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October 05, 2021

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OCTOBER 6-12, 2021 UCW 29 Best of Fayetteville EDDIE SOUTHARDS, Contributing Writer. COMMENTS? editor@upandcomingweekly.com. 910-484-6200. West also is building quite a record in the CCGC. He also is trying for a ninth win and trying to win in a fourth decade. His first win came in 1994. "It would mean an awful lot," he said. "The one reason I love this tourna- ment so much is it has sort of followed me throughout my life. When I first played in it, I was a 16-year-old kid in high school. Then I was a college stu- dent, then a law student and then a young professional. Now, I'm married with two kids. To be able to win through the years, it links to each one of those points in my life and has been very special," he said. "To be able to say I won it in four decades would be quite an accomplish- ment. I guess Gary and I, for the mo- ment, have this competition going and it would be great to win another." Robinson is coming into the tourna- ment in top form. He teamed up with Preston Edmondson of Morrisville to win the N.C. Senior Four-Ball Championship in August in Clemmons. In September, Robinson had a top 10 finish in the Carolinas Senior Amateur in Pawley's Island, South Carolina, and a top 20 finish in the North Carolina Mid Amateur in Sanford going against players who were mostly younger than him. There are other players expected to be in the field who could challenge the Big Three. Jake Barge finished second last year and Matt Hudson won the Cumberland County Match Play Cham- pionship in the spring. Chris Holland beat Owen in that event, ending his six- year winning streak. This will be the 53rd year of the CCGC, a tournament that has survived losing a major sponsor in 2014 and seeing a drop in participation. Bill Bowman, the publisher of Up & Coming Weekly, took over as tourna- ment director and has staged the event at his home course of Gates Four. That is a change from the past when the event rotated to different courses in Cumberland County. "We almost lost this tournament alto- gether," Bowman said. "There are few tournaments in North Carolina that have been around 53 years, that's for sure. Keeping this one is extremely im- portant, I think, to the community." The tournament will take a step to- ward involving other courses next year. Bowman said King's Grant has agreed to host the first round in 2022. Robinson is a co-owner of King's Grant. "The sentiment of the players is they would like to see it moved around," he said. "I think Bill Bowman is doing the best he can in keeping up with some of the traditions of the tournament. So, we'll take the first round and see where it goes." This year's tournament will have a new wrinkle with the creation of a Junior Di- vision for players 12-14 and 15-18. The field will be limited to 30 players. The entry fee is $145 and they will play Oct. 16-17. Entry forms for the CCGC and the junior division are available at cumber- landcountygolfclassic.com and at local golf shops (and on page 17 of this issue). The entry fee for the CCGC is $175 for 54 holes for the Men's and Senior Divi- sions and $145 for 36 holes in the Wom- en's and Super Senior (age 65 and over) Divisions. Players in the Adult Division must be 16 or older and live in Cumberland County. The deadline to enter is Oct. 10 at 5 p.m. William Schaefer won the Men's Open Division last year, Michael Lane took the Senior title, Edwin Baez was the Super Senior champ and Clara Brown won the Women's title. For questions, call Gates Four general manager Kevin Lavertu at 910-425-6667 or Bowman at 910-391-3859. e 2021 CCGC is offering a Junior Division for golfers ages 12-14 and 15-18. CCGC Director Bill Bowman congratulates the Women's Division winner Clara Brown in 2020. omas Owen, the 2020 CCGC winner, posed with his daughter after claiming the title and accepting the trophy.

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