With snow and ice on the ground and temperatures falling below freezing when the sun goes down, there’s not much golf going on outdoors in the Triad and throughout much of the country. But at least one in-state college team has played its first “spring” tournament and others are scheduled to follow this weekend. Of…
Will Zalatoris bettered almost everyone in the field Sunday in the final round of the PGA Tour’s American Express tournament at LaQuinta, California — including Scottie Scheffler, who won the tournament by four strokes. But after fighting to make the cut Saturday, Zalatoris was too far behind to challenge the leaders at LaQuinta’s Pete Dye…
Will Zalatoris made the cut Saturday in his first PGA Tour event of the year in dramatic fashion. The former Wake Forest star birdied his final two holes in the American Express tournament at the Pete Dye Stadium Course in LaQuinta, California, to shoot 2-under-par 70. Needing birdie on his final hole, the long par-4…
Alex Smalley shot even-par 70 in Sunday’s final round, but fell 20 spots into a tie for 40th at the Sony Open. The former Duke standout, a member at Sedgefield Country Club, finished the tournament at 5-under 275. Smalley, who opened the tournament Thursday with 64 at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu to tie for…
Though Alex Smalley will be a long shot to win the Sony Open on Sunday, he should cash a nice paycheck for the opening event on the 2026 PGA Tour. Smalley, who plays out of Sedgefield Country Club, shot 1-over-par 71 Saturday at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu for a 5-under 205 total entering the…
Alex Smalley struggled from the start Friday after shooting an outstanding 64 in Thursday’s opening-round of the Sony Open, the first PGA Tour event of 2026. The Greensboro resident quickly tumbled down the leaderboard with three bogeys and a double bogey on his first seven holes (he started on the back nine), dropping from sixth…
A Triad resident is near the top of the leaderboard on the first day of the first 2026 PGA Tour event. Alex Smalley, a former Duke golfer who makes his home in Greensboro and plays out of Sedgefield, shot 6-under-par 64 Thursday at the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. The 29-year-old Smalley…
The longtime title sponsor of a PGA Tour event announced that 2026 would be its final year of sponsorship. Farmers Insurance announced its sponsorship of the annual tournament at Torrey Pines in San Diego after 17 years. Wyndham’s title sponsorship agreement with Greensboro’s annual tournament runs out after this year’s tournament at Sedgefield Country Club.…
Brooks Koepka’s departure from the LIV Golf makes it possible for the five-time major championship winner to play in future Wyndham Championships. Koepka, whose resignation from LIV was announced Tuesday, cited family reasons for his decision to leave the tour, beginning in 2026. He did not announce an intention to rejoin the PGA Tour. A…
A pair of golfers with North Carolina connections fell short of earning five exemptions onto the PGA Tour for 2026 Sunday after the final round of the Tour’s Qualifying Tournament at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Christian Salzer, an N.C. State graduate, who needed to make up two shots on the top five players in the…