By Robert Kimball Some people would argue that golfers are the easiest people to buy presents for because you can never go wrong. Sure, we like the “hole-of-the-day” desk calendar and the occasional sweater vest, but what really gets us going is new equipment. One look at the money spent by golf equipment firms on…
By STUART HALL Harold Varner III, Wes Roach and Darron Stiles took an identical route this year to reach the PGA Tour, yet they will each draw on unique lessons learned once the season begins. The three players, each with a tie to North Carolina, earned their respective PGA Tour cards by finishing among…
By David Droschak Identical twins Anthony and Nick Capra have taken an unconventional golfing path since their Davie County High School days, so it’s ironic the two were able to navigate their way to the top of Golf Channel’s new reality series Alerted Course against some stiff competition, recently winning $100,000 in cash and prizes.…
By BRAD KING So what was it like, exactly, for the other players who found themselves caught up in the Tiger Tsunami during last month’s Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club? Let’s just say the experience was not for the faint of heart. “Your lower extremities tightened a little bit,” said eventual runner-up Jason Gore.…
By DAVID DROSCHAK Few would argue that Jordan Spieth has had a dream year on the PGA Tour. Locally, that distinction has to go to Scott Harvey. The 37-year-old from Kernersville played in the Masters in early April as the USGA Mid-Amateur Champion, and now is headed across the pond after being named to the…
By BRAD KING When Wake Forest golf coach Jerry Haas captured the Carolinas PGA section championship last fall he knew the victory would translate into a reunion of sorts with former Demon Deacon players now earning their keep on the PGA Tour — guys like his nephew, 2011 FedEx Cup champion Bill Haas, 2012 U.S.…
By DAVID DROSCHAK The ultimate gated communities – North Carolina’s six military golf courses – offer up quite a bucket list for those who would like to check off the box of unique golfing experiences. Ever start a round with an F-15 fighter jet taking off in clear sight? Now is your chance … …
By Robert Kimball Golfers are special people. While they play an endlessly frustrating and sometimes seemingly hopeless game, they as a group always seem to believe in giving back. Not only to the game itself, but also via charitable giving to those in daily life who struggle and are in need of assistance. It would…
MARINE CORPS AIR STATION CHERRY POINT With the first few holes situated along the final stages of the Neuse River, Sound of Freedom Golf Course is cut through dense forest and has its share of up-and-down holes for its coastal setting. The short opening hole of 333 yards offers golfers an expansive view of the…
CAMP LEJEUNE Renowned golf course architect George Cobb was stationed at Camp Lejeune and was a scratch golfer at the time, so the Marine brass commissioned him to build a golf course. As the story goes, Cobb was unsure of his design ability at the time, so he enlisted Fred Findlay to help, leading to…