A great day of competition and laughter at the CIU Golf Classic
CIU track and cross country coach Jud Brooker lines up his shot. (Photos by Kierston Smith)
By Bob Holmes
As golf carts carrying 116 golfers headed for the links at the , claps and cheers went up from dozens of volunteers at the annual CIU Golf Classic 鈥 as well as some good-natured ribbing. 听听听
As the golf cart with CIU Golf Coach rolled by, CIU Women鈥檚 Basketball Coach shouted:
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A bright autumn sun took some of the chill out of the 55-degree morning air for the third annual Classic that raises funds for . The event was moved from spring because of COVID concerns in May. 听
Joining the golfers on the course was CIU President who welcomed the crowd as did CIU鈥檚 new Athletics Director .
It was a fun day that brought out a couple of former South Carolina mayors; Michael Ross of Blythewood and Randy Halfacre of Lexington, who serves as a community ambassador for CIU. As they warmed up their game on the putting green, they also warmed up their comedy routine. When asked, 鈥淲hich one of you is better?鈥 They pointed at each other and laughed in unison, 鈥淥h, he is.鈥 Halfacre quickly added, 鈥淏ut if you鈥檙e talking about an election, it would be me,鈥 as more laughter erupted.
But not only was it a fun day, it was a day of robust competition. Check out the results and more details of the event on the website.
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