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PAUL SIMSONPUTTING LEGEND

PAUL SIMSONPUTTING LEGEND

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I WELCOME BACK

I have made the decision to watch less TV and stop worrying about the things that I cannot control, such as the stock market, credit crunch and energy crisis. In my opinion, we're all better off if we focus our attention on the things that we can control and learn how to better react to challenges that are placed before us. Everybody has a bad day, bad week, bad month or even a bad year every now and then. The difference is this: how do we react and what is our attitude about overcoming the current situation and looking for the silver lining that is there? It is in times like this that we look to friends, family, co-workers, or even our social surroundings for a familiar and comforting environment.

So what role does a Club Membership play in times like these? At McConnell Golf, we strive to ensure that you are part of a strong and vibrant community that continues to provide excellent value and premium service. We offer you and your family or guest a refuge from daily pressures and worries. We guarantee that this organization is not a reflection of what is transpiring outside the walls of our clubs. McConnell Golf places great value on your continued support of the organization, and we hope that you share in the vision of not a single Club but a family of Clubs that returns benefits to all members by virtue of being a part of something larger than what each Club can deliver individually. This year has been the break-out year for McConnell Golf. We have seen a groundswell of activities and excitement generated between the different clubs. It was the first year of the Inter-Club Matches, as well as our inaugural McConnell Ryder Cup at Musgrove. Our new web design will provide the convenience of allowing you to see what is going on at our other properties and entice you to participate in other events. Please remember that any class of membership at any McConnell Property gives you access to the non-golf facilities at your sister clubs. And don't forget, as a member, all Clubs are available for your business, personal and civic functions.

This has been a challenging year in the private club business, but you can take comfort in knowing that your club organization remains one of the true success stories in the industry. In the last 12 calendar months, McConnell Golf has added over 100 new members to our roster and we continue to see interest in what we are doing to grow and enhance the private club experience. Thank you for your support and our special thanks to those who advertise in this publication. I hope you enjoy the second edition of McConnell Golf Magazine and that you continue to enjoy your experiences within the McConnell Golf family of clubs.

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CONTENTS

FEATURES

4 McConnell Culinary

6 Putting Legend Paul Simson

14 Cardinal Amateur Legacy

22 A New McConnell Tradition

12 What’s In A Handicap?

& MORE

3 Modern Genius of Pete Dye

13 Keep It In Perspective

20 Club Champions

27 Member Directory

10 Musgrove Mill Country Club

11 Cardinal Golf & Country Club

19 Raleigh Country Club

25 Treyburn Country Club

John McConnellPUBLISHER

Christian AnastasiadisCHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Ray McDonaldV.P. SALES & MARKETING

Teresa BeloteEDITORIAL SUPPORT

Bob BeasleyBill FlowersCraig KeithBrad King

Brian KittlerJoe LumbrazoDoug MahanEllen ReddickScott Stratton

CONTRIBUTORS

Altina Layman CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Amy BagleyMARKETING ASSISTANT

Chip ShotsCONSULTANT

Volume 1, Issue 2McConnell Golf Magazine is published three

times per year. © 2008 McConnell GolfPOSTMASTER Send address changes to: McConnell Golf, 400 Donald Ross Drive,

Raleigh, NC 27610.

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PRO TIPS MY FAVORITE HOLE

Cardinal Golf & Country Club # 1 Tee

Not quite so for Pete Dye and his unique vision for modern golf.

We of the new generation, having learned from the “.com” and the “Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac” demise, are no longer surprised by any outbreak in bestiality within commerce. We stand tall and look up again to those old star patterns that shone over us during times of comfort and security.

Our generation even has the courage and dangerous arrogance to brush off the recent financial collapse as a mere internal and eternal rhythm of the onward and onward, commercially “grading” the recent happenings as a prelude to a better decade to come. It would be pretentious for me to provide a glimpse into what a post-credit crisis will look like, yet the golf industry sure resembles a breeding ground for despair.

In truth, the only thing optimistic for the golf industry in general is that it always looks the darkest before dawn. And dark it is, but the sun also rises. As one expects things to be worse than the day before, Pete Dye’s picturesque

homage of fifty years of “Visionary Design” injects a fresh new sense of a “must see to believe” connection to the simple equation of value that attracts golfers from far and near for days to come. As the rest of the world discovers the game, its essence and beauty, golf is, as I may describe it, organically developing outward from inner circles during these critical times. Pure and unmasked golf is what will endure for decades to come.

A witty and visual impression of Dye’s essent ia l courses is gathered in the newest published volume by Joel Zuckerman. The 300-page book is a nimbus of respect to a man whose method of doing business is a handshake and an intensive examination of the land in question, walking the terrain until a vision of a golf course begins to form in his mind. Our superintendents know exactly

what I am talking about. When restoring the Cardinal to its finest and noblest state, Dye stayed away from computer model and topographic maps and followed his intuitive “best practices.”

Zuckerman’s book adequately describes Dye’s unique ability in our industry for creative and, most importantly, modern genius. Dye’s tale is one of a driven vision, never ending, never failing,

always attracting. As I attempt to find a simple formula as it may apply to the future of the commercial market, I may note that the stage of golf is more than words, more than Hemmingway’s phrase – yes, isn’t it pretty to think so – attitude. Golf must be pure, natural

with sincere services and, as Pete Dye describes it, without a map.

Ladies and Gentlemen, it all comes down to a handshake on 18 – that is why Golf will survive. w

“Pete Dye Golf Courses – Fifty Years of Visionary Design” is available on-line and in our golf shops.

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It’s A Flat, Flat World ...By Christian Anastasiadis

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A native of Canastota, NY, my early years in the kitchen were spent cooking for my grandmother, a chef of an upstate seafood restaurant. I followed my passion for cooking and graduated from the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY.

Professionally, my career launched at the Stouffer Grand Beach Resort in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands and the Hotel InterContinental in New York City, as well as four years at The Carolina Club in Chapel Hill. For nine years, I served as Executive Chef at Treyburn Country Club and with my team, brought country club dining to a new level ... fine dining in a casual setting.

Being a part of the McConnell team requires understanding of how to bring the best to our members, guests and our staff.

The McConnell mission is clear ...pure golf for the true golfer. What better way to compliment our mission and complete your “apres golf” experience than with world-class culinary delights? It is my pleasure to introduce you to the The McConnell culinary team of Exeuctive Chefs: Pedro Villasana at Treyburn, James Patterson at Musgrove Mill, Dennis Freeland in Raleigh and Michael Monahan at the Cardinal.

Each chef has his own culinary team of sous chefs, line cooks, prep cooks and dishwashers that all play a part in your culinary experience and share in the common goal of producing fresh, innovative, high-quality cuisine for you.

We believe in supporting our local communities and we have fostered strong relationships with

surrounding businesses in order to bring you the freshest products available. Angus Barn, Raleigh's premier steakhouse, partners with us to serve Certified Angus Beef steaks and ground beef at all McConnell properties. Our steaks, aged a minimum of six weeks by the master butchers of The Angus Barn, as well as our other menu items, are of the highest quality. No matter which McConnell Club you dine at, you'll enjoy only the best.

I have enjoyed wonderful accolades, featured as one of the top triangle chefs on TV’s Tarheel Chefs with Jean Almond, honors from the renowned Chaînes des Rotisseurs – and I am honored to serve as chef coordinator for An Evening with the Master Chefs, benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, as well as a

committee member for the Board of the North Carolina Restaurant Association. I am privileged to have the opportunity to lead McConnell Culinary to new levels for our members.

At this time of thanks-giving, I am thankful for the support of my family (my wife Jodie and children, Mikie and Lila). In celebration of the holidays, I would like to share with you a childhood family recipe, Italian Greens with Prosciutto. I hope it will quickly become your family’s favorite as well.w

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FEATURE

Kelly Miller, president of the renowned Pine Needles and Mid Pines resorts in Pinehurst, NC, and one of the state’s most formidable competitive golfers, likes to say of fellow Tar Heel golf legend, Raleigh’s Paul Simson: “His putter has crippled more people than polio.”

Indeed, to look at Simson, 57, a mild-mannered, slightly balding, straw-fedora sporting insurance broker with a body frame more closely resembling Craig Stadler than Tiger Woods, one wouldn’t in a million years think they were looking at one of the most prolific champions

in Carolinas golf history. Nor would they after watching

Simson knock it off the tee, his best bombs still falling south of the 300-yard mark. But get Simson around the green, where his wild imagination, crafty wedge touch and deadly putting stroke suddenly procure the appearance of a golfer who is confidently capable of getting up and down out of a ball washer, and at that moment you realize you’re in the presence of someone special.

On A Quarter-Century RollIt’d be easy to say Simson has

been on a special roll for the past

few years now. But in reality, that roll dates back to 1967, when Simson was a 16-year-old playing in his first USGA event, the U.S. Junior Amateur. Forty-three USGA events and a quarter-century later, Simson has not let a year pass without playing in at least one of golf‘s national championships.

During that stretch, Simson has also captured an unheard-of 18 Carolinas Golf Association championships. He won the prestigious North and South Amateur Championships on back-to-back occasions in 1995-96, and he continued his mastery of the Pinehurst No. 2 course

with a pair of North and South Senior Amateur titles in 2006-07.

In 2006, his rookie season on the senior circuit, Simson was named the Carolinas Senior Men's Player of the Year (he garnered the Carolinas Men's Player of the Year awards in 1998 and 2005), and he gained international acclaim that year by running away with the British Senior Open Amateur championship at Staunton Golf Club by a whopping five strokes.

It's in the PuttFast forward to August, when

Simson incorporated a putting tip from his bride of 33 years, Chris, to help him re-capture the British Senior Amateur for the second time in three years, this time by a pair of strokes over England’s Chris Reynolds.

Following an opening 75 that included a host of three-putts, Chris, who travels regularly with her husband, told Simson his putting stroke appeared to be somewhat herky-jerky and suggested he try to smooth it out. “I birdied the first two holes the next morning and I never had a three-putt again the last two days,” recalled Simson.

Says Simson of his overseas success: “I’ve never really touted myself as a wind player, but I tend to deal best with adversity. There are a lot more dimensions to the game than there are [in the States].

Links golf often comes down to a putting contest, and I can hold my own in a putting contest.”

He can hold his own on this side of the pond, too. In September, Simson earned medalist honors at the USGA Senior Amateur for the second time in three years — this time at the Shady Oaks Country Club in Fort Worth, Tex. — where he posted a 1-under 70 to go with his first-round 71, making Simson the only golfer in the 156-player field to finish stroke play under par.

“I’ve been playing well all year,” Simson said of his current roll. “I keep thinking I’m getting better.”

It was the third time Simson had been medalist at a USGA event. He was a co-medalist at the 2004 Mid-Am at Sea Island Golf Club in St. Simons Island, Ga., and two years ago Simson shared medalist honors at the Senior Am at Victoria National Golf Club in Newburgh, Ind.

Getting StartedGrowing up in Chatham, NJ,

Simson took up golf at age 10, joining his parents for rounds at nearby Fairmont Country Club. He won his first club championship at age 16 (Simson’s mother was club champ the following year), and during the years that have passed, the members at Fairmont CC have retained so much interest in their favorite son’s golfing career that Simson was recently invited back to help the club celebrate its 50th anniversary.

Simson moved with his family to Dallas during his college days and played golf at the University of New Mexico. He tried his hand on the professional circuit for a year in the early 1970s before regaining his amateur status and settling in Raleigh, where he took over the reigns, along with his partner, Fallon Hanley, at Stan Taylor Insurance. “I’ve been fortunate to be able to play, because it does take a lot of time,” Simson said.

“[The four McConnell Golf courses] are all just wonderful golf courses — just fantastic,” Simson said. “John’s done some wonderful things not only for the clubs, but for golf in general in the Carolinas.”

Despite his enormous success during his first two years on the 55-and-over circuit, Simson continues to enjoy mixing it up with the long-knocking flat-bellies, working into his schedule as

By Brad King“I've been playing

well all year. I keep thinking I'm

getting better.”

FEATURE

PAUL SIMSONCarolinas Legend

PAUL SIMSON

many amateur and mid-amateur competitions as he can during a season in which he averages playing about 20 events.

He qualified for this year's U.S. Amateur with the second lowest 36-hole score at his North Carolina qualifier. Three years ago, at the Stocker Cup, a popular West Coast amateur event, tournament organizers told Simson he had won the Sandy Tatum trophy as the low senior participant by virtue of the fact that no other senior player had made the cut. Simson thanked them for the honor, but said he’d just as soon take

home the championship trophy — which he proceeded to do the following day by a single stroke.

“I think the equipment we play with now and the golf balls have made it a far easier game to maintain your level of play,” Simson said. “I’m hitting the ball further than I ever have. The golf balls are going further and straighter than they ever have. I often wonder what it would be like if for just one season we played with a balata ball again.”

Rounding It OutA veritable golfing folk hero

in the Triangle, Simson enjoys the

notoriety golf has provided him, and he gives back to the sport in part by playing as much as he can with some of the up-and-coming junior talents in the area.

“I enjoy playing with the younger kids because I can see potential,” Simson relayed. “I just like seeing the kids develop. [Raleigh’s] Webb Simpson is someone I think is going to be very special. I’ve played with Webb a number of times. He’s a fantastic player and a fantastic individual.”

Sounds like he could be describing Paul Simson, a true ambassador of the game.w

FEATURE


MY FAVORITE HOLE

5Musgrove Mill is dear to my heart. It’s a phenomenal golfing venue. It’s a true golfer’s golf club. Every shot demands a quality execution, which is pretty unique.

There’s not one hole that remotely resembles any other on the course. The first three holes are great openers, the middle holes are absolutely wonderful, and the last four have a crescendo finish.

Having said that, because every hole is such a challenge, if I really absolutely had to choose a favorite, I have to

throw aesthetics into the mix. For me, hole No. 5 has a

tremendous balance. Hole 4 is the No. 1-handicap hole, so coming off that, you might be a little let down. Then you approach No. 5, with its natural tee box elevated above a marsh, a primitive wetlands area that diagonals to the right. But the championship tee is about 50 or 75 feet above the marsh; go up the side of a hill and you have got a beautiful

view of the marsh with a stand of trees on the left of the fairway.

Although it’s a fairly short drive, it requires a competent execution.

If you’re left, you’re in the trees. If you’re right, you’re in a hazard. If you’re short, you’re in a hazard. A good, straight shot has its own rewards, then you have a dogleg left to a beautiful, slightly elevated green with a waste area that surrounds about half

the green. This hole requires a nice, controlled shot from anywhere from 165 yards to as short as 100 yards, depending on where you place your drive. The shorter the shot, the more the trees are going to come into play on the left part of the fairway. It’s a great risk/reward. I think the most wonderful

thing about this hole is the green complex, which is extremely nuanced. It has all kinds of different breaks and slopes, which require a fairly precise approach shot, or else you might fall off the green. No. 5 has all the elements I look for, both in difficulty and aesthetic beauty. w

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MY FAVORITE HOLE

By Ellen Reddick

CARDINAL GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB

I've been a member of the Cardinal since 1979 and I love the Pete Dye renovations. The conditioning and the manicuring of the course are absolute perfection. And I like Dye’s philosophy. He is very good about making sure you can see what’s coming.

Dye’s changes are not as evident on the front nine as they are on the back. On the back nine, there are several major changes that particularly affect a woman’s game. No. 10 and No. 14 are much longer than they used to be. No. 12, the par-3, is totally different.

My handicap has gone from 8 to 14 since the changes, but it’s not the length of the course that’s the difference for me, it’s around the greens. I’m finally learning to putt them a little better — and the rough has gotten healthy, so if you get in there you might as well add a couple shots. It’s ultimately a player’s golf course. At the end of the game, you’ll find that the best player has won.

I enjoy many holes at The

Cardinal, but No. 14 is my favorite. It’s a sporty little hole, a slight dogleg left – a risk-reward thing for someone who hits a particular distance like I do. If I hit a really good drive and place my second shot fairly well,

I have a chance of getting on the green and making a par. If I miss those shots, I pay for it.

If you hit it too far right or left, the green slope will feed your ball into a hazard. The drive is important on No. 14 and the second shot is even more so.

The Cardinal feels like a different golf course every time I play it, but it’s my favorite course in the world to play. In fact, I’ve been at the beach playing golf for a few days and I can’t wait to get home and play Dye’s challenge again!w

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HUMOR IN THE RULESISSUES PRO TIPS

USGA Handicap SystemThe Cardinal was recently

re-designed by legendary architect Pete Dye, complete with new hybrid bent grass greens, additional tees, updated bunkers, increased length and improved irrigation. With this extensive renovation, the course also needed updated USGA slope and course ratings and new hole-by-hole handicap rankings. Correct course and slope ratings are essential in providing a fair course handicap for each player. But what is the difference in Match and Stroke Play hole-by-hole handicap rankings?

Match PlayThe most common myth

concerning the number one handicap hole is that it’s the most difficult hole on the course. This may be true for stroke play, but in reality, the basic principle of a handicap stroke in match play is to equalize the abilities of golfers at different levels. A handicap stroke should be available on a hole where it most likely will be needed by the higher handicapped player to

obtain a half in a single or four-ball match play competition. Based on this principal, the USGA recommends using a mathematical process for allocating strokes.

This procedure is applied by collecting hundreds of individual hole-by-hole scores from the low handicap (A) and high handicap (B) players in both the Men’s and Ladies categories. Overall averages are determined for each hole based on the scores collected from group A and group B in each category. The holes are then ranked by highest to lowest differentials in each group. Based on the differentials, USGA modifications are then applied to determine the overall rankings for each hole. Finally, to complete the process, the strokes are equally distributed over the eighteen holes by odd and even rankings to ensure, as nearly as possible, fair and equitable matches.

Stroke PlayDifficulty in making par may

not be a good way to determine handicap rankings in match

play competitions. But in stroke play formats, difficulty in relationship to par provides an effective basis for stroke allocation.

This procedure is different from the equitable distribution in match play and allows for strokes to fall in order of difficulty throughout the eighteen holes.

This mathematical procedure averages the difficulty of each hole based on the scores collected from the low handicap (A) and high handicap (B) players to produce a representative difficulty in relation to par. This sum is subtracted from two times the par of each hole. The holes are then ranked from the highest differential (hardest) to the lowest differential (easiest).

Handicaps are an essential part of the game. The handicap system allows players of all skill levels to compete against each other on an equal basis in all forms of Stroke and Match play competitions. To learn more, please visit www.usga.org for more resources and information concerning handicaps. w

I was called to make a ruling for a player at a long par 3. His ball was in an area frequented by the "favorite fowl,” geese. Lying directly in front of his ball was a pile of what the rules call “dung” left by winged visitors. Any attempt to advance his ball would result in dung soiling he and his club. Asking for relief from this awkward situation, I advised him that under the rules, dung was a “loose impediment” and that he

could remove it if he could do so without holding up play. He tried removing it with a towel but eventually chose a bunker rake. He made par and said to me “That was a pretty sh#$@y par.”

In Scotland, Lady A was playing Lady B in the finals of a women’s match play tournament. Lady A ran out of golf balls and asked to borrow a ball from her opponent, who obliged. Two

holes later, Lady B ran out of balls and requested the return of the loaned ball. Lady A refused and claimed the match. Lady B asked the committee for a decision. How would you have ruled?

The committee ruled that the match must be replayed. My friend, the referee, took a bag of balls to insure that neither lady would run out this round!

Hit it straight, watch for fowl and hold onto your balls! w

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STROKE VS. MATCH PLAYBy Scott Stratton, Director of Golf, Cardinal Golf & Country Club


Where were you in 1978 when Congress returned the Canal to Panama, Pete Rose hit in 44 straight games, and Toga parties were the rage in college? “78” was the inaugural year for the Cardinal Amateur. “It was supposed to be 1977, but a hard winter and drought forced a year delay “said founder Gil Happel. Happel, a tournament player (amateur) and his pals Vance Whicker and Bill Harvey (one of the Triads premier amateurs) were chatting after a tournament at Forest Oaks, “Why aren’t there any amateur tournaments that treat the contestants like the pros?,” they contended.

Let's Get It StartedA venue and sponsors was

now the key. Terry Wilcox was the Head Pro at the Cardinal and was receptive to the tournament idea. Next, with two sponsors,

Tom Chappell-Black Cadillac and Western Sizzlin, the Amateur was born. “The first two or three years we invited 50 contestants but we always wanted 78 and an AM-AM,” recalled Happel.

An AM-AM is a one day tourney (Friday) within the tournament. Business executives and members of the Cardinal were able to play alongside the “flat bellies” as they played their first round of the three day event. “Without that opportunity, Club members might feel slighted to give up a summer weekend of their own play. We’ve made a special effort over the years to not only pay our way, but give back to the Cardinal for the use of that weekend,” Gil stated. Over $70,000 has been donated by the tournament for landscaping, scoreboards, concrete railroad tie molds, foot bridges, on course restrooms, water coolers, tee markers and much more.

Giving BackIn 1983 the tournament started

to reach farther. The O’Briant Scholarship was started in the name of Tom, and later Bettie

O’Briant, long time Amateur supporters. Each year one de-serving Guilford County student (non-Cardinal member) is chosen for a supplemental award for their college education. “We are proud that all recipients received new awards for each of their four years and all 26 have graduated or are on their way. This is a tribute to Ellen Reddick and Jean Beasley and the selection process,” said Libby Happel (Gil’s bride).

Planning AheadAh! Libby - the woman behind

the man (along with daughters Geanie and Paige). If Gil is the Chairman, Libby is the engine that makes the tournament go. Sorry Gil, we all know you are a great pilot and detail oriented (almost to a fault), but when Libby showed us the nine page plan of work for the tournament, your role was reduced to founder and supervisor/overseer. To satisfy and provide three days of competition and joy to 78 players (and many times their families), this tournament takes real effort from planning through execution. There were 80 member volunteers

COVER STORYCOVER STORY

a real legacy

By Chip Shots

Cardinal Golf & Country Club # 12 Gil Happel


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this year, in addition to Club staff and an 18-person committee. Follow-ups and thank you notes to all sponsors, friends, and contestants takes two months. Then there's a month or two off, before the work begins for the next year.

“Each year we try to add something and improve the tournament,” according to Happel and Leonard Sugg, who is in charge of entry invitations.

“I joined the committee in 1997 when I was president of the Club board. There needed to be a liaison and better communication and I loved the tournament.”

On the LookoutFinding the best amateur

talent in the country, and now around the world, is Sugg’s job. A perk of the job is getting invited to some other great golf

venues (Pine Valley this year). Sugg sells chemicals around the country and is constantly trying to meet with college stars, mid AM players and junior stars to share the Cardinal experience. Joy for the Happels, Sugg and the Committee comes through the letters received after the tournament. Nine countries were represented in the field this year, and a flag representing each contestant’s home country waved across the #9 green to greet them at the tournament. Each player received a great gift package, including a Titleist carry bag, a 36 page program, a sponsor welcome dinner, breakfast and lunch throughout the tournament, a barbecue cookout, lodging with members, and a ride from and to the airport. It is that attention to detail that elevates the Cardinal Amateur to be recognized as one of the top 10-15 amateur tournaments in the country.

Moving ForwardSo, if you want to talk about a legacy and providing

something of value long-term to our community and the game

The Cardinal Amateur Program Book is a special

feature of the Amateur and is the handiwork of the

Ladies Happel. Paige does the layout and design, and

Libby does all of the historic research, score tabulation,

story seeking, and advertising collation. “I started as

the Historian for the tournament many years ago,” says

Libby, “Little did I know what would develop, WHEW!”

“You guys knocked it out of the park again by running a top-notch event and making us feel much more important than we deserve to feel. I hope you will have me back so I can have another go at the new “Bird.” I didn’t quite crack the code this year.”

W. Keith Harris, 2007

COVER STORYCardinal Amateur Highlights

Over 30 Years

1979-80Gary Pinns wins back-to-back

1983Local favorite John Inman wins on Greensboro’s hottest day – 105°

1984Mike Goodes defeats Jay Sigel,

head-to-head for the win

1985-86Chris Kite wins back-to-back

19883-way playoff with Jason Widener,

Steve Flesch & Lee Porter

1991David Duval hits a 1 iron off the

cart path on No. 4 to make eagle

1991 & 94Allen Doyle wins two times in three years and finishes second in ‘92

1997Tim Clark’s record score

of 65-65-65 – 195

2003-05Ryan Blaum, runner-up for 3-yrs

2004Barry Fabyan wins 2nd time, 18 years after his first victory

2007-08Zack Sucher wins back-to-back

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“You guys knocked it out of the park again by running a top-notch event and making us feel much more important than we deserve to feel. I hope you will have me back so I can have another go at the new “Bird.” I didn’t quite crack the code this year.”

W. Keith Harris, 2007

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we all love, these 30 years of effort and heart stand up with the likes of Palmer and Nicklaus for the amateur game. For the last two years and with the advent of the new Cardinal owner, McConnell Golf, we see powerful continuation of this legacy as the Happels announce their cutback of effort and leadership. “We have always relied on Gary Stafford, course superintendent and Scott Stratton, Director of Golf, and their staffs to support the tournament. We have never been let down,” say the Happels. “Now with Teresa Belote, Club Manager, and the McConnell organization, we see a great potential for this tournament and others in the future.” The course renovations have enhanced the Cardinal to better than ever, which drawss great players year after year. Surely the Happels look forward to the new McConnell horsepower to protect their 30 year legacy, and continue anew for the next 30.w

MY FAVORITE HOLE

6I’ve made a hole-in-one on No. 3 at Raleigh Country Club, so it says a lot about No. 6 — another par-3 — that it’s my favorite hole on the golf course.

For some reason, No. 6 is the one I par the most. I think No. 7, a par-5, is the hardest, and just knowing you have got that ahead of you, I like No. 6 because I can par it more often than not. That’s a satisfying feeling.

I play from the senior tees, so I usually have about 135 yards in there, and I seem to always get the ball somewhere around the green with my No. 5 hybrid. It’s a nice feeling to know I can just walk up to that hole and I don’t have to worry about what I’m going to hit or how I’m going to hit it.... I hit the ball just like I did the last time.

I don’t have any druthers about being long versus short with my tee shot. It depends on where the pin is on the hole — it’s a deep green.

The hole goes uphill, and like

every green that Donald Ross ever did, it is elevated, so you don’t just hit the ball and roll it up. You have to get the ball in the air to get it on the green.

It’s a beautiful hole, and hitting from the senior tees, I don’t have to hit across any water or anything, I just hit toward the hole.

There is a bunker

on the left as you approach the green, a grass bunker on the left beyond the green, and there’s a sand bunker on the right as you come to the green — but that bunker in front is 20 feet from the front of the green, so I’m usually OK.

I’m 70 years old and a 19-handicap. I’m hoping by the time I get to 90 I’ll be shooting my age on a regular basis! w

RALEIGH COUNTRY CLUB

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“Thank you for your timeless efforts on behalf of Amateur golf. Very few tournaments in the country year after year exhibit the consistent quality of excellence that the Cardinal Amateur has achieved.”

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In the BeginningThe history of the Ryder Cup

between the US and Great Britain began during the 1920’s with informal matches between the two countries. Most golf historians recognize the 1927 matches at Worcester CC in Worcester, Mass. as the first true Ryder Cup. Captained by Walter Hagen, the Americans were victorious, defeating the European team by a score of 9.5 – 2.5.

The Ryder Cup, named after Samuel Ryder, was based on the idea to bring professional golfers from both the US and Great Britain together for some good golf and a party afterwards. Little did Samuel Ryder know back in 1926 how big his idea would become, for this event has provided many memorable highlights throughout its history.

For our generation, we remember Europe’s first victory on American soil in 1987 at Muirfield Village, “The War by Shore” in 1991, at the Ocean Course and the dramatic comeback by the Americans in 1999 at the Country Club to name a few.

The Cup TodayThe bi-annual Ryder Cup

matches between the US and Europe stir many emotions; pride and passion most importantly. This event is like no other for the professional golfer. These athletes are not playing for money or world rankings. They are playing for the pride and honor of representing their respective countries.

And Then Came McConnellWith history and pride as

a foundation, the inaugural McConnell Golf Ryder Cup event was played on the weekend of September 19-21 at Musgrove

Mill with many similar elements. Eleven members and one Golf Professional from each MCG property traveled to the Arnold Palmer designed course in Clinton, SC to represent their home Club. The event was designed to bring members from all four properties together, promoting the game of golf and forging relationships within the McConnell Golf family.

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RYDER CUP MY FAVORITE HOLEMatches began on a glorious

Saturday morning with Treyburn playing Raleigh and Cardinal taking on the home team of Musgrove. The format for the morning was a Texas Scramble. This format is great in match play as it rewards aggressive play off the tee. Musgrove Mill used their home course advantage to beat the Cardinal 25-11, while Raleigh was able to get the best of Treyburn 24-12. After the morning matches, Musgrove was able to hold on to their lead over Raleigh by a score of 45-39.

After a lunch break, the players returned to the course to begin their afternoon matches. The format in the afternoon was a Modified Alternate Shot. Unlike the morning matches, strategy in the afternoon rewarded teams who could keep two balls in play off the tee before selecting the best ball for alternate shot. The afternoon pairings had Musgrove Mill playing Treyburn and Raleigh contesting Cardinal.

With all golfers having played two rounds and getting more comfortable with the course set up, the matches were a little tighter, which led to Musgrove defeating Treyburn 23-13 and Raleigh besting Cardinal 22-14.

Heading into the Sunday morning singles matches, Musgrove held a 68-61 lead

over Raleigh. With Musgrove and Raleigh scheduled to play each other in the following day’s singles matches and the Cardinal and Treyburn mathematically eliminated, the gamesmanship and competitive banter was in full effect late into the night on the back deck overlooking the 18th green.

Competition ThickensThe singles matches began

with all players from Raleigh and Musgrove knowing the tournament hosts had a seven point lead. Therefore, every point, every half point would be extremely valuable in determining the champion. As results from the matches starting coming in from off the course, a little buzz began to spread around the clubhouse as the momentum began shifting over to Raleigh. With only one foursome on the course, Musgrove needed to win 4.5 points out of a potential 6 to secure the cup. When the matches of Rob Rogers/Jeff Cutler (Raleigh) and Javier Carles/Doug Mahan (Musgrove) signed their scorecards and posted their points, the two teams finished in an overall tie at 81.5 points.

With both teams tied, an on course, sudden death play-off would determine the winner. Each team captain selected two players from their respective teams. The format was a two

man best ball event beginning on the 18th hole. Jeff Tallman from Musgrove selected Phil Milner and Andy Davis. Chad Kufen from Raleigh selected Bill Smith and Matt Lindley. Each team had good birdie opportunities to win the matches on the first two play-off holes but had to settle for pars. On the third play-off hole, both players from Musgrove hit poor tee shots that forced them to lay up on the par four, 18th hole. With both players in trouble, Bill Smith was able to hit a safe second shot to the middle of the green to about 30 feet. When Phil or Andy could not manage to save par, Bill rolled his birdie putt to within inches of the hole to secure victory for Raleigh.

A Grande FinaleWhat a fantastic conclusion!

Teams from opposing properties were watching matches from the view at the back deck of the club-house and, at the finale, began shaking hands and congratu-lating one another on their well earned victory. Men who were competing only an hour before were now exchanging stories of their tournament experience and getting excited about the next time they could play one another. McConnell Golf has begun a new era in Ryder Cup history…let the games continue!w

4My favorite hole is the one I play the worst, the Par 5 No. 4. If you added up all my scores in the past two years, this hole is the one on which my scoring average is the worst. But I do love the hole, even though I play it poorly.

No. 4 is the first par-5 on the golf course. From the tee, I live to the right of the fairway bunker on the right. There aren’t any ugly holes at Treyburn, but No. 4 is especially beautiful. After you hit your tee shot, it really gets pretty – you can see the entire creek cutting across the middle of the fairway and the creek guards the green all the way on the right side.

I struggle with my golf game if I don’t hit the fairway, and on No. 4, if you don’t hit the fairway, bogey is going to be a very good score — especially this time of the year, when the rough is up, hitting the fairway is crucial.

What I should probably do on No. 4 — if I was smart — is hit a 4-iron off the tee, another 4-iron, then an 8-iron to the middle of the green and keep going. Of course, even when I do that, the lay-up isn’t an easy shot for

me. No matter what club you hit, controlling your shot to a very narrow green — and I believe other than maybe 13, No. 4 is probably the most narrow green on the course — it’s hard to keep the ball on the green with anything lower than an 8-iron.

No. 4 may be reachable in two shots, but only by someone like J.B. Holmes. In six years, I’ve seen one player hit the green in two and that was a professional — and he hit driver-driver off the deck. Usually if you manage to hit a good drive in

the fairway, you’re fairly close to the bunker on the right-hand side, and then from there, you’ve got about a 175-yard lay-up shot short of the creek. If you hit two good shots, then you try to hit your wedge into the green.

I like No. 4 for the same reason I like golf: it’s very challenging. I can’t “conquer” it, so to speak. I can’t make myself hit good shots on No. 4. I stand on the tee thinking to myself, “You’re a good enough golfer to make par on this hole,” and yet I hardly ever do. w

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A MESSAGE FROM JOHN

In these trying economic times, here's some commonsense advice. Play more golf, more tennis, visit your Club more often and enjoy your friends! We can't control the economy, but we can have more fulfilled lives. Commit to taking a break from stress and visit your Club, the perfect sanctuary to regain peace and enjoyment. McConnell Golf is committed to making your visit a pleasurable experience. A little time at the Club, amidst beautiful grounds and warm service, will enhance your outlook on life and our nation’s future. Tough times don’t last. Tough people do – especially those with a good balance between work and pleasure.

Just five years ago, our company was created with the purchase of then bankrupt Raleigh Country Club. Business experts didn't foster much hope that we'd turn around such a precarious financial position (many of us might feel the same about our nation’s current economic situation). Against the odds and challenges, Raleigh Country Club has become a resounding success story. Without your tremendous member support, its future might not have been as bright. It is indeed a community asset and will outlive all of us.

An infusion of capital was necessary to remake most of the Clubs we've acquired – the same as what our government is doing now for our troubled banking system. Members had overspent their ability to pay and a downward spiral had taken place, creating a concern for the future. Nothing in our economy is much different than what we've seen at the McConnell Golf Clubs. With new capital, a vision for the future, and great leaders like Christian Anastasiadis and Michael Shoun on board to lead the charge, some truly bad economic situations have led to great outcomes for our members.

As for our nation, I sense our economy will be

back in good form in a couple of years, now that our politicians and business leaders are facing the serious issues. We've learned some valuable lessons – the hard way – and for the first time in my lifetime, many of us truly wonder about our nation’s and family’s financial future. I am confident that we will bounce back with renewed energy and better ideas. Credit will go to those that use it wisely and productively, and we will benefit from this new focus on building a solid foundation under our economy.

The golf industry has struggled the past few years as more courses have gone out of business in the US. In a flat growth market, it is imperative that McConnell Golf focus on higher productivity while increasing the value we provide to our members. Our business model will work in time and our focus on being a leader in technology to help us better manage our clubs while creating greater member services, is gaining attention from others within our industry.

I hope that you are proud to be a member of our organization. We take pride in providing a memorable experience for you and your guests. McConnell Golf continues to invest in facilities and employee talent while other clubs are “hunkering down” and cutting services. It will be an interesting time to see which business approach proves to be the correct one.

If you're overwhelmed with negative events taking place in our world, hit the links or the court – take a retreat from stress. Now, if I could only eliminate those three putts, life would be even better! w

Warm regards,John McConnell

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