Tournament Golf

Team Golf and the TYGF Pro-Am

10.28.2008
Last Friday I had fun playing in a pro-am with my college coach, Robert. He has been a mentor, boss, and now a friend over the years. He has served golfers for over two decades now as one of the best golf instructors in the country. The pro-am benefited the Triad Youth Golf Foundation. In its eighth year, TYGF, has helped spread the game of golf to youth in the area. [youtube=httv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v25swuKEnQU] Golf is one of the few sports that incorporates ..read more

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The Seafood Invitational Part 2: Bogies, Birdies, & Ducks

10.14.2008

The course was set up perfectly. The rough was about 2-2.5″ of thick Bermuda grass which is playable but penal. The fairways were plush and competitors played the ball down (as it lies) through the green. Now this brings us to the greens. Well, some would say they were quick. Others might even say slippery. I even heard one player call them fast.

I’d say quick… like how quick Michael Phelps takes a shower.

I’d say slippery… ..read more

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The Seafood Invitational Part 1: Homecoming

10.10.2008
Last weekend I played in the Seafood Invitational golf tournament. For 42 years the tournament, started by Purcell Jones, has been held at Morehead City Country Club (MCCC) in Morehead City NC. As a junior golfer growing up at the club, I remember watching great NC amateurs like Bill Boles and Bob Cato and weekenders, like my father, stroll the fairways in pursuit of taking home a Core Sound Duck Decoy trophy. The hand-carved decoys are ..read more

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Caddy Tip #106- Pull the pin

08.29.2008

This past Tuesday I played in a qualifier for the NC Mid-Amateur golf tournament. It is one of the Carolinas Golf Association Majors, and there are several qualifiers throughout the state to complete the field of 100+ players. It is being held this year at Sedgefield CC , which was host to the PGA Tour’s  2008 Wyndam Championship. I am eligible this year since I have been reinstated to the amateur ..read more

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The Forest Oaks Invitational (The New GGO)

08.19.2008
11 years ago I walked off of the 18th green of the Forest Oaks Country Club golf course after an exciting round of 72, even par. The round included 1 birdie and 1 bogey and only 2 GIR (greens in regulation). It was good enough to secure a victory in the Forest Oaks Invitational, over some of the top amateur golfers in NC thanks to a first round 7 under par, 65. But I digress. This year’s Forest Oaks Invitational, held in ..read more

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