By DAVID DROSCHAK A golfer from Wisconsin, who visits each fall since his son moved to North Carolina for a job, squeezed in nine more holes in mid-November at Pudding Ridge Golf Club in the rolling countryside of Davie County before heading back North for the harsh winter. He made a point to stop in…
By STEVE WILLIAMS Rosters are not usually deep in high school girls golf. Schools often struggle to find three players, the number required to post a team score. Unlike other sports where there are junior varsity players ready to move up, girls golf teams can be here today, gone tomorrow. That’s why freshmen can have…
By MARC PRUITT A little bit of luck while playing golf can often make or break a round. The same can be said for golf course managers and owners – especially when it involves potentially shutting down your operation. That was the case recently for Luke Lambeth, the general manager of Pleasant Ridge Golf Course…
By STEVE WILLIAMS In long-drive competition, they round off the blasts to the closest yard. Who needs the inches when the balls are rolling out to well in excess of 400 yards? But in the Re/Max World Long Drive Championship on a windy night in Las Vegas in early November, officials had to get out…
Bassett Country Club, closed since Sept. 30, reopened with a new name on Nov. 15. Heritage Golf Club is the new name for the course which has been part of the Martinsville/Bassett community since 1926. Mike Cochran, a native of Martinsville and a fixture at the nine-hole course as superintendent and head professional since 2005,…