SOUTHERN PINES, NC (February 3, 2016) – The Carolinas Golf Association announced the winners of the 2015 CGAcer Hole-in-One Club Contest held on February 1, 2016. CGA members who made a hole in one in 2015 and submitted an application were eligible. Prizes for the 2015 annual drawing for holes-in-one winners are:
1st Place – CGA Golf Shirt, CGA Tervis Tumbler Set, CGA Vanity License Plate, CGA Hat and “Golf in the Carolinas” Centennial Book
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SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (January 15, 2016) -- The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) has confirmed the sites and dates for its 2016 championship and tournament schedules. The CGA is entering its 107th year of conducting state and regional championships for amateur golfers.
The CGA will conduct 249 tournaments this year, including: 42 championships, 41 CGA championship qualifiers, 16 USGA national championship qualifiers, five team match events, 99 one-day tournaments, 45 Tarheel Youth Golf Association (TYGA) events, and an island four-ball getawa...
Read Post »SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (January 13, 2016) -- Registration is open for the 2016 Rules of Golf Seminars conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA). This year's series will be the 40th year the CGA has served the Carolinas with Rules of Golf education and annual rules presentations.
The 20 scheduled seminars are free of charge to attendees, who will view a narrated computer presentation on the basics of the Rules of Golf followed by question and answer sessions. Seminars typically last between 1 ½ to 2 hours in duration. A free ...
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SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (January 11, 2016) -- Forty-one golfers in the Carolinas posted at least 250 scores during 2015. The top score posters are listed below. We caught up with a few of them to find out how they manage to play so many rounds of golf.
Jim Ludden, a member of Belfair Golf Club in Bluffton, S.C. led the way for all CGA members with 357 scores posted. Mr. Ludden has been retired for the past six years. He made a deal with his wife, Laurel (a former gol...
Read Post »SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. (January 4, 2016) -- Four first-timers and two previous winners have been named 2015 Richard S. Tufts Players of the Year by the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA). The award was created in 1997.
The six winners are: Scott Harvey of Greensboro, N.C. (Men), Lori Beth Adams of Burlington, NC (Women), Gary Robinson of Fayetteville, NC (Senior Men), Pat Brogden of Garner, NC (Senior Women), Christian Salzer of Sumter, SC (Junior Boys) and Ashley Czarnecki of Greenville, SC (Junior Girls).
The Richard S. Tufts Awa...
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