By Brad King Jennifer Kupcho arrived in Winston-Salem four years ago a shy, introverted Wake Forest freshman far from her hometown of Denver, Colo. She departs in a few weeks with her name etched in women’s golf history. The world’s No. 1 amateur and the reigning NCAA champion, Kupcho carved out her place on golf’s…
By David Droschak Founded in 1753, Salisbury is noted for its preservation, with 10 National Register Historic Districts dotting the Rowan County landscape. And then there is one special iconic golf course, which if stories are accurate was started here in 1919 with six tomato cans as cups along the old racetrack and fairgrounds. Soon,…
By David Droschak Wake Forest came into this year’s ACC men’s golf championship ranked third in the country and on a roll. However, the Demon Deacons left Old North State Club without any hardware yet again. After winning five of six tournaments dating to last fall, the Demon Deacons shot a 2-over first round and…
By Brad King Golf course architect Mike Strantz left behind a tragically short legacy. Originally a golf course superintendent, Strantz’s decade-long tutelage shaping courses for legendary architect Tom Fazio led to a solo career that consisted of just seven widely heralded original designs prior to Strantz’s untimely death from cancer at the age of 50.…
By STEVE WILLIAMS There are 72 teams heading to the NCAA women’s golf regionals May 6-8 and 10 of them are from the Atlantic Coast Conference. Top-ranked Duke along with ACC champ and third-ranked Wake Forest are among the NCAA favorites. They’ll be joined by eight of the other 12 conference members that field women’s…
By Steve Huffman Matt Reagan jokes that it’s only taken him and his business partner, Ryan Dailey, the better part of 10 years to develop a new concept in changing how young people learn to play golf. “We’re an overnight success,” Reagan said, laughing as he spoke. Reagan and Daily, both PGA professionals, are the…