By David Droschak Ben Schlottman’s remarkable freshman year at Auburn in 2015 didn’t come without consequences. The SEC freshman of the year was rolling along in record-setting fashion, but looking back now the former Forsyth Country Day star really didn’t know why he was piling up sub-par round after sub-par round against excellent college competition.…
By Steve Hanf Five years ago, Ben Schlottman was at Sedgefield Country Club when Arjun Atwal won the Wyndham Championship. In July, the 19-year-old from Advance was a playing partner with Atwal and Tom Hoge in the PGA Tour’s Barbasol Championship. The former Forsyth Country Day standout capped a remarkable freshman year at Auburn with…
By MARC PRUITT A pair of former Reagan Raiders teammates had strong finishes at the Trusted Choice Big I Girls State Tournament at Pine Needles Lodge and Golf Club in Southern Pines on July 13-14. Hannah Craver, a rising freshman at Appalachian State, had a 2-over total of 142 after rounds of 75-67 for a…
Forsyth Country Day School pulled off a double in the Palmetto High School Golf Championship, winning both the team and individual titles on March 30. The Furies, who were runners-up in the NCISAA 3-A state championship last May, nipped Forestview High of Gastonia and Myers Park High School of Charlotte for the team title by…
Schlottman rallies to take International Tour victory By STEVE WILLIAMS Ben Schlottman of Advance captured his second victory on the International Junior Golf Tour, rallying from a four-shot deficit to win at Hilton Head Island, S.C. A first-round 77 at Barony Golf Course left Schlottman in 10th position on the 71-player leaderboard in the boys…
By STEVE WILLIAMS Tanner Owen of High Point has climbed all the way to the No. 2 slot in the North Carolina junior boys rankings and he’s done it with a fantastic fall finish. Owen, a sophomore at Bishop McGuinness High School, captured the Tarheel Youth Golf Association State Championship at Sapona Country Club in…