Pine Island CC to Host 10th Vicki DiSantis Girls Championship on May 2-3, 2015

The Carolinas Golf Association has announced the dates for the 10^th Vicki DiSantis Girls Championship to honor Mrs. Vicki DiSantis of Pinehurst, NC for her dedication and support of girls golf in the Carolinas.  The event will be a 36-hole stroke play tournament for junior girls’ from North Carolina and South Carolina between the ages of 12 – 18 who have not started college.  It will be contested on May 2-3, 2015 at Pine Island CC in Charlotte, NC.

 

Inspired by a rolling piece of farmland in the mid-1960s, golf course architect Charles M. Mahannah created Pine Island as a course every golfer would enjoy.  Mr. Mahannah’s vision of a course that requires proficiency, reverence and thought has continued through the years as we continually upgrade, redesign and maintain the course through innovative practices and trendsetting technology. With the latest renovation direction by golf course architect Michael Gleason of Pinehurst, NC the course is one of the finest USGA-regulated courses in the region.  Dramatic, architecturally sound and extremely innovative, this premier private course provides fun and challenging play for golfers of all ages and skill levels.

 

An anticipated field of 84 golfers will compete on the Michael Gleason designed course that has hosted the Vicki Disantis Girls since 2008, the 2010 NC Junior Boys and Girls Championships and many other prestigious amateur and professional events.
 

DATES
May 2-3, 2015
 

FORMAT
36 holes of stroke play
 

ELIGIBILITY
Entry is open to any female golfer between the ages of 12 and 18 from North Carolina or South Carolina who has not started college with a USGA handicap of 18.3 or less.
 

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
  March 9, 2015 (8 pm)

            Registration opens

  April 13, 2015 - May 1, 2015

            Course open for practice rounds

  April 22, 2015

            Registration closes

  Saturday, May 2, 2015

            First round of stroke play (18 holes) with starting times beginning at 12:30 pm on both the first and tenth tees.

            Tournament cookout for players and parents at 5:00 pm – 7:30 pm.

  Sunday, May 3, 2015

            Second round of stroke play (18 holes) with starting times beginning at 8:00 am off both the first and tenth tees.

            *Players will be re-paired for round 2 based on round 1 scores.

            Awards ceremony at scoreboard at approximately 2:30 pm.

 

PRIZES
Trophies are awarded to the champion through sixth place.

 

PINE ISLAND COUNTRY CLUB INFORMATION
GENERAL MANAGER:  Joe Brenkus

DIRECTOR OF GOLF: Larry Yount

HEAD PROFESSIONAL: Nick Wood, PGA
COURSE SUPERINTENDENT: Brandon Mills

TOURNAMENT DIRECTOR: Jason Cox
ARCHITECT: Michael Gleason
YARDAGE/PAR: 6,022 yards, par 35-37--72
FAIRWAYS & TEES: Bermuda grass
GREENS: A1 & A4 bent grass

 

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