The Official Website of
The Southern Pines Invitational
and The Turtle.

The 2012 Tee Time Schedule is now available here!

In the Spring a fuller crimson comes upon the robin's breast;

In the Spring the wanton lapwing gets himself another crest;

In the Spring a livelier iris changes on the burnish'd dove; and

In the Spring a young man's fancy lightly turns to thoughts of......Golf!²

More specifically the Golf Trip!   We are beholden to Lord Tennyson for so aptly describing our annual trek to Southern Pines, and for so charitably characterizing our youthfulness.  Though the twinkle in the eye be slightly dimmed, time has not diminished the eagerness with which we await the first tee.  So as we emerge from this dreary Winter cocoon, the promise of Spring beckons, and the fuller crimson comes upon the robin's breast as we contemplate The 2011 Golf Trip with great anticipation.

 Our twenty-first season promises to be the best yet, with new accommodations across the street at the Pine Needles Ross Lodge.  Starting a week later than ever before, our full cadre of sixteen players should be well-rested and infestation-free for a memorable tournament.  The field is set, available for review here.  The Initial Quotas Chart is here.  Check your invitations from the Tournament Director and the Calcutta Chairman, your room assignments, tee times, and parings.  It will soon be time to resume man's ancient quest to release the Orb from its drab earthly moorings, steer it swiftly through the stratosphere, and nestle it softly at its target, on another Golf Trip!

Not in vain the distance beacons. Forward, forward let us range!²

Chuck D. 4/2/2011