101st US. Open Golf Championship has unexpected finish
Ralph
Gaillard
Golf-N
A round
The 101st Open Champi
onship played last week had all
of the drama, dynamics and
intensity even without Tiger
Woods. Woods left his "A-game"
at home, and finished back in the
pack tied for 12th. The tourna
ment was played at Sugar Hill
Country' Club in Tulsa, Okla.;
and proved to be one tough golf
course. Even the likes of Phil
Mickleson, David Duvall, Vijay
Singh and Sergio Garcia suc
cumbed and finished back in the
pack. It came down to tour pro
fessionals Mark Brooks, Stewart
Cink and Retief Goosen vying
lor the championship. All three
faltered on the last hole, missing
putts even this writer could have
made. Brooks and Goosen ended
up in an !8-ho|e playoff on Mon
day. Retief Goosen, from South
Africa, who plays primarily on
the European Tour, outlasted
Brooks and won the champi
onship. Look for Goosen to be a
full-time player on the PGA Tour
next year.
The tournament saw more
good golf than bad golf. The
101st U.S. Open Tournament
proved that golf is a game of
overcoming bad shots, close
putts and getting out of trouble
physically and mentally. You had
to just love the drama, intensity
and grinding in ihe second major
tournament of the year.
The Senior PGA Instinct
Classic last weekend ~saw Gil
Morgan as its winner. Jim Thor
pe placed fourth, local profes
sional Walter Hall finished tied
for 19th, Jim Dent tied for 43rd
and Walter Morgan tied for
53rd. Golf legend Lee Elder also
participated in the tournament
and finished 76th.
Construction at the new club
house at The Lake continues. The
contractor says the clubhouse
will be ready by mid-July. Don't
hold your breath. Early August
seems a better bet. By the way.
the current cart barn will be
taken down, and the carts will be
housed in the basement of the
new clubhouse. Expect some
changes at the 10th lee when the
old building comes down.
The special weekday and
weekend golf rates have been
extended at The Lake through
the end of July. The course is
playing much better, and the
greens are superb. The golf
course maintenance team is
doing an admirable job in bring
ing the course back after the
installation of the new irrigation
system. Get on out to The Lake
and enjoy yourself.
The Winston Lake Junior
Golf Program this year has more
than 70 participants. The kids are
getting great instruction and hav
ing a ball. Earnest Morris, head
professional at The Lake, reports
this is one of the largest groups
in recent years. Almost half of
the kids are returning from previ
ous years. Most certainly, that
young man named "Tiger" is
having an influence on young
sters all over the world playing
golf.
In local happenings: B.G.
Norman and Mike Robinson are
letting it be known that Lonnie
Wellman is running from them.
The famous one. Wellman, was
unable to play a scheduled match
last week. This one is heating up
and will not be over until it's
over. Walt Foster is taking all
comers since he is putting with
out glasses on. Foster is draining
everything on the greens.
James Dixon gets the best
dressed golfer award at The Lake.
Dixon is "cleaner than the Board
of Health," every day. Dixon has
also "got game" to go with his
fine golfing apparel.
Herman Springs if the self
appointed building inspector of
the new clubhouse construction
at The Lake. Most of the con
struction workers believe it too.
With Springs on the job. the
clubhouse will be a work of art,
not just a building.
Don "Hound" Adams has
been telling a story around the
clubhouse about this writer
throwing a temper tantrum and a
club during a recent roupd. This
writer only will confess to the
clubthrowing part of the story.
The temper tantrum part was
internal.
Until next time keep it in the
fairway.
in-City Relays Track Club enters third
decade with top finishes in recent meet
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The Chhonhii ______
Time keeps moving forward
for the Tri-City Relays Track
Club, but one thing remains con
stant. The program continues to
be successful in its endeavors on
and off the track.
The program moved into its
21st season this week, following a
successful run during the Jim
Law developmental meet, which
was held at UNC-Charlotte's
track last weekend.
Jerrod Wiley helped the club
to distinguish itself at that meet
by setting a meet record in the
400-meter dash. Wiley, a rising
sophomore at Mount Tabor, also
captured second place in the
intermediate boys (15-16 years
old) 100-meter dash. He also
anchored Tri-City's first-place
4x100 meter relay team.
While the successes on the
track continue to come through,
the club is proudest of its success
in academics and keeping its par
ticipants away from detrimental
activities. It has a theme of
"Running, throwing and jumping
away from crime and drug
auuav.,
Through its first 20 years, the
club has produced a host of state,
regional and national champions.
Program officials hope to contin
ue to do the same in the future.
Much of it will depend upon the
continued support of the com
munity and the parents who ded
icate their time for the better
ment of the program's partici
pants.
"We have to send out a special
thanks to all those who make our
program a success," said Lemuel
Johnson, one of the organiza
tion's founders. "We rely on a lot
of people for our success, such as
the community at large, the par
ents, volunteer coaches, financial
supporters, the administrators at
Mount Tabor High and Atkins
Middle School who allow us to
use their facilities.
"I'm also very proud of our
team members, who have given
their efforts and time over the
years to help improve their ath
letic abilities," Johnson said.
"For years we've stressed how
participating in track and field
will help in the overall develop
ment of all athletes."
When it comes to the meets
ahead this season, Johnson said
he believes Tri-City will do well.
The next meet up for the team is
an AAU State Qualifying Meet,
which will also be held at UNC
Charlotte. Team members will
have an opportunity to qualify
for the regional meet, which will
be held in Savannah. Ga.. July 5
8. Members of Tri-City and oth
ers from the Southeast Region
will then have an opportunity to
qualify for the National AAU
Track and Field Meet, which will
be held at Norfolk State in
August.
In addition to Riley and the
intermediate boys 4x100-meter
relay team faring well. Tri-City
had several other athletes come
through with top performances.
Chris Stewart captured second
place in the youth boys' high
jump. Jamie Samuels was named
the MVP of the meet by captur
ing first place in the 100- and
200-meter dashes in the youth
boys division and also anchored
the team's second-place finish in
the 4xl00-meter relay. In the
Bantam Girls division, Jacora
Gainey took first place in the
100-meter dash and anchored the
second-place 4x100-meter relay
team.
Tiny Vikings to host registration
for football, cheerleading June 23
Si'H.VI I" ! Ml t'HROSICi 1
The Winston-Salem Tiny
Vikings will hold registration
and sign-tips on Saturday, June
23, 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Min
eral Springs Middle School.
4558 Ogburn Ave.
The Winston-Salem Tiny
Vikings organization also will
host a Booster Club meeting on
July 12 at the Carl H. Russell
Recreation Center at 7 p.m.
The program still needs head
coaches and assistant coaches
for the cheerleading program.
Anyone interested in participat
ing on the Homecoming Com
mittee and other volunteers
should contact us at the Booster
Club meeting.
Contact Robert McCormick,
president of the Tiny Vikings,
by e-mail at
WSTINYVIKINGS@hotvoice.c
om or contact him in person at a
Winston-Salem Tiny Vikings
Booster Club meeting, held
every second Thursday of the
month.
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ston Lake Family YMCA's Basketball Camp. More than 70 turned out for the camp.
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