By CHRISTIAN WORSTELL With a 103-stroke blowout victory for The Elon School, the North Carolina Independent School Association’s 1-A state championship was never much in doubt. The individual title was another story. Elon teammates Nick Davenport and Dexter Blank finished the 36-hole tournament deadlocked at 158 and squared off in a sudden death playoff at…
By MARC PRUITT Jay Hunt had a hunch that his 5-foot putt for bogey meant something. Standing over the ball on the 18th green during the final round of the NCISAA 3-A state championship at Bryan Park’s Champions Course, it was a situation the Forsyth Country Day junior had rehearsed time and time again. “I’m…
By EDDIE SOUTHARDS Salisbury golf coach Dale Snyder knew his team had a target on its back at the state 2-A golf championship this year. The Hornets were the two-time defending champions and had suffered heavy graduation losses. Making it three titles in a row would be difficult. “We had talked about a three-peat, but…
By STEVE WILLIAMS Burlington Williams has won seven North Carolina high school championships in its proud golf history and there have been a lot of close calls along the way. The Bulldogs had to settle for second this year at Foxfire Golf and Country Club as there was no stopping a veteran, loaded Gastonia Forestview…
BY MICHAEL LINDSAY Westchester Country Day didn’t like finishing second last year. It was determined to not let it happen again in 2013. The Wildcats, who won consecutive state titles in 2010 and 2011, shot 308-299 – 607 to capture the North Carolina independent 2-A state championship by eight shots over second-place St. David’s of…
By STEVE HANF Bishop McGuinness’ players praised coach Pearse Mahon for his easygoing attitude. The jokes he cracks on the course and the Irish music he plays for the team keeps the mood light. The Villains may not have won another championship, however, without Mahon showing a stern side to his young players toward the…
By STEVE HANF The emotional aspect of leaving Forsyth County will hit Dennis Ring with full force eventually. He grew up here. Coached here. Has family here. If more than a few sentimental tears fall, that will be OK. Funny thing about tears: They’re warm, a little salty. Kind of like the waters of Mobile…
A year ago, Bishop McGuinness rolled to a 52-stroke victory in the NCHSAA 1-A State Tournament. Salisbury was 31 shots clear of its closest rival in the 2-A ranks. Don’t expect any such runaways this season. Both teams have had their hands full in their own conferences. “We’re leading our conference and holding our own…
Forsyth Country Day School pulled off a double in the Palmetto High School Golf Championship, winning both the team and individual titles on March 30. The Furies, who were runners-up in the NCISAA 3-A state championship last May, nipped Forestview High of Gastonia and Myers Park High School of Charlotte for the team title by…
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