"The Chrysler Classic of Greensboro's tournament director said his event "dodged a big bullet" Wednesday when the PGA Tour announced details of next year's inaugural FedEx Cup competition.
Mark Brazil said the tour's points race likely will strengthen Greensboro's field of golfers when the tournament moves from October this year to August in 2007. Tour officials' decision to weigh most of the tournaments equally when distributing points gives added clout to Greensboro's stop."After the majors and the (World Golf Championships), we've got just as much worth as the rest of the tournaments," Brazil said. "I think we're going to see a big improvement in our strength of field.""
This excerpt came from the following link. To read Robert Bell's entire article go to:
http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060629/NEWSREC0105/606290314
Thursday, June 29, 2006
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
CCG Makes GGO Cover
The 2004 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro made the cover of the Greater Greensboro Observer.
Welcome to Forest Oaks Country Club
Welcome to Forest Oaks Country Club-home of the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro.
Tuesday, June 27, 2006
Greater Greensboro Open Blog Has Over 10,000 Visitors
The Greater Greensboro Open Blog would like to thank all our loyal reader(s) for making the last year so successful. We have just had our 10,000th guest at the site and we'd like to say thank you to everyone that has logged on to check us out.
Great Golf Outing Deadline Extended
The deadline for the Great Golf Outing (GGO) has been extended to Monday, July 10th.
The event will take place on August 18-20, 2006 at the Sands Ocean Club, Myrtle Beach, SC (Home of the world famous Ocean Annies).
The event will be played on two course- Arcadian Shores and Waterway Hills
Your $209.58 fee includes golf with cart, your room, two breakfasts and all taxes.
Please send complete information (name, address, phone number, etc.) along with your room mate preference and a check or money order made payable to the Sands Ocean Club for $209.58 to:
Mason McLean
4901 Heritage Woods Drive
Greensboro NC 27407
For More Information, Please Contact:
Mason McLean 336-706-0981
Will McPherson 919-308-1686
The event will take place on August 18-20, 2006 at the Sands Ocean Club, Myrtle Beach, SC (Home of the world famous Ocean Annies).
The event will be played on two course- Arcadian Shores and Waterway Hills
Your $209.58 fee includes golf with cart, your room, two breakfasts and all taxes.
Please send complete information (name, address, phone number, etc.) along with your room mate preference and a check or money order made payable to the Sands Ocean Club for $209.58 to:
Mason McLean
4901 Heritage Woods Drive
Greensboro NC 27407
For More Information, Please Contact:
Mason McLean 336-706-0981
Will McPherson 919-308-1686
Sunday, June 25, 2006
Wednesday, June 21, 2006
Calling All Green Coat Club Members
"Dear Green Coat:
I am writing to ask if any of you would be interested in being a guestspeaker at a Jaycee Membership Meeting? The meetings are every first andthird Wednesday of every month.
The social begins at 6pm and the meeting begins at 7 pm. If you are willing to be a guest speaker, please contact me,
Will McPherson-via phone at 919-308-1686 or e-mail at WVMcPherson@aol.com.
In Jaycee Spirit
Will McPherson"
I am writing to ask if any of you would be interested in being a guestspeaker at a Jaycee Membership Meeting? The meetings are every first andthird Wednesday of every month.
The social begins at 6pm and the meeting begins at 7 pm. If you are willing to be a guest speaker, please contact me,
Will McPherson-via phone at 919-308-1686 or e-mail at WVMcPherson@aol.com.
In Jaycee Spirit
Will McPherson"
Monday, June 19, 2006
Gate Asks Why?
"GGO Blogger reports that a special meeting of the Jaycee Board has been called, not at their headquarters building, but at the offices of the Bryan Foundation. We have to ask, why? Are they to get marching orders from the new Tournament Board? Or are their carpets being done at HQ and it is just a good place to meet?
More and more, it appears that the changeover is not a merger of equals between the Jaycees and the powers that be in Greensboro. Not that we ever thought it was, but there was always hope."
This excerpt was taken from the following link. To read the entire post go to: http://gatecity.blogspot.com
More and more, it appears that the changeover is not a merger of equals between the Jaycees and the powers that be in Greensboro. Not that we ever thought it was, but there was always hope."
This excerpt was taken from the following link. To read the entire post go to: http://gatecity.blogspot.com
Wednesday, June 14, 2006
Monday, June 12, 2006
In Honor of Sam Snead
This is the stone at the base of the tree planted on the 6th fairway at Forest Oaks Country Club to honor the 8 time Greater Greensboro Open Champion.
FootJoy Boys Invitational
Mark Brazil's other tournament is being held at Forest Oaks Country Club this week.
Jaycees Plan GGO (Great Golf Outing)
According to a recent email, the Greensboro Jaycees are planning this year's GGO. The Great Golf Outing will take place August 18-20, 2006 at the Sands Ocean Club in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Just like the 1938 Greater Greensboro Open, this event will be held on two different courses-Arcadian Shores and Waterway Hills.
The cost of this weekend is $209.58 ( This includes golf with cart, your room, 2 breakfasts and all taxes.)
The deadline to sign up for the event is June 26th, 2006 and will be limited to first 24 paid golfers. Please send complete information (name, address, phone number, etc.) along with your roomate preference and a check or money order made payable to the Sands Ocean Club for $209.58 to
Mason McLean
4901 Heritage Woods Dr.
Greensboro, NC 27407
For More Information Please Contact:
Mason McLean 336-706-0981 or
Will McPherson 919-308-1686
Just like the 1938 Greater Greensboro Open, this event will be held on two different courses-Arcadian Shores and Waterway Hills.
The cost of this weekend is $209.58 ( This includes golf with cart, your room, 2 breakfasts and all taxes.)
The deadline to sign up for the event is June 26th, 2006 and will be limited to first 24 paid golfers. Please send complete information (name, address, phone number, etc.) along with your roomate preference and a check or money order made payable to the Sands Ocean Club for $209.58 to
Mason McLean
4901 Heritage Woods Dr.
Greensboro, NC 27407
For More Information Please Contact:
Mason McLean 336-706-0981 or
Will McPherson 919-308-1686
Friday, June 09, 2006
Comment of the Week
"I concur with Geoff, there was not much they could do at that point and it was over so quickly very few people other than the media even knew it happened. The work of our gallery marshalls and the Guilford Sheriffs Deputy's handled it quite fast."
Jim Rumley
(He is commenting on a post from May 24, 2006. I have reprinted it with a copy of the comments made by 2006 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro General Chairman Geoff Cass.)
1994 Kmart Greater Greensboro Open Protest
"Twenty-four hours before the tournament, the organizers faced something of a dilemma. Kmart had made no concessions, and the workers had made their threat on the assumption that it would have some effect—they had no plan for actually disrupting the tournament. So they planned fast.
The day of the Greater Greensboro Open, police surrounded the union hall as if filled with workers, but tournament security didn’t notice the 100 or so workers and organizers who entered course as audience members.
When the lead golfer approached the 10th hole, 100 workers filed out and sat down on the green. With people in the audience shouting "club ‘em like baby seals," they disrupted play for over an hour as police carried them away one by one. Kmart still refused to negotiate."This excerpt came from the following link. "
To read the entire article go to:http://www.wesleyan.edu/hermes/prev/may99/9A.htm
Geoff Cass wrote the following:
"That's quite a bit of revisionist history in the article. I wonder if it was originally in the Daily Worker or something of the like. Anyway, being in charge of Gallery Control that year (along with Richard Fleming and Jim Rumley), we were aware of potential "protests" by the union "activists".
Within ten minutes of the radio call, we were peacefully loading protesters into waiting sheriff's vans to be arrested (to which I think we did not press any charges later). Anyway, there was no "hourlong" disruption, and the protesters never reached the green that I saw.
They were marching down the 10th fairway arm-in-arm until we herded them off. Too bad they chose to protest an event which benefitted the community they lived in. Thanks for letting me have the input.
Geoff Cass1994 KGGO Gallery Control Chairman "
(Geoff Cass is the 2006 General Chairman for the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro.)
Jim Rumley
(He is commenting on a post from May 24, 2006. I have reprinted it with a copy of the comments made by 2006 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro General Chairman Geoff Cass.)
1994 Kmart Greater Greensboro Open Protest
"Twenty-four hours before the tournament, the organizers faced something of a dilemma. Kmart had made no concessions, and the workers had made their threat on the assumption that it would have some effect—they had no plan for actually disrupting the tournament. So they planned fast.
The day of the Greater Greensboro Open, police surrounded the union hall as if filled with workers, but tournament security didn’t notice the 100 or so workers and organizers who entered course as audience members.
When the lead golfer approached the 10th hole, 100 workers filed out and sat down on the green. With people in the audience shouting "club ‘em like baby seals," they disrupted play for over an hour as police carried them away one by one. Kmart still refused to negotiate."This excerpt came from the following link. "
To read the entire article go to:http://www.wesleyan.edu/hermes/prev/may99/9A.htm
Geoff Cass wrote the following:
"That's quite a bit of revisionist history in the article. I wonder if it was originally in the Daily Worker or something of the like. Anyway, being in charge of Gallery Control that year (along with Richard Fleming and Jim Rumley), we were aware of potential "protests" by the union "activists".
Within ten minutes of the radio call, we were peacefully loading protesters into waiting sheriff's vans to be arrested (to which I think we did not press any charges later). Anyway, there was no "hourlong" disruption, and the protesters never reached the green that I saw.
They were marching down the 10th fairway arm-in-arm until we herded them off. Too bad they chose to protest an event which benefitted the community they lived in. Thanks for letting me have the input.
Geoff Cass1994 KGGO Gallery Control Chairman "
(Geoff Cass is the 2006 General Chairman for the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro.)
Thursday, June 08, 2006
Monday, June 05, 2006
Saturday, June 03, 2006
Manhole Cover from Bryan Park
Kevin von der Lippe claims that these manhole covers were placed all over the city back in 1965 when the Greensboro Jaycees were named number One.
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