By STUART HALL Patrick Reed has played Pinehurst No. 2, the Olympic Club and even a couple of rounds at Augusta National. Not surprising, those courses left favorable impressions on the 19-year-old. And so did Bryan Park Golf and Conference Center, recent host of the U.S. Amateur Public Links Championship. “Easily the best public course…
If you want to shoot lower scores you must first learn to be “OK” while outside your comfort zone. Wikipedia defines the comfort zone as a behavioral state within which a person operates in an anxiety-neutral condition, using a limited set of behaviors to deliver a steady level of performance, usually without a sense of…
Young High Point golfer remembered for spirit, courage By STEVE HANF HIGH POINT – When Glenn Heer learned in the spring that a bone marrow donor had been found and he’d be on his way to a normal life following a transplant, he cut short his freshman year of college to prepare for the procedure.…
Copyright USGA/Fred Vuich By STEVE HANF The planning has been in the works for some four years. The event will last six days. The relationship between Bryan Park Golf & Conference Center, the city of Greensboro and the United States Golf Association? That could last a lifetime if all goes well from July 12-17…
Photo Credit UGSA/Fred Vuich By HOWARD WARD The Country Club of North Carolina’s Dogwood Course in Pinehurst is one of the most beautiful in the state. Designed by the late Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame architect Ellis Maples and opened in 1963, CCNC is annually ranked among the top half-dozen courses in North Carolina.…
Drew Johnson winner of major award for charity work Drew Johnson has all the makings of someone who just might develop into a special golfer for a long time to come. You’d have a hard time, however, finding anyone who doesn’t think the rising sophomore from Northwest Gilfod High Schoo isn’t pretty special right…
Sizzling 61 lifts Womble to HPGA title at Blair Park By STEVE WILLIAMS Davis Womble has been one of the state’s top junior golfers for several years. He claimed a championship in one of the majors on the junior circuit last December, winning the Donald Ross Junior at Pinehurst No. 2. He’s also making quite…
By STEVE WILLIAMS You wouldn’t think that the sport of long driving and a game of chess would have any common ground. Grip-it and rip-it doesn’t equate with checkmate. A driving range grid and a chessboard seem hundreds of yards apart. But in both competitions one move can dictate the next. It was that process…
Outcome Goals (OG) Vs Intention Goals (IG), know the difference, your game depends on it! OGs help you develop a long-term vision for your game. They should not be used for a particular round of golf. OGs raise anxiety because the outcome you seek is often out of your comfort zone. Setting OGs for a…
North & South Junior PINEHURST • June 15-17 – Jonathan DiIanni of Kernersville and Lane Gakeler of Greensboro posted top-10 finishes in the North & South Junior Championship at Pinehurst. DiIanni opened with 78 at Pinehurst No. 8 but came back with back-to-back 70s at No. 5 and No. 2 to advance to fifth on…