putts. And after the first one he said ‘that’s four one-putts in a row, now that’s five in a row, now six’ dating back to the day before. He was giving the guys a little bit of a needling all day. He was just goofing around, still half drunk.” A unique feature of the Mill Creek clubhouse, courtesy of Hicks, is a mini shrine dedicated to Stewart’s illustrious career. Long is happy to show golfers the museum upon request. The snack bar is also called Payne’s Place. Robbins said in the end the property’s natural topography holds a golfer’s interest throughout, creating an enjoyable yet challenging experience for all skill levels. “It is a natural course that kind of fits the terrain and doesn’t fight it,” Robbins said. “It’s visible; you see the holes pretty much in front of you. What you see is what you get. It is a public course so you get a lot of first-time players that don’t play it every day so it’s important to have a pretty good idea of when they are standing on the tee what kind of shot you are asking them to make.”
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iltmore Forest Country Club head pro Jon Rector could not believe his eyes. On a Saturday afternoon in midJune, as he made one final run around the Donald Ross-designed golf course late in the day, Rector approached Biltmore Forest’s par-3 ninth hole. From behind the green, he watched as longtime member Greg Goosmann struck his tee shot, “like one is supposed to,” said Rector. “High, soft, out to the right side of the green.” Rector watched eagerly as the ball landed, tracked perfectly toward the back left hole location, hit the flag stick dead center and went in the hole. He threw his hands in the air to celebrate. “That’s where it got good,” Rector said. As Goosmann and his son Will approached the green, Rector gave Goosmann an enthusiastic COVID-19 elbow bump. “I said ‘Greg, that’s awesome. Was that your first hole-in-one?”’ Goosmann replied: “No, it was my second. My first just happened back on No. 3.” “I’m not sure which one of us was in more shock,” Rector said. “Two holes-in-one in one round? I just learned this week how to properly say that.” Rector looked up the odds for such a feat. According to the National Hole-In-One Registry, the chances are less than slim — 67,000,000:1. A real estate lawyer in Asheville for more than three decades, Goosmann, 57, and his family have lived just one mile from Biltmore Forest CC for 25 years. Yet, with three children ranging from a 24-year-old son, George, to an 11-year-old daughter Catherine, Goosmann has never had enough time to spend on his golf game. “I’m not the amazing golfer that I’d love to be,” he said. “When family came along, I started spending more time going to soccer games and baseball games and football games, and that took away a lot of my weekends. And my weekdays were pretty full already.” Nevertheless, during the COVID-19 quarantine, Goosmann vowed to play more golf with his family and friends, typically walking the golf course with his two sons as part of his renewed focus on physical fitness. “It has been good for my heart and my soul,” he said. Goosmann said his oldest son, George, chose to play golf on his birthday April 2 as other options were limited due to COVID-19 and his other son Will had recently gotten “a fire” for golf as well. When Will recently celebrated his 21st birthday, his family gave him a new set of irons. After going to his office that Saturday morning and working until about 2 p.m. Goosmann gave Will a call. “I told him, ‘why don’t we go out and see if we can squeeze in nine holes?’” Goosmann said. “We had a dinner to go to that night.” Goosmann started the side about as poorly as possible, with a pair of triple bogeys on the first two holes. “I got up to the third tee and was not expecting much at all,” he said. Continued on page 11 www.trianglegolf.com
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Playing the white tees from 136 yards, with a pond between him and the green, Goosmann knew he didn’t want to leave the ball short. He pulled out a 6-iron that he has used since the 1980s. “The pin was in the back of the hole kind of around the middle of the green basically,” he said. “Normally, I would hit an 8-iron, but I knocked one into the water during a previous round, so I wanted to make sure I got over. “I drilled a ball into the middle of the green. It rolled up to the top of the green, and then commenced to turn around and roll back down and right into the hole.” Goosmann said there was another golfer standing on the No. 2 green who witnessed the shot, as well. “He started yelling at us, congratulating us, because he said he looked up and saw it roll back into the hole.” “My son took pictures of me holding the ball and we were really excited,” Goosmann said. “We texted the family with the picture and then commenced to playing the rest of the round.” Goosmann said his game improved as the nine holes progressed. “When we got to the last hole, I teed up behind my son, who had hit a beautiful shot,” he said. “I actually thought he was going to make a hole-in-one. It was beautiful, just lofting right at the flagstick. It literally hit and landed and rolled within 2 feet of the flagstick. “I thought, ‘my goodness, what an amazing day. You had a great shot on that one. Wouldn’t it be funny if I popped another one in.’” Goosmann pulled out the same, trusty 6-iron he had used just six holes earlier. “Sure enough, I hit my shot and it was decent. It was lofty and went towards the right side of the green. The green is kind of slanted to the left. It popped on the edge of the rough. And I thought, ‘my goodness, I am going to end up in the rough.’ But it popped up out of the rough, hit green and darned if it didn’t roll all the way down the green and back into the hole again. It was just one of those days.” When Rector informed Goosmann about the 67 million-to-1 odds, Goosmann replied: “With my handicap, it’s probably easily double that.” “I just had some good fortune with a couple of golf balls,” said Goosmann, of achieving one of golf’s rarest feats in a single, nine-hole side. “It was a fun, wonderful experience for me, just because I was out with my son — and had a couple of good … lucky … shots.”
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Popular Durham golf pro returns after hit-and-run accident almost cost her her life By DAVID DROSCHAK
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ran James is back behind the counter, greeting customers with her engaging smile and unbridled enthusiasm for the game. It truly is a miracle for the longtime golf pro from Durham, who almost lost her life in 2018 after being struck by a hit-and-run driver. The scenery for James has changed after leaving Hillandale Golf Course and the surrounding scene of her horrific accident for a familiar face so to speak – Umstead Pines Golf and Swim Club at Willowhaven, where in May she accepted the position of head golf pro. It’s quite an ironic hire, considering James, who turned 58 on July 5, grew up in a house on the 13th hole a half century ago and learned how to play the game with the local boys. “When God closes one door he opens up another because this is where it all started for me,” James said of her new job at Umstead Pines, which is probably less than 5 miles from Hillandale as the crow flies. “There is no telling how many times I got home from school, went out the back door and took the golf cart and started on hole 13 and went around the course. I’ve come full circle.” The fact that James will begin giving professional lessons – something Umstead Pines hasn’t had in some 15 years – in July is not out of the ordinary since the veteran pro loves teaching her favorite sport to any and all who will lend an ear. However, the sheer presence of James upright -- alive and well on the range -- is quite astonishing. James describes the day she was struck by a car as just like any other long day at the golf course. As dusk approached, James headed out following the women’s club championship to round up the final few golfers as carts needed to be put up for the night. As James approached Hillandale Road, she looked both ways, and then proceeded across the pavement. She was then struck by a car. The driver never stopped as James was hit and thrown from her golf cart. “I didn’t know what had happened because the car didn’t have headlights on,” she said. “I am lying in the road and the first thing I was doing was feeling my head, trying to see if there was blood. Thank goodness I never lost consciousness because as I’m getting my bearings I turn around and here comes two more cars. I had to ball myself up and roll into a ditch or I would have Continued on page 15 www.trianglegolf.com
Back On Her Feet from page 14 been run over. Thank goodness I landed on my back, and I never lost consciousness.” James also reached down to feel her right leg and it was the worst pain I had ever felt.” James began yelling for help. The first on the scene was a high school student who had just finished picking the range. A nurse also stopped to hold James’ hand as she awaited emergency assistance. Rushed to Duke University Hospital, James had several facial abrasions, a broken nose – and the worst injury – a spiral fracture to her right femur, the main bone in the human thigh, which was broken in four places. “I definitely believe my mom was wrapped around me and not letting anything harm me,” James said when asked if she felt lucky to be alive. Orthopedic trauma surgeon, Dr. Mark Gage, operated on James, placing a plate in her right leg. “I asked Dr. Gage after my first surgery ‘Will I be able to play golf and work in golf?” James said. “And he said, ‘Absolutely.’ I knew I would never be 100 percent but Dr. Gage felt like I could be 80-90 percent. And what I always said to him: ‘But I‘m alive.’” “In the spectrum of injuries hers was in the more severe category,” Gage said. After four surgeries, including one on her wrist, James, who sports a massive scar from her knee to her hip, has even hit the course for a few holes recently. Although she admits she’ll be taking it easy for the next few months, easing her way back into playing golf. “She had setbacks because the bones initially didn’t heal properly, but she was incredibly diligent in her physical therapy and staying within the restrictions I set for her,” Gage said. “I am never 100 percent confident (in total healing) and unfortunately there are never guarantees in our line of work, but I felt like if we could get her bone to heal there was a good chance to get her back to golf. Everybody heals differently from these types of injuries.” “It is just amazing how much stronger I get every week, especially now that I am working,” she said. “I was lucky not to have internal injuries, no bleeding, no PSTD, no nothing.” James is scheduled to return to see Gage in the fall. The Duke physician remains optimistic her leg will continue to mend. www.trianglegolf.com
Blinking golf cart crossing signs are now present on Hillandale Road where James was struck. “There is a possibility she may lose some flexibility and a possibility she may lose strength,” Gage said of James’ long-term prognosis. “Part of it is we don’t know what the final product is going to be yet because she is very much still healing. On her last visit her bones were healing well. In my line of work I am always a little hesitant to call it a victory until it’s totally done. We are close and she is back swinging the golf club. I am happy about that.” James has been a fixture in Durham County golf seemingly forever, and there isn’t a more popular female instructor in the state. She worked at The Golf Center on Garrett Road for nine years before moving to Hillandale as an assistant pro in 2004, where she ascended to the ranks of director of instruction before her accident. “They never caught the person,” James said. “Whether or not they ever catch the person it’s not going to change my situation. They have to lay their head on the pillow every night.” There are now several golf-cart crossing signs on Hillandale Road that blink when a golf cart approaches.
“If anything it makes people aware to slow down,” James said. Scott Brady, the longtime general manager of Umstead Pines, said he toyed with the idea of hiring a Class A Professional as the course’s membership began to increase. “We are a mid tier course so budget is always an issue, but we started seeing a need for that next level,” he said. “It just so happened we knew Fran had an accident and when she wasn’t going back to Hillandale we talked to her. In the last year, it just seemed like we were still not ready to pull the trigger so it was kind of funny when she was ready to go we were also ready for something new and something different. There was nobody else. It was either her or we were going to stay the way we were.” “I love to help people, I love to see them get better, and I’m crazy about kids,” added James. “I love introducing the game to beginners and to kids, and I don’t ever want money to keep a kid from learning golf. There have been times when I know a kid can’t afford it but they really want to play I’ll give them free lessons and in return they owe me a good deed. It’s that simple.”
Gage sees hundreds of patients a year, but admitted he formed a bond with James from the start. “I got to know Fran because we have been caring for her for several years now and I would see her fairly frequently,” Gage said. “She’s such a friendly and easy person to get to know, so that in conjunction that she was local and I knew a lot of places where she worked – I live close to Hillandale so I see that area all the time. And also she has connections to our department. She was an instructor for a lot of the kids for some of my colleagues who know her, so there were a number of connections we had. And I knew about the impact she has had in our community over the years as an instructor and golf. She is extremely well-liked by all the people who know her.” James thanks her wife Tracy for helping her through her rehab and tackling everyday duties as she returned to good health over the last 18 months. “I’m very grateful to be alive, every single day,” James said. “As the good Lord says, ‘It wasn’t my time. I had more things to do.’” TRIANGLE GOLF TODAY • JULY 2020
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CBD oil has become one of the golf industry’s fastest growing products By BRAD KING
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olfers around the Triangle area and beyond seeking to improve the quality of their game by feeling better physically or sharper mentally are more often turning to “wellness” products, which have become one of the game’s fastest growing sectors. Many of these feel-good gamechangers include “CBD.” An acronym for “cannabidiol,” CBD is a compound found in industrial hemp. CBD is promoted to bolster sleep, emotional regulation and stress reduction. For golfers, this can mean optimizing focus and mental state, and in turn — hopefully — lowering their strokes per round. And while golf isn’t a contact sport, long days pounding buckets of balls on the driving range can produce overuse injuries throughout the body. Golfers are also attracted to the touted benefits of CBD that include reduction of inflammation, which helps promote injury recovery. Several Triangle area golf outlets carry CBD products including Dick’s Sporting Goods and Golf Galaxy, which has a large display of Myaderm CBD Cream in three sizes, a two-pack for $5.99, a 1.7-ounce bottle of advanced therapy cream for $49.99 and a double strength cream for $79.99. Golf Galaxy employees say it sells well with a certain demographic, including older athletes, who use it for pain relief. The Brightfield Group, a cannabis and CBD market research company, predicts CBD products will soon be a $22 billion industry. Yet for many, there is still confusion about CBD — and whether it’s even legal. Both marijuana and hemp come from the same Cannabis sativa plant; the main distinguishing trait between the two is their levels of tetrahydrocannabinol (“THC”), the cannabinoid responsible for the “high” associated with marijuana. Industrial hemp has 0.3 percent THC and is therefore federally legal. Conversely, marijuana is bred to have higher THC concentrations and is federally illegal. With the passing of the 2018 Farm Bill, the growth, production and manufacturing of hemp became federally legal16 TRIANGLE GOLF TODAY • JULY 2020
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ized — allowing hemp-derived products such as CBD oil to become more readily available. And with that, a formerly taboo topic that golfers were reluctant to discuss has suddenly become a bourgeoning industry. In 2019, there were six CBD-based companies displaying their wares at the PGA Merchandise Show in Orlando. At this year’s PGA Show in January, that number had more than tripled. Although the professional tours and the FDA have yet to endorse or regulate its use, CBD has found plenty of converts in the world of golf. Some golfers turn to the CBD pain relief roll-on, cream and gummies. For others, CBD is ingested orally, with vaping being the quickest and CBD edibles lasting the longest. CBD by itself is still not an approved treatment for any mood disorder. But early studies suggest that it can help people manage stressful situations, such as the first-tee jitters. Several tour professionals have reportedly added CBD oil to their regular health routine. Popular Champions Tour player Scott McCarron partnered with a Colorado-based CBD company to regularly improve his sleep and focus on the course. PGA Tour pros Charley Hoffman, Lucas Glover and Morgan Hoffmann endorse a brand called Medterra. One North Carolina company with a
major presence on the floor in Orlando was Charlotte-based cbdMD, a “seedto-shelf” brand that has been breaking down barriers in the cannabis industry since its inception in 2015. With their U.S. headquarters in Charlotte and an international office in Northern Ireland, cbdMD does not operate any brick-and-mortar locations. Their products are grown and produced domestically, and available exclusively online. Before finding the perfect location to plant its roots, cbdMD visited three continents, 14 countries and eight states. The company says that with unique soil composition, a near-perfect climate for year-round growing and strict growing standards, domestically sourced hemp is superior in quality. cbdMD carries a wide variety of organic, non-GMO, vegan and gluten-free CBD products including tinctures, topicals, vaping oil, capsules, bath bombs, gummies and even pet products. The company, which offers programs for veterans as well as people with disabilities, stands out in the market for its high-quality product at an affordable price. Amongst many “firsts” – including, the first CBD company to join the New York Stock Exchange and the official founder of National CBD Day, cbdMD was the first CBD company to advertise
in Times Square on the famous Digital Billboard on New Year’s Eve. “As a whole, we’ve been denied advertising in many realms for a long time,” said Caryn Dunayer, president of cbdMD. “The Farm Bill and the general interest in CBD by the masses have allowed us to explore these types of mainstream marketing opportunities, not only for cbdMD, but for the entire industry.” Two-time Masters champion Bubba Watson announced a partnership with cbdMD during last year’s PGA Championship and displays the company’s logo on both sides of his visor in tournament play. His sponsorship deal also includes a host of additional marketing and promotion for the growing brand. “We’re looking forward to the continued success of Bubba, while educating the public on the many benefits of hempderived CBD,” Dunayer said. “By joining forces with one of the biggest names in the sport, we’re excited to see how the golf community embraces the newfound popularity of CBD.” “I’ve personally felt the benefits of cbdMD’s products,” Watson said. Watson joined a stable of athletes promoting cbdMD from a wide range of sports, including track and field, beach volleyball, MMA fighting and more. Jonathan Stewart and Steve Smith Sr., two of the Carolina Panthers’ all-time great football players, join Watson as Team cbdMD athletes. “Those closest to me have seen what CBD can do firsthand,” Smith said. Smith hopes the partnership will help make the public more aware of CBD’s variety of properties and uses. Since signing the agreement, he has taken his message to the airwaves, most notably during the Freddie and Fitzsimmons Show on ESPN Radio. For Stewart, cbdMD products have allowed the former running back to live more comfortably in retirement — including his time on the golf course. “After the constant contact and injuries my body endured throughout my career in the NFL, cbdMD has been able to help me live a better quality of life during retirement, stay competitive with my golf game, and keep up with my little girl day in and day out,” Stewart said. www.trianglegolf.com
Can golf take advantage of much needed momentum? The lighter side of golf makes sense By DAVID DROSCHAK
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ooks like the demise of golf was premature, huh Bets? Now, the big question remains: Can the sport take advantage of some much-needed momentum? Golf has been cruising across North Carolina during the COVID-19 outbreak. Staying open for play as an essential recreation piece, play is up more than 30 percent across the board with record numbers in some instances. Take Prestonwood County Club for example. The private 54-hole club in Cary, which is home to the SAS Championship Champions Tour event, has been logging some crazy numbers over the past few months. The previous record for play was 10,200 rounds in September 2015. That figure has been shattered in both April and May with Prestonwood logging more than 13,000 rounds in each month. Those numbers, while on a smaller scale, have been echoed throughout the Tar Heel state, with many daily fee courses such as Mill Creek in Mebane burning the midnight oil to keep pace. Local charity tournaments are back, too, but with some adjusting. I recently played in an event which had tee times,
not a shotgun start in order to adhere to By BETSEY MITCHELL social distancing. Worked out great on the golf course, but the “after party” certainly ell, Dro, I hate to be a killjoy, wasn’t the same. but the obstacles to the growth I’m still having a tough time with this of the game remain the same -“no touching” protocol. On the first green, time and equipment cost. I immediately took out the flag stick as our I suspect the increase in play has more group lined up our putt. I guess I was excitto do with the weekend warriors having ed since my ball was closest to the pin. Oops. more free time. They aren’t driving an hour And I’m not real clear why ball washand a half round trip to work. Working ers aren’t allowed or only six people can from home allows for betenter the pro shop at one ter focus. Zoom and confertime, but I can weave my ence calls are far more effiway through dozens upon cient. Time saved is time dozens of shoppers at the added to golf time. grocery store. That one I’ve said it before and doesn’t add up like my I’ll say it again. The golf scorecards some days. needs to capitalize With other sports in DUELING DIVOTS industry on the inherent safety of flux and many camps still golf compared to football, closed, I’m hearing from numerous pros soccer, and even baseball. that first-time juniors are hitting the range The most common golf injuries are and taking up the game in staggering caused by repetitive use. These can be numbers. reduced and even eliminated with smart That’s great news for golf, as long as coaching and practice. Spend less time on we can keep some of the baseball, football, full swing and more time on the short game lacrosse and soccer players on the links and course management to improve scoring. in the coming months. It’s time for some Concussions are rare and are more likeof the game’s best minds to monetize this ly caused by a parent letting a child drive unforeseen momentum when the virus a golf cart. Kids should not be in golf carts finally vanishes.
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except for entertainment. When playing golf, all able-bodied players (regardless of age) should walk whenever possible. Get a lighter bag too and check your bag inventory for unnecessary weight. Do you really need two dozen golf balls? Take a moment to think about which clubs are used most often; which clubs have not left the bag in the past year. I’m down to seven clubs when I carry. The usual five wedge collection is weeded down to three. Trust me, you can make it work. Happily, more clubs are allowing pull carts back on the field of play. Equipment manufacturers must find a way to make club sets available to daily play courses for as close to free as they can get; clubs for men, women and children. The courses should then offer these clubs at the lowest rate possible with some mechanism to guarantee the return at the end of the round. I’m sorry about COVID-19 slipping into sports. I wish everyone would understand how sneaky this virus can be. About your curiosity of six in the golf shop and dozens in the grocery store … I’m hoping the grocery shoppers are wearing masks. And I’m guessing the players heading in from or out to play are not wearing masks.
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Growing into his game Durham’s Clayson Good captures North Carolina Junior Boys’ Championship By David Droschak
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or years, Clayson Good was one of the smaller kids in his class. Entering 9th grade, he stood a mere 4-foot-10 and weighed roughly 110 pounds. Playing college golf was more of a pipe dream than a potential reality. Good then began to grow and grow and grow – about 13 inches in all – over the next few years to where he now measures 5-foot-11 and is headed to play for Queens University of Charlotte this fall. Good was still golfing with U.S. Kids Championship clubs until he graduated to “men’s clubs” his freshman year of high school. “Getting different clubs and different weights; once you start getting some muscle and growth spurts is hard because my old clubs definitely feel lighter. Switching to men’s clubs they are a little bit stiffer, a little bit harder to hit,” Good said. “Your swing changes the most when you are in growth spurts, but you have no control over how your body grows.” Good, who played high school golf at Durham Jordan and is a member at Hope Valley Country Club, had a female cousin who played golf at Queens, so he wrote a letter to coach Andrew Serketich in January 2018 inquiring about the men’s program and if there may be an opportunity for him down the road. “He sent his golf resume before I could really even talk to him,” Serketich said. “It was halfway through his sophomore year and we can’t communicate with prep players until the summer between their sophomore and junior years. I remember thinking that his cousin playing here was a pretty cool legacy connection right off the bat, and somebody that I knew of and respected a lot. That was pretty cool to see that up front. And I was looking at his results, and even though he was young, he was pretty good.” Good indeed. He was runner-up in the 2018 4-A state championship after a 20th place finish his sophomore season, and was averaging 33 for nine holes in winning his first two prep matches this spring before COVID-19 shut down the season. Good then scored his first major win in late June, capturing the North Carolina Junior Boys’ Championship. He birdied the 18th hole to send his title match with Charlie Barr of Salisbury into extra holes, and then won two holes later. Good missed the cut last year in this event and wanted redemption. “I am not the longest guy out there but I’m not short either,” Good said. “I hit it about 285-290 off the tee. I throw my whole body at it and put as much effort into hitting it as far as possible. When I played Charlie Barr in the finals and he was hitting it 30 yards past me and it’s kind of intimidating, but you just have to stick to your strengths basically.” “He is definitely a late bloomer,” said Duke University pro Chad Gibbs, who began instructing Good about 18 months ago. “When I first started working with him he was about 5-7 or 5-8, and he always hit it solidly and straight but never really far. And with his age there is some maturity to learning how to play at a high level. And organically he slowly started to do that.” Gibbs, a veteran instructor who came to Duke from the Greg Norman Champions Golf Academy, wouldn’t
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be surprised if Good continues on an upward path as he enters college. “That’s the tough part about golf recruiting,” Gibbs said. “Guys are getting recruited at 15, 16 and 17 years old and a lot of times you might be starting to mature at 18. Well, it’s too late to look at an ACC school then but those are the guys you are beating now.” It’s all good for Good, considering Queens has now ascended into a top 20 college program. “They recruited me since I was that small, little kid starting out high school,” Good said of Queens. “I didn’t have any other offers and I went to visit Queens and the campus it was insanely nice and coach was a good guy.” “The cool thing about Clayson is even though he is not that big he still has some potential, some definite upside,” Gibbs said. “My thinking is he’s functionally long at 5-11, 135 pounds at 18 years old, so with a little bit of time and college some nutrition and weighs he can go middle of the pack and be plenty long.” Good is described as more of a “feel player” when it comes to instruction. He and Gibbs get together only once or twice a month. “He is not your typical golf student as far as top
players go,” Gibbs said. “He’s pretty low maintenance. I spent six years in North Myrtle Beach at the Norman Academy where I was working with players six at a time, six days a week for 10 months. That’s what I’m used to working with somebody who is at Clayson’s level. I don’t see him a whole lot. “When we first started together I came with my agenda of how a young player is going to get to the next level because I have a handful of friends who play on mini tours and some on the Korn Ferry Tour and PGA Tour. So, I see what is important, but that didn’t necessarily click at the beginning. He was getting results and he was improving so I sort of let him dictate more of what he needed. His golf swing is pretty unique, it’s not highly technical. It has a lot of feel and he is a great athlete. And he has a lot of spunk and he’s not short on confidence, which is awesome.” Gibbs quickly learned from his star pupil that anything technical Good tends to tune out. “I was very careful with what I was going to change, just more maintaining and tightening of the swing with Clayson,” Gibbs said. “As he has gotten bigger and stronger he has been able to do a lot of those things naturally. His swing is a little bit longer and definitely homemade, but it is very athletic so he doesn’t respond to anything technical whatsoever. All the things I have been learning the last 3-5 years, through all of my countless certification classes, when I’m working with Clayson that’s kind of out the window. He’s like, ‘What type of shot do you want me to play, do you want me to hit a low draw? OK, I’ll produce this low draw.’ “When he is off and we have to get a little technical or a little mechanical I have to be incredibly creative in being as simple as possible because he is gifted enough to where he doesn’t need much to kind of get back on the rails, very similar to an elite college player or a Tour player. They don’t want too much feedback or thought.” Gibbs also used another sort of mental tool with Clayson, at times referring to another sport the teenager used to play. “He has a lacrosse background, so sometimes when I’m trying to get him to do a body movement I will ask him, ‘What would you do in lacrosse?’” Gibbs said. “His body awareness and perception is at a really high level.” Coming from sort of an underdog role his entire prep career, his college coach is confident his incoming freshman, who will likely crack the Queens starting lineup, is more than battle tested. “He’s got that grind and determination, which is now coupled with even more ability and more confidence,” Serketich said. “It’s hard sometimes to just teach people to be confident in themselves. He doesn’t lack that, which is nice, and he’s not afraid to go low. He’s going to be fun to have in our mix at Queens this coming season.” Don’t be shocked if Good stands tall in the collegiate ranks over the next four years. “I love that you can be any size because I have always been small,” Good said of the sport of golf. “It doesn’t matter how big you are or how far you hit it. Golf is basically a mental battle every time you are out there.” TRIANGLE GOLF TODAY • JULY 2020
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CALENDAR 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.
Carolinas PGA Selected events; complete schedule at carolinas.pga.com July 13-15 – Professional Championship, Daniel Island Ralston course, Charleston. July 20-21 – South Carolina Senior Open, The Reserve GC, Pawley’s Island. 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.
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Men/Women USGA Qualifying July 1-2 – U.S. Amateur Sectional, Mill Creek GC, Mebane. July 14-15 – U.S. Amateur Sectional, Pinewood CC, Asheboro. July 15 – U.S. Women’s Mid-Amateur Sectional, CCNC Dogwood course, Pinehurst. Aug. 17 – U.S. Mid-Amateur Sectional, Carolina CC, Raleigh.
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 FourBall, Mount Vintage GC, North Augusta, SC.
CGA Men/Mid-Am July 9-12 – 106th Carolinas Amateur, Cape Fear CC, Wilmington. Selected qualifying sites: Bryan Park Champions Course, Brown Summit (June 23); Brier Creek CC, Raleigh (June 29). 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). Sept. 25-27 – 27th North Carolina Mid-Amateur, Lonnie Poole GC, Raleigh. Selected qualifying
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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 July 17 – 54th Carolinas Father-Son, Pinehurst area courses. July 17 – 22nd Carolinas Parent-Child, Pinehurst area courses. 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 July 6-8 – 65th Virginias-Carolinas Women’s Team Matches, Pinehurst No. 7. July 28-30 – 23rd Carolinas Women’s Match Play, Gaston CC, Gastonia. 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. Nov. 21-22 – 23rd Carolinas Interclub Final Four, course TBA.
Amateur Individual July 11-12 – Joe Wood Memorial, Cedarbrook CC, Elkin. Medal play in flights. 336-835-2320. July 11-12 – Danville Invitational, Danville GC, Va.. Medal play in flights. 434-792-7225. July 25-26 – 34th Dugan Aycock Davidson County Amateur, Lexington GC. Medal play in flights. 336-248-3950. July 25-26 – The Triad Amateur Golf Classic, 36 holes stroke play. Ages 16-over. High Point CC Willow Creek course. 336-869-2416. 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 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.
Senior Individual July 11-12 – Joe Wood Memorial, Cedarbrook CC, Elkin. Medal play in flights ages 55-over. 336-835-2320. July 11-12 – Danville Invitational, Danville GC, Va.. Medal play in flights. Super Senior division also, depending on entries. 434-792-7225. July 25-26 – 9th annual Davidson County Senior Amateur, Lexington GC. Ages 55-over. Medal play in flights. 336-248-3950. July 25-26 – The Triad Amateur Golf Classic, 36 holes stroke play. Ages 55-over. High Point CC Willow Creek course. 336-869-2416. 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 July 25-26 – Tuscarora Two-Man Invitational, Tuscarora CC, Danville. Medal play in flights. 434-724-4191. 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. 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. Nov. 7-8 – Greensboro National Fall Classic, Greensboro National GC, Summerfield. 2-man bestball. 336-342-1113.
Laid-Back Golfers Tour 434-792-3728 • Men/Women All-Ages Flights pre-determined by handicap Tees determined by hdc/age formula July 15 – Pine Knolls GC, Kernersville July 29 – Kinderton CC, Clarksville, Va. Aug. 3 – Country Hills, Gibsonville Aug. 17 – Forest Oaks GC, Gibsonville Aug. 31 – Southern Hills GC, Danville Sept. 15 – Deep Springs CC, Stoneville Sept. 29 - Quaker Creek GC, Mebane Oct. 12 – Caswell Pines GC, Yanceyville Oct. 26 – Bryan Park GC (Players), Brown Summit Nov. 9 – Chatmoss CC, Martinsville Nov. 23 – Goodyear GC, Danville
Golfweek Amateur Tour 252-864-9161 June 29 – Greensboro CC (Farm), Greensboro July 11-12 – Carolina Trace (Creek and Lake courses), Sanford July 18 – Meadowlands GC, Winston-Salem July 25 – Bryan Park (Champions), Brown Summit Aug. 1 – Sapona GC, Lexington
For the latest tournament schedule, now updated daily, go to www.trianglegolf.com then click on Tournaments 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 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 July 9 – Pine Needles, Southern Pines July 14-15 – Sandhills Regional at Mid Pines Resort, Southern Pines 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. 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 919601-2740. 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 June 30 – TYGA Triad One Day, Reynolds Park GC, Winston-Salem, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. July 1 – TYGA Triad One Day Tournament, Colonial CC, Thomasville, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. July 2 – PKBGT North Carolina Series, Greensboro CC (Irving), Greensboro, Girls, Ages 8-19. July 2 – TYGA Jack Ratz Junior Memorial, Wildwood Green GC, Raleigh, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18.
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CALENDAR July 2 – TYGA Tin Whistles TOTS One Day, TBD, Boys/Girls, Ages 6-12. July 6 – TYGA Tin Whistles TOTS One Day, Midland CC, Pinehurst, Boys/Girls, Ages 6-12. July 6 – TYGA Triad One Day, Lexington GC, Lexington, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. July 6-7 – PKBGT Carolinas Classic, Carolina Trace CC, Sanford, Girls only, Ages 11-19. July 6-7 – CGA NC Boys’ 13 & Under, Asheboro Municipal GC, Asheboro, NC Boys only, Ages 13 & under. July 6-8 – North & South Junior, Pinehurst CC, Pinehurst, Boys/Girls, Ages 15-18, 910-2956816 July 8 – TYGA Sandhills One Day, Seven Lakes GC, West End, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. July 8 – TYGA Triad Tots, Pine Knolls GC, Kernersville, Boys/Girls, Ages 6-12. July 9 – CGA Carolinas Junior Boys’ Qualifying, Cabarrus CC, Concord, Boys only, Ages 18 & under. July 9 – TYGA Triad One Day, Pinewood CC, Asheboro, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. July 10 – TYGA One Day, Lake Hickory CC (Catawba Springs), Hickory, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. July 11 – PKBGT Middle Atlantic Series, Shenandoah Valley GC, Front Royal, VA, Girls, Ages 8-19. July 11 – PKBGT Southeast Series, The Carolina CC, Spartanburg, SC, Girls, Ages 8-19. July 11-12 – PKBGT Commonwealth Classic, Lake Monticello GC, Palmyra, VA, Girls only, Ages 11-19. July 11-12 – PKBGT Wolfpack Classic, NC State Lonnie Poole GC, Raleigh, Girls, Ages 11-19. July 13 – CGA Dogwood State Boys’ Qualifying, Kinston CC, Kinston, Boys only, Ages 18 & Under. July 13 – Drive, Chip and Putt Local Qualifier, CC of Landfall, Wilmington, Boys/Girls, Ages 7-15. July 13 – PKBGT North Carolina Series, Pine Island CC, Charlotte, Girls, Ages 8-19. July 13 – TYGA Triad One Day, Meadowlands GC, Winston-Salem, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. July 13-14 – TGF Cardinal Junior Amateur, Cardinal Cub by Pete Dye, Greensboro, Boys only, Ages 12-18. July 13-14 – TYGA Roy Jones Junior, Kinston CC, Kinston, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. July 13-16 – PGA Junior Boys’ Championship, PGA GC, Port St. Lucie, FL, Boys only, Ages 18 & under, 561-366-2905 July 13-18 – USGA Junior Girls’ Amateur, US Air Force Academy GC, Colorado Springs, CO, Girls only, Ages 18 & under. July 14-16 – CGA Dogwood Girls’ State Junior, Ironwood CC, Greenville, NC Girls only, Ages 18 & under. July 15 – CGA Dogwood State Boys’ Qualifying, Blair Park GC, High Point, Boys only, Ages 18 & Under. July 15-16 – TYGA Triad High Point Junior, Blair Park & Oak Hollow, High Point, Boys/ Girls, Ages 12-18. July 16 – CGA Carolinas Junior Boys’ Qualifying, Goldsboro GC, Goldsboro, Boys only, Ages 18 & Under. www.trianglegolf.com
July 16 – CGA Dogwood State Boys’ Qualifying, Goldsboro GC, Goldsboro, Boys only, Ages 18 & Under, 910-373-1000 July 17 – CGA Carolinas Father-Son, Pinehurst area courses, Pinehurst. July 17 – CGA Carolinas Parent-Child, Pinehurst area courses, Pinehurst. July 20 – CGA Carolinas Junior Boys’ Qualifying, Camden CC, Camden, SC, Boys only, Ages 18 & under. July 20 – Drive, Chip and Putt Local Qualifier, Maple Chase CC, Winston-Salem, Boys/Girls, Ages 7-15. July 20 – PKBGT North Carolina Series, Pinehurst Resort No. 3, Pinehurst, Girls, Ages 8-19. July 20-25 – USGA Junior Amateur, Hazeltine National GC, Chaska, MN, Boys’ only, Age 18 & under. July 21 – TYGA Triad One Day, Asheboro City GC, Asheboro, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. July 21-23 – CGA Carolinas Girls’ Championship, CC of Asheville, Asheville, Girls only, Ages 18 & under. July 21-23 – CGA Dogwood Boys’ State Junior, CC of Landfall, Wilmington, NC Boys only, Ages 18 & under. July 22 – TYGA Sandhills One Day, Talamore GC, Southern Pines, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. July 22 – TYGA Triad One Day, Cedarbrook CC, Elkin, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. July 23 – TYGA Triad One Day, The Cardinal by Pete Dye, Greensboro, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. July 25 – PKBGT Middle Atlantic Series, Pendleton GC, Ruther Glen, VA, Girls, Ages 8-19. July 25 – TYGA Tots, Brunswick Plantation (course TBD), Calabash, Boys/Girls Ages 6-12. July 26 – TYGA Tots, Brunswick Plantation (course TBD), Calabash, Boys/Girls Ages 6-12. July 26-27 – PKBGT Precision Girls’ Championship, Bryan Park GC, Greensboro, Girls, Ages 11-19. July 27 – Drive, Chip and Putt Local Qualifier, The Peninsula Club, Cornelius, Boys/Girls, Ages 7-15. July 28 – TYGA Damiel Meggs Memorial, Providence CC, Charlotte, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. July 28 – TYGA Triad One Day, Stoney Creek GC, Whitsett, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. July 28-30 – CGA Carolinas Junior Boys’ Championship, Florence CC, Florence, SC, SC/NC Boys only, Ages 18 & under. July 28-31 – PGA Junior Girls’ Championship, PGA GC, Port St. Lucie, FL, Girls only, Ages 18 & under, 561-366-2905 July 29 – TYGA Sandhills One Day, Stryker GC, Fort Bragg, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. 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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Junior Golf Scoreboard CGA Twin State Girls’ Dataw Island Club, Dataw Island, SC June 22-23, 2020 Girls Division - 6007 1 Katherine Schuster, Kill Devil Hills 73-70--143 2 Chloe Holder, Williamston, SC 71-73--144 3 Alexia Siehl, Fort Mill, SC 72-74--146 3 Emma Schimpf, Daniel Island, SC 73-73--146 5 Adrian Anderson, Murrells Inlet, SC 66-82--148 5 Ava Lucas, Raleigh 73-75--148 5 Deborah Spair, Raleigh 72-76--148 5 Grace Holcomb, Wilmington 77-71--148 5 Molly Hardwick, Lexington, SC 68-80--148 Selected Others 10 McKenzie Daffin, Fort Bragg 76-73--149 24 Halynn Lee, Cary 78-76--154
Jimmy Anderson Boys’ Invitational Jacksonville CC, Jacksonville, NC June 1-2, 2020 Boys Division - 6566 1 Adam Hunt, Columbia, SC 65-68--133 2 Tommy Lamb, Cary 70-71--141 2 Trey Crenshaw, Lancaster, SC 69-72--141 4 Clayson Good, Durham 71-71--142 5 Josh Buxbaum, Wake Forest 72-71--143 Selected Others 9 Garrett Risner, Apex 75-70--145 9 Jackson Bode, Pinehurst 68-77--145
AJGA Wyndham Invitational presented by Truist Sedgefield CC, Greensboro, NC June 8-12, 2020 Boys Division - 7082 1 David Ford, 68-65-69-70--272 Peachtree Corners, GA 2 Maxwell Moldovan, 72-67-70-65--274 Uniontown, OH 2 Wells Williams, West Point, MS 71-65-68-70--274 4 Preston Summerhays, 70-73-66-67--276 Scottsdale, AZ 4 Sean-Karl Dobson, Austin, TX 68-69-67-72--276 Selected Others 10 Jackson Van Paris, Pinehurst 66-68-74-72--280 29 Luke Edwards, Chapel Hill 71-70-74-75--290
TYGA Tin Whistles Tots Talamore, Southern Pines, NC June 22, 2020 Boys 10-12 Division - 2200 1 Ty Donnelly, Waxhaw 2 Jack DeVault, Cary 3 Owen Setters, Pinehurst 3 Vaughn Gray, Pinehurst Selected Others 5 Mark DeVault, Cary 7 Greyson Lowen, Aberdeen Boys 8-9 Division - 1700 1 Luke Sparacio, Cary 2 Trent Lewis, Morehead City 3 Suvir Bedi, Charlotte Boys 6-7 Division - 1300 1 Ryan Nash, Pinehurst 2 Brantley Auman, Asheboro 3 Kenan Turner, Randleman Selected Others 4 Parker Stiles, Pinehurst Girls 10-12 Division - 2200 1 Katelyn Cox, Hampstead 2 Emilee Miller, Fuquay Varina 3 Plynapa Angela Chuakamjan, Pinehurst Selected Others 5 Hailey Price, Pinehurst
35 38 39 39 40 48 38 53 59 38 58 60 63 43 44 47
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One-Day Siler City CC, Siler City, NC June 20, 2020 Boys 16-18 Division - 6662 1 Alan Van Asch, Raleigh 2 Kenny Walter, Concord 3 Andrew Gallagher, Grimesland Selected Others 4 Christian Conway, Raleigh 7 Tom Doak, Apex Boys 13-15 Division - 6662 1 Keenan Royalty, Raleigh 2 Quinlan Polin, Cary 2 Andrew Perry, Fuquay-Varina
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Selected Others 4 Drew O’Neal, Wilson 8 Nathan O’Neal, Wilson 8 Jace Butcher, Wake Forest
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17th NC Middle School Championship Longleaf G&FC, Southern Pines, NC June 20, 2020 Boys Division - 5471 1 Will Spicer, Kings Mountain 2 William Webb, Raleigh 2 Colin Salema, Matthews 2 Ethan Paschal, Fayetteville Selected Others 8 Ethan Boyette, Wilson 8 Conner Freedman, Chapel Hill 14 Bennett Brewer, Raleigh 14 Bizzell Pate, Pinehurst Girls Division - 5471 1 Emerson B. Dever, Durham 2 Saia Rampersaud, Durham 3 Leah Edwards, Greensboro Selected Others 7 Mary Elizabeth Harrison, Cary
68 69 69 69 72 72 74 74 72 75 77 96
Cedar Rock CC, Lenior, NC June 16-19, 2020 Finals Morgan Ketchum d. Kayla Dowell 3&2 Semi-Finals Kayla Dowell d. Maria Atwood 20 Holes Morgan Ketchum d. Macy Pate 6&5 Quarter Finals Maria Atwood d. Leah Edwards 3&2 Kayla Dowell d. Ella Perna 4&3 Macy Pate d. Gracie Song 19 Holes Morgan Ketchum d. Kiera Bartholomew 4&3
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Boys 16-18 Division - 6360 1 Liam Harris, Wake Forest 2 Davis Adams, Raleigh 3 Harrison Hilliard, McLeansville Selected Others 4 Ryder Jeske, Chapel Hill 9 Tom Doak, Apex 9 Harrison Kuehl, Raleigh Boys 14-15 Division - 6360 1 Keenan Royalty, Raleigh 2 James Rico, Cary 3 Jace Butcher, Wake Forest Selected Others 5 Ryder Bessette, Holly Springs 5 Noah Weyne, Wake Forest Boys 12-13 Division - 5380 1 Hayden Magnussen, Greensboro 2 Bennett Brewer, Raleigh 3 Connor Williams, Sanford Selected Others 4 JP Wagner, Cary 5 Tate Duensing, Durham
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The Country Club at Wakefield Plantation Raleigh, NC June 14, 2020 Boys 12 Division - 2200 1 Chase Duncan, Raleigh 33 2 Brendan Queen, Greensboro 38 3 Holton Mody, Chapel Hill 39 Selected Others 4 Charles Gauley, Raleigh 47 4 Campbell Ruffing, Raleigh 47 Boys 10-11 Division - 2200 1 Peyton Wyatt, Kernersville 36 2 Jack DeVault, Cary 37 2 Stephen Eastman, Raleigh 37 Selected Others 4 Mark DeVault, Cary 38 Boys 8-9 Division - 1700 1 Liam King, Wake Forest 35 1 Dylan Wolfe, Raleigh 35 3 Triton Helmer, Chapel Hill 38 3 Jacob Hodgkins, Morrisville 38 Selected Others 6 Luke Sparacio, Cary 40 7 Charlie Lewis, Raleigh 44 Girls 12 Division - 2200 1 Katelyn Cox, Hampstead 39 2 Nadeen Elkassem, Raleigh 42 3 Carys Carson, Greenville 44 Girls 10-11 Division - 2200 1 Gabriella Moorehead, Burlington 38 2 Emilee Miller, Fuquay Varina 40 3 Riley Bush, Burlington 43 Selected Others 4 Olivia Erazmus, Raleigh 48 5 Kensley Hill, Wilson 53
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TRIANGLE’S TOP 10 JUNIOR GOLFERS Boys (High School, graduation year) Girls (High School, graduation year) 1 Tyler Dechellis, Clayton (Clayton HS, 2021) 1 Nicole Adam, Pinehurst (O’Neal School, 2020) 2 Jackson Van Paris, Pinehurst (O’Neal School, 2021) 2 Maria Atwood, Holly Springs (Holly Springs HS, 3 Clayson Good, Durham (Broughton HS, 2020) 2022) 4 Zach Roberts, Holly Springs (Holly Springs HS, 3 Halynn Lee, Cary (Green Hope HS, 2021) 2020) 4 Alexsandra Lapple, Pinehurst (O’Neal School, 5 Garrett Risner, Holly Springs (Apex Friendship HS, 2023) 2020) 5 McKenzie Daffin, Fort Bragg (Jack Britt HS, 2021) 6 Josh Lendach, Raleigh (Raleigh Christian, 2021) 6 Mara Hirtle, Pinehurst (Pinecrest HS, 2020) 7 Kyle Kushnir, Raleigh (Ravenscroft, 2021) 7 Ella Perna, Durham (Cardinal Gibbons, 2022) 8 Columb Knight, Raleigh (Cardinal Gibbons, 2020) 8 Jaclyn Kenzel, Southern Pines (Pinecrest HS, 9 Tommy Lamb, Apex (Hilton Head Prep School, 2020) 2020) 9 Sophie Lauture, Raleigh (N/A, 2024) 10 Jackson Brimfield, Chapel Hill (Durham Academy, 10 Ava Lucas, Raleigh (Cardinal Gibbons, 2021) 2021) Source: Tarheel Youth Golf Association as 7/1/20
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CC of Johnston County, Smithfield, NC June 18, 2020 Boys 16-18 Division - 6573 1 Josh Buxbaum, Wake Forest 75 2 Andrew Gallagher, Grimesland 77 3 Davis Spradling, Clayton 78 Selected Others 4 Ryder Massey, Wake Forest 79 5 Christian Conway, Raleigh 81 10 Tom Doak, Apex 90 12 Harrison Kuehl, Raleigh 91 14 Jackson Kilman, Raleigh 93 15 Ben Wilborn, Zebulon 99 Boys 14-15 Division - 6573 1 Nathan O’Neal, Wilson 71 2 Daniel Boone, Fuquay Varina 72 3 Drew Greene, Greenville 76 Selected Others 4 Keenan Royalty, Raleigh 77 4 Drew O’Neal, Wilson 77 6 Will Tharin, Rocky Mount 78 7 Jace Butcher, Wake Forest 79 Boys 12-13 Division - 5433 1 Charlie Price, Raleigh 80 2 Jackson West, Greenville 91 3 Nate Brooks, Greenville 100 Girls 15-18 Division - 5433 1 Julie Fiedler, New Bern 79 2 Emily Matthews, Swansboro 89 3 Addison Reid, Clayton 100 Girls 12-14 Division - 5433 1 Breannon Council, Wilson 92 2 Nicole Hassi, Newport 114
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Pinehurst #1, Pinehurst, NC June 14, 2020 12-18 Division - 2600 1 Will Brown, Fayettevile 1 Conan Bateman, Southern Pines 1 Gabe Tart, Raleigh Selected Others 4 Max Anderson, Aberdeen 4 Chloe Peters, Pinehurst
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Deep Springs CC, Stoneville, NC June 17, 2020 Boys 16-18 Division - 6440 1 Ben Peters, Winston-Salem 2 Andrew Haarlow, Greensboro 2 Sean Finan, Winston-Salem Selected Others 9 Donald Maddox, Durham Boys 14-15 Division - 6440 1 Owen Pearce, Winston-Salem 2 Ayden Jersey, Greensboro 3 Connor Carter, Asheboro Selected Others 7 James Robb, Chapel Hill 8 Zac Palladino, Chapel Hill
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Sapona Ridge CC, Lexington, NC June 13-14, 2020 Boys Division - 6147 1 Calvin Hawkins, Lexington 69-71--140 2 Cayden Bryner, Winston-Salem 74-71--145 2 Garrett Hauk, Burlington 72-73--145 4 Kyle Haas, Winston-Salem 75-72--147 5 Bradley Davis, Pilot Mountain 74-74--148 5 Brodie Perry, Trinity 73-75--148 Selected Others 10 Peter Nusbaum, Pittsboro 73-77--150 10 Quinlan Polin, Cary 75-75--150 Girls Division - 5200 1 Elizabeth Rudisill, Charlotte 75-70--145 2 Gracie Song, Waxhaw 76-72--148 3 Sahana Mantha, Charlotte 77-81--158 4 Ella Kue, Kings Mountain 80-80--160 5 Katelyn Kenthack, Pinehurst 84-78--162 Selected Others 8 Madison Myers, Cary 85-86--171 11 Allison Robinson, Pinehurst 96-86--182
Sanford Municipal, Sanford, NC June 10, 2020 Boys 16-18 Division - 6304 1 Watcharakan Chankarn, Pinehurst 2 Matthew Messenger, Raleigh 2 Supanat Rujiranan, Pinehurst Selected Others 5 Justin Nagy, Apex 5 Benjamin Hays, Cary 7 Christian Lampuri, Cary Boys 14-15 Division - 6304 1 Fisher Kennedy, Winston-Salem 2 Ethan Paschal, Fayetteville 3 Quinlan Polin, Cary Selected Others 7 Andrew Perry, Fuquay-Varina 7 Michael Schaal, Chapel Hill Boys 12-13 Division - 5900 1 Bennett Brewer, Raleigh 2 JP Wagner, Cary 3 Michael Snyder, Lillington Selected Others 4 Conner Freedman, Chapel Hill 4 Connor Williams, Sanford 6 Tate Duensing, Durham 7 Chase Duncan, Raleigh 8 Davis Flynn, Raleigh Girls 16-18 Division - 5100 1 Tyla McAffity, Raleigh 2 Tyler Spriggs, Cary 3 Kate Crawford, Charlotte Selected Others 4 Riley Varga, Sanford 5 Allison Robinson, Pinehurst Girls 12-15 Division - 5100 1 Boonyanant Rujiranan, Pinehurst 2 Breannon Council, Wilson 3 Madelyn Linares, Cary Selected Others 5 Sarah Peters, Pinehurst
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Triad School’s Out Junior Pinewood CC, Asheboro, NC June 8-9, 2020 Boys 14-18 Division - 6316 1 Ben Jordan, Greensboro 72-68--140 2 Colin Dutton, Foxfire 73-67--140 3 Collin Adams, Charlotte 70-71--141 4 Jonathan Honeywell, 72-72--144 Whispering Pines 5 Turner Edwards, Charlotte 70-75--145 Selected Others 6 Ethan Paschal, Fayetteville 77-69--146 8 William Webb, Raleigh 76-72--148 Boys 12-13 Division - 5820 1 Hayden Magnussen, Greensboro 74-73--147 2 Mack Edwards, Charlotte 72-75--147 3 Bennett Brewer, Raleigh 74-74--148 4 James-Paul Wagner, Cary 83-74--157 5 Connor Williams, Sanford 88-81--169 6 Brendan Wright, Winston-Salem 86-93--179
Bojangles Junior Open Cutter Creek GC, Snow Hill, June 6-7, 2020 Boys Division - 6890 1 Colin Salema, Matthews 2 Michael LaSasso, Raleigh 3 Cameron Hardison, Greenville
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4 Aidan Browning, Charlotte 4 Jack Boyer, Greensboro 4 Josh Lendach, Raleigh Selected Others 7 Garrett Risner, Apex 7 Kyle Kushnir, Raleigh
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The River GC, Louisburg, NC June 6, 2020 Boys 10-12 Division - 2200 Mark DeVault, Cary Brendan Queen, Greensboro Jack DeVault, Cary Girls 10-12 Division - 2200 Emilee Miller, Fuquay Varina Nadeen Elkassem, Raleigh Gabriella Moorehead, Burlington Riley Bush, Burlington
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Triad One Day Cedarbook CC, Elkin, NC June 3, 2020 Boys 14-15 Division - 6374 1 Connor Warren, Spruce Pine 2 James Owings, Elkin 3 Michael Schaal, Chapel Hill Selected Others 4 Noah Weyne, Wake Forest Boys 12-13 Division - 5207 1 Mack Edwards, Charlotte 2 Tate Duensing, Durham 3 Connor Williams, Sanford Girls 12-14 Division - 5207 1 Macy Pate, Boone 2 Sadie Mecham, Winston-Salem 3 Elizabeth Pritchard, Charlotte 4 Madison Myers, Cary
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PKBGT Valley Girls Open, Hidden Valley CC Salem, VA June 13-14, 2020 Bell National - 5800 1 Danielle Suh, Herndon, VA 73-70--143 2 Alexsandra Lapple, Pinehurst 74-75--149 2 Sue Lee, Lorton, VA 76-73--149 4 Melissa Meng, Blacksburg, VA 73-77--150 5 Sarah Lydic, Ocean View, DE 74-78--152 Selected Others 23 Ava Lucas, Raleigh 84-77--161
Coastal Carolina Classic Hackler GC, Conway, SC June 6-7, 2020 Bell National - 5721 1 Amber Mackiewicz, Virginia Beach VA 1 Kiera Bartholomew, Wake Forest 3 Kaia Wu, Princeton NJ Selected Others 9 McKenzie Daffin, Fayetteville Futures National - 5287 1 Madison Messimer, Myrtle Beach SC 2 Emerson B. Dever, Durham 3 Abbie Daquila, Mt. Pleasant 3 Kasey McIlvaine, Raleigh Selected Others 7 Lily Kate Watson, Wake Forest
71-71--142 68-74--142 70-73--143 70-78--148 75-73--148 77-73--150 78-75--153 76-77--153 75-81--156
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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).
For questions and reservations contact Jay Allred 336-924-1619 www.trianglegolf.com
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