By BOB SUTTON A grassroots campaign has Shamrock Golf Club on the comeback trail. The grooming of the grounds is happening as neighbors and supporters of the course handle a good share of the chores. A greens project is being overseen by a Texas group. “This is a massive endeavor,” said Jon Harris, who has…
Perry Maxwell’s 1939 course at Old Town Club to reopen this summer By BRAD KING Bill Coore is standing on the first tee box at Winston-Salem’s Old Town Club pointing toward a trio of bunkers flanking the right side of the opening fairway. On an unseasonably cool, spring morning, the soft-spoken, 67-year-old golf course architect –…
By MARC PRUITT The Heather Hills Golf Course is taking a mulligan. After closing and sitting dormant for nearly five years, a new ownership group is breathing fresh life into the executive course that sits just off Ebert Road in Winston-Salem. The course re-opened for play April 25, and the new owners are in the…
By Brad King The year 1925 had barely dawned on the day a handful of Winston-Salem’s most prominent businessmen — names like Hanes, Reynolds and Gray — gathered at the downtown law office of Manly, Hendren & Womble. Led by Hugh Chatham, the group would finalize long-bandied plans to develop a private vacation community in…
By BOB SUTTON Indian Valley Golf Course has not only survived, it has thrived. Even after more than four decades, some of the original golfers at the 18-hole layout near Burlington keep coming back. This might be considered a renaissance for the facility, which is owned by the City of Burlington. A major greens renovation…
By DAVID DROSCHAK A decade after Davis Love III renovated the layout at Forest Oaks in an attempt to keep the longtime PGA Tour stop in southeast Greensboro, the private club is unveiling another bold move in April – an overdue overhaul of the clubhouse. The Wyndham Championship is no longer at Forest Oaks, having…
By STUART HALL In Steve Johnson’s 30-plus years of working in the golf industry, only once in his travels has he found a place as unique a golf destination as Pinehurst. “The first time I went to St. Andrews I was struck by how alike the two places are,” said Johnson, regional general manager for…
By SCOTT HAMILTON The sun was shining, but a raw breeze cut across Jeremy Little has he strolled to his golf cart. He didn’t really notice, however. Little was too focused on playing target golf. Having hit a slight bump-and-run to advance his ball up the fourth fairway at Tot Farm Hill Golf Club –…
By STEVE WILLIAMS Add another convert to the list. High Point Country Club became the latest to switch from bentgrass greens to bermudagrass when its Willow Creek course reopened Oct. 6 after a project that took a little over three months. Actually, the time frame isn’t totally accurate – it was actually a four-year process.…
By DAVID DROSCHAK Even though Ed Shelton describes himself as “a reformed golfer” who hasn’t picked up a club in 15 years he was all ears when Yadkin Valley tourism officials approached him about partnering golf with the area’s surging wine industry. After all, Shelton is an astute businessman, who along with brother Charlie has…