By EDDIE SOUTHARDS Stanhope Johnson did not let a hand injury or a hot teammate stop him from winning the state 1-A golf championship for the second straight year. Johnson shot a 31 on the back nine at Keith Hills Country Club to lead Bishop McGuinness to its second straight team title. Johnson made eight…
By STEVE HUFFMAN Depth paid huge dividends for Elon School in the North Carolina independent 1-A state championship. The Commodores, with four players among the top 13 finishers, won its first state golf championship, posting a 623 total to best second-place finisher Trinity of Durham/Chapel Hill, which 10 shots off the pace at Talamore Golf…
Class of 2012 Girls Taylor Allison, Elizabeth City, NC Western Carolina Laura Bird, Maxton, NC UNC-Pembroke Emily Brooks, Chapel Hill, NC Elon Lily Crane, Jamestown, NC UNC-Greensboro Madalyn Davis, Marion, NC Appalachian Mary Katherine Donovan, Wilmington, NC Gardner-Webb Lane Gakeler, Greensboro, NC East Carolina Mary-Katelyn Holanek, Cary, NC Campbell Mariah Hopkins, Greensboro, NC Western Carolina…
By MICHAEL GRAFF About six years ago, 10-year-old Tanner Owen stood beside the practice range at Willow Creek Golf Club, a place where he’s hit thousands upon thousands of practice shots, and watched a grown man hit balls like he’d never seen before. The man was big, and he swung left-handed, just like Owen. The…
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Schlottman rallies to take International Tour victory By STEVE WILLIAMS Ben Schlottman of Advance captured his second victory on the International Junior Golf Tour, rallying from a four-shot deficit to win at Hilton Head Island, S.C. A first-round 77 at Barony Golf Course left Schlottman in 10th position on the 71-player leaderboard in the boys…
By STEVE HANF Davis Womble became a target as a middle-school player on Wesleyan Christian Academy’s varsity golf team. The target has grown a little larger each year: a win at the Donald Ross Junior in 2009, the Wake Forest commitment that followed and a state championship at the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 3-A…
By EDDIE SOUTHARDS One of the smallest players in the field had the biggest game at the girls’ 4-A state high school golf championship in Pinehurst. Victoria Allred, who stands five feet tall, shot 75 and 74 at Pinehurst No. 6 to win the individual title. She is only a sophomore and helped Reagan High…
By STEVE HANF Names from all across the state dotted the individual leaderboard at the state 3-A women’s golf championship. Medalist Tara Simmons from C.B. Aycock highlighted the list of golfers from the eastern half of North Carolina. Sarah Bertram of Concord led the Charlotte-and-beyond region with her second-place showing. Northern Guilford’s Taylor Penzer and…
Salisbury’s girls golf team has been number one in the state 2-A class since 2006. Now the Hornets finally get some official recognition for it. A dominating performance at the NCHSAA’s first-ever 2-A/1-A tournament at Longleaf Golf and Country Club allowed Salisbury to outdistance the closest competition in the 13-team event by 33 shots. Freshman Isabella Rusher made it a Hornet sweep when she held off…