With the cancelation of a formal dinner our Double Eagle Grille still managed to find a way to compliment the event through some tasty food, served via boxed lunches during play. Picnic Food was the theme: Kim’s Famous Fried chicken, Potato Salad, Broccoli Salad and Cobbler with ice cream.

The winners of our 36 hole tournament were;

Men’s Division= Kurt Reynolds/Rob Pick with a net score of 135

Women’s Division= Shirley Arnold/Sandy Campbell with a net score of 139

Following are the participants who placed in the prize money and won on course contests:

Men’s Division:

1. Rob Pick & Kurt Reynolds – 135
2. Tony Camerota & Bob LaMarca – 136
3. Jack Barrett & Harold Strunk – 139

CTP:

Day 1: Vince Buszko

Day 2: Mike Wiggins

Women’s Division:

1. Shirley Arnold & Sandy Campbell – 139
2. Roe DeRose & Kathy Strunk – 147

CTP:

Day 1: Roe DeRose

Day 2: Shirley Arnold

Thank you to all who participated, our tournament committee and our staff for another great event! Don’t forget to sign up for our next event on August 22nd, the Rivers Edge Stableford Championship. Signups will be available in the golf shop and our NEW ONLINE TOURNAMENT LINK.

One of the clubs most anticipated events of the year, the 2019 Member Guest tournament was a three day event from Thursday August 22nd through Saturday August 24th. This years Member/Guest had forty participants broken down into the following; Men’s Division had fourteen teams with twenty-eight participants & Women’s Division had six teams with twelve participants. To date this has been the highest participation for our Member Guest supported by 30% of our membership base! Weather and course conditions complimented the event with an overall grade of an A+!

Members and Guests enjoying the Skills Competition

On Thursday August 22nd participants gathered in the Double Eagle Grille between the hours of 5:00PM – 8:00PM for cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and the revealing of pairings for the first round. The evening centered around the skills competition and team photos taken from atop the bluffs overlooking the Shallotte River with the golf course in the backdrop. The skills competition was a tricky combined team closest to the pin contest, hit from an imaginative location down to the 18th green, with spectators and participants spanning the entire patio from above.

A tricky flop or pitch shot down to the 18th green!

The winners of your skills contest are as follows;

Men- Bob Grundy & James Lane

Women- Bernadette Beaupre & Sue Dillman

On Friday and Saturday participants teed off with a 9:00AM shotgun start playing a two person best ball as the competition. Weather and course conditions once again proved to be our greatest asset and complimented the tournament as best anyone could hope for! If you thought the pairings party was one heck of a start, we weren’t done there. All participants received a welcome gift inclusive of a collectors divot tool, logo ball and tees. On round one and two participants received in their golf carts an energy bar and water along with a boxed lunch for round one. During the competition participants had opportunities to compete in Closest to the Pin challenges and a Closest to the Line challenges.

Following are your on course contest winners;

Round One

Closest to the Pin:  Men’s Division-Jim Sullivan | Women’s Division- Sandy Campbell

Closest to the Line: Men’s Division- Vince Buszko | Women’s Division- Sandy Campbell

Round Two

Closest to the Pin:  Men’s Division-Jim Sholes | Women’s Division- Bennia Sholes

Closest to the Line: Men’s Division- Doug Livolsi | Women’s Division- Bernadette Beaupre

The spectacular event was concluded with a fantastic awards ceremony and dinner on Saturday August 24th beginning at 5:00PM. Members and guests arrived at the Double Eagle Grille decorated in line with our theme of the event “It’s All About the 19th Hole”. During the awards ceremony all mingled and shared commemorative stories not only about the tournament but years of fellowship and friendship with their guests. All participants were presented with a framed team photo and landscape photo of hole #17, along with beautiful cutting board engraved with the Rivers Edge logo as a tee gift!

Your competition winners are as follows;

Men’s Division

Flight One:

First Gross- CJ Ebel & Jeff Keck(139)

First Net- Dan Lynes & Jim Sullivan(118)

Second Net- Harold Strunk & Jeff Strunk(125)

Flight Two:

First Gross- Rob Pick & Alex Pick(160)

First Net- Dave Arnold & Gene Zais(119)

Second Net- Bob La Marca & Doug Livolsi(129)

Women’s Division

First Gross- Shirley Arnold & Ann Couk(165)

First Net- Kathy Strunk & Sue Raad(119)

Second Net- Roe DeRose & Georgia Pick(133)

Gross Winners LtoR: CJ Ebel & Jeff Keck | Shirley Arnold & Ann Couk

We would like to sincerely THANK all our members and their guests for the support! The Member Guest tournament was one for, not only the history books but the memory bank. The bar has been set high for future events but if one community can live up to the challenge it is Rivers Edge!

A special thank you to our tournament committee and the entire Rivers Edge staff for their efforts and commitment to making this a true showcase of what embodies the Rivers Edge experience!

Photo located in Member/Guest Team picture frame: Hole #17

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They’re at it again, residents up to their shenanigans. Loud boistrous noises, uncontrolled excitement and all the ingredients that make this event such a hit throughout the entire community!

OHWPC Committee L to R: Mary Lou Reynolds, Sandy Campbell, Dave Arnold, John Reynolds, Kathy Strunk & Rob Pick

On May 27th Rivers Edge Golf Club held its annual One Handed Wine Putting Contest. The object of the event is to putt one handed while holding a glass of wine in the other hand. To make it even more challenging our OHWPC committee assembled a tricked up putting course that not only challenges the most advanced player but provides all skill levels with equal enjoyment.

It is one of the most popular events held at Rivers Edge and the participation is proof alone. On a day when temperatures reached triple digits the contest had nine total teams with just shy of 80 participants. The event originally had over 100 players registered and not even mother nature with all her might could stop them!

The Rules Are Simple:

• One handed putting only.
• Some teams will have 8 players vs. 9. If that’s the case, rotate taking turns for the extra putt.
• Each player gets one putt, PER HOLE, put their score next to their name and total each hole at the bottom of the column.
• Hole #9, is Opposite Hand Putting. You must use the putters that are located at the hole.
• On the crime scene hole, if your ball stays in the body, you must deduct from your score (negative number).
• If there is a tie, then the teams will have a play off on a hole chosen by the committee.
• HAVE FUN!

The Winners of your 2019 One Handed Wine Putting Contest are;

From Left to Right: BJ Hale, Georgia Folkins, Maralee Martin, Jim Baumgarten, Bob Grundy, Maria Bense and Jack Barrett

Here are some more highlights from the fun filled event!

Don’t forget to put this event on your calendar and join us next year!

Click here to view last years One Handed Wine Putting Contest

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It’s that time of the year, Sundowners begins June 5th!!! Sign up Today to participate in our most popular summer evening event. Event is open to all Rivers Edge Property Owners and Residents.

Sundowners is scheduled every other Wednesday with a 4:00PM Shotgun start. The formats for each event are announced on the day of play. Formats are focused on fun and exciting games.

Before we move on let’s recap what has taken place. You may click on the links below to revisit our archived publications relevant to the story line;

Breathing new life into the Edge

Thinking Outside the Box

Breathing New Life into the Edge Chapter 3

Breathing new life into the Edge: Progress Report

Welcome back from your journey in time. You may wonder why we schedule and accomplish so much in the cooler months, due to the temperatures the majority of our native grasses go dormant or to sleep, foliage is not actively growing, therefore it affords our maintenance team more time to focus on improvement projects. Let’s take a look at what was on the agenda and where we are today;

• Bunker Renovations Holes #1 & #10: For those who have played Rivers Edge consistently over the years, you may recall the waste areas to the left of these holes to be slightly overgrown and lacking sufficient drainage, yielding the areas at times unplayable. You will be amazed at the difference on your next experience. We are even looking to create a split fairway on hole #10 as the renovated section matures.
• Cart Barn Renovations: We took this time to gut the entire cart barn and improve the overall health and safety of this area for our staff.
• Double Eagle Grille New Stove: With the addition of our new menu and the high demand of dinner events, rewarding our staff with this new equipment was a no-brainer!
• Clubhouse Roof Replacement: Sitting on the Shallotte River for twenty years and enduring several hurricanes can weather any building. It was time our clubhouse received updated protection, now affording us the opportunity to enhance minor interior cosmetic issues.

PROGRESS REPORT CARD

Not much of a reader…See link below  for a our two-minute video tour

We hope you enjoyed the recap and updates. It is with your support that affords us the opportunity to improve. We value your business and we want your business at Rivers Edge. Our staff is committed to providing our customers a memorable experience each and every visit. We look forward to serving you at the Edge!

Join us as we move forward painting the canvas of our future.

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