Pinehurst golf outing

In case I haven't been able to get a hold of everyone, I've been looking into a possible golf outing at Pinehurst later this summer for the golfers in the family. Of course, the invitations aren't limited to just golfers. Anyone who wants to join us is welcome. There are other things to do at the resort.

I've reached out to some of the golfers already, and I've got a line on a package deal for a small group. Maybe eight golfers to make up a couple of foursomes.

The Pinehurst Summer Tee seems to be best deal for what I've got in mind. I've tried to do a hyper link, but it won't work for some reason. Anyway, here is the address and an outline of the package.

http://www.pinehurst.com/golf-vacation-packages.php

* Three nights accommodations

* Dinner, beginning on day of arrival

*Breakfast, through day of departure

*1 round of golf per day - four rounds (upgrade to No. 2 for an additional $175)

* Cart, club storage and sleeve of Titleist golf balls

* Afternoon tea, biking, outdoor pools & Beach Club, and fitness center

* Children 12 and under stay and eat free with paying adult. Children 17 and under play golf for free with paying adult, except Pinehurst No. 2-$215 junior fee applies.

Pricing: The Manor is the least expensive at $860 per person based on double occupancy.If you delete dinner from this package, the price drops to $750.

Prices go up from there:

Holly

$996

Carolina

$1,052

Villa

$1,136

Now, here's the hard part. Just about all the golfers have shown an interest in doing this. But as always, schedules are the issue.

So, here is a list of date ranges. The Summer Tee package ends Sept. 7. From what people have said, No. 2 is a must, so these dates include an option to play No. 2.

July 24-27
Aug. 2-5
Aug. 5-8
Aug. 26-29

These dates can be tweaked so if anyone has any ideas or other options, please let me know.

My vision is to have some type of Ryder Cup-type format with prizes and a trophy. I'll be a little more organized than I was at the golf outing in Florida.

Hope this works, and let me know if anyone has any questions.

Baby Ted

This morning, Alaina and Ty welcomed Baby Ted into the world. 7 lbs., 8 oz.

The text I got was:

"all good in this 'hood!"

I asked for pictures, so as soon as I get some, I'll post them.

Congratulations to Alaina and Ty, and welcome to the world, Ted Neal.

This just in

I got this email from Ty:

Here's a link for some new Ted's Bulletin news. We are opening next week. Busy times...and a lot of fun!!

http://www.thrillist.com/barracks-row/teds-bulletin

Also attached is a "Friends and Family" invite....use anytime!!

more news

Hillary placed second in the 1500 meters with a time of 4:32.20, earning All-SoCon honors.

http://samfordsports.cstv.com/sports/c-track/recaps/042510aaa.html

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Hailey's 4 x 800 relay team broke 9-minute mark at Penn Relays.

http://www.libertyflames.com/index.cfm?PID=10869&newsID=5392&TeamID=3

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I know this is late, but Alex was named Academic All-Ohio Second Team a few months ago. I believe she graduates this year, and she recently played in the Senior All-Star game at Capital University.

http://athletics.wilmington.edu/womens-soccer/news.cfm?news_id=10833&archive=no

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Latest family news

Hailey finished in the Top 10 last night in the 3000m steeplechase at the Penn Relays

http://pennrelaysonline.com/Results/results.aspx?en=75.

Nice.

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Hillary is competing in the SoCon Outdoor Track and Field Championship this weekend in Boone.

http://media.www.samfordcrimson.com/media/storage/paper1166/news/2010/04/21/Sports/Track.Ready.For.Championship-3910108.shtml

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Ted's Bulletin should be open soon, if it hasn't already. Good job, Mark and Ty.

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/goingoutgurus/2010/02/teds_bulletin_read_all_about_i.html

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I've writing about golf for examiner.com. Here's the link. If you could subscribe, it would help me. Also, leaving comments for each story also helps. Please and thank you.

http://www.examiner.com/x-41107-Raleigh-Golf-Examiner

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A few other notes of worth. Tracy is back from Indonesia, but now she's in Mississippi working toward a promotion in the Air Force.

I also just got word that Tas will be attending Marshall University this fall, playing golf for the Herd.

I know there's more, and I'll try to dig some stuff up later. If you know of anything, let me know.

golf get-together

I've called a few people to see if there was any interest in having a golf-only family get-together this year. The consensus is yes, there is an interest for many depending on location and time of year.

Some have job constraints and other obligations that might prevent you from coming. But don't worry, there will be others.

I didn't call everyone, so this is serving as an invitation for anyone who wants to meet somewhere later this year for a golf outing. If you don't play golf, but you still want to hang out with us, please consider coming. There will be plenty of golf, but we have to sit down and eat sometime.

Anyway, some of the locations mentioned so far have been Pinehurst, Bay Hill, Kiawah Island, Greenbrier, Reynolds Plantation and Sea Island Resort. Months that have been mentioned so far are June, August and September.

Let me know if anyone has any ideas or opinions, and I'll be contacting individuals later on to get more feedback.

Big South track championships

Hailey finished third in the mile event at the 2010 Big South Conference Indoor Track & Field Championships, helping the Liberty women win the team title this weekend.