Spring Has Sprung for Pineapple Cup Golfers!

North Myrtle Beach, SC (AP) -

Preparations began in earnest this past weekend for the 2009 Pineapple Cup. The first nice weather weekend of the spring saw several Cup participants in action across the southeast.

Past champion Alex Yates competed in a law school event in Columbia, SC, though Yates reported to have “had better” preparation sessions. At Sea Island, GA, Steve Riddick and Tug Maude worked on their games. As previously reported, Carrington took a lesson and appeared to be nicely rounding into spring form. Mark Wilson prepared for the Cup’s grueling Saturday by playing 36 this past Sunday at his home club in Greensboro. Mark played 14 holes at 2 under par, yet had a 4 hole stretch that saw him hit his drive out of bounds. Adam McLaughlin joined Mark in his Sunday morning play. Adam took down former All-American golfer Ryan Geoffrey in his match by posting an under par round. Morgan Dowtin also played this weekend, yet his bid for 36 was cut short by a baby shower. Defending Champion Jeff Wilson played corporate golf on Friday in Birmingham before leaving to spend a week in Charleston where he will certainly continue his preparations. Elder statesman Tommy DeMint celebrated his 31st birthday this weekend and managed to squeeze in a bit of golf. Andrew Ward managed to squeeze in a round at Feather Sound CC in Tampa, FL during a wedding weekend. Finally, Wes Argabrite and Buck Williams were seen spending time on the range and short game area preparing for the battles certain to be had in early May.

Needless to say, the push for early May is on in a big way. The captains have their work cut out for the draft next week. A majority of people think that substitute Tug Maude will now go #1 in the draft. Personally, the Pineapple Cup Blogger (“PCB”) agrees.