Wake Forest wins ACC title for coach Haas — Finally By STEVE WILLIAMS By the narrowest of margins, Wake Forest finally has an Atlantic Coast Conference championship for long-time coach Jerry Haas. It was Wake Forest’s 19th ACC title – most for any program in the league – but the first for Haas, who took…
How crazy is this? The Wake Forest men’s and women’s golf teams each won their first tournament of the fall season, with the No. 5 players claiming team medalist honors. That certainly bodes well for the depth of each squad heading into the 2020 spring season. On the men’s side, four of Wake Forest’s golfers…
By Steve Huffman Ralph James will occasionally be golfing with someone he’s just met, not one of his longtime partners. They’ll play a few holes, with James smacking his 240-yard drives down the center of the fairway, with his chipping and putting games little short of superb. Before long, the newcomer will have seen enough.…
By Robert Kimball It’s impossible to miss it. The statue out front of the Arnold Palmer Golf Facility at Wake Forest University captures the famous Demon Deacon in a full, powerful follow-through that is classic Arnie. But even The King has to share space with a legend. Wake Forest’s new Haddock House, which opened in…
By STEVE WILLIAMS Wake Forest wasn’t one of the five ACC teams that advanced to the NCAA nationals a year ago. It was wait ‘til next year. And this year has been a special one for the Demon Deacons and coach Jerry Haas. They’ve finished in the top three in seven of eight events this…
By David Droschak Two wins, both groundbreaking in the PGA Tour career of one James Frederick Webb Simpson. But in terms of confidence, what a difference a year makes. Last August at Sedgefield Country Club, the former Wake Forest University All-American was grinding on Tour, and in his own words, “pressing” for that initial victory.…
By STEVE HANF Davis Womble became a target as a middle-school player on Wesleyan Christian Academy’s varsity golf team. The target has grown a little larger each year: a win at the Donald Ross Junior in 2009, the Wake Forest commitment that followed and a state championship at the N.C. Independent Schools Athletic Association 3-A…