Greensboro Airport Rotary Club

You can have anyone to click here to get the Pledge Form for Golf Marathon

In spite of the heat, fall is rapidly approaching which is a busy time for Rotary and our club.  Please keep the following dates and events on your calendar. 

August 17-19 - Project Rebuild  

September 4th - Cardinal Country Club is closed and we will be meeting at Wellspring.  This will also be the wrap up to our Donor Card Drive! 

September 13th - Membership/Foundation/Youth seminar at Village Inn Golf and Conference Center (Clemmons, NC)  

September 18th - District Governor David McCoy will be making his official visit 

September 22nd - District Football Fellowship - Wake Forest vs. Maryland 

November 8th - Foundation Banquet

In fairness to all, John has requested the rules for the Golf Extravaganza and Directions to the course be posted…

10TH ANNUAL GREENSBORO AIRPORT ROTARY
GOLF MARATHON FUNDRAISER

RULES AND INFORMATION SHEET

1. SPECIAL HOLE CONTESTS:
• LONGEST DRIVE (IN FAIRWAY) ON #5 AND #10 (NO MULLIGANS)
• CLOSEST TO THE POINT ON #9 AND #16 (FIRST BALL ONLY AT EACH TEE) EACH TIME AROUND
• HOLE-IN-ONE ON #9- $5 PER SHOT OR $20 FOR 5 SHOTS. HOLE-IN-ONE IS WORTH $2000

2. MARATHON RULES:
• KEEP SCORE AS A SPECIFIC NUMBER OF STROKES…OVER, EVEN, OR UNDER PAR ON EACH HOLE (-1, 0,+1,+2,+3)
• NO MORE THAN A TRIPLE BOGEY ON ANY HOLE- PICK UP AT THAT POINT
• PLEASE ADD YOUR OWN SCORE UP AT THE END OF THE DAY…GIVING US A TOTAL FOR THE ENTIRE 100 HOLES
• NO HONORS…HIT WHEN YOU ARE READY
• IF LOG-JAM OCCURS ON A GROUP OF HOLES…MOVE TO ANOTHER HOLE
• LET FASTER PLAYERS PLAY THROUGH
• YOU MAY PLAY NO MORE THAN 3 BALLS ON A PAR THREE
• ONE STROKE PENALTY FOR OUT OF BOUNDS…NO DISTANCE PENALTY
• ALL PUTTS IN THE LEATHER ARE GOOD
• PLEASE REPAIR BALL MARKS AND DIVOTS
• YOU MAY MOVE YOUR BALL ONE CLUB LENGTH ANYWHERE ON THE GOLD COURSE (NO CLOSER TO THE HOLE) EXCEPT IN SAND TRAPS AND ON THE GREENS
• ALL OTHER USGA RULES APPLY

3. SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR EACH PLAYER:
• MARK YOUR GOLD BALLS WITH A FELT-TIP MARKER, SO YOU KNOW WHICH ONES ARE YOURS…IT SAVES TIME IDENTIFYING YOUR BALLS AROUND THE COURSE
• PLAYERS ON THE #14 TEE, WATCH OUT FOR THOSE TRYING TO GO FOR THE GREEN ON #11, IF YOU ARE ON THE 11TH GREEN, WATCH OUT FOR BALLS COMING YOUR WAY!

4. OTHER INFORMATION:
• PLEASE BE READY NO LATER THAN 6:30 AM-PLAY WILL BEGIN AT 7:00
• A LIGHT BREAKFAST SNACK WILL BE PROVIDED- COURTESY OF KRISPY KREME DOUGHNUTS
• DRINKS AND FOOD WILL BE AT THE CLUB HOUSE AS YOU MAKE EACH TURN AND ON THE GOLF CARTS DRIVEN BY THE IMPACT2 TEACHERS AND STUDENTS
• SOME EXTRA TEES AND GOLF BALLS WILL BE AVAILABLE

Total Est. Time: 37 minutes Total Est. Distance: 30.97 miles
Start out going NORTH on NC-66 toward BIRCH LN. 0.3 miles
Take the I-40-BR E ramp toward US-421 S / GREENSBORO. 0.2 miles
Merge onto I-40 BR E / US-421 S. 2.4 miles
Merge onto I-40 E. 14.8 miles
Merge onto US-29 N via EXIT 39 toward REIDSVILLE. 7.9 miles
Take the exit toward HICONE RD. 0.2 miles
Merge onto HICONE RD. 4.7 miles
End at Country Hills Golf Course:
5610 Hicone Rd, Gibsonville, NC 27249, US
Total Est. Time: 37 minutesTotal Est. Distance: 30.97 miles
 
 

Here are two Golf tournaments that I learned about at the District Conference. Let’s see if there is interest in participating!

Old Dominion/Rotary Golf Tournament ~ Mid-Pines Golf Club in Southern Pines
Sponsoring the Boys & Girls Homes of North Carolina
Format is “Rotary Scamble,” that must be a captain’s choice where you lie about what you shot :)
Fourman team is $500, for golf, lunch & dinner, reception and range balls.
Monday, June 4th.

32nd Annual Pines Invitational ~ Little River Golf & Resort in Carthage
Sponsoring the Pinehurst Rotary Charitable Foundation; Duke Comprehensive Care Center,Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, NC Jaycee Burn Center, Boys Home of NC,
2-man best ball (flighted after first day), TWO DAY Tournament. July 21-22, Sat-Sun. $175 per person for both days includes golf,carts,beverages,lunch,etc.

WOW! Anyone who did not get the opportunity to attend the District Conference this year really missed out on something evry special! The Homestead is absolutely amazing! I am sitting in my fabulous room, not playing golf (since it is pouring rain), while my wife Kathy is luxuriating in the Spa!!! We will be checking out soon, and I just wanted to give a very loud CONGRATULATIONS AND THANK YOU to our own Cookie Billings for the fantastic job she did (and all those that assisted her) in planning and executing this wonderful event.
More on the conference when I can transfer my pictures from my camera and upload them.

Cory Newton writes…

I have 5 additional tickets to the Senn Dunn box at First Horizon Park for the game on Sunday, April 15th (5:00 p.m.).
If you’re interested in joining me for a ballgame, I’d love to have you - first come first served .

Anyone interested should call me (253.5353) to arrange to meet prior to the game.

There is a link to the Golf Marathon Pledge Form on our website! The link to the PDF file is located on the right-hand side under Club Stuff. You can now direct people to the website to download the form!

On the right side of the Club website there is a link for Online Make-Ups! You can use this up to twice a quarter! Good way to keep up attendance.

Our monthly Rotary and Family social will be this coming Thursday (18th) this month! We will be meeting at BackStreets again. Lower level, at the bar of all places!!

There is a link on the right side of the Club website so that you can access a list of the people responsible for our weekly program. Just another advantage to the blog!