With Pinehurst Resort’s continued expansion, its chief rival in the Sandhills appears unlikely to be left in the dust. Owners of the Pine Needles and Mid Pines resorts have announced a partnership with Marine & Lawn Hotels & Resorts, which will take over management and oversee renovations on the hotels and their food and beverage…
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…
Andrew Haarlow of Greensboro was one of 10 players at Timberlake Golf Club to earn place for the upcoming Carolinas Amateur through an early qualifier at the Chapin, South Carolina, course. Haarlow, who plays at Columbia International University in Columbia, S.C., shot 74. The Carolinas Amateur is set for July 8-11 at Pinehurst No. 7.…
A Triad duo qualified for the upcoming Carolinas Amateur with outstanding rounds Tuesday at Tanglewood’s Championship Course. Tripp Summerlin of Summerfield, a former Appalachian State and UNC Wilmington golfer, and Ben Jordan of Greensboro, a Wofford player, finished second and third as seven of the 44 players at Tanglewood qualified for Carolinas Amateur on July…
When evaluating golf courses, does hard mean better? Are quirky features better than good, fair layouts that reward good play? After watching the 125th U.S. Open, I don’t think so. I’m probably going against the grain here, but Oakmont doesn’t cut it — though it could use a good moving — as a proper U.S.…
Who would have guessed the CGA North Carolina Amateur Championship would turn into a head-to-head battle between Russia and the Ukraine? But it did. Well, sort of, in a cordial way. Jackson Spires of Apex shot even-par 70 Saturday at The Cardinal by Pete Dye for a 9-under 271 total for 72 holes to hold…
Jackson Spires of Apex will take a five-shot lead into the final round of the CGA North Carolina Amateur at The Cardinal by Pete Dye. The 30-year-old Spires shot 4-under-par 66 Friday with five birdies and a single bogey to enter Saturday at 9-under 201. Mykhailo Golod, a Ukrainian who plays for UNC, is second…