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nly three golfers have been honored on United States stamps -- Bobby Jones, Babe Zaharias and Francis Ouimet. Now, the former historian of Pinehurst Resort is pushing for a Donald Ross stamp.

Paul Dunn, the author of Great Donald Ross Golf Courses Everyone Can Play, is recommending the post office issue a special stamp in the Village of Pinehurst in 2022 to commemorate the 150th birthday of Ross, regarded as one of golf’s all-time great architects.

Dunn says the Donald Ross Society and the American Society of Golf Course Architects have endorsed the idea, and the Village of Pinehurst has agreed to write to postal authorities requesting a Ross commemorative stamp.

Dunn is encouraging all golfing fans of the historic work of Ross, who designed over 400 courses, to write to the post office at the following address in support of the idea.

Stamp Department Attn: Citizens’ Stamps Advisory Committee 475 L’Enfant Plaza, SW, Room 3300 Washington, DC 20260-3501 “In reviewing all U.S. postage stamps related to sports golf has been neglected by the U.S. Postal Service,” Dunn says. “No golf course architect has ever been shown. No caddies have ever been shown. No trophies have ever been shown. No golf courses have ever been shown.”

The most recent sports stamp was distributed in 2014 of former NBA player Wilt Chamberlain, who once scored 100 points in a game. It has been more than 30 years (1988) since a golfer has been shown on a stamp – Ouimet, the 1913 U.S. Open champion.

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he second groundbreaking collaboration in five years between the United States Golf Association and Pinehurst Resort will take place this August.

In 2014, Pinehurst hosted the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open in consecutive weeks on Course No. 2 – the only time the same course has ever hosted those two championships in back-to-back weeks.

Now, the USGA announced recently history will be made again this summer when Pinehurst hosts the 36-hole match-play final of the 119th U.S. Amateur Championship on two different courses.

When the 2019 championship begins on Monday, Aug. 12, Pinehurst’s Course No. 2 and Course No. 4 will host the stroke-play rounds, and then the first five rounds of match play will be staged on No. 2.

The championship match, scheduled for Aug. 18, will open with the morning round on No. 4, which was recently redesigned by Gil Hanse. The afternoon round will be played on No. 2, a classic Donald Ross design restored by Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw in 2011, marking the first time the 36-hole U.S. Amateur Championship final is contested over two courses.

Pinehurst No. 2 “These two courses complement each other aesthetically and strategically, and it will be fun to see how the players react and approach both courses on the day they vie for a national championship,” said Pinehurst Resort president Tom Pashley.

“Pinehurst is one of the world’s leading championship venues and we are very excited to watch the entire event unfold over these two wonderful courses,” added John Bodenhamer, USGA senior managing director of championships.

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NEXT ISSUE: May 21 On the Cover: Architect Kyle Franz has now accomplished restoration work on three iconic Donald Ross courses – Pinehurst No. 2, Mid Pines and Pine Needles in the North Carolina Sandhills.

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The Franz Footprint

Upstart architect stars in the Sandhills

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t 28 years old and the golf world still reeling from the Great Recession, fresh-faced architect Kyle Franz made a bold prediction after having a hand in the bunkering work at Pinehurst No. 2.

“I did an interview in the summer of 2010 right after we finished Pinehurst No. 2 and one of the last questions was related to the business and where did I want my career to go with the Great Recession on, and wasn’t it really hard to imagine being able to break through and be a practicing day-to-day architect,” Franz said. “I just made the prediction that there may not be a better time than right now for a younger guy like myself, that there were a lot of these younger guys that can shape and can build and finish because the wing of the business was shifting back toward restoration.

“I remember saying that and then thinking that maybe I had lost my mind and it was the most presumptuous thing that I could ever say,” he added.

“Maybe I just had a feeling.”

Feeling or talent, or both, Franz had come to Pinehurst from Oregon, having worked under Tom Doak at Pacific Dunes, to help Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw with the sandy areas on the legendary design of Donald Ross, preparing the course for what was a new look for the 2014 U.S. Opens.

While in town for weeks on end, Franz found his way to the Tufts Archives to study the works of Ross. He poured over dozens and dozens of drawings,

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reading as many stories as he could of how Ross worked the land and poured his heart and soul into his designs, coming up with unparalleled strategies for golfers of all skill levels.

During his time in the Sandhills, Franz met Kelly Miller, president of Pine Needles and Mid Pines resorts. The sister courses are both iconic Ross designs in their own rights, and Franz got in the ear of Miller and vice-versa during a golf outing. One thing lead to another and the young Franz was hired to renovate Mid Pines.

Miller tells the story of eating dinner with renowned architect Gil Hanse at Pine Valley and asking him about Franz and his potential, and whether he would be a good hire for the Mid Pines job.

“Gil said, ‘If you called me up to come do your golf course all I would do is send Kyle, why don’t you give the kid a chance?”’ Miller said Hanse told him.

Franz was hired and Mid Pines was awarded by Golf Magazine with the Best U.S. Resort Renovation in 2013.

The “kid” is no longer a young pup.

Franz is now 37 and his impressive resume is growing by each passing year. He joined Hanse in helping build the 2016 Olympics Course in Rio de Janeiro, and is completing his renovation work at Pine Needles for his friend Miller, whose course will host the 2022 U.S. Women’s Open. Franz has recently worked on another USGA site, the Country Club of Charleston, which will host this year’s U.S. Women’s Open.

“Kyle has always impressed me with being such a student of architecture. He strikes me as the type of guy who pores over things laboriously,” said Matt Sawicki, director of U.S. Women's and Senior Women's Open Championships.”

“Enthusiasm just oozes from him when he gets to talk about his craft and architecture in general,” added said Shannon Rouillard, USGA senior director of championships.

“He loves classic architecture; he adores Donald Ross and his designs.

The fact that he has an opportunity to have his hand on this Pine Needles restoration gets him really excited. He lives for those intricate details. When I was talking to him about the changes in the green complexes it was in subtle terms of a bed knife, not a bulldozer.”

Like his idol Ross, Franz has made quite a name for himself with a hand in three of the most iconic Ross designs (Pinehurst No. 2, Mid Pines and Pines Needles) in the Sandhills.

And like Ross, who lived off of a fairway at Pinehurst No. 2, Franz had moved to North Carolina and is in a house off the 18th tee at Pine Needles.

“There is not a day that I don’t go out on the golf courses at some point. I am always looking at things and seeing how we can improve it,” he said.

Ever sleepwalk?

“Now that hasn’t happened yet but I’ve been out there in the dark,” Franz said, laughing.

Franz is humbled by all his success in the Sandhills.

“I just loved being here when I worked on Pinehurst No. 2,” Franz said. “Moving here from Oregon was never really planned but it all made so much sense; now I have a hard time ever seeing myself wanting to leave the area. Maybe one day I’ll make enough money and find a cool place up north for the summer time as another option just like Ross did.”

Miller looks back and is thrilled he gave the young architect an opportunity that has turned into quite a business relationship – and friendship.

“He is very, very talented,” Miller said.

“And then you can combine the talent with a great gift of just tremendous passion, and very detailed and willing to listen. Just a gifted architect – and he started at a young age and worked for some great people.”

Franz and his team of shapers tried to do something a little bit different on each of the Sandhills projects.

“Pinehurst No. 2 was just a real standard, true restoration of Ross work,” he said. “At Mid Pines, we tried a completely different period with the 1935 bunkers that have big sand flashes, and then with Pine Needles we tried to do more grass and less native, and just more roll-over and mellow bunkers, and with more of the 1920s style with these Pine Valley landscape little things in front of the tee. We isolated different periods of Ross work to make it interesting and cool all around.”

In the end, all of the Sandhills work by Franz came back to his premonition of almost a decade ago.

“It really made sense for any given client that had a great golf course to spend a little bit of money in some really good places,” he said. “The business had gotten so big I think everybody’s focus was just scattered. A lot of time the busiest architects were doing five or six projects and weren’t able to put their heartand-soul into one like us young guys, where one project was a career make-or-break for us.”

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By DAVID DROSCHAK ith Raleigh growing by more than 60 folks a day, no telling how many cars roll past the intersection of Cabarrus and Dawson streets each month as the popularity of the urban lifestyle hits an all-time high in the City of Oaks.

In case you haven’t been downtown lately, Raleigh is booming, which is what 20s-something couple Dave and Elyssa Nastalski are banking on as founders of Dogwood Country Club, an indoor golf training center and clothing boutique aimed at customer service, convenience and the game’s latest and greatest technology in the form of TrackMan and Swing Catalyst.

“I know there are more people moving to Raleigh daily than any other Southern city. It is an incredible stat,” said Dave Nastalski, who along with his wife has opened a unique golf business in the heart of the inner city.

Nastalski graduated from nearby North Carolina State with a bachelors of science in PGA Golf Management, serving as the program’s president in 2014. He has gained professional experience at some of the most highly acclaimed private clubs in the country -- Caves Valley Golf Club, Upper Montclair Country Club, and Medinah Country Club – accumulating over 10,000 hours of experience on the lesson tee.

His wife also went to N.C. State, graduating with degrees in communi-

cations and biology. She is the brains behind the clothing and accessory side of the golf business as the director of marketing and media relations.

The two opened their 3,000square-foot labor of love with a

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passion for the patron, and they have already seen Dogwood Country Club blossom into a popular gathering place.

“Why downtown? Oh my goodness gracious, let me count the ways,” Dave Nastalski said. “A mentor of ours told us this area is so up-and-coming with the downtown corridor and the warehouse district getting new retail in.

We had this idea for a teaching studio and we couldn’t find the right place; we were looking and looking and looking. And we came across this.

Look around, this area is starting to become very popular. The buildings are going up; the high rises are going

up, and more and more one- twoand three-bedroom condos are coming to the city. The people are here.

We fell into this place and all the stars really aligned. I‘ve got clients in North Raleigh, I’ve got clients in Cary, I have clients here, so it is kind of a central meeting place in a way.”

Dave Nastalski was engrossed in a putting training aid ecommerce business after leaving the Wolfpack, but soon realized something was missing in his life.

“I was sitting in front a computer all day,” Dave Nastalski said. “I used to have a lot of clients I taught right out of college and I missed that ‘people’ aspect. I talked with guys at the PGA Show and they told me that if you have a product and you want to grow you have to get back in front of the people, build yourself back up as an instructor. So we started spitballing ideas and Dogwood Country Club has turned into a much bigger animal that just a teaching studio.”

Sure, there are hitting bays and cool technology where you can play against as many as seven other golfers at courses such as St. Andrews, Sedgefield and more than 20 others.

And Nastalski has worked under world renowned PGA Tour coach Scott Hamilton, so he brings a ton of credibility to the lesson side of the business.

But it’s the little touches that put Dogwood Country Club in a class by itself when it comes to indoor teaching studios.

There is keg beer and wine, a food partnership with Tobacco Road Sports Café, cigars and even handcrafted, brilliantly-colored feather bow ties – the ones worn by Carolina Panthers fashion prince Cam Newton.

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regular country club,” said Elyssa Nastalski. “We’re in the city and this city is a very up-and-coming, a very progressive place, so we wanted to be progressive in everything we did.

Some of the clothing lines we brought in are standard like Polo, but while you’re here we also want you to be able to grab that cool dress shirt when you’re going out to dinner or purchase a unique bow tie. We stand out, so we want our lines to stand out. So much of what we’re doing is about who we are, too. We love to provide an experience for people and that’s a big part of our business.”

The couple will focus expanding the business in the state of North Carolina first, but has a dream target down the road -- – Charleston, S.C. “We’re in love with that city and it doesn’t have anything like this,” Dave Nastalski said. “We’ve got a Southern flair to the place that we want to carry further into the South.”

The indoor golf experience at Dogwood Country Club takes a single player about an hour to play 18 holes, and about 2 1/2-3 hours for a foursome.

“It is 70 degrees and sunny in here all the time and it’s a low-key atmosphere,” Dave Nastalski said.

“You have to remove the intimidating factor with new golfers. That’s the No. 1 thing – they don’t want to be embarrassed in front of other people.

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Grandover Resort:

Honoring the past, embracing the future

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t can be argued that Grandover Resort took the path of least resistance when it opened in February 1999.

Despite its rightful place as a trendy boutique hotel with an Old World décor to match, Grandover focused on capturing the business traveler and conventions. To the naked eye, it was a natural fit since Grandover developer Joe Koury had built a successful model across town at the nearly 1,000-room Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons/Koury Convention Center.

“We were definitely going after the groups that had been going to Pinehurst or the Grove Park Inn and telling them they now have a third option in North Carolina that is more centrally located,” said Photos courtesy of Grandover Resort.

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Christina York, longtime Grandover director of sales and marketing.

“Yes, we did weddings and social events, but it was all about the mid week business, our weekends were soft,” she added. “We didn’t do much of anything to attract leisure business because we were like, ‘we know conferences, and we know how to do conferences.’”

Fast forward two decades and not only has Grandover invested $10 million in its 244-room hotel, surrounding amenities and 36 holes of golf, it has totally rebranded and started an effort to attract guests nearby as it celebrated its 20th anniversary in February.

“It is now more leisure, people wanting to come for a getaway, not necessarily the business traveler.

It is weekend getaways, one-night getaways, special occasions,” York said.

“We have this really fantastic product with world-class amenities in Greensboro, so I think that naturally lends itself for people to think it’s too expensive for them, and they never even checked us out,” she added. “Really, the story is: ‘Yes, we have the world-class amenities, but guess what, because it’s in Greensboro, N.C., we offer a great value and you can afford it; it’s surprisingly affordable.’ I’ve used that tag line for weddings. We could be charging two or three times the rates we do – all around – for the golf, spa and rooms – if we were in a firstContinued on page 15

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Grandover from page 14 tier city, so why not take advantage of it.

It’s here. You can’t get this value anywhere else.”

Grandover Resort’s rebranding efforts have centered on re-connecting with the local community on numerous fronts, including on the golf course with a program called the Griffin Club, which gives North Carolina residents some nice perks.

“The golf staff got together and we tried to come up with some programs what would help mirror our re-branding and we pitched some ideas,” said Jonathan York, the resort’s director of golf and husband of Christina. “We thought about what other golf courses in the area were charging, and we needed to get more in line with that. Our weekend rates are $75, and other courses in the area are more in the $50 range, so we came up with a program that gives the local players from North Carolina a local rate.

“A lot of clubs do it,” he added. “You come to the shop and we ask you where you are from and if you are from North Carolina we ask for your driver’s license and we hand them something to fill out.

We then we give you a hat, a card for the program, a bag tag and a complimentary beverage in our new 19 & Timber bar to showcase that area. As people say, ‘it’s a no brainer.”’

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décor has received a major makeover.

“When the resort was originally being designed the theme was Old World European, and a lot of people have referred to us as ‘the castle’ as they drive by on I-85,” Christina York said. “The

décor was very Renaissance and that was intentional. So we decided that with the renovation that it wasn’t really making a connection with our guests anymore. So we shifted and wanted to connect to the community with a theme to really honor

our roots in the Piedmont Triad, the arts and the history of the Piedmont Triad.

Everywhere you go in the resort now you see local representation, from the front desk art piece to the art gallery with all North Carolina artists, to a 100-year-old loom that Cone Mills gave us. People love that.”

The next phase of the rebranding is all new carpeting throughout the resort.

“The biggest change since this time last year is about offering the local community a reason to come out to Grandover,” she added. “They may not spend the night but we are offering entertainment on the weekends, which we never had before, golf clinics, and socials and golf tournaments, an art gallery, open houses, Carolina Panthers watch parties and wine tastings … and the list goes on. These are the things that get the community to come in and use us as a regular place, so when they do need accommodations then they will think of us. With the renovation it wasn’t just about the hard changes it was about the rebranding of the resort as a whole.”

York said even the resort’s luxury suites have been rebranded with North Carolina- and local-based themes, such as the Seagrove Pottery Suite and Market Suite to honor the area’s furniture market.

“We want to let people know ‘it’s for you, come on out,’’’ she said.

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TRIANGLE COLLEGIATE CHECKLIST

Sean Burke Fayetteville State

Patrick Schweitz Mount Olive

Alex Smalley Duke

Stephen Franken N.C. State

Harrison Rhoades N.C State

Kaley Barts Catawba

Abby Parsons Boston University

MEN Sean Burke, Fayetteville James Mishoe, Cary Viraj Garewal, Raleigh Patrick Schweitz, Clayton Patrick Stephenson, Four Oaks Quinn Riley, Raleigh Carter Cheek, Cary Alex Smalley, Wake Forest Alex Smalley, Wake Forest Logan Sessoms, Fayetteville James Mishoe, Cary Grady Anderson, Camp Lejeune Joshua Martin, Pinehurst James Mishoe, Cary Eric Bae, Pinehurst Tanner Duncan, Clayton Trey Capps, Garner A.J. Beechler, Pinehurst A.J. Beechler, Pinehurst Stephen Franken, Raleigh Nicolas Brown, Wendell Ryan Gerard, Raleigh Hunter Leclair, Fayetteville Preston Ball, Raleigh Ryan Gerard, Raleigh Grady Anderson, Camp Lejeune Nicolas Brown, Wendell Jaylon Lynn, Garner Jacob Lowe, Angier Allen Smith, Durham Brett McLamb, Coats Glenn Canty, Durham Logan Sessoms, Fayetteville Harrison Rhoades, Raleigh Joshua Martin, Pinehurst Stephen Franken, Raleigh Donald Thaxton, Franklinton Gray Matthews, Raleigh Jacob Lowe, Angier Viraj Garewal, Raleigh Viraj Garewal, Raleigh Scott Pechacek, Cary Patrick Schweitz, Clayton Patrick Stephenson, Four Oaks Joshua Martin, Pinehurst Harrison Rhoades, Raleigh Brett McLamb, Coats Blake McShea, Zebulon Allen Smith, Durham

School Fayetteville State Guilford Davidson Mt. Olive East Carolina Duke Methodist Duke Duke Fayetteville State Guilford N.C. Wesleyan North Carolina Guilford Wake Forest Saint Augustine’s Sandhills CC East Carolina East Carolina N.C. State Wingate North Carolina Methodist Loyola Maryland North Carolina N.C. Wesleyan Wingate Saint Augustine’s Methodist Hampden-Sydney Campbell Johnson C. Smith Fayetteville State N.C. State North Carolina N.C. State Chowan Sewanee Methodist Davidson Davidson Barton Mt. Olive East Carolina North Carolina N.C. State Campbell UNC Wilmington Hampden-Sydney

Position 1st T-2 2nd 2nd 2nd T-3 T-4 T-5 5th T-5 T-6 T-6 T-6 T-6 6th 6th T-6 T-7 T-7 T-8 T-8 T-10 T-10 T-11 T-11 T-16 T-16 16th T-16 T-17 T-17 T-17 T-17 T-19 T-20 T-21 21st T-22 T-24 T-25 T-26 T-27 T-28 T-29 T-34 T-34 T-42 T-49 T-62

Field 45 90 87 72 70 70 27 84 75 44 150 105 84 82 78 45 27 78 70 88 54 92 27 110 88 150 103 45 150 105 70 45 45 88 92 107 45 150 90 118 75 72 110 78 88 75 94 107 150

Scores 73-69 74-70 73-71-69 75-70 75-70-67 77-69-72 78-75 67-65-74 72-68-69 79-78 71-70-71 72-74-73 72-71-72 69-76 69-69-71 77-72 78-78 71-74-66 80-67-74 71-68-80 73-73-74 70-77-69 82-76 71-68-82 74-70-76 68-75-74 72-74 79-81 73-71-73 72-75-77 74-73-77 83-78 74-87 75-75-73 72-73-74 76-72-74 88-79 73-74-71 76-75 72-73-73 70-74 79-78 73-71-75 72-73-74 77-69-82 72-73-74 70-73-77 75-77-76 74-76-76

CIAA Southern Division Tourney (March 25-26) Savannah Harbor Classic (March 4-5) Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 8-10) The Trojan (April 1-2) ECU Intercollegiate (March 4-5) ECU Intercollegiate (March 4-5) Spring Eagle’s Cup (March 31-April 1) Valspar Collegiate (March 17-19) Hootie @ Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 24-26) CIAA Mid Major (March 18-19) Jekyll Island Collegiate (March 15-17) adidas Intercollegiate (March 11-12) Tar Heel Intercollegiate (March 23-24) Wynlakes Intercollegiate (April 1-2) General Hackler Championship (March 11-12) CIAA Southern Division Tourney (March 25-26) Spring Eagle’s Cup (March 31-April 1) General Hackler Championship (March 11-12) ECU Intercollegiate (March 4-5) John Hayt Collegiate Invitational (March 30-April 1) Hargett Memorial Invitational (March 11-12) Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic (March 11-12) Spring Eagle’s Cup (March 31-April 1) Golden Horse Intercollegiate (March 24-26) John Hayt Collegiate Invitational (March 30-April 1) Jekyll Island Collegiate (March 15-17) Tennessee River Rumble (April 1-2) CIAA Southern Division Tourney (March 25-26) Jekyll Island Collegiate (March 15-17) adidas Intercollegiate (March 11-12) ECU Intercollegiate (March 4-5) CIAA Southern Division Tourney (March 25-26) CIAA Southern Division Tourney (March 25-26) John Hayt Collegiate Invitational (March 30-April 1) Lamkin Grips San Diego Classic (March 11-12) Brandon Dunes Championship (March 10-12) CIAA Southern Division Tourney (March 25-26) Jekyll Island Collegiate (March 15-17) Savannah Harbor Classic (March 4-5) Furman Intercollegiate (March 22-24) Fort Lauderdale Intercollegiate (March 4-5) The Trojan (April 1-2) Bearcat Golf Classic (March 25-26) General Hackler Championship (March 11-12) John Hayt Collegiate Invitational (March 30-April 1) Hootie @ Bulls Bay Intercollegiate (March 24-26) Border Olympics (March 11-12) Brandon Dunes Championship (March 10-12) Jekyll Island Collegiate (March 15-17)

Tournament (Date)

WOMEN Emilia Migliaccio, Cary Jennifer Chang, Raleigh Kaley Barts, Apex Emilia Migliaccio, Cary Jennifer Chang, Raleigh Kaley Barts, Apex Gina Kim, Chapel Hill Jenna Nagy, Apex Emilia Migliaccio, Cary Natalie Petersen, Holly Springs Abby Parsons, Pinehurst Casey Burroughs, Wake Forest Kaley Barts, Apex Jenna Nagy, Apex Mogie Adamchik, Raleigh Mackenzie Battle, Aberdeen Gina Kim, Chapel Hill Riley Smyth, Cary Meghan Symonds, Cary

School Wake Forest Southern Cal Catawba Wake Forest Southern Cal Catawba Duke Belmont Abbey Wake Forest Georgia Southern Boston University UNC Pembroke Catawba Belmont Abbey Appalachian The Citadel Duke Virginia Sewanee

Position T-1 T-1 2nd T-3 T-4 4th T-5 6th T-12 T-12 T-12 T-18 18th T-20 20th T-22 T-27 T-29 T-46

Field 96 90 34 75 86 76 90 30 90 90 41 76 59 81 61 93 87 96 119

Scores 67-69-68 72-72-70 73-73 74-71-67 72-66-72 70-73-78 71-68-74 78-81 70-73-74 72-72-76 82-81-82 72-83-76 76-82 78-82 78-78 75-80 72-71-79 73-74-75 82-86-78

Tournament (Date) Bryan National Collegiate (March 29-31) Clover Cup (March 15-17) Agnes McAmis Memorial (April 1-2) Tar Heel Classic Casa de Campo (March 15-16) PING/ASU Invitational (March 29-31) Sunoco Campbell Oil Classic (March 25-26) Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (March 7-10) Barton Intercollegiate (March 11-12) Darius Rucker Intercollegiate (March 7-10) North Florida Collegiate (March 3-5) Pinehurst Intercollegiate (March 13-15) Sunoco Campbell Oil Classic (March 25-26) Low Country Invitational (March 4-5) Coker Invitational (March 18-19) French Broad Collegiate Invitational (March 25-26) Low Country Intercollegiate (March 16-17) Evans Derby Experience (March 23-25) Bryan National Collegiate (March 29-31) Jekyll Island Collegiate (March 15-17)

This chart lists players from the Triangle Golf Today coverage area who finished in the top half of a field in collegiate events of at least two rounds played March 1-April 4.

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James Mishoe Guilford

Carter Cheek Methodist

Joshua Martin North Carolina

Jacob Lowe Methodist

Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest

Natalie Petersen Georgia Southern

Casey Burroughs UNC Pembroke www.trianglegolf.com

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No mystery in Migliaccio’s golf game Wake Forest star embarks on writing career

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By KURT DUSTERBERG

milia Migliaccio is riding a charter bus with her Wake Forest teammates, heading to Charlotte Douglas International Airport. While the rest of the team relaxes ahead of a flight to the Dominican Republic for a tournament, she is chatting away on her cell phone.

“At least the bus is kind of loud,” Migliaccio says a bit self-consciously. “So it’s not like my voice is overpowering everyone.”

Maybe not her voice, but her golf game is another story.

The 19-year-old sophomore from Cary made quite an impression in her freshman year. Migliaccio earned second-team all-America honors from the Women’s Golf Coaches Association, was named ACC Freshman of the Year and made the Academic All-ACC Team -- not that she noticed right away.

“I had to send someone a link to my bio, and then I read it,” she says. “I was like, ‘wow, I got a lot of things last year.”’

It’s no accident that Migliaccio was unaware of the outside recognition.

“It’s definitely something I get excited about, and I am honored to have received them, but at the same time, it’s making sure you don’t put your worth in the awards,” she says. “My mom has always told me not to focus on awards, so I didn’t know about all these things.”

Her mother would know. Ulrika (Johansson) Migliaccio was on the Swedish national golf team before playing at the University of Arizona (1991-1995) with World Golf Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam. She works with her daughter on developing her mental approach to the game.

“At this point, she’s technically very sound, just understanding the difficulty of the sport, the patience, the process” says Ulrika Migliaccio, who also earned AllAmerica status as a freshman. “We really focus on the process and not the outcome. We try to take all the noise from the rankings and the tournaments and not focus on that.

We focus on staying in the present.”

That’s never a problem for Migliaccio, who embraces the demands of the game.

“I love travelling. The thought of playing week in and week out, it just makes me so excited. I just love the grind and the difficulty. The satisfaction of doing well is so high.

It’s so addicting, you just want to keep doing it.”

As her game hits new heights, her travel schedule only gets more hectic. For the second year in a row, she will play in the Arnold Palmer Cup, a collegiate matchplay event between the United States and an international team. This year’s event will be at The Alotian Club in Roland, Ark. Last year, the event was held in Evian-lesBains, France.

“You look to your right and you see Geneva. It looks like a painting. The water is so still,” she said. “Team events are my favorite. You have to make a putt and everyone is watching around the green. It was such a cool experience.”

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Although she is immersed in golf most of the year, Migliaccio makes time for another passion. She recently published her first work of fiction, Just an Illusion, a 487page mystery about a young woman who can’t outrun her troubled past. The novel grew from a creative writing class at Athens Drive High School, where she had to describe what happened when she entered an empty building, only to find a troubled person inside.

“Once I started writing about this mysterious person, I thought I could turn this into a book. Those instructions that he gave us roughly follow in my book.”

She hardly considers herself an accomplished writer, but like golf, she’s willing to put in the work.

“I don’t know all the ins-and-outs (of writing),” she says. “I’m just doing it because I’m passionate about it.

But I definitely plan it. As soon as you think it’s getting dry, something happens that’s suspenseful.

Some of it is kind of sad, but I have to write it because it’s what the characters are doing.”

She already has a follow-up in the works.

“When we were flying to California for our first tournament, the Wi-Fi didn’t work, so I couldn’t do homework,” she explains. “So I wrote the entire outline to the sequel.”

Migliaccio is a communications major with a double minor in English and journalism. She is determined to be a good student at a rigorous academic university.

“It was a big adjustment because it was easier to get an A in high school than it is in college,” she says. “You want to make sure you establish a good relationship with your professors so they’re understanding when you miss a lot of class for your sport.”

With so much time devoted to golf and academics, Migliaccio has precious few hours for the traditional college experience. Most of her independence and social life has to fit into the remaining hours.

“A lot of it revolves around

golf,” she says. “We have to make sure we schedule things properly. If you don’t, you can’t even breath.

You’re just running from class to practice to studying to tournaments. It can get really overwhelming.”

But somehow, she always finds just enough free time.

“I definitely have time for social events and hanging out with my team. We have so much fun together. I definitely still have time to be a kid.”

When her Wake Forest career is over, Migliaccio wants to play on the LPGA Tour. A lot can happen along the way to a career as a touring pro, but her track record suggests she is trending toward the top of women’s golf.

Last fall she won the Tar Heel Invitational in a field of 96 golfers. At the recent tournament at Casa de Campo Resort in the Dominican Republic, she tied for third place among 75, shooting a final-round 67.

“Honestly, college is the best way to prepare you for professional golf. All the best kids play,” says Migliaccio, who played in the U.S. Women’s Open in 2018. “If you can dominate in college golf, then it’s a really good indication that you can dominate the pro circuit.”

Her mother thinks Emilia has game and the makeup to make the dream come true.

“I really do,” Ulrika Migliacco says.

“She’s very well-rounded. She’s very strong mentally and technically. She’s had the opportunity to play with some great players. If you can hang with them, you’re probably doing OK. But we always believe in our own journey and just try to improve ourselves, versus comparing ourselves to other people.”

As she has passed through the ranks of junior golf to collegiate competition, Migliaccio has come to appreciate the difficulty of her goal.

“Now that I’m getting older, I’ve finally reflected that this is not going to be easy,” she says. “I’m not just going to go out there and start winning and start getting a bunch of money. It’s going to be really hard.

But it makes me want to work even harder to finish in the top of the money list.”

In the meantime, she’s grateful for these college years -- and all of the traveling and grinding seasons that have come before.

“If I didn’t play golf, I wouldn’t even travel to other places in the United States,” she says. “Now I have a reason to go places because I’m playing college golf and one day it will be my job. I definitely spend time reflecting on it and just remember how grateful I am that my parents gave me this opportunity to play golf. It’s really special.” www.trianglegolf.com

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

Men/Women USGA Qualifying April 24 – U.S. Senior Women’s Open, CC of Salisbury.

April 29 – U.S. Women’s Open, Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro.

May 1 – U.S. Open Local, River Landing, Wallace.

May 8 – U.S. Open Local, Duke University GC, Durham.

May 13 – U.S. Open Local, Pinewild CC (Magnolia), Pinehurst.

July 2 – U.S. Women’s Amateur, Bermuda Run CC. July 16 – U.S. Amateur Sectional, UNC Finley GC, Chapel Hill.

July 17 – U.S Senior Women’s Amateur, Maple Chase G&CC, Winston-Salem.

Aug. 15 – U.S. Mid-Amateur Sectional, High Point CC (Willow Creek).

Sept. 28 – U.S. Women’s Four-Ball for 2020, Pinewood CC, Asheboro.

CGA Seniors April 15-17 – Carolinas Senior Four-Ball, Dataw Island Club (Cotton Dike), Dataw Island, SC. May 7-9 – 34th North Carolina Senior Amateur, Bermuda Run CC. Selected qualifying sites: Salem Glen CC, Clemmons (April 23); Lochmere GC, Cary (April 29).

June 7-8 – 11th Carolinas Super Senior, Green Vally CC, Greenville, SC. Aug. 8-10 – 19th North Carolina Senior Four-Ball, Mill Creek GC, Mebane.

Sept. 9-10 – 12th North Carolina Super Senior, Croasdaile CC, Durham.

Sept. 30-Oct. 2 – 58th Carolinas Senior Amateur, Mimosa Hills G&CC, Morganton. Selected qualifying sites: Tanglewood Park, Clemmons (Aug. 29); Umtead Pines GC, Durham.

CGA Men May 3-6 – 68th Carolinas Four-Ball, Camden CC, SC. May 17-19 – 4th Carolinian Amateur, Keith Hills Club, Buies Creek.

June 13-16 – 59th North Carolina Amateur, Gaston CC, Gastonia. Selected qualifying sites: High Point CC Willow Creek (May 23); Mimosa Hills G&CC (May 29); GC at Chapel Ridge, Pittsboro (June 4); Keith Hills Club, Buies Creek (June 12).

July 11-14 – 105th Carolinas Amateur, Governors Club, Chapel Hill. Selected qualifying sites: Selected qualifying sites: Pinewood CC, Asheboro (June 20); Brier Creek CC, Raleigh (July 1).

July 31-Aug. 4 – 10th North Carolina Amateur Match Play, Catawba CC, Newton. Selected qualifying sites: Pinewood CC, Asheboro (June 20); Brier Creek CC, Raleigh (July 1).

Sept. 20-22 – North Carolina Mid-Amateur, The Club at Irish Creek, Kannapolis. Selected qualifying sites: Tanglewood Park, Clemmons (Aug. 28); Heritage GC, Wake Forest (Sept. 4); Deercroft GC, Aberdeen.

CGA Mixed Events July 19 – 53rd Carolinas Father-Son, Pinehurst area courses.

July 19 – 21st Carolinas Parent-Child, Pinehurst area courses.

Aug. 17-19 – 14th Carolinas Mixed Team Championship, Kiawah Island Resort Cougar Point.

CGA Women April 29-30 – 16th North Carolina Senior Women’s Amatuer, Chapel Hill CC. June 19-21 – 93rd Carolinas Women’s Amateur, Ballantyne CC, Charlotte.

July 8-10 – 64th Virginias-Carolinas Women’s Team Matches, The Resort at Glade Springs, Daniels, WV. July 23-25 – 22nd Carolinas Women’s Match Play, Furman University GC, Greenville, SC. Aug. 5-6 – 42nd Carolinas Women’s Four-Ball, Carolina CC, Spartanburg, SC.

Captain’s Choice or Texas Scramble April 11 – The Carlisle Cup, Chatmoss Country Club, Martinsville, Virginia, 12pm shotgun start. www.carlisleschool.org/give or call 276-6327288 ext. 231.

April 12 – 21st Annual Eden Rotary and YMCA Charity Golf Tournament , Oak Hills GC, Eden, 336-623-6381.

April 26 – Randy Parker Memorial Golf Tournament, Ironwood CC, Greenville, Contact randyparkermemorialgolftourney@gmail.com.

April 27 – Front & Back 9 Junior Golf Academy and 92.1 Choice FM Radio Annual Golf Tournament, Hedingham Golf Course, Raleigh, Contact www.frontback9.com or 919-280-2640.

May 2 – 13th Annual Rescue Mission Charity Golf Tournament, Maple Chase, Winston-Salem. Rob Hillmer 336-723-1848 ext. 123.

May 5 –7th Annual Golf Day for MDA, Zebulon Country Club, Zebulon, $60 per player. Contact Ron 919-333-6442.

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May 6 – FCA/Taylor Memoria Golf Classic benefiting Eastern NC Fellowship of Christian Athletes, Brook Valley CC, Greenville. Contact Dave Wall dwall@fca.org.

May 9 – Young Life of the Foothills, Pilot Knob Park GC, Pilot Mountain, Contact foothillsyounglife@gmail.com.

May 18 – 2nd Annual Aaron Kovac Memorial Golf Tournament, 2 Man Texas Scramble, Forest Park CC, Martinsville, Contact Chis Clark clarkchris488@gmail.com or 276-632-1711.

May 20 – Setzer Wide Open benefiting the Dr. Barclay I. Setzer Fund, Forsyth CC, WinstonSalem, Contact setzerwideopen@gmail.com.

May 25 – Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Scholarship Golf Tournament, Oak Hills Golf Club, Eden, 8am start. Contact Anthony Pass 336-589-0492 or Wayne Moore 276-732-2379.

May 31 – 26th Kernersville Civitan Golf Classic, Pine Knolls, Kernersville 1pm start. Contact Bob Berrier 336-345-2653

Amateur Individual April 27-28 – 23rd annual Triad Golf Today Tournament of Champions, Greensboro National GC, Summerfield. By invitation only to 2018 club champions and other tournament winners. Also, senior division for champions of events for ages 55-over. Steve Williams 336-280-3722.

April 27-28 – Bud Kivett Memorial, Blair Park & Oak Hollow GC, High Point. Medal play in flights. 336-883-3260.

May 18-19 – High Point Memorial, Blair Park GC, High Point. Medal play in flights. 336-883-3497.

May 25-26 – Durham Amateur, Hillandale GC, Durham. Medal play in flights. 919-286-4211.

May 31-June 1-2 – Asheboro City Amateur, Asheboro Municipal, Holly Ridge GL, Pinewood CC. (Randolph County residents only).

336-625-4158.

June 7-9 – Alamance County Open Amateur, Indian Valley GC, Brookwood GC and Southwick GC. Medal play in flights. Not restricted to Alamance residents. 336-584-7871 or 336-227-2582.

June 8-9 – Bob Howerton Invitational, Kinderton CC, Clarksville, Va. 434-374-8822.

June 22-23 – Chair City Open, Winding Creek GC, Thomasville. Medal play in flights.

336-475-5580.

June 22-23 – Wake County Amateur, Pine Hollow GC, Clayton. Medal play in flights. Not restricted to Wake County residents. 919-553-4554.

July 6-7 – Joe Wood Memorial, Cedarbrook CC, Elkin. Medal play in flights. 336-835-2320.

July 13-14 – Danville Invitational, Danville GC, Va.. Medal play in flights. 434-792-7225.

July 20-21 – N.C. Players Championship, Tanglewood (Championship). Kitty Visintine 336-703-6420.

July 27-28 – 33rd Dugan Aycock Davidson County Amateur, Lexington GC. Medal play in flights. 336-248-3950.

July 27-28 – The Triad Amateur Golf Classic, 36 holes stroke play. Ages 16-over. High Point CC Willow Creek course. 336-869-2416.

July 27-28 – 58th annual Chatmoss Invitational, Chatmoss CC, Martinsville. Medal play in flights.

Also senior division. 276-638-7648.

Aug. 3-4 – 51st annual Tech Authority Invitational, Pennrose Park CC, Reidsville. Medal play in flights. 336-349-5163.

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

Aug. 9-11 – 72nd Forsyth County Amateur Invitational, Reynolds Park GC, Pine Knolls GC,

For the latest tournament schedule, now updated daily, go to www.trianglegolf. com then click on Tournaments Tanglewood (Championship). Medal play in flights. Bobby Hege 336-416-3289.

Aug. 24-25 – Crooked Tree Amateur, Crooked Tree GC, Brown Summit. Medal play in flights.

336-656-3211.

Sept. 28-29 — Steve Welch Fall Classic, Asheboro Municipal GC. Medal play in flights. Also super senior division for ages 65-over. 336-625-4158.

Senior Individual April 22 – Greater Greensboro Senior Games, Country Hills GC, Gibsonville. Age divisions for men and women, beginning at age 50. For Guilford, Rockingham, Forsyth, Alamance and Randolph county residents. Qualifiers advance to State Senior Games. 336-373-7567.

May 15-16 – Alamance Senior Amateur (not restricted to Alamance residents), Indian Valley GC, Burlington. Flights and age divisions beginning at age 50. 336-584-7871.

May 20-21 – 10th annual Sport Durst Durham Senior Amateur Championship (Seniors 55-over, Super Seniors 65-over and Legends 70-over), Croasdaile CC, Durham.

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

May 30-31 – 58th Forsyth Seniors, Winston Lake GC and Reynolds Park GC. Limited to Forsyth County residents 50-over with play in age divisions. Bobby Hege 336-416-3289.

July 6-7 – Joe Wood Memorial, Cedarbrook CC, Elkin. Medal play in flights ages 55-over.

336-835-2320.

July 13-14 – Danville Invitational, Danville GC, Va.. Medal play in flights. Super Senior division also, depending on entries. 434-792-7225.

July 27-28 – 8th annual Davidson County Senior Amateur, Lexington GC. Ages 55-over. Medal play in flights. 336-248-3950.

July 27-28 – The Triad Amateur Golf Classic, 36 holes stroke play. Ages 55-over. High Point CC Willow Creek course. 336-869-2416.

Ladies Individual/Team May 22 – 30th annual Kathleen Bryan Championship, Bryan Park, Browns Summit.

336-375-2200.

June 13 – Crooked Tree Ladies Invitational, Crooked Tree GC, Brown Summit. 336-656-3211.

June 15 – Kinderton Ladies Invitational, Kinderton CC, Clarksville, Va. 434-374-8822.

Aug. 24-25 – 53rd annual Colonial Country Club Ladies Invitational, Colonial CC, Thomasville.

Pre-flighted CGA ranking event. Beth Smith 336-442-7589.

Amateur Team April 13-14 – Lexington Spring Two Ball, Lexington Golf Club, Lexington. 336-248-3950.

April 27-28 – 23rd annual Triad Golf Today Interclub Challenge, Greensboro National GC, Summerfield. Teams consist of four players, either regulars or seniors 55-over. Best two scores on each hole. Steve Williams 336-280-3722.

June 1-2 – Oak Hollow 2-Man Open, Oak Hollow GC, High Point. 336-883-3260.

June 8-9 – Goodyear Invitational Two-Man, Goodyear GC, Danville. 434-797-1909.

June 22-23 – Lynrock Memorial Two-Man, Lynrock GC, Eden. 336-623-6110.

July 6-7 – Tuscarora Two-Man Invitational, Tuscarora CC, Danville. Medal play in flights. 434-724-4191.

July 20-21 – Indian Valley Classic 2-man bestball. Indian Valley GC, Burlington. Flighted medal play. 336-584-7871.

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Junior Golf Scoreboard TYGA 3rd Archdale-Trinity Chamber Junior Open

Holly Ridge Golf Links Archdale, NC March 16-17, 2019 Boys 16-18 Division - 6,579 1 Jack Heath, Charlotte 70-70--140 2 Casey Osiecki, New Bern 71-72--143 3 Nicholas Mathews, Mebane 77-68--145 3 Eston Lee, Four Oaks 76-69--145 Selected Others 10 Luke Nelson, Raleigh 74-75--149 10 Columb Knight, Raleigh 77-72--149 16 Daniel Adkins, Holly Springs 76-75--151 23 Garrett Risner, Holly Springs 80-74--154 29 Parker Cumbea, Fuquay Varina 81-74--155 40 Colin Dutton, Foxfire Village 84-75--159 52 Harrison Kuehl, Raleigh 91-89--180 Boys 13-15 Division - 6,579 1 Jackson Bode, Pinehurst 73-74--147 2 Ryan Macri, Wake Forest 78-70--148 2 Owen Kose, Holly Springs 73-75--148 Selected Others 4 Kareem Elkassem, Raleigh 72-79--151 4 Hampton Roberts, Cary 76-75--151 6 Daniel Boone, Fuquay Varina 77-75--152 8 Michael La Sasso, Raleigh 81-75--156 11 Quinlan Polin, Cary 83-75--158 13 Holand Giles, Pinehurst 81-78--159 15 Benjamin Hays, Cary 79-81--160 19 Jack Webster, Raleigh 88-80--168 Girls 16-18 Division - 5,727 1 Macie Burcham, Greensboro 72-75--147 2 Mara Hirtle , Pinehurst 78-73--151 3 Victoria Cook, Reidsville 80-72--152 Selected Others 4 Jaclyn Kenzel, Southern Pines 80-74--154 9 Emily Brubaker, Raleigh 81-82--163 10 Carson Jenkins, Raleigh 82-84--166 12 Toni Blackwell, Fayetteville 87-83--170 14 Ashton Gupton, Smithfield 86-86--172 Girls 13-15 Division - 5,727 1 Ella Kue, King Mountain 80-79--159 2 Megan Morris, Cary 80-80--160 3 Emily Mathews, Mebane 81-81--162 Selected Others 5 Justine Pennycooke, Cary 81-85--166 7 Anna Claire Bridge, Raleigh 83-85--168 9 Ella Perna, Durham 87-88--175

TYGA Tots One Day

The Cradle Pinehurst, NC March 16, 2019 Boys 10-11 Division - 789 1 Stephen Eastman, Raleigh 2 Jack Halloran, Pinehurst 2 Owen Setters, Pinehurst Selected Others 5 Xan Pitt, Wake Forest 6 Charles McPherson, Durham 10 Tvyrian Proylo, Southern Pines 11 Dylan Flores, Whispering Pines Boys 8-9 Division - 789 1 Sebastian Balbin, Pinehurst 2 Jake Brady, New Bern 3 Clint Bailey, Cary Selected Others 4 Cooper Laughman, Pinehurst 6 Colt Williams, Sanford 8 Liam Myles, Whispering Pines 10 Michael Wade, Pinehurst

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Boys 6-7 Division - 789 1 Hudson Brady, New Bern 2 Parker Stiles, Pinehurst 3 Levi Jinks, Spring Lake Girls 10-11 Division - 789 1 Gracie Song, Waxhaw 2 Sanaa Carter, Jacksonville 3 Addison Bidoli, Fayetteville Selected Others 5 Palmer Stiles, Pinehurst 6 Carmen Monge, Fayetteville 7 Hadley Zeh, Pinehurst Girls 8-9 Division - 789 1 Cameron Haracz, Pinehurst 2 Marley Hardebeck, Raeford 2 Taryn Eads, Fayetteville Girls 6-7 Division - 789 1 Zada Hannant, Pikeville 2 Kassidy Haracz, Pinehurst

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Keith Hills GC Buies Creek, NC March 9, 2019 Boys 10-11 Division - 2,000 1 Karson Tudor, Angier 2 Trey Everette, Fuquay Varina 3 Kaden James, Fuquay Varina Selected Others 4 Will Denning, Smithfield Girls 10-11 Division - 2,000 1 Nadeen Elkassem, Raleigh 2 Jewel Gilchrist López, Sanford 6-7 Division - 1,200 1 Hudson Brady, New Bern 2 Bryce Ransom, Shallotte 3 Emma James, Fuquay Varina

Aug. 10-11 – Madison-Mayodan Rotary Four-Ball Invitational, Deep Springs CC, Madison.

336-427-0950.

Aug. 17-18 – Danville Two-Man Invitational, Danville GC, Va. Medal play in flights.

434-792-7225.

Aug. 24-25 – Marvin Crowder 2-Ball, Kinderton CC, Clarksville, Va. 434-374-8822.

Oct. 19-20 – 36th annual Lexington BBQ Festival 2-person teams, Lexington GC. 336-248-3950.

Golfweek Amateur Tour 252-864-9161 April 13 – Greensboro National, Summerfield April 27 – Little River, Carthage May 4 – Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro May 11 – Grandover Resort (East), Greensboro May 18 – Anderson Creek, Spring Lake June 8 – Colonial CC, Thomasville

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Pinewild CC (Holly) Pinehurst, NC Feb. 24, 2019 Boys 16-18 Division - 6,388 1 Justin Guilford, Davidson 2 Casey Osiecki, New Bern 3 Todd Moyer, Cornelius Selected Others 7 Josh Lendach, Raleigh 11 Joey Pritchard, Pinehurst 16 Aidan Harrington, Raleigh 20 Harrison Kuehl, Raleigh Boys 14-15 Division - 6,388 1 Ryan Macri, Wake Forest 2 Branden Boyce, Spring Lake 3 Andrew Gallagher, Grimesland 3 Chris Ha, Fayetteville 3 Benjamin Hays, Cary Selected Others 6 Quinlan Polin, Cary 10 Christopher Woodell, Sanford Boys 12-13 Division - 5,341 1 Landon Merrell, Salisbury 2 Alex Bock, Morganton 3 Will Tharin, Rocky Mount Selected Others 9 Connor Williams, Sanford Girls 16-18 Division - 5,341 1 Katelyn Kenthack, Southern Pines 2 Toni Blackwell, Fayetteville 2 Napat Rattanaprakarn, Kenly Selected Others 6 Mary Sears Brown, Wake Forest 7 Darby Reeder, Smithfield

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Girls 12-15 Division - 5,341 1 Justine Pennycooke, Cary 2 Anna Claire Bridge, Raleigh 3 Heather Appelson, Wake Forest

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PKBGT Palmetto Classic

Greenville, NC Furman University GC March 30-31, 2019 Bell National - 5903 1 Anna Morgan, Spartanburg SC 2 Sara Im, Duluth GA 3 Alyssa Montgomery, Knoxville TN 3 Isabella van der Biest, Kingsport TN 3 Alexsandra Lapple, Ridgefield CT Selected Others 46 Erin Singleton, Apex Futures National - 5100 1 Grace Ridenour, Cary 2 Kinsley Smith, Raleigh 3 Shea Smith, Charlotte Selected Others 17 Lily Rowe, Raleigh

69-73--142 73-72--145 70-76--146 74-72--146 71-75--146 92-85--177 78-81--159 80-83--163 82-82--164 86-93--179

Commonwealth Classic

Palmyra, VA Lake Monticello GC March 30-31, 2019 Bell National - 5800 1 Lydia Swan, North East PA 2 Melissa Meng, Blacksburg VA 3 Kendall Turner, Chesapeake VA Selected Others 10 Sydney Yermish, Pinehurst 18 Deborah Spair, Raleigh 25 Anna Claire Bridge, Raleigh

76-73--149 76-74--150 75-79--154 80-80--160 84-81--165 87-82--169

Cape Fear Classic

Wilmington, NC CC of Landfall at UNCW March 23-24, 2019 Bell National - 5824 1 Kendall Turner, Chesapeake VA 2 Caroline Crumrine, Wilmington 3 Megan Kanaby, Chapel Hill Selected Others 8 Anna Claire Bridge, Raleigh 13 Lotte Fox, Raleigh 18 Emily Brubaker, Raleigh Futures National - 5168 1 Regan Clifford, Mount Pleasant SC 2 Paige Warren, Baltimore MD 3 Faith Garcia, Suffolk VA Selected Others 4 Grace Ridenour, Cary 6 Heather Appelson, Wake Forest 8 McKenzie Daffin, Fayetteville 8 Sophie Lauture, Raleigh 13 Ava Lucas, Raleigh 14 Catherine Vivongsy, Wake Forest 14 Kyleigh Harnsberger, Advance 16 McKayla Daffin, Fayetteville 17 Justine Pennycooke, Cary 23 Brooke Smith, Morrisville 25 Darby Reeder, Smithfiled

June 15 – The Preserve at Jordan Lake, Chapel Hill June 29 – Mill Creek GC, Mebane July 6 – Meadowlands GC, Winston-Salem July 13 – Carolina Trace (Lake), Sanford July 20-21 – Southern Regional at Kiawah Island Cougar Point and Ocean Course July 27 – Bryan Park (Champions), Brown Summit Aug. 3 – Pinewild (Holly), Pinehurst Aug. 10 – Chapel Ridge, Pittsboro Aug. 17 – Quail Ridge, Sanford Aug. 24 – Holly Ridge GL, Archdale Aug. 30-31 – Grand Strand Classic at Myrtle Beach National and Grande Dunes Sept. 14 – Longleaf GC, Southern Pines Sept. 28-29 – Local Finals, Bryan Park (both courses), Brown Summit

Senior Amateur Tour

88-81--169 90-85--175 90-96--186 75-78--153 83-74--157 81-77--158 83-76--159 83-82--165 85-82--167 88-79--167 82-90--172 92-82--174 87-87--174 86-89--175 87-89--176 92-95--187 92-98--190

NC One-Day Series

Longleaf GC Pinehurst, NC March 16, 2019 Prep NC - 5,549 1 Lydia Swan, North East PA 2 Trinity Muthomi, Kernersville

(ages 50-over) 910-964-1547 April 11 – Wildwood Green, Raleigh

75-72--147 79-79--158 86-76--162

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TRIANGLE’S TOP 10 JUNIOR GOLFERS Boys (High School, graduation year) 1 Akshay Bhatia, Wake Forest (Home School, 2020) 2 Spencer Oxendine, Fayetteville (Jack Britt HS, 2019) 3 Jackson Van Paris (O’Neal School, 2021) 4 Peter Foundation, Raleigh (Broughton HS, 2020) 5 Tyler Dechellis, Clayton (Clayton HS, 2021) 6 Kenan Poole, Raleigh (Ravenscroft, 2019) 7 Christopher Sperrazza, Raleigh (Cardinal Gibbons, 2019) 8 Garrett Risner, Holly Springs (Apex Friendship HS, 2020) 9 Symon Balbin, Pinehurst (Pinecrest HS, 2019) 10 Matias La Grutta, Raleigh (Panther Creek HS, 2020) Source: Tarheel Youth Golf Association as of 4/1/19 3 McKenzie Daffin, Fayetteville 3 Halynn Lee, Cary Selected Others 9 Deborah Spair, Raleigh 11 Heather Appelson, Wake Forest 15 Tyler Spriggs, Cary 19 Mary Sears Brown, Wake Forest Future Division - 5,026 1 Abbie Daquila, Mt. Pleasant 2 Madison Srinivasa, Raleigh 2 Georgia Chapman, Davidson Selected Others 4 Tyla McAffity, Raleigh 7 Kitson O’Neal, Pinehurst 7 McKayla Daffin, Fayetteville 7 Kinsley Smith, Raleigh 11 Darby Reeder, Smithfiled 11 Mackenzie Crossman, Pittsboro 14 Catherine Vivongsy, Wake Forest 16 Haylie George, Cary 24 Ava Lucas, Raleigh 25 Ava Zellman, Raleigh 28 Cate Pitterle, Cary 32 Lily Kate Watson, Wake Forest

Tar Heel Classic

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Chapel Hill, NC UNC-Chapel Hill Finley GC March 9-10, 2019 Bell National - 5950 1 Sydney Yermish, Pinehurst 69-76--145 2 Caroline Curtis, Richmond VA 70-75--145 3 Riley Hamilton, Reidsville 74-72--146 Selected Others 9 Maria Atwood, Holly Springs 77-73--150 14 Mara Hirtle, Pinehurst 75-79--154 29 Angelique Seymour, Fayetteville 81-79--160 39 Halynn Lee, Cary 83-83--166 Prep Preview - 5650 1 Lexi Schulman, Vernon Hills IL 71-78--149 2 Macy Pate, Boone 74-77--151 3 Megan Morris, Cary 76-76--152 3 Sydney Hackett, Ashburn VA 81-71--152 Selected Others 5 McKenzie Daffin, Fayetteville 80-78--158 15 Heather Appelson, Wake Forest 82-84--166 17 Anna Claire Bridge, Raleigh 83-84--167

April 18 – Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro April 25 – Chapel Ridge, Pittsboro May 9 -- Bryan Park (Players), Brown Summit May 16 -- Anderson Creek GC, Spring Lake May 30 -- Colonial CC, Thomasville June 6 -- Quaker Cree GC, Mebane June 13 – Umstead Pines GC, Durham June 27 – Mill Creek, Mebane July 11 – Carolina Trace (Creek), Sanford July 18 – Challenge GC, Graham July 25 – River Ridge GC, Raleigh Aug. 1 – Quail Ridge, Sanford Aug. 5-6 -- Senior Open at Peninsula Club and Northstone CC, Charlotte Aug. 15 – Holly Ridge GL, Archdale Aug. 22 -- Keith Hills CC, Buies Creek Sept. 5 – Pinewild (Holly), Pinehurst Sept. 12 – Stoney Creek GC, Whitsett Sept. 19 – Bryan Park (Champions), Brown Summit

Girls (High School, graduation year) 1 Nicole Adam, Pinehurst (O’Neal School, 2020) 2 Maria Atwood, Holly Springs (Holly Springs HS, 2022) 3 Megan Kanaby, Chapel Hill (Cardinal Gibbons, 2019) 6 Mara Hirtle, Pinehurst (Pinecrest HS, 2020) 5 Halynn Lee, Cary (Green Hope HS, 2021) 4 Angelique Seymour, Fayetteville (Jack Britt HS, 2019) 7 Lotte Fox, Raleigh (Wakefield HS, 2020) 8 Jaclyn Kenzel, Southern Pines (Pinecrest HS, 2020) 9 Toni Blackwell, Fayetteville (Cape Fear HS, 2020) 10 Deborah Spair, Raleigh (Ravenscroft HS, 2020) 22 Erin Singleton, Apex 22 Tyler Spriggs, Cary 24 Carson Jenkins, Raleigh Futures National - 5100 1 Elizabeth Tucci, New Market MD 2 Mary Sears Brown, Wake Forest 2 Josephine Nguyen, Springfield VA Selected Others 5 Sophie Lauture, Raleigh 9 Emerson Dever, Durham 11 Grace Ridenour, Cary 14 Catherine Vivongsy, Wake Forest 17 Kinsley Smith, Raleigh 19 Ava Lucas, Raleigh

84-89--173 85-88--173 89-85--174 81-73--154 80-74--154 77-77--154 76-80--156 78-86--164 83-84--167 85-84--169 86-84--170 90-83--173

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Pinehurst, NC Pinehurst #5 March 2-3, 2019 Junior/Senior Division - 6,617 1 Harrison Wierse, Wilmington 73-74--147 2 Robert Dudeck III, Williamsburg, VA 77-79--156 3 Columb Knight, Raleigh 78-79--157 Selected Others 8 Jacob Girouard, Raleigh 83-79--162 11 Brendan Kelly, Raleigh 89-79--168 13 Wesley Aitken, Foxfire Village 90-88--178 13 Cade Russell, Raleigh 91-87--178 Freshman/Sophomore Division - 6,617 1 Benjamin Bailey, Huntersville 79-73--152 1 Colin Dutton, Foxfire 75-77--152 1 Rohan Saxena , Ashburn, VA 78 - 74--152 Selected Others 4 Alan Van Asch, Raleigh 79-75--154 6 Chris Ha, Fayetteville 81-78--159 Girls Division - 5,685 1 Jaclyn Kenzel, Southern Pines 76-78--154 1 Mara Hirtle, Pinehurst 79-75--154 3 Angelique Seymour, Fayetteville 84-75--159 Selected Others 4 Katelyn Kenthack, Southern Pines 84-79--163 7 Natalie Martinho-Stansbury, Raleigh 87-93--180 9 Kaitlyn Rand, Raleigh 91-94--185 10 Mary Sears Brown, Wake Forest 98-91--189 12 Ava Zellman, Raleigh 103-98--201

USGA Junior Qualifying June 17 – U.S. Junior Sectional, CC of Salisbury.

CGA Junior Boys April 13-14 – 11th Jimmy Anderson Invitational, Jacksonville CC, NC. Qualifying Site: Siler City CC (April 6).

June 25-28 – 52nd North Carolina Junior, Lonnie Poole GC, Raleigh.

July 1-2 – 23rd North Carolina Junior 13-under, Asheboro Municipal GC. July 23-25 – 70th Carolinas Junior, River Landing CC (River), Wallace.

July 30-Aug. 1 – 15th Dogwood State Junior, River Run CC, Davidson. Qualifying site: Sapona GC, Lexington.

Aug. 10-11 – 37th Carolinas-Virginias Team Matches, Boonesboro CC, Lynchburg, Va.

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office, on the golf course, out to lunch, go away I don’t want to talk to you.

Smart phones are so much a part of today’s golf that the Carolinas Golf Association encourages players to post scores while playing using the application Golf Genius.

More players are listening to music or live sports. Note to these folks… keep the volume down, others in your group will not like a backswing accented with a Miley Cyrus scream, Yeah-Ya. A true gift of smart phones is giving players of a certain age the freedom to be on the golf course while staying in touch with a partner struggling with health issues. Countless times I have been with a player who checked in mid-round.

The news allowed her to play on with confidence or to make the choice to step away. Either way, she was granted a couple hours to recharge. There was a time when she would have been housebound all day.

So, take your phone to the golf course. Mute the ringer, set the autoreply, log into scoring software or Rules of Golf or your personal playlist.

It’s your life, your game, put golf on your calendar and get out there.

June 21 – Bryan Park (Players), Brown Summit.

June 24 – Mill Creek GC, Mebane.

July 5 – Pinewood CC, Asheboro.

July 9-10 – NOVA Championship Hidden Creek CC, Reston, Va. July 19-20 – Precision Championship, Bryan Park (Champions), Brown Summit.

July 27-28 – Wolfpack Classic, Lonnie Poole GC, Raleigh.

Aug. 3 – Bermuda Run (West).

Aug. 10-11 – Chapel Hill Classic, Finley GC, Chapel Hill.

Aug. 17-18 – Tour Championship, Pine Needles GC, Southern Pines.

Aug. 25 – Pinehurst No. 3.

Sept. 21-22 – N.C. Series Finale, Colonial CC, Thomasville.

June 17--Goodyear Golf Club June 24--Ringgold Golf Club June 25-28--Youth Golf Camp July 8--Caswell Pines Golf Club July 14--Tuscarora Country Club July 22--Danville Golf Club July 29--Southern Hills Golf Course Aug. 1--Awards Banquet @Southern Hills, 6pm

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By BETSEY MITCHELL requires all of us to check our cell phones into a charging station at the pro shop, to heck that mirror again. I think looked in the mirror recently Bets and be picked up after our round.

Now that’s you might have seen Wilford I didn’t like what I saw. And I’m not progress.

Brimley. At least you are carrying referring to my Tom Selleck-like musI know I’m not alone, having many a on like a grumpy old man. tache that is more salt than pepper these round ruined when I couldn’t resist checkBlame the ridiculous quantity of rainy days. ing my emails 15 minutes into the round, days followed by soggy fairways for the I’m talking about reflection here girl, reduction in play days. That coupled with reflection in terms of my golf game. And not worrying the next 17 holes about getting a failure to give your game a little more the quality of it, since I’m still a 12-handicap the task done.

It’s also a sick feeling when you don’t priority in your life. I know because I (I think), but my frequency in regards to teecheck your emails on your have been guilty of the ing it up for 18 holes with buddies. phone over a five-hour same thing.

My golf rounds are down 95 percent period, knowing for sure When a regular schedover the last five years, and like most of when the round is over ule is disrupted by huryou who read this publication, I’m a “golf more than 100 messages ricanes, relentless bands guy.” I have played one round – of course will be waiting. We’re of showers, and 38° morna Captain’s Choice event – since October. stuck in the technology ings it is easy to settle What the hell is wrong with me Bets? I am turnbuckle, aren’t we Bets? DUELING DIVOTS into a new pattern. My truly ashamed.

Not really. How often handicap has shot up five I think I was able to figure it out have we heard that golf is way more menstrokes and I have posted only six rounds recently researching a story on the state of tal than physical? So it’s time to get menthis year. golf ranges (excuse me, practice facilities) tally tough the next time we all pull into I’m just now starting to feel the itch to across the country. Technology has taken the parking lot for a round of golf.

Open get back on the course. over that part of the game too, and it has That gray mustache is blocking your taken over my life, robbing me of the game the glove box, turn the phone off, and close the door. techno brain. Smart phones are the reality I love – golf.

Spring time is for smelling the roses, of today. Learn to use it to your advanDon’t let it happen to you guys. not stressing over cells. I hope you will all tage.

I cringed when I recently got a press join me for a relaxing round of golf. I know Put off those email messages with release for a cell phone holder that fits I’m long overdue.

Auto-reply. You get to choose; out of the into the cup holder of golf carts. I have a

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CALENDAR Aug. 13-15 – Hope Valley Invitational, Hope Valley CC, Durham.

CGA Junior Girls May 11-12 – 14th Vicki DiSantis Junior, Pine Island CC, Charlotte.

June 11-14 – North Carolina Junior, Wilson CC. June 26-27 – Twin States Junior, Rolling Hills CC, Monroe.

July 9-11 – 15th Dogwood State Junior, Salem Glen CC, Clemmons.

July 15-16 – 13th Carolinas Girls 15 & Under, CC of Whispering Pines (Pines).

July 30-Aug 1 – 63rd Carolinas Junior, Columbia CC, Blythewood, SC. Aug. 10-11 – 18th Girls Mid-Atlantic Challenge Matches, Brook Valley CC, Greenville, NC. Aug. 13-15 – Hope Valley Invitational, Hope Valley CC, Durham.

TYGA Boys/Girls Selected events; complete schedule at tygajuniorgolf.org • 910-673-1000 April 25 – Pinehurst High School Invitational, Pinehurst No. 8.

April 27 – Tots One-Day, TPC Wakefield, Raleigh.

April 27-28 – Sapona Junior Open, Sapona GC, Lexington.

May 18 – Tots One Day, High Point CC (Emerywood).

June 2 – One-Day, Bryan Park (Players).

June 11-12 – Maple Chase Junior, Maple Chase G&CC, Winston-Salem.

June 12 – One-Day, Talamore GC, Southern Pines.

June 20 – One-Day, Foxfire Resort.

June 21 – One Day, CC of Whispering Pines (Pines).

June 24 – One-Day, Chapel Hill CC. June 24 – One-Day, Gillespie Park, Greensboro.

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June 24 – One-Day, Gates Four CC, Fayetteville.

June 27 – One-Day, Colonial CC, Thomasville.

June 28 – One-Day, Wendell CC. July 1 – One-Day, Lexington GC. July 8 – One-Day, Legacy GL, Aberdeen.

July 9 – Jack Ratz Jr. Memorial, Wildwood Green GC, Raleigh.

July 10-11 – High Point Junior, Blair Park and Oak Hollow.

July 16 – One-Day, Cedarbrook CC, Elkin.

July 18 – One-Day, Salem Glen CC, Clemmons.

July 22 – One-Day, Mid Pines GC, Southern Pines.

July 22 – One-Day, Asheboro Municipal.

July 25 – One-Day, Sanford GC. July 30-31 – Roy Jones Junior, Kinston CC. Aug. 3 – Tots One-Day, Asheboro Municipal GC. Aug. 5 – SAS Junior, Prestonwood CC, Cary.

Aug. 5 – One-Day, Jamestown Park GC, Jamestown.

Aug. 7 – One-Day, Greensboro National GC, Summerfield.

Aug. 19 – One-Day, Pinehurst No. 6.

Aug. 24 – Tots One-Day, Gillespie Park GC, Greensboro.

Sept. 14-15 – TYGA State Championship, Southern Wayne CC, Mt. Olive.

Peggy Kirk Bell Girls Tour Majors and Selected Triad and Triangle Events Complete listing at pkbgt.org • 336-347-8537 April 13-14 – Mid-Atlantic Championship, Bulle Rock GC, Harve De Grace, Md. April 27-18 – Carolinas Classic, Carolina Trace CC (Lake), Sanford.

May 18-19 – Gate City Classic, Forest Oaks GC, Greensboro.

May 25-27 – PKBGT Open Championship, CC of Salisbury.

June 8 – Sapona GC, Lexington.

Tarheel Golf Foundation Tour Boys Grades 1-12 tarheelgolf.org • 919-291-5813 April 19-20 – ACC Junior Amateur, Finley GC, Chapel Hill.

May 11-12 – Players Championship, Bryan Park, Brown Summit.

May 26-27 – Golf Pride Championship, Pine Needles GC, Southern Pines.

July 15-16 – Sedgefield Junior, Sedgefield CC (Dye), Greensboro.

Sept. 1-2 – Mid-Pines Junior, Mid Pines GC, Southern Pines.

Oct. 19-20 – Western Carolinas Junior, CC of Salisbury.

Danville Junior Golf Tour 434-793-2582 June 15--Parent/Child Team Golf, Southern Hills Golf Course

Drive, Chip and Putt Boys/Girls ages 7-15 • 336-398-2848.

Selected Local Qualifying Sites June 1 – Methodist University GC, Fayetteville.

June 8 – Pinewild CC, Pinehurst.

June 12 – Bryan Park, Brown Summit.

June 17 – Maple Chase G&CC, Winston-Salem.

June 19 – Hope Valley CC, Durham.

June 27 – Finley GC, Chapel Hill.

June 28 – Finley GC, Chapel Hill.

Subregionals Aug. 10 – Grandover Resort, Greensboro.

Aug. 17 – Duke University GC, Durham.

Other Junior Events April 20-21 – HJGT Raleigh Junior, The Neuse GC, Clayton. Boys/Girls Ages 8-18.

407-614-2962.

May 6-7 – NCHSAA Boys Regionals at various sites.

May 13-14 – NCHSAA Boys States at various sites.

May 13-14 – NCISAA Boys States at various sites.

June 18-19 – Surry County Junior Championship, Mt. Airy CC and Cedarbrook CC. Surry County boys and girls only. 336-835-2320 July 1-3 – North & South Junior, Pinehurst courses. Ages 15-18. 910-295-6811.

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