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Author Archives: Jay Allred

Reynolds sophomore Zach Brown in early-season groove

Junior GolfBy Jay AllredMarch 29, 2017Leave a comment

        By David Droschak The sudden death playoff at the North State High School Challenge in Kannapolis was a look into what may be future Southeastern Conference showdowns. Zach Brown of R.J. Reynolds, a sophomore who has committed to Georgia, defeated Michael Sanders of the Cannon School, a junior headed to LSU, on the first playoff…

Rutter gunning for Forsyth Invitational in 2017

Featured News, Junior GolfBy Jay AllredMarch 29, 2017Leave a comment

        By John Brasier Jake Rutter’s future goals in golf are simple. “I just want to keep playing golf,” he said. Rutter isn’t sure whether that means playing college golf. But he does have that option. He said Davidson College coach Tim Straub offered him a roster spot, and he has other options as well. “Some…

Ragsdale junior off to fast start in 2017

Featured News, Junior GolfBy Jay AllredMarch 29, 2017Leave a comment

        By John Brasier Madison Isaacson is already off to a fast start in 2017 after a strong showing last year. Isaacson, a junior at Ragsdale High in Jamestown, shot a solid 5-over-par 149 in mid-March to win the TYGA Archdale-Trinity Chamber Junior Open at Holly Springs by a whopping eight-shot margin. Already committed to play…

Those who play the Challenge Golf Club will be getting a new challenge this summer

Course FeaturesBy Jay AllredMarch 29, 2017Leave a comment

        By Steve Huffman The Challenge Golf Club in Graham will be closing at the end of May for a major refurbishing. When the course reopens in August, it’ll have everything from new greens and sand traps to a new logo and entrance. Long-time patrons may have a hard time recognizing the place. “When we reopen,…

The Triad: A haven for junior golfing programs

Featured News, Junior GolfBy Jay AllredFebruary 27, 2017Leave a comment

        Junior Golf Pyramid By David Droschak Starting your child out in a golf program may not be a simple as it sounds if you’re new to the game. Proper direction from the start could mean all the difference in the world as to whether a 10-year-old falls in love with golf or finds the whole…

Oak Valley unveiling a solid bunker renovation this March

Course Features, Featured NewsBy Jay AllredFebruary 27, 2017Leave a comment

        By John Brasier With its new white sand bunkers, Oak Valley Golf Club traded a little flash for dramatically improved playability and playing conditions. In a renovation expected to be complete by early March, Pinnacle Golf, which manages the Arnold Palmer design, is replacing the original sand with a white, G-Angle variety and converting many…

Bell’s impact on golf? Simply immeasurable

Featured News, HistoricalBy Jay AllredFebruary 27, 2017Leave a comment

        By Stuart Hall When Peggy Kirk Bell first met golf at age 17, how the wondrous, intertwining 78-year journey would unfold must have been unfathomable. In 1938, the idea of a young woman becoming a golf instructor or a touring professional or even a savvy business negotiator was likely as much wishful thinking as practical because…

Major improvements are in store for Tanglewood Park in Clemmons

Course FeaturesBy Jay AllredFebruary 27, 2017Leave a comment

        By Steve Huffman Forsyth County voters last fall approved a $430 million bond package, $15 million of which was earmarked for parks and recreation facilities. Tanglewood’s share of the latter is $6.9 million. Some of the money will go for trail and road improvements, but the lion’s share will be used for improving Tanglewood’s golf…

Salem Glen Academy offers new option to improve your game

InstructionBy Jay AllredFebruary 27, 2017Leave a comment

        By Dave Droschak The Golf Academy at Salem Glen will launch the first week of March, offering a first-class golf instruction experience at the club located in Clemmons. The new golf academy at the Triad’s only Nicklaus Design course will be headed by veteran pro Jimmy McMullen, who was named the 2003 Florida Heartlands Golf…

The rise of Greensboro architect Kris Spence

Featured NewsBy Jay AllredNovember 16, 2016Leave a comment

        By David Droschak Kris Spence grew up in a rural town of about 2,000 folks in the bootheel of Missouri that didn’t have a golf course. The Greensboro-based golf architect discovered the game as a 10-year-old when he stumbled across some old clubs and balls left by a neighbor of his grandmother. “The guy moved…

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