Chair City's municipal course opens as tourney season starts.Byline: Jay Gearan It's hard to imagine the Chair City without a golf course. Gardner Municipal, which first opened in 1936 as a hilly, nine-hole layout has, year after year, continued to improve, and is back in business for the 2008 season. Officially opened a few days ago, the 18-hole course with the highly praised greens, enjoys management consistency. At their usual top positions, jobs they have held since the 1970s, are head professional Mike Egan and superintendent Mike Hermanson. The Gardner Municipal tournament schedule begins in early May with the Member-Member event. A mixed-scotch tournament will take place May 18. The WGAM WGAM Working Group on Antarctic Meteorology Spring Matches are set for May 23, and the annual Delay Memorial runs from May 24 through May 26. Resident memberships at GMGC this season cost $600. A family membership is $800 and for college and junior members it's $355. For nonresidents, it's $810 for an individual, $1,060 for family and $495 for college and junior members. Daily green fees at Gardner Municipal are $30 on weekdays, $35 on weekends. Twilight fees are $15 (after 4 p.m. on weekdays) and $20 (after 3 p.m. on weekends). CVS (1) (Concurrent Versions System) A version control system for Unix that was initially developed as a series of shell scripts in the mid-1980s. CVS maintains the changes between one source code version and another and stores all the changes in one file. GOLF: The CVS Caremark Charity Classic CVS Caremark Charity Classic is a professional golf tournament. It is contested annually as a two-day, two-man team event. It is held at Rhode Island Country Club in Barrington, Rhode Island. It is unaffiliated with professional golf tours. The current format and location began in 1999. , hosted by PGA touring pros Billy Andrade William Thomas "Billy" Andrade (born January 25, 1964) is an American golfer. Andrade was born in Bristol, Rhode Island. He attended Wake Forest University where he helped lead the Demon Deacons to the 1986 NCAA Championship. He played on the U.S. and Brad Faxon Bradford John Faxon, Jr. (born August 1 1961) is an American golfer. Faxon was born in Oceanport, New Jersey. He attended Furman University and turned professional in 1983. He has won eight times on the PGA Tour and played on two Ryder Cup teams. , will celebrate its 10th anniversary when 20 of the world's premier golfers take to the greens at Rhode Island Country Club Rhode Island Country Club is located in Barrington, Rhode Island. It overlooks the Narrangansett Bay and is situated at the intersection of Nayatt Road and Middle Highway. Each June the country club hosts the CVS Charity Classic. June 22-24. These elite professionals will be celebrating more than great golf, however, as the they commemorate the philanthropic achievements of the tournament, which has become Rhode Island's number-one charity sporting event. Since its inaugural event in 1999, the CVS Caremark Charity Classic has made significant financial contributions to hundreds of New England-area philanthropic organizations dedicated to helping children and families. The tournament has donated more than $10 million to the vital programs and services these nonprofits offer. The 2007 tournament raised $1.7 million. "Giving back is at the heart of this tournament," said Eileen Howard Dunn, tournament chair. "We've challenged ourselves to make the 10th anniversary event the biggest and best yet. We've secured an outstanding field, so now our singular focus is to leverage the tournament to raise even more funds to support our outstanding local charities." The CVS Caremark Charity Classic tournament week begins with the Pepsi Pro-Am on Sunday, June 22, followed by the two-day tournament Monday, June 23 - Tuesday, June, 24 at the Rhode Island Country Club. Participants in the 36-hole team event will be competing for a purse of $1.55 million. Tournament sponsors include Pepsi, Energizer and Johnson & Johnson. This year's field includes first-time entrant Nick Faldo Nicholas "Nick" Alexander Faldo MBE (born 18 July 1957) is an English golfer on the European Tour, and one of Europe's most successful players of all time. Over his career, he has won three Open Championship titles and three US Masters titles. He was ranked the World No. , the three-time Masters winner and now an acclaimed TV golf commentator, Brandt Snedeker Brandt Snedeker (born December 8, 1980) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Snedeker was born in Nashville, Tennessee. He attended Montgomery Bell Academy and then Vanderbilt University, where he was a Kappa Alpha, and won the U.S. , who came close to the top at last week's Masters, Nick Price, Camilo Villegas, Bubba Watson, Peter Jacobsen, Dana Quigley, Boo Weekley, Charles Howell III Charles Gordon Howell III (born June 20, 1979) is an American golfer. Howell was born and raised in Augusta, Georgia, the home town of the Masters Tournament. He was a member of Augusta Country Club, which is adjacent to Amen Corner at Augusta National Golf Club. , and LPGA LPGA abbr. Ladies Professional Golf Association stars Laura Diaz and Nicole Castrale. Also, J.J. Henry and Stewart Cink will return to defend their 2007 title. Beginning May 11, tickets for the CVS Caremark Charity Classic will be available free through a special promotion at CVS/pharmacy stores in Rhode Island Rhode Island, island, United States Rhode Island, island, 15 mi (24 km) long and 5 mi (8 km) wide, S R.I., at the entrance to Narragansett Bay. It is the largest island in the state, with steep cliffs and excellent beaches. as well as select CVS/pharmacy locations in Massachusetts. Details about the free ticket promotion will be released soon. CHIP SHOTS: It's instant fame when you win the Masters. The day after wearing the green jacket, Trevor Immelman was on "Late Night with David Letterman Late Night with David Letterman was a nightly hour-long comedy talk show on NBC hosted by David Letterman. It premiered in 1982 and went off the air in 1993 after Letterman left NBC when he moved to Late Show on CBS. " on Monday reciting the popular Top Ten List. The category was the top 10 ways that winning the Masters will change his life. Number 1? Said Immelman with a smile, "I get to put my arm around Tiger Woods and say, `Maybe next year.'" Gardner Municipal lost a true gentleman and an avid golfer with the passing of Ken Heebner last week. Years ago, I played many rounds with Ken and was always impressed with his precise short game and his sportsmanship. Ken loved the game. The last time I spoke with him was late last year, on the golf course, of course, when he was making the turn after the front nine. We reminisced, laughed and soon he was headed toward the next hole, riding in his golf cart. That's how I'll always remember him. Ken, 87, died peacefully last week surrounded by his loving family in Heywood Hospital, just up the road from the course where he struck so many great shots, made many friends and had so much fun. |
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