By STEVE WILLIAMS Just moments after Victoria Allred captured her second Carolinas Golf Association Junior title in early August, she was already looking ahead to 2013. “I’m excited,” she said after winning the Dogwood State Junior Championship at Starmount Forest Country Club, “I’ll be able to play on the Carolinas team again next year. I…
GREENSBORO, N.C. – In an effort to help grow the game of golf, the Piedmont Triad’s PGA TOUR event is partnering with The First Tee of the Triad to host the Wyndham Championship Golf Clinic presented by Sunbrella, a free golf clinic on Saturday, June 23, it was announced today. The 73rd annual Wyndham Championship…
By BOB SUTTON Even coming off a bad back, Daniel Brantley carried the load. The Asheboro senior not only recovered from an April ailment, but he put the hurt on Foxfire Golf and Country Club with two consistent rounds in the 3-A state golf tournament, winning the individual title at 2-under-par 142. “I knew…
By STEVE WILLIAMS Taylor Coalson has all the shots that have made him one of the state’s top junior golfers. His easy, calm demeanor also includes patience as a virtue. The North Surry High School senior withstood a two-hour rain delay in the first round of the state 2-A golf tournament to grab a share…
By STEVE WILLIAMS There was some talk going around after the first day of the state 2-A championship that Salisbury coach Dale Snyder could have made a nice piece of change selling off something he didn’t really need. In high school golf, the top four scores of six are counted in the team total and…
By EDDIE SOUTHARDS Stanhope Johnson did not let a hand injury or a hot teammate stop him from winning the state 1-A golf championship for the second straight year. Johnson shot a 31 on the back nine at Keith Hills Country Club to lead Bishop McGuinness to its second straight team title. Johnson made eight…
By STEVE HUFFMAN Depth paid huge dividends for Elon School in the North Carolina independent 1-A state championship. The Commodores, with four players among the top 13 finishers, won its first state golf championship, posting a 623 total to best second-place finisher Trinity of Durham/Chapel Hill, which 10 shots off the pace at Talamore Golf…
Class of 2012 Girls Taylor Allison, Elizabeth City, NC Western Carolina Laura Bird, Maxton, NC UNC-Pembroke Emily Brooks, Chapel Hill, NC Elon Lily Crane, Jamestown, NC UNC-Greensboro Madalyn Davis, Marion, NC Appalachian Mary Katherine Donovan, Wilmington, NC Gardner-Webb Lane Gakeler, Greensboro, NC East Carolina Mary-Katelyn Holanek, Cary, NC Campbell Mariah Hopkins, Greensboro, NC Western Carolina…
By MICHAEL GRAFF About six years ago, 10-year-old Tanner Owen stood beside the practice range at Willow Creek Golf Club, a place where he’s hit thousands upon thousands of practice shots, and watched a grown man hit balls like he’d never seen before. The man was big, and he swung left-handed, just like Owen. The…
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