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m ACCUraCy'has '?<*up to his nicknI Ralph Gaillard Golf-N Around ?I Do you know who holds the ? record for driving accuracy on !;the Senior PGA Tour? He also dominated this category on the \PGA Tour for 10 years with an ;81.4 percent mark in 1994. He >led the PGA Tour in hitting ;* greens in regulation three times. His nickname is "Mr. Accu racy." His name is Calvin Peete. He was born in Detroit and will celebrate his 56th birthday Sun Iday. He didn't start playing golf !'until he was 23 years old. He ;-turned pro in 1971 and joined ?"the PGA Tour in 1975. During ? ;the 1980s he won II tourna I ments in a five-year stretch. In ^1982 be won four PGA events. 'I His most prestigious victory i'came in the 1982 Tournament I* Players Championship. Only a-Tom Kite won more events than ? Peete during the 1980s. He was ! (he second African American to ; play on Ryder Cup teams in 1982 and 1985. In 1984 he received the Var ; don Trophy for low stroke aver ; age on the PGA Tour. He joined ? the Senior PGA Tour in 1993. ! He tied for fifth place at the ; 1994 Vantage Championship ; and received his largest check - ($66,000) on the Senior Tour. One of his main goals on the Senior Tour is to "have a posi tive influence on the youth of America." A two-day "Gangsome" was played at Winston Lake Golf Course during the July 4 week end. H. Glenn Davis won the two-day event by winning the "Big Rabbit." Congratulations, Harry. James Blackburn recently won the closest to the pin in a best ball tournament. Black burn's team, which included an 82-year-young woman, placed fourth in the tournament. Go Blackburn and company! The RJR African American Employees Association's Third Annual Network 2000 Charity Golf Tournament was held at "The Lakes" July 10. Winners in the first flight were: first place - Robert "Heavy" Bethea, Donald "Hound" Adams, Ray Gomez and this writer; second place - Alan Caldwell, Chris Ingram, John Threatt and A1 Szawara; third place - Tommy Hickman. Doug Todd. Erie Stewart and Steve Armstrong; and fourth place Bob Brown. Billy Hin shaw. Steve Quiggle and Gene Campbell. Winners in the second flight were; first place - Barry Casstevens. Hugh McBride. Brock Bullins, and Donny Kem per; second place - Tom Pittman, Jim Brawley. John Doster, and Ralph Brewer; third place - Michael Suggs. Mike Pitt, Aaron Davis and Ben Ruf fin. Brock Bullins won the longest drive, and Doug Todd and Johnathon Toulon (Evan's 16-year-old son) won closest to the pin on designated par-three holes. Ted Stewart, tournament chair, did an outstanding job. A special thanks go to: Bob Brown, Tony Egbuna, Tom Pittman. Steve Quiggle. Jason Underwood. Tim Wimbush, Deborah Bratton. Frances Campbell and Avis Latimer for serving on the committee and for their assistance during the tournament. Network 2000 will donate more than SI, 100 to the junior golf program at "The Lakes" from the proceeds of the tourna ment. Until next time, keep it in the fairway. If you have ideas for Golf-N A round call The Chronicle aT (336) 723-8428 or e-mail Ralph Gail lard at ralphg@bellsouth.net. Don William*, Andraa Brandon, Dick Houhino, Clarko Potion, Jim Parry and Warron liggmlt golfing roody to too off bo form Notorork 2000 Golf Tournament. ^??? i .Ji? I* Johnathan and Evan Toulon. Johnathan wan a par 3 at Natwark ;! 3000 OoH Tournament. a Tom PHtman, Miehool Suggs and Tod Stourort signing up baform tho Network 2000 OoH Tournament. * ??? ?????. Braham ? ?* from page Bl ;?ic grant to attend Norfolk State. ;"Gray was the starting free safety ?;on Carver's championship foot ! ? ball team. He was one of the [I team leaders and was among its v I top tacklers and interceptors. He ;was also a standout in baseball, ? where he led the Yellowjackets in . ' homers and was a four-year I starter. He was named to the ? Piedmont Triad 3-A All-Confer ence team in consecutive seasons. I Gray had offers in both base ; ball and football. It, appeared early on that he would sign a baseball grant. However, Norfolk State, which is a member of Divi sion I-AA's MEAC, made a push at the last minute and Gray decided to accept the Spartans' I offer. Braham was in a similar situa I tion. Several schools showed ! interest in the 6-0, 160 pounder in football. Braham took several recruitipg visits but decided that . basketball would offer the best 'opportunity. He finally ended up ? casting his lot with coach Buck -Joyner, a Winston-Salem native, "who has been successful in sign ing many of this area's outstand ing players to attend St. Paul's. Carver basketball coach Ricky Holt said Braham signed with the Tigers because he felt comfortable with Joyner. "They stayed with hint the whole way," Holt said. "St. Paul's was one of the first schools that recruited him and they said all along that they were impressed with Braham and he was one of the guys that they really wanted. "Buck really liked what Bra ham can do for a team," Holt added. "They felt in two or three years he can be one of the top guards in the CIAA. Braham is a guy who brings a lot of excite ment to the game with his flashy play and his 3-point shooting. But he can also play great defense and handle the basketball." Braham is also a streaky shooter, who can take over ,a gam^ He showed that down the stretch run of the season as Carv er captured eight straight victo ries and took runner-up position in the regular season and confer ence tournament. Braham had one of his career games in the conference championship when he scored 21 first-half points to T boost his team to a lead over < eventual state champion Park- ( land. Parkland came back to win, i but Braham finished with a game and career-high 29 points. Gray was also a late-bloomer. He played solidly all season for the Yellowjackets on the state championship. He saved his best for the game against Kings Mountain where he had eight solo tackles and several other big plays. "Norfolk State >couldn't believe that he was still available," said Keith Wilkes, Carver's foot ball coach. "They said he was one of the best safeties they had seen all season. We also showed that tape to the Michigan State coach es and they were also impressed. "Marcus has a tremendous future ahead of him, according to the people that have watched film Df him since the end of school. I :xpect him to be a major contrib utor," Wilkes said. Press Box rfrom page Bl ? ! African Americans getting in on ;*the tail end of a trend. There currently aren't very many African Americans play ing soccer and following the sport. But when you compare -the figure to those wanting to be I the next Barry Sanders or 'Michael Jordan, you see that ?African Americans are lagging ? far behind. I There are some exceptions to ;that rule. One, Briana Scurry, Mhe goalie on the U.S. women's Tteam. came away from the World tCup as a hero after stopping ^China's attempts in the sudden ?0eath shootout that led to ' !America's win. But she was one *?f the few players of color on ?the squad. ?* Locally, attempts have been Imade to introduce the sport to *Xfrican American youths. In ;JVinston-Salem, Optimist -teagues and other youth leagues Igave popped up in East Winston ??nd other areas with concentrat ?: ed numbers of African Ameri cans. Yet they haven't gotten the parental support or the turnout to equal the kind of success that's been made on the other side of town. When it comes to progres sion to high school soccer, African American players on the local scene are few and far between in both girls and boys competition. With few sound bytes on television and without a high profile professional league, African Americans just aren't flocking to the sport. Yet there is a statistic that parents of African American athletes need to take into con sideration. There are more col lege soccer scholarships handed out each year in the United States than any other sport in this country. There are also more colleges which field soccer teams than any other sport. Soc cer moms across the country have gotten the message and now their story is being told throughout the nation. Now it's time for African American par ents to get on board. Braham \ - . . . ICation (jovetfhe ksPhone! ?bMerBI n rrrr ? m m * in ?? I I HI ?1 ? AJ Season Performance ? A smooth quiet rtde ? Durable tire with oulstandng ai-weaiher performance P175/70R13 BW $54.00 P185/65R14 BW59.00 P195/75R14 WW 59.00 P205/75R14 WW 61.00 P205/70R15 WW 65.00 P215/70R15. WW 67.00 I EAGLE GT II EAGLE PERFORMANCE AND STYLE I AT AN ECONOMY PRICE | ? Excellent yeaMCxnd driving performance ? Cornering power aggressive handing. ? Sporty contemporary stying. ? 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