The Committee is proud to introduce 2009 Pineapple Cup participant Tommy DeMint. Tommy hails from Charlotte, NC, but plays out of Greenville Country Club. During 2008, he compiled a 1-3-2 four-ball record and a 2-1 singles record. 
Tommy graduated “Palmetto Ivy” from the University of South Carolina. He played some competitive golf growing up, but only recently has he attempted greatness. He has, on several occasions, attempted U.S. Amateur qualifying. On two occasions, he had the good fortune of being paired with a partner that had as much (and some might argue more) talent as Tommy, including Webb Simpson in the 2005 qualifier at Stonebridge. Simpson was gracious enough to give the Pineapple Cup blog a quote about playing with Tommy: “I really enjoyed his company. I thought I was in for a dog fight after Tommy split the fairway with his opening drive. The cold shank long iron off the tee on the 4th though really rattled him. I knew I was cruising when Tommy started drinking on 10 after an opening 42. My dad did the best he could to cheer Tommy up through the back nine offering compliments on horrid hook drives. In the end, despite him shooting 82 compared to my 68 with a ball out-of-bounds on the last, I really didn’t feel that our games were that different that day. If not for 14 or so missed putts, he could’ve been right there.”
Tommy’s 2008 Pineapple Cup experience was marred by an uncharacteristic cold shank on the 18th in a pivotal match on Saturday. It was uncharacteristic because Tommy thrives under pressure. Expect him to exercise those demons throughout the 2009 campaign. Tommy’s game is all-around consistent and his play is important to any team success. Most importantly, though, Tommy’s greatest attribute to The Pineapple Cup will occur in several years when he is mayor of Greenville, SC.
Tommy graduated “Palmetto Ivy” from the University of South Carolina. He played some competitive golf growing up, but only recently has he attempted greatness. He has, on several occasions, attempted U.S. Amateur qualifying. On two occasions, he had the good fortune of being paired with a partner that had as much (and some might argue more) talent as Tommy, including Webb Simpson in the 2005 qualifier at Stonebridge. Simpson was gracious enough to give the Pineapple Cup blog a quote about playing with Tommy: “I really enjoyed his company. I thought I was in for a dog fight after Tommy split the fairway with his opening drive. The cold shank long iron off the tee on the 4th though really rattled him. I knew I was cruising when Tommy started drinking on 10 after an opening 42. My dad did the best he could to cheer Tommy up through the back nine offering compliments on horrid hook drives. In the end, despite him shooting 82 compared to my 68 with a ball out-of-bounds on the last, I really didn’t feel that our games were that different that day. If not for 14 or so missed putts, he could’ve been right there.”
Tommy’s 2008 Pineapple Cup experience was marred by an uncharacteristic cold shank on the 18th in a pivotal match on Saturday. It was uncharacteristic because Tommy thrives under pressure. Expect him to exercise those demons throughout the 2009 campaign. Tommy’s game is all-around consistent and his play is important to any team success. Most importantly, though, Tommy’s greatest attribute to The Pineapple Cup will occur in several years when he is mayor of Greenville, SC.
I think the first picture is Tommy doing Riverdance. The second one speaks for itself!
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