No stone left unturned at Stoney Creek

          By STEVE HANF There was no debating the fact Stoney Creek Golf Club needed a facelift. The only arguments began after the $2.3-million course renovation – once membership returned following an eight-month hiatus. Kim Worrel, Stoney Creek’s general manager, recalled with a smile the heated debate one particular foursome had in the clubhouse after…

A full week of work for new Wyndham champion

          By Bob Sutton   When Wyndham Championship tournament director Mark Brazil began a congratulatory announcement at the 2010 trophy presentation for champion Arjun Atwal, he commented on  “what a week it had been.”    In this case, it could have served as a literal assessment of Atwal’s journey that ended with a par putt…

Junior Golf News

         Womble caps solid summer with Carolinas Junior title ELGIN, S.C. July 27-29 — Davis Womble of High Point captured his second major junior title in the past year when he won the Carolinas Junior Championship at the Members Club at Woodcreek Farms. Womble, who won the Donald Ross Junior last December, used his latest…

Open champ gives zing to Ping’s new line

         By STUART HALL Ping might consider giving tour staff professional Louis Oosthuizen a nice bonus to go along with his Open Championship Claret Jug. Oosthuizen, the South African with a tongue twister of a name, put the manufacturer’s new S56 irons and Tour-S Rustique wedges into play en route to winning at St. Andrews.…

Mental Minute

        The Mental Minute Every word we utter, thought we think, or feeling we have, has a direct impact on our golf game and ultimately the score we shoot. Positive thoughts lead to good outcomes. Negative thoughts create anxiety that result in breakdowns. It is critically important to develop the skill to choose the more empowering…

Summer Escape: Olde Mill’s generational restoration a winning combination

          By David Droschak There’s something special about a son following in his father’s footsteps, or in the case of the Maples family its love affair with a special Virginia mountain retreat that now runs three generations deep. Dan Maples remembers vividly his first job after graduating from the University of Georgia in landscape architecture,…

Junior Golf Notebook

        VSGA Junior Match Play   SUFFOLK, Va. • June 22-25 – Dylan Jensen of Ridgeway won the 20th Virginia State Golf Association Match Play Championship at Nansemond River Golf Club. Jensen qualified for the 16-player bracket with 69-76, earning the No. 15 seed in a playoff after five players had tied for the final two…