Marty Sheets Named Volunteer of the Year

"Hello all!
I am in Tucson, Arizona for the week for PGA TOUR meetings, and latertoday (4:30 Mountain Time) the PGA TOUR will be presenting theirVolunteer of the Year award.

In November, I nominated one of ourvolunteers for this award. His name is Marty Sheets, and out of all thetournaments, Marty won the prestigious Volunteer of the Year award!!!This is a neat story. Marty has been a standard bearer for 15 yearswith us, and in recent years Marty has walked with the final group.

Marty has also won the Special Olympics state golf championship manytimes. Marty has Down Syndrome, and I'm pretty sure he is around 50years old. Marty's professionalism and enthusiasm is unmatched, andthis is the first time one of our volunteers has won this award. Iwanted to share this with you before the announcement took place, and weare on top of this in regards to local media. PGA TOUR is handling the national media.

Thanks,

Mark Brazil"

Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro Remembers Stanley Frank

"Its hard to look back on 2006 without remembering one of Greensboro's finest - Stanley Frank. Stanley was a founding board member of the Foundation and established his family foundation as a supporting organization. Stanley was a visionary whose leadership and impact to this community will be felt for years and his family's legacy of supporting Greensboro will continue for generations. I am very fortunate to have gotten to know Stanley and will always remember our conversations and his advice in so many areas;"

This excerpt was taken from the following link. To read the entire report go to:
http://www.cfgg.org/

1977 Greater Greensboro Open Pewter Goblet

Cool KGGO Item on eBay

KMART GREATER GREENSBORO OPEN 1989 GOLFER STATUE PLAYER GIFT
Item number: 180086109381

"This statue was gift to players at the (Kmart) Greater Greensboro Open in 1989. It does have an artists signature along with a copyright date of 1987. I was unable to read the entire name but what I could read was "Michael Gapmo**?". Statue stands about 11 inches tall. I am not sure what it is made of but it is quite heavy, weighing over three pounds. There are a couple of flakes to the paint coating (?), the largest one can be seen in the photo of the signature on the base. Brass plate is loose on one end, but I left that in case a new owner wanted to remove it. This makes a nice display piece with golf memorabilia or it could be used as a trophy with a new engraved plate. Priority mail will be $13.50, insurance optional but highly recommended as I cannot be held responsible with how the Post Office treats the package once I mail it! No reserve."

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Comment of the Week

"Amen! Forest Oaks has served this event well for years. The Jaycees want a pretty clubhouse and a more upscale CC. The truth is Sedgefield is too tight for event crowds to be comfortable! This event will be given to corp. sponsors and smaller crowds. Forest Oaks is a better course even after they force the longer D. Ross design at Sedgefield. Bet the pros will be very happy to bus over to Grandover for practice range time! "

Greater Greensboro Chrysler Classic Clothing Logo

 

WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE REPORTS STRONG FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR 2006 RESULTS

"We finished the year with great momentum in each of our three businesses," said Stephen P. Holmes, Wyndham Worldwide chairman and chief executive officer. "We posted double-digit revenue and Adjusted EBITDA growth in the fourth quarter of 2006. Our portfolio of diverse brands, locations and products gives us great financial stability, particularly since more than half of our revenue stems from fees related to services for consumers and business partners. Our strength in leisure accommodations allows us to capture share and expand our presence in a growing global travel industry."

This excerpt was taken from the following link. To read the enitre report go to:
http://www.wyndhamworldwide.com/media_center/pr/show_release.cfm?id=143

Stewart Thornton Cass

The arrangements for Stewart Thornton Cass are as follows. There will be a graveside service at 1:30 on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. It will be held at the Westminster Gardens located on Westridge Dr. off Battleground.

The Memorial Service we be held at 2:30 at First Moravian Church located at 304 S. Elam Ave. Reception to follow service.

30 Years of History

I hope all this talk about the Wyndham Championship possibly moving to Sedgefield Country Club does not blemish the fact that Davis Love III will be returning to Forest Oaks Country Club to defend his title on a course that he redesigned. The same course that has played host to Greensboro's only major league sporting event for three decades.

There has been a lot of discussion in our local media about the tournament returning to its "roots" and many reminders of tournaments of the past. The truth is that the Wyndham Championship has been played at Forest Oaks since 1977. That's 30 years of uninterrupted tradition. Sedgefield only hosted the event for 18 years on its own.

Don't forget:

1977 Woody Durham was the Honorary Chairman for the Greater Greensboro Open held at Forest Oaks Country Club.

1978 Seve Ballesteros won the Greater Greensboro Open at Forest Oaks Country Club.

1979 Greensboro Jaycee President Mark Schott watched Raymond Floyd comeback from behind to win the GGO at Forest Oaks.

1988 the Greater Greensboro Open enters a new era with Kmart as a sponsor and a $1,000,000 purse.

1999 was a good year at Forest Oaks for Jesper Parnevik. He had 27 birdies in that year's tournament.

The Greater Greensboro Open Blog would like to thank Forest Oaks Country Club for 30 great years.

News & Record Reports Tournament May Change Course

"Sources say the biggest obstacle in the talks is the contract between Forest Oaks and the foundation. The contract, which was signed by the Greensboro Jaycees in 2002, runs through 2013, an unusually long arrangement for a midtier PGA Tour event.

The foundation took over operations for the tournament last year and is on the hook for about $250,000 a year for the remaining six years of the deal. A move back to Sedgefield would be a return to the tournament's roots.

Sedgefield and Starmount Country Club shared the tournament the first 18 years starting in 1938. Sedgefield, tucked off High Point Road, became the tournament's full-time host from 1961 to 1976 before Forest Oaks took over the following year."

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http://www.news-record.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070201/NEWSREC0101/70131037