The Wyndham Championship Everything You Need to Know

Summer 2015 McConnell Golf THE MAGAZINE

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The Wyndham Championship Everything you need to know

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Wow, what a finish at the U.S. Open this year. Perhaps you, like me, are thinking of Dustin Johnson’s three putts to lose (unless you’re simply still in awe of Jordan Spieth’s brilliant 3-wood shot onto the 18th green to take the lead). We shouldn’t forget that Johnson hit the best drive of that day and also an unbelievable second shot under immense pressure — personally, I give him credit for hitting his first putt past the cup; I most likely would have snubbed my putter into the green while millions worldwide watched. Why do we seem to remember the failures more than the successes in golf, and in life? I think it’s how we prepare ourselves for the next challenge: We give ourselves an opportunity to come back from adversity. I’ll bet this close miss for Dustin Johnson will propel him to win a big tournament soon, rather than be the beginning of a downward trend in his golf game. After all, Americans love to pull for the underdog. I’ll be rooting hard for Johnson’s future success. Two years ago in the Wyndham Championship, Patrick Reed and Jordan Spieth were tied at the end of regulation. Both young players were expected to have bright PGA futures. Selfishly, I was rooting for Spieth to win and add his name to the Sedgefield Country Club Wall of Champions alongside Hogan, Nelson, and Snead. But then, on the second playoff hole, Spieth hit a solid drive down the middle of the fairway and Reed pushed his drive to the Favorites of right, which appeared to go out of bounds. When I saw the agony on Reed’s face, his slumping John McConnell shoulders, and tears forming in the eyes of his wife (who was caddying for him that day), I shifted my allegiance. Countless times in many years of golf, I’ve felt that same feeling of Where did you learn failure while trying so hard to be a winner. to play golf and at what age? How many of you can also identify with Patrick Reed and Dustin Johnson? When have you Abingdon high school golf let the pressure overwhelm your ability to hit a great shot? At that Wyndham Championship, team. Age 13 it turned out Reed’s golf ball was still in play; I remember being truly thankful that he still had a slim chance to win. Most of us remember what happened next: Reed hit the shot of his life, Dream foursome making a birdie to win his first PGA title. Tom Morris, Donald Ross, For his part, despite the difficult Wyndham loss two years ago, Spieth has clearly gone Pete Dye — and me on to build a successful career at a young age. I wonder if he remembers that Sunday at Sedgefield, and if it helped make him a better future competitor. Favorite golf club Life always brings challenges — sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. I’ve played Putter golf for so many years because lessons learned on the course apply so well to life. As I write Favorite vacation spot this, I’ve just finished playing in the Father’s Day father-child tournament at Raleigh Country Telluride Club with my three sons. As we walked up on the green of hole 9, we remembered a specific memory with my late son, John Jr. Favorite activity Intensely competitive, John Jr. never could beat me on the golf course. Once, on that same with your family hole 9 of Raleigh Country Club, we were tied for the match: His ball was 10 feet from the hole (other than golf) and mine was 10 yards short of it. I remember asking him if he’d like to just call it a tie. Smiling, Skiing he replied, “No Dad, I finally have you.” I proceeded to chip in for a birdie and he two-putted to lose the match, much to his dismay. Recalling that match on Father’s Day, though, wasn’t about Favorite song A tie between Amazing who won or lost; it was about the time spent together. I like to think John Jr. was smiling while Grace played by a Scottish we reminisced, too. We all treasure the memories created on the golf course. This summer, bagpiper and the Va. Tech focus on the memories. I hope they’re great. fight song, Tech Triumph Sincerely, When you were a kid, what did you want to be when you grew up? Banker or lawyer John McConnell CEO & Founder

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FACES OF THE CLUB

McConnell Golf is made up of exceptional members with engaging stories, victories, and achievements

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6-9_Member Notes.indd 6 7/27/15 10:10 PM 1.Sedgefield Country Club’s 6. Brook Valley Country Club Ross Course Katie Kirk, at 22 years old, became the Reilly Erhardt competed in his final 10th woman to win back-to-back Carolinas American Junior Golf Association Women’s Amateur titles with this year’s Tournament, the FootJoy Invitational, tap-in bogey on the 54th hole. Katie this past June. Reilly’s high school golf graduated from East Carolina University team won its fifth straight 1-A state this past spring and is now a staff member championship this past spring, where he at the club. claimed the individual title by nine shots. He’s off to Maryland for college on a 7. Old North State Club golf scholarship, but will already be an Several members, including Mercene Smith, academic sophomore thanks to abundant Sherri Sugg, Jan Foster, and Karla Fisher, college-credit high school courses. helped host the annual Hospice Progres- sive Dinner. This year’s event raised more 2. Sedgefield Country Club’s than $15,000 for Hospice of Stanly County. Dye Course The evening began with a cocktail hour Brent Witcher, son-in-law of Sedgefield on the clubhouse lakefront terrace before member Brigitte Dorier, had a great guests roamed the homes around Uwharrie experience as a competitor in this year’s Point for dinners prepared by the Old North Rex Hospital Open Web.com Tour event State culinary team. this past May at Wakefield. The event was a tremendous success and of great value to 8. Treyburn Country Club the city of Raleigh, where it was hosted. Twins Jessica and Sarah Spicer have had a decade of competitive junior golf success, 3. The Reserve Golf Club including Jessica’s Richard S. Tufts Junior Jeanette Godwin won the Women’s Girl Player of the Year nod last year Reserve Golf Club Championship for and Sarah’s tie-breaker second-place the tenth time. Jeanette, a member since trophy from the Junior North-South Am last 2004, has a background in the golf industry summer. They’re both most excited, though, and a 9.5 handicap index. What she’s about their recent commitment to Virginia known for, though, is her bright orange Tech, where they will begin competing in golfwear — a nod to the Tennessee ACC women’s golf in 2016. Volunteers. 9. Raleigh Country Club 4. Musgrove Mill Preston Ball’s outstanding performance Natalie Srinivasan led the way to victory at at last year’s event again qualified him for this year’s Jimmy Self Memorial Tournament the U.S. Junior Amateur Championship, a in Greenwood, South Carolina. The high national competition. He went to the July school senior shot rounds of 70-69 to win event with one of his best friends and a by ten shots. The Srinivasans have been fellow RCC member, Parker Gilliam. members at Musgrove Mill for three years, and Natalie has already committed to play 10. Wakefield Plantation at Furman University in 2017. Essie Acquah, Joseph Pinnix, Rachel Bricker, Jackson Venable, Lotte Fox, 5. Country Club of Asheville Caroline Wright, Nate Johnson, Madeline She didn’t pick up a golf club until age 23, Wright, and Madison Moritz took home the but CCA’s Trailblazer award-winner Ann 2015 Local League Championship in the Brandis has gone on to win more than 200 U.S. Tennis Association junior team tennis tournaments during her career. She carried 18-and-under division. the Olympic torch in 2001 and was also recently inducted into the WNC Sports Hall of Fame. Talk about a lifetime of memories.

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Environmentally friendly “engineered” water is replacing traditional cleansers and sanitizers

BY BRAD KING

THE TRUTH IS OFTEN IN THE DETAILS. chemicals. One type of eWater, for example, eWater leaves As part of a commitment to the health and mixes small amounts of salt into water no residue, emits well-being of all members and employees, before exposing it to specialized electrodes McConnell Golf has introduced a cut- to create a cleaner-degreaser and a no fumes, and ting-edge and environmentally sustainable fast-acting sanitizer. causes no burns. technology at several of its clubs. Another type of eWater, and the “Engineered water,” or eWater, effectively one found currently at several McConnell cleans and sanitizes dining areas, ﬁ tness clubs, is a stabilized aqueous ozone, or SAO. and locker rooms, bathrooms, carpets, Electricity is applied to tap water and ﬂ ooring, and countertops — all of those creates an additional oxygen molecule; this surfaces members contact daily. EWater super-oxidized water harnesses the power MAKE YOURS A HEALTHIER CLUB… FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET. is produced by complex technologies that of ozone to become a one-step cleaner-san- essentially convert tap water into products itizer. That means no more conventional THE POWER OF ENGINEERED WATER that can replace conventional cleaning custodial chemicals. “Using eWater, through technology is creating better, safer, healthier “McConnell Golf and our membership care ways of maintaining our world without harsh about our health and the environment, chemicals. and increasingly choose products and services that reflect a commitment to a Technologies that can substantially reduce safer, healthier world. We have installed costs while delivering outstanding performance. four eWater systems so far — our cleaning Solutions that are safe for the environment staff loves using the eWater products.” and pose no health risks for employees and Christian Anastasiadis customers. Chief Operating Officer of McConnell Golf Learn what we’re doing with McConnell Golf then contact us to find out how we can make yours a healthier club. www.eWaterAdvantage.com/club It Matters.

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10-11_Footprints on the Green.indd 8 7/26/15 10:07 PM [parent company] eWater Advantage, chosen products and services that reflect a we believe will have a true impact on our dedication to a safer, healthier world.” sustainability commitment,” says McConnell While eWater technology is still relatively Golf Chief Operating Officer Christian unknown in the U.S., it’s not a new concept: Anastasiadis. “We have installed four the scientific laws of electrolysis have been systems so far at Raleigh Country Club, around since the mid-1800s. From that TPC Wakefield Plantation, Brook Valley beginning, eWater as a technology has Country Club, and Treyburn Country Club, evolved to be used throughout the world ...the scientific laws and we will install the rest next year at our for a wide array of applications. other clubs. Our cleaning staff loves using In Japan, for instance, eWater is used of electrolysis have the eWater products.” to fill swimming pools, clean medical been around since It’s a more user-friendly experience that’s instruments, and even wash raw sushi-grade the mid-1800s. also great for the planet. EWater leaves fish. In Britain and Australia, grocery stores no residue, emits no fumes, and causes and restaurants prevent decay by spraying no burns. What’s more, water engineering vegetables and meat products with eWater. systems are installed on-site, eliminating In choosing eWater over the status the need to order, ship, store, and dispose quo of other harsh and potentially chemicals or their packaging. The water also hazardous products, McConnell Golf costs only pennies per gallon to create. “Our joins a growing network of businesses membership cares about our health and the determined to improve their impact on their environment,” Anastasiadis says, “so we’ve community, and for those they serve.

MAKE YOURS A HEALTHIER CLUB… FOR PEOPLE AND THE PLANET.

THE POWER OF ENGINEERED WATER technology is creating better, safer, healthier “McConnell Golf and our membership care ways of maintaining our world without harsh about our health and the environment, chemicals. and increasingly choose products and services that reflect a commitment to a Technologies that can substantially reduce safer, healthier world. We have installed costs while delivering outstanding performance. four eWater systems so far — our cleaning Solutions that are safe for the environment staff loves using the eWater products.” and pose no health risks for employees and Christian Anastasiadis customers. Chief Operating Officer of McConnell Golf Learn what we’re doing with McConnell Golf then contact us to find out how we can make yours a healthier club. www.eWaterAdvantage.com/club It Matters.

Contact Bo Batchelder to learn more 1.919.414.6033 [email protected]

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FIT FOR A KING Brook Valley’s restoration unearths the club’s original splendor

BY BRAD KING

ITS ROOTS ARE REGAL. IN 1760, one of the original Brook Valley investors, King Charles bestowed a tract of land the studio was charged with executing the in Greenville, North Carolina, to a native primary design for the new community family, who later sold the property to the and golf club, surveying and determining Brooks family. They maintained the land for how to best mix in residential lots with the centuries before selling it for development golf course. — today, it is Brook Valley Country Club, Pittman’s work included everything from and a copy of the royal charter still adorns widening the highway for a deceleration the club’s front walls. turn lane at the Brook Valley entrance, to Last October, McConnell Golf moving and redesigning the dam for the purchased the property and promptly community lake, to helping design the began a two-year, $2 million capital swimming pool and bathhouse as well improvement plan to rejuvenate the as the parking lot and several bridges club while also honoring its history. around the golf course — along with the then-cutting-edge planning of a split-level The early years clubhouse that housed the golf carts Two centuries after King Charles’ royal underneath. “It was a big project for a year charter, in 1966, Brook Valley Country or two, sculpting it all out,” Pittman says. Club officially opened its doors. The Brook Valley’s sporting history includes golf course was designed by renowned an exhibition match between legends Pinehurst-based architect Ellis Maples, Sam Snead and Ben Hogan. A young and the club wanted a community to Curtis Strange once won a tournament match its turf. there, as did 2012 U.S. Open champion A mid-1950s graduate of N.C. State Webb Simpson. with degrees in civil engineering and construction, Pittman had been teaching Facelift art in a local community college at the Fast-forward a few years, and the golf time when he was invited to join a small, community still supports Brook Valley’s Greenville-based engineering firm called potential. PGA Tour professional Will

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Enduring inspiration It’s an overhaul even the original visionary appreciates. Alongside his development work, Pittman garnered a reputation in eastern North Carolina as an artist, too. “While I was doing Brook Valley and all the other work around the state, I was also painting,” Pittman says. “I was painting some of these regularly played at Brook Valley. “It’s designed golf courses. Like Ross and scenes I saw out in the definitely got some of the best rolling Maples, Spence comes at architecture from rural areas, the tobacco terrain we have in Greenville,” he says. the perspective of a course superintendent. barns and the farmscapes “Brook Valley’s golf course was always a Using Maples’ original drawings, and the little towns. I’d see something I wanted to paint step above the others [in the area] in shot Spence’s work at Brook Valley includes and I’d throw on the brakes quality and feel, how the golf course was bunkering and one green modification and take a picture of it or routed. But it needed to be restored.” (on hole No. 2), along with significant do a sketch.” McConnell Golf saw and seized that tree removal, a pond dredging, and the Lately, he’s returned to opportunity. Its Brook Valley improvement relocation of a number of cart paths. “We his first project for inspira- plan included upgrades to the clubhouse brought the Ellis Maples bunkering back, as tion. A recent portrayal of and golf course alike. Indoors, dining areas well as adding a few bunkers to modernize the updated Brook Valley have been remodeled and restructured the golf course,” Spence said. “Brook Valley clubhouse earned regional for beauty in all event styles. The bar and is a very nice mix of golf holes with a lot of attention, although Pittman says he never intended to lounge area includes a fireplace, snack bar, variety. The par-fives in particular are some be recognized. “It just sort and adjacent patio seating. of the best three-shooters I’ve seen.” of evolved,” he says of his The pro shop has been entirely updat- Known for their top-shelf practice art. “It never was the plan.” ed, and the club’s main level now features facilities, McConnell Golf had Spence Likewise, Brook Valley hardwood flooring. In recognition of the take BVCC’s existing practice facility — has and will continue to club’s past, elegant French doors lead which was too short and did not have the evolve. “Everyone always to the ballroom. Yet, the most noticeable elements of a well-defined target — and said Brook Valley was the upgrade is an emphasis on sweeping views increase the size by lengthening the best layout in Greenville,” of the course. After all, that’s what won practice tee itself. MacKenzie says. And the legacy continues. members’ hearts in the first place. “We put full construction under (the practice area) with drainage and Return to its roots laser leveling,” Spence said. “We added a The course and practice area have been short-game area between the practice tee renovated under the tutelage of Greens- and the clubhouse that includes a short- boro-based golf course architect Kris game green, a bunker and chipping fairway Spence. Spence has carved out a niche around it and also added a small warm-up for himself in the Southeast by restoring green behind to the first tee ox — another

Donald Ross — and Ellis Maples — McConnell Golf signature.” PHOTOGRAPHY MORGAN JACLYN

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FIRST CLASS TREATMENT

TO SAY THAT THE WYNDHAM CHAMPIONSHIP has flourished since moving back to Sedgefield Country Club, one of the courses on which it was founded in 1938, is an understatement. The tournament was near extinction, but title sponsorship from Wyndham Worldwide in 2007 and the move back to Sedgefield in 2008 were major building blocks in the tournament’s resurrection. When McConnell Golf purchased Sedgefield from the membership in 2011, owner John McConnell poured massive funds into the property for tremendous upgrades. Today, Sedgefield Country Club is a jewel in the McConnell Golf lineup, a fitting home for North Carolina’s oldest PGA TOUR event. A month before the 76th annual Wyndham Championship, McConnell Golf THE MAGAZINE Publisher Steve Mitchem sat down with Wyndham Vacation Ownership VP of Sports and Corporate Partnerships Kevin Rinker, former PGA TOUR golfer and current PGA TOUR radio commentator John Maginnes, Wyndham Championship Tournament Director Mark Brazil, and Sedgefield Director of Golf Rocky Brooks. They discussed all things Wyndham, and it wasn’t long before McConnell Golf’s role in the tournament’s return to the upper echelon of PGA TOUR events took center stage. JOHN GILLOOLY JOHN

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The Wyndham Championship’s Simpson has family here – these guys look move back to Sedgefield in 2008 was at this event as their home tournament, and Sedgefield certainly significant, but that was prior they’ve all become ambassadors for it. to the club being sold to McConnell Golf. became the only Give us an idea of how the sale made McConnell is responsible for a lot of permanent stop on the move back to Sedgefield such a the facility improvements at Sedgefield. the PGA TOUR game changer. Does that impact the decisions by Wyndham Worldwide and BB&T to played on an Mark Brazil The move back to Sedgefield extend their sponsorships through to original Donald in 2008 was one of the few real game 2026? How does that rank with other Ross design. changers in our history, but when John TOUR events? McConnell bought it three years later, every aspect of the club improved immediately; Mark Brazil Wyndham is only the fourth John Maginnes players noticed it year one. John quickly title sponsor in PGA TOUR history to realized playing on bentgrass greens in extend 10 years; that says a lot. Everything August in North Carolina didn’t work, and McConnell Golf does is first class. Having he changed the greens over to Champion that as your partner gives a great deal of Bermuda. That was a strong statement that confidence to not only Steve Holmes and he wanted everything to be first class. Out- his team at Wyndham Worldwide but also side of the Major Championships, Sedgefield to Bobby Long and the Piedmont Triad is now a top-five course on the PGA TOUR. Charitable Foundation.

What was the buzz among the players Kevin Rinker I’m not sure we’d be talking about the move to Sedgefield? about 2026 as the final year of a 10-year sponsorship extension if McConnell hadn’t John Maginnes Sedgefield became the bought the club and made it simple for only permanent stop on the PGA TOUR us. We deal with one person as opposed played on an original Donald Ross design. to management by committee: that gives Playing a Ross course excited the players you confidence that your partner has the from the word “go.” Players with local ties same vision you have. It makes it completely like Bill Haas and all the ACC guys have different, as far as not only the investment taken this event as a point of pride. Brandt you’ve made but also the relationships you’re Snedeker is affiliated with Wyndham, Webb building.

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Rocky, as a private club hosting a Rocky Brooks On a recent visit to PGA TOUR event, you obviously need Oak Hill Country Club in Rochester, N.Y., member buy-in. Give us an idea of Mr. McConnell was struck by the view of the club’s reception to the Wyndham the clubhouse and its perfectly manicured coming back to Sedgefield. circular lawn out front. While Oak Hill has long been recognized as one of golf’s iconic Rocky Brooks Early on, nobody knew clubhouses, to him it didn’t rise to the what to expect – we didn’t know what our standard of Sedgefield. responsibilities would be. Then it grew into His vision was to duplicate what he had this great big party. Watching the members seen at Oak Hill — to open up the front so the embrace the whole concept has been great. beauty of the clubhouse would be visible on It’s neat to see people that don’t normally the drive up Forsyth, as well as the first tee. play golf or socialize together rally around the Wyndham Championship at their own Mark Brazil I’ve had the opportunity to see club. They feel a great sense of pride in most of the clubhouses on tour, including hosting the event. East Lake, and I challenge you to show me a prettier clubhouse than what we have How significant was the decision to here at Sedgefield. The view from the back remove the cherry trees in front of is nice, but it doesn’t hold a candle to the Sedgefield’s clubhouse? front view.

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Rocky Brooks Prior to his ownership the ego to make this thing great, and they’re you couldn’t see how good this place lock-step with that. was. McConnell Golf took it to a level of excellence most didn’t know was possible. John Maginnes From a PGA TOUR standpoint, community events are almost Kevin Rinker One of the unique things gone now. This tournament is one of the about John McConnell, Bobby Long, and rare remaining community events. Here, Steve Holmes is that no ego is involved the players are left-alone stars for the week. in the leadership of the Wyndham They can go out to dinner and they know Championship. You have a unique nobody will bother them. That’s one of the situation: Nobody focuses on who gets the reasons they love coming here. They feel credit. Mr. McConnell came in here and like they’re part of something that’s actually invested a bunch of his own money into this helping a community; in Dallas, they raised place and never walked around looking for $10 million, but you never see it because credit. It creates a unique opportunity for the Dallas is such a massive entity. The tournament to be the most important piece, Wyndham Championship is something rather than the people who are leading it. very different, indeed, and that’s why it’s so well received. I challenge Mark Brazil Except they all want this you to show tournament to be the best it can possibly be. Mark Brazil That’s what Ernie Els says That’s it; that’s their ego. All of them have each year – that’s why he keeps coming me a prettier clubhouse than what we have here at Sedgefield

Mark Brazil JOHN GILLOOLY JOHN

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BUMP AND RUN Master this versatile and effective chip shot. back. He calls it a “throwback old-communi- Who are a few guys you’d like to The bump and run chip ty event.” At first, I wasn’t sure if that was a win the Wyndham Championship shot is exactly what it says: compliment or an insult, but he came back this year? You “bump” the ball – using and said “it’s the greatest compliment I can a less lofted club – and let it possibly give you; it’s the way we used to Rocky Brooks William McGirt always “run” out to the hole. do it back in the ’80s and ’90s.” seems to play well here, and it’s kind of a To land your bump and home game for him and Chesson Hadley – a run, choose the right club. Rocky Brooks Players can enjoy the week McConnell Golf guy that seems to get up for This shot is usually made with and spend time with their families. They love this tournament. a 6-, 7-, 8-, or 9-iron. Choke the facility that McConnell Golf has provided down on the grip, all the way with the players lounge upstairs and that Kevin Rinker From the younger group, to the shaft, for more control huge locker room. It’s a neat atmosphere, Justin Thomas and from the more veteran of your club head. Place the and it’s nice that they are able to exhale a group, Bill Haas. He finished second here ball in the back portion of your little bit and relax. last year. stance with your hands more forward, taking loft off of the Mark, Sedgefield seems to have a higher John Maginnes Patrick Rogers has really club. Take the club back with profile at the PGA TOUR headquarters impressed me, and a guy that will come back your arms, keeping your wrist with the commissioner than in the past. this year with a chip on his shoulder from and hands out of the swing. He’s actually been here twice in the last not winning last year, Nick Watney. His tee (It is all arms!) Pick the spot year. How has our status improved? shot hit my car in the yard next to the 18th where you would like to land fairway when he lost the golf tournament your ball and “bump” it to that Mark Brazil Wyndham is one of the world’s on Sunday last year. spot, where it will “run” on in to largest hospitality companies; having them the hole. as our title sponsor helps. The relationship Mark Brazil I’m gonna throw out a name With a little practice, you’ll Steve Holmes has built with the commis- you’ve probably never heard of, but he be proficient in no time! sioner is really strong. To have another finished in the top five at the U.S. Open: great CEO like John McConnell elevates Cameron Smith. He’s a 21-year old from – Donald Clement, PGA, everything associated with the Wyndham Australia. I wouldn’t be surprised if a Graeme Director of Golf at The Championship. Probably the biggest thing McDowell played here and played well. Reserve Golf Club is Bobby Long’s relationship with PGA tour commissioner Tim Finchem and deputy Learn more about the 76th annual commissioner Jay Monahan. Wyndham Championship, August 17-23,

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14-20_Golf.indd 20 7/27/15 11:07 AM Vereens rev.indd 1 7/27/15 1:29 PM “The art of grilling well is in taking your time. So relax, enjoy a glass of sweet tea, and socialize.”

James Patterson Executive Chef

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UP IN SMOKE Slow and low, local and healthy

BY JAMES “J.P.” PATTERSON III, EXECUTIVE CHEF, SEDGEFIELD COUNTRY CLUB

GROWING UP, MY FAMILY ATE THE MAJORITY OF OUR meals together, and my mother usually prepared them. Saturday evenings, though, were reserved for my dad and his vintage charcoal grill. It sat on the patio, right outside our kitchen’s sliding glass doors. After a long day of yard work (with lots of breaks to play in the creek), I would join him in the preparations. First, he discarded the previous weekend’s ashy remains. Then, he built a precise pyramid of charcoal briquettes before giving it a good douse of lighter fluid. We’d wait ten minutes, allowing the fluid to soak into the briquettes before setting them ablaze. As soon as the aroma began to fill the air, my mouth would water in anticipation. It then became a waiting game – for what seemed like an eternity – until the coals were the perfect temperature and color for us to begin. Proper grilling is done over embers and not flames. We had a solid rotation of proteins on our grill, especially during the summer months: steaks, hand-pattied burgers, hot dogs, BBQ chicken, pork chops, and the occasional piece of locally caught fish. Our sides would come from the kitchen, except when we had corn-on-the-cob or some vegetables grilled to perfection in aluminum foil. My memory still savors the food that graced the glowing embers of our old-fashioned

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J.P.’S SIGNATURE RUB This rub is best used on baby-back ribs, but it also works well on beef, chicken, and most anything else you want to smoke or grill.

Ingredients 1 tbsp. smoked paprika 1 tbsp. dark chili powder 1 tbsp. kosher salt 1 tbsp. Old Bay seasoning 1 tbsp. mesquite seasoning 1 tbsp. dark brown sugar 1 ½ tsps. celery salt 1 ½ tsps. cayenne pepper 1 ½ tsps. garlic powder grill. Back then, we almost always ate the the way I believe it was intended to be, 1 ½ tsps. dry mustard majority of our meats cooked medium or slow and low. No need to rush perfection. 1 ½ tsps. ground cumin medium-well; now, I want my steaks as I don’t have a favorite thing to grill; I 1 ½ tsps. ground rare as possible. like it all. However, during the summer, I black pepper Today, so many of us are in a hurry to particularly recommend marinated North or get things done and move on to the next South Carolina shrimp, Vidalia onions from Combine all ingredients task, text, or email. Haste does not work Georgia, and summer squash. Of course, in a freezer bag or tightly when it comes to grilling. The art of grilling you can never go wrong with grass-fed sealed container. Shake well is in taking your time. So relax, enjoy beef, heritage bred pork, or organic until all parts are well mixed. a glass of sweet tea, and socialize. When boneless, skinless chicken thighs. Your Generously apply to your I get the chance to cook for family and local farmers’ market will have all of these meat or ingredient of choice friends – at the beach, the lake, church, items, and I always try to buy local. When before grilling. a tailgate, or even just the backyard – I you know where your food comes from and

almost always ﬁ re up the grill to cook meat who is producing it, it simply tastes better. PHOTOGRAPHY KERRIDGE CARL

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Ingredients 1 750ml bottle of your favorite Prosecco 1 375ml bottle of your favorite vodka ½ cup agave syrup 1 can frozen lemonade concentrate ¼ cup sugar 2 pounds ripe peaches, peeled and sliced 3 cups club soda, chilled 1 6-oz. package fresh FRONT PORCH mint, leaves picked and reserved for garnish Combine Prosecco, vodka, agave syrup, frozen SIPPER lemonade concentrate, and sugar. Stir until the sugar is dissolved. Stir in peaches, cover, and refrigerate for 8 hours. Just before serving, Cool off with a refreshing, fruity cocktail stir in chilled club soda. Serve in an Old Fashioned glass over ice, and garnish BY JAMES “J.P.” PATTERSON III, EXECUTIVE CHEF, with fresh mint leaves and SEDGEFIELD COUNTRY CLUB a peach slice. When I think summer, I think fresh local peaches. While there are an abundance of other fruits in the South, I can’t resist reaching for fuzzy, perfectly ripe peaches to mix a warm-weather libation. This cocktail is best enjoyed as you unwind in the late afternoon or during an early evening sunset. The combination honors the past but is also a bit nouveau, satisfying all palates and inspiring us to live in the simpler days of yesteryear. It’s one of those recipes that requires almost no work — just enjoy it with your friends. Summertime and the living is easy — cheers y’all. CARL KERRIDGE PHOTOGRAPHY KERRIDGE CARL

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ESCAPE & RESET A few days at the lush and secluded Musgrove Mill Golf Club is an idyllic yet active retreat.

BY MATT MCCONNELL

WHEN IT CAME TIME TO PLAN A recent guys’ weekend, we knew it would be a golf trip. But that was only the beginning. We wanted our stay to really feel like a getaway — we needed to escape our daily grind, a little bit of adventure, and an off-the-beaten path kind of setting. Musgrove Mill was therefore a natural fit. The Arnold Palmer designed course, nestled at the base of the Appalachian Mountain foothills and etched along the banks of the Enoree River, is a property with facilities that are serene and comforting.

Settling In Driving through the rolling hills of upstate South Carolina into The Mill felt like entering an enclave. A few wild creatures greeted us — deer, turkey, and even a fox — during our mile-long drive to the main clubhouse. The staff upstaged them, though: we were immediately and warmly greeted and given the keys to our spot for the weekend, Lee Cottage. The Mill

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30_33_Along the Trail.indd 29 7/26/15 10:28 PM offers two cottages adjacent to the driving Over lunch, we perused menus for the Along the range, as well as two suites adjoined to real dining highlight: Cottage Dinners. You Trail the clubhouse. Surrounded by pine trees, can elect to have on-site chefs provide most our home away from home was idyllic and of your meal for you, leaving the seasoned cozy. We had four bedrooms, two private main course for you to prepare for yourself in bathrooms, a huge shared living area, a full your cottage. We went with what is the crowd kitchen, a large-screen satellite television, a favorite, the Musgrove Mill Original Steak and The Mill’s screened-in porch and – perfect for a guys’ Shrimp Dinner. signature hole weekend – a pool table. Delighted with our accommodations, we returned to the The Centerpiece is number seven, clubhouse to secure a 1:30 p.m. tee time. Bellies full but mouths already watering for considered one the next meal, it was time to hit the course. A Feast For The Senses of the most Dubbed “the most challenging course you’ll You know you’re on vacation when all you ever love,” Arnold Palmer took inspiration demanding in have to think about is golf and food. With from the site’s backcountry location when the Southeast. time before our golf game, the staff again designing the layout. The Mill’s 6,940-yard, surpassed our service expectations by par 72 course often changes elevations; telling us it was time to think about dinner — each hole is an entirely different experience. a request well received among a group of Fortunately, this bodes well for golfers of always-hungry men. We decided to grab every level like us, as Palmer created a lunch in the clubhouse, which was top-notch, variety of tees. simple cuisine served in a relaxed ambiance. We couldn’t stop marveling at the

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30_33_Along the Trail.indd 30 7/26/15 10:28 PM “ONE OF THE REAL TREASURES” A few members’ experience at The Mill

“Jeff [Tallman] treated us like he had known us for years. The accommodations were top notch, the food was outstanding, and the staff at Musgrove went out of their way to make it a great experience. The layout of Musgrove Mill was incredible and we are still trying to figure out how they carved a golf course out of those rolling hills.” – Bill “Bob” Rabby

“Musgrove Mill is one of the real treasures of the McConnell Golf network. We just got back tonight and I can’t tell you how much we enjoyed the track, unpredictable elevations and landscapes. It We arrived home to a shrimp cocktail the hospitality, the accom- was as if we were in the lowcountry marsh appetizer, salad ingredients, and baked modations, etc. Playing the on hole number eight and then suddenly a potatoes with all the fixings. No prep work course was a memorable highlands course on hole number ten. The required. There were also, as promised, time. Jeff and his team did an outstanding job at mak- Mill’s signature hole is number seven, seasoned steaks waiting for us to cook, so ing us feel right at home and considered one of the most demanding in we cracked open a few beers and fired up provided above and beyond the Southeast. Let’s just say the 190-yard our grill. service. We can’t wait to go shot over a bend in the Enoree gave us a Afterward, sitting on the porch and back.” – John Rabby, good run for our money and leave it at that. re-hashing the day’s activities, one of my Wakefield Plantation Thanks to its variety, it was in fact a friends declared our trip one of the best he’s course that challenged us in a very satis- ever taken — and we had only finished day fying way. Plus, fairways of lush Bermuda one! We planned for another round of golf grass made it a sight to behold around every the next day, as well as a little downtime bend. Every hole was so unique, it seemed spent enjoying our cabin and some fishing. like you could play this track all day and By the weekend’s end, we felt as never get tired of it. rejuvenated as we’d hoped, and then some. We were so glad we had come to stay at Tradition Worthy Musgrove; inimitable service and unbeatable Wonderfully exhausted from our time on the amenities made for a worry-free three days. course, we returned to the clubhouse for Add in the friendship and community formed a round of drinks before it was time to see around golf, and this will likely become an

RICK FISHERS PHOTOGRAPHY FISHERS RICK what those Cottage Dinners are all about. annual tradition.

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Members belong to 10 private clubs that host or create remarkable events for kids of all ages to enjoy and take part in

1.Sedgefield Country Club’s 3. The Reserve Golf Club Ross Course Jackson Cole is this year’s McConnell Golf Four years ago, PGA Junior League Golf Scholar. Not only is he a great golfer — this was introduced for boys and girls ages 13 year, he was the youngest player ever to and under. Sedgefield Country Club joined compete in the South Carolina Amateur the league last year as a way to enhance Championship— but he is also an active the junior golf program. The SCC junior club, volunteer in the Pawleys Island community. led by assistant golf professional and head coach Ryan Fuller, had an undefeated 5-0 4. Musgrove Mill season. It’s only the club’s second year of Save the date for this year’s Midlands PGA Junior League Golf competition. Junior Golf Tour Ryder Cup Competition on September 27. Two teams of 15 players 2. Sedgefield Country Club’s each, comprised of 9 boys and 6 girls, Dye Course will compete in a one-day competition. In 1983, the Cardinal Amateur tournament established the Thomas and Bettie O’Briant 5. Country Club of Asheville Memorial Scholarship Fund. The need- The 11th annual CW Craven Memorial based scholarship is partially funded by its tennis event took place in June. This founding tournament, alongside corporate year’s event drew 120 junior players and private donations; today, it’s become a from throughout the Carolinas, and more $2,000 annual scholarship renewed through than 25 CCA junior members competed. its recipients’ four-year college career. Thus far, 33 students from the greater Guilford 6. Brook Valley Country Club County area have received some $127,000. Always a family favorite, this year’s

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Family Food Fear Factor night was a gardens, and live animal visits from the success. Members competed against Museum of Life and Science, the summer each other and ate their way through kids’ event series at Raleigh Country Club five rounds of creatively disgusting foods, provide fun for children of every age. including stewed fish heads, hog head Educational, fit-focused, and family-focused cheese, pickled pig feet, giblets, and liver. is the goal for every kids’ event. There was even a live cricket-eating contest. 10. Wakefield Plantation 7. Old North State Club Recently, 27 tweens came out for a The Fourth of July has turned into one of the challenging and interactive evening at the most popular annual club events. This year, club. The kids were divided up creatively and there were bounce houses on the front lawn tasked with choosing their team name. After alongside face painting and lawn games. a tasty dinner, teams headed out to the lawn Charlie, a Motown band from Durham, North to try their luck at field games such as “mad Carolina, provided the live music, and it all dog toss,” “junk in the trunk,” and “penny concluded with a spectacular firework show hose.” Each game was a minute long, and in the Uwharrie National Forest. club staff kept score. Then, everyone headed inside for a few more hours of 8. Treyburn Country Club well-spirited rivalry. After round upon round Father’s Day was a huge hit this year. of “paper dragon,” “cookie face,” and “quarter Everyone fueled up on a menu of jerk races,” winners earned gift certificates and chicken, kielbasa sausage, and hamburgers candy. Ice cream sundaes capped off the before playing flag football all afternoon. fun night out.

9. Raleigh Country Club From mobile gaming entertaining, laser tag, and potato sack races to cake wars, herb RICK FISHERS PHOTOGRAPHY FISHERS RICK

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38-39_Peter Millar rh.indd 39 7/29/15 8:22 PM Charlie Sifford only won twice on the PGA Tour, but he battled his way there from the black caddie lots of Charlotte.

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A GAME CHANGER

Charlie Sifford altered the course of golf forever

BY IRWIN SMALLWOOD

RECENTLY, THE WYNDHAM check for finishing fourth behind winner Championship lost one of its most Mike Souchak and defending champion treasured alums. He’s a distinguished Sam Snead. He also became the first veteran of the game, not for his substantial African American to play in a PGA Tour wins but for golfing against monumental event in the Old South, and seven months odds. His feat was simply showing up to later the PGA of America dropped the compete, and he made history here. Caucasians-only clause from its member- Charlie Sifford only won twice on the ship requirements. Sifford is universally PGA Tour, but he battled his way there credited with speeding that decision along. from the black caddie lots of Charlotte. Sifford’s fright at the thought of playing When Sifford arrived at Sedgefield in here was not altogether unjustified. He the spring of 1961 to play in the Greater received at least one personal death Greensboro Open — which would one threat, and the tournament’s general day become the Wyndham — he was on chairman, Mose Kiser Jr., also received special invitation from the club and the a death threat against his children. But sponsoring Greensboro Jaycees. The when Sifford shot a 68 on opening day to walls of segregation still stood firm. lead the tournament, it effectively silenced Though a year earlier four brave students much of the hate-based reaction to his from N.C. A&T State University had sat presence. During only one round was down at the Woolworth lunch counter harassment serious enough that security downtown and refused to budge, starting forces had to be called in. a movement that itself would make history, Kiser remembers Sifford’s humility. Jim Crow laws were alive and well. When Kiser first contacted Sifford The cigar-chomping Sifford later about playing at Sedgefield, “he told me it admitted that he came to town “a scared was the greatest honor of his life to play in young man,” but he left with a $1,300 his home state,” Kiser says.

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Sifford was often called the Jackie Robinson of golf and although he played in the thick of heckling and racial slurs, his response was always kind and respectful. Sifford was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 2004 and in 2014 President Obama presented him with the nation’s highest civilian honor, the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Sifford passed away in February of 2015, at the age of 92.

AUG 30 1963; Pause to Combatants; Charley Sifford champs cigar, adds score.; (Photo By Duane Howell/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

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BARBER SHOP For The Country Club of Asheville tennis program, the past, present, and future are bright

BY BRAD KING

YOUNG ATHLETES ABOUND AT them with the tools to get them there if “First class McConnell Golf Clubs. Lately, The they desire.” Country Club of Asheville, in particular, His attitude is contagious. “Bill Barber pedigree has garnered recognition for its impact combines his wealth of tennis knowledge thrives in an on junior tennis in the South. That’s thanks and his non-stressful, but supportive outstanding in large part to the efforts of its Director teaching style,” says Barbie Haynes, a of Tennis, Bill Barber, but also to top-notch longtime CCA member and mother of setting.” facilities. three junior players. “It has encouraged When Barber came to CCA in 2000, he a love of tennis in my children.” brought with him a wealth of world-class Of course, a first-class pedigree thrives playing experience and a pedigree that in an outstanding setting. CCA built its included nearly three years on the ATP tour state-of-the-art indoor facility in 2005, — where he was ranked in the top 250 in allowing members to practice and play year the world — four years playing collegiately round — and particularly helping propel at UCLA and a junior experience that once the junior program to the next level. Eight saw Bill ranked among the top 20 junior lit Har Tru clay courts sit surrounded by tall players in the U.S. pines. And a pair of deco turf courts — an At CCA, Bill started building a junior identical surface and color as those at tennis program from the ground up. He Flushing Meadows, where the world’s best initiated both after-school and summer compete every year at the U.S. Open — programs, and the structure was rigorous give CCA’s indoor tennis facility a big-time but lighthearted. “The path to success in feel and playability. junior tennis is a long one, so there has “The junior tennis program is a big to be fun along the way,” Barber says. reason that we belong to CCA,” says Lee “We don’t expect every junior to be a top Anne Kelley. Her son, Ben, is a tennis team state tennis player but we want to provide member at Presbyterian College, which she

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44-46_Tennis 2.indd 45 7/26/15 10:34 PM credits to “the coaching he received in universities. “It is great to see all of those Beyond Golf the junior program.” It’s about more than kids continue their tennis careers at the collegiate success, though. “We have all collegiate level and be able to benefit from formed lasting, lifelong friendships with the athletic scholarships,” Barber says. “They parents and juniors who have participated worked incredibly hard for many years.” in tennis. Best of all, we are engrossed in a A younger group of tennis players sport that we can all enjoy as a family.” are carrying on the club’s tradition of Indeed, more than a decade since the excellence. Adrienne Haynes, 16, and completion of CCA’s indoor facility, the Anne’s son Ryan Roegner, 15, are ranked club’s junior players have seen increasing as top players in the state and among the “Barber’s history success on both the junior and college Top 75 players in the nation. Both have the as a junior circuit. CCA has produced one junior potential to play at the collegiate level. champion makes ranked No. 1 in the South (an eight-state Mary Victoria Young, now 11, and Bill’s region), six juniors ranked No. 1 in the state own son, 10-year-old Xander Barber, were his on-the-road in their respective age divisions, one high both ranked No. 1 in the state for the wisdom all the school state championship boys team, two 10-and-under division. Their achievement more valuable state runner-up high school girls teams, has set CCA junior records, setting a high and three state high school individual bar for future players. “Only time will tell,” to CCA’s junior champions. Barber says. “But with hard work and a lot standouts.” Barber’s history as a junior champion of fun, anything is possible.” makes his on-the-road wisdom all the more valuable to CCA’s junior standouts. “Bill and Spencer [Mai, Barber’s assistant professional] provide priceless leadership to the program,” says Anne Roegner, who has two tennis-playing sons, Ryan and Blake. “The program has given our boys confidence, ploys, and focus — skills that will continue to serve them for the rest of their playing lives.” Currently, CCA has young men and women playing collegiate men’s and women’s tennis at UNC, UNC-Wilmington, Appalachian State, and Presbyterian College. Not to mention the numerous

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Our House (Sleeps 6–12) Hand-crafted Garden Cabin (Sleeps 2–3) Relax The Huntley (Sleeps 6–8) The open rock work and furniture made from old wormy in the comfort of this charming log cabin built layout, multiple fireplaces, two porches (one chestnut barn wood will transport you to the with refurbished wood from a 1900’s tobacco screened with swinging beds) double decks, mountains. Three indoor and one outdoor rock barn. Gaze at the moon and stars through the and grill make this house great for entertaining. fireplaces, hand-crafted by a local artisan, a skylight above your bed or from the private While nature surrounds you, the convenience game room with pool table and a 170-jet hot hot tub. The nearby lotus pond and waterwheel of technology (WiFi and two flat screen TVs, tub guarantee total relaxation. create the tranquility to “let it all go.” one with 3D) is only a “remote” away.

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HOME LAWN CARE

In North and South Carolina, homeowners have either warm weather or cool weather grasses

BY MICHAEL SHOUN, VICE PRESIDENT OF AGRONOMY

AS I TRAVEL FROM THE MOUNTAINS TO THE COAST TO visit our golf courses, I can’t help but notice the meticulously cared-for lawns. While some of these lawns are maintained with professional help, I believe many residents take pride in rising to the challenge of doing it themselves. To prepare for fall and winter weather, here’s a bit of turfgrass advice to enhance your yardwork routine late this summer. Before we dive in, identify your grass and soil type. Since McConnell Golf members span the Carolinas, homeowners may have one of two kinds of grass in their yards: warm weather or cold weather grass. An insider tip is to get a soil test done by your county cooperative extension agent, which will help you better identify your specific needs.

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Cool Season Grasses Warm Season Grasses If you’re a club member located farther north, If you’re a club member located farther you probably have a cool season grass. south or east, you probably have a warm Tall fescue, bluegrass, and bentgrass are season grass. Bermuda, zoysia, and standard for lawns in The Country Club of centipede tend to be the popular choic- Asheville and the Greensboro area courses, es, especially in The Reserve and Brook but they’re not exclusive to those places. For Valley area. Residents’ priorities here are these residents, you will have three main to prepare for the winter by protecting your priorities this season: fertilize, aerify, grass with fertilizer, herbicide, and irrigation. and irrigate. I recommend applying a low-nitrogen but I recommend applying a complete high-potassium fertilizer, such as a 5-10-30 granular fertilizer, like a 12-4-8 NPK NPK. Don’t apply more than half a pound of (NPK represents the fertilizer’s Nitro- nitrogen per 1,000 square feet. Then, in the gen-Phosphorus-Potassium values) or 16- early fall apply a pre-emergence herbicide 4-8 NPK. Apply this in early September and to control winter weeds. (Just as for cold again in November, and use one pound of season grasses, carefully read the label nitrogen per 1,000 square feet. Then, apply to choose the right herbicide for your an herbicide to prevent and control those lawn type.) unwanted winter weeds. Otherwise, they’ll Keep your lawn healthy by also watering haunt you come early spring. Really study it at a rate of an inch per week. Even after the label when choosing herbicides – grass goes dormant, apply a bit of water they’re powerful, and you want to be sure during the windy weather of mild winters. you choose the right one for your specific Also, many people forget to let their grass lawn type. grow slightly longer in the winter – raise your Aerification is a good idea if you’re mowers halfway above the height of your growing on clay or other heavily compacted cut from the summer months. ground. Core aerify in the early fall and then reseed any areas damaged by the dog days Don’t worry if you hit some road bumps or of summer. challenges along the way. The great thing Irrigation means that throughout the fall, about lawns is that they give you the benefit you should water your grass to help it fully of the doubt and nearly always survive until recover from summer’s heat. While the exact you can fully tend to them again. If you need amount varies with soil type, a good rule of any recommendations or suggestions for thumb is around an inch of water per week. your lawn, keep in mind your home club’s Remember, watering is most effective directors of agronomy. between the hours of 2 and 8 a.m.

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OUTSIDE THE GATE

Outdoor adventures in Uwharrie mean the sky is the limit

BY BRAD KING

IT’S TIME TO THINK BEYOND GOLF and tennis. A visit to Old North State Club can now include fishing, stand-up paddle-boarding, off-roading, and hiking. McConnell Golf’s partnership with Uwharrie National Forest has continued to grow as the area welcomes with open arms our McConnell Golf members and their guests. “The adventures in Uwharrie are another element that sets McConnell Golf apart,” says MCG Director of Marketing Lauren Barry. “We cannot wait for our members to experience these offerings.” MICCICHE PHOTOGRAPHY MICCICHE

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Since opening UORTC, Fields has was another excuse to get out on the secured access to 330 acres of private water,” says Brad. They also organize river trails alongside the forest’s 16 miles. That paddle and open-water paddle trips as well means tailored outing opportunities are as community events and competitions. endless. “We can provide custom types of Brad was hooked, and has gone on to OHV trail leading, events, and other activi- compete in SUP races. This past April he ties that run from a few hours to a full day conquered his toughest physical challenge or weekend.” yet, The Graveyard at the Carolina Cup: 13.62 miles of inlets, intercoastal water- Lake Living ways, ocean, and surf. While some have a need for speed, Meanwhile, he and Christy have opened others need water to soothe their soul. Blueway Paddle & Surf, which offers That’s where Brad and Christy Hardee kayaks, SUP boards, paddles, wakeboards, come in. “Many times over the years, my wake surfers, other water toys, and plenty wife and I have thought of and discussed of related accessories and apparel. They ideas about how we could share our love also organize river paddle and open-water for water sports with others,” says Brad. paddle trips. They had their “aha” moment five years ago after taking stand-up paddle-boarding Endless Opportunities (SUP) classes. “SUPing was not only fun There’s never a shortage of other forest and an excellent whole-body workout, it activities. Guided group hikes are always

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54-58_Wilderness Package.indd 55 7/27/15 11:42 AM Point of Contact Ready to plan your outdoor adventure? Here’s who to call. Blueway Paddle & Surf bluewaypaddlesurf.com 336-461-7873 Uwharrie Cabin Rentals uwharriecabinrentals.com 910-220-6427 Eldorado Outpost popular, especially in the spring and the fall. Walker, though, is based in Troy, and serves eldoradooutpost.com There’s fishing, zip lining, horseback riding, as the local contact for any visitor’s needs. 910-572-3474 shooting, gold panning, and geo-caching. She’s excited to share the forest’s wealth “The people at Old North State Club really with McConnell Golf members. “Uwharrie 4B Farm do have unrestricted and available public ac- National Forest gets close to a million visitors 4bfarm.net cess to federal land at their back door,” says every year,” she says. “Our outpost [in Troy] 336-461-3276 Deborah Walker, the forest’s district ranger. serves as the hub of Uwharrie’s adventures.” Uwharrie Off-Road Uwharrie is part of two-million acres of It has another identity now, too, she says, Training Center public lands managed by the North Carolina officially dubbing it “McConnell Golf’s main uortc.com Wildlife Resources Commission, managed booking location and contact for all outdoors 336-906-1644 from a headquarters in Asheville. Ranger activities.”

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BEAT THE HEAT Simple fitness tips to keep in mind this season

TIME OUTDOORS REIGNS SUPREME DURING THESE summer months. We all want to take advantage of longer days, whether it’s gearing up to walk 18 holes, playing a doubles match, or swimming a few laps in the pool. It’s also vacation season, which means that there is a great chance for breaks in your workout routine. Tundy Magyar, a personal trainer and fitness instructor at TPC Wakefield Plantation’s Sports Club, says traveling and sacrificing fitness time is something of the past. With a few helpful tips, Tundy shares her words on how you can remain fit anytime of the year. O’BRIEN PHOTOGRAPHY O’BRIEN

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Drink Up Magyar’s top exercise tips when traveling: “Did you know that your body weight is approximately Utilize your environment. If you vacation near a beach, 60 percent water?” Magyar asks. We all know to drink get away from the treadmill and walk, jog, or run on the more water, but she elaborates on why. “Your body uses beach. “The sand provides a challenge to stabilizing mus- water in all its cells, organs, and tissues to help regulate cles in your feet, and the sounds of the waves crashing its temperature and maintain other bodily functions, like against the shoreline provide a relaxing change of pace.” digestion.” Drinking more water will literally help us feel Get back to the basics. Consider packing a jump rope better. While we obviously lose water through sweating, in your luggage. “Spend three to five minutes a day jump breathing and digestion cause water loss, too, especially roping,” Magyar says. Or, if you don’t have one, “bring back with the Carolinas’ humidity. “It’s important to rehydrate the good old jumping jacks” for the same amount of time. by drinking fluids,” she says, “but also eating foods that “Make sure to extend your arms above your head, and try contain water.” Stock up on watermelon, cucumbers, alternating with clapping your arms in front of you.” peaches, and pineapples to stay hydrated. Use your space. Turn your guest or hotel room into a mini gym. “You can do chair squats, push ups, abdominal Be Flexible crunches and dips at the bath tub.” If your trip is to visit friends (perhaps at another MCG property) and you just can’t maintain a structured fitness routine, Magyar reminds us that “traveling for any time, even a short car ride, causes our muscles to stiffen.” Reverse the effects by integrating a few yoga stretches. Think of it as doing your ABCs.

Ankle rolls: Stretch your leg out slightly in front of you and rotate your ankles in circular motions, left and right. Repeat on your other leg. “This will get your blood flowing,” notes Magyar. Back release: “This exercise can be done at your seat or in a waiting area.” Bend forward at your hips and let your chest puff out, then roll back on your pelvis and round your back. “Keep undulating the spine by moving forward and back, forward and back.” Chair twists: Sit up tall and grab both sides of your seat. Twist your torso to the right and then the left, holding for ten to twenty seconds on each side. MEGAN KIME PHOTOGRAPHY KIME MEGAN

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AUTOMOBILE SALES & SERVICE Atlantic Avenue Tire & Service...... Richard Leicht...... 919-872-0786...... www.atlanticavetireandservice.com

COLLECTION AGENCY Professional Recovery Consultants, Inc...... Geoff Miller...... 800-408-8156...... www.prorecoveryinc.com CONSTRUCTION & REMODELING SERVICES Classic Home Building & Design...... Susan White...... 843-839-0537...... www.classichomebuilding.com CRM Services...... Keith Errico...... 843-957-0607...... www.crmservices.us Greensboro Roofing Co. Inc...... Terry Glidewell...... 336-316-0084...... www.greensbororoofing.com Heritage Remodel and Design, LLC...... Stephen Young...... 919-803-3961...... [email protected] Young Homes, Inc...... Mike Young...... 919-422-4621...... www.mikeyounghomes.com The Carrell Group...... Bruce Carrell...... 800-533-2393...... www.carrellgroup.com CORPORATE SOLUTIONS American Express / Brenda Del Nero...... 919-552-1782...... www.corp.americanexpress.com

FINANCIAL SERVICES Capital Management, LLC...... David Gray, CFP...... 336-856-2911...... www.capitalmgmtinc.com Compass Financial Partners LLC...... Stephen D. Sexton, CRpC, AWMA...... 336-510-1324...... www.compassfp.com Compass Financial Partners LLC...... Jim Wilkie, CFP, ChFC, CLTC...... 336-510-1328...... www.lpl.com/james.wilkie Dogwood Business Brokers & Advisors...... Steve Schilling CBI...... 919-229-4230...... [email protected] InnerBanks Wealth Management...... Don Rudolph...... 252-215-9199...... [email protected] Northwestern Mutual Financial Network...... Beau Brewer, CFP...... 919-755-3263...... www.beaubreweriv.com Roberts, Welch and Associates...... John S. Welch, CFP, CLU, ChFC...... 336-245-2500...... [email protected] Scott & Stringfellow, LLC...... Doug Bray, CFP, CIMA...... 919-571-1893...... [email protected] Scott & Stringfellow, LLC...... John Creamer...... 843-918-7610...... [email protected] Scott & Stringfellow, LLC...... Mike Hill...... 843-918-7602...... [email protected] Scott & Stringfellow, LLC...... Mitchell L. Hunt...... 336-378-1824...... [email protected] UBS Financial Services...... Bill Smith...... 919-785-2539...... [email protected]

FOOD AND BEVERAGE, CATERING & PARTY RENTAL SERVICES Grand Rental Station (Party Equipment Rental)...... Mark Whitesell...... 336-852-0881...... www.grandrentaltriad.com Pepper Moon Catering...... Bill Schneider...... 336-218-8858...... www.peppermooncatering.com Magic Man Reid...... Richard G Reid...... 9195561508...... www.magicmanreid.com S & D Coffee...... Anne Clark...... 800-933-2210...... www.sndcoffee.com US Foodservice...... Andy Lifsey...... 877-583-9659...... www.usfoodservice.com FURNITURE Furnitureland South, Inc...... Jeffrey D. Harris...... 336-822-3200...... www.furniturelandsouth.com Riverview Galleries...... David Nelson...... 919-477-0481...... www.furniturestorenc.com HEALTH & WELLNESS BBRN, Inc...... Betty M. Baxter...... 336-288-9234...... www.bbrnhealthcareconsultants.com Health Source Chiropractic...... Dr. Chad Chisholm...... 919-829-5757...... www.chisholmchiro.com Triangle Dentistry...... Doctor’s Rich, Smith, & Tart...... 919-847-6000...... www.triangledentistry.com INSURANCE Benny Dean Consulting...... Benny Dean...... 919-368-4892...... [email protected] EbenConcepts...... Mike Matznick...... 336-288-1182 ext. 106...... www.ebenconcepts.com Fogleman Insurance Agency, Inc./Nationwide...... Vaughn Fogleman, Christy Tran...... 336-855-9190...... [email protected] Jim Costas Agency, Inc...... Gary Stratton, Mike Moran, Jim & Chris Costa...... 336-292-9992...... [email protected] Key Risk Insurance Company...... Rob Standen...... 336-605-7335...... www.KeyRisk.com Snotherly Insurance Agency/Nationwide Insurance...... Alex or Ronnie Snotherly...... 919-832-5832...... www.nwagent.com/snotherly.html Todd & Scarboro Insurance Agency...... Dene Castleberry...... 919-365-7255...... www.toddandscarboro.com

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LEISURE Greensboro Opera Company...... Bill Knight...... 336-273-9472...... www.greensboroopera.org McConnell Golf, LLC...... John McConnell...... 919-231-550...... www.mcconnellgolf.com The Cove at Fairview...... Frank Dixon...... 828-628-4967...... www.thecoveatfairview.com MARKETING & ADVERTISING Necessary Marketing, Inc...... Keith Dyer...... 1-800-707-1457...... www.necessary-marketing.com MANUFACTURING Jeffrey’s Manufacturing Solutions...... Brooks Barwick...... 336-665-1080...... www.jeffreysmfg.com OFFICE EQUIPMENT eXoprint...... Ryan Colburn...... 864-208-0057...... www.exoprint.com PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Absolute Comfort Heating & Cooling, Inc...... Donnie Williams...... 336-454-5786...... www.YourAbsoluteComfort.com Benson, Brown & Faucher, PLLC...... Bob Benson...... 336-478-6000...... www.bbflaw.com D & K Franchise Sales - Weed Man Lawn Care...... Kenneth Heltemes...... 919-781-5365...... [email protected] Davis Landscape LTD...... Scot Davis...... 919-662-1009...... www.davislandscapeltd.com Ellis Family Law, PLLC...... Gray Ellis...... 919-688-9400...... www.ellisfamilylaw.com Hutchinson Family Office...... Melissa Yetter...... 866-773-3995...... www.hutchinsonfamilyoffice.com Kohn Law, PLLC, Closing Attorney...... Howard Kohn...... 919-856-0200...... www.howardkohnlaw.com Perkins, Lund, Collar & Associates, PLLC...... Michael Perkins...... 919-781-1721 ext.301...... www.plccpa.com Rick Fisher Photography...... Rick Fisher...... 919-599-5585...... www.rickfishersphotography.com RGR Services LLC...... Richard Reid...... 9193499127...... www.magicmanreid.com Revels Turf & Tractor, LLC...... Turner Revels...... 800-849-5468...... www.revelstractor.com Thomas, Judy & Tucker, PA...... David W. Tucker...... 919-571-7055...... www.tjtpa.com Transportation Impact...... John Powers...... 919-819-8200...... www.transportationimpact.com Travel Management Partners/TMP Meeting Services...... John W. Lewis...... 800-443-8496...... www.tmptravel.com Vereens Turf Products...... Mike Johnson...... 800-634-7626...... www.vereens.com REAL ESTATE SERVICES Allen Tate Realtors...... Bobbie Maynard...... 336-215-8017...... www.BobbieMaynard.com Elizabeth Allardice Team-RE/MAX United...... Elizabeth Allardice...... 919-624-3423...... www.elizabethallardice.com Lisa Fosbury-Res. Real Estate/Coldwell Banker Advantage...... [email protected]...... 919-523-0337...... www.lisafosbury.com L Star Managment, LLC...... Morgan Eldridge...... 919-256-1981...... www.lstarland.com Preferred Properties of Asheville...... Laura Browne Livaudais...... 828-712-5445...... www.preferredprop.com RETAIL Fastframe...... Todd & Bernice Bond...... 919-402-9390...... www.fastframeofdurham.com Kannon’s Clothing...... George Knuckley...... 919-366-6902...... [email protected] Saffelle, Inc. Janitorial Supply & Equipment Co...... Chris Saffelle...... 919-698-3930...... www.saffelle.com Starnes Jewelry...... Frances Eugene Starnes...... 704-982-1013...... www.starnesjewelers.com TECHNOLOGY & MARKETING Cochran Systems, Inc...... Van Cochran...... 336-299-8806...... www.cochransystems.com Dynamic Quest...... Javier Gomez...... 336-370-0555...... www.dynamicquest.com TRANSPORTATION Rogers & Brown Custom Brokers, INC...... Don Brown, Jr...... 843-577-3630...... www.rogers-brown.com EPES Transport System, Inc...... Derek Berard...... 336-931-9920...... www.epestransport.com TUTORING & MENTORING Way In Interview Mentoring & Consulting...... Robert Karski...... 919-813-2484...... www.linkedin.com/in/bobkarski VETERINARY SERVICES Bahama Road Veterinary Hospital...... Chris Konvalinka,DVM...... 919-471-4103...... www.bahamaroadvet.com WHOLESALE COMPANY Premier Golf Distributors, Inc...... Chris Lannom...... 919-850-2202...... www.honmagolf.com

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