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…
At least one player with close North Carolina ties, has a realistic chance to earn a spot on the PGA Tour in Sunday’s final round of the Tour’s Qualifying School. Former N.C. State standout Christian Salzer, a 27-year-old from Sumter, South Carolina, is only two strokes from the final qualifying spot at 8-under-par 202 after…
A Triad-based golfer is in contention for one of five available spots on the PGA Tour after Friday’s second round of the Tour’s 72-hole Qualifying Tournament at two sites at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida. Ryan Sullivan, a 36-year-old former UNC Wilmington golfer who makes his home in Winston-Salem, shot 68 Friday for a 3-under-par 137…
Triad golf courses will play host to some of the Carolinas Golf Association’s major events in 2026. The 66th North Carolina Amateur, scheduled for June 17-20 at Bermuda Run Country Club, tops the local tourneys. Though not specifically listed in the partial CGA schedule, Bermuda Run’s original East Course (pictured) will be the host. The…
Greensboro native Leah Edwards and Western Kentucky University teammate Reagan Ramage shot 70 then won a playoff Nov. 18 at Vanderbilt Legends Club in Franklin, Tennessee, to claim the site’s second and final qualifying spot for the 2026 U.S. Women’s Amateur Four-Ball Championship. Two Triad players earned alternate status earlier in the fall at Wilson…
North Carolina will have a new PGA Tour event beginning in 2026. The Biltmore Championship will be played Sept. 17-20 at The Cliffs at Walnut Cove, near Asheville. Biltmore Estate and the Explore Asheville tourism non-profit will be co-title sponsors. Though Asheville has not played host to a major pro golf championship in more than…