SUMMERFIELD – First Responders of the Triad Inc. has donated $18,000 in proceeds from the 2022 First Responders of the Triad Pro-Am Golf Tournament at Greensboro National Golf Club to the Rockingham County Sheriffs’ Office. The Sheriffs’ Office intends to use the donation for the purchase of a trained Belgian Malinois for its K9 Unit.…
By William Fowler Ryan Wilson is the new CEO of the First Tee – Central Carolina, the organization where he started his professional career in 2011. Wilson, who played golf at High Point Central High and High Point University, worked with the local First Tee organization from 2011 until 2015. “I’m so thankful to be…
By STEVE WILLIAMS Greensboro National GC, Summerfield • Saturday/Sunday, April 27-28, 2019 2019 Tournament of Champions Entry Form TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS Eligibility: Amateur club champions from the Triad Golf Today circulation area and winners of other 2018 qualifying tournaments of at least two days by players from Triad clubs. Does not have to enter with…
By STEVE WILLIAMS Greensboro National GC, Summerfield • Saturday/Sunday, April 27-28, 2019 Entry Form TOURNAMENT OF CHAMPIONS Eligibility: Amateur club champions from the Triad Golf Today circulation area and winners of other 2018 qualifying tournaments of at least two days by players from Triad clubs. Does not have to enter with a team. Format: Two-day…
By Kurt Dusterberg Hailey Joy won her first golf tournament at age 10. Aside from playing against a field of all boys, her lasting memory of that competition is her wardrobe. “I remember that day I wore a T-shirt because I forgot my golf clothes,” she says with a shy laugh. “So I have a…
If you were paying attention to a commercial during the 2016 U.S. Open for Yamaha Golf-Cars you may have recognized the backdrop. It was none other than Greensboro National Golf Club, where a fleet of 82 metallic electricblue golf carts was unveiled in early March. The 60-year-old company, probably known more for a rich pedigree when it comes to motorcycle, ATV…
New ownership injects positive outlook to Triad course By STEVE HANF It was a humid August day. The players lingered in the parking lot in their foursomes, chatting about rounds that ranged from a sizzling 76 to a respectable 89. And they were in no hurry to leave Greensboro National Golf Club. “The clubhouse,…
By MICHAEL GRAFF This time last year, Greensboro National Golf Club, full of unrealized potential, would have enlisted anyone with a lawnmower to help maintain the grounds. This time last year, Andrew Kilpinen, full of unbridled enthusiasm, would have lived anywhere in the country with a golf course to try to make a living. It…