Nolan Mills Jr. of Charlotte, NC had a bit of déjà vu today at the 10^th Dogwood State Junior Championship hosted by Sapona Ridge Country Club in Lexington, NC. Mills found himself in the final group for the second time in the last two weeks of a Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) Championship. He entered both final rounds trailing by two strokes. The story was different this week as the risi... Read Post »

 
Cole Ray vaulted himself from a fifth place tie after first round play to the top of the leaderboard today with a remarkable 65 at Sapona Ridge Country Club.  Ray’s six under par 65 included a string of four straight birdies on holes five through eight which began when he sank a fifty foot putt on the 420-yard par 4 fifth.  “My ball striking was really crucial today.  I hit it close a lot,” remarked t... Read Post »

 
With the best junior players in the North Carolina displaying their games at one of the state’s top courses it is no surprise that nine players broke par after the first round of the 10^th Dogwood State Championship hosted by Sapona Ridge Country Club in Lexington, NC. Walker Cress of Concord, NC and Nolan Mills of Charlotte, NC are tied for first after first round 67’s. Sitting just one shot behi... Read Post »

The Carolinas Golf Association is pleased to announce that Grandfather Golf & Country Club in Linville, NC will once again host the Carolinas Golf Foundation Fundraiser Tournament on Monday, October 27, 2014. Entry fee is $320.00 per two-person team and includes tournament cart & range fees plus lunch following play. Entries will be limited to the first 52 teams that register. Registration opens on September 14 at 8:00pm. Tournament will use a 10:00am shotgun start.

All proceeds will benefit the Carolinas Golf Foundation which is... Read Post »

 
    Dogwood Qualifying (6,532 yards, par 72, 73.4/133)
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To: U.S. Mid-Amateur Sectional Qualifier Players at River Landing in Wallace, NC
From: Andy Priest, Carolinas Golf Association
 
Unfortunately due to the over 7 inches of rain that continues to fall at River Landing over the past 3 days, the U.S. Mid-Amateur Sectional Qualifier has been rescheduled for Friday, August 8. Tee times will begin at 12:10pm off #1 tee on the Landing course.
 
Course is unplayable and will not have any chance to dry out enough on Monday or Tuesday (original rain date) to play. For those of you that had ... Read Post »

Posted at 11:10am: 5th North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship championship match between Al Dickens IV and David Donovan IV has been rescheduled for Friday, August 8 at 12:00pm Noon at River Landing's Landing course.


Posted at 9:00am: Championship match for the 5th North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship is currently delayed due to weather in the Wallace area. We will update once a starting time is determined.
We have not yet made a decision regarding the US Mid-Amateur Qualfiier scheduled for Monday at River Lan... Read Post »

WALLACE, NC – Rounds of 16, Quarterfinal and Semifinal match play results of the 5^th North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association hosted by River Landing (Landing) in Wallace, NC on Saturday, August 2, 2014 (3075 yards, par 27-27—54).
 
Unless your last name starts with a “D” and you are the fourth generation in a family name then you had no chance to advance to the North Carolina Amateur Match Play championship finals.
 
Al Dickens, IV of Charlotte will face David Donova... Read Post »

Follow the Live Scoring from River Landing: 

https://www.ghintpp.com/carolinasgolf/TPPOnlineScoring/ResultsMatch.aspx?archive=match&id=505

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Saturday, August 2

Update at 10:00am: Keeps raining so we are going to push back to 11:30am restart. 1:00pm Quarterfinals.

Update at 9:00am: storm cell just south of us still producing lightning within 10 miles. Course is wet and needs some time to "dry out" some before we can begin play. Restart pushed back to 10:30am. Quarterfinals at 12:00 noon.

Update at 8:20am: storms still lingering around the area but a window may be opening up for us. Shotgun restart delayed until 9:30am. Qtrs pushed back to 11:00am.

Update at 7:15... Read Post »