Badgett slips into last spot in match play at U.S. Amateur

Pennson Badgett of Pilot Mountain emerged from a 20 players for 17 spots playoff Wednesday morning to qualify for match play competition at the U.S. Amateur. But it wasn’t easy. He got the last spot. Badgett bogeyed the second playoff hole, No. 10 at The Olympic Club’s Lake Course, to clinch a berth. Badgett had…

Triad pros share first-round lead in N.C. Open at Forsyth CC

Two Triad golfers shared the lead Tuesday after the first round of the North Carolina Open at Forsyth Country Club. Instructors Matt Fry of West End and Brandon Einstein of Clemmons shot 5-under 66 to led the 156-player field. Other familiar Triad faces near the top of the leaderboard included Charlotte senior John Faidley, a…