Freshman Andrew Jenkins of R.J. Reynolds shot 4-under 68 Monday at Pinehurst No. 8 to take a one-stroke lead over Ty Donnelly of Marvin Ridge at the top of the leaderboard at the N.C. Class 7A State Championship. Walker Millican of Grimsley was tied for 11th at 76. Charlie Zaks shot 77 on the par-72,…
Pennson Badgett is concluding his high school golf career in record-breaking fashion. The East Surry senior shot 12-under-par 60 in Monday’s first round of the state Class 3A Boys’ Championship at Longleaf Golf Club in Southern Pines. Badgett broke the former single-round record for an N.C. state championship round of 63 set by PGA Tour…
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…
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,…
Qualifiers unofficial, calculated from NCHSAA results R.J. Reynolds High dominated Tuesday’s Class 7A Boys’ Central Regional at Starmount Forest Country Club. Reynolds teammates John Daniel and Andrew Jenkins shared medalist honors with 73 for the Demons, who posted 303 and defeated second-place Cary by 11 shots. Only the top two teams qualified for the 36-hole…
There was little question at any time Sunday that Cameron Young would win the Cadillac Championship at Doral’s Blue Monster, which he eventually did by six strokes over Scottie Scheffler, the world’s top-ranked player. The major questions left: Where does Cameron Young rank among the world’s elite golfers? Will he become the best Wake Forest…
Cameron Young took control while Alex Smalley dropped from contention at the Cadillac Championship, but Smalley remains in position to make a Signature leap on the PGA TOUR. With his strong performance this weekend in South Florida, Smalley likely will qualify for next weekend’s Truist Championship, a Signature Event offering a $20 million purse to…
UNC Greensboro golfer Kelvin Hernandez won medalist honors for the second straight year Thursday at the Southern Conference Championship at Solina Golf Club, a course owned by YouTube stars Wes and George Bryan near Columbia, South Carolina. Hernandez shot 9-under-par 204 for 54 holes. The Spartans shot 9-over to finish fourth in the team standings,…
The Triad boasted two names at the top of the leaderboard with Jordan Spieth on Thursday after the first round of the PGA Tour’s Cadillac Championship at Doral’s Blue Monster. Cameron Young, a former Wake Forest standout, shot 64 on the Blue Monster to take a one-stroke lead over Alex Smalley, a Duke graduate who…
Virginia pulled out a victory over North Carolina Monday to advance to the final of the ACC Match Play Championship at Shark’s Tooth Golf Club near Panama City, Florida. The Cavaliers triumphed over Stanford 3-1 in the afternoon for the championship The third-ranked Cavaliers finished a few holes of a close contest with the eighth-ranked…