By EDDIE SOUTHARDS Salisbury had its run of 1-A/2-A state titles end this fall but it didn’t stop the Hornets’ top player from repeating as the individual state champion. Senior Grace Yatawara survived a playoff to win her second straight title. She shot rounds of 81 and 77 at Longleaf Golf and Family Club to…
By STEVE WILLIAMS It’s a traditional path taken by thousands of junior golf standouts every year – head off to college with a scholarship and hopes of building on their prep success at the next level. In 2006, Addison Lambeth was on that track after signing with Appalachian State out of High Point Wesleyan Academy.…
By Robert Kimball Some people would argue that golfers are the easiest people to buy presents for because you can never go wrong. Sure, we like the “hole-of-the-day” desk calendar and the occasional sweater vest, but what really gets us going is new equipment. One look at the money spent by golf equipment firms on…
By Robert Kimball Whether you strolled the fairways of some of the most exclusive private clubs in the Triad area, or were just a weekend warrior, you have no doubt seen it. The spray painted white lines that marked off “Ground under Repair,” par-4 holes turned into par 3s, the bare patches on what normally…
By STUART HALL Harold Varner III, Wes Roach and Darron Stiles took an identical route this year to reach the PGA Tour, yet they will each draw on unique lessons learned once the season begins. The three players, each with a tie to North Carolina, earned their respective PGA Tour cards by finishing among…
By DAVID DROSCHAK Anne Marie Goslak proclaimed at the young age of 3 she wanted to be a golf professional. Maybe that’s why she has a soft spot in her heart for teaching the game to today’s exuberant youth. “I remember my dad asking me, ‘Are you sure you don’t want to be a ballerina?’…
By Robert Kimball It was an unseasonably cool, rainy morning when the man opened up the Rick Murphy training facility at Greensboro National Golf Club. He was, as usual, 15 minutes early. “I didn’t stay the head pro at Starmount Forest Country Club by being late,” he laughed. The man’s name is Leo Halloran, and…
By David Droschak Identical twins Anthony and Nick Capra have taken an unconventional golfing path since their Davie County High School days, so it’s ironic the two were able to navigate their way to the top of Golf Channel’s new reality series Alerted Course against some stiff competition, recently winning $100,000 in cash and prizes.…
By BRAD KING So what was it like, exactly, for the other players who found themselves caught up in the Tiger Tsunami during last month’s Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club? Let’s just say the experience was not for the faint of heart. “Your lower extremities tightened a little bit,” said eventual runner-up Jason Gore.…
By DAVID DROSCHAK Few would argue that Jordan Spieth has had a dream year on the PGA Tour. Locally, that distinction has to go to Scott Harvey. The 37-year-old from Kernersville played in the Masters in early April as the USGA Mid-Amateur Champion, and now is headed across the pond after being named to the…