As we get closer and closer to the 2013 Spirit International Championship, we are wrapping up our Team of the Month program with the United States. As champions to the last 2 Spirit Internationals, the team (led by Captain Paige MacKenzie), has a tall challenge in front of them to repeat. The field is set and the competition has never been better. The...
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Belgium is a country with great chocolate and great beer. But not many know that Belgium has some of the oldest courses in continental Europe. The oldest course is near Brussels, the Royal Golf Course Belgium founded in 1906 by King Leopold. As witnessed by their play at the 2011 Spirit International, there are several new and up and coming players from...
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In 2011, The Spirit International saw the Belgium participate for the 3rd year in a row. Although they finished 16th, they were lead by the stellar play of Thomas Pieters, a senior from the University of Illinois. Pieters went on to have an outstanding senior year and has played well this summer. Recently, he turned professional. The clip below show...
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The weekend during the golf season always produces interesting tidbits of news items, particularly with Spirit alumni. With a deep group of great alumni from past Spirit Championships, there is always something interesting happening throughout the summer months of golf. And this weekend is no exception. First, 2009 Spirit Player Ben Martin won is 2nd...
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As we move closer and closer to the 2013 Spirit International, there is more excitement about the teams committed and the players that we will be seeing on the fairways of Whispering Pines Golf Club. Our August Team of the Month is Belgium. Belgium has fielded a team in the 2007, 2009 and 2011 Spirit International. Their best finish came in 2007 with a...
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