Greater Greensboro Open Blog: 11/01/2018

Friday, November 30, 2018

2018 Wyndham Championship Holiday Merc Sale Dec 5 & 6

HOLIDAY MERCHANDISE SALE SET FOR DEC. 5 & 6, EVERYTHING DISCOUNTED 40 PERCENT The annual Wyndham Championship holiday merchandise sale featuring deep discounts; both days of the event are open to the general public. The 80th annual Wyndham Championship, which will determine the $10 Million Wyndham Rewards Top 10, is set for July 30-Aug. 4, 2019. Set for Dec. 5 and 6, 2018, the holiday merchandise sale features items such as a large selection of Polo golf shirts and Polo outer wear, hats, visors, t-shirts and other types of clothing. Various souvenirs including Wyndham Championship Christmas ornaments will also be available. Everything will be discounted 40 percent. Shoppers can pay for purchases with cash, check, American Express, Visa, MasterCard or Discover cards. This year’s sale is set for Wednesday, Dec. 5 and Thursday, Dec. 6 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. each day. The merchandise sale, featuring clothing by Polo Golf and Adidas, will be located at the Highwoods Conference Center in the same building as the Wyndham Championship office just off I-40 in Greensboro, 416 Gallimore Dairy Road; Greensboro, N.C. 27409.

What's on eBay? 1984 GGO Cap

Monday, November 19, 2018

What's on eBay? 2003 William Mangum "The First Fall Classic" Poster

"2003 William Mangum Official GGO poster titled " The First Fall Classic" from when the Greater Greensboro Open (2003) moved from Sedgefield Country Club to Forest Oaks CC south of Greensboro. William Mangum autographed Poster measures 29 1/2" X 25 3/4" It is hand signed by the artist in Sharpie."

Thursday, November 15, 2018

Joseph Rodriguez Tweeted

"Damn I hate that my 1st GGO was 1977. Loved covering it at Forest Oaks. Before winning the US Open in Pinehurst years later, I shot Payne Stewart at GGO stopping to pet a loose dog on the fairway during an early round... man the memories. Gary Player loved the rough!" Joseph Rodriguez

1972 GGO Champions Banquet Roy Clark

Roy Clark and Arnold Palmer at the 1974 GGO Celebrity Pro-Am

Roy Clark

TULSA, Oklahoma (AP) — Country star Roy Clark, the guitar virtuoso and singer who headlined the cornpone TV show "Hee Haw" for nearly a quarter century and was known for such hits as "Yesterday When I was Young" and "Honeymoon Feeling," has died. He was 85. Publicist Jeremy Westby said Clark died Thursday due to complications from pneumonia at home in Tulsa, Okla. Clark was "Hee Haw" host or co-host for its entire 24-year run, with Buck Owens his best known co-host. The country music and comedy show's last episode aired in 1993, though reruns continued for a few years thereafter. "'Hee Haw' won't go away. It brings a smile to too many faces," he said in 2004, when the show was distributed on VHS and DVD for the first time. Clark played the guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, harmonica and other instruments. His skills brought him gigs as guest performer with many top orchestras, including the Boston Pops. In 1976 he headlined a tour of the Soviet Union, breaking boundaries that were usually closed to Americans. And of course, he also was a member of the Grand Ole Opry.