Sunday, August 30, 2009
Irwin Smallwood,Jr at the Wyndham Championship
Irwin Smallwood took a few moments away from covering this year's Wyndham Championship to do a little shopping at the Pro Shop.
Friday, August 28, 2009
Scenes from the Wyndham Championship
Members of the Green Coat Club check out the action on the putting green at this year's Wyndham Championship held a Sedgefield Country Club for the second year in a row.
Thank You from Heather Hirschman
"Thank you so much for taking the time to be a media volunteer during the 2009 Wyndham Championship. The hard work of volunteers like you made this year's tournament a success!
Thank you again for donating your time to the Wyndham Championship!"
Heather Hirschman
2009 Media Chairman
Thank you again for donating your time to the Wyndham Championship!"
Heather Hirschman
2009 Media Chairman
What's on ebay? 1974 GGO Decanter
"Vintage GGO (Greater Greensboro Open) Decanter Liquor Bottle 1974
By Ezra Brooks
This auction is for a vintage 1974 GGO Greater Greensboro Open decanter. These were given away at the 1974 GGO. They are very rare & hard to find. The decanter is porcelain and made by Ezra Brooks. The decanter is in excellent shape. It does not have any nicks or cracks. It measures 9 inches wide & 4.5 inches tall."
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Justin Thomas at the Wyndham Championship
Justin Thomas, a 16-year-old from Goshen, KY, followed up his first-round 65 with a 2-over 72.
Justin Thomas is the third youngest player in PGA TOUR history to make a cut. Thomas is 16 years, 3 months and 24 days old today (born April 29, 1993). Bob Panasik was 15 years, 8 months and 20 days old when he made the cut at the 1957 Canadian Open (T66). Tadd Fujikawa was 16 years and 4 days old when he made the cut at the 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii (T20). Panasik went on to play in 38 PGA TOUR events from his first in 1957 until his last in 1987. In those 38 events, he made 35 cuts and recorded nine top 25 finishes. Fujikawa has played 12 events on TOUR with four made cuts.
Justin Thomas earned a sponsor exemption by winning at the American Junior Golf Association’s FootJoy Invitational earlier this year at Sedgefield Country Club. For the first year, a sponsor’s exemption to the Wyndham Championship was granted to the winner of the FootJoy Invitational. Thomas made the most of this opportunity, as three late birdies helped him turn a two-shot deficit into a two-shot victory at the FootJoy Invitational and a spot into his first PGA TOUR event. Thomas has two other AJGA wins on his resume.
Sedgefield Country Club has a history of amateurs doing well in professional events. Sergio Garcia finished T3 in 1998 in the Nationwide Tour’s Greensboro Open, while Charles Howell III finished T2 in 2000 Nationwide Tour Greensboro Open.
The Wyndham Championship also has a history of amateurs doing well. Below is a list of top 25 finishes by amateurs at the Wyndham Championship:
Year Amateur Player Finish Course
1947 Frank Stranahan 2nd Starmount Forest CC
1947 Dick Chapman T8 Starmount Forest CC
1948 Dick Chapman T21 Sedgefield Country Club
1949 Frank Stranahan T3 Starmount Forest CC
1949 Skee Riegel T21 Starmount Forest CC
1951 Hobart Manley Jr. T18 Starmount Forest CC
1951 Harvie Ward Jr. T24 Starmount Forest CC
1953 Frank Stranahan 8th Sedgefield Country Club
1956 Larry Dempsey 19th Starmount Forest CC
1961 Bill Harvey T23 Sedgefield Country Club
2004 Ryan Moore T24 Forest Oaks Country Club
2008 Danny Lee T20 Sedgefield Country Club
Justin Thomas is the third youngest player in PGA TOUR history to make a cut. Thomas is 16 years, 3 months and 24 days old today (born April 29, 1993). Bob Panasik was 15 years, 8 months and 20 days old when he made the cut at the 1957 Canadian Open (T66). Tadd Fujikawa was 16 years and 4 days old when he made the cut at the 2007 Sony Open in Hawaii (T20). Panasik went on to play in 38 PGA TOUR events from his first in 1957 until his last in 1987. In those 38 events, he made 35 cuts and recorded nine top 25 finishes. Fujikawa has played 12 events on TOUR with four made cuts.
Justin Thomas earned a sponsor exemption by winning at the American Junior Golf Association’s FootJoy Invitational earlier this year at Sedgefield Country Club. For the first year, a sponsor’s exemption to the Wyndham Championship was granted to the winner of the FootJoy Invitational. Thomas made the most of this opportunity, as three late birdies helped him turn a two-shot deficit into a two-shot victory at the FootJoy Invitational and a spot into his first PGA TOUR event. Thomas has two other AJGA wins on his resume.
Sedgefield Country Club has a history of amateurs doing well in professional events. Sergio Garcia finished T3 in 1998 in the Nationwide Tour’s Greensboro Open, while Charles Howell III finished T2 in 2000 Nationwide Tour Greensboro Open.
The Wyndham Championship also has a history of amateurs doing well. Below is a list of top 25 finishes by amateurs at the Wyndham Championship:
Year Amateur Player Finish Course
1947 Frank Stranahan 2nd Starmount Forest CC
1947 Dick Chapman T8 Starmount Forest CC
1948 Dick Chapman T21 Sedgefield Country Club
1949 Frank Stranahan T3 Starmount Forest CC
1949 Skee Riegel T21 Starmount Forest CC
1951 Hobart Manley Jr. T18 Starmount Forest CC
1951 Harvie Ward Jr. T24 Starmount Forest CC
1953 Frank Stranahan 8th Sedgefield Country Club
1956 Larry Dempsey 19th Starmount Forest CC
1961 Bill Harvey T23 Sedgefield Country Club
2004 Ryan Moore T24 Forest Oaks Country Club
2008 Danny Lee T20 Sedgefield Country Club
Kevin von der Lippe-Green Coat Club Ambassador
1998-99 Greensboro Jaycee President Kevin von der Lippe served as an Wyndham Ambassador. He welcomed fans to the tournament and passed out pairing guides as fast as they could be printed.
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