ggoblogger at the SunCom Tent

The ggoblogger likes to meet the sponsors that support the Wyndham Championship each year. He likes to listen to the presentations and hear the sale pitches. He then thanks the vendors for their time and thanks them for their support for the tournament.

This year the ggoblogger was limited as to the photos he could take at the event. After photographing the tournament for 13 years the powers that be have asked him, politely, to stop bring his camera. So the blogger had to find other ways to get scenes from the event for the Greater Greensboro Open Blog.

He got this shot at the SunCom tent. This young lady was working the tent and had no problem posing with the ggoblogger for this shot. (It's a good thing the Boss Lady is not a jealous woman.) Also the blogger looks a little drunk or maybe that his Howard Coble impression. Either way it looks like Kevin von der Lippe combed his hair.

What's on eBay?

"This is a 1972 Greater Greensboro Open golf decanter by Ezra Brooks. The back says In the Spring It's the GGO Thing, 1938-1972, Greensboro, North Carolina, March 27-April 2, 1972. The stopper is in good shape with just a small piece of it missing on the underneath side where it doesn't show - fits tight into decanter. The sides of the decanter are gold-colored."

Item number: 110164895216

Melvin Writes Letter to the Editor

"From tee to green, Wyndham was success

Congratulations and thanks to Mark Brazil and the hundreds of volunteers who worked on the Wyndham Championship at Forest Oaks. By all standards, the tournament was a big success.Congratulations and appreciation are also due Wyndham Worldwide for its marvelous support of the tournament through its corporate sponsorship.

Stephen Holmes, CEO, spent the entire week in Greensboro working and thinking about ways to make the tournament better next year.The Wyndham people are committed to the Triad. This can only be good news for our golf tournament.

A special thanks should be given to Bobby Long, chairman of the Greensboro Jaycees Charitable Foundation, who did a marvelous job of keeping our tournament alive. Under his leadership, the tournament became a regional project, not just a Greensboro project, which is a very positive move.

Jim Melvin"

This post was taken from the following link. To read comments regarding this letter go to:
http://blog.news-record.com/staff/letters/archives/2007/08/from_tee_to_gre.html

Foster Brooks Joke (Reprise)

I wanted to rerun Britt's favorite Foster Brooks joke with a photo of Brooks:

A woman walks into her house and finds her husband pointing a gun at his head. She starts laughing hysterically. He tells her, "Don't laugh! You're next".

Scenes from the 2007 Wyndham Championship

Scenes from the 2007 Wyndham Championship

What's on eBay?

Up for auction are THREE Greater Greensboro Open Official Pairing Sheets. The first is from 1989 and features a photo of Sandy Lyle on the front ('88 champion). The second 1990 has picture of trophy and vintage club (also a player but do not recognize him). The third is from 1991 and has beautiful artwork featuring a lone golfer driving down the fairway.

These guides are filed with names such as Couples Watkins, Davis Love lll, O'Meara, Faxon (just to name a few!!). All are in great shape and feature a great course map in each (color). Filled with nice ads too!! They no longer have the Greater Greensboro Open (changed), so this is an affordable chance to own a piece of history!!

Item number: 330158742070