By STEVE HANF The new grass is in, and so are the reviews. From the regulars to the visiting course managers and superintendents, they all love the new Diamond Zoysiagrass greens at Pilot Knob Park. “We’ve had a lot of play come through from outside the area, a lot of people wanting to see them,”…
Three Wyndham Championship Youth Golf Clinics, presented by Sunbrella®, are set for Monday August 15 and Tuesday August 16. The first youth golf clinic is set for Monday, Aug. 15 at 11 a.m. at Winston Lake Golf Course in Winston-Salem. PGA TOUR golfer Joe Bramlett will attend this clinic. Bramlett played through three rounds of PGA…
By STEVE HANF GREENSBORO – You’ll have to excuse Webb Simpson for not possessing a long list of memories from Greensboro’s long-running PGA Tour stop. As a top-level junior golfer, the North Carolina native tended to be busy playing golf rather than watching it. Simpson recalled attending the tournament as a 17-year-old and playing in…
By MICHAEL GRAFF Blair Meadows doesn’t know how to golf. She doesn’t read greens and can’t offer tips on swing mechanics. She prefers workout shorts to collared shirts. But she can be invaluable for any golfer in the area who wants a longer drive or consistent approach, or even just to continue playing later in…
By MICHAEL GRAFF Just before 7 a.m. on a Monday at Winding Creek Golf Course in Thomasville, regular Joe Connell wanders up to the clubhouse with his clubs, $12 for the senior privilege membership 18-hole fee, and a bag full of tomatoes. The tomatoes, ripe from the garden, are for Dave Costello, who works the…
By KEITH JARRETT The options for fun and entertainment at Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure stretch as far and wide as the blue waters which surround this golf and vacation destination. Start with 36 holes: the Apple Valley and Bald Mountain championship courses that offer two distinctly different layouts but similar feels for challenge,…
By MICHAEL GRAFF The new head teaching pro at Jimmy Mac’s Golf Range in Winston-Salem can barely hold a golf club some days. Standing on the practice mat, he dangles a sand wedge in his left hand, trying to just get a feel. It was only last month, he says, that he took a swing…
By EDDIE HUFFMAN Shady characters sell them online or out of car trunks, promising a lot more than they actually deliver. They’re illicit substitutes for the real thing. “I’ve heard several cases even this year from people that bought irons,” said Jerry Woodall, owner of Tee to Green Golf Shop in Eden. “Guys…
Eight Champions Tour players are scheduled to take part in the Mike Goodes and Friends Charity Pro-Am on Monday, June 13, at Bryan Park. Goodes will be joined by Nick Price, Fred Funk, Loren Roberts, Andy Bean, Larry Mize, Olin Browne and Russ Cochran in the charity event used to raise funds for the Triad…
By STEVE HANF One year removed from a wet, blazing summer, Pilot Knob Park is blazing a trail that other golf courses in North Carolina could be following in the not-so-distant future. In April, the course located about 20 minutes northwest of Winston-Salem and less than an hour from most other spots in the Triad,…