Sunday Couples Championship

The Sunday Couples Championship was played on October 24th and 25th. Day one format was a Modified Pinehurst and day two, a Better Ball of Two. Nearly forty-eight couples competed for gross and net honors. Ron and Diane Conti (pictured below) shot a two day total 150 to edge out Lee and Marcia Connor’s 153. Ron and Marie Carhart (pictured above) squeaked by Bob and Pat Mohnal, 128.2 to 128.6. Great job all year by Bill and Sheila Fox and Ron and Chris Heppell, the chair couples.

Tennis Club Champions/Mixed Doubles

Congratulations to the 2009 Tennis Club Champions/Mixed Doubles. After four vigorous rounds of mixed doubles played by eleven teams, the champions are Don Cameron and partner Cynthia Wicker (pictured on the left). The runner-up partners were Larry Aiken and Jane Johnson (pictured right). The score for the almost two-hour final round was 6-4, 7-6 (tie breaker 7-4).Out of the four rounds of tournament there were 4 tie breakers played - exceptionally close and good tennis. If you are new to the Club, you are welcome to check out and consider joining the CT Tennis Association.

Great Review for Chef Michael

At Lake Fest, Bob and Betsy Anderson were thrilled to win the dinner for four prepared in their house by Chef Michael and served by Jenny. They summarized the evening for an insight into what is to come with the new Executive Chef. We had the dinner recently, and if it’s any indication of things to come, I guarantee you’re going to be very impressed by Chef Michael’s talents! After talking to us about our food likes and dislikes, here’s what Chef Michael did for the Losquadros and us: We started with an appetizer of crab dip done two ways (spinach with crab and Cajun crab) served with spiced pita chips. We then had a lovely salad of veggies and baby lettuce with fresh, made-to-order citrus vinaigrette. The main course was Seafood Pescatore which was ½ lobster, scallops, shrimps, clams, mussels and calamari, sautéed with leeks, celery and carrots and then tossed with fresh fettuccini pasta and saffron lobster broth, garnished with parmesan cheese, crushed red pepper and green onions. The last course was a chocolate and raspberry Triffle which was layers of crushed raspberries, chocolate marble cake, whipped cream and chocolate custard, topped with fresh raspberries. Yes, it was wonderful! I think club members will have lots of fabulous meals to look forward to with our charming, new chef. Many thanks, Michael!

Sunday Couples Championship

The final tune up before the Sunday Couples Championship produced a lot of great golf. The format was one best ball on holes 1-6, two best balls on holes 7-12, and three best balls on holes 13-18. The team of Don and Joyce Gilliam (pictured left) and Ray and Lalia Nuzzolo won convincingly by three shots with a 125.

MGA Pinehurst Tournament

Four flights filled another great MGA tournament on September 25th. The format was a Pinehurst, two person teams alternating the shots after the tee ball and second shot. The following were the flight winners. First Flight – Rich Pruchnik & Lee Connor – 64.4; Second Flight – Al Frangipane & Mike Washington – 68; Third Flight Len Tulio & John Fancher – 62.8; Fourth Flight- John Gloeckler & Ray Rahn – 65.8. Closest to the pin honors went to Bob Salasko Creek #6, Ed Kirk Creek #8, Lee Connor Creek #10 and Ralph Newberry Creek #16.

NC WGA Tournament

The Carolina Trace CC WGA was represented by 8 ladies as two foursomes playing 2 Best Balls in each foursome in the North Carolina WGA tournament. One foursome came in tied for 2nd place and the other came in 5th place. It was a great showing for the WGA of Carolina Trace CC. Pictured from left to right – Arlene Gilbert, Marcia Connor, Carole Philbin, Joyce Wells, Marie Inzerillo, Mim Markowitz, Kathy Schlagel, and Lalia Nuzzolo. Congratulations!

Ace Spotlight

September finally had its ace--Lisa Roberts stepped up and nailed the 16th hole on Creek on September 27th. Great shot Lisa!

Lake Fest!

Another fun community event, was the 2nd Annual Lake Fest. 332 people enjoyed free pontoon boat rides. Others explored Lake Trace on kayaks, took fly fishing lessons, entered a fishing derby, took a swing at the floating pirate ship, watched Head Pro Mike Krick's 'Trick Shot" demonstrations, shopped with local vendors selling their wares, and kids enjoyed the bounce house, face painting and more than 40 activities.The food court was also packed with Yarboroughs ice cream, Bud’s Barbeque and Two Brothers Catering and a beer tent with music. The Temple Teens and Get Happy Chorus performed. Honored this year was 'lady of the lake' Libby Bibb for her many tireless efforts in educational programs for lake preservation. CTCC President Hersman and CTA President Harry Undy honored Lee and Max Amcher as king and queen of Lake Fest. The Amchers have chaired this event for two years, and have volunteered hours of their time to making Lake Fest a big success. There were 220 volunteers to help make this festival run smoothly with leadership from Chairpeople, Carol Abbey, Betsy Anderson, Barbara Berman, Fred Berman, Libby Bibb, Jeanne Colwell, Kendall Crawford, Jackqui Danek, Evie Dooley, Bill and Marie Inzerillo, Janice Matthews, Jenna Miller, Georgann Roberts, and David Feavel.

Labor Day Golf tournament

Eighty players participated in the Labor Day golf outing on September 7th. The format was a scramble and each team had to use two drives per person. The winning team was Scott Schaeffer, Ken Garrett, Carol Burgess and Nancy Remington (pictured). Closest to the pin honors went to Tina Drew, Ray Nuzzolo, Monty Rowe and Neil Rotter.

The Rant, 90.5 FM-Wednesdays

Do you know about this radio program? Director of Marketing, Sara O'Leary was a guest on their September 16th show to talk about the new grand clubhouse set to be completed in 14 days. The Rant airs Wednesdays on 90.5 FM, WDCC in Sanford, on a signal that reaches into Moore, Harnett, Chatham and lower Wake couties in addition to Lee County. Hosted by Sanford Herald Editor Billy Liggett, the views expressed on the Rant do not represent the views of The Sanford Herald or WDCC FM, but "aims to bring intelligent discussion about issues important to Lee County, North Carolina, mixed with what we believe to be humor. Co-hosts include Herald cohorts Jonathan Owens and Gordon Anderson, who are merely [there] for their looks," according to their web site. If you're interested in the latest current events in Lee County or other 'pop culture' happenings, give them a listen. "O'Leary appreciates the opportunity and would like to thank Liggett, Owens and Anderson. Keep up the fine work!"