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- Fire department mascot
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- Scottish bagpipes were played
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- N.C. Tar heel mascot…driving the golf cart?!
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- The U.S. had the largest delegation of golfers
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- Junior golfers from New Zealand
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- Competitors from Austria & Canada
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- Panama Juniors
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- South Africa Juniors
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- Clay Merchent wearing a Cal shirt?!
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- The Welcome Board
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- Miss Greater Sandhills Pre-teen Miss Madison Hadaway & Miss Greater Sandhills Young Miss Ashley LaFell
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- Miss Greater Sandhills Petite Miss Kenleigh Parker
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- Miss North Carolina, Arlie Honeycutt
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- Life size Putter boy
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- Giant Pinehurst golf ball
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- Marching band
Three members of the Purgatory Golf Club staff are here in North Carolina for the 2012 U.S. Kids Golf World Championship. Tuesday night was opening ceremonies and the parade of nations. It was quite impressive. 1,250 young people are competing in the 13th annual World Championship, representing 40 countries. From start to finish, it took about 20 minutes just for all the competitors to walk by us. I felt like we were at the Olympics with all the countries walking by, and the competitors videotaping, and the audience taking photographs and video.
Keep your fingers crossed for us, the tournament starts tomorrow!