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CGAcers Hole-In-One Contest Winners
SOUTHERN PINES, NC -- The Carolinas Golf Association announced the winners of the 2014 CGAcers Hole-in-One Club Contest drawing held on January 31, 2015. CGA members who made a hole-in-one in 2014 and submitted an application were eligible. The three winners are:
· Bob Kilian (Hilton Head Island, SC) - April 1 (Hole 4 – 190 Yards – 3 Wood) North Course, Moss Creek Golf Club, NC (Member Club).
· Licia Daly (Southport, NC) - March 11 (Hole 16 – 100 yards – 3 Iron) Members Course, St. James Plantation, Southport, NC (Member Club).
· Jon Evans (Hollywood, SC) - July 27 (Hole 15 – 181 Yards – 6 Iron) – Links at Stono Ferry, Hollywood, SC (Member at Santee Cooper Country Club, Hollywood, SC).
Prizes for the 2014 annual drawing for holes-in-one winners are:
- 1st Place – CGA Tervis Tumbler Set, CGA Vanity License Plate, CGA Hat and “Golf in the Carolinas” Centennial Book.
- 2nd Place – CGA Towel, CGA Vanity License Plate, CGA Hat and “Golf in the Carolinas” Centennial Book.
- 3rd Place – CGA Vanity License Plate, CGA Hat and “Golf in the Carolinas” Centennial Book.
Two hundred and fifty six (256) members submitted applications to the CGAcers club for holes-in-one in 2014. The longest ace made was a 256 yarder on April 5 by Mark Greene from Mt. Pleasant, SC at the Rivertowne Country Club in Mount Pleasant, SC. Greene used a driver on hole #6. The shortest ace was a 71 yard pitching wedge shot made by Jeannie Rosberg from North Myrtle Beach, SC on October 30 at Black Bear Golf Club, Longs, SC on the 3rd hole.
Members of St. James Plantation in Southport, NC reported the most holes-in-one with 33 and Moss Creek Golf Club in Hilton Head Island, SC was second with 15.
Significant accomplishments were reported by two CGA members:
· Warren Pardue, a longtime member of Pinehurst Resort, Pinehurst, NC recorded his 10th hole-in-one on December 2 on Course No. 7. Warren used his 7-iron to cover the 100 yards to the 5th green. Warren is 94 years old and plays golf two to three times a week. Shooting a score under his age is a common occurrence. Having a single digit handicap for most of his golf career makes it all look easy.
· Fred Sprouse, a member at the Rolling S Golf Course in Waterloo, SC recorded his 8th hole-in-one by acing two on the same day, September 19. One was on the 7th hole of 105 yards using a pitching wedge and the second was on the 3rd hole of 104 yards using a 7 iron. Fred has played golf since 1962 but, even at 76 years old, he can still do some things for the first time in his life. He had another hole-in-one on August 15 on the 3rd hole, 107 yards, using an 8 iron.
Ten golfers accomplished the rare feat of recording two (2) Holes-In-One in the same calendar year:
- Thomas Carmany (Summerville, SC) – March 23 (Hole 15 – 138 Yards – 4 Hybrid) and December 31 (Hole 11 – 145 Yards – 4 Hybrid) – both at Summerville Country Club in Summerville, SC.
- John Crounse (Aiden, SC) – August 31 (Hole 3 – 170 yards – 2 Hybrid) and October 26 (Hole 4 – 122 Yards – 9 Iron – both at Woodside Plantation Country Club ini Aiken, SC.
- Katherine DeVore (High Point, NC) – August 22 (Hole 6 – 121 Yards – 9 Iron) at Colonial Country Club in Thomasville, NC and September 16 (Hole 3 – 93 Yards – 50 Degree Wedge) at the High Point Country Club in High Point, NC.
- Billie Ellwanger (Calabash, NC) – September 1 (Hole 15 – 114 Yards – 8 Iron) at Farmstead Golf Links in Calabash, NC and September 4 (Hole 8 – 112 Yards – 9 Iron at the Members Club at St. James Plantation, Southport, NC.
- William Emerson (Vass, NC) – June 17 (Hole 4 – 160 Yards – 6 Iron) on the Maples Course at Woodlake Country Club in Vass, NC and July 26 (Hole 6 – 140 Yards – 8 Iron) on the Palmer Course at Woodlake Country Club.
- Roy Eubanks (Pittsboro, NC) – October 12 (Hole 14 – 106 Yards – 9 Iron) and November 7 (Hole 2 – 158 Yards – 4 Iron) – both at the Sanford Golf Club in Sanford, NC.
- Clyde Gould (Manning, SC) – April 23 (Hole 4 – 125 Yards – 6 Iron) and April 28 (Hole 16 – 119 Yards – 7 Iron) – both at The Players Course at Wyboo in Manning, SC.
- James Sanden (Southport, NC) – March 24 (Hole 3 – 154 Yards – 5 Rescue) at the Founders Club at St. James Plantation in Southport, NC and June 25 (Hole 13 – 162 Yards – 6 Iron) at the Reserve Club at St. James Plantation.
- Linda Strohmenger (Seven Lakes, NC) – May 26 (Hole 7 – 121 Yards – 5 Hybrid) and May 30 (Hole 16 – 118 Yards – 5 Wood) – both at Seven Lakes Country Club in Seven Lakes, NC.
- Charles Theo (Woodruff, SC) – April 22 (Hole 11 – 124 Yards – 9 Iron) and May 25 (Hole 11 – 127 Yards - 8 Iron) – both at Three Pines Country Club in Woodruff, SC.
One married couple celebrated with each spouse making an ace in 2014:
- Christine Shevchik – May 17 (Hole 17 – 100 Yards – 6 Wood) at Lakewood Country Club in Salemburg, NC and Ronald Shevchik – June 8 (Hole 16 – 162 Yards – 5 Iron) at the Reserve Club at St. James Plantation in Southport, NC. The couple resides in Southport, NC.
ENTRIES ARE NOW OPEN FOR 2015
Join the fun! If you are a CGA member who makes a hole in one in 2015, let us know.
The CGA will be awarding prizes again for 2015. The random drawing will take place on January 31, 2016 and all holes-in-one must be received at the CGA office no later than January 15, 2016. The CGAcer hole-in-one form is available on our website and must be completed and submitted for eligibility. The hole-in-one must be scored from January 1 through December 31, 2015. Your name will be entered for EACH hole-in-one made in 2015. You must be a current CGA member and carry a USGA/CGA handicap to be eligible. CGA Staff, executive members and their families are ineligible. Prizes will change annually.
The CGAers Hole-in-One program is one of many services offered by the Carolinas Golf Association.