Jack Nance will retire as executive director of the Carolinas Golf Association, effective at the end of the year. A search committee has formed to find a replacement.
The announcement was made March 22. Since 1984, the Clinton native has served in various roles with the CGA, including communications, course rating, rules and competitions, and as executive director since January 1992.
“This wonderful career I have had with the CGA was not planned out as a teenager,” Nance joked. “Timing, friends, and good fortune played a big role in me getting a job at the CGA in the first place. I will be forever grateful to those who introduced me to the business and to those who had enough confidence in me to keep me here for over 40 years. I have been blessed with lifelong friends through the CGA.”
A past president of the International Association of Golf Administers (IAGA), the former Wake Forest golfer has served on numerous USGA committees. He has worked as a rules official in over 30 USGA championships and also qualified for the 1980 U.S. Amateur as a player.
The CGA has more than 700 member clubs representing over 200,000 golfers in the Carolinas and conducted more than 370 golf events in 2023.
WOMBLE WINS CGA MID-AM
Davis Womble of Winston-Salem shot rounds of 66, 64 and 71 and prevailed in a three-hole playoff to win the CGA Mid-Amateur on April 20 at Country ‘Club of Salisbury. The former Wake Forest golfer won the playoff over Matt Schall of Matthews with an up-and-down par.
Schall had rallied from a six-shot deficit in the final round to tie Womble at 12-under-par 201. Womble also won the tournament in 2022. Dan Walters of Winston-Salem, an assistant coach at Wake, finished two shots behind.Matthew Crenshaw of Burlington finished seventh at 207.
WAKE WOMEN WIN ACC TITLE
\Wake Forest won the ACC Women’s Championship on April 21 when its championship match against Clemson was stopped due to darkness. Wake was awarded the title due to leading the 54-hole stroke-play portion of the event and owning the highest seed of the two remaining teams.
Wake freshman Macy Pate of Winston-Salem was the only player in the final to close out a victory before play was stopped at Porter’s Neck Country Club in Wilmington. Pate also won in the team’s victory over North Carolina in the semifinals.
Rachel Kuehn of Wake was the stroke-play medalist with 10-under 206. Wake, ranked No. 3 in the nation heading into the ACC Championship, is the host school on May 6, when an NCAA Regional starts at Bermuda Run.
UNC WINS ACC MEN’S TITLE
North Carolina beat Florida State in the title match April 22 to win the ACC Men’s Championship Country Club, the Tar Heels’ first conference championship since 2006. The Tar Heels are the host of an NCAA Regional that begins May 13 at Finley Golf Course.
Ranked No. 1 in the nation much of the season, UNC led in stroke play to get the top seed. Wake Forest’s Michael Brennan and Florida State’s Frederik Kjettrup were co-medalists at 7-under 206.
TRIAD HOSTS MAJOR EVENTS
A trio of major CGA and Carolinas PGA tournaments are scheduled for Triad courses in May. The CGA Senior Amateur is scheduled for May 7-9 at Holly Ridge. The Carolinas PGA N.C. Senior Open is set for May 14-15 at High Point Country Club’s Willow Creek course. The CPGA North Carolina Open is May 21-23 at Starmount Forest.
