The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC is celebrating its 100th Anniversary with a hickory tournament over its 1926 Donald Ross course on July 12, 2013.  Grove Park has asked the CHGA to assist in this celebration and we will do all we can to help them out.What we have in mind at this point is to make the Grove Park Inn the anchor of a three day road trip out in the Asheville area.  Perhaps we can all play Mimosa Hills CC on Wednesday, July 10th on the way out.  I will also try to arrange for us…See More

Our June event will be on THURSDAY, June 13th at Southern Pines GC with the first tee time at 11:03.  Fees including cart are $42 per player which is a very good rate.  We'll have room for a total of 32 players, so sign up soon to ensure your place in the field.  Introduce someone to hickory golf and bring them along to this event as we strive to continually grow the game of hickory golf.Far and Sure,Lang WillieSee More

The 8th annual Carolina Hickory Golf Association (CHGA) match play championship is played over two days (Saturday and Sunday, October 19 & 20) on the Donald J. Ross course at Southern Pines CC. The 2013 champion golfer will win the coveted Hickory Haggis Cup and the Gold Medal. A Silver and Bronze Medal are also awarded.All contestants must be CHGA members. Receipt of your application and check are the hallmarks of your commitment to play. We'll be looking for an EVEN number of competitors,…See More

Hold the date for the Broken Jigger Tournament at Benvenue CC on Friday, September 13th, 2013.  Might be your lucky day.See More

Mid Pines will be closing in late May and opening in early August after a major redo of the greens, changing them out to mini verde ultra dwarf Bermuda.  We are booked in to play on Thursday, August 22nd with the first tee time at 10:09. Fees of $52 include golf, cart and lunch following the round. We'll have room for 32 players, so sign up early to avoid being left behind in the clubhouse.See More

Mike Henderson and I played Mid Pines today, the last day it'll be open until early August.  They'll close the course and install new mini-verde greens.  You can go to this link to keep up with the progress:Mid Pines RestorationWe'll be playing Mid Pines on August 22nd.  If you want to play, RSVP under that event.Far and Sure,Lang WillieSee More

Story in the Wall Street Journal. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324744104578475230287959180.html?KEYWORDS=John+Paul+Newport Overhills Oral History by Jeffrey D. Irwin and Kaitlin O’Shea…See More

Our June event will be on THURSDAY, June 13th at Southern Pines GC with the first tee time at 11:03.  Fees including cart are $42 per player which is a very good rate.  We'll have room for a total of 32 players, so sign up soon to ensure your place in the field.  Introduce someone to hickory golf and bring them along to this event as we strive to continually grow the game of hickory golf.Far and Sure,Lang WillieSee More

We'll be returning to Hope Valley CC on May 31st with an 8:30am shotgun start.  Fees are $70 for green fees, cart and lunch following our round.  Settle up in the Pro Shop when you arrive, please.  There is a limit of 24 players, so sign up to avoid missing out on playing this great Donald Ross course.  Bob Georgiade will act as the host and will decide the game to be played.  Bob and the pro will have the computer put our teams together.  We'll need a volunteer or two to help Bob out with the…See More

Here is a link for the new Golf Club Atlas review of Mid Pines. For anyone not familiar with this website, I encourage you to click on the Courses by Country tab. I have spent way too many hours clicking through these pages. http://www.golfclubatlas.com/courses-by-country/usa/mid-pines/See More

We'll be returning to Hope Valley CC on May 31st with an 8:30am shotgun start.  Fees are $70 for green fees, cart and lunch following our round.  Settle up in the Pro Shop when you arrive, please.  There is a limit of 24 players, so sign up to avoid missing out on playing this great Donald Ross course.  Bob Georgiade will act as the host and will decide the game to be played.  Bob and the pro will have the computer put our teams together.  We'll need a volunteer or two to help Bob out with the…See More

The Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC is celebrating its 100th Anniversary with a hickory tournament over its 1926 Donald Ross course on July 12, 2013.  Grove Park has asked the CHGA to assist in this celebration and we will do all we can to help them out.What we have in mind at this point is to make the Grove Park Inn the anchor of a three day road trip out in the Asheville area.  Perhaps we can all play Mimosa Hills CC on Wednesday, July 10th on the way out.  I will also try to arrange for us…See More

Mid Pines will be closing in late May and opening in early August after a major redo of the greens, changing them out to mini verde ultra dwarf Bermuda.  We are booked in to play on Thursday, August 22nd with the first tee time at 10:09. Fees of $52 include golf, cart and lunch following the round. We'll have room for 32 players, so sign up early to avoid being left behind in the clubhouse.See More

We'll be returning to Hope Valley CC on May 31st with an 8:30am shotgun start.  Fees are $70 for green fees, cart and lunch following our round.  Settle up in the Pro Shop when you arrive, please.  There is a limit of 24 players, so sign up to avoid missing out on playing this great Donald Ross course.  Bob Georgiade will act as the host and will decide the game to be played.  Bob and the pro will have the computer put our teams together.  We'll need a volunteer or two to help Bob out with the…See More

Our June event will be on THURSDAY, June 13th at Southern Pines GC with the first tee time at 11:03.  Fees including cart are $42 per player which is a very good rate.  We'll have room for a total of 32 players, so sign up soon to ensure your place in the field.  Introduce someone to hickory golf and bring them along to this event as we strive to continually grow the game of hickory golf.Far and Sure,Lang WillieSee More