A pair of major 36-hole amateur tournaments will take place this weekend. More than 70 players have entered the Triad Amateur, scheduled to begin Saturday at High Point Country Club’s Willow Creek Course. Also beginning Saturday, The Dugan Aycock Davidson County Amateur has 76 players entered at Lexington Golf Club. TriadGolf.com will provide daily coverage…
A Triad course is taking steps to eliminate problems on one of its best-known holes. Cedarbrook Country Club, just outside Elkin, filled a “mucky” wet area with dirt with plans to reclaim the area as fairway. Cedarbrook grounds crew filled much of the wet area in front of the fourth green with dirt on Monday…
The Davidson County Amateur is accepting entries through Thursday (July 24) for this weekend’s tournament at Lexington Golf Club. The tournament rounds of the stroke play event will be Saturday and Sunday. Players do not have to live in Davidson County. Registration can be made at the Lexington pro shop or by calling 336-248-3950. The…
Who are some of the top names coming to Sedgefield Country Club for the Wyndham Championship next week? The tournament has made some recent announcements about commitments. But truth is, eligible players have until late Friday afternoon to commit. And it’s not unusual for a few withdrawals in the days leading up to the first…
Former Wake Forest assistant coach Dan Walters fired a spectacular 65 Thursday at Cedarwood Country Club in Charlotte to climb into a tie for third place finish in the 101st Carolinas Open. Walters’ 65 tied for the low round of the 54-hole tournament. Colin Salema, a Clemson golfer from Matthews, posted 13-under-par 200 to win…
A old, well-known Triad name is in contention in the 101st Carolinas Open at Cedarwood Country Club in Charlotte. Steve Scott, the 45-year-old Winston-Salem pro who played Tiger Woods in the 1996 U.S. Amateur championship match, had a 3-under-par 139 total after 36 holes to tie for fifth place. The 45-year-old Scott, 2018 Carolinas PGA…
Leah Edwards of Greensboro shot 79 Tuesday at Atlanta Athletic Club and will likely fall one or two strokes short of making the cut at the U.S. Girls’ Junior when the second round is completed Wednesday morning. Edwards, who opened with 71 Monday, struggled after making an opening birdie Tuesday morning. At 8-over-par 150, she…
Welcome to “What’s New in Triad Golf?”, a new feature to run every Monday for subscribers to the coming soon TriadGolf.com newsletter. Let’s start with the good news: A lighted six-hole, par-3 course is under construction at Colin Creek in Mocksville. Crews were visible and light stands are up on open land on the east…
With only three weeks left before the Wyndham Championship, let’s look at which PGA Tour starts are most likely to come to Sedgefield Country Club. How about U.S. Ryder Cup captain Keegan Bradley, who won a few weeks ago in Connecticut and ranks No. 8 on the PGA Tour money list and No. 9 in…
The Dugan Aycock Davidson County Amateur is accepting registrations for the July 26-27 tournament at Lexington Golf Club. The 36-hole stroke-play tournament is open to all amateurs 16 and over. The field will be flighted after the first round. Tee times begin at 7:30 a.m. each day off the first tee. Players do not have…