North Carolina made the final eight in the NCAA Championship with a tie for third place in stroke play at La Costa North in Carlsbad, California. The Tar Heels shot 4-under-par 284 Monday to tie Virginia at 11-over 1163, 17 strokes behind team leader llinois. Seeded No. 4 for match play, UNC will play No.…
Virginia took a three-stroke lead after Saturday’s second round of the NCAA Men’s Championship at La Costa North in Carlsbad, California. North Carolina, which entered the day only one-shot from the top, struggled and fell 10 strokes back. Virginia has a 1-over-par 557 total, three shots better than Illinois and six ahead of Vanderbilt. North…
Participating as individuals, Mebane native Nick Mathews of N.C. State and Nick Hernandez of UNC Greensboro got off to good starts at the NCAA Men’s Championship Friday before fading down the stretch at La Costa North in Carlsbad, California. Powered by brothers David and Maxwell Ford and Peter Fountain, North Carolina grabbed third place. The…
There were two major winners after Thursday’s final round of the North Carolina Open at Starmount Forest Country Club. Recent UNC Greensboro graduate Noah Connor (pictured below), who held a six-stroke lead entering the day, cruised to a three-shot victory despite a final-round 72 that included 38 on the back nine. The Reidsville amateur finished…
The North Carolina Senior Open was washed out Wednesday due to heavy rains that flooded the Willow Creek course at High Point County Club. The annual tournament, scheduled for 36 holes, was canceled due to standing water on Tuesday. “The golf course is flooded. (Tuesday), on the back nine you could only get to one…
Pinecrest, Terry Sanford, Seaforth and Mitchell won titles at the North Carolina State High School Association Championships held at separate courses. Pennson Badgett of East Surry (pictured) shot 68 Tuesday for a 4-under-par 140 total at Stonebridge Golf Club in Monroe to lead the Cardinals to a fourth-place finish in Class AA, 39 shots behind…
Dale Fuller of Raleigh shot 3-under-par 69 Thursday at Holly Ridge Golf Links to hold off Daniel Neveu of Pinehurst by three strokes and win the Carolinas Golf Association N.C. Senior Amateur Championship. Fuller claimed his first CGA title at 7-under 209. Perennial contender Paul Simson of Raleigh tied for third with Tee Burton of…
This year is the last chance to catch the Wells Fargo Championship at Quail Hollow Club. OK, that could just be a technicality. The May 6-12 tournament could return to Charlotte next year, but not with Wells Fargo as title sponsor. And not at Quail Hollow, which will play host to the 2025 PGA Championship.…
Jack Nance will retire as executive director of the Carolinas Golf Association, effective at the end of the year. A search committee has formed to find a replacement. The announcement was made March 22. Since 1984, the Clinton native has served in various roles with the CGA, including communications, course rating, rules and competitions, and…
It all happened pretty fast without advance planning. Within a few weeks, Geoff Dail, golf course superintendent, club general manager and dirt-moving contractor, became head of a company managing a handful of courses in a variety of arrangements. “Basically, I had three offers at the same time,” said the 51-year-old Greensboro native of the attractive…