By STEVE WILLIAMS The thought of winning a state championship in women’s golf wasn’t even in the wildest dreams for Rockingham County High School for the better part of the school’s four decades. In fact, the Cougars barely managed to put together a team and had qualified just once for regional play. But a couple…
By EDDIE SOUTHARDS Salisbury had its run of 1-A/2-A state titles end this fall but it didn’t stop the Hornets’ top player from repeating as the individual state champion. Senior Grace Yatawara survived a playoff to win her second straight title. She shot rounds of 81 and 77 at Longleaf Golf and Family Club to…
By STEVE WILLIAMS It’s a traditional path taken by thousands of junior golf standouts every year – head off to college with a scholarship and hopes of building on their prep success at the next level. In 2006, Addison Lambeth was on that track after signing with Appalachian State out of High Point Wesleyan Academy.…
By Robert Kimball Some people would argue that golfers are the easiest people to buy presents for because you can never go wrong. Sure, we like the “hole-of-the-day” desk calendar and the occasional sweater vest, but what really gets us going is new equipment. One look at the money spent by golf equipment firms on…