By MICHAEL GRAFF He just drove the van. In 41 years as Elon’s golf coach, Bill Morningstar never pretended to do anything more. He recruited the best players he could, put them in a van, and drove them around. He drove it right through Elon’s moves from NAIA to Division II, and from Division II…
By STEVE HANF The list of “lasts” will begin multiplying exponentially for Joe Franks in the coming weeks. Last time leading Grimsley High School’s golf teams. Last time delivering social studies lessons to students. Last time taking part in the Grimsley commencement exercises that an 18-year-old Joe Franks experienced 35 years ago. “If somebody had…
By DAVID DROSCHAK A decade after Davis Love III renovated the layout at Forest Oaks in an attempt to keep the longtime PGA Tour stop in southeast Greensboro, the private club is unveiling another bold move in April – an overdue overhaul of the clubhouse. The Wyndham Championship is no longer at Forest Oaks, having…
By STUART HALL In Steve Johnson’s 30-plus years of working in the golf industry, only once in his travels has he found a place as unique a golf destination as Pinehurst. “The first time I went to St. Andrews I was struck by how alike the two places are,” said Johnson, regional general manager for…
By SCOTT HAMILTON The sun was shining, but a raw breeze cut across Jeremy Little has he strolled to his golf cart. He didn’t really notice, however. Little was too focused on playing target golf. Having hit a slight bump-and-run to advance his ball up the fourth fairway at Tot Farm Hill Golf Club –…
By MICHAEL GRAFF Ron Philo is chasing his daughter again. It’s mid-morning, and Laura Diaz is where she’s usually found, on the golf course. Philo wants to finish up a phone call before running out to catch her. “I’m pulling into the course now, actually,” he says into the phone. Then, 10 minutes later, “I…
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By DAVID DROSCHAK Whenever the architectural team of Ben Crenshaw and Bill Coore discuss Pinehurst No. 2 it’s not long before the two turn to the Tufts Archives, and how instrumental the museum – which is centered on golf, Donald Ross and countless other fascinating items – was in their restoration work on the famed…
By STEVE HANF First, Cecily Overbey did everything she could to avoid going to the golf course. Once her parents made her go anyway to watch older sister Madison play, Cecily did everything she could to dodge the action. “I would be in the cart with a DVD player, Disney movie playing while they were…