Class of 2012 Girls Taylor Allison, Elizabeth City, NC Western Carolina Laura Bird, Maxton, NC UNC-Pembroke Emily Brooks, Chapel Hill, NC Elon Lily Crane, Jamestown, NC UNC-Greensboro Madalyn Davis, Marion, NC Appalachian Mary Katherine Donovan, Wilmington, NC Gardner-Webb Lane Gakeler, Greensboro, NC East Carolina Mary-Katelyn Holanek, Cary, NC Campbell Mariah Hopkins, Greensboro, NC Western Carolina…
By HEATHER ANGELL Wake Forest has come a long way from the last-place finish in its first tournament of the spring to having some momentum heading into the NCAA Regionals. The Demon Deacons posted the lowest final-round score of the ACC Women’s Tournament at Sedgefield Country Club on April 15 to claim third place, 17…
By DAVID DROSCHAK It seems more than just coincidence Lindy Duncan’s climb to the top of the college golf rankings coincides with Duke’s return to favorite role heading into the Atlantic Coast Conference women’s golf championship. Duncan, a junior who is the reigning ACC player of the year, was always a top golfer as a…
Diaz will replace current assistant coach Robin Walton Wake Forest women’s golf head coach Dianne Dailey has announced the hiring of Kevin Diaz, who will serve as assistant coach beginning next season. Diaz, who is the husband of Demon Deacon great Laura Diaz, comes to Wake Forest with a strong golf background. He began his…
By STEVE HANF Davis Womble became a target as a middle-school player on Wesleyan Christian Academy’s varsity golf team. The target has grown a little larger each year: a win at the Donald Ross Junior in 2009, the Wake Forest commitment that followed and a state championship at the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 3-A…
By JOHN DELL The past will meet the future in mid October at the Wake Forest Pro-Am at Old Town Golf Club. The pro-am, a major fund-raiser for the tradition-rich Demon Deacon men’s and women’s golf programs, will have an added feature with the legendary Arnold Palmer scheduled to be on hand. He’ll be honored…
By STEVE WILLIAMS UNC Greensboro has been a great host to an outstanding collegiate tournament for the last six years. This year, the Spartans would like to keep the Bridgestone Collegiate hardware at home. “Our goal is to win the golf tournament,” veteran UNCG coach Terrance Stewart said as he looked ahead to the…
By MICHAEL GRAFF Bruce Woodall’s first golf memory is of a shot he didn’t make. He was 7 years old and on the tee box of the par-3 sixth hole at Caswell Pines Golf Club in Yanceyville. He hit a tee shot that went straight toward his target. He watched the ball fly, and he…
Winston-Salem native now heads Queens golf program By BOB SUTTON Sam Puryear’s experience in golf is wide-ranging from an instructional standpoint, with variety that stretches from grassroots youth levels to top college programs. So he has come full circle to some degree in the early stages of his role at Queens University in Charlotte. “I…
By BOB SUTTON Before a new group of recruits even arrived on campus, there’s reason to believe that a rebuilding phase might not be necessary for the Wake Forest women’s golf team. Coach Dianne Dailey’s newest players produced a noteworthy summer that should bode well when they officially wear the black and gold. “I thought…