We at Open Doors for the Open are trying as much as we can to capture the Open Doors opportunities to highlight what our Lord is doing in golf as we lead up to the U.S. Open this June.

At the Champion's Tour Greater Gwinnett Championship conducted on the Champions Tour last month, it was a simple 4 hours drive to Atlanta for us from Murfreesboro, TN.  We teamed up with Ron Potter, the President of the Challenge Golf Association, Sam Woolwine, a member of the CGA staff, Don Midgette the President of the Board of Directors and Greg Powers, a member of the Board and lifetime member of the PGA Tour.  Our objective was to visit together during this trip and orient each other on each of our activities as we are trying to reach out to the world of golf and introduce Jesus Christ as well as disciple Believers.

We discovered several similarities during our dinner.  Then we attended the Night of Champions, Links Players Outreach to the local community and thoroughly enjoyed our time together with Larry Nelso, Tom Lehman, Tom Randall (Chaplain on the Champions Tour), Dave Marr of the Golf Channel and the company of several other Champions' Tour players in attendance.  The message during the Night of Champions was that God is active in the platform of golf, yet, only when men and women are obediently seeking His face and doing what He is encouraging and empowering them to do.  This movement in golf has been evident over the past 35 years.

The next day was round 1 of the Gwinnett Championship.  It was cold and wet, but, as you can see by the video, it was wonderful to see these gifted Players get ready, then head to the course and play with excellence this wonderful game we all love.  Jimenez broke through as expected and won the event with some stellar golf and some challenge from one of our favorite Brothers, Bernhard Langer.  It was a wonderful day and great opportunity.

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The 2014 Masters is over and the U.S. Open at Pinehurst #2 is the next major.

I can't get over how I'm reminded that the golf season really does begin at the Masters.  This year it did not disappoint.  
Once again, if you've ever been present on the grounds of Augusta National during the tournament, you can't imagine the beauty and atmosphere of the course, the "patrons", the fashion, the quality of the golf and the sheer grandeur of the entire environment.  If you didn't make it this year, be advised, next year www.opendoorsfortheopen.com (then to be labled OpenDoorsfortheMasters) may be there with a venue similar to what we're doing in Pinehurst.  Keep coming back to learn more about this eventuality.  Pray!!!

So, the attention turns back to the PGA Tour and competitive golfers from across America get ready for their own tournament season. The Tour will jaunt around it's regular spots; down to The RBC Heritage in Hilton Head, The Zurich Classic of New Orleans, Wells Fargo in Charlotte, NC, The Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass, etc. (more of the schedule here), but, our eyes, of course are on the U.S. Open for Men at Pinehurst #2, June 9 - 15 and the U.S. Open for Women on the same wonderful Pinehurst venue, June 19 - 22.  I am so excited coming off of the Masters and to enter into the golf season.  We pray you are as well and hope we can keep our eyes more focused on the Creator of All and keep His will and purposes on the 'first tee' of our lives. (corny, I know, lol, but true)

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I, next, will be visiting the Evening of Champions at the Gwinnett Center in Duluth, GA this Thursday night to meet up with Josh Nelson and the folks who frequent the Links Players Ministry and hobble around (just had knee surgery) the Gwinnett Championship at TPC Sugarloaf on Friday, April 18th to watch my favorite Champions Tour Players and fellowship a bit with Ron Potter and Sam Woolwine of the Challenge Golf Association.