I give credit to the USGA and the Royal & Ancient for making some common-sense rules changes over the past few years. Many of us who play solo rounds especially enjoy the option of leaving in the pin while holing putts. Most golfers are happy they can now fix ball and spike marks in the…
Former Reagan High standout Macy Pate shot 3-under-par 67 in Tuesday’s final round for a four-stroke victory over Wake Forest teammate Chloe Kovelesky at the 54-hole stroke play portion of the Jackson T. Stephens Cup at Shoreacres outside Chicago. Wake’s Morgan Ketchum, who played with Pate at Reagan High, fired 69 in the final round…
Pennson Badgett would have had an easy time writing a compelling composition about what he did on his summer vacation, though it might have been tough keeping his paper short. The Pilot Mountain native, who has committed to playing next year at the University of Tennessee, had a star-studded summer in the amateur golf spotlight.…
Old Field, a six-hole, public par-3 course is expected to open this fall, adjacent to Colin Creek Golf Club in Mocksville. Matt Tullos is transforming the former Colin Creek driving range with the help of Stephen Edwards of Winston-Salem. Edwards said he thought a soft opening in October was possible. The architectural firm of Smyers,…
The seventh-annual First Responders of the Triad (FROT) is set for Oct. 3 at Greensboro National Golf Club, where organizers hope to raise $200,000 for first responders. Last year’s event raised $125,000 — $50,000 of which was donated to the Western North Carolina Association of Firefighters to help first responders cover insurance deductibles for personal…
The new clubhouse at Tanglewood Park opens Tuesday morning. TriadGolf.com and Triad Golf Magazine took the below photos late last week as workers moved furniture, equipment and merchandise into the new facility. The two Forsyth County public courses had operated in a trailer adjacent to the first leg of the par-4 ninth hole for more…
The dramatic ascents and cascades from tee to green combined with the spectacular vistas of the surrounding Blue Ridge Mountains from the Olde Beau Golf Club consistently leave visitors in awe with one overriding question. Check that. Two overriding questions. How did Billy Satterfield manage to craft such an outstanding – and playable — golf…
The Triad has a handful of players on Division I men’s teams this fall as the season kicks off locally at Bryan Park with the Bryan National Collegiate, hosted by UNC Greensboro on Saturday and Sunday. Kyle Haas, a junior who played at Forsyth Day, was a regular in the Wake lineup last season. The…
Several Triad women fill the rosters on NCAA Division I teams entering the fall season. Macy Pate will start her junior year as the top returner at Wake Forest. She’ll be joined by former Reagan High teammate Morgan Ketchum, a three-year standout at Virginia Tech who will finish her career as a graduate student. Pate…
Kris Spence’s work at Starmount Forest Country Club is nearing completion, and the Greensboro-based architect is gearing up on a few new in-state projects. Though heavy summer rain – 15 inches in July – caused delays, Spence now expects the Greensboro course to be ready to open by sometime in October. Rain, including several “pop-up”…