Reynolds Park has been a regular in my playing rotation for several reasons. The Perry Maxwell/Ellis Maples design has an outstanding combination of doglegs, blind drives, drivable par-4s, reachable par-5s and uphill and downhill approaches. Plus, the par-3s are some of the most difficult holes on the course. Then, there’s the price — only $30…
Alex Smalley couldn’t hold on Sunday at the PGA Championship. The Sedgefield Country Club member, the 54-hole leader at Aronimink, struggled early in Sunday’s final round then rebounded to shoot even-par 70 and finish in a tie for second place with Jon Rahm at 6-under 274, three shots behind winner Aaron Rai. The 31-year-old Rai,…
If many golf fans didn’t know about Alex Smalley prior to this weekend’s PGA Championship, they should after Saturday’s third round. The 29-year-old Smalley, a Duke graduate who makes his home in Jamestown, bounced back from three early bogeys to shoot 2-under-par 68 at Aronimink Golf Club and take the lead at 6-under 204 entering…
Morgan Ketchum shot 6-under-par 66 Wednesday at Seminole Legacy Golf Club to lead Wake Forest to the Tallahassee, Florida, Regional team championship. With an 8-under 838 total, Wake beat Florida State by four strokes. Ketchum, a Winston-Salem native and transfer from Virginia Tech, tied Sophia Fullbrook of Florida State for medalist honors at 7-under 209.…
Triad golfers swept medalist honors Tuesday in the Class 5A and Class 6A State Championships at Sapona Golf Club in Lexington. Lincoln Newton claimed the 5A medal by six shots to lead Oak Grove to the team title by six shots over South Point. Jack Weston, a freshman from Northern Guilford, pulled out the 6A…
Medalist Pennson Badgett shot 67 Tuesday and broke the NCSHAA scoring record for East Surry, which held off a charge from Pine Lake Prep to win the Class 3A Boys’ Championship at Longleaf Golf Club in Southern Pines. Badgett’s 15-under-par 127 total eclipsed the state record of 13-under 131 set in 2011 by PGA Tour…
There’s often something new at Holly Ridge Golf Links, where I found another new project in the works during a round this past week. More about that later. What’s innovative at Holly Ridge? A few examples: –Though strictly a public course, Holly Ridge has a Men’s Association with a tournament schedule. –The spacious, rustic-style clubhouse…
Norwegian Kristoffer Reitan shot 69 Sunday and beat Ricky Fowler and Nicolai Højgaard by two strokes to win the $3.6-millon first prize at the Truist Championship at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte, one of the PGA Tour’s Signature events. Reitan, who posted 15-under for 72 holes, came from behind on the back nine to overtake…
The world’s No. 1 player, Scottie Scheffler, isn’t there. If you bought tickets to this weekend’s Truist Championship, knowing it was a “Signature Event” and believing the world’s top player would be at Quail Hollow, you’re wrong. Let the righteous brothers on the PGA Tour continue to vilify former colleagues who accepted guaranteed millions to…
Virginia is the top seed at Bermuda Run East for the May 11-13 men’s NCAA Division I Winston-Salem Regional hosted by Wake Forest. The Cavaliers, national runners-up last season, are coming off winning the ACC Championship at Shark’s Tooth near Panama City, Florida. Wake Forest was seeded sixth in the 13-team regional behind Ole Miss,…