The seventh-annual First Responders of the Triad (FROT) is set for Oct. 3 at Greensboro National Golf Club, where organizers hope to raise $200,000 for first responders. Last year’s event raised $125,000 — $50,000 of which was donated to the Western North Carolina Association of Firefighters to help first responders cover insurance deductibles for personal…
A Triad public golf course has a new owner. Bobby Evans purchased Pine Knolls Golf Club in Kernersville from Jim Butler, according to the Kernersville News. Evans and Butler each live in the community surrounding the golf course. Evans told the newspaper that he wanted to preserve the golf course and prevent it from a…
The new clubhouse at Tanglewood Park opens Tuesday morning. TriadGolf.com and Triad Golf Magazine took the below photos late last week as workers moved furniture, equipment and merchandise into the new facility. The two Forsyth County public courses had operated in a trailer adjacent to the first leg of the par-4 ninth hole for more…
Kris Spence’s work at Starmount Forest Country Club is nearing completion, and the Greensboro-based architect is gearing up on a few new in-state projects. Though heavy summer rain – 15 inches in July – caused delays, Spence now expects the Greensboro course to be ready to open by sometime in October. Rain, including several “pop-up”…
A Triad golf course, closed for more than three weeks after heavy rain, is in “great shape” after opening to the public a week ago. Mill Creek Golf Club in Mebane suffered water damage during a storm on July 6-7. TriadGolf.com was told that a temporary bridge over the creek is in operation at No.…
A Triad course is taking steps to eliminate problems on one of its best-known holes. Cedarbrook Country Club, just outside Elkin, filled a “mucky” wet area with dirt with plans to reclaim the area as fairway. Cedarbrook grounds crew filled much of the wet area in front of the fourth green with dirt on Monday…
Holly Ridge Golf Links does things differently than most public golf courses – from the online booking of an exclusive tee time through the 19th hole service provided by robots in a leather sofa-filled lounge surrounded by golf simulators. That’s because when Luke Hollingsworth took over as sole owner in 2007, the golf course business wasn’t…
If you want to play the best public golf courses in North Carolina, Golfweek would advise you to go to Pinehurst. The top eight public courses in the state are in the Pinehurst area, according to a Golfweek list released Friday. The top 10, in order: Pinehurst No. 2, Pinehurst No. 10, Pinehurst No. 4,…
How did a small town build the Jamestown Park Golf Course, a challenging, well-maintained facility with 18 holes and a driving range? “It literally was built with booze and liquor money,” said Scott Coakley, the longtime parks and recreation director for the Town of Jamestown. You see, back in 1974, Jamestown (population 2,231 in 1970…
Don’t have time or stamina enough for 18 holes? Does playing nine holes not quite justify putting on golf clothes and driving to the course? A Triad golf course with a unique routing plan is now offering another option. Greensboro National Golf Club started offering a 12-hole round — in addition to standard nine- and…