Will Zalatoris made the cut Saturday in his first PGA Tour event of the year in dramatic fashion. The former Wake Forest star birdied his final two holes in the American Express tournament at the Pete Dye Stadium Course in LaQuinta, California, to shoot 2-under-par 70. Needing birdie on his final hole, the long par-4…
The Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame will induct three Pinehurst-area legends at 2026 Carolinas Golf Night on Feb. 14 at Pinehurst Resort. Longtime Carolinas Golf Association executive director Jack Nance (pictured), a former Wake Forest golfer, will join Pinehurst Resort owners and operators Robert Dedman and Robert Dedman Jr. Nance, who worked for the CGA…
With its landmark, red-and-white striped lighthouse standing only yards behind its 18th green along the Calibogue Sound, Harbour Town Golf Links has long been a beacon of golf in the Carolinas. Now, approaching 60 years old, the Pete Dye/Jack Nicklaus design reopened in November on Hilton Head Island after a subtle, but effective facelift from…
A municipal Triad golf course known for its affordability may soon be sold to an experienced group of golf business professionals who will keep the course open to the public. The town of Troy will hold a public meeting on February 2 to receive comment on the proposed sale of Denson’s Creek Golf Course (pictured…
A longtime, semi-private Triad golf course has gone private, effective the beginning of the year. Tillery Tradition (pictured above), located near Mount Gilead in Montgomery County, made the change after operating accepting limited public play since opening in 2025. Brandon Turner, Tillery’s director of golf, said the change had been the goal of local ownership,…
Alex Smalley shot even-par 70 in Sunday’s final round, but fell 20 spots into a tie for 40th at the Sony Open. The former Duke standout, a member at Sedgefield Country Club, finished the tournament at 5-under 275. Smalley, who opened the tournament Thursday with 64 at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu to tie for…
Where does Sedgefield Country Club’s acclaimed Donald Ross design rank among courses that play host to PGA Tour events? Better than Bay Hill Club, the famed course owned and frequented by Arnold Palmer. That’s according to a ranking by 1,800 Golf Digest panelists released online this weekend. Sedgefield was No. 23 out of 36 courses…
Though Alex Smalley will be a long shot to win the Sony Open on Sunday, he should cash a nice paycheck for the opening event on the 2026 PGA Tour. Smalley, who plays out of Sedgefield Country Club, shot 1-over-par 71 Saturday at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu for a 5-under 205 total entering the…
Alex Smalley struggled from the start Friday after shooting an outstanding 64 in Thursday’s opening-round of the Sony Open, the first PGA Tour event of 2026. The Greensboro resident quickly tumbled down the leaderboard with three bogeys and a double bogey on his first seven holes (he started on the back nine), dropping from sixth…
A Triad resident is near the top of the leaderboard on the first day of the first 2026 PGA Tour event. Alex Smalley, a former Duke golfer who makes his home in Greensboro and plays out of Sedgefield, shot 6-under-par 64 Thursday at the Sony Open at Waialae Country Club in Honolulu. The 29-year-old Smalley…