The owners of a destination course just outside the Triad is combining two of the most popular trends in golf in a new golf facility. Tobacco Road Golf Club near Sanford announced that it soon will add a 12-hole, par-3 layout, named “The Matchbox” near the 12th and 13th hole of Tobacco Road, the Mike…
The recent warm weather has made it possible to play mountain golf a little early this year. Olde Beau Resort in Roaring Gap began a “soft opening” Friday thanks to the unseasonably warm early March temperatures. Mountain Aire Golf Club in West Jefferson, which has opened its doors during its offseason when conditions are favorable,…
Macy Pate tied for ninth in a power-packed field at the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate Wednesday at Long Cove Club on Hilton Head Island. The Wake Forest golfer and Winston-Salem resident, shot steady rounds of 72, 72 and 70 to finish at 1-over 214, eight shots behind medalist Farah O’Keefe of team champion Texas. The Longhorns…
Anna Howerton led the way Tuesday for High Point University, which beat N.C. State by six shots to win the 15-team women’s Daniel Island Invitational at Daniel Island Club’s Ralston Creek course. Howerton, a Winston-Salem native, shot 6-under-par 210 for 54 holes to finish one stroke behind medalist Marie Madsen of N.C. State. Eva Lye…
Will Zalatoris missed another PGA Tour event over the weekend with an injury. But this time, it wasn’t a back problem. The 29-year-old former Wake Forest star withdrew Thursday from the Cognizant Classic in at PGA National in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, citing a left ankle injury. Nico Etchavarria won the tournament. Something must have…
For all but a few days, February weather was terrible. Snow, ice, rain, high winds, sub-freezing temperatures. But the month is over. Goodbye, February! Hello, March! Still, February wasn’t all bad. For golfers, the month was another reminder of how strong golf is in the Carolinas. And I’m not referring only to our big populations…
A Triad standout who won medalist honors earlier this month in her first tournament of the spring season, continued her strong play as her team stayed unbeaten in the spring season. On February 3, Emily Mathews of Mebane, playing for Virginia Tech, won the Advance Golf Partners Collegiate at Hammock Creek Country Club in Palm…
Host UNC Greensboro will face a six-stroke deficit entering Tuesday’s final round of the Dorado Beach Invitational in Puerto Rico. Stetson holds the lead at 7-under-par 569 after 36 holes. Southern Mississippi is four shots behind. At 1-under 575, UNCG is two shots ahead of Elon in the 15-team field. Jake Lewis of UNCG is…
UNC Greensboro’s BJ Boyce shot 3-under-par 69 Sunday to take the individual lead in the first round of the Dorado Beach Collegiate, hosted by UNCG in Puerto Rico. Elon, which shot 1-under 287, took a one-stroke lead over UNCG in the 15-team, 54-hole tournament. Jack Wieler and Drew Yeagley shot 70 for Elon. Stetson and…
The women’s teams at Wake Forest and High Point had a good week. The Demon Deacons finished fourth Wednesday in a loaded field at the 54-hole Moon Golf Invitational at Suntree Country Club in Melbourne, Florida. Auburn beat Wake by 15 shots with Texas A&M second and Mississippi State third. Winston-Salem’s Macy Pate and Anne-Sterre…