Tuesday, July 6, 2010

“Golf tournament to be held” plus 3 more

“Golf tournament to be held” plus 3 more

Golf tournament to be held

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 09:55 AM PDT

The 14th Annual Kevin Hutcheson Memorial Golf Tournament will be held Saturday, August 21 at Swainsboro Golf and Country Club. Sign-in will be at 7:30 a.m. with a shotgun start at 8 a.m. Spaces are limited, so call early to reserve your spot. The format will be a four person scramble. Participation fee will be $200 per four person team and will cover green fees, cart fees and lunch. Door prizes will be awarded, as well as prizes for closest to the pin and longest drive. All proceeds will be donated to the Epilepsy Foundation of Georgia and the Georgia Jaycees Camp Dream for children with disabilities.

For more information contact Hugh Hendrix at 478-237-7867 (ext. 25) or Todd Durden at 478-237-8994 (ext. 1002); Swainsboro Jaycees, P.O. Box 806, Swainsboro, GA 30401.




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Golf: Gullane in the frame for coveted clubgolf award

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 04:37 AM PDT

Gullane and Gullane Ladies are in the frame for the coveted award after demonstrating "excellent in promoting junior golf during 2009".

They're up against Berwickshire club Eyemouth, as well as McDonald in Aberdeenshire, Orkney, Palacerigg in Nort

h Lanarkshire, Powfoot in Dumfries & Galloway and Royal Montrose.

The winner will be announced next Wednesday at St Andrews on the eve of The Open and Gullane have certainly impressed in the evaluation by clubgolf's judging panel.

"Gullane is going from strength to strength with its junior development and they are highly innovative in their approach," said clubgolf's East of Scotland Regional Manager, Laura Rushby.

"In August 2009 they introduced a very informative junior golf blog, keeping all of the juniors and parents in touch with everything that is happening from news, to coaching and competitions, results both at Gullane and Gullane Ladies Golf Clubs' and throughout the golfing world.

"Gullane and Gullane Ladies Golf Clubs have been working together for the last five years, developing their clubgolf coaching programme and building a strong player pathway which links in with PGA Pro Alasdair Good and his team of assistants.

"They have an enthusiastic group of volunteer coaches and helpers who work together with the junior convenor Iain Mclean and clubgolf co-ordinator Andy Walker to bring as many golf opportunities to juniors at Gullane. Gullane has established strong links with its local primary school and offer fun flag and girls in golf competitions on the six-hole children's course.

"They have introduced under 14 junior matches with local neighbouring clubs and host the US Kids European Championships, which was brought about by Alasdair Good and benefits the community as well as the club."

Organised by clubgolf, Scotland's national junior programme, and the Scottish Golf Union, the Awards, won in 2009 and 2008 respectively by Ranfurly Castle and Alford Golf Clubs, recognise clubs that have demonstrated excellence in promoting junior golf during 2009.

The SGU will award the winning club the sum of £1,000 invested in its junior programme.

It will also be invited to put forward a team of three adult members to play in a European Tour pro-am, playing alongside a leading professional golfer.

The six runners up clubs will each receive £300 from the SGU to help develop their junior programmes.

"Congratulations to Gullane Golf Club and Gullane Ladies Golf Club for making the final. It's great to see them being rewarded for their hard work and devotion to junior development," added Rushby.

"In 2010 clubgolf aims to have 12,000 children active in clubgolf coaching programmes at 300 golf clubs and facilities across Scotland.


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Golf pros hit the links for ALS

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 11:12 AM PDT

July 2,2010

Ian Jacques/Editor

How many holes can they complete? That's the question for golf pros Jim Pringle and Kirk Nederpelt from the Sunshine Coast Golf and Country Club (SCG&CC) as they hit the links on Wednesday, July 7, in support of the fifth annual PGA British Columbia Golf-a-Thon for the ALS Society of B.C.

It's the first time the event has come to the SCG&CC, and Pringle said they are both looking forward to the challenge.

"We've set our target at 72 holes, four rounds each and 144 holes combined between the two of us," said Pringle. "We both love golf, but maybe this is more than we can handle. We'll just have to see."

The men hope to tee off at 6 a.m. on July 7, and if all goes well, and if they can complete their first round by 9 a.m., Pringle figures four rounds are more than achievable.

"My grandmother was diagnosed at 81 and died from the disease, so this has some special significance for me," Pringle said. "ALS is such a horrible disease, and to watch someone you love go through so much pain is heartbreaking. Playing some golf and helping to raise money for such a worthy cause is the least we can do."

ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also referred to as Lou Gehrig's disease) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects the motor neurons that carry messages to the muscles, resulting in weakness and wasting in arms, legs, mouth, throat and elsewhere. Typically the person is immobilized or dead within two to five years of the initial diagnosis. ALS is always fatal, and there is yet no known cause or cure.

Donations can be made in several ways: by stopping in at the club pro shop, on-line at www.golfathonforals.com or by calling the ALS Society at 1-800-708-3228.


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Golf tourney Aug. 21 to benefit no-kill shelter

Posted: 06 Jul 2010 02:12 AM PDT

A two-man golf scramble is planned for Aug. 21 with proceeds benefiting Home For Life Cat Sanctuary (HFLCS), the no-kill sponsor of the Buffalo City Pound.

The tourney, held at Dream Valley Golf Course south of Buffalo, will begin at 9:30 a.m. with a shotgun start.

The cost is $100 per team, and the golf cart and a lunch will be provided.

Cash prizes will be awarded for the first-, second- and third-place teams in addition to the longest drive and closest to the pin. There will also be a $1,000 awarded for a hole-in-one.

Hole sponsors are still needed.

All donations and entry fees are tax-deductible. Call Mary Jane Newton, (417) 345-0144, for more information.

The next scheduled meeting of the HFLCS will be Thursday, July 8 at 6:30 p.m. All interested parties are welcome.


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