Rory McIlroy's Miracle Mile - Play Best Golf Courses in Charlotte, NC

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Local AmateursThe Best of Charlotte Amateurs Sign-upFor Challenge of City’s Top Courses By: Sam SmithCedarwood Country Club • Pine Island Country Club • Quail Hollow Country ClubIt time to register for the 2010Charlotte City Amateur to beheld August 20-22 over threeprominent courses again this year.Cedarwood Country Club willhost the first round of approximately95 players after qualifying at Pine IslandCountry Club. The secondround after a cut to the low 50 playersplus ties will be played at CarolinaGolf and Country Club. Thefinal test for the City ChampionshipPlay The Carolina Trail!Affordable Membership Opportunities Available!The Carolina Trail offers a variety of golfAnnual, Monthly, Multi-Year and Corporate10% Visit www.charlottegolf.comor call any of our locations.for the low 24 players will be conductedat Quail Hollow Club for thesecond year in a row.Qualifying for the event will be 18holes played at Pine Island CountryClub either July 12th or July 26th forresidents of Mecklenburg County witha USGA index of 6.4 or less.Registration for the 2010 CityChampionship will close on June 25,2010. For registration and other tournamentinformation go on-line at:www.charlottecityam.com2009 Champion Nolan Mills willreturn to defend his title. Millsshowed some ofRory McIlroy’sstyle down thestretch last year,getting birdies at17 and 18 on thetough “ThreeMile” at QuailHollow, to winthe title by threeNOLAN MILLSstrokes over Brian Howie and BrettBonner. Mills also received a qualifyingentry fee for the Quail HollowChampionship played last month, andpaid for by the Charlotte City Amcommittee.In addition to crowning a Champion,the Charlotte City Am donated$10,000 to the First Tee of Charlotte atthe end of last year.Listen to Sam Smith on"Golf Talk"every Wednesday morningat 9:00 AMon WAVO-1150 & WTIX-1410hosted by Bryce Johnsonof SportsYapp____________________________________________________________________________ CAROLINA GOLF JOURNAL - SUMMER 2010 – 21
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