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Carolinas Golf Association Begins Celebration of 100 Years in Existence

West End, N.C. (10/28/08) – The Carolinas Golf Association (CGA) kicks off a year long Centennial celebration on Tuesday, October, 28.

The CGA was organized on October 28, 1909 in Charleston, SC.  It was organized by golfers from Sans Souci (now Greenville Country Club in SC), Ridgewood in Columbia, SC (now Columbia Country Club), Cape Fear Country Club in Wilmington, NC, the Country Club of Charleston and Georgetown (a South Carolina club no longer in existence).  The four existing clubs are still members of the CGA today.

As part of its Centennial anniversary, the CGA, one of the nation’s oldest and the second largest golf association in the country, will release “Golf in the Carolinas” written by renowned golf author, Lee Pace.  The book is a celebration of golf and 100 years of golf history in the Carolinas, coinciding with the first 100 years of the Carolinas Golf Association and will be available in December 2008.  The book may be ordered from the association’s web site www.carolinasgolf.org or by calling 910-673-1000.

The CGA will also host the CGA Annual Meeting and Centennial Dinner at the Pinehurst (NC) Resort’s Carolina Hotel on Friday, February 13, 2009.  David Fay, Executive Director of the USGA, will be the featured speaker.  Past Carolinas Amateur champions, players of the year, special guests and CGA members will also be in attendance.  Contact the CGA office for further information.

A CGA Centennial logo will be used throughout the year on correspondence, CGA web site and at tournaments and championships.  A section on the web site will also be devoted completely to the CGA Centennial.  Other events also will be planned throughout the year.

“We are excited to share this milestone with our membership,” said Lawrence C. Hicks, CGA Centennial Chairman and Executive Committee member.  “We couldn’t be this successful without the strong support of our members and golfers.  They are responsible for our success and we look forward to serving them for the next 100 years.” CGA helped to pioneer and preserve the game of golf in the Carolinas and continues to provide service to the game in South Carolina and North Carolina through championships and tournaments, handicapping, course/slope rating, agronomy, interclub play, the Carolinas Golf Foundation and overseeing a variety of programs and services to its membership with over 180,000 members in more than 720 member clubs.