June 23, 2008

Even before the first ball was struck last Thursday at the 20th edition of the Carolina Kids Classic at UNC Finley, the event had already raised a record total of $216,000 for the Chapel Hill Ronald McDonald House, the UNC Children's Hospital, and the Childhood Trust. A full field of 33 foursomes (132 golfers)--including Dean Smith, Bill Guthridge, Roy Williams and Butch Davis--took part on a perfect summer Chapel Hill day.

A new addition this year was the inclusion of a four-item live auction of very high end UNC sports-related items, including a trip to the Maui Invitational and an exclusive UNC-Notre Dame football weekend, helped boost the year's total to $234,600. In twenty years, the Carolina Kids Classic has now raised $2.7 million overall.

For the second straight year, the foursome representing Carolina Catering was the winner on the golf course. In the modified two-ball low net format, Jay Faircloth, Joe Curtis, Derek Lochbaum and Jim Ludwiczak posted the low round of the day at 110, 34-under-par.