99th AMATEUR CHAMPIONSHIP OF THE CAROLINAS GOLF ASSOCIATION HEADS THIS WEEK TO THE OCEAN COURSE AT KIAWAHISLAND

WEST END, NC - The Carolinas Amateur Championship, flagship event of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA), moves to The Ocean Course at KiawahIsland, site of last year’s PGA Championship, July 11-14.

The CGA received a record 777 entries, exceeding the previous total high of 550, established last year, by 41 percent.

The championship is open to male amateurs who are legal reside...

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WEST END, NC - The 16th Women’s Match Play Golf Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) returns to Cowans Ford Country Club for the 8th time, July 9-11.

Dawn Woodward of Greer, SC is the three-time defending champion and is seeded number one for match play if otherwise eligible. The 32 lowest handicap indexes comprise the championship, first and second flight. They will play the "championship" tees.

The overall championship is comprised of 16 pla...

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Whispering Pines, NC – First round results of the 7^th Carolinas Junior Girls 15 & Under Championship hosted by the Country Club of Whispering Pines on Monday, July 8, 2013. 

14-year-old Grace Massengill of Hickory, NC fires a four over par round of 76 to take the first round lead by six shots over Taylor Hinson of Belmont, NC.  Massengill carded two birdies for the day on the challenging Ellis Maples design.

In the junior division, defending champion, 12-year-old Anna M...

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Whispering Pines, NC – First round results of the 7^th Carolinas Junior Girls 15 & Under Championship hosted by the Country Club of Whispering Pines on Monday, July 8, 2013. 

14-year-old Grace Massengill of Hickory, NC fires a four over par round of 76 to take the first round lead by six shots over Taylor Hinson of Belmont, NC.  Massengill carded two birdies for the day on the challenging Ellis Maples design.

In the junior division, defending champion, 12...

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WEST END, NC - The 16th Women’s Match Play Golf Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) returns to Cowans Ford Country Club for the 8th time, July 9-11.

Dawn Woodward of Greer, SC is the three-time defending champion and is seeded number one for match play if otherwise eligible. The 32 lowest handicap indexes comprise the championship, first and second flight. They will play the "championship" tees.

The overall championship is comprised of 16 pla...

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7th Carolinas Junior Girls 15 and Under Golf Championship Set for July 7-9

WEST END, NC – The Carolinas Junior Girls 15 and Under Championship will be played July 7-9 on the River or West Course at the Country Club of Whispering Pines in Whispering Pines, N.C.

Entry is open to any female amateur golfer who has not reached her 16th birthday by July 9, who has not started college, who is a legal resident of North Carolina or South...

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To: Carolinas Amateur Qualifier Participants at Shadowmoss Plantation

From: Andy Priest, CGA

Date: July 2, 2013

RE: Reschedule Date

 

Due to unplayable course conditions and continued forecasted rain amounts for Tuesday afternoon, July 2 into Wednesday, July 3, the Carolinas Amateur Championship sectional qualifier at Shadowmoss Plantation has been rescheduled for Monday, July 8. Shadowmoss Plantation has received over 23 inches of rain since June 1.

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Kiawah Island , SC – Final results of U.S. Women’s Amateur Sectional Championship Qualifying Hosted by Kiawah Island Resort (Cougar Point) on Monday, July 1, 2013.  Par 36-36—72  6310 yards. Course/Slope Rating:  72.9/129.

Ten players advance on to the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship that will be held at the nearby Country Club of Charleston in Charleston, SC on August 5-10, 2013.  The first five players avoided going into a playoff after shootin...

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Greensboro, NC--PGA professional Jason Harris of Durham, NC and his junior partner McKenzie Barringer of Durham, NC shot a round of six under par 66 to capture the 8^th Carolinas Pro-Junior title.  Harris and Barringer blitzed the Donald Steel designed Farm course of Greensboro CC in Greensboro, NC with seven birdies and one lone bogey on the 209 yard par three.  “I hit some really good shots and McKenzie made all the putts” commented Harris, the Director of Golf at Treyburn CC.  This was the fourth time Harris and Barrin...

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Sectional Qualifying for the 99th Carolinas Amateur Championship is from June 18-July 3. Links to results for each site is below. Successful qualifiers will advance to the 99th Carolinas Amateur Chapionship at The Ocean Course in Kiawah Island, SC on July 11-14, 2013. Read Post »