Jack Marcotte and Jake Lewis tied for 10th as individuals at even-par 140 to lead UNC Greensboro to a fourth-place finish Tuesday in a 13-team field at Sea Island’s Seaside Course. UNCG shot 2-over 562 in the 36-hole event, three shots behind team champion Cincinnati and two behind Florida Gulf Coast and Marquette. UNCG topped…
No. 9 ranked Wake Forest won the elite Old Barnwell Derby Match Play on Tuesday with a 3-2 victory over No. 4 South Carolina near Aiken, S.C. Carolina Lopez-Chacarra, Anne-Sterre Den Dunnen and Sky Sload won matches for the Wake women. Winston-Salem’s Macy Pate lost, 4 and 3 to USC’s Eila Galitzky, a freshman from…
Scotty Kennon tied for seventh as an individual to help Wake Forest tie for fourth in a 16-team field at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach. Kennon shot 71 Tuesday to finish at 6-under-par 210, six shots behind Auburn’s Brendan Valdez, the medalist. Auburn romped to a 17-stroke victory at 33-under 831…
Apparently some candid comments of Rory McIlroy about the Champions Tour rankled — or at least somewhat rankled — the typically soft-spoken, non-confrontational Ernie Els. “Absolutely not,” said the 35-year-old McIlroy, when asked about spending his post-50 days on the PGA Tour’s circuit for seniors. “I will not play Champions Tour golf. Look, I’ve said…
Macy Pate won both her matches Monday to lead Wake Forest to victories over national powers Florida State and Auburn at the Old Barnwell Derby Match Play in Aiken, South Carolina. Pate, a former Reagan High standout, beat Kaylah Williams 4 and 3 Monday as the Wake women beat Florida State 3-1-1. Pate beat Katie…
Wake Forest is in fifth place entering Tuesday’s final round of a 54-hole men’s tournament at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach. Wake, eighth after Sunday’s first round, shot 3-under-par 285 Monday to improve to 2-over for the tournament, 16 strokes behind team-leading Auburn. Louisville, Duke and Baylor round out the top…