Wood Carving Class

For the past five years, world-class wood carver Rich Smoker, a renown instructor and judge, visits Carolina Trace Country Club to teach a class on wood carving. This year, Members had the opportunity to carve and paint two different types of ducks. Member Marjorie Schmidt had convinced Smoker to come to Trace and teach a class five years ago, and he has been coming to the Club ever since then. Schmidt use to take lessons from Smoker in Ocean City, Md. The hospitality of our Members is truly one-of-a-kind. Many other wonderful Members also host Smoker and treat him to dinner during his visit.

Chippers and Muggles Sandhills

The "Chippers" and "Muggles" are two groups of couples who travel to various courses in the area for golf, followed by dinner at an area restaurant. We also schedule a yearly overnight "road trip" to a more distant destination such as Myrtle Beach or the mountains. In addition to our two groups, there are a number of other "Sandhills Groups." Most of the groups have 6 to 8 couples; some couples are in more than one group. A few years ago the "Muggles" (named from the Harry Potter movies) challenged the Chippers to a friendly match. A trophy was purchased to be awarded to the winner. This year's match, the third of the series was held October 21st. The match ended in a tie so the trophy wil be engraved with the names of both groups and will be shared. We would welcome similar challenge matches with other "Sandhills" groups. Everything is on a very friendly basis and we have a lot of fun at dinner and cocktails after the match, discussing how well (or poorly) we all played. If other people are interested in a challenge match they can contact Jim & Sharon Morris (Muggles) or Terry & Mary Lynn Riddle (Chippers).

MGA Championship

The MGA Championship was a two-day tournament, 36 hole stroke play, net event. Pictured from left to right are the four flight winners: Flight 4, Hal Kaisen, Flight 3, Bob Balant, Flight 2, Red Davis, Flight 1, Richard Pruchnik.

WGA Club Championship

Another beautiful day in North Carolina as runner-up Marcia Connor and Club Champion Diane Conti played the 18th hole on the Lake course. The 18th hole decided the WGA Club Championship. (Pictured from left to right: Runner-up, Marcia Connor, Head Golf Professional, Mike Krick, and WGA Club Champion Diane Conti)

Women's Tennis Championship

The finals for the Women's Club Tennis Championship were held on our state-of-the-art courts. The final pairings were Connie Currens and Kathy Scardino vs Susan Violon and Jane Johnson. The match took the better part of two hours and was only settled by a 10-8 tie break. The Violon/Johnson team (pictured) emerged as the winners at 4-6, 6-3, 10-8. The other semi-finalists were Pat Gautier, Louisa Heffelfinger, Cynthia Wicker and Evelyn White. Tennis at Trace is in peak performance.

1st Round, 2nd Round

3rd Round, 4th Round

Michel Dussault wins Club Championship at Trace

The Club Championship semi-final and finals were held on September 28th and 29th. The final four competitors teed it up on Friday morning. Michel Dussault played 2005 Club Champion Fred Berman and Lee Connor faced off against Bill Guwang. The semi-final match was played on the Creek Course. Dussault closed out Berman on the 17th hole and Guwang finished off Connor on the final hole of play. The finals, played on the Lake Course, took place on Saturday the 29th. Dussault made a great save on #1 and held the lead for the entire match. Guwang held his ground until the back nine and Dussault used a great iron shot to finish the match on the 15th hole. Connor was the winner in the consolation match over Berman. (Pictured from left to right is Bill Guwang and Michel Dussault)

The 1950s in Style

Member Guest Cocktail party featured the music, people, movies and fun of the 1950s. Our dining room was transformed to the styles of the fifties. When CTCC plans a cocktail party, added touches by our Assistant Manager and Executive Chef help make the evening fun and memorable. Our waitstaff dressed for the occassion and notable guests made an appearance.

Couples Member Guest Begins Today

Each year we look forward to this fun tournament. Sixty-two couples will enjoy this fun and fall-festive three day event.

October 4: Practice Round; Registration; Buffet lunch; Mixer-Cocktail party

October 5: Lake and Creek course tee times; The better net ball of men and the better net ball of Women; Lunch at the Clubhouse (Lake course); Lunch on #7 at the tee (Creek course); Putting contest

October 6: Lake and Creek course tee times; Two best balls of the foursome; Lunch at the Clubhouse (Lake course); Lunch on #7 at the tee (Creek course); Cocktails; Dinner-dance and awards

Rally for the Cure with the Ladies 9 hole group

Tuesday, October 2nd the Ladies 9-hole group played in a golf tournament Rally for the Cure to support Breast Cancer Awareness month. Fifty-seven ladies participated in the tournament and raised $1,140 for the Susan G. Komen foundation. Each participant donated $20 and in addition to raising awareness, enjoyed a 'pink luncheon' with guest speakers and received a one-year's subscription donated from Golf for Women magazine. Guest speakers included Arenetta Gardner the Director of Radiology at Central Carolina hospital and Peggy Davis a certified midwife (who delivered two babies that morning). The speakers gave a presentation on topics of self breast exams, early detection, risk factors and digital mammograms. Sanford's local hospital, Central Carolina, has the updated equipment for digital mammograms.

The tournament had two contests with Celia Sharer wining closest to the pin and second place went to Pat Parker and Joan Havill. This great event was chaired by Jan Carlson and co-chair Paula Gloecker. All of the money raised went directly to the Komen foundation.

Annual Street Fair

The Annual Street Fair had record attendance this year on Sunday, September 30th. Over sixty vendors displayed crafts, artwork and items for sale. Special visitors and performances included the Temple Theatre Teens, Lee County orchestra, WLHC-FM Life 103.1, CERT mobile command center and the Carolina Trace volunteer fire department. Kathy Duff won the 50-50 raffle, which collected $500. Half of the money collected from the raffle went to the Club. Anyone could buy a raffle ticket for $1 or 6 tickets for $5. Phil and Carole Petraglia ran the hospitality table including the 50-50 raffle. The Heffelfinger's grandaughter purchased a raffle ticket at the ripe age of eight months old. The Street Fair was a fun event for everyone.