By David Droschak Methodist men’s golf coach Steve Conley has fond memories of the last time his team was on the big stage at Grandover. Sure, his team won the 2015 Division III national championship at the Greensboro resort, but the title and trophy presentation was only half the experience. “The staff at Grandover really…
By Brad King Fittingly in many ways, legendary Wake Forest University golf coach Jesse Haddock passed away during the week of the Arnold Palmer Invitational. Though he never coached Palmer during his historic, three-decade stint at Wake Forest, the program Haddock inherited in 1960 always benefited from The King’s cachet. Shortly after assuming control of…
The course’s 99 bunkers will be reduced by 40 percent By Steve Huffman Hugh Quinn is an officer with the Tanglewood Men’s Golf Association and loves playing the park’s courses as much as anyone. But he’s the first to admit Tanglewood’s Championship Golf Course has reached the stage where it’s in dire need of some…
By Kurt Dusterberg Josh Nichols had a plan. From the time he was in high school he wanted to fine-tune his golf game in college, qualify for the PGA Tour and make some noise with the top players in the world. “I wanted to be like all the guys you see on TV, they’re 21…
By David Droschak The numbers associated these days with junior golf are mindboggling for parents and the game’s rising talents. If there is any question that this portion of the game has reached the “big time” check out these numbers: There are more than 600 tours and associations scattered across the U.S. A staggering 12,000…
(NOTE: Ed Dupree is a former columnist for Triad Golf Today and Triangle Golf Today who wrote about his adventures of playing as many North Carolina golf courses as he could. Former newspaper colleague Tim Peeler reflects on Ed’s life.) Ed Dupree couldn’t just tell you which of the 565 golf courses he had played…
Renowned club fitter Randy McGinnis has moved locations and has taken over I-85 Range in Haw River. McGinnis had leased a driving range and club fitting business for 15 years about 7 miles away, but the property had been cut in half a few years ago by one of the range’s owners, prompting the move…