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ports can be full cynicism these days, and golf is not immune. There are cheating scandals, slow play controversies, on course rages, and on and on. So, when a feel-good story comes along embrace it. The following is one of those feel-good stories right in our own backyard. Tyler Spriggs swung her first golf club at Knights Play Golf Center in Apex wearing a red and white Hello Kitty shirt, jeans and her favorite blue and white tennis shoes. At less than 4-feet tall, the 6-year-old carried her kid-size starter clubs and beginner bag holding great expectations for herself. She is now one of the few females of color playing high school golf across North Carolina thanks in large part to her parent’s support and the Triangle Women In Golf (TWIG) KIDZ Program. “Tyler just fit right in,” says Valerie Willis, who coordinates TWIG KIDZ partnership opportunities, golf clinics, and mentorship and social activities. “Now that she’s older, we can always count on her to help mentor the younger girls as well as show them what you can accomplish with hard work, determination and a positive attitude.” TWIG was founded in 1997 and the KIDZ Program followed four years later. The KIDZ Program focuses on introducing and supporting African-American girls (ages 8 to 18) interested in learning and enjoying golf. “We started the program thinking that we would try and introduce it to kids who wouldn’t necessarily have the opportunity to play, so we targeted at-risk kids at the Garner Road YMCA,” said TWIG president Renée Allain-Stockton. “The program ran in that direction for about 3-4 years and then we realized that golf is such a time-consuming sport we switched the target to members of TWIG and friends who had girls who were interested in learning the game. We switched to an application process and we’ve had some girls in the program for eight years now. “We’re so pleased we’ve been able to get these girls into the program at an early age and now get them into single digit handicaps while most of us are still struggling with handicaps in the 20s,” she added. “To see them blossom over the years is the most rewarding part of it. We have found girls who are passionate about the game and offer them the lessons, the support and the exposure to be able to play with other women who love the game as well, so it becomes a lifetime sport for them.” There are approximately 50 members in TWIG and 12-15 youths in the KIDZ Program. “The TWIG ladies go above and beyond to support Tyler and all of the TWIG KIDZ participants,” said Perdita Spriggs, Tyler’s mother. “They inspire the girls both on and off the course with active 4

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professional and community endeavors underscoring that dreams are possible, especially when you incorporate the First Tee Nine Core Values – integrity, honesty, responsibility, confidence, respect, sportsmanship, perseverance, courtesy and judgment – into your daily life and believe in yourself,” Through the organization’s partnership with North Carolina State University’s Lonnie Poole Golf youth program, Willis “recognized Tyler was ready to learn another aspect of golf” and approached TWIG KIDZ youth golf coach Scott Clagg and asked if Tyler could help train the younger TWIG girls during their golf lessons. He agreed, and learning how to coach golf is offering Tyler a new perspective and adding value to her golf portfolio. “I really enjoy participating in TWIG KIDZ,” says Tyler, an A-B honor roll student at Green

Hope High School in Cary. “I’ve made some really good friends through the program, and the TWIG ladies are extremely nice, supportive and truly interested in my academic and golf achievements.” This past season as a ninth-grader at Green Hope, she posted 18-hole scores in the high 70s to help her team win the Triangle-8 Conference title and runner-up finish in the 4-A regional championship. Tyler was selected First Team All-Conference. “I’m just amazed and so proud when I watch her play,” says her dad Richard, an avid golfer himself who has caddied by Tyler’s side or cheered from the cart path, dedicating countless hours to practice and tournaments. “Tyler is more than my playing partner. She’s developing into a remarkable, all-around junior golfer and young woman. I know that golf will be a part of her life forever.”

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NEXT ISSUE: April 7, 2020 On the Cover: Duke women’s coach Dan Brooks poses with the team’s seven national championship trophies as he gets ready to enter the Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame. Photo by David Droschak www.trianglegolf.com

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Quite A Haul Duke’s Dan Brooks elected to Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame By David Droschak

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hen legendary Duke men’s golf coach Rod Myers passed away in 2007, Duke athletic director Joe Alleva offered women’s coach Dan Brooks the position, a seemingly nice plum for a job well done over the years with the school’s successful female golfers. “I turned it down immediately,” Brooks said. “I felt like I had developed some skills in coaching women and I just liked what I was doing.” As it turned out, some “mad skills” at developing championship-caliber teams and dozens of All-ACC and All-American talents. Brooks, 61, who heads into his 36th season as the head coach of the Duke women’s golf team, will join an illustrious group of Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame members that include the likes of Arnold Palmer, Peggy Kirk Bell, Raymond Floyd, Tom Fazio and Donald Ross at an April banquet at Hope Valley Country Club in Durham. Brooks has captured a remarkable seven national titles with the Blue Devils in the last 21 seasons, in addition to 20 career Atlantic Coast Conference championships and 136 team wins – the most of any women’s golf coach in NCAA Division I history. Brooks has been named national coach of the year seven times while leading the Blue Devils to 17 top five national finishes. He is arguably the most decorated coach in any sport in ACC history. Over the last two decades in particular, Brooks began to realize that less was more, often limiting his female squads to just six or seven golfers. “His coaching style in some way is kind of unique in that he is not just going to keep firing to see what sticks to the wall,” said former Carolinas PGA executive director Ron Schmid, who Brooks replaced at Duke in the 1980s. “If you look at those squads, you can just see how those kids really become a family. When the entire team is playing all the time they learn to work as a family. It’s really neat to see.” Duke has won a lot under Brooks, but the coach admitted he and his team rarely talk about “winning.” “Everything we do is about the process,” Brooks said. “We don’t set a lot of goals. Winning is an assumption; it’s there and you can count on it being there because our golfers are high achievers. The idea of winning is very, very high and we don’t hide from the idea, but we just don’t spend that much time on it. We try to make things competitive so they’re comfortable with competition. That is kind of how I prep them and I stress keeping a perspective on things, for them to realize that golf is a game; and that you leave golf on the golf course and never take it home. It’s very www.trianglegolf.com

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simple stuff but can be hard to do. “It is important to me that my players have a life on campus other than golf. I probably ask less of them hours-wise than a lot of coaches do. We’re a high academic school and there are also a lot of just amazing people at Duke so I want them to be able to be friends with and to get to know them. To inundate them with practice would not be a good thing. If golf is not everything to them in life then wins will be special and the lows won’t be too devastating.” Brooks heads into the 2020 spring season with another top team that looks to repeat as national champions. “The (Carolinas Hall of Fame) reflection thing is a little hard because I’m still at it, still going hard, so I think more forward than I look back,” Brooks said. “But probably the most astounding thing about the years I’ve been with the Duke women’s team is how golf has evolved. The numbers the female golfers are shooting now are amazing … and how the different eras have taken scoring to different levels. You don’t see those sort of scoring jumps on the men’s side because the talent level in men’s golf has been very deep for a long time. What has made women’s golf exciting is this incredible improvement, and I’ve been able to be with that for all 36 years, and really observe some amazing things. Your team culture now has to be ready for freshmen to come in and be astoundingly good. It has made it very exciting.” Brooks is a former star golfer at Oregon State and a self-proclaimed West Coast guy who never really envisioned being a college coach. “I was a golf pro at a club Boise, Idaho, and then all of the sudden I’m coaching a women’s college team and I was just 25 years old. I had no expectations but I came to really enjoy it,” Brooks said.

“He is that guy who is always doing things at the highest level, and when he was hired it was easy to see he was all about the kids, all about the studentathletes,” added Schmid, who nominated Brooks for the Carolinas Hall of Fame. “Everything Dan does is going to be anchored with ‘is this the best thing for the kids that I am working with?’ He looks out for what’s best for everyone else before Dan Brooks. That’s a great cornerstone to have.” And these are just not your average run-of-the-mill college golfers Brooks has been mentoring for much of his career as Duke’s academic demands can, and often do, trump athletics. “Over time, you learn to pay attention to warning signs or red flags in terms of recruiting,” Brooks said. “You have to not only observe the things that are extremely positive but some things that may be more negative. I learned to become a better observer of character and talent as you built a team, and then pay attention to those things that you see and actually act on those things rather than not see them or ignore them, and if you do you will pay the price later. We’ve had incredible women on

our teams, and it takes a little bit of knowledge to bring together people who are really going to be a nice blend for a team. And it isn’t just talent. Talent is a big part of it, but it’s definitely not just all about talent.” Brooks has learned patience, saying his No. 1 lesson over the years and advice he has for aspiring college coaches is to “sleep on it” when required to make tough coaching decisions. “As a journalist you have to get things out but as a golf coach I had to learn how to slow down and be patient,” he said. “Sometimes you just have to step back and let things work themselves out. You have to decide whether to involve yourself or not, and that’s a very simple thing that time teaches you. You can act immediately in this job and it will make you feel good for 10 minutes, and then you’ll pay the price, or you can sleep on it, be patient about it, give it some thought, make sure you get all the facts, and then decide at that point. And that goes for really any sort of job. “The thing I come back to all the time is that golf is a walk through life. It’s a metaphor, a cliché – it’s something that is just so wrapped up in the human experience. It’s great to be a part of helping them learn to manage life, because golf is just a bunch of failures and successes, wins and losses, and great excitements and punishing experiences, all wrapped up in one little sport.” Brooks admits that one of the highest honors in golf in the Carolinas is a bit overwhelming. “When I was playing college golf in Oregon and then working as a golf pro in Idaho we always thought of the Carolinas as kind of golf central,” Brooks said. “And when I got in the PGA it was even more so where we thought of the Carolinas Section of the PGA as a place where great players emanated from, and there was Pinehurst and all these great places to play. And now that I’m in the Hall of Fame of the Carolinas Golf Association it is a little but surreal. I am humbled by the experience.” TRIANGLE GOLF TODAY • SPRING 2020

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away. Pat Foy Brady, who played in the 1955 U.S. Open and won the first Carolinas Golf Association North Carolina Amateur championship, died Nov. 24, 2019 at his home in Reidsville. He was 84. In 1953, Brady was the medalist at the state high school championship, and two years later -- at the age of 19 -- was paired with legendary pros Gene Littler and Byron Nelson at the U.S. Open at Olympic Club. At the time, Brady was the youngest amateur golfer to qualify for the U.S. Open. Brady won the first North Carolina State Amateur Golf Tournament in 1961 in Wilson. He also won the first CGA Father-Son Championship in 1967 with his son Patrick. Brady played in five U.S. Amateurs and two British Amateurs in his accomplished golfing career. In 1956, he was instrumental in starting the golf team at Guilford College, which went on to win the North State Conference championship that year. He was also inducted to the Guilford College Hall of Fame. “He was just a very kind hearted, loving guy who you wanted to be friends with,” said North Carolina accomplished amateur golfer Scott Harvey, whose father played tons of golf with Brady. I’ve never heard anybody ever say anything other than great things about the guy. I spent a lot of time with him myself and it was very sad to lose someone like Mr. Brady. “I have seen him mentor young players at all levels,” added Harvey, who has nominated Brady for the CGA Hall of Fame. “He has been there to help a young and upcoming star win his first championship, and he has been there to help beginners learn how to hold a club for the first time. There are plenty of people that love to play golf, but there are very few that completely give themselves to the game and have a passion for helping others the way Mr. Brady did.” Brady played in a remarkable 26 consecutive North and South Amateur Championships at Pinehurst No. 2. www.trianglegolf.com

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ongtime Raleigh teaching professional Jimmy Hamilton said the addition of Operation 36 Golf at The Golf Academy at Wildwood Green Golf Club, where he serves as director of instruction, has been a win-win-win for course ownership, staff and the golfers themselves. A Garner, N.C.-based, on-course development model and coaching program, Operation 36 Golf is designed to take a beginner from their very first round of golf to becoming a lifelong golfer. Beginners play nine holes starting 25 yards from each green in events run by a facility’s professional staff. The challenge is to shoot par 36 — by taking four strokes or fewer on each hole. Once the golfer shoots 36 or better, they progress to Division 2, and start 50 yards from each green. All progress is tracked in the Operation 36 Mobile App. The challenge continues until the golfer can shoot par 36 from all 10 divisions — with the final division being 3,200-plus yards for nine holes. Wildwood Green began incorporating the Operation 36 program in the spring of 2017 with six juniors. By fall, after the club’s new greens opened, there were 25. In 2019, there were 45 participants in the spring, 28 in the summer and 63 in the fall. This spring, Wildwood Green has 80 juniors signed up — and Hamilton said he is quickly running out of class space. “When I first learned about Operation 36, the structure of the classes and the on-course component was a huge part of my decision to jump in,” said Hamilton, who has won numerous Carolinas PGA Pro-Am events and has been nominated by his peers for Carolinas PGA Teacher of the Year, Club Professional of the Year and Junior Golf Leader of the Year. “The ability for parents to follow the progress of their juniors is now another big part of the draw.” Continued on page 11

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Operation 36 from page 10 Hamilton said The Golf Academy at Wildwood Green, located in the heart of northwest Raleigh, has shown its ownership that golf course usage through Operation 36 helps drive revenue to the facility during slower times, while also creating new membership opportunities. “With many 7 to 10-year-olds in the program that membership number is likely to grow as the juniors (continue to) play the game,” he said. Hamilton recently had a group of four juniors playing 25 yards behind a group of highly accomplished players. He said the juniors waited at every green for the good players to finish the hole. “(Operation 36 Golf) is one of the best if not the best way to introduce a junior or a beginning adult to the game, and not be intimidated by longer holes and longer playing times,” Hamilton said. Raleigh’s Country Club at Wakefield Plantation — annual host of the Korn Ferry Tour’s Rex Hospital Open — began implementing Operation 36 in the club’s junior programs last fall, with 36 participants, followed by 25 in the winter and 30 already signed up for the spring — a number that Wakefield Plantation director of golf Adam McLaughlin expects to increase. McLaughlin reports outstanding results, as well as overwhelmingly positive feedback from the parents. Wakefield Plantation plans to introduce the program to its ladies’ programs this spring. “Operation 36 can be implemented into any kind of beginning program you have, whether it’s juniors, ladies, even some of your better golfers like seniors can go into it,” McLaughlin said. “I like that it starts from the green going backwards,” he said. “So, it gets people out on the golf course playing. I’ve done clinics for 15 years. It seems like it’s really hard to get the kids and the parents actually on the golf course. They’ll come to the clinics once a week, but once they get to about 10, 11, 12 (years old), they still haven’t had success on the course and they don’t have any interest in coming back. “Now, they realize like, ‘Hey, a 150yard shot counts the same as a 1-foot putt.’ I really like that scoring aspect,” McLaughlin said. “They can identify very quickly what they need to work on. At 25 yards, they get some success pretty early. Sometimes they can putt from off the green. Fifty yards is where it gets a little more challenging. You’re really just www.trianglegolf.com

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competing against yourself. That seems to give it less pressure.” Designed through a decade-plus of study and experimentation, Operation 36 Golf is the brainchild of a pair of PGA professionals, Ryan Dailey and Matt Reagan, who first teamed up to start a long-term junior golf development program at Keith Hills Golf Club in Buies Creek. Their original goal was to increase family participation at the golf course with a focus on developing the juniors as athletes first, as well. Several incarnations later, they arrived at Operation 36 — an on-course development model with a 6-Rank curriculum program in which students and parents track their progress via an app, while professionals can interact with a student’s progress online and keep them motivated outside of class. The program has gained widespread popularity during the past several years, growing to more than 525 facilities in eight countries and approaching 30,000 participants. Thirty-three clubs in North Carolina (46 total in the Carolinas) are currently using Operation 36, including 10 in the Triangle and five in the Triad. Other notable courses in the Carolinas include Colleton River, Pinehurst Resort, Kiawah Island and Greensboro Country Club. “Operation 36 is just a way better structured program,” said PGA Tour winner and Operation 36 parent William McGirt. “(With) the progression through the yardages and being play-based,

everything is focused around playing golf.” During their odyssey, Dailey and Reagan have been recognized for their efforts by receiving the 2013 and 2014 Carolinas PGA Youth Player Development awards, as well as being voted best teachers in the state of North Carolina by Golf Digest in 2018 and 2019. Old North State Club, a Tom Faziodesigned private club along a 2 ½-mile peninsula of Badin Lake in New London, didn’t run an Operation 36 junior program, but the club boasted roughly a dozen men and the remainder women among its 40 participants. “The program, I feel, was primarily geared towards engaging youth in golf,” said Old North State golf pro Adam

Davey. “At our facility, we don’t have many juniors who live out here fulltime so (professional) Danielle (HaislipAllen) and I kind of took the program and modified it somewhat. It’s a great program in that you can tailor it to your specific needs.” Kernersville’s Peyton Wyatt, who is 9 years old, and his sister, Emma, 8, started participating in Operation 36 at The Cardinal by Pete Dye in Greensboro. Last March, McConnell Golf transitioned The Cardinal from a private club into a semi-private facility, and the club introduced Operation 36 Golf soon thereafter. The Cardinal professional Logan Peck said he uses much of what Operation 36 provides on its website, but he also incorporates a lot of his own twists as well, such as getting the golfers on flight scope and getting their yardages. “But it’s doing a lot of games, warmups,” Peck said. “I have learned playing is becoming a lot more fun than practice and just hitting range balls. They love breaking 36 and moving to the next level and feeling that level of accomplishment. “I use the website and log in their practice sessions and events with me, and they can do their own individual practices and play dates,” Peck said. “Most practices are just getting them to show their grip, posture, etc., and then play games to make it fun, you then check off all the tasks they needed to pass each rank.” Peyton and Emma’s father, Alex Wyatt, said Operation 36 has made learning a challenging game much more enjoyable for his son. “A year ago, before Operation 36, Peyton would get frustrated when he shot 50 to 55, now he gets frustrated when he shoots 40 to 45. It’s been a nice turnaround,” Wyatt said.

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A Ross Trilogy Architect Kyle Franz ready to add Southern Pines Elks Golf Club to list of Sandhills successes By DAVID DROSCHAK

ith dozens of Donald Ross-designed golf courses scattered across the state of North Carolina from Asheville to Wilmington, golf enthusiasts have debated for decades the best of the best. One Ross course that has often flown under the radar has been the Southern Pines Elks Golf Club, especially over the last decade as the maintenance budget has dwindled on an historic layout designed more than a century ago. Potential buyers have come and gone – including prestigious McConnell Golf -- only to see deals fall apart at the 11th hour. There is now another serious suitor, and a closing on the property is expected to be executed soon. On Dec. 17, members of the Southern Pines Elks Club voted to sell “substantially all the assets” of the golf course property to Kaveri Investments, an investment group whose partners include Kelly Miller, the CEO of nearby Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club and Mid Pines Resort -- two other spectacular original Ross designs. . “I’ve always really loved the Southern Pines course,” Miller said. “It’s a phenomenal routing and one of the really cool creations by Ross. When I first moved to the area in 1981 there was a group of us guys that rotated playing between Pine Needles and Southern Pines and Whispering Pines, so I played a fair amount of golf there. “I even played in the National Elks Tournament there, which I won so many years ago,” added Miller. “In the last 15 years or so we tried to see if we could do something with them and it didn’t work out, and 2-3 years ago we also did a presentation and thought we had finally done something, and I don’t know what happened with it. So it has been a series of a little bit of disappointments with not being able to get anything done.” Continued on page 15 Photos by David Droschak

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trees,” Miller said. “A lot of them just got planted and kind of distract from the real view, especially around the The deal involving Miller’s group would keep many of the Elks member lake on Nos. 8, 9 11. We may even clear out all the trees to provide some traditions in place, but there is also really cool vistas. You have the height some big plans on the horizon once to look out over the lake. To me the deal is closed. it’s really exciting.” Ross restoration expert “The golf course has the Kyle Franz, who is now opportunity to have sort working on a Ross project of cross property vistas at Raleigh Country Club, more than anyplace else is expected to be hired you see around here to work his architectural with the possible excepmagic at the 1906 laytion of Pinehurst No. out. The Ross restora4,” added Franz. “But tion work by Franz at the course also has sort of Mid Pines and then Pine an intimate feel to it too, Needles has drawn critical where it doesn’t need to be acclaim from wide circles in as sweeping and open as No. the golfing community. Kyle Franz 4. There are some really cool “I’ve been in love with views across the lake and across the that property for years and years and years, going all the way back to when property. Even more so since you have so many holes around it instead I worked on Pinehurst No. 2 more of a couple like you do at No. 4.” than a decade ago,” Franz said of the Miller says Franz will likely start Southern Pines course. “It’s a propwork on the course this coming winerty we couldn’t be any more excited ter and mirror a similar construction to do whatever Kelly and Co. would process that was accomplished at Mid like to achieve over there. “It’s amazing to me that the prop- Pines Resort. “We’ll be working on tees, fairerty feels like it is out in the wilderways, approaches, bunkers – get all ness, considering it is right in the heart of the city,” added Franz. “It has beautiful terrain and obviously the lakes gives it a really great vibe, and the fact that it is so well preserved, the routing has never really been tinkered with and it is really the foundation of Ross. I remember my old boss (famed architect) Tom Doak saying he thought it was a rookie architect or a young architect’s dream come true to work on that course. It is going to be a lot of fun.” The Southern Pines Elks Golf Club measures just 6,354 yards from the tips, but plays much longer. There are three par 3s on the front nine and there is just one hole – the 542-par 5th hole – that measures more than 500 yards. “It has tremendous topography in terms of changes in elevations and lots of rolling hills,” Miller said. “There are very few holes there that are flat. You can see some of these little Ross features that have now grown over time.” A large lake in the center of the property borders a half dozen holes and adds additional character to an already accomplished layout. “One of the things that needs to be done is cutting down of a lot of www.trianglegolf.com

that stuff done during the winter time – so the look of it will change this coming winter,” Miller said. “Then the summer of 2021 we would go in and work on the greens. There are number of greens there – maybe four or five -- that kind have been altered significantly by John LaFoy in the 1990s where we would have to come back in and start from scratch. But a lot of the other greens are really in pretty cool shape that we would modify just a little bit. It will take us until September 2021 to where we are done with it all.” “Yes, there are a few greens that are just out of character with the original Ross style,” added Franz. “However, we were able to find some plans to show cross-sections of what they were compared to what the heights are today so that gives us some flexibility to do some cool stuff.” The course is “short” by today’s standards, but adding length is not necessarily a goal of the Franz restoration. “There is plenty of acreage out there,” Franz said. “The way I always look at it is we’re not trying to chase length just for length purposes; we

just want the holes to play the way Ross originally intended. That’s my goal. “We really have no desire to go over there and make it a 7,000-yard course,” added Miller. “It will be what it is, which is a really cool and fun golf course where Ross was the master, where it’s fun for the average golfer yet a challenge for a good player.” Franz is excited to tackle yet another Ross gem in his backyard. Franz is from Oregon, but Miller convinced the upstart architect to move into a house adjacent to the 18th tee at Pine Needles. Needless to say, Southern Pines Elks Golf Club will get the “personal touch” by Franz. “There is not a weak hole on the property,” Franz said. “They are sound golf holes all the way through. We would like to center in on the period of architecture that Ross was most active. It will be one wing of his style that we haven’t done yet. I was always committed to doing whatever project came first, so it was Mid Pines, Pine Needles and now here we are in the early 1900s at Southern Pines. I can’t wait to get started.”

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Gerard continues to post impressive numbers for Tar Heels By STEVE WILLIAMS

yan Gerard’s luck is bound to change one of these days. The North Carolina junior by way of Ravenscroft High School settled for second place in the John Burns Intercollegiate in February at Wailua Golf Course in Hawaii when he was derailed by the heroics of a competitor on the final hole. It was eerily similar to his previous runner-up finish in the fall of 2018 when a competitor sank an improbable putt to claim victory. In Hawaii, Gerard’s solo second came despite an opening round 74. He surged into contention by closing with rounds of 69 and 66. His third round included seven birdies. But a lone bogey on his 17th hole opened the door for New Mexico’s Sam Choi, who eagled the par-4 18th hole and ended with a three-shot winning margin. That improbable hole-out eagle came via a 169-yard shot from the rough with a 9-iron. In an October event of his sophomore season, Gerard fired a school record final-round 61 at Notre

Dame’s Warren Course, but was left with the runner-up trophy when Steven Fisk of Georgia Southern capped a birdie-birdie finish with a 50-foot putt on the final hole. “Ryan had a very positive experience and earned his way into contention with his play, particularly in the second and third rounds,” said UNC coach Andrew DiBitetto. “He will be the first to admit he didn’t have his best stuff, but he is a very intelligent golfer and understands his own game extremely well. He hit enough good shots, but ultimately used his brain, heart and short game to shoot low scores. We’d put G’s short game up against anyone’s in the country.” Gerard now has 18 career top-20 finishes, including five this season. Last fall, Gerard had two fourth-place efforts and one seventh. He posted three top-10s as a sophomore in 14 events and two as a freshman in nine events. Gerard’s 71.86 career scoring average is one of the best in UNC history, trailing only sophomore teammate Ryan Burnett’s 71.52. Among Tar Heel golfers who have finished their careers, Ben Griffin (2014-18) tops the list with 72.02.

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Emilia Migliaccio Wake Forest

Jenna Nagy Belmont Abbey

Patrick Stephenson East Carolina

WOMEN Kaley Barts, Apex Emilia Migliaccio, Cary Riley Smyth, Cary Siranon Shoomee, Sanford Jenna Nagy, Apex Haeley Wotnosky, Wake Forest Jenna Nagy, Apex Casey Burroughs, Wake Forest Kaley Barts, Apex Gina Kim, Chapel Hill Marisa Daquil Kawabe, Fayetteville Siranon Shoomee, Sanford Jessica Spicer, Bahama

School Catawba Wake Forest Virginia East Carolina Belmont Abbey Virginia Belmont Abbey UNC Pembroke Catawba Duke Converse East Carolina Virginia Tech

Position 5th T-7 T-10 T-11 T-11 T-12 T-13 T-20 T-26 T-29 30th T-35 T-37

Field 64 84 73 83 65 73 87 87 87 84 64 79 83

Scores 79-83 68-70-73 75-71-68 73-70-74 81-78 71-73-71 77-75 78-75 72-82 72-70-78 84-89 78-74-78 73-76-75

Tournament (Date) Converse Spring Invitational (Feb. 17-18) NorthromGrumman Challenge (Feb. 9-11) IJGA Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 16-18) Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 9-11) St. Augustine Kickoff (Feb. 10-11) IJGA Collegiate Invitational (Feb. 16-18) Battle at Hilton Head (Feb. 24-25) Battle at Hilton Head (Feb. 24-25) Battle at Hilton Head (Feb. 24-25) NorthromGrumman Challenge (Feb. 9-11) Converse Spring Invitational (Feb. 17-18) Lake Oconee Invitational (Feb. 21-23) Lady Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 9-11)

MEN Ryan Gerard, Raleigh Blake McShea, Zebulon Justin Poole, Wendell Patrick Stephenson, Four Oaks Quade Lukes, Chapel Hill Viraj Garewal, Raleigh Eric Bae, Pinehurst Brett McLamb, Coats Dylan Lukes, Chapel Hill Fulton Smith, Pinehurst

School North Carolina UNC Wilmington Barton East Carolina Elon Davidson Wake Forest N.C. State Appalachian Wake Forest

Position 2nd 6th 10th T-13 18th T-21 T-23 T-24 T-32 T-36

Field 123 123 43 74 94 89 81 74 94 81

Scores 74-69-66 71-72-68 72-70-76 70-70-72 68-75-70 74-78-71 75-72-69 72-71-71 68-78-73 72-74-74

Tournament (Date) John Burns Intercollegiate (Feb. 20-22) John Burns Intercollegiate (Feb. 20-22) Battle at Hilton Head (Feb. 24-26) Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 16-18) UNCG Martin Downs Collegiate (Feb. 14-16) Wexford Plantation Intercollegiate (Feb. 24-25) The All American (Feb. 16-18) Puerto Rico Classic (Feb. 16-18) UNCG Martin Downs Collegiate (Feb. 14-16) The All American (Feb. 16-18)

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 Feb 1-27.

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Junior Golf Scoreboard TYGA Turkey Shootout Longleaf G&FC & Pinehurst Country Club No. 6 Pinehurst, NC Nov. 27, 2019 Boys 12-13 Division - 5400 1 Hunter Master, Oak Ridge 77 1 William Mitchell, Cary 77 3 Michael Switzer, Charlotte 78 Selected Others 9 Connor Williams, Sanford 88 10 Christopher Nabors, Raleigh 90 10 Jack Wiley, Wake Forest 90 13 Alec Thiele, Southern Pines 91 Girls 16-18 Division - 5400 1 McKenzie Daffin, Fort Bragg 77 2 Elli Flinchum, Summerfield 90 3 Allison Robinson, Pinehurst 96 Girls 14-15 Division - 5400 1 Ellie Burnette, Wrightsville Beach 81 2 Ella Kue, King Mountain 83 3 Boonyanant Rujiranan, Southern Pines 86 Selected Others 4 Julia Greene, Apex 99 6 Molly Haarlow, Pinehurst 101 Girls 12-13 Division - 5400 1 Karsyn Roberts, Pikeville 82 2 Garland Gould, Raleigh 90 3 Molly Jardina, High Point 110 Selected Others 4 Jewel Gilchrist López, Sanford 118

Winternational Junior Series Event #7 Pinehurst CC - #2, Pinehurst, NC US FEB 15 - 16, 2020 Boys Division - 6307 1 Calum Robinson, Scotland 72-76--148 2 Gray Mitchum, Winterville 77-73--150 3 David Oliver, Pageland, SC 75-76--151 3 Keenan Royalty, Raleigh 74-77--151 3 Peter Nusbaum, Pittsboro 72-79--151 Selected Others 6 Alan Van Asch, Raleigh 78-74--152 13 James Rico, Cary 78-80--158 28 Justin Nagy, Apex 85-82--167 Girls Division - 5302 1 Lotte Fox, Raleigh 79-76--155 2 Grace Crawford, Scotland 80-78--158 3 Jaclyn Kenzel, Southern Pines 88-75--163 4 Shea Smith, Charlotte 83-84--167 5 Heather Appelson, Wake Forest 86-82--168 Selected Others 11 Natalie Martinho-Stansbury, 92-90--182 Raleigh 12 Jessica Martinho-Stansbury, 93-96--189 Raleigh

Series Event #6 Pinehurst CC - #9, Pinehurst, NC US FEB 08 - 09, 2020 Boys Division - 6302 1 Ryan Jahr, Ocean Isle Beach 73-70--143 2 Benjamin Bailey, Huntersville 69-75--144 3 Jace Butcher, Wake Forest 75-76--151 3 Kyle Haas, Winston-Salem 73-78--151 5 Jonathan Honeywell, 74-81 - - 155 Whispering Pines Selected Others 6 Alan Van Asch, Raleigh 75-81--156 11 Justin Nagy, Apex 74-86--160 14 James Rico, Cary 75-86--161 14 Quinlan Polin, Cary 75-86--161 19 Keenan Royalty, Raleigh 80-83--163 23 Peter Nusbaum, Pittsboro 83-82--165 29 Adam Glick, Chapel Hill 80-92--172 32 Jack Craig, Raleigh 85-89--174 Girls Division - 6115 1 Lotte Fox, Raleigh 75-75--150 2 Jaclyn Kenzel, Southern Pines 76-82--158 3 Grace Crawford, Scotland 82-83--165 4 Natalie Fowler, Scotland 90-82--172 5 Jessica Martinho-Stansbury, 83-90--173 Raleigh Selected Others 8 Lily Kate Watson, Wake Forest 91-89--180 9 Allison Robinson, Pinehurst 83-98--181

Series Event #5 Pinehurst CC - #5, Pinehurst, NC US JAN 18 - 19, 2020 Boys Division - 6617 1 Benjamin Bailey, Huntersville 74-74--148 2 Alan Van Asch, Raleigh 79-73--152 3 Adam Hathaway, Greenville 77-76--153

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3 Cameron Hardison, Greenville 5 Caleb Click, Fair Bluff Selected Others 9 Jacob Girouard, Raleigh 12 Keenan Royalty, Raleigh 13 Carson Grizer, Cary 20 Jonathan Honeywell, Whispering Pines Girls Division - 5685 1 Lotte Fox, Raleigh 2 Mara Hirtle, Pinehurst 3 Heather Appelson, Wake Forest 3 Mary Sears Brown, Wake Forest 5 D’yan Robinson, Richmond, VA Selected Others 6 Katelyn Kenthack, Pinehurst 7 Megan Morris, Cary

78-75--153 79-75--154 82-74--156 79-80--159 82-78--160 83-83--166

76-75--151 79-79--158 78-82--160 80-80--160 91-79--170 81-90--171 84-88--172

Series Event #4 Pinehurst CC - #4, Pinehurst, NC US JAN 04 - 05, 2020 Boys Junior/Senior Division - 6428 1 Bobby Dudeck , Williamsburg, VA 78-74--152 2 Adam Hathaway, Greenville 79-76--155 3 Rohan Saxena, Ashburn, VA 80-78--158 3 Sam Haggas, Winston-Salem 76-82--158 5 Carson Walthall, Charlotte 83-81--164 5 Owen Woods, Maxton 80-84--164 Selected Others 13 Adam Glick, Chapel Hill 84-92--176 16 Reid Johnson, Willow Spring 95-85--180 Boys Freshman/Sophomore Division - 6428 1 Alan Van Asch, Raleigh 72-74--146 2 Cameron Hardison, Greenville 78-73--151 2 Nick Goellner, Apex 71-80--151 4 Mason Eggleston, Williamsburg, VA 77-75--152 5 Cayden Bryner, Winston-Salem 75-80--155 5 Keenan Royalty, Raleigh 78-77--155 Selected Others 7 Jace Butcher, Wake Forest 79-77--156 13 Peter Nusbaum, Pittsboro 82-79--161 14 Jonathan Honeywell, 79-83--162 Whispering Pines Girls Division - 5864 1 Ella Perna, Durham 78-74--152 2 Jaclyn Kenzel, Southern Pines 85-78--163 3 Lotte Fox, Raleigh 84-80--164 4 Mara Hirtle, Pinehurst 87-78--165 5 Shea Smith, Charlotte 88-79--167 Selected Others 6 Megan Morris, Cary 85-85--170 7 Anna Claire Bridge, Raleigh 90-81--171

Series Event #3 Pinehurst CC - #2, Pinehurst, NC US DEC 14 - 15, 2019 Boys Junior/Senior Division - 6307 1 Jonathan Honeywell, 74-74--148 Whispering Pines 2 Bobby Dudeck, Williamsburg, VA 82-77--159 3 Daniel Jones, Greensboro 90-77--167 4 Reid Johnson, Willow Spring 86-85--171 4 Tanner Huff, Pinehurst 82-89--171 Selected Others 7 James Renfrow, Clayton 94-87--181 8 Billy Jansto, Cary 95-87--182 12 Roman O’’Brienhalla, Chapel Hill 96-95--191 Boys Freshman/Sophomore Division - 6307 1 Alan Van Asch, Raleigh 77-71--148 2 David Oliver, Pageland, SC 74-75--149 3 Peter Nusbaum, Pittsboro 74-78--152 4 Ryan Jahr, Ocean Isle Beach 78-77--155 4 Ryder Jeske, Chapel Hill 78-77--155 Selected Others 6 Kunakorn Kai Wen Tang, Raleigh 79-80--159 12 James-Paul Wagner, Cary 86-74--160 20 Keenan Royalty, Raleigh 91-78--169 22 Chris Woodell, Sanford 85-88--173 24 Carson Grizer, Cary 86-89--175 27 Michael Schaal, Chapel Hill 93-95--188 Girls Division - 5257 1 Kelley Topiwala, Matthews 76-78--154 2 Lotte Fox, Raleigh 84-77--161 3 Jaclyn Kenzel, Southern Pines 83-81--164 4 Shea Smith, Charlotte 86-79--165 5 D’yan Robinson, Richmond, VA 84-86--170 Selected Others 6 Heather Appelson, Wake Forest 91-80--171 8 Natalie Martinho-Stansbury, Raleigh 87-88--175

Series Event #2 Pinehurst CC - #8, Pinehurst, NC US NOV 30 - DEC 01, 2019 Boys Junior/Senior Division - 6698 1 Rohan Saxena, Ashburn, VA

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2 Billy Jansto, Cary 82 3 Jackson Maynor, Concord 83 3 Jonathan Rich, Rockingham 83 5 Logan Jarrett, Concord 84 Selected Others 6 Tanner Huff, Pinehurst 88 7 Roman O’’Brienhalla, Chapel Hill 89 Boys Freshman/Sophomore Division - 6698 1 Nick Goellner, Apex 72 2 Benjamin Bailey, Huntersville 78 3 Will Dalton, Cornelius 80 4 Keenan Royalty, Raleigh 81 5 Jack Wieler, Charlotte 83 Selected Others 5 Peter Nusbaum, Pittsboro 83 12 Christopher Gerhold, Wake Forest 96 Girls Division - 5805 1 Mara Hirtle, Pinehurst 77 2 Ella Perna, Durham 81 2 Heather Appelson, Wake Forest 81 4 Anna Claire Bridge, Raleigh 82 5 Lotte Fox 87 Selected Others 6 Katelyn Kenthack, Pinehurst 88 7 Crystal Robertson, Garner 98

Series Event #1 Pinehurst CC - #6, Pinehurst, NC US NOV 16 - 01, 8083 Boys Junior/Senior Division - 6180 1 Bobby Dudeck, Williamsburg, VA 74-75--149 2 Narayan Mohan, Charlotte 76-75--151 3 Jonathan Rich, Rockingham 75-80--155 4 Sam Haggas, Winston-Salem 79-77--156 5 Jacob Girouard, Raleigh 79-78--157 Selected Others 6 Jonathan Honeywell, 78-81--159 Whispering Pines 10 Tanner Huff, Pinehurst 89-84--173 13 Billy Jansto, Cary 92-86--178 Boys Freshman/Sophomore Division - 6180 1 Kyle Haas, Winston-Salem 73-74--147 2 Mason Eggleston, Williamsburg, VA 78-74--152 3 Alan Van Asch, Raleigh 73-80--153 3 Gray Mitchum, Winterville 80-73--153 5 Peter Nusbaum, Pittsboro 77-78--155 Selected Others 6 Jace Butcher, Wake Forest 78-78--156 13 Nick Goellner, Apex 91-75--166 17 James Rico, Cary 89-82--171 18 Keenan Royalty, Raleigh 89-84--173 Girls Division - 4992 1 Mara Hirtle, Pinehurst 76-73--149 2 Kelley Topiwala, Matthews 77-74--151 3 Ella Perna, Durham 75-77--152 3 Jaclyn Kenzel, Southern Pines 80-72--152 5 Nicole Nash, Charlotte 84-74--158 Selected Others 6 Lotte Fox, Raleigh 80-84--164 7 Katelyn Kenthack, Pinehurst 87-78--165 8 Mary Sears Brown, Wake Forest 85-81--166 10 Megan Morris, Cary 84-87--171

HJGT Pinehurst Fall Junior Classic Pinehurst CC - #5, Pinehurst, NC US NOV 09 - 10, 2019 Boys Division - 6512 1 Ryan Gorman, Greenville, SC 82-77--159 2 Joseph Graham, Accokeek, MD 81-80--161 2 Mathew Smith, Hoosick Falls, NY 80-81--161 2 William Broughman, Conway, SC 81-80--161 5 Aidan Harrington, Garner 82-80--162 Selected Others 18 Will Underhill, Holly Springs 89-83--172 Girls Division - 5234 1 Madison Messimer, Myrtle Beach 78-80--158 2 Karsyn Roberts, Pikeville 83-79--162 3 Honorine Nobuta Ferry, Pinehurst 82-81--163 4 Camryn Coffield, Hamilton, GA 84-82--166 5 Ashnoor Kaur, Roanoke, VA 86-81--167 Selected Others 5 Jenna Kim, Raleigh 83-84--167

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Pinehurst CC - #5, Pinehurst, NC US JAN 25 - 26, 2020 Boys Division - 6409 Heathcliffe Kane, Albany 79-71--150 Aidan Harrington, Garner 76-76--152 Todd Moyer, Cornelius 78-74--152 Cameron Biddle, Aiken, SC 76-77--153 Miles Eubanks, Warrenville, SC 78-76--154

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University of Georgia GC, Athens, GA Feb. 15, 2020 Bell National - 6,000 1 Allie Kantor, Milton GA 2 Regina Plascencia Celis, Bluffton SC 3 Ava Merrill, Johns Creek GA 3 Ellen Yu, High Point Selected Others 26 Maria Atwood, Holly Springs 34 Mary Sears Brown, Wake Forest Prep Preview - 5,701 1 Hailey Han, Duluth GA 2 Grace Ridenour, Cary 2 Kaurvaki Bajpai, Chantilly VA Selected Others 8 Haylie George, Cary Futures National - 5,200 1 Emerson B. Dever, Durham 1 Gracie Song, Waxhaw 3 Kasey McIlvaine, Raleigh Selected Others 6 Garland Gould, Raleigh

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PKB Foundation Classic Forest Creek GC - SOUTH Course, Pinehurst, NC Feb. 1-2, 2020 Bell National - 6000 1 Morgan Ellison, Peachtree City GA 81-69--150 2 Macy Pate, Boone 81-79--160 2 Ella Perna, Durham 76-84--160 Selected Others 5 Mara Hirtle, Pinehurst 79-83--162 8 Mary Sears Brown, Wake Forest 82-84--166 10 Heather Appelson, Wake Forest 83-84--167 Futures National - 5250 1 Sawyer Brockstedt, 78-77--155 Rehoboth Beach DE 2 Mckenzie Weddle, Floyd VA 79-80--159 3 Tyler Spriggs, Cary 79-81--160 Selected Others 4 Emerson B. Dever, Durham 81-80--161 10 Kasey McIlvaine, Raleigh 86-83--169 14 Saia Rampersaud, Durham 91-80--171 14 Katherine Brictson, Raleigh 85-86--171

Kiawah Resort Girls Classic Kiawah Island Golf Resort - Oak Point Kiawah Island, SC Jan. 11-12, 2020 Bell National - 5902 1 Grace Holcomb, Wilmington 73-77--150 2 Mary Kathryn Talledo, Spartanburg 77-75--152 3 Elizabeth Lohbauer, Huntersville 79-75--154 3 Mara Hirtle, Pinehurst 78-76--154 Selected Others 7 Ella Perna, Durham 83-74--157 11 Megan Morris, Cary 85-77--162

Disney Girls Classic Disney Lake Buena Vista Golf Course, Lake Buena Vista, FL Jan. 4-5, 2019 Prep Preview - 5700 1 Kylie Bowes, Bluffton SC 83-82--165 2 Grace Ridenour, Cary 84-82--166 3 Elizabeth Eberle, Richmond KY 85-84--169 Futures National - 5177 1 Saia Rampersaud, Durham 39-77--116 1 Gracie Song, Waxhaw 37-79--116 3 Abigail Fernandez, Windermere FL 40-80--120 3 Emerson B. Dever, Durham 39-81--120 Selected Others 5 Garland Gould, Raleigh 41-83--124 12 Madelyn Linares, Cary 39-92--131

Peggy Kirk Bell Junior Pine Needles Lodge & GC, Southern Pines, NC Dec. 28-29, 2019 Bell National - 5800 1 Nicole Adam, Pinehurst 72-76--148 2 Morgan Ketchum, Winston-Salem 77-75--152 3 Sydney Yermish, Wynnewood PA 76-77--153 Selected Others 4 Maria Atwood, Holly Springs 73-82--155 8 Ella Perna, Durham 80-78--158 8 Ava Lucas, Raleigh 77-81--158 Futures National - 5100 1 Tyler Spriggs, Cary 78-73--151 2 Gracie Song, Waxhaw 74-79--153 3 Kathryn Ha, Roanoke VA 78-78--156 Selected Others 7 Catherine Vivongsy, Wake Forest 84-82--166 14 Saia Rampersaud, Durham 86-87--173

Tournament of Champions Pinehurst Resort #8, Pinehurst, NC Dec. 7-8, 2019

Boys (High School, graduation year) 1 Tyler Dechellis, Clayton (Clayton HS, 2021) 2 Zach Roberts, Holly Springs (Holly Springs HS, 2020) 3 Clayson Good, Durham (Broughton HS, 2020) 4 Jackson Van Paris, Pinehurst (O’Neal School, 2021) 5 Garrett Risner, Holly Springs (Apex Friendship HS, 2020) 6 Josh Lendach, Raleigh (Raleigh Christian, 2021) 7 Matias La Grutta, Raleigh (Panter Creek HS, 2020) 8 Jackson Brimfield, Chapel Hill (Durham Academy, 2021) 9 Kyle Kushnir, Raleigh (Ravenscroft, 2021) 10 Jackson Bode, Pinehurst (Pinecrest, 2022) Girls (High School, graduation year) 1 Nicole Adam, Pinehurst (O’Neal School, 2020) 2 Maria Atwood, Holly Springs (Holly Springs HS, 2022) 3 Halynn Lee, Cary (Green Hope HS, 2021) 4 Mara Hirtle, Pinehurst (Pinecrest HS, 2020) 5 Alexsandra Lapple, Pinehurst (, 2023) 6 Deborah Spair, Raleigh (Ravenscroft HS, 2020) 7 Jaclyn Kenzel, Southern Pines (Pinecrest HS, 2020) 8 Ella Perna, Durham (Cardinal Gibbons, 2022) 9 Anna Claire Bridge, Raleigh (Leesville Road HS, 2021) 10 Megan Morris, Cary (Panther Creek HS, 2021) Source: Tarheel Youth Golf Association as 3/1/20 Bell National - 6001 1 Adrian Anderson, Murrels Inlet SC 2 Sara Im, Duluth GA 3 Sydney Yermish, Wynnewood PA 3 Ffion Tynan, Tonyrefail RCT Selected Others 8 Maria Atwood, Holly Springs 30 Ella Perna, Durham 30 McKenzie Daffin, Fayetteville Prep Preview - 5700 1 Christina Cupelli, Fairfax VA 2 Grace Ridenour, Cary 3 Riley Quartermain, Bryn Mawr PA Selected Others 13 Anna Claire Bridge, Raleigh 16 Kinsley Smith, Raleigh

73-71--144 73-74--147 80-71--151 80-71--151 75-78--153 87-83--170 84-86--170 80-79--159 81-80--161 82-81--163 86-84--170 89-85--174

Palmetto Dunes Resort Classic & PKBGT Discovery Invitational Palmetto Dunes Golf Club - Arthur Hills Hilton Head Island, SC Nov. 16-17, 2019 Prep Preview - 5800 1 Anna Claire Bridge, Raleigh 44-80--124 2 Grace Addison, Abingdon VA 38-86--124 2 Sydney Bowes, Bluffton SC 41-83--124 Futures National - 5277 1 Gracie Song, Waxhaw 41-82--123 2 Leah Edwards, Greensboro 42-85--127 3 Shyla Brown, Matthews 43-86--129 Selected Others 7 Elle Crichton, Cary 50-95--145

River Landing Classic River Landing GC - Landing Course, Wallace, NC Nov. 2-3, 2019 Bell National - 5825 1 Cindy Song, Waxhaw 75-75--150 2 Maya Beasley, Croton, NY 78-76--154 2 Nicole Nash, Charlotte 77-77--154 Selected Others 4 McKenzie Daffin, Fayetteville 78-81--159 7 Katelyn Kenthack, Southern Pines 86-94--180 Futures National - 5134 1 Ellie Hildreth, Wilmington 75-77--152 2 Fatima Rizvi, Bluffton SC 74-82--156 3 Emerson B. Dever, Durham 77-81--158 Selected Others 4 Kasey McIlvaine, Raleigh 79-80--159 8 Brooke Smith, Morrisville 85-87--172

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Harvey wins eighth CGA player of the year award By DAVID DROSCHAK

cott Harvey held true to his promise of reducing his tournament schedule to spend more time with his family. Heck, he didn’t pick up a club for four months. But once Harvey started practicing hard in March it was game on. The Kernersville native won three times in 2019 to capture the Richard S. Tufts Men’s Player of the Year award presented by the Carolinas Golf Association. Harvey has captured the honor every year since 2011 except in 2018, when Kevin O’Connell of Cary was honored. “It still means as much to me as it did the first time,” Harvey told Triad Golf Today. “When I went up there and to accept the award I was in tears again. I’ve never gone up there and not been so emotionally overwhelmed.” Harvey began 2019 with a late April victory at the 2019 George L. Coleman Invitational, carding rounds of 71-74-70 for a one shot win. “That’s one of the biggest strokeplay tournaments in the world and it was my first tournament of the year,” Harvey said. “That gave me a good jump start to the year.” In May, Harvey, the 2014 U.S. MidAmateur champion, won the U.S. Men’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship with partner Todd Mitchell. “Any time you win a USGA event that’s extremely prestigious,” Harvey said. “Those aren’t easy to come by.” Harvey then capped off a remarkable three-month run in June by winning the George C. Thomas Invitational at Los Angeles Country Club for a fourth straight year, his second-round 67 propelling the 41-year-old to victory. “Those back-to-back-to-back wins really set me up for a great year,” he said. “Through June I played in three tournaments to where in the past I may have played in seven,” Harvey said of his reduced schedule. “My quality of finishes was just higher. “Once again, I have not played since the middle of October,” Harvey added. “At the beginning of March I will start practicing hard. I have been able to relax more because in my mind I don’t really have anything to prove to anybody.”

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Bringing North Carolina golf into focus in 2020 Plenty of open tee times to go around By DAVID DROSCHAK

well, Bets, do the math. By BETSEY MITCHELL And Charlotte is not far behind. Are we ready to start building some ’m lobbying for a giant speed bump he benchmark age of 60 inches closer golf courses again? I’m not so sure about and a low bridge to keep all of the for me this October and my eyethat, with about 600 layouts still dotting moving trucks from getting to the sight continues to fade Bets. But is North Carolina’s golfing landscape (which Sandhills. The tourist traffic is more than there a better year to focus on golf in North is about 250 more than South Carolina). welcome. I am happy to step aside from Carolina than 2020? What I am betting on is that tee times the primetime spots to let the fat wallets While the migration to this wonderare going to start getting competitive again play. ful state by our northern brethren peaked real soon; and courses will be more crowdIt’s a boon to our economy and helps before the Great Recession, traffic jams on ed than in recent memory keep the prices down for Interstates 95 or 40 during rush hours and during peak seasons. So, the locals. It also builds the hurried construction of “beltways” Ya’ll and Yinz guys are up the bank balance of around most of our major cities is eyegoing to have to get along. some owners and course opening. Where did all these people come Meeting different peomanagement companies. from? ple on the golf course over More than a few of Well, they weren’t born here, but they the mid-state courses are sure are here now. An estimated 75 percent the years has been one of the joys of my life. Getting DUELING DIVOTS in need of a facelift. There of the population growth in the Tar Heel are so many great tracks state comes from Northern migration, many “stuck” with other golfers of whom have their frozen sticks packed in for 5 hours during a Captain’s Choice tour- in less than optimal condition. nament can certainly broaden one’s horiI can’t think of one good reason to the trunk of their SUVs looking for a place zons. Cultivating collards can be just as build another golf course. Anyone gnashto play. interesting as spinning a great pepperoni ing at the bit to make their fortune as Let’s just take Raleigh for example. pizza. Trust me on that one, Bets. a golf course owner first needs a better Over the last decade the population of the And what a wonderful start to 2020 financial advisor, and second, should Capital City has increased a whopping 31 we’ve had. There were more “golf days” shop all of the courses struggling to surpercent – the third-fastest rate in the nation. than “snow days” across the state in vive. And more than 110,000 people move to January and early February, always a There are plenty of open tee times that the state of North Carolina each year – the bonus for those of us who enjoy sinking are left unfilled because the repeat traffic highest rate in the South. If an estimated 8 is dismal. percent of the population still plays golf … putts over sledding.

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Carolinas PGA Selected events; complete schedule at carolinas.pga.com March 23-24 – Players Championship, Belfair West course, Bluffton, SC. April 20-21 – Carolinas Senior Open. Divisions for 55+ and Super Seniors 65+. Greensboro CC Farm Course. May 4 – Assistants Association Pro-Pro, Maple Chase G&CC, Winston-Salem. May 19-21 – 69th South Carolina Open, TPC Myrtle Beach. June 3-4 – North Carolina Senior Open, Old North State Club, New London. June 9-11 – 56th North Carolina Open, Peninsula Club, Cornelius. June 22-33 – Pro-Assistant Championship, River Landing (Landing and River), Wallace. July 13-15 – Professional Championship, Daniel Island Ralston course, Charleston. July 20-21 – South Carolina Senior Open, The Reserve GC, Pawley’s Island.

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

Men/Women USGA Qualifying May 6 – U.S. Open Local, Duke University GC, Durham. May 11 – U.S. Open Local, Pinewild CC Magnolia course, Pinehurst. May 28 – U.S. Senior Women’s Open Sectional, Pine Needles, Southern Pines. June 1 – U.S. Senior Open Sectional, Highland CC, Fayetteville. June 23 – U.S. Women’s Amateur Sectional, Governor’s Club, Chapel Hill.

CGA Seniors/Super Seniors March 30-31 – 4th North Carolina Super Senior Four-Ball, Porters Neck CC, Wilmington. April 15-17 – 52nd Carolinas Senior Four-Ball, Providence CC, Charlotte. May 13-15 – 35th North Carolina Senior Amateur, Rolling Hills CC, Monroe. Selected qualifying sites: Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro (April 20); Chapel Ridge, Pittsboro (April 21). June 8-9 – 12th Carolinas Super Senior, Chapel Hill CC.

CGA Men/Mid-Am April 24-26 – 40th Carolinas Mid-Amateur, CC of Salisbury. Selected qualifying sites: Warrior GC, China Grove (April 6); Stoney Creek GC, Whitsett (April 14), The Neuse GC, Clayton (April 16). April 30-May 4 – 69th Carolinas Four-Ball, Camden CC, SC. May 15-17 – 5th Carolinian Amateur, Keith Hills Club, Buies Creek. First round serves as a qualifier for N.C. Amateur. June 18-21 – 60th North Carolina Amateur, North Ridge CC Lakes Course, Raleigh. Selected qualifying sites: Keith Hills GC, Buies Creek (May 15); Bentwinds CC, www.trianglegolf.com

Fuquay-Varina (May 18); Sapona GC, Lexington (May 21). 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).

Guilford, Rockingham, Forsyth, Alamance and Randolph county residents. Qualifiers advance to State Senior Games. 336-373-7567. May 18-19 – 11th 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. June 4-5 – 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.

CGA Mixed Events

Ladies Individual/Team

July 17 – 54th Carolinas Father-Son, Pinehurst area courses. July 17 – 22nd Carolinas Parent-Child, Pinehurst area courses.

May 20 – 31st annual Kathleen Bryan Championship, Bryan Park, Brown Summit. 336-375-2200. June 11 – Crooked Tree Ladies Invitational, Crooked Tree GC, Brown Summit. 336-656-3211. June 27-28 – 54th annual Colonial Country Club Ladies Invitational, Colonial CC, Thomasville. Pre-flighted CGA ranking event. Beth Smith 336-442-7589.

CGA Women April 21-22 – 17th North Carolina Senior Women’s Amatuer, Alamance CC, Burlington. June 2-4 – 94th Carolinas Women’s Amateur, Bermuda Run CC East Course, Advance. June 30-July 1 – 43rd Carolinas Women’s Four-Ball, Carolina CC, Spartanburg, SC. 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.

CGA Team Events April 6-7 – 26th Tar Heel Cup Matches, River Landing CC, Wallace.

Amateur Individual April 4-5 – 24th annual Triad Golf Today Tournament of Champions, Greensboro National GC, Summerfield. By invitation only to 2019 club champions and other tournament winners. Also, senior (55+) and super senior (65+) divisions. CGA Points to top finishers in all divisions. Steve Williams 336-280-3722. April 25-26 – Graham City Amateur, Southwick GC, Graham. Medal play in flights. Also senior division. 336-227-2582. April 25-26 – 44th annual Bud Kivett Memorial, Blair Park & Oak Hollow GC, High Point. Medal play in flights. 336-883-3260. May 16-17 – High Point Memorial, Blair Park GC, High Point. Medal play in flights. 336-883-3497. May 23-24 – 33rd annual Southwick Amateur, Southwick GC, Graham. Medal play in flights. Also senior division. 336-227-2582. June 5-7 – Asheboro City Amateur, Asheboro Municipal, Holly Ridge GL, Pinewood CC. (Randolph County residents only). 336-625-4158. June 13-14 – Bob Howerton Invitational, Kinderton CC, Clarksville, Va. 434-374-8822. June 13-14 – Durham Amateur, Hillandale GC, Durham. Medal play in flights. 919-286-4211. June 27-28 – Chair City Open, Winding Creek GC, Thomasville. Medal play in flights. 336-475-5580. June 27-28 – Wake County Amateur, Pine Hollow GC, Clayton. Medal play in flights. Not restricted to Wake County residents. 919-553-4554.

Senior Individual April 20 – Greater Greensboro Senior Games, Country Hills GC, Gibsonville. Age divisions for men and women, beginning at age 50. For

Amateur Team March 21 – Mill Creek Irish Fourball, Mill Creek GC, Mebane. 4-person teams counting one ball on holes 1-6, two balls on holes 7-11, three balls on holes 12-15 and four balls on holes 16-18. Gross and Net. 919-563-4653. March 28-29 – 6th annual Battle at the Chase, Maple Chase CC, Winston-Salem. Two-man captain’s choice. Flighted by handicap. ProAm division also. 336-767-2941. March 28-29 – Southwick 2-Man Invitational, Southwick GC, Graham. Bestball. 336-227-2582. March 28-29 – Dean Harrison Memorial 2-Man Spring Fling, Greensboro National GC, Summerfield. First day bestball, second day captain’s choice. Flighted after first round. 336-342-1113. April 4-5 – 24th annual Triad Golf Today Interclub Challenge, Greensboro National GC, Summerfield. Teams consist of four players: any combination of regulars, seniors 55-over or super seniors 65-over. Best two scores on each hole. Steve Williams 336-280-3722. April 18-19 – Lexington Spring Two-Ball, Lexington GC. Ages 18-over, playing flighted bestball from tees designated for age and gender. 336-248-3950. May 2 – Mill Creek Texas 2-Ball, Mill Creek GC, Mebane. 2-person teams, Texas scramble. 919-563-4653. June 6-7 – Oak Hollow 2-Man Open, Oak Hollow GC, High Point. 2-man captain’s choice. 336-883-3260. June 13-14 – Goodyear Invitational Two-Man, Goodyear GC, Danville. 434-797-1909. June 13-14 – Lynrock Memorial Two-Man, Lynrock GC, Eden. 336-623-6110. July 25-26 – Tuscarora Two-Man Invitational, Tuscarora CC, Danville. Medal play in flights. 434-724-4191.

Laid-Back Golfers Tour 434-792-3728 • Men/Women All-Ages Flights pre-determined by handicap Tees determined by hdc/age formula March 10 – Tuscarora CC, Danville March 23 – Danville GC, Danville April 6 – Crooked Tree GC, Brown Summit April 20 – Greensboro National, Summerfield May 5 – Oak Hills GC, Eden

For the latest tournament schedule, now updated daily, go to www.trianglegolf.com then click on Tournaments May 20 – London Downs GC, Forest, Va. June 2 – Stoney Creek GC, Whitsett June 30 – Olde Mill Resort, Laurel Fork, Va.

Golfweek Amateur Tour 252-864-9161 March 14 – Bryan Park (Players), Brown Summit March 21 – Pinewood CC, Asheboro March 28 – The Preserve at Jordan Lake, Chapel Hill April 4-5 – Grandover (West and East), Greensboro April 18 – Stoney Creek, Whitsett May 2 – Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro May 9 – Keith Hills, Buies Creek May 16 – Foxfire (Red Fox), Jackson Springs May 23 – Chapel Ridge, Pittsboro May 30 – Mill Creek GC, Mebane June 6 – Colonial CC, Thomasville June 13 – Greensboro National, Summerfield June 27-28 – Southern Regional at Kiawah Island Turtle Point and Ocean Course June 29 – Greensboro CC (Farm), Greensboro

Senior Amateur Tour (ages 50-over) 336-303-6737 March 12 – Devils Ridge, Holly Springs March 19 – Pinewood CC, Asheboro March 21 – Legacy GL, Aberdeen March 26 – Quail Ridge, Sanford April 9 – Keith Hills, Buies Creek April 16 – Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro April 25 – Sapona GC, Lexington April 30 – Carolina Lakes GC, Sanford May 4-5 – Senior Masters at River Landing, Landing and River courses, Wallace. May 7 – Carolina Trace (Lake), Sanford May 9 – Hyland GC, Southern Pines May 14 – Colonial CC, Thomasville May 21 – Chapel Ridge, Pittsboro May 28 – Neuse GC, Clayton June 4 – Challenge GC, Graham June 6 – Southern Pines (Elks Club) June 11 – Stoney Creek GC, Whitsett June 18 – Mill Creek, Mebane June 25 – Bryan Park (Players), Brown Summit

Captain’s Choice Mar. 28-29 – Battle at the Chase, Maple Chase GC, Winston-Salem, Two person captain’s choice flighted on handicap index, Pro Shop 336-767-0034. Mar. 28-29 – Dean Harrison Memorial TwoMan Spring Fling, Greensboro National, Summerfield, Pro Shop 336-342-1113. Apr. 24 – Salem Academy and College Golf Tournament benefiting Athletics, Bermuda Run West, Patricia Hughes 336-917-5402 patricia.hughes@salem.edu. Apr. 24 – Randy Parker Memorial Tournament benefiting ECU Economics Students, Ironwood GC, Greenville, Joey Cuellar 919601-2740. Apr. 25 – Boley Invitational Charity Golf Tournament (Proceeds To Parkinson’s Foundation), Goodyear GC, Danville, Virginia, Mark Boley markboley14@yahoo.com.

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CALENDAR June 20 – 3rd Annual Father’s Day Golf Tournament @ Gillespie Golf Course, Greensboro, shotgun start @ 8am, Contact Jerome Goode 336-312-4388.

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 Mar. 7-8 – PKBGT Tar Heel Classic, UNC Chapel Hill Finley GC, Chapel Hill, NC, Girls only, Ages 11-19. Mar. 8 – TYGA Tots, The Cradle, Pinehurst CC, Pinehurst, NC, NC Residents, Boys/Girls Ages 6-12. Mar. 8 – TYGA Sandhills Flyers Junior Shootout, Pinewild CC (Holly), Pinehurst, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. Mar. 14-15 – TYGA Triad Archdale-Trinity Junior, Holly Ridge GL, Archdale, NC, Boys/ Girls, Ages 13-15. Mar. 14 – PKBGT North Carolina Series, Longleaf Golf & CC, Pinehurst, NC, Girls, Ages 8-19. Mar. 14-15 – PKBGT Palmetto Classic, Furman University GC, Greenville, SC, Girls only, Ages 11-19. Mar. 14-15 – HJGT College Prep Series at NC State, Lonnie Poole GC, Raleigh, NC, Boys/ Girls Ages 8-18. Mar. 14-15 – NCJGF IMG Junior World Qualifying, UNC Finley GC, Chapel Hill, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. Mar. 20-21 – TYGA North State HS Challenge, Club at Irish Creek, Kannapolis, NC, Grades 9-12. Mar. 21 – PKBGT/CGA Vicki DiSantis Qualifier, Columbia CC, Blythewood, SC, Girls only, Ages 11-19. Mar. 21-22 – HJGT Charlotte Spring Junior Open, Monroe CC, Monroe, NC, Boys/Girls Ages 8-18. Mar. 21-22 – PKBGT Campbell Classic, Keith Hills GC, Lillington, NC, Girls only, Ages 11-19. Mar. 27-28 – HV3 High School Invitational, Cramer Mountain Club, Cramerton, NC, Grades 9-12. Mar. 28 – TYGA Tots, Keith Hills Golf Club, Lillington, NC, Boys/Girls Ages 6-12. Mar. 28 – PKBGT/CGA Vicki DiSantis Qualifier - Statesville CC, Statesville, NC, Girls only, Ages 11-19. Mar. 28-29 – PKBGT Commonwealth Classic, Lake Monticello GC, Palmyra, VA, Girls only, Ages 11-19. Mar. 28-29 – TGF Grandover Junior Championship, Grandover Golf Resort, Greensboro NC, Boys only, Ages 12-18. Apr. 1 – TYGA Wedgewood High School Shootout, Wedgewood GC, Wilson, NC, Grades 9-12. Apr. 3 – Clayton-Neuse Invitational, The Neuse GC, Clayton, NC, Grades 9-12 Apr. 4 – TYGA Tots, Northgreen CC, Rocky Mount, NC, Boys/Girls Ages 6-12. Apr. 4 – CGA Jimmy Anderson Boys’ Qualifying, Southern Wayne CC, Mt. Olive, NC, Boys only, Ages 12-18. – Information

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Apr. 4-5 – PKBGT Masters, Greenville CC, Greenville, NC, Girls only, Ages 11-19. Apr. 10-11 – PKBGT Spring Invitational, Wachesaw Plantation, Murrells Inlet, SC, Girls, Ages 11-19. Apr. 10-11 – TGF ACC Junior Amateur, UNC Finley GC, Chapel Hill, NC, Boys only, Ages 12-18. Apr. 11 – PKBGT North Carolina Series, Sapona Golf Club, Lexington, NC, Girls, Ages 8-19. Apr. 14 – TYGA Union Pines High School Invitational, Cc of Whispering Pines, Whispering Pines, NC, Grades 9-12. Apr. 18-19 – CGA Jimmy Anderson Boys’ Invitational, Jacksonville CC, Jacksonville, NC, Boys only, Ages 12-18. Apr. 18-19 – TYGA Triad Sapona Junior, Sapona GC, Lexington, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 13-18. Apr. 18-19 – PKBGT Southeast Classic, Green Valley CC, Greenville, SC, Girls only, Ages 11-19. – 4 Apr. 18 – NJGA Lake Lure Junior, Rumbling Bald - Bald Mtn., Lake Lure, NC, Boys/Girls Ages 4-18. Apr. 21 – TYGA Pinecrest High School Invitational, Pinehurst CC (No. 8), Pinehurst, NC, Grades 9-12. Apr. 25 – NJGA, The Warrior Junior, The Warrior GC, China Grove, NC, Boys/Girls Ages 4-18. Apr. 25 – PKBGT Middle Atlantic Series, Augustine GC, Stafford, VA, Girls, Ages 8-19. Apr. 25 – TYGA Tots, CC of Wakefiield, Raleigh, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 6-12. Apr. 25-26 – PKBGT Carolinas Classic, Carolina Trace CC, Sanford, NC, Girls only, Ages 11-19. Apr. 25-26 – TGF Players Championship, Bryan Park GC, Greensboro, NC, Boys only, Ages 12-18. Apr. 29 – TYGA NC High School Invitational, Treyburn CC, Durham, NC, Grades 9-12, Invitation only. May 2 – CGA Creed Boys qualifying, TBD NC, Boys only, Ages 12-18. May 9 – TYGA N.C. Middle School Championship, Longleaf G&FC, Southern Pines, NC, Grades 6-8. May 9 – CGA Creed Boys qualifying, Lancaster GC, Lancaster SC, Boys only, Ages 12-18. May 9 – PKBGT North Carolina Series, Monroe CC, Monroe, NC, Girls, Ages 8-19. May 9-10 – CGA Vicki DiSantis Girls’ Championship, Pine Island CC, Charlotte, NC, Girls only, Ages 13-18. May 9-10 – PKBGT / LPGA Tour Pure Silk Girls Junior Championship, Kingsmill Resort, Williamsburg, VA, Girls, Ages 11-19. May 15-17 – Scott Robertson Memorial, Roanoke, VA, Boys/Girls, Ages 10-18, 540-529-3176 May 16-17 – TYGA Down East Junior, The Emerald GC, New Bern, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 13-18. May 16 – TYGA Tots, High Point Country ClubEmerywood, High Point, NC, Boys/Girls Ages 6-12. May 16 – NJGA Monroe Junior, Monroe CC, Monroe, NC, Boys/Girls Ages 4-18. May 16-17 – PKBGT North Carolina Series Classic, Forest Oaks CC, Forest Oaks, NC, Girls, Ages 8-19. May 16-17 – TGF RBC Triangle Junior Classic, The Preseve GC, Chapel Hill, NC, Boys only, Ages 12-18.

May 16-17 – HJGT Raleigh Junior Open, River Ridge GC, Raleigh, NC, Boys/Girls Ages 8-18. May 23-24 – CGA Creed Boys’ Invitational, Camden CC, Camden, SC, Boys only, Ages 12-18. May 23-25 – PKBGT Open Championships, CC of Salisbury, Salisbury, NC, Girls only, Ages 11-19. May 24-25 – TGF RBC Tour Championship, Mid Pines Inn & GC, Southern Pines, NC, Boys only, Ages 12-18. May 30 – Drive, Chip and Putt Local Qualifier, Methodist University, Fayetteville, NC, Boys/ Girls, Ages 7-15. May 30-31 – PKBGT Reston Girls Classic, Reston National, Reston, VA, Girls, Ages 11-19. May 31 – TYGA Triad One Day Tournament, Bryan Park GC, Greensboro, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. June 6 – Drive, Chip and Putt Local Qualifier, Pinewild CC, Pinehurst, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 7-15. June 6 – PKBGT Middle Atlantic Series, Lake Chesdin GC, Chesterfield, VA, Girls, Ages 8-19. June 6-7 – TYGA Bojanlges Junior, Cutter Creek GC, Snow Hill, NC, Boys only, Ages 13-18. June 6-7 – PKBGT Coastal Carolina Classic, Hackler GC, Myrtle Beach, SC, Girls, Ages 11-19. June 6-7 – TGF RBC Southeastern Junior Open, Chapel Ridge GC, Pittsboro/Chapel Hill, NC, Boys only, Ages 12-18. June 10-12 – TYGA Sandhills One Day, Sanford GC, Sanford, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. June 12 – Drive, Chip and Putt Local Qualifier, Wedgewood Public Golf Course, Wilson, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 7-15. June 13 – CGA NC Junior Boys Qualifying, Coharie CC, Clinton, NC, Boys only, Ages 18 & under. June 13-14 – PKBGT Valley Junior Girls, Hidden Valley CC, Salem, VA, Girls only, Ages 11-19. June 15 – USGA Junior Amateur Qualifying, Benvenue CC, Rocky Mount, NC Boys, Ages 18 & Under. June 15 – TYGA One Day Tournament, Gaston CC, Gastonia, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. June 15 – TYGA Triad One Day, Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18. June 15 – TYGA Tin Whistles Tots, Pinehurst CC #6, Pinehurst, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 6-12. June 16 – CGA NC Junior Boys’ Qualifying, Salem Glen CC, Winston-Salem, NC, Boys only, Ages 18 & under. June 16 – TYGA Triad One Day, Pine Knolls GC, Kernersville, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18. June 16-17 – TGF Greensboro Junior Amateur, Greensboro CC (Farm), Greensboro, NC, Boys only, Ages 12-18. June 16-19 – CGA NC Junior Girls’ Championship, Cedar Rock CC, Lenior, NC Girls only, Ages 18 & under. June 17 – Drive, Chip and Putt Local Qualifier, Hope Valley Country Club, Durham, NC Boys/ Girls, Ages 7-15. June 17 – TYGA Triad One Day Tournament, Deep Springs CC, Reidsville, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18.

June 17 – TYGA Sandhills One Day, Gates Four CC, Fayetteville, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. – June 18 – TYGA One Day, CC of Johnston Country, Smithfield, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18. June 19 – Drive, Chip and Putt Local Qualifier, Sifford GC, Charlotte, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 7-15. June 21 – PKBGT Southeast Series, Tega Cay GC, Tega Cay, SC, Girls, Ages 8-19. June 22 – TYGA One Day, Club at Irish Creek, Kannapolis, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18. June 22-23 – CGA Twin States Girls’ Championship, Dataw Island Club, St. Helena, SC, Girls only, Ages 18 & under. June 23 – TYGA Triad One Day, Statesville CC, Statesville, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. June 23-26 – CGA NC Junior Boys’ Championship, Maple Chase CC, WinstonSalem, NC, NC Boys only, Ages 18 & under. June 24 – TYGA Triad One Day, Gillespie GC, Greensboro, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. June 25 – Drive, Chip and Putt Local Qualifier, UNC Finley GC, Chapel Hill, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 7-15. June 25 – USGA Junior Girls’ Qualifying, Colonial CC, Thomasville, NC, Girls only, Ages 18 & under. June 25 – TYGA Triad One Day, Oak Hollow GC, High Point, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18. June 25-26 – CPGA Girls’ Junior Championship, Club at Irish Creek, Kannapolis, NC, Girls only, Ages 18 & under. June 27 – TYGA Tots, Midland CC, Southern Pines, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 6-12. June 27-28 – PKBGT Southeast Girls Classic, Blythewood CC, Blythewood, SC, Girls, Ages 11-19. June 28 – TYGA Tots, Longleaf GC, Southern Pines, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 6-12. June 29 – USGA Junior Amateur Qualifying, Mill Creek GC, Mebane, NC Boys, Ages 18 & Under. June 29 – NJGA Charlotte Junior Classic at Firethorn CC, Marvin, NC, Boys/Girls Ages 4-18. June 29 – TYGA One Day Tournament, Chapel Hill CC, Chapel Hill, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. June 29 – TYGA Triad One Day, Greensboro National GC, Greensboro, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. June 29 – TYGA Tin Whistles Tots, CC of North Carolina, Pinehurst, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 6-12. June 29-30 – CPGA Boys’ Junior Championship, Starmount Forest CC, Greensboro, NC, Boys only, Ages 18 & under. June 29-30 – CGA Carolinas Girls’ 15 & Under, CC of Whispering Pines, Whispering Pines, NC, Girls only, Ages 15 & under. June 30- July 1 – Forsyth Junior, Tanglewood Reynolds, Pine Knolls, Reynolds Park, Boys/ Girls Forsyth County Residents, Bobby Hege 336-416-3289. June 30-July 1 – TYGA Coastal Plains Junior, Greenville CC, Greenville, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. June 30-July 1 – Carmel Junior Invitational, Carmel CC, Charlotte, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 8-18, 704-945-3300. June 30 – TYGA Triad One Day, Reynolds Park GC, Winston-Salem, NC, Boys/Girls, Ages 12-18. www.trianglegolf.com

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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