By STEVE WILLIAMS When Tee to Green Golf Shop opened in 1984, woods were wood and shafts were steel. Tee to Green is still in its original location on Highway 14 in Eden, but just about everything else has changed. “It was laminated or persimmon with all steel shafts,” said Jerry Woodall, who took over…
By STEVE WILLIAMS Chandler White has been playing some solid golf this summer and he capped it by claiming his hometown title. White shot 66 at Tanglewood’s Championship Course and followed with a 69 at Maple Chase Country Club to hold off Isaac Spencer by one shot in the early August event that was shortened…
By MARC PRUITT Some of the biggest names on the Champions Tour are lining up to lend a hand to promote and develop an interest in junior golf in the Triad with fellow competitor and Reidsville native Mike Goodes once again. The Mike Goodes & Friends Charity Classic Pro-Am will be held at Bryan Park…
New ownership injects positive outlook to Triad course By STEVE HANF It was a humid August day. The players lingered in the parking lot in their foursomes, chatting about rounds that ranged from a sizzling 76 to a respectable 89. And they were in no hurry to leave Greensboro National Golf Club. “The clubhouse,…
First Tee of the Triad is offering a girls-only program for the first time in its history. The new girls-only program is set for Sept. 13, Sept. 27, Oct. 11 and Oct. 25 from 9 a.m. until noon at both Tanglewood Park in Clemmons and Gillespie Golf Club in Greensboro. This new program is open…
By BRAD KING It is not the history, the storied tournament venues, the enormous prize money nor even the numerous, immensely popular players. No, the heart and soul of the PGA Tour is its record-setting philanthropic legacy. In January, the Tour announced that it has surpassed $2 billion in all-time charitable giving. The Tour achieved…
By STEVE HANF In the Triad, Lanny Wadkins is best remembered for his 1983 victory in the Greater Greensboro Open and endless trips around Forest Oaks Country Club. What many local golf fans may have forgotten is that Wadkins played his first six Greensboro PGA Tour events at Sedgefield Country Club, including his very first…
By BRAD KING From a quick glance at his Friday afternoon attire – yellow, logoed polo shirt tailored with sleek performance thread, grey checkered shorts, stylishly wide, white belt, Adidas Adizero Tour shoes and Oakley sunglasses – it is immediately apparent Vince Lima lives and breathes the game of golf. On this day, he has…
By MARC PRUITT The director of Parks and Recreation for the City of Winston-Salem likes to remind people he isn’t a scientist despite all of the knowledge he has developed about climate and turf management at Winston Lake and Reynolds Park golf courses during his tenure. Particularly alarming to Tim Grant were the deteriorating…
By STEVE WILLIAMS HIGH POINT • June 28-29 – Isaac Spencer tied the competitive course record at High Point Country Club’s Willow Creek course and went on to a 10-shot victory in the inaugural Triad Amateur. Spencer’s record-tying 8-under-par 64 in the first round opened a six-shot lead and there was no let-up on…