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CCNC Hosts 'Major': Junior Masters Brings Out EJGA Stars

It was cold and drizzling rain, but the smiles were huge as the golfers gathered around the scoreboard in the Country Club of North Carolina halfway house Sunday.

Golf Bag: Moosa, Kim PKB Winners

Madison Moosa of Charlotte shot 72-75—147 to win the Bell Division in the Peggy Kirk Bell Girls’ Tour Foundation Classic held at Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club last weekend.

CGA Announces 2012 Event Slate

The Men’s Golf Association played a team game Feb. 1 and the format was two best net balls of the foursome.

Forest Creek Deserving of Accolades

If you’ve had the pleasure of playing the courses at Forest Creek Golf Club, it is no surprise that both the North and South designs have been ranked among the best 50 residential courses in the nation by Golfweek.

Anatomy of a Charity Golf Tournament

Carolyn and Roy Register have always been active in helping charity events, but they have a special love for the Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina Golf Tournament.

Golf Bag: Moore Women Am June 18-19

Staci Creech, the third-grade schoolteacher who scored a surprise win in last year’s Moore County Women’s Amateur Championship, promised she would be back to defend the title in 2012.

Free App Offers Fans Updates

The wonderful world of technology just keeps giving us more ways to follow the great game of golf.

Notebook: Moston Gets Ace at Hyland

Gary Moston of Pinehurst recorded a hole-in-one Jan. 26 at Hyland Golf Club.

Putterboyd, Bubba Keep Me Playing

One of my favorite playing companions and a pseudo member of the Gates Four Gangsome (which means he’d love to be a part of that ­illustrious group) goes by the nickname of Putterboyd, a clever play on the Pinehurst Resort Putterboy and his last name, which we won’t reveal here — at least until family members have been notified.

Barrett Takes Reins at Hyland

Owner and general manger Bill Burnette has made another personnel move in his proclaimed objective to “create the new Hyland Golf Club.”

Golf Bag: Zachary Martin IJGT Winner

The Martin brothers of Pinehurst just keep on winning golf tournaments, but this time it was Zachary’s turn as he claimed a six-stroke victory in the prestigious International Junior Golf Tour’s Winter Shootout held at Eagle Pointe Golf Club, in Bluffton, S.C.

Club Counterfeiting Battle Paying Off

Counterfeiting golf products is a multimillion dollar racket that has been nagging legitimate equipment companies for years. But ever-increasing vigilance and tireless enforcement by officials are making inroads in the criminal activities.

Notebook: Midland MGA Holds Tourney

The Men’s Golf Association played Jan. 20 and the format was red, white and blue flags: three net scores on red flags, two on white flags and one on blue flag holes.

'Spot-On Perfect': 'New' Golf Augusta Impressive

Walk in. Look around. Be prepared to be impressed. And, if you’re a golfer, expect to leave with something new for your game or your appearance.

CGA Names Tufts Winners, Top Juniors

Scott Harvey of Greensboro and Austin Ernst of Seneca, S.C., have been named the men’s and women’s winners of the annual Richard S. Tufts Award as the Carolinas Golf Association’s Men and Women Players of the Year.

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