The Grand Opening of the full 18 hole Carolina Colours Golf Course took place Saturday, October 16, with about 70 members and property owners playing a highly contested scramble.  While the quality of golf ranged from excellent to the other extreme,  there was unanimous praise for the newly opened back 9 of the course.  With terrain changes and winding bridges over Brice Creek, the heavily wooded site is uniqely beautiful for the New Bern and central North Carolina coastal region.  And with limited public play available, all the golfers in our region have an opportunity to experience a memorable playing experience.

Our winners on Saturday were:

1st place:   Gale and Marilyn Biers; Karl and Sandra Berberich

2nd place:  Mike and Mary Ann Downs; John Gonzales; Luigi Montesano

3rd place:   Ray and Kathaleen Smith; John and Nancy Filipow

Closest to pin on par three  nos 2 and 12:   Larry Wolf and Jim McGraw

Drive closest to the line on no 7:   Peter Koines

Congratulations!

The fourth annual Carolina Colours Property Owner Appreciation Weekend was held October 15 and 16.   Around 150 owners attended our Saturday night Barbeque at the Pavilion, our biggest turnout ever.  Our normal Friday night dinner attracted nearly 100, also a record Friday turnout.

Local merchants contributed about 50 exceptionally nice door prizes, so a large number of our owners headed home with their hands full.  The highlight of the weekend was the grand opening of the back 9 of our championship golf course, but our social committee had also put togeher a number of New Bern activities for the non-golfers in the crowd.

It is always a lot of fun to have owners planning to build in the future mingle with those already living in Carolina Colours, as friendships are made even before a home is constructed.  With a number of our home site owners using the weekend to meet with builders, the number of constructed homes will continue to increase.

Thanks to all those property owners who attended and participated!

On April 23rd, eighteen Carolina Colours Golf Club members in New Bern, NC, competed in a chipping contest on the Carolina Colours golf course.  Confronted with a tricky, breaking 29 yard shot, Dave Stoll won the men’s division, chipping to within 6’4″ of the hole.  The overall winner, however, was the women’s division winner, Glenda Trenholm, a relative novice, with an excellent chip ending only 5’5″ from the target hole.

April 30th was a special event.  For the first time (except under cover of night) members were allowed to play the 9th hole, a par 5 that was set up a relatively short 485 yards for men golfers, and 390 yards for the women golfers.  The golfers  were only allowed to walk with their putter and 4 other clubs, so strategy was important.   Eighteen club members gave it a try, and amazingly, only Bill Moloney achieved par (and no, the rest were not birdies and eagles).   Despite a number of good drives, the left side pond seemed to get into the heads of a many members, several of whom pushed their second ball well right, leaving a tough third shot over bunkers, and with water just over the green.  Bogey turned out to be a common number on the score card.  And yes, the pond captured a few errant  shots.

Non golfers also enjoyed the evening as spectators, or playing sports with larger balls, such as bocce and croquet.  Friday nights have seen very cooperative weather in New Bern, NC, allowing a great deal of outdoor fun before settling in with a beverage and dinner in the Carolina Colours Social Pavilion.

Please stay tuned to the Carolina Colours blog for updates of Friday night golf challenges and social events and other social events in the community as well in is New Bern, NC and the surrounding coastal region.