Austin Hitt had to win Sunday. There was no other way he could be assured of earning a promotion to the PGA Tour. And with his Tar Heels pride showing for all to see on his shot book as well as his mother’s rain attire, Hill went out and did it. The 28-year-old UNC alum…
By John Brasier A Triangle club with a century-old Donald Ross design — tweaked a handful of times over the decades — plans to make renovations to restore the original “magic” of the historic layout. Greensboro-based architect Kris Spence, considered a master at restorations and renovations of Ross designs, will begin an extensive project in…
B.J. Boyce of UNC Greensboro was the medalist as the Spartans finished second Monday at Arkansas’ Blessings Collegiate Invitational. The graduate student from Fayetteville shot 8-under-par 64 in the final round to come from behind to take his first collegiate victory at 5-under 211 for 54 holes. Boyce won the Carolinas Amateur this summer at…
High Point University’s Makayla Grubb claimed another medalist honor Tuesday at the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate, hosted by Tennessee at Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville. Grubb, a sophomore from Stafford, Virginia, shot 4-under-par 67 for a 12-under total and a tie for first place with Tennessee’s Madison Messimer, who shot a final-round 65. A match-play qualifier…
North Carolina’s Carson Bertagnole finished fourth in the individual race and the Tar Heels placed fourth as a team Monday at the Fighting Irish Classic hosted by Notre Dame at Warren Golf Course in South Bend, Indiana. Bertagnole shot 1-under-par 69 to finish the 54-hole tournament at 4-under 206, three shots off the pace set…
The High Point women’s team took the first-round lead over the likes of Baylor and host Tennessee on Sunday at the Mercedes Benz Intercollegiate at Cherokee Country Club in Knoxville. HPU sophomore Makayla Grubb (pictured) shot 5-under-par 66 to lead the medalist race. Senior Anna Howerton, a Winston-Salem native, and Eva Lye added 68s for…
A PGA Tour event held in the Carolinas has hit turbulence. No, it’s not the GO by Raymond James (formerly Wyndham Championship), which is on the rise after securing a spot in the Tour’s Championship Series beginning in 2028. It’s not the RBC Heritage on Hilton Head Island, the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte nor…
A few Triad golfers cleared the first hurdle on the way toward spots on the LPGA Tour. Mallory Fobes and Morgan Ketchum advanced through the Florida LPGA Tour Pre-Qualifying tournament, which finished Saturday. The top 34 players at tournaments in Florida, California and Texas advanced to the Qualifying Tournament Oct. 13-16 in Venice, Florida. Players…
Lawrence Hicks of Greensboro matched the score of legend Paul Simson to win the 70+ Division of the N.C. Super Senior Championship Sept. 23-24 at Mill Creek Golf Club. Hicks (pictured right) won the 70+ Division with scores of 69 and 72 score for a 3-under-par 141 total. The 75-year-old Simson (pictured left) played in…
A future Triangle community is planned to have a new private golf facility designed by one of the world’s elite architects. Tom Fazio was announced as the designer of an 18-hole course, a nine-hole short course and practice facilities for a 1,271-acre community in Chatham Park’s South Village. Developer Southern Land Co. made the announcement…