Now that this year’s Wyndham Championship is over, the real drama awaits. OK, former Wake Forest star Michael Brennan earning a first regular-season victory, making the FedExCup Playoffs and securing his 2027 exemption comes pretty close. But that’s history. Was the 87th annual PGA Tour event the last — or second-to-last — in Greensboro? If…
For some of us, it seems the only way to find time to play golf, is to leave town. Otherwise, you’re chained to your responsibilities, family, work … whatever. I had a chance to play over the weekend, which means I took a trip. Went to Myrtle Beach, where I lived for almost a decade.…
I’ve probably played Greensboro National Golf Club more than any other course in the Triad. With good reason. It’s a fun, but challenging course. The routing is interesting, rolling over lakes and hills with a variety of holes. The course is consistently in good condition, largely thanks to superintendent Vincente Hernandez, who has been there…
A handful of pro golfers from North Carolina are having outstanding years on the PGA Tour. But who is the best? That’s a tough question. We can’t make a decision based on major championship victories. Despite the high volume of pro golfers from the Tar Heel State only three Raymond Floyd, Davis Love III and…
I spent most of the last week in Missouri attending a family wedding. So I had the chance to play one of the courses I played when home on college breaks. In the early 80s, Lake Saint Louis Golf Course had the best nine holes in then-exurban St. Charles County, outside of St. Louis. And…
The Sedgefield Country Club course is my favorite Donald Ross design. And yes, I’ve played Pinehurst No. 2 several times, as well as East Lake, Linville, Pine Needles, Mid Pines and several other celebrated Ross layouts in the Southeast and Northeast. This past week, I enjoyed another opportunity to play Sedgefield and my opinion became…
Reynolds Park has been a regular in my playing rotation for several reasons. The Perry Maxwell/Ellis Maples design has an outstanding combination of doglegs, blind drives, drivable par-4s, reachable par-5s and uphill and downhill approaches. Plus, the par-3s are some of the most difficult holes on the course. Then, there’s the price — only $30…
There’s often something new at Holly Ridge Golf Links, where I found another new project in the works during a round this past week. More about that later. What’s innovative at Holly Ridge? A few examples: –Though strictly a public course, Holly Ridge has a Men’s Association with a tournament schedule. –The spacious, rustic-style clubhouse…
The world’s No. 1 player, Scottie Scheffler, isn’t there. If you bought tickets to this weekend’s Truist Championship, knowing it was a “Signature Event” and believing the world’s top player would be at Quail Hollow, you’re wrong. Let the righteous brothers on the PGA Tour continue to vilify former colleagues who accepted guaranteed millions to…
Gillespie Golf Course isn’t the fanciest golf facility in the Triad. It’s an historical, no-frills municipal golf course in a minority neighborhood bordering industrial properties. But it might be the most important course in Greensboro. There’s a lot to like about the nine-hole, par-36 layout only a few minutes south of downtown Greensboro. On Saturday,…