By Brad King Robert Linville knows the highs and lows of competitive golf better than most. An All-American golfer at Guilford College, where he won All-Carolinas Conference recognition four times and All-NAIA District 26 honors three times, Linville moved to Florida following graduation with his sights on the PGA Tour. Battling on the mini-tours weekly,…
By Steve Huffman At the still-tender age of 11, Ellen Yu has participated in and won more tournaments than most golfers accomplish in a lifetime. But it doesn’t take her but a moment to rank the importance of her win in the U.S. Kids Golf Foundation’s World Championship, played the first week of August at…
By Steve Huffman Robert Linville has had a student qualify for the finals of the prestigious U.S. Mid-Amateur Championship three of the past four years. The tournament, commonly referred to as “the Mid-Am,” is the leading annual golf tournament in the United States for post-college amateur golfers. It’s organized by the USGA. High Point’s Scott…
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…
By STEVE HANF Twenty-five years later, Robert Linville’s Precision Golf School continues celebrating one success story after another, from golfers at the highest level to the rawest of newcomers. Linville continues working with Mike Goodes, who has earned more than $4 million since qualifying for the Champions Tour in 2007. Linville earned high praise from…
Robert Linville of Precision Golf School has been teaching golf for more than 25 years. He was an All-American at Guilford College and played professional golf for several years before turning to teaching full-time. He co-founded Precision Golf School in 1989 and the school has now grown to five Triad locations and a staff of…
Q-School survivor eyes chances on Nationwide Tour By STEVE HANF Perhaps one good adage deserves another, because if timing is, in fact, everything – Chris Mundorf could be in trouble. Instead, how about good things come to those who wait? The 2009 golfing year proved to be a mixed bag for Mundorf, the former East Forsyth…