By STEVE WILLIAMS There was some talk going around after the first day of the state 2-A championship that Salisbury coach Dale Snyder could have made a nice piece of change selling off something he didn’t really need. In high school golf, the top four scores of six are counted in the team total and…
By EDDIE SOUTHARDS Stanhope Johnson did not let a hand injury or a hot teammate stop him from winning the state 1-A golf championship for the second straight year. Johnson shot a 31 on the back nine at Keith Hills Country Club to lead Bishop McGuinness to its second straight team title. Johnson made eight…
By STEVE HUFFMAN Depth paid huge dividends for Elon School in the North Carolina independent 1-A state championship. The Commodores, with four players among the top 13 finishers, won its first state golf championship, posting a 623 total to best second-place finisher Trinity of Durham/Chapel Hill, which 10 shots off the pace at Talamore Golf…
Class of 2012 Girls Taylor Allison, Elizabeth City, NC Western Carolina Laura Bird, Maxton, NC UNC-Pembroke Emily Brooks, Chapel Hill, NC Elon Lily Crane, Jamestown, NC UNC-Greensboro Madalyn Davis, Marion, NC Appalachian Mary Katherine Donovan, Wilmington, NC Gardner-Webb Lane Gakeler, Greensboro, NC East Carolina Mary-Katelyn Holanek, Cary, NC Campbell Mariah Hopkins, Greensboro, NC Western Carolina…
By MICHAEL GRAFF About six years ago, 10-year-old Tanner Owen stood beside the practice range at Willow Creek Golf Club, a place where he’s hit thousands upon thousands of practice shots, and watched a grown man hit balls like he’d never seen before. The man was big, and he swung left-handed, just like Owen. The…
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Read Complete Coverage Forest Oaks CC, Greensboro • Saturday and Sunday, March 31-April 1 Ben Pinkleton wins Tournament of Champions Senior Division FINAL SCORES Team scoring details (best 4 of 5 scores each nine) Tanglewood wins team title Hensley medalist in Interclub division after playoff T of C/Interclub history 1997-2012
By HEATHER ANGELL Wake Forest has come a long way from the last-place finish in its first tournament of the spring to having some momentum heading into the NCAA Regionals. The Demon Deacons posted the lowest final-round score of the ACC Women’s Tournament at Sedgefield Country Club on April 15 to claim third place, 17…
By DAVID DROSCHAK It seems more than just coincidence Lindy Duncan’s climb to the top of the college golf rankings coincides with Duke’s return to favorite role heading into the Atlantic Coast Conference women’s golf championship. Duncan, a junior who is the reigning ACC player of the year, was always a top golfer as a…
By MICHAEL GRAFF When George Veach bought Wilshire Golf Course in Winston-Salem 45 years ago, winters gave him fits. Cold seasons didn’t mix well with Wilshire’s bermudagrass greens – greens that would be more comfortable in shorts and sunglasses than overcoats and boots. On the worst years, they froze up and died. So in 1977,…