By David Droschak Staying on top of the competitive golf business in the North Carolina Sandhills takes time, commitment and money. Fall behind ever so slightly and another golf course – figuratively a driver and chip shot away – is ready to steal your golfers. With that in mind, the closing of Legacy Golf Links…
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…
By STEVE WILLIAMS Tanner Owen of High Point has climbed all the way to the No. 2 slot in the North Carolina junior boys rankings and he’s done it with a fantastic fall finish. Owen, a sophomore at Bishop McGuinness High School, captured the Tarheel Youth Golf Association State Championship at Sapona Country Club in…
By JOHN DELL The past will meet the future in mid October at the Wake Forest Pro-Am at Old Town Golf Club. The pro-am, a major fund-raiser for the tradition-rich Demon Deacon men’s and women’s golf programs, will have an added feature with the legendary Arnold Palmer scheduled to be on hand. He’ll be honored…
By STEVE WILLIAMS UNC Greensboro has been a great host to an outstanding collegiate tournament for the last six years. This year, the Spartans would like to keep the Bridgestone Collegiate hardware at home. “Our goal is to win the golf tournament,” veteran UNCG coach Terrance Stewart said as he looked ahead to the…
By MICHAEL GRAFF Bruce Woodall’s first golf memory is of a shot he didn’t make. He was 7 years old and on the tee box of the par-3 sixth hole at Caswell Pines Golf Club in Yanceyville. He hit a tee shot that went straight toward his target. He watched the ball fly, and he…
By STEVE WILLIAMS When Salisbury High’s golf team begins post-season play with the Central Regional on Oct. 24, there will be strange look to the field. The Hornets no longer will see 3-A schools standing in their way. The NCHSAA divided the state’s smaller schools (2-A and 1-A) into their own championship this season for…
By MICHAEL GRAFF When Oak Valley Golf Club opened in 1995, Randall James had an opportunity to play in a foursome with Arnold Palmer. James passed. He chose to caddie for Palmer instead. As the incoming director of golf for the club, James knew he’d have plenty of chances to play Oak Valley, plenty of…