Brett Barry should feel lucky that his wife Jami and young daughters Halle and Sophie missed the first 15 holes of Sunday’s final round of the Forsyth Amateur Championship at Forsyth Country Club. It had been an ugly round for Barry and Scott Campbell, who came into the final round six shots clear of the…
Brandon Einstein’s quest at the N.C. Open all came down to an 18-inch-or-so putt on the final hole Thursday at Forsyth Country Club. “I was a little nervous,” admitted the 25-year-old Tanglewood Park associate pro as he recalled standing over his ball on the 18th green. Einstein routinely tapped in the putt for 6-under-par 65,…
Pennson Badgett of Pilot Mountain went toe-to-toe with the medalist for nine holes Wednesday at The Olympic Club’s Lakes Course before falling 4 and 3 in the first round of match play at the U.S. Amateur. Playing Preston Stout of Oklahoma State, who beat him by 11 strokes over 36 holes of stroke play, Badgett…
Scottie Pearman, a Randleman native, won the World Long Drive Association Elite Division title on Sunday at the Bluff City Shootout near Memphis, Tennessee, with a drive of 357 yards, beating Colton Casto of Hobe Sound, Florida, in the finals. The victory was the first on the WLD tour this year for Pearman, who has…
It’s Monday (late night) so time for What’s Going on in Triad Golf? With Chris Kirk’s tie for fifth at the Wyndham Championship, the Ryder Cup approaching and U.S. captain Keegan Bradley here at Sedgefield, I came up with a hope for the future. When Scheffler captains a future U.S. team — very likely —…
With his easy victory Sunday at Sedgefield Country Club, Cameron Young didn’t leave any doubt. Maybe there shouldn’t have been any doubters. With one round to play at the Wyndham Championship, the tournament’s most-popular topic seemed to be whether Young could win a PGA Tour event. After all, in his 93 previous attempts, he’d finished…
Pennson Badgett didn’t win the Junior PGA Championship. But the 17-year-old Pilot Mountain golfer beat Tiger Woods’ son Charlie head-to-head in the final threesome in the final round. Badgett shot even-par 71 Friday at Purdue University’s Ackerman-Allen Course and finished in a tie for fourth place. Badgett posted 12-under 273 in the 72-hole tournament played…
It might be easy to assume that Wake Forest graduate Cameron Young has a home course advantage at Sedgefield Country Club for the Wyndham Championship. Especially after watching him finish with five consecutive birdies on the front nine (his back nine) Thursday to post 7-under-par 63. And he capped the round by sinking a 20-foot…
For visitors to Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, booking a tee time at Sequoyah National Golf Club may be the safest bet during their stay. Designed by Robert Trent Jones Jr. and opened in 2009, Sequoyah National offers spectacular open views of the surrounding Smoky Mountains and well as dramatic elevation changes and immaculate playing conditions…
Who are some of the top names coming to Sedgefield Country Club for the Wyndham Championship next week? The tournament has made some recent announcements about commitments. But truth is, eligible players have until late Friday afternoon to commit. And it’s not unusual for a few withdrawals in the days leading up to the first…