Monday, June 30

Friday, June 27

WGA Member-Guest, June 25 + 26

The heat did not slow down the WGA Member-Guest! Head Pro Mike Krick recaps the tournament. The theme for the day was butterflies & birdies. The format was two best balls of the foursome, awarding net and gross prizes.First place Gross with a score of 155 was the team of Ginny Breuer, Kathy Lebedz, Sue Hodges and Susan Walley (pictured first) . First place net team was Janice Daniel, Nancy Brooks, Louisa Heffelfinger and Marion Kerrigan with a score of 120 (pictured second) . Closest to the pin honors went to guest Sandi Terrill on hole #6 and member Colleen Hayes on hole #8. Most birdies award went to guest Karen Wheeler with four, and second place birdies to guest Lilia Rodriguez. Carol Martell the tournament chairperson and the entire committee did a wonderful job with decorations and organized a fun day for all involved.
(Pictured Left, Tournament chairperson, Carol Martell with our very own butterfly, Pepe--real men wear pink!)
Carolina Trace Gated Properties, the on-site real estate company, supplied the specialty drink on 13 Lake. For the Men's Member-Guest they supplied their famous Bloody Mary's. For the Women's Member-Guest Office Manager, Diane Olmsted perfected a frozen cosmoplitan. After several tries to make the perfect recipe, the frozen cosmo's were the perfect compliment to a great day of competitive golf and fun. Below is the coveted recipe.
Cosmopolitan Slushy (4 1/4 hours; 5 min Prep; Serves 6 people) Ingredients include: 10 ounces citurs-infused vodka ; 1/2 cup Rose's lime juice ; 2 cups cranberry juice ; 4 ice cube trays. Directions: First, combine vodka, lime juice, and cranberry juice in a pitcher with 2 cups water and stir to blend. Second, Divide the mixture between ice cube trays and freeze for at least 4 hours or overnight (the drink cubes will freeze only partially). Third, Just before serving, empty trays into a large bowl and using a fork to break up the cubes to loosen the ice crystals (the ice will be slushlike). Then, spoon slush into tall stemmed glasses and serve immediately.

Thursday, June 26

Demo update

The demolition is going smoothly and quickly and should continue for a few more weeks.

Baseball Bus Trip

Take me out to the ball game! One of America's favorite pastimes--baseball--was the latest event at CTCC. Two chartered buses brought 88 members to preferred seating to enjoy lunch in the stadium before the game. The bulls played valiantly, but they lost 3-4 to the Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs.

Tuesday, June 24

Demo Begins!

For the past week and a half the demolition crew has been preparing the structure of the clubhouse for phased demolition in order to secure the foundation. Yesterday began the major prep work on the roof before the crane came in today to tear off larger pieces of the building. We are all quite eager to begin the process of building a new clubhouse.

Friday, June 20

MGA Presidents Cup Winners

Congratulations to MGA Presidents Cup winners. First Flight Winner (Blue Tees) is Norm McVicker (defending champion) and runner-up Frank Buczny. Second Flight Winner is John Kopta and runner-up Ed Colwell.

June's Couples- Match Play

Twelve couples began a match play journey over the month of June, competing to win the 2008 Couples Match Play Championship. The full sixteen bracket field was four teams short of full, so the higher seeds received a bye in the first round. During the second round the competition started to heat up. Many close matches were played and the winning couples after the second round representing the final four was Terry and Mary Lynn Riddle, John and Connie Puklavetz, Jim and Sharon Morris and John and Pat Kirkman. Advancing to the finals were the Riddle’s and the Kirkman’s. The finals were played on Friday, June 20th and Terry & Mary Lynn Riddle (pictured on left) defeated John and Pat Kirkman (pictured on right) after a great match.

Team Oahu Wins Big Break

Ladies night out, Big Break Carolina Trace style was a big success. Fifteen ladies enjoyed a wonderful evening of fun, food, drinks and competition. Five teams each made up of three ladies were challenged with eight different skills shots. Each team was named after one of the Hawaiian Islands. The shots ranged from as far out as eighty yards to a chip and a putt, bunker play, soft pitches and long putts were all part of the events challenges. Points were awarded for how close the ball came to the pin on the green. Ten points could be earned with your ball on the green outside the biggest circle. As you hit the ball closer the point values increased, fifty for right next to the pin and sixty-five for holing it out. In total, eight different shots led to the accumulation of the overall score. After shots six and seven, a member of the team was eliminated. In the seventh round, Mille Weaver chipped in for sixty-five points and then Diane Conti followed with two really close chips to propel team Oahu into the lead. The final shot was a long putt to decide the overall winner. Our very own Club Champion, Diane Conti rolled it right up close to secure the victory for her team. Team Oahu made up of Diane Conti, Mille Weaver and Sharon Venice finished first with 595 points. Team Maui with Joyce Gilliam, Sharon Morris and Nancy Johnson finished second with 590 points. The event was such a success we are looking to schedule another outing in the fall.
(Big Break Winners)

Wednesday, June 11

Blue Angels win Trace Cup

The Trace Cup format was a team match play event. Head Pro Mike Krick recaps the tournament: A two person team played three matches against the other two person team. Each match was six holes. The first match, regardless of where you started, was a scramble. The second match was a modified alternate shot and the last match was a better ball of two. Each match was worth one point for a win or a 1/2 point if you tie-- the possiblilty for three points during a match. The team that accumulated the most points wins the cup and shop credit. The Blue Angels, captains were Mike Krick and co-captain Bill Fox who won the cup. A brief history of the Trace Cup tournament reveals the Blue Angels have won the cup four times and the Red Devils have brought home the cup twice. Members of the winning team were the following: Jacques Miller, Tina Drew, Rich Pruchnik, Wendell Dance, Gary Peterson, Marie Inzerillo, Jim Hayes, Norm McVicker, Dale Abbey, Dean Thorndike, Ralph Martin, Joe Danek, Ed Colwell, Tom MacPherson, Dick McNamara, Diane Keep, Diane Thorndike, Marilyn McNamara, Linda Desci, Wally Harris, Jan Heins, Ron Conti, Alan Dirk, Jim Martell, Russ Bosch, Ted Breuer, Jim Morris, Joe Turak, John Puklavetz, Sue Plamer, Harry Evans, Pat Kirkman, Bill Farrissey, Mike McDonald, Mike Manolios, John Schmidt, Mary Lynn Riddle, Chris Jussume, Jane Johnson, Sharon Morris, Fred Bellar, Hugh Pembelton, John Kirkman and Colleen Hayes.