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Mae Culpa, Mae Culpa Mae
Maxima Culpa |
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CONOVER, NC –
February 5, 2012 – Boy! What an excruciating ten days for me and the crew at the
Carolina Golf News Today. As I posted on our Facebook page that I was in
“internet hell” was more than accurate. I am truly sorry for what happened. My
prayer is that you will allow me to rebuild the trust that I had built up over
the last two years. Whatever it takes to do that the CGNT will do it!
My many thanks goes
out to all of you who emailed us with your concern for our site and if you did not
get a reply form me it is because on Friday January 27th our
cable went out taking down our internet and TV. We finally got the internet and
TV back late Monday afternoon but when I set about answering all of our emails I
couldn’t.
We could receive
emails but we were not able to send them out. So I started a running battle with
Charter and I went through a litany of do this, do that and back to do this!.
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would happen. A week went by
and on Friday, February 4th , I finally got
hold of person at Charter who knew what he was
doing.
Somehow our
telephone number at the CGNT that is listed in our
signature block was tagged as scam
causing our emails that we would try and send out to be
blocked. This block was happening on all eight of
our email addresses. Now our signatures on our
emails have never changed and some of them are 8-10
years old. How this happened, I or Charter cannot
say. With the problem fixed we were able to send out emails all
weekend minus our telephone numbers in our signature
block.
It appears
that all is in working order and thank goodness that
it is as the start of the high school golf season is
about a week away and the college golf is ramping up
as you read this.
Thank you for your patience and
perseverance during this most troubling
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our formidable task of earning back your
trust as the “Golf Central for North Carolina.”
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CAROLINAS
GOLF ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES CGAcers HOLE in ONE
CLUB 2011 CONTEST WINNERS |
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WEST END, NC – The Carolinas Golf Association
announced the winners of the 2011 CGAcer Hole in
One Club Contest held on January 31, 2012. CGA
members who made a hole in one in 2011 and
submitted an application were eligible. Prizes
for the 2011 annual drawing for holes-in-one
winners are:
1st Place – CGA
golf shirt and "Golf in the Carolinas"
Centennial Book
2nd Place – CGA
Tervis Tumblers and "Golf in the Carolinas"
Centennial Book
3rd Place – CGA
Towel and "Golf in the Carolinas" Centennial
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The three winners are: Dick Christensen
(Westminster, SC) – August 31 (Hole 8 – 140
yards – 5 Iron) The Trails at Chickasaw Point,
Westminster, SC
Dwight Annesley (Southport, NC) – August
9 (Hole 14 – 146 Yards – 8 Iron) St. James
Plantation, Southport, NC
Carolyn Sepich (Raleigh, NC) – July 15
(Hole 4 – 119 Yards – 3 Wood) Wildwood Green
Golf Club, Raleigh, NC
All three golfers had their
holes-in-one at their respective CGA member
club. |
Three
hundred and thirty four (334) members submitted
applications to the CGAcers club for
holes-in-one in 2011. The longest ace made was a
227 yarder on June 29 by Terrance Fisher
from Raleigh, NC at the Riverwood Golf and
Athletic Club in Clayton, NC. Fisher used a 14
degree hybrid on Hole #2. The shortest was a 67
yard 8-iron shot made by June Martello from
Southport, NC on February 27 at the Players
Course at St. James Plantation, Southport, NC on
the 6th hole.
St.
James Plantation in Southport, NC - Continue
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Campbell
finishes fifth at
Arizona
Intercollegiate |
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TUCSON,
ARIZ.
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Campbell
opened its spring men’s golf season with
a fifth-place finish Tuesday at the
Arizona Intercollegiate.
Vaita Guillaume (73-68-72) finished in
13th place at even-par 213. Freshman
Grant Houser and senior Mitch Gray also
recorded top-25 showings in the 76-man
field.
Guillaume made 16 birdies in the 54-hole
event at the par-71, 6793-yard Arizona
National layout. The senior from
Papeete,
Tahiti
finished among the top 15 individuals
for the fifth time in six tournaments
this year. |
A product of Holly Springs, N.C., Houser
matched Guillaume’s one-over 72 on
Tuesday by making five birdies on the
day. He tied for 19th place at
four-over 217 (71-74-72) and had 11
birdies for the event.
Gray, who matched his season-low round
with a two-under 69 in Monday’s second
18, finished tied for 24th place at
plus-six 219 (76-69-74).
Amanjyot Singh tied for 48th place
(73-75-79—227), while fellow sophomore
Harrison Ashworth tied for 61st
(74-76-82—232). |
Host
Arizona
(277-277-281—835) edged 10th-ranked
California
(272-284-280—836) by one stroke to claim
the team title.
New Mexico
(298-285-276—850) finished third,
followed by Pepperdine (286-286-289—861)
and
Campbell
(291-286-297—874) in the 12-school
field.
John Catlin of
New Mexico
captured medalist honors at 10-under-par
203 (66-70-67), three strokes ahead of
Arizona’s
Juan Pablo Hernandez (69-66-71—206).
Campbell
continues its spring season Mar. 11-13
in the Bash at the Beach at the Surf
Golf & Beach Club in
North Myrtle Beach,
S.C.
Results.......... |
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Reports of demise of
renowned Arnold Palmer-designed
golf course in South Carolina are
exaggerated, as club owner
McConnell Golf teams with
membership to continue operations
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RALEIGH N.C. (January 31,
2012) —
In late 2011, McConnell Golf announced
it would be closing one of its eight
clubs, Musgrove Mill Golf Club in
Clinton, S.C., at least temporarily due
to continuing losses and declining
membership.
Turns out the reported
closing was very temporary, as McConnell
Golf has now announced formulation of a
plan with the Musgrove Mill membership
that will allow the club to continue
operations. The plan includes a
partnership that shares responsibility
for keeping the club open, and if the
new partnership is successful then the
club will remain open indefinitely.
McConnell Golf president
and CEO John McConnell said the company
is planning to transform Musgrove Mill
into a more regional golf course with
some innovative membership opportunities
expected to attract a wide range of
golfers from all over the country.
“We have been very
pleased with the outpouring of support
and interest to maintain operations,”
McConnell said. “Musgrove Mill is a
special place and it is obvious that the
members and community recognize the
impact it has on the surrounding area.
Our plans are to keep Musgrove open at
this point and hopefully the excitement
will continue to build.” |
Designed by Arnold Palmer
Design Company and opened in 1988,
Musgrove Mill (www.musgrovemill.com)
boasts 6,933 yards of challenging golf
for a par of 72. Over the years,
Musgrove Mill has hosted almost every
South Carolina Golf Association event
and Carolinas’ Amateur tournaments, and
has been consistently ranked as Golfweek
Magazine’s “America’s Top 100 Modern
Courses” and Golf Digest’s “Top 10 Rated
Golf Course for South Carolina.”
McConnell Golf bought
Musgrove Mill ("The Mill" as it is
affectionately referred) in 2007. Part
of The Mill’s challenge is its remote
location. Set in Clinton, S.C., about
halfway between Greenville and Columbia,
it is an hour and a half from the
nearest other McConnell Golf property.
Yet, while Musgrove Mill
is indeed off the beaten path — a
special getaway reminiscent of Pine
Valley in Clementon, N.J. — it is also a
pure golf club where members and their
guests will find the ultimate in
destination golf.
The Mill features
cottages for overnight accommodations, a
first-rate practice facility,
full-service clubhouse with a private
chef, and historic significance as a
former Revolutionary War battle site.
Boasting a small, select membership, no
tee times, and a secluded, natural
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course layout, The Mill
is the ideal destination for the
accomplished golfer.
The Mill’s course design
is expertly placed amid the secluded
landscape with topography ranging from
wetlands, various elevations and the
Enoree River. Musgrove Mill Golf Club is
also part of the
Musgrove Mill South Carolina State Park
due to its unaltered natural beauty and
significance as a former Revolutionary
War battle site.
The Mill’s signature hole
is the 189-yard par 3 seventh hole,
which commands a tee shot over the bend
of the Enoree River to reach the green.
The hole was named one of “The King’s
Dream 18,” an honor bestowed by Arnold
Palmer to his best and most challenging
designed holes.
McConnell said he has
always envisioned Musgrove Mill as a
tribute to pure golf and a great
day-trip for any golfer wanting to
tackle one of golf’s finest tests — a
sanctuary for golfers to eat and rest
their heads after their rounds.
"Musgrove Mill is a
phenomenal golfing venue," said
McConnell. "It’s a true golfer’s golf
club. Every shot demands a quality
execution and there is a unique array of
golf holes and hole design. There is not
one hole that remotely resembles any
other hole on the course."<> |
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Mack Ferguson is
a tradition at the Charlotte Country Club, much like
the massive, centuries-
old Oak Trees
that line the historic fairways of a classic and
renowned golf course.
Even the old timers at the club can’t remember when
Ferguson wasn’t part of the golf staff. That’s
because he started as a teenager in 1952 while he was
still in high school and, except for a two year stint
in the Army, has been there ever since. It’s the only
job he ever had.
He has worked at the club for 57 years and has no
plans to retire.
“I love what I do,” he said with a broad smile. “Why
should I quit?” And his reasoning is just fine with
the club.
During his
illustrious career, Ferguson has worked with nine golf
professionals, six general managers and six golf
course superintendents. “And I enjoyed working
with all of them,” he said. “We have had some
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people here, and
I never had a problem with any of them.”
Ferguson was a
junior at Second Ward High School in Charlotte when he
heard that the club needed someone to work in the
junior lockerroom. “I applied and was accepted,” he
explained, “and I have never looked back.”
After two years, the affable Ferguson was transferred
to the men’s lockerroom and then to the golf shop
where he managed the club storage room, loaded clubs
on carts, and cleaned both clubs and carts at the end
of a member’s round.
His career was
on hold for two years, from 1954 to 56, while he
served in the army in Germany.
He has been a
popular golf shop fixture since then.
A Charlotte native, Ferguson played basketball in high
school but knew nothing about golf until he joined the
Charlotte Country Club staff. “But I learned quickly,”
he commented, “and
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even began to
play some.”
“At one time I was a decent player,” he continued. “I
shot a 70 once in Gastonia and thought I was on my
way, but the
game kept throwing me curve balls. But I was content
with that. My role was to see that members and guests
had an enjoyable experience, not to see how good I
could play.”
Over the years, Ferguson was exposed to many of the
game’s top players and assorted VIPs who came to the
Charlotte club to play, including the likes of Tom
Watson, Sam Snead, Davis Love III and a long string of
talented members. A special thrill was meeting Arnold
Palmer when he played an exhibition at the club in the
early 1960s.
Ferguson and
his associates have played key roles in countless
tournaments including the US Men’s Amateur, the Men’s
Senior Amateur, and the USGA Ladies Amateur last
year. “There was a lot of work involved with clubs
and carts at such big events, but it was a lot of fun
and we took pride in -
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Mickelson Files
Defamation Lawsuit |
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JACKSONVILLE,
Fla. --
Phil Mickelson filed a lawsuit against an Internet
service provider in Canada to learn the identity of a
person who has been posting "vexatious statements"
that the four-time major champion says is a deliberate
attack on his reputation.
"I'm all for
freedom of speech, but I won't tolerate defamation,"
Mickelson said Thursday after his opening round in the
Phoenix Open. |
In his lawsuit
against Videotron S.E.N.C in Quebec Superior Court,
Mickelson cited comments posted on Yahoo! Sports from
Nov. 11 to Nov. 12, in which one or more persons under
the pseudonyms "Fogroller" and "Longtitude" make
statements that allege, among other things, that
Mickelson's wife had an affair and that he fathered an
illegitimate child.
Mickelson says
he is a victim of defamation. He is asking the court
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force Videotron
to identify the person so Mickelson can "stop the
dissemination of false and wrongful statements ... and
obtain reparation for the prejudice already suffered."
The motion was
filed in Montreal on Jan. 25.
Mickelson
attorney Glenn Cohen said Videotron did not oppose the
request for subpoena, and he expects the - Continue
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Boeljon Wins Australian ladies
Masters by One Stroke
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GOLD COAST, Australia (AP)—Christel
Boeljon birdied the last hole to win the Australian Ladies Masters by one
stroke on Sunday and avoid a four-way playoff.
The 24-year-old Dutch golfer closed
with a 4-under 68 in the final round to finish with a 21-under total 267
at the 5,954-meter (6,647-yard) Royal Pines course, hitting the lead for
the first time on the par-five last hole.
She was one shot clear of
overnight leader So Yeon Ryu and Kim Ha-neul of South Korea and Italy’s
Diana Luna. |
“It’s never over until it’s over,”
Boeljon said after overcoming a three-shot deficit to clinch the Gold
Coast event, which was jointly sanctioned by the Australian Ladies
Professional Golf and Ladies European tours. “I never guessed I’d be
holding this trophy, it’s very special. Starting the season off with this
win, it’s amazing.” It was
a second LET victory for Boeljon, who made her debut for Europe in the
Solheim Cup last year.
U.S. Open champion Ryu started
the final round with a three-stroke lead, |
due mainly to her 11-under 61 on
Friday, but closed with an even-par 72 and was overtaken on the last hole.
“I think I need to trust myself
more,” Ryu said. “My mind is too busy, I need to think simple.”
Luna and Kim each finished with
rounds of 67 to claim a share of second place.
Sharing the lead with three others
as she walked to the 18th tee, Boeljon reached the green in two and, with
Ryu in the greenside bunker, left her eagle putt - Continue
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