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Clemmons. The new golf academy at the Triad’s only


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Nicklaus Design course will be headed by veteran pro Jimmy McMullen, who was named the 2003 Florida Heartlands Golf Professional of the Year and came to Salem Glen in 2015 as part of his 30 years in the golf industry.


McMullen will be stepping out of the pro shop as


the club’s full-time director of instruction. “Jimmy loves being outside on the range, just help-


ing people get better at the game,” said Salem Glen general manager Darren Mangus. “So, when we started thinking about what we could do in 2017 to make Salem Glen stand out even more and make us different, Jimmy and the academy were a perfect fit because of his passion for teaching. It’s the next phase of Jimmy’s professional career and something he had been think- ing about anyway.” Each student at the academy will have lessons


videoed with new state-of-the-art equipment and then emailed, while an additional area has been created where McMullen will review lessons with students on a big TV screen, talking through improvement opportu- nities and outlining a detailed practice strategy. “We were trying to figure out what we could do


that would make us different from the local competi- tion,” Mangus said. “There are a couple of golf acad- emies in Greensboro and we looked around Winston- Salem and there really wasn’t anywhere you could go and get academy-type of instruction. There are plenty of places you can go get a golf lessons from golf profes- sionals but not an academy.” The academy will launch with lesson packages and


then eventually expand into 1-, 2- and 3-day schools,” Mangus said. “We hope it will grow to where people come in


for a true experience because we have the facilities to do that with our locker rooms, showers, food, etc.,” Mangus said. “And we’re going to create programs for juniors and ladies, too. We’re trying to target every- body out there who wants to get better at the game of golf.” In addition to the new golf academy, Salem Glen


will unveil a new fleet of carts in April. “The golf academy will kind of set us apart and


we’re super excited about growing our business model,” Mangus said.


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Insider – by David Droschak


Salem Glen Academy offers new option to improve your game


he Golf Academy at Salem Glen will launch the first week of March, offering a first-class golf instruction experience at the club located in


Major improvements are in store for Tanglewood Park in Clemmons


of the money will go for trail and road improvements, but the lion’s share will be used for improving Tanglewood’s golf facilities. The clubhouse and par 3 greens will be renovated and


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upgraded, and the Reynolds and Championship courses will get new irrigation systems. Existing cart paths will be improved and new ones added. “We’re excited about it all,” said Mike Wilcox, the


head golf professional at Tanglewood. “This is something everyone is going to be proud of.” Wilcox said it would be a couple of months, at least, before a timetable for renovations is set. But he said once


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orsyth County voters last fall approved a $430 mil- lion bond package, $15 million of which was ear- marked for parks and recreation facilities. Tanglewood’s share of the latter is $6.9 million. Some


the work is done, golfers will see vast improvements, especially to Tanglewood’s Championship course, which turns 59 years old this year. Wilcox said a reworking of the course’s 99 bunkers


will be the most noticeable improvement. He said the 200,000 square feet of bunkers remain basically as they were when the course opened. They don’t drain properly, and after a heavy rain it takes days for course mainte- nance workers to return them to playing shape. “We want to make them more playable, more fun for


everybody,” Wilcox said. He said it’s not expected that the Championship


course will be closed while the bunkers are reworked. Wilcox said there may be instances where temporary greens must be used, but the course should remain open. – By Steve Huffman


Harvey won his sixth straight CGA Player of the Year Award


he top-ranked Mid-Amateur in the world, Scott Harvey won his sixth straight Carolinas Golf Association Player of the Year Award.


The 2016 highlights for the 38-year-old Greensboro golfer included winning the George C.


Thomas Invitational Mid-Am at Los Angeles Country Club in a playoff over Stewart Hagestad, and playing in the Masters. Harvey also suffered a few disappointing losses — the biggest was in the championship


match of the U.S. Mid-Amateur at Stonewall’s Old Course in Elverton, Pa. Leading by four holes with five to


play in the 36-hole final, Harvey was beaten in a playoff by Hagestad, who birdied five of his last six holes, including the playoff hole. The 2014 U.S. Mid-Amateur champion, Harvey also advanced to match play at the U.S. Amateur. – By John Brasier


Name: Scott Harvey Honor: CGA Men’s Player of the Year 2016 Tournaments Won: CGA Mid-Amateur Championship, George C. Thomas Invitational Mid-Amateur.


2016 Best Round: Of many rounds to choose from, Harvey’s best performance may have been in the round of 32 at the U.S. Mid-Amateur. Trailing by three holes to Kenny Coakley of Minneapolis at the turn, Harvey rallied to win 1-up, keeping him alive to make a run to the final match.


Magic Moment: The South American Amateur Championship in Peru. Coming off a fantastic 2015, which included winning the South American Amateur and playing for the United States in the Walker Cup, Harvey said he wasn’t sure how motivated he would be in 2016. But his concerns were put aside in Peru, where he finished second in defense of his title. “I didn’t know how I would respond,” Harvey said. “I thought there might be a hangover. But when I got in the thick of it, I realized how much I loved to play golf. After all I had done the previous year, I still wanted to play golf.”


2017 Goal: “My goal is always to win the U.S. Amateur or the U.S. Mid-Amateur. I want to s pend more time with my son (7-year-old Cameron), so I’m going to cut out three or four events.”


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ON THE COVER: Several area courses participate in the PGA Junior League offering kids competitive golf opportunities. See page 10 for more information.


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