New Perks for CTCC Golfers

In addition to two world-class Robert Trent Jones, Sr. golf courses at CTCC, our golfers have automatic membership in the Markers Club Golf Network--the largest reciprocal Golf Network in America.

As a golfer of Carolina Trace CC you can:

• Play at over 4000 other private country clubs in the United States at a discounted rate.
• Play at more than 166+ private courses for $35 (includes cart).
• Receive a 50% discount at over 100 TOUR GCX member clubs throughout the United States. For example, this includes Trump National in Los Angeles, or any of the 50+ private country clubs in the greater New York City area.
• Request a discounted golf experience at any of the Markers Club residence locations and the ability to attend member events.
• Membership to the Payne-Mason Cigar Society.
• Membership to Destination Cellars Wine Club ($10,000 value). This gives you the ability to have access to over 100 different wines experiences all over the world and purchase wine at discounted prices.
• The first ever Network-Wide Club Championship taking place in Phoenix, Arizona in April, 2011. Each club champion will have the opportunity to attend this 3-day event to vie for the title of Ultimate Club Champion of the new The Markers Club Golf Network Championship.

This is just one more reason why Carolina Trace CC is unlike any club membership available. At CTCC, we cater to our members, not to tourists, or a distant developer; we are a member-owned Club that operates in the direction for the success and enjoyment of our members

All Dressed in Pink

The Ladies 9-hole Golf Association held their annual Rally for the Cure Fund Raiser and Awareness Luncheon on October 5th for the Susan G. Komen Foundation. They were joined by guest speaker Gwyn Sandlin, RN the Breast Health Navigator with Sanford's Central Carolina Hospital. Gwyn is certified by EduCare and by MammaCare as an instructor for breast self exam classes.

All dressed in pink the ladies released Breast Health Awareness balloons at the Breast Health Garden located behind the Clubhouse. This Garden was created this year and all of the flowers bloom pink.

2010 Club Champions

Pictured left to right: Women’s Champion, Candi Bloedorn, Senior Club Champion, Bill Guwang, Men’s Club Champion, Keith Reeves, Super Senior Club Champion, Gene Pasztor and, Head Golf Professional, Mike Krick. The Women’s Club championship was a stroke play event over three rounds, July 29-31. The field consisted of Marie Inzerillo, Phyllis Stone, Tina Drew (defending champion) and Candi Bloedorn. After the first round Candi had a nine stroke lead. This lead increased over the three rounds. Candi’s scores were 76-75-78 for a three day total of 229. 229 was good enough for first place and the Women’s Club championship. The Men’s Club championship has three divisions-- the open, senior and super senior. The format for the men’s is match play with flights of sixteen. The finals where played on July 31. Winning the super senior division was Gene Pasztor, the senior club champion was Bill Guwang and winning for the second time in the open division was Keith Reeves.

Going Green--Electric Golf Carts

New Electric Carts are available to rent in the Pro Shop.


We are happy to introduce 30 new 2011 Yamaha golf carts to the CTCC fleet. The electric powered golf carts run off six 8-volt Trojan T875 batteries and will hold a charge like any other electric car. The golf carts run on a powerful 48-volt electric motor, which is high quality, highly efficient, whisper quiet, and with 3.5 horsepower. The battery charger is compact and light, uses less power out of the wall, and doesn't hum. These new golf carts hold a longer charge and re-charge in faster time. One charge lasts approximately 3 golf rounds. Thanks to Head Pro Mike Krick who led this effort to ensure we are getting the most cost-efficient golf carts for our courses and the most enjoyable golf carts for our golfers.

Why Aerating Greens Is Vital?

Do You Hate Aerated Greens? Do You Think the Superintendent Intentionally Punches Holes in the Greens to Mess Up Your Scores? By Jim Moore, agronomist, USGA Green Section Although it may be hard for some golfers to believe, superintendents don't like to aerate greens any more than players like to putt on them. It is a hard job that not only aggravates the golfer, but also dulls mowers, wears out the staff, and costs plenty for topdressing sand to fill the holes. So why do superintendents insist on performing this maintenance task? It's simple - aerating promotes healthier turf and helps ensure the greens drain properly. The link below to a short video will help golfers better understand why this temporarily disruptive process is so important. Watch this video There will be a Member Information Meeting next week on a Greens and Grounds Committee study about possibly changing our greens from Bentgrass Greens to Ultra Dwarf Bermuda on June 29 at 7:00PM.

U.S Women Open Qualifier 2010

Sectional Qualifier--On June 3rd all eyes were on Sixty-seven (67) talented ladies playing 36 holes on the Robert Trent Jones, Sr. Championship designs at Carolina Trace Country Club in Sanford. Nine players playing in the qualifier are on the Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tour. All of the ladies are vying for three spots for the U.S. Women's Open Championship, which will be held at Oakmont Country Club in Oakmont, Pennsylvania from July 5 through 11.

The three ladies that qualified are Hsiao-Ching Lu of China (69-70-139), Gwladys Nocera of France (74-68-142) and Joomi Kim of Korea (72-71-143). We wish these ladies the best of luck at the U.S. Women's Open.

Creek 3 - Dream 18 Magazine

Carolina Trace Country Club has received national attention in the premiere issue of Golf Course Home magazine. The third hole on the Creek Course at Carolina Trace was selected as the leadoff hole in the magazine Dream 18. The third hole is a par-5, which has nice elevation changes and a water hazard that cuts across the fairway. The hole plays 519 yards from the black tees. The editors construct the Dream 18 by making their selections of the best residential golf holes from the more than 325 golf courses featured on GolfCourseHome.net and the GolfCourseHome® Network. These courses represent more than 5,800 golf holes in the U.S., Canada, Mexico and the Caribbean. It is truly a unique collection and a great honor to be recognized.

Special Thanks from Steve Conley

Methodist University's Men's Golf Team Wins NCAA Division III Championship! Head coach Steve Conley wrapped up an amazing season with nine tournament wins capped off by two of the biggest, USA South Championship and NCAA Championship. "It has been an awesome year," Conley said. "We won my 20th conference title and my 10th national title in the year 2010." Conley wants to thank the CTCC members for their part in the national championship. Thank you Tracers!

WGA Member-Member

Our WGA played their second Major of the year, the WGA Member-Member Championship on May 11th, 18th and 20th. They played five matches of nine holes per match and accumulated points. The overall winners were Milly Weaver and Mary Ann Pruchnick.

The flight winners were as follows:
Flight One: Marcia Connor and Mim Markowitz
Flight Two: Pat Mohnal & Joyce Gilliam
Flight Three: Mary Lynn Riddle & Carol Burgess
Flight Four: Donna Frangipane & Cass Balant
Flight Five: Barbara Berman & Carolyn Schaeffer

Tarheel Junior Championship

The Robert Trent Jones Championship presented by the Tarheel Junior Golf Foundation was played on the Lake Course at Carolina Trace Country Club on Saturday and Sunday, April 24 & 25. The field consisted of middle school and high school boys and girls, a total of sixty-nine players from NC, SC, OH, FL, and Sweden and South Africa. Day one weather conditions were ideal for scoring and the leaders did just that. The winners of each division will go on to play in the Callaway World Junior Championship in San Diego, CA.

Mat NeSmith (pictured first) of North Augusta, SC took the first round lead with a 69 over Carter Jenkins who shot 70. NeSmith credited his opening round with his putting and said "he really liked the greens on the Lake Course." Leading after day one in the middle school division was Danny Gleeson (pictured second) of Raleigh, NC with a 68. Danny only used twenty-seven putts in route to his great score. In second after round one was Ben Griffin (pictured second) with 70. Griffin, from Chapel Hill relied on a strong driver and good iron play to shoot his opening round score. The high school girl’s bright spot in the first round was Kaitlin Matheson from Easley, SC who shot 73. She hit 17 out of 18 greens. “The round could’ve been a lot better if a few more putts would have gone in,” stated Matheson. Mathew NeSmith continued his strong play in tough conditions to post a second round 71 for a two day total of 140. NeSmith wins the high school boys division and will make his second trip to the Callaway World Junior Championship. Carter Jenkins finished second with adding a 75 to total 145 for two rounds.

Day two provided some crazy wind and it affected some of the play. Middle school first round leader, Danny Gleeson had nines of 43-33 to shot 76. Ben Griffin took advantage of his strong ball striking to shoot a great round of 66 to go with his first day round of 70 for a two day total of 136. In the girls division, Kaitlin Matheson (pictured third) with honors with a second 76 and a two day total of 149. Carolina Trace CC also had a special young lady playing in her first event. Shoomee Siranon, age 12, shot rounds of 91-90 for a two round total of 181. She shot 41 on the back nine of the Lake Course under high winds and tournament competition. This is a wonderful accomplishment and we are all very proud of her, especially her coach.

Trace Motoring Club

The Trace Motoring Club held its first event on April 22nd. The weather was superb, the people were friendly, and the vehicles were spectacular. Who knew all these wonderful machines were hidden within the garages of Trace? There were 35 vehicles of various ages (1930 to 2010), colors, and styles. There was plenty of car talk and obvious passion for each vehicle. The event ended with an enjoyable lunch at the Clubhouse. We hope everyone enjoyed the "garage queens" of Trace.

Member-Member

Another successful Member-Member Tournament was held at CTCC. Pictured first, Frank Buczny and Bob Werner were the tournament champions. On the first shot of the day, Ed Aman had a Hole-in-One during the competition on Creek #4 on Friday, April 16, 2010. Congratulations to Buczny, Werner and Aman.

Trace Classic-WGA

Twenty-seven two lady teams competed in the Trace Classic, the first major of the year for the WGA. The format was better ball of two stroke play. The teams were divided into three flights. The field played both courses and the scoring was great. The first flight results, Jeanette Bloedorn & Karen Towson finished in fourth place, the team of Sally Grocott and Colleen Hayes tied with the team of Diane Conti and Ginny Breuer for second place. Marcia Connor and Marie Inzerillo (pictured first) were the winners of the first flight. The results of the second flight go as follows: Sue Palmer and Marie Carhart finished in fourth place. The team of Millie Weaver and Cass Balant were the third place team. Ginny Seeger and Connie Puklavetz finished in second place and the team of Ann Ashton and Jane Riordan (pictured second) were the winners of the second flight with a score of 118. For the third flight there was a tie of fourth place between the team of Sharon Morris, Jan Heins and the team of Bobby Burnham and Phyllis Gray. The third place team was Carolyn Schaeffer and Louisa Heffelfinger. The team of Joan Gustavson and Gloria Martin finished in second place. The winners of the third flight were the team of Mary Lynn Riddle and Diane Thorndike.

CTCC Mid-Carolina 1st Match Recap

GREAT JOB BY THE TEAM for the first match of 2010. The CTCC team finished in 2nd place to the host club, Pinewild, also defending Champions. This year all ten players' scores counted with a finish of 728, just 27 behind Pinewild. We had two players cash--Joe Danek with second low net (65) and Gary Peterson with a net 68. The next match is set for May 3rd at Foxfire. Check the home page for Mid Carolina for additional info (www.mid-carolinagolf.com.)

Ace Spotlight-McGaughey

Karen McGaughey has decided to welcome Spring with an ace on #7 Creek on March 27th. Please congratulate Karen on her hole-in-one.

Trace Dog is Top 10 Finalist

Voting opened today for Sanford, North Carolina's Prozac! Voting ends on March 12th and the Top Dog will be announced on March 15th. Click to Vote Prozac is the hero dog of Fred and Barbara Berman who live at Carolina Trace. Prozac has been nominated by the Humane Society of the U.S. as a Top Ten finalist for the Dogs of Valor Award. Prozie as he’s often called, is the only dog in North Carolina to be nominated for this national award. Prozie has helped save the lives of three women at Carolina Trace. Most recently, Carol Spade was dog-sitting for the Bermans. At 2:00AM, Prozie alerted Spade and her granddaughter of the noises in her attic. Unfortunately, those noises were the start of a tragic fire that burned Spade’s home to the ground. Spade and her granddaughter are doing just fine now. Also in 2009, Prozie was visiting Fred’s 94 year-old Aunt Dorothy who lives with cousin Lee and Max Amcher in the Golf East neighborhood at Trace, and she was also saved. Prozac was barking crazily in Aunt Dorothy’s room and Max sought out the dog to discover the reason for the barking. It turned out that Aunt Dorothy was gasping for breath. All is well now, thanks to the special talents of this hero dog. The public is invited to vote for their top Dog of Valor. Go Prozac!

CTCC Head Pro sworn in as Carolinas PGA Area V Director

The Carolinas PGA held its annual meeting and education forum on February 22nd and 23rd. CTCC Head Pro, Mike Krick was sworn in as a new Board Member and Area V Director. Area V covers all of Pinehurst to Fayetteville and as far east as Trace. His duties and responsibilities include serving as a direct line to the Executive Committee of the CPGA, conduct educational seminars and golf tournaments. Hank Haney was the educational speaker at their recent meeting. Haney provides the Carolinas Golf Professional insight on his teaching philosophy and how he got started in the golf industry. At the end of the meeting Haney conducted an open forum for questions. He said, “You can ask me any question you like, except the question you know you can’t ask” (Haney is the swing coach for Tiger Woods.) A highlight of the educational program was Haney's view on fundamentals. Last year, after the second round of the Wachovia Championship in Charlotte Haney gave Tiger a new grip. He viewed “point of contact” on the golf ball to be a critical factor on the ball flight. The players swing plane greatly influenced the direction of the ball. The notes from the seminar are available in the Pro Shop and Krick will be happy to discuss them with you. Congratulations Mike!

Ace Spotlight-McDonald

Let’s get it started—Holes-in-One Spotlights! Jan McDonald stepped up and made the first hole in one of the 2010 season on Creek #4 on January 19. Congratulations Jan.

Carolinas Golf Association-Rules Seminar

More than fifty (50) members took advantage of the golf rules seminar conducted by the Carolinas Golf Association. Tiffany Priest, Director of Women’s Golf and Member Services provided valuable information to get our members ready for the 2010 season. Specific CTCC golf holes were identified and clearly defined on how to proceed for dropping if a ball is hit in the hazard. Rule books were given to those who attended also.