Registration and a putting contest begin at 11 a.m., and a shotgun start is planned for noon. The format is a modified captain’s choice (Texas Scramble) in which all players hit drives, the best drive is selected and each player plays his or her own ball from there until the hole is completed.
The entry fee is $250 per player and includes the golf, cart, prizes and an Outback Steakhouse dinner following play. Nongolfing guests can attend the dinner for $35.
Proceeds from the event benefit 23 United Way partner agencies and programs in Moore County.
The Tee Off Classic is sponsored by CCNC, Outback Steakhouse, Harris Wholesale and Aberdeen Coca-Cola. For information or to enter, call 692-2413 or e-mail unitedway@pinehurst.net.
Boys and Girls: The inaugural Boys and Girls Homes Benefit Golf Tournament proved a huge success last summer and plans are under way to make the 2006 version even more rewarding.
The tournament will be held at the Arnold Palmer-designed Mid South Club on July 18, and entries must be received by July 3.
Entry fees are $200 per player or $800 per team and include prizes, range balls, players’ lunch and luncheon for nonplaying spouses and other invited guests.
Following play, the Country Club of North Carolina will host a cocktail party, dinner and auction of items donated by local businesses.
The tournament committee is currently distributing brochures, signing up teams, obtaining sponsors and securing auction items. The tournament raised $28,000 for the Boys and Girls Homes in 2005.
For information regarding entries or sponsorships, call Carolyn Register at 295-2352.
Lions Club Tourney: The 10th annual Sandhills Lions Club of Seven Lakes Charity Golf Tournament will be held at Seven Lakes Country Club on May 7 with a 1:30 shotgun start.
The format is a four-person team captain’s choice, flighted according to handicaps.
Hole-in-one prizes will be a new Buick automobile, GMAC SmartCare Maintenance Plan, $10,000 cash, Golf Resort Vacation, two Delta Airline tickets and Nike Golf equipment (courtesy of Lee Moore Insurance and Toby Wells Buick).
There will be team prizes in each flight, closest to the pin on a par-3 hole, and numerous raffle prizes donated by local businesses.
The entry fee of $55 per player includes a buffet chicken and barbecue dinner, and free beverages.
Entry forms are available at Seven Lakes Country Club or by calling Gene Roberts, 673-1092; Don Truesdell 673-1509; and Hal Hudson 673-3810.
Triple Play: The Moore County Literary Council is holding its inaugural Triple Play Golf Tournament on Saturday, June 10, at The Club at Longleaf.
The format is six holes of captain’s choice, six holes of better ball and six holes of Scotch foursome. Golfers play each six holes with a different member of the team.
The entry fee is $100 per player and includes prizes, lunch and on-course beverages. Gift packages include two complimentary green fees at Longleaf and two at The Pit Golf Links for each contestant. There will be winners and runners-up in all three divisions, as well as closest to the pin and most accurate drive.
Various sponsorships for holes, tees and greens are available. For information, call Connie Landis at 692-5954.
Senior Qualifying: Bob Klug and Ron Moore of Pinehurst, and Deane Hundley of Carthage shot 74s in sectional qualifying for the North Carolina Senior Amateur Championship to be held at the Country Club of Salisbury May 16 through 18.
Klug, Moore and Hundley were among five players who tied for the lead at Eagle Ridge Golf Club in Raleigh as the top 28 and ties advanced to the championship. Other qualifiers included Herb Conway and Hal Dugenske of Whispering Pines and Chuck Latham of Vass, who were at 76, and Spike Smith of Pinehurst with 77.
Senior Tour: Frank Boone of Raleigh shot a 1-over-par 72 at Eagle Ridge to win the Championship Flight of the Harris Teeter Senior Tour event.
William Hiner of Pinehurst shot 74 to win Flight A by a stroke over Emmett Wiggins of Hillsborough. George Shadwick of Pinehurst tied for third with 80.
“We just missed having eighty players at this event,” said Tour Director Bruce Hallenbeck. “One of the things that was particularly positive about today was the number of new members that competed and were in contention in their respective flights. With more than seven months to go in the 2006 season, there is still plenty of golf to be played. We’ve been adding new players at every event, and it looks like that trend is going to continue throughout the summer months.”
Any amateur golfer over age 50 interested in playing in a Harris Teeter Senior event can contact Hallenbeck at (919) 499-9749, or e-mail him at behgolf@aol.com.
