Schlosser Interviews Artifact Geeks

The following excerpts come from an article entiled "Schlosser: Museum displays golf tourney's past"

"Spectators will get a preview of the museum this week. As they step off shuttle buses at Forest Oaks, they'll encounter a tent filled with memorabilia. Also present will be the Sam Snead Cup, which goes to the winner and honors the man who won here eight times: the first at age 25, the last at 52."

The article continues:

"To Randy and I, this is amazing," said former Jaycee leader Kevin von der Lippe, referring to another former leader, Randy Harris. "We were born in 1966. So much of what happened in this tournament happened before we were born."

"Mitchem credits these two "artifact geeks," as he calls them, for finding the stuff to make the museum possible.Two years ago, von der Lippe and Harris started a push to collect tournament paraphernalia. They knew plenty must exist.

Harris and von der Lippe sponsored a bring-in-your-souvenir day that got results.A woman arrived with what the two Jaycees considered the Holy Grail: a 1938 ticket.A man donated perhaps the only motion pictures of the '38 tournament. The footage includes a skinny Sam Snead putting."

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History Walk-Make Sure to Thank Kevin

Kevin von der Lippe took a big fall Saturday morning while he and the ggoblogger were loading a van outside of Sedgefiled Country Club. These past presidents of the Greensboro Jaycees were packing up the historical items, that had been displayed at the Green Coat Reception the night before, when the accident took place.

Von der Lippe was putting a rack on top of the van when he fell-harming his foot. He told the Greater Greensboro Open Blog Sunday that his ankle looks like a grapefruit and that he is still in a lot of pain.

Even with his injury, von der Lippe and Harris were able to complete the History Walk exhibit that opens to the public on 10/02/02. The tent, sponsored by Sedgefield Country Club is located in front of the Chrysler Classic of Greensboro's Clothing tent. The tent will remain open all week and is open to the public. Make sure to thank Kevin for "playing with pain" and finishing the display.

History Walk Preview

 

History Walk Preview

Kevin von der Lippe is seen here putting the finishing touches on one of the cases on display at this year's History Walk.

 

Old School

Mark Brazil went old school for this hat logo. These limited edition hats are available in this year's clothing tent.

 

2006 Chrysler Classic of Greensboro Work Days

Volunteers put up the media center signs outside the Irwin Smallwood Media Center.

 

2006 Green Coat Reception