Creighton Farms Hole #12

ALDIE, Va. –– The Virginias team leads their Carolinas counterparts by a one-point margin (12½-11½) at the 69th Captain’s Putter Matches being conducted at The Club at Creighton Farms. Altogether, 24 golfers from the Virginias and the Carolinas are competing in the matches.

Virginias claimed morning four-ball matches by one point (6½-5½), before the two teams split foursome encounters (6-6). A victory in each match scores one point in the Ryder Cup-style format, an...

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LAKE WYLIE, SC – Final round results of the 3rd Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association hosted by River Hills Country Club in Lake, Wylie, S.C. on Thursday, October 16, 2014 (6200 yards, par 36-36—72, 71.0/135).

The only players to ever win the Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Championship made it three for three; partners Jim Pridgen of Jamestown, N.C. and Ernie Newton of Wallburg, N.C came from behind in the final round to complete the three-peat and win the 2014 Carolinas Super Senio...

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U.S. Mid-Amateur Champion Scott Harvey (pictured) is one of 70 Carolinians who played in 2014 USGA competitions

 

U.S. WOMEN'S AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKS (July 14-19)
Sarah Bae – Pinehurst, N.C. (Round of 64)
Emily Brooks – Chapel Hill, N.C.
Blaise Carabello – Charleston, S.C.
Torey Johnson – Conway, S.C.
Kayla Sciupider – Etowah, N.C.

 

U.S. AMATEUR PUBLIC LINKS (July 14-19)
Nick Eberhardt – Fort Mill, S.C. (Round of 64)
Zachary Bishop – Travelers Rest, S.C.
Dav...

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LAKE WYLIE, SC – First round results of the 3rd Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball Championship of the Carolinas Golf Association hosted by River Hills Country Club in Lake, Wylie, S.C. on Tuesday, October 15, 2014 (6200 yards, par 36-36—72, 71.0/135).

Partners Roger Taylor of Conover, N.C. and Bob Yow of Clinton, N.C. are one shot clear of the field after firing a first round three-under par 69.  Taylor and Yow carded five birdies to go along with two bogeys on the day. The only team to ever win the Carolinas Super Senior Fou...

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First round matches are complete and the "sweet 16" set for round two. This past week-end saw Pine Hollow GC, Willow Springs CC and Rock Hill win over Mill Creek Golf Club, Riverwood Athletic Club and the Golf Club at Cedar Creek respectively.

The final 16 teams include five South Carolina clubs and eleven teams in North Carolina with no two clubs from the same city. The field also involves two past champions (River Hills CC and Rock Hill CC ), and three clubs (Hasentree, Club at 12 Oaks and Highlands CC, all in the same region) co...

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SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. – Two top point-earners in the Carolinas Men’s and Senior Men’s Amateur player rankings and past champions headline a contingent of 24 golfers who will represent the Carolinas team against their Virginias counterparts at the 69th Captain’s Putter Matches, set for Friday-Saturday, Oct. 17-18 at The Club at Creighton Farms in Aldie, Va.

Eleven players return from last year’s Carolinas team. Headlining the team is Scott Harvey, of Greensboro, N.C., the #1 ranked amateur in the Carolinas. The th...

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SOUTHERN PINES, N.C. – Only two names have been engraved on the Carolinas Super Senior Four-Ball trophy; Ernie Newton, of High Point, N.C. and Jim Pridgen, of Jamestown, N.C. The duo combined to post an impressive final round score of 11-under-par 60 on their way to victory last year. This year’s championship will be held from October 15-16 at River Hills Country Club in Lake Wylie, S.C. The club is no stranger to hosting CGA Four-Ball events, having held the 1980-81 Carolinas Women’s Four-Ball and 1996 Carolinas Senior Four-B...

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CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- Final round results of the 16th Carolinas Women’s Senior Amateur Championship hosted by Governors Club (Lakes-Foothills) on Wednesday, October 8, 2014 Par 36—36---72 5659 yards (Course/Slope Rating: 72.7/131).

Beginning the final round with a one-shot lead, it took grit and focus from Pat Brogden, of Garner, N.C. to complete a wire-to-wire win for her fourth Carolinas Women’s Senior Amateur trophy and ninth CGA overall championship. The course played five-shots tougher than round one and Brogden was no ...

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The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) has announced the seventh Carolinas Young Amateur will be contested December 29-30, 2014 on the Magnolia golf course at Pinewild Country Club in Pinehurst, NC.  The event is a 36-hole stroke play tournament for male and female amateur golfers ages 18 to 24 who have finished high school.
An anticipated field of 108 golfers (36 women and 72 men) will compete on the Gene Hamm designed Magnolia course that opened for play in 1989 and has hosted numerous CGA championships, including the 1991 Carolinas Amate...

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First Round Results of the 16^th Carolinas Women’s Senior Amateur Championship Hosted by Governors Club (Lakes-Foothills) on Tuesday, October 7, 2014 Par 36—36---72 5659 yards (Course/Slope Rating: 72.7/131). Three time Carolinas Women’s Senior Amateur Champion Pat Brogden of Garner, NC shot a 3-over par round of 75 to take the lead by one shot over Leigh Coulter of Hopkins, SC.  Brogden carded only two birdies on the day.  “It could have been better out there,” Brogden sa... Read Post »