Greensboro school fielding first golf team in 125-year history By Steve Huffman History is in the works at North Carolina A&T, where a golf team representing the Greensboro-based university will be teeing it up this fall. That’s something that’s never happened in the school’s 125-year history. “Oh, we’re very excited,” said Richard Watkins, coach of…
Former University of North Carolina-Greensboro professor Dr. Nancy Vacc has made a planned gift in the amount of $725,000 to establish the Vacc Women’s Golf Scholarship Endowment for the women’s golf program at the Greensboro school. As the largest planned gift ever received by UNCG athletics, the Vacc Women’s Golf Endowment will provide a full…
By Robert Kimball It’s impossible to miss it. The statue out front of the Arnold Palmer Golf Facility at Wake Forest University captures the famous Demon Deacon in a full, powerful follow-through that is classic Arnie. But even The King has to share space with a legend. Wake Forest’s new Haddock House, which opened in…
By Kurt Dusterberg Emily Brooks would like to become a household name in golf circles. In the meantime, she has the most famous silhouette in the sport. Brooks is a senior at Elon University, and much to her surprise, her image adorns the 2016 United States Golf Association rule book. “My dad and my…
By DAVID DROSCHAK Dan Brooks chuckles some when asked about his early days as Duke’s women’s golf coach. “I actually came into this not wanting to be a coach, I wanted to be a teacher, and my ego was huge and I wanted to be THE teacher,” said Brooks, who has now coached the…
By STEVE WILLIAMS Wake Forest wasn’t one of the five ACC teams that advanced to the NCAA nationals a year ago. It was wait ‘til next year. And this year has been a special one for the Demon Deacons and coach Jerry Haas. They’ve finished in the top three in seven of eight events this…
Another strong field has been assembled for the Bryan National Collegiate tournament. The 19th annual event, co-hosted by Wake Forest and UNC Greensboro, is scheduled April 1-3 at Bryan Park’s Championship Course. Virginia, which won last year’s event after a playoff with Wake Forest, is one of four top-30 teams (Golfweek’s rankings) scheduled to participate.…
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 Steve Hanf Five years ago, Ben Schlottman was at Sedgefield Country Club when Arjun Atwal won the Wyndham Championship. In July, the 19-year-old from Advance was a playing partner with Atwal and Tom Hoge in the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship. The former Forsyth Country Day standout capped a remarkable freshman year at Auburn with…
By KURT DUSTERBERG Mary-Frances Hall has a golf game that is college ready. The 18-year-old freshman shot 74-75-149 to take individual medalist honors in a 10-team tournament in early March, winning the event by three strokes. But her growing career won’t make much noise in collegiate golf circles. That’s because she plays an outsize game…