Biggs Redux

          Next week around 150 professional golfers are expected to arrive in Hertford to compete in the second annual Biggs-Cadillac-Buick-GMC Classic at Albemarle Plantation’s Sound Golf Links.  This is a story to be proud of.

          Last year’s tournament, the first of its kind in Perquimans County, was a venture into the unknown, but its success made such an impression on eGolf Tour, that it booked the Sound Golf Links for a tournament—sight unseen.  Not just any tournament, but one of only four with a guaranteed purse of $200,000.  Why?
          The answer lies in one word: Community.  The word got around after the inaugural Biggs-Cadillac-Buick GMC Classic that the Albemarle Plantation in Hertford is a special place to host a professional golf tournament.  The event was received with enthusiasm not only by the residents, but most importantly by the surrounding community whose enthusiasatic sponsorships made the event a financial success.  Word spread that there were cheering spectators at every hole and that players were not only hosted by Plantation families, but were taken fishing and boating as well.  More than a hundred volunteers served as starters and spotters on the course and greeters at the many sponsor receptions.  Even the media recognized the importance of this event for Northeast North Carolina by covering it on television and in local newspapers.
          The four-day tournament beginning on Thursday promises to be an even greater success that last year’s.  The weather is finally cooperating, the course is in great shape, and the community is welcoming the contestants with open arms. 
          ”Come on down,” as Bob Barker would say.  This is a special time not only for Plantation residents, but for the entire community of Hertford and Perquimans County.