A college standout who grew up close to Wake Forest University apparently will finish her collegiate playing career at the Winston-Salem school. Morgan Ketchum, a three-year starter at ACC rival Virginia Tech, will play her senior year at Wake. Ketchum was the 2021 medalist in the N.C. Class 4A state championship and played on three…
How did a small town build the Jamestown Park Golf Course, a challenging, well-maintained facility with 18 holes and a driving range? “It literally was built with booze and liquor money,” said Scott Coakley, the longtime parks and recreation director for the Town of Jamestown. You see, back in 1974, Jamestown (population 2,231 in 1970…
Aiden Wilson of Winston-Salem tied for fourth on Thursday in the CGA North Carolina Junior Boys’ Championship at River Landing Golf Club in Wallace. A rising senior at Oak Grove High, Wilson finished at 3-under-par 213, five strokes behind champion Ian McGee of Durham. Wilson shot 71 in the final round, including an eagle on…
Mallory Pitts of Greensboro posted a final-round 70 Thursday to win the 69th Carolinas Junior Girls’ Championship by two strokes at WildeWood Club in Columbia, South Carolina. The 15-year-old Pitts, a rising sophomore at Greensboro Day School, finished the 54-hole tournament at even-par 216. Pitts’ final round included five birdies and three bogeys, including a…