By John BrasierPublisher The routing is much the same and most of the greens are in the same places. But the addition of 32 new grass-faced bunkers and rebuilt greens at Maple Chase Country Club have added teeth and pin positions to the north Winston-Salem club’s layout as well as the capability for much-improved playing…
Still unpacking from a glorious golf week in Branson, Missouri … There might not have been a happier place in the United States than southwest Missouri last week following the elections. In Branson, there were/are far more Trump retail stores — at least a half dozen — than supermarkets. My favorite — “When I die…
Macy Pate tied for second in the individual race to lead the Wake Forest women’s team to a victory in a strong 11-school field at the Charles Schwab Collegiate in Fort Worth, Texas. Pate, a sophomore who attended Reagan High, shot 2-under-par 211 in the 54-hole tournament at Ridglea Country Club, two strokes behind Cayetana…
Leah Edwards of Northwest Guilford successfully defended her Class 4A girls high school state title Tuesday, shooting her second consecutive 70 to win by one stroke at Pinehurst No. 6. Edwards, who finished at even-par 140 on an approximately 5,300-yard course. Elizabeth Rudisill of Myers Park, the 2022 individual champion, finished second with Emerson Dever…
Recent UNC Wilmington graduate and East Bend native Mallory Fobes, hopeful of a pro playing career, won the second Carolinas Women’s Mid-Amateur last week at Longleaf Golf Club in Southern Pines. Fobes (pictured) shot 71 and 77 to finish at 4-over-par 148, beating Courtney Stiles of Pinehurst with a birdie in the first hole of…
(Updates with more infomation on flood damage in the High Country) Pennson Badgett capped a fantastic 2024 season with a college commitment. The East Surry High junior gave a verbal commitment to the University of Tennessee last week. The commitment came after a recent visit by Tennessee coach Brennan Webb, who came to see Badgett…
Macon Moye of Southern Pines shot rounds of 65 and 73 to win the Carolinas Golf Association Super Senior Championship, which finished Thursday at Forest Oaks Country Club. Moye overcame a three-shot deficit to Paul Simson of Raleigh, who shot his second consecutive 70 in the final round. Todd Brown of Winston-Salem tied for fourth…
Hallie Wilson of Lewisville successfully defended her title Monday at the Carolinas Golf Association’s Jimmy Anderson Girls’ Invitational at Taberna Country Club in New Bern. Wilson shot consecutive rounds of 1-under-par 71 to tie Victoria Davis of Cary at 142 before winning on the first playoff hole. Wilson rallied from a one-stroke deficit after Sunday’s…
With two championship courses and spacious practice facilities, Grandover Resort is a popular venue for high school and college golf teams. According to Grandover’s director of golf, Jonathan York, several Triad college and high school teams use the facilities. Leading the list is UNC Greensboro, whose men’s and women’s teams call the resort home. In…
Grandover Resort reopened its West Course with new state- of-the-art Tif-Eagle Bermuda putting surfaces, matching those converted in 2018 on its East The East Course stretches to 7,213 yards from the back tees, with a challenging 75.7 rating and a 141 slope. It leaves a lasting impression with its 18th hole, a 570- yard par-5 bordered…