By Steve Huffman David Crowder heads a group of mostly senior golfers who get together once a week to play a variety of Triad-area courses. The group has no official name. Some refer to it as “David Crowder’s Gang.” Crowder prefers, “The Challenge Senior Traveling Group.” That latter comes from the fact that members typically…
By Kurt Dusterberg Emily Hawkins seemed destined to play golf, if only because she could see the course from her backyard. Her parents, Tom and Cathy, live near the 16th hole at Sapona Ridge Country Club in Lexington, where they are members. “I started playing when I was 9 or 10,” Hawkins says. “My dad…
By Brad King Growing up in Greensboro as golf’s can’t-miss kid, Jason Widener always assumed the PGA Tour would be a big part of his future. Little did he know it would take nearly three decades to turn his dream into reality. When he signed to play golf at Duke University, Widener was the No. 1-ranked…
North Carolina star wins U.S. Amateur, takes runner-up at Western Am By David Droschak More times than college coaches would like to admit, they set out to recruit a player or two at a junior tournament, and somebody else turns their head. Such was the case at the Carolinas Junior championship at Willow Creek in…
By STEVE WILLIAMS After a dormant summer, three golf courses in the Piedmont are back in business with new bermudagrass greens. Lynrock Golf Club, a public course in Eden, and Chatmoss Country Club in Martinsville have been busy with golfers since unveiling the new putting surfaces in mid August. Danville Golf Club is scheduled to…
A new book has hit the market about famed architect Donald Ross, who designed more than 40 golf courses across North Carolina. “Great Donald Ross Golf Courses Everyone Can Play,” written by author and former Pinehurst Resort historian Paul R. Dunn features history and photos of some of the state’s best and most unique layouts,…