Participating as individuals, Mebane native Nick Mathews of N.C. State and Nick Hernandez of UNC Greensboro got off to good starts at the NCAA Men’s Championship Friday before fading down the stretch at La Costa North in Carlsbad, California. Powered by brothers David and Maxwell Ford and Peter Fountain, North Carolina grabbed third place. The…
There were two major winners after Thursday’s final round of the North Carolina Open at Starmount Forest Country Club. Recent UNC Greensboro graduate Noah Connor (pictured below), who held a six-stroke lead entering the day, cruised to a three-shot victory despite a final-round 72 that included 38 on the back nine. The Reidsville amateur finished…
Noah Connor would have rather been in Southern California this week rather than playing in the N.C. Open at Starmount Forest Country Club. And that sentiment was probably shared by the rest of the field. Connor, a recent UNC Greensboro graduate and the defending Carolinas Open champion, shot 7-under-par 64 Wednesday to grab a six-stroke…
The North Carolina Senior Open was washed out Wednesday due to heavy rains that flooded the Willow Creek course at High Point County Club. The annual tournament, scheduled for 36 holes, was canceled due to standing water on Tuesday. “The golf course is flooded. (Tuesday), on the back nine you could only get to one…
Sparked by leader Michael Brennan, Wake Forest moved up to sixth place Tuesday in the NCAA Austin Regional at the University of Texas Golf Club. Brennan shot 3-under-par 68 to grab the individual lead at 7-under 135 as the Demon Deacons pulled within two strokes of Utah for the fifth and final qualifying spot for…
The third round of the NCAA Regional at Finley Golf Course in Chapel Hill was suspended by rain on Tuesday with the leading teams playing five holes or less. Host North Carolina did manage to pull within four shots of leader East Tennessee with a 6-under-par start. The Tar Heels are 19-under for the 54-hole…
Pinecrest, Terry Sanford, Seaforth and Mitchell won titles at the North Carolina State High School Association Championships held at separate courses. Pennson Badgett of East Surry (pictured) shot 68 Tuesday for a 4-under-par 140 total at Stonebridge Golf Club in Monroe to lead the Cardinals to a fourth-place finish in Class AA, 39 shots behind…
Dale Fuller of Raleigh shot 3-under-par 69 Thursday at Holly Ridge Golf Links to hold off Daniel Neveu of Pinehurst by three strokes and win the Carolinas Golf Association N.C. Senior Amateur Championship. Fuller claimed his first CGA title at 7-under 209. Perennial contender Paul Simson of Raleigh tied for third with Tee Burton of…
Rachel Kuehn tied for medalist honors at 12-under-par 204 to lead Wake Forest to a third-place finish behind Ole Miss and Texas on Wednesday at the women’s NCAA Regional at Bermuda Run’s East Course. Kuehn shot 69 in the final round, but was caught by Ole Miss’ Caitlyn Macnab, who closed with 67 in the…
Emily Mathews of Virginia Tech, a Mebane resident, fell just short of qualifying for the upcoming NCAA women’s championship Wednesday at the Cle Elum, Washington, regional. Mathews shot 76 to finish the 54-hole tournament at 5-over-par 221 in a tie for 14th place. Though Tech did not advance as a team, Mathews was in position…