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- Golf: SGA to help raise standards of women's team
- Golf Bag: SGCSA Hands Out Donations
- Golf shop lands in the rough
| Golf: SGA to help raise standards of women's team Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:34 PM PST Sorry, Readability was unable to parse this page for content. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Golf Bag: SGCSA Hands Out Donations Posted: 18 Dec 2010 09:05 PM PST The Sandhills Golf Course Superintendents Association does a lot of good things, and one of them is making donations to worthy causes. The SGCSA held a breakfast at Mid Pines Resort recently and announced several of its benefits. Bill Baker, executive director of The First Tee of the Sandhills, was presented with a check for $500. Scholarships of $300 were also presented to Sandhills Community College turfgrass students Dustin Jennings and Brian Bauer. The association also held at 50/50 raffle that raised $310 to benefit the Food Bank of the Sandhills. Rules Seminar: Feeling a little rusty on the Rules of Golf? Just like to sit in on something pertaining to the game without turning blue from cold? Here's something that might interest you serious golf nuts. The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) has announced the schedule for its annual series of USGA Rules of Golf Seminars. This year's series will be the 35th year the CGA has served the Carolinas with Rules of Golf education and annual rules presentations. The scheduled 14 seminars are free of charge to attendees, who will view a narrated computer presentation on the basics of the Rules of Golf followed by question and answer sessions. Seminars typically last between 1 1/2 to 2 hours in duration. A free 2010-11 Rules of Golf book will be distributed to all participants, and information on the Carolinas Golf Association will be available. For local and area golfers, a seminar will be held March 3 at Whispering Pines at 5:30 p.m. Seminars are open to golfers of all ages and abilities, including members of CGA member clubs, college and high school golf teams and the general public. Carolinas PGA members and LPGA members receive education credits for attending a seminar. Seminar attendees are encouraged to preregister online at www.carolinasgolf.org. For further information, contact the CGA, P.O. Box 319, West End, NC 27376, phone (910) 673-1000 or e-mail Andy Priest at apriest@carolinasgolf.org. Stay Warm: The folks at the Lonnie Poole Golf Course in Raleigh have solved one problem of cold weather golf by offering heated golf carts. "During the recent cold spell," said general manager Chip Watson, "we had some players tell us that it would be nice if we could help them stay warm and comfortable. So we've complied with their request." Effective immediately the popular new course on the N. C. State University campus is offering carts that are enclosed with a heavy transparent vinyl covering and propane heaters. The cost is an extra $15. Watson said that winter play had been steady despite some lower-than-expected temperatures. The course is open to the public. To reserve a starting time call (919) 833-3338. Contact Howard Ward at howardward@att.net. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
| Posted: 18 Dec 2010 11:37 PM PST Yuba-Sutter's sole specialty golf shop will close on New Year's Eve, the latest retail victim of the economy and the Internet. The owners of Golf Etc. on Butte House Road said they were hoping holiday sales would be enough to compensate for a slump that has plagued the shop for months, but the impact of the last 18 months cut too deep to recover. "It's just the reality of business in this area," said partner Mike Bohmann. He and Frank Frost opened the store in November 2007, wanting to meet a need in the community. Other golf shops had come and gone, including Twin Cities Golf and Tennis in Marysville, but as a full-service shop they thought they could make it. "I just really believe if the economy had been sustainable, we would have been fine," Frost said. "We were never going to be millionaires doing this. We just wanted to make a decent living, provide some employment for some people and be involved in the high school programs." Until summer 2009, business was brisk, with year-over-year increases in profits. People were buying starter kits to try the sport for the first time, returning into golf after years away or buying tools to boost their game. Even as recession hit, election-related optimism kept golfers shopping, said Bohmann, who is also the Appeal-Democrat's business manager . "There was this idea of hope and change," he said. "But then people started to say 'It's not coming fast enough,' and they started to tighten up their belts." Sales have been in decline ever since, with the Internet furthering the fatal blow. "It's just tough to compete. I don't think people take a hard enough look at what they do to the local economy," Frost said. "You take away the tax dollars that we provided. You take away the jobs we provided." Closures seem to be a trend in local specialty stores, he said, pointing to Harpers Ferry and Amicus Books, which both closed in the last year. People are drawn online because they can shop from their homes, sometimes at a discount and often without sales tax, even though the products were sometimes used or fake, Bohmann said. "I don't know what the answer is for retail anymore," he said. "People like the hands-on and they turn around and find a better price on the Internet." As the recession cut into people's pockets, golf — a hobby that can be costly to enjoy and maintain — was one of the first expenses to go. The closure of Southridge Golf Course added to the problem, but other local courses were experiencing a slump in play, low turnout attendance and membership cancellations. Frost expects the closure will affect many enthusiasts, not just in Yuba-Sutter, but those who drove from Chico, Woodland and Colusa. "You can get retail anywhere, but unfortunately the services we provide are now going to go away," he said. "There is nothing now between the Oregon border and Roseville-Sacramento." Local golf enthusiasts can still find small selections at local big-box stores and some specialty items at Plumas Lake and Peach Tree golf courses. In addition to Frost and Bohmann, the closure impacts one full-time employee and one part-time employee. "I feel bad for our employees, No. 1, and for our many customers who were very supportive of us through the years," Frost said. "That's the worst part of it." Golf Etc. will honor gift cards until it closes, and most merchandise is on sale, with 50 percent off accessories, 20 percent off clubs and 20 percent to 50 percent off attire. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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