Golf
Anniston calls for meeting on Cane Creek
City of Anniston officials have called a town hall-style meeting for Tuesday at Cane Creek Golf Course to address their plans for the 18-hole facility and the recent concerns of local golfers have expressed about its operation. The meeting is set for 5:30 p.m. in the golf course’s 19th Hole Grill, and organizers expect it to last no more than two hours.
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Aces wild at Cane Creek
The third hole at Cane Creek Golf Course saw a lot of action this month. Anniston’s Terry Preston, 65, scored a hole-in-one there playing with regular weekend partners Mike Fincher, Bill Fincher and Bobby Hunter. He used an 8-iron from 123 yards and watched the ball disappear into the cup after two bounces.
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Gary Wigington blasts out of the sand during his 3 and 2 win against Matt Rogers at the Odds vs. Evens Shootout on Sunday. Photo: Bill Wilson/The Anniston Star Evens roll as expected in shootout
If the Odds vs. Evens Shootout continues beyond this year, the Evens will have a dynasty to defend. The Evens scored five points in Sunday’s singles matches and won the Shootout for the second consecutive year with an 11.5-4.5 victory against the Odds at Cane Creek Golf Course.
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Evens take big lead in Shootout
The team that had the most to lose did its best to keep the advantage in the Odds vs. Evens Shootout. The Evens team will take a commanding 6.5-1.5 lead into today’s singles matches at Cane Creek Golf Course.
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Best of the Best Series: Odds good against Odds
There are two ways the Odds team will be remembered from this year’s Odds vs. Evens Shootout. The team could be an unfortunate participant in a one-sided outcome, or as one of the gutsiest performers in county golf history. Captain Jeremy McGatha is banking on the latter.
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Mid-Am, Fite get rained out
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KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Freeman Fite will have to wait another day to start his run in the U.S. Mid-Amateur. Rain washed out the first round of match play Monday, delaying Fite's match against fifth-seeded Tripp Davis of Norman, Okla., until 8:20 a.m. today.
Calhoun County Senior Championship rescheduled
by Star staff
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The Calhoun County Senior Championship is back on. The event has been rescheduled for Oct. 17-18, with the opening round at Anniston Municipal and the final round at Cane Creek Golf Course. Tee times start 9 a.m. each day.
Fite remains alive at U.S. Mid-Amateur
by Star staff
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KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Freeman Fite had to wait all day to learn whether his stay at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship would extend beyond the weekend, but he was rewarded for his patience. The 30-year-old Anniston resident, playing in his biggest tournament in eight years, made it through to match play at the Kiawah Island Club.
Ochoa wins Navistar
by Star staff
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PRATTVILLE — Lorena Ochoa fashioned a few more nice memories from the Navistar LPGA Classic. Getting a celebratory beer shower on the 18th green. Making a nice birdie on No. 17 — again. And, yes, winning.
Fite near cut line at U.S. Mid-Amateur
by Star staff
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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Freeman Fite stood on the first tee Saturday at the U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship when it hit him just how much he'd been off this stage.
Fite to the finish: Anniston golfer Freeman Fite in U.S. Mid-Am
by Al Muskewitz
Sports Writer
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Freeman Fite figures he's played more golf in the past two months than he has in the past five years. There's a good reason for his renewed enthusiasm. He wants to be as sharp as possible for his return to the major amateur golf stage this weekend.
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