By John Brasier Though the list of elite and marketable players is modest, the field for this week’s Wyndham Championship can probably thank the PGA Tour’s cut to 70 for the upcoming FedExCup Playoffs for strengthening the field at Sedgefield Country Club. Two-time PGA champion Justin Thomas, who has struggled this year, will be here,…
By John Brasier Could Justin Thomas and Shane Lowry come to Greensboro in an attempt to qualify for the $56-million FedExCup? Depending on what happens at this weekend’s British Open — and next week’s 3M Open in Minnesota — there could be a very good chance. Which pro golf stars will enter the Wyndham Championship?…
By John Brasier Mebane’s Emily Mathews, one of four Triad players in the field at the U.S. Girls’ Junior championship, will get a quick look at how her game stacks up in the qualifying rounds Monday and Tuesday for stroke play at the U.S. Air Force Academy Eisenhower Golf Club Blue Course in Colorado Springs.…
As a freshman at Reagan High, Anna Howerton wasn’t sure she wanted to play on the high school golf team. But her father gave her a nudge. “My dad wanted me to play,” Howerton recalled. As it turned out, Howerton’s dad probably saved himself a lot of money. His daughter has earned a scholarship to…
By John Brasier For decades known best for hillbilly theme park Silver Dollar City, country music theaters, bass fishing and as the home of “The Beverly Hillbillies,” Branson has a new upscale vibe, thanks in large part, to Johnny Morris, the founder of Bass Pro Shops. A regional family and fishing destination in the Ozark…