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.

Fall 2009 Highlights

The last few months of 2009 have been very exciting for members of Carolina Trace CC. A recap on some of the highlights this fall: In October, we moved into the new clubhouse and began setting up operations. We launched a three month membership campaign and have added more than 50 new memberships. Our membership numbers are the highest in more than fifteen years+. In November, we conducted two member openings and one community opening with more than 1,000 people who celebrated its Grand Opening. We served more than 400 members for a Thanksgiving Feast sure to satisfy any appetite. Our first wedding was celebrated in the new Clubhouse. Also, Col. Dick Kuehl was the guest speaker for our Veteran’s Day Remembrance and buffet dinner. And our new Fitness Center opened. In December, we held our annual Get Happy Chorus performance, Santa Claus visited the new clubhouse bearing treats and gifts, we hosted the Lee County Career and Technical Education Gala—the largest school fundraiser, members enjoyed a new event with the Fashion Show luncheon featuring styles and designs from the 1920s to today. We held our Annual Meeting and elected three new Board members. We participated in the Toys for Tots program. Our New Year’s Eve Celebration will be like no other New Year’s Party we’ve ever held as we toast to the New Year with friends and family. To look forward to in the New Year: the Fitness Center is open seven days a week and group fitness classes begin in January—offering morning, afternoon and evening classes—from light stretching to intense cardio workouts. Members can join the Wine of the Month Club, new Tuesday Night specials include Family Buffets offering new menu items each week, Wednesday Night specials include Mussels and Martinis for $5, two winter golf seminars, new Fantasy Golf league, updated video golf swing software where members can compare their swing side by side to a large library of PGA and LPGA Tour players, and new One Golfer membership levels. Art classes are back, Genealogy classes, Bingo, Scraping Booking club, and holiday celebrations and parties—first starting with a romantic Valentines Dinner and Dance. The Trace Players return to the clubhouse and will perform in the spring, Camp Trace returns this summer, and so much more… . The entire Staff of CTCC would like to thank and wish a Happy New Year to our dedicated and wonderful members who are the heart of our club.

Ace Spotlight

The last ace for 2009 goes to Larry Mintz who took down Creek #16 on December 21st. There were a total of eighteen holes-in-one for 2009. Holes #10 and #16 Creek each had four, which was the most on any one hole.