Tom Carr, “The Cardinal” regular

Folks around Greensboro, North Carolina, may know Tom Carr more widely as the affable and talented owner of Carr Industries, the German automotive repair shop Carr has run for the past 33 years.

But around The Sedgefield Dye Course clubhouse, Carr and his wife, Michelle, are known as the jovial friendly faces. The Carrs have been active members at Sedgefield, which was formerly known as “The Cardinal” before its McConnell Golf merge, for 22 years. They raised their twin children, son Ryan and daughter Jesse, both recent graduates of UNC-Greensboro, in their residence behind the first green of the Pete Dye course.

Michelle Carr eats lunch six days a week at the Sedgefield Dye clubhouse - only because the club is closed at lunchtime on Mondays - with several different groups of friends. Meanwhile, Tom Carr not only enjoys a card game at the clubhouse every Wednesday night with a group of up to 15 players, he also plays golf every Saturday with eight groups and again every Sunday with four groups.

“The thing I like most about ‘The Cardinal’ is that I never get tired of playing the course,” says Carr, who also collects Porsches in his spare time. “It is a different golf course every day, depending on the pin placements, and it demands that you hit so many different shots. When I travel, I am five shots better than I am on the Sedgefield Dye Course. I play in tournaments and they say, ‘There’s no way you’re a 13 handicap.’”

But as much as he loves Pete Dye’s magical layout, Carr said his fondest McConnell Golf memory took place at a different club. “I played Treyburn (in Durham) recently and that’s the nicest course I’ve ever played in my life - and I’ve played Augusta National,” said Carr. “Treyburn is an absolute gem. Amazing! Those perfectly manicured fairways, the gorgeous green complexes, everything there is perfect and idyllic. I am counting the days to getting back and playing there again.”