A Triad duo qualified for the upcoming Carolinas Amateur with outstanding rounds Tuesday at Tanglewood’s Championship Course. Tripp Summerlin of Summerfield, a former Appalachian State and UNC Wilmington golfer, and Ben Jordan of Greensboro, a Wofford player, finished second and third as seven of the 44 players at Tanglewood qualified for Carolinas Amateur on July…
When evaluating golf courses, does hard mean better? Are quirky features better than good, fair layouts that reward good play? After watching the 125th U.S. Open, I don’t think so. I’m probably going against the grain here, but Oakmont doesn’t cut it — though it could use a good moving — as a proper U.S.…
Who would have guessed the CGA North Carolina Amateur Championship would turn into a head-to-head battle between Russia and the Ukraine? But it did. Well, sort of, in a cordial way. Jackson Spires of Apex shot even-par 70 Saturday at The Cardinal by Pete Dye for a 9-under 271 total for 72 holes to hold…
Jackson Spires of Apex will take a five-shot lead into the final round of the CGA North Carolina Amateur at The Cardinal by Pete Dye. The 30-year-old Spires shot 4-under-par 66 Friday with five birdies and a single bogey to enter Saturday at 9-under 201. Mykhailo Golod, a Ukrainian who plays for UNC, is second…
Leah Edwards shot 5-under-par 211 for 545 holes at Cutter Creek Golf Club in Snow Hill to tie for second in the CGA Women’s Amateur behind Samantha Whateley of Charlotte, who rallied with 66 in Thursday’s final round. Edwards, back-to-back Class 4A medalist at Northwest Guilford High and a Western Kentucky University signee, rebounded from…
Former Wake Forest golfer Cyrus Stewart shot a tournament-best 63 Thursday at The Cardinal by Pete Dye to take the lead in the 65th CGA Amateur Championship. The 33-year-old Stewart, a former playing pro, shot 30 on the front nine with five birdies then added three more to more than offset a single bogey on…
Willie Gordon of Hot Springs, Arkansas, shot 66 Thursday at Sedgefield Country Club to win the AJGA Wyndham Invitational by one stroke over Jessy Huebner of Port St. Lucie, Florida. Gordon, an Arkansas signee, was one stroke off the lead entering the final round, and finished with a 10-under-par 200 total for 54 holes. Blake…
A Raleigh golfer shot 66 Tuesday at Sedgefield Country Club to claim a share of second place after the first round of the 54-hole AJGA Wyndham Invitational. Blake Brown of Cypress, Texas, shot 65, just one stroke in front of four players, including Preston Hage of Raleigh on the 6,982-yard, par-70 course. The nine North…
An international field of 72 begins play Tuesday in the 54-hole AJGA Wyndham Invitational at Sedgefield Country Club. Tee times start at 8 a.m. The public is invited to attend. The par-70 course, host of the annual PGA Tour Wyndham Championship, will be set at 6,982 yards. Defending champion Asher Vargas of Spring, Texas, a…
Don’t have time or stamina enough for 18 holes? Does playing nine holes not quite justify putting on golf clothes and driving to the course? A Triad golf course with a unique routing plan is now offering another option. Greensboro National Golf Club started offering a 12-hole round — in addition to standard nine- and…