Golf

If you’ve played golf for any time at all, you’ve run across some very annoying people. I’ve played for 40 years (oh my gosh, has it been that long?), and I’ve seen it all. I’ve played in league days, in charity events, in interclub matches and sometimes with strangers on business and pleasure trips.
Golf is not like going to the movies or out to lunch. In those cases, you usually pick out the folks you want to spend time with.   

There are dozens of charity tournaments each year in Brunswick County. Hard-working, concerned committee members and donors support important causes each week: Susan G. Komen for the Cure, AMVETs, the American Cancer Society, Paws Ability, Habitat for Humanity, Lower Cape Fear Hospice, The First Tee, Hope Harbor Home, local fire departments, schools, bands, college scholarships and hunger programs are only a few of the many recipients of our golfers’ largesse.  
This is a generous, caring community and we should be proud of our work to help others.

Dave Kelley won the Lockwood Folly Golden Boys’ seventh annual Schaffler Invitational tournament and the coveted Rodney Dangerfield plaid jacket with a 12-under par score.
Played on Aug. 23, Aug. 25 and Aug. 27, the rain-shortened event also saw Doug Wilburn take home the ersatz Masters Green blazer with a second-place 9-under finish. Jerry Pascale came in third at 8 under.
Rain poured or threatened all days and drenched the awards ceremony, but the 24 entrants played through it with stoic grace.

After being closed for two years and undergoing extensive renovations under its new ownership, the Brick Landing men finally was host an interclub match and played to a 30-30 tie against Brierwood.
During the time that Brick Landing was closed, its men’s sports club used Brierwood as its home course for some matches.
Jim Barrett was in charge of the interclub for Brick Landing.
“We all played hard, and the matches were up and down all day,” he said.