We’re almost at 7,000 followers🥳To celebrate the milestone we’re having a giveaway for one night of accommodations, breakfast for two, and golf at Grandover Resort in Greensboro. Like, retweet and tag the friend that you would take in the comments below to be entered👇
Former South Carolina Governor and UN Ambassador,
@NikkiHaley
, says the economic impact on the state from the 2012
@PGAChampionship
was approx. $193 million and expects the impact of the 2021
#PGAChamp
to exceed $200 million.
Today we wish Jason Cox farewell & good luck as he is named the Executive Director of the
@hv3_foundation
! Anyone who knows the CGA, knows Jason & his dedication to Carolinas juniors over the last 18 years. We can’t wait to see him thrive in this role, we will be cheering him on!
We just got a HUGE delivery of CGA hats as we gear up for the championship season! 🧢 Tag a friend that needs some fresh gear. We’ll pick a random winner on Friday and send a hat to you AND your golf buddy! 🏌🏼♂️🏌🏻♀️
𝙂𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙖𝙬𝙖𝙮 𝙏𝙞𝙢𝙚! We’re giving away 4 weekly grounds tickets for the
@PGAChampionship
on May 17-23!
𝙏𝙤 𝙀𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙧
⛳️ Like this post
⛳️ Follow
@CGAgolf1909
⛳️ Tag the person you would bring with you
The winner will be announced tomorrow at 5 p.m. Good luck!
Happy
#NationalGolfDay
! To celebrate we're giving away 2⃣ clubhouse tickets each for Thursday and Friday to the
#WellsFargoChampionship
. Comment below with the friend you'd take and your preferred day. We'll announce the two winners today at 4. (Tickets will be left at will call)
We at the CGA are heartbroken to learn of the sudden passing of our agronomist Bill Anderson. Bill was a true southern gentleman and extremely knowledgeable about golf and the turf industry. He was a friend to so many.
Our prayers go out to the entire family.
#Giveaway
time! The PGA TOUR returns to the Carolinas in one week! Be there when the best take on Quail Hollow! Enter for a shot at 2️⃣sets of weekly passes! To enter, follow us &
@WellsFargoGolf
, like this post and tag two friends in the comments. We'll pick our winner on Wed!
Congratulations and good luck to Ben Schlottman, a former CGA player and the 2018 North and South Champion. Ben graduated with honors this week from Officer Candidate School with the Marines and is seen holding the company pennant below. Thank you for your service Ben! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
Join us in wishing a VERY happy birthday to Jason Cox - CGA Director of Youth Development.
Jason has impacted more young golfers in the Carolinas than maybe anyone! If he made an impact on yours, please share your story in the comments!
Emily Hawkins of Lexington, N.C. just pulled off the biggest upset possible in the
#USWomensAm
! A 6⃣4⃣ seed defeats the No. 1⃣ seed, Jiarui Jin of China, (4⃣& 2⃣)!!
Congrats Emily! Keep it goin!!
📷:
@USGA
/Steven Gibbons
Mr. 59!!!! Nick Lyerly 🐥s the 9th to shoot 59 and leads Swanson/Lyerly to a second round of 55 (-15) in the Carolinas 4-ball. Swanson/Lyerly finish 36 holes at 117 (-23). Swanson/Lyerly shattered both the low 18 hole tournament round record (59) and the 36 hole record (123).
Stephen Woodard of Charlotte, NC captures the 39th Carolinas Mid-Amateur Championship at The Reserve Club in Pawleys Island, SC with a score of 5-under par. Congratulations Stephen! 🏆
We are saddened to hear about the passing of Bonnie Bell McGowan, eldest child of
@LPGA
founding member Peggy Kirk Bell & a pillar herself in the resort management & golf instruction business at
@PineNeedlesGolf
.
Read more about her legacy here:
2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣1️⃣
@NFHS_Org
State Award for Outstanding Service!
🏆Jason Cox
@CGAgolf1909
Thank you for your dedication and support of NCHSAA Golf!!
#NCHSAAGOLF
That’s a wrap on the
#USWomensOpen
qualifier, but just the start of the
@uswomensopen
for Lauren Stephenson, Gina Kim and Haylee Harford!! All three outstanding golfers will be heading to
@theolympicclub
in just one month and we will be cheering them on from the Carolinas 🙌
Shout-out to Boone, NC, golf legend & former
@PGATOUR
player Sam Adams who won the 1973 Quad Cities Golf Classic (now the John Deere Classic) 50 years ago! Sam, the first 🇺🇸 left-hander to win on the PGA Tour, will hit the ceremonial first tee shot Thurs at 6:30am!
Not quite a year after a chance encounter on “Call of Duty,”
@HV3_Golf
finally met gamer pal, Arturo, at the Mayakoba Golf Classic on Tuesday. They’ve spent hundreds, maybe thousands of hours together, but this was the first time they had met in person.
Congratulations to
@jensen_castle
and Rachel Kuehn on winning the 43rd Carolinas Women’s Four-Ball Championship! The duo wrapped up the championship today at Catawba Country Club with a birdie on No. 18 to move to 16-under-par, 128 total to break the championship scoring record.
🚨Ace Alert 🚨
Congratulations Blake Taylor of Atkinson, N.C. and
@ECUMensGolf
for his hole-in-one on No. 5 at Cape Fear Country Club! With the ace, Taylor moves into second place at the
#CarolinasAm
.
We could post 1,000 📸 of Greensboro Country Club and they still wouldn’t do it justice. This course is in pristine condition and Doug, Kyle and their incredible team are the ones to thank 🙌
Follow live scoring of the second round of the
#NCAmateur
here:
Congratulations to our 5th Carolinian Amateur champion Tim Bunten (
@tim_bunten
) of Concord, N.C. and
@ECUMensGolf
for clinching the tournament today with a final round 67. Read about how he sealed the deal at
@KeithHills27
in the recap below.
Recap:
Congratulations to
@ECUWGolf
senior
@gracecatheriney
, on her 2️⃣ gold medals (Individual and Team) at the 2019 South Asian games where she represented Sri Lanka!! 🥇🥇
AMAZING!!! Macy captured FOUR CGA Championships this summer, is the No. 3 ranked player in the state and just fired off a FIFTY SEVEN 🤯 What a stick! Congratulations Macy 👏👏
With a 4-day total score of 10-under, 270 at Biltmore Forest Country Club, Scott Harvey of Greensboro, N.C. is crowned as the 107th Carolinas Amateur Champion 🏆
He earned his first Carolinas Amateur Championship title 10 years ago in 2011
#CarolinasAm
The Carolinas Golf Association, Tarheel Youth Golf Association, and Harold Varner lll Foundation are honored to be at the the inaugural Daniel Meggs Memorial Junior Golf Tournament today!
Congratulations to Jerry Bruns, Alex Bock and Griffin Tarver for capturing the
#HV3Invitational
🏆 Due to inclement weather, the final round was canceled and the first round leaders at both courses took the title! Stay tuned for a full recap 🗞
.
@EinsteinBrandon
is the 9th
#NCMatchPlay
champion! Brandon won the championship match 2 and 1 and gets his second CGA win of the summer! Congrats Brandon!🏆🏆
Wake Forest, NC native Akshay Bathia won his first ever title on the PGA TOUR yesterday at the 2023 Barracuda Championship! Bathia grew up playing in CGA events and won the NC Junior Boys’ 13 & Under Championship back in 2013 when he was just 11 years old. Congrats to Akshay!
Congratulations to the 41st Carolinas Women's Four-Ball champions, Jaelyn and Jodee Tindal! The sisters carded a four-under-par 68 in the final round to take home the title. Congratulations, ladies!
#CGALadies
Thanks
@laurensteph1
(and the
@USGA
) for this great
#CurtisCup
🇺🇸 memorabilia now displayed at the Carolinas Hall of History in Southern Pines! Great having you and good luck this week at the
@LPGA
Q-Series!!
The CGA is thrilled to announce the support of the newest
@USGA
Championship, the US Adaptive Championship, through a gift of $5,000 to Tom Pashley of
@PinehurstResort
👏👏
Congratulations to Nic Brown, our 108th Carolinas Amateur Champion! 🏆🙌 A big thank you to Charlotte Country Club for being incredible hosts and to all of the players and spectators that came out this week!
Leaderboard:
Photos:
Congratulations to Rachel Kuehn, the
#USWomensAm
medalist! Also a big congratulations goes out to Jensen Castle, Emilia Migliaccio, Anna Morgan and Riley Smyth for qualifying for match play! We are cheering you all on 👏👏
Congratulations to Harold Varner III on his weekend LIV Golf Washington D.C. win. The North Carolina native has previously won CGA events. We proudly work with
@HV3_Golf
and his incredible
@hv3_foundation
and wish him further success.
Congratulations to Todd White (
@mtwwhite
) of Roebuck, S.C. on winning his fourth South Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship title. White, who has now won in four different decades, defeated Logan Sowell 6&5. Full recap with quotes from the winner to come later!
Lansdon Robbins (
@lansdonr
) of Davidson, N.C. and
@UNCW_MensGolf
pulled away in a competitive final round to win the 106th Carolinas Amateur Championship. Read about his bogey-free 67 and see what Robbins has to say in the recap below.
#CarolinasAm
Recap:
BREAKING: Pine Needles Lodge & Golf Club in Southern Pines, N.C. will become the first course to host the
#USWomensOpen
four times when the championship returns in 2022!
We are saddened to learn of the passing of longtime CGA supporter Ellen Shulby at age 92.
In February, Ellen was recognized with the CGA's Distinguished Service Award for her many years of service to the game, which began in 1966.
Rest in Peace, Queen Ellen. 👑
.
@k_poole2
caps off his junior golf career with a successful title defense at the Dogwood State Junior Boys' Championship!
@UNCmensGolf
is looking 💪 this fall!
#TheDeuce
✌️
HUGE thanks to the staff and members of
@RiverRunCCNC
for hosting this week!
We are so excited for
@HV3_Golf
to be named the first National
@yocgolf
ambassador!
His work with us and
@YOCcarolinas
is remarkable and we can’t wait to see what this partnership has in store for junior golfers all around the world!
Congratulations and thank you Harold 🙌