By Harris Prevost RedTail Mountain Golf Course, located 20 miles west of Boone in Mountain City, Tenn., has been in existence for 32 years. Exciting changes taking place this year have changed it from a local favorite to an up-and-coming resort destination. The course was originally named Roan Valley Golf Course. The scenic layout was…
By DAVID DROSCHAK Cement executive David Collins was cruising along the Blue Ridge Parkway some 25 years ago in search of a campground when he stumbled across Mount Mitchell Golf Club by accident. He immediately noticed the pristine crossed mowed fairways and striking beauty of the valley layout flanked by the Black Mountain Range. Collins…
By STEVE HANF Davis Troxler developed a reputation for going overtime with his lessons at Precision Golf School. “I talk a lot,” Troxler said with a laugh. “We have a lot of fun. You hear us laugh all the time, but that doesn’t mean we don’t take it serious.” Troxler’s sessions with area golfers aren’t…
By STEVE WILLIAMS The winner of this year’s Wyndham Championship could trace his success to Bermuda Run Country Club. That’s where the event qualifier will be played this year – on the Monday before the tournament begins Thursday, Aug. 14, at Sedgefield Country Club’s Donald Ross Course. Monday qualifiers rarely win on the PGA Tour,…
Winston-Salem resident Laura Diaz aces LPGA Tour exam, earns local Kia deal in the process By Brad King In late March, Winston-Salem resident and former Wake Forest two-time first team All-American Laura Diaz set a pair of unusual LPGA records: First, she recorded a pair of hole-in-ones on consecutive days at the Kia Classic in…