Winning the 39th-annual Dugan Aycock Davidson County Amateur was nothing new for Michael Swaringen. The Salisbury native had already won the championship five times — including last year — before adding a sixth title on Sunday at Lexington Golf Club. The 44-year-old Swaringen shot 3-under-par 68 despite a late double-bogey for a 3-under 139 total…
Chase McLaughlin of Kernersville shot 2-under-par 69 Saturday to take the lead after the first round of the 39th annual Dugan Aycock Davidson County Amateur at Lexington Golf Club. Defending champion Michael Swaringen of Sailsbury, who has won the event five times, and former West Davidson High standout Nic Lamberth are tied for second at…
There’s another Wake Forest alumnus in contention for victory entering the final round of a PGA Tour event. And no, Cameron Young and Alex Fitzpatrick aren’t playing this weekend. Michael Brennan shot a PGA Tour career-best 63 Saturday to move to 16-under-par 197 through 54 holes at the 3M Open at TPC Twin Cities in…
The two Triangle golfers who made the cut at the U.S. Junior Amateur were eliminated in Wednesday’s first-round of match play at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Stephen Eastman, a Durham Trinity Academy golfer who shot 1-over-par 142 to tie for 19th in stroke play, lost his Round of 64 match to Callixte…
Wyndham Championship CEO Mark Brazil didn’t much news to share about the future of Greensboro’s annual PGA Tour event. But he had plenty of good news about the upcoming 2026 tournament. And he had defending champion Cameron Young onboard for a Wednesday afternoon zoom interview with local media only three days after his remarkable 64…
A field of 74 players have signed up for the 36-hole Davidson County Amateur Championship Saturday and Sunday at Lexington Golf Club, according to director of golf Dylan Dawson. Last year’s champion Michael Swaringen of Salisbury and senior champion Buck Hall return to defend their titles over 36 holes. Tee times begin at 7 a.m.…
The reigning Wyndham Championship winner almost became the British Open champion — or the Champion Golfer of the Year, the title on the other side of the pond. Seven shots off the lead in a tie for 11th place entering Sunday’s final round at Royal Birkdale, Wake Forest graduate Cameron Young shot 6-under-par 64 to…
Ella June Hannant’s bid to win the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship was halted in Friday morning’s quarterfinals by Anna Bell of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Bell knocked off Hannant 2 and 1 to advance to a semifinal against Amelie Zalsman of St. Petersburg, Florida, who has committed to play at Wake Forest, beat Hannant 2 and 1…
Alex Smalley shot 3-under-par 67 Thursday at Royal Birkdale to earn a place near the top of the leaderboard at the British Open. The Jamestown golfer made seven birdies — he birdied four of the first four holes — and would have joined Jackson Suber as a co-leader if he had parred 18, rather than…
Brandon Einstein won the top prize, but had to settle for second place Thursday at the 102nd Carolinas Open. Einstein, a 26-year-old Clemmons native, fired 4-under-par 68 to finish two strokes behind winner William Carr of Raleigh, a rising sophomore at Elon University. Trailing by one on 18, Einstein 3-putted the final hole to make…