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Pinehurst to close No. 4 to work on greens

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Pinehurst to close No. 4 to work on greens

The course commonly regarded as the second-best layout at Pinehurst Resort will close for the summer.

Pinehurst announced Tuesday that the resort’s No. 4 course, reopened in 2018 after a redesign by Gil Hanse, will close beginning May 19 for greens restoration. The expected reopening date is Aug. 7.

The resort said No. 4’s Ultradwarf Bermuda greens have not responded well since the winter, which included an especially cold January.

“Earlier this spring, we were optimistic that the course would recover as temperatures warmed, based on input from agronomy experts,” read a statement from Pinehurst. “However, despite those expectations, conditions have not improved. A recent follow-up report confirmed what we have seen: No. 4’s greens have continued to deteriorate.”

When it reopened in 2018, No. 4 was the second-highest priced course at Pinehurst, behind only No. 2, which hosted its fourth U.S. Open in 2024. No. 10, which opened in 2024, is now priced higher than No. 4, which was played during the 2019 U.S. Amateur.

Most rounds on Nos. 2, 4 and 10 are played and priced as part of packages at the resort. In June 2024, Golf.com listed the price of a second round at No. 2 for resort package guests topping out at $595 with No. 10 peaking at $450 and No. 4 at $395 for replay rounds.

Triad Amateur is now accepting registrations

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Triad Amateur is now accepting registrations

Registration is open for the 2025 Triad Amateur Golf Classic.

High Point Country Club golf pro Jim Brotherton announced that the annual tournament will be played July 26 and 27 at HPCC’s Willow Creek Course.

The tournament is open to a maximum of 96 amateurs ages 16 and older. Players will compete in Open and Senior (55 and older) divisions. The Open division will play a course estimated to be between 6,800 and 6,900 yards. The Seniors will play 6,200 to 6,300 yards.

As a 16 year old, Lincoln Newton of Wallburg won last year’s tournament at 6-under-par 134.

The $225 entry fee includes the cart fees for the two tournament rounds, lunch on both days, tee gift, locker room facilities, bag storage and prizes. Practice rounds are available July 25 at a cost of $30 for cart and range balls.

The tournament carries a Carolinas Golf Association 2 multiplier in the Open division and 1 multiplier in the Senior division.

For more information, call the Willow Creek Golf Shop at 336-869-2416 or email Brotherton at [email protected].

Virginia rallies to beat UNC in ACC men’s final

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Virginia rallies to beat UNC in ACC men’s final

Virginia rallied down the stretch to beat North Carolina 3-2 Monday afternoon to win the ACC Match Play Championship at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Virginia’s Bryan Lee rallied from a two-hole deficit to win four of the last five holes and beat Maxwell Ford in the deciding match. David Ford and Grant Roscich won their matches for the Tar Heels.

Sihan Sandhu and Keaton Vo lost their matches for UNC, which also finished second to Virginia in the 54-hole stroke play competition.

Mebane’s Mathews places fifth in ACC stroke play; UNC plays for match play title

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Mebane’s Mathews places fifth in ACC stroke play; UNC plays for match play title

Mebane native Nick Mathews, a senior at N.C. State, finished fifth in the ACC Stroke Play Championship over the weekend at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

Mathews shot rounds of 70, 68 and 72 for 6-under-par 210, three shots behind medalist Jacob Modleski of Notre Dame. Marshall Meisel of Wake Forest tied for sixth at 211. David Ford of UNC, the nation’s top-ranked player, shot 212.

Virginia won with 18-under 846, eight strokes ahead of second-place North Carolina. Florida State and Clemson tied for third with Southern Methodist fifth and Wake Forest and Cal tying for sixth at 862.

UNC will play Virginia on Monday in the ACC Match Play Championship round. Virginia beat Clemson 3-2, and UNC beat FSU 3 1/2-1 1/2 in the semifinals.

Dutton wins SoCon medalist, UNCG takes second place

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Dutton wins SoCon medalist, UNCG takes second place

Colin Dutton on UNC Greensboro was the medalist Tuesday at the Southern Conference Championship at Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia, earning an automatic bid into the NCAA Regionals.

Dutton, who grew up in the Pinehurst area and transferred to UNCG after three seasons at Wingate University, shot 69, 66 and 71 for a 10-under-par 206 total

The Spartans shot 18-under 846 in the 54-hole tournament to finish second as a team, 10 strokes behind East Tennessee. UNCG’s Jack Marcotte tied for third at 208.



Pinehurst announces Coore, Crenshaw to design No. 11 course

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Pinehurst announces Coore, Crenshaw to design No. 11 course

Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw will design Pinehurst No. 11 adjacent to the No. 10 course, Pinehurst Resort announced in a Monday release. Construction is scheduled to begin later this year with opening expected in 2027.

The course will sit on a 900-acre site along N.C. 5, about 10 minutes south of Pinehurst’s first five courses. The Pit Golf Links once occupied some of the property, a former quarry.

“It’s such a wonderful site, just because of its inherent character,” said Coore in a release. “That character was essentially created, not all of it is natural, but it has all been reclaimed by nature. This land is left over from all that mining from the 1930s. The spoil piles are here, and Mother Nature provided the trees, and it’s all incredible. It’s not too often you get that kind of combination, and it creates a site that is extraordinarily interesting for golf.”

Coore & Crenshaw envision a golf course that winds and twists while still being dramatic in shape and style, with jutting ridges and massive mounds to be played over and around. 

“The two courses really couldn’t be more different, and we love that,” said Tom Pashley, president of Pinehurst Resort. “The designs of No. 10 and No. 11 complement each other so well by contrasting so much.”

Coore said the property offers unique landforms for the Sandhills region. Nos. 10 and 11, known as Pinehurst Sandmines will share a clubhouse. Tom Doak designed No. 10, which opened with a temporary pro shop in 2024.

“It’s this choppy, ridgey ground,” said Coore. “It’s not as much elevation change, but it’s so quirky with the ridges and the piles and the trees and the angles. This is going to be so intimate in scale. You’re winding your way through trees and over old piles and across ridges.”

The 6,000-square-foot pro shop and locker room for Nos. 10 and 11 will open in June. Sandmines’ restaurant and bar will be open in August. Lodging on the property could be in place by 2027.

“We want Pinehurst Sandmines to be a special place not just in Pinehurst, but in the game of golf that will stand the test of time and enhance the soul of American golf,” said Bob Dedman Jr., owner and CEO of Pinehurst Resort. “The vision Coore & Crenshaw have for No. 11 coupled with what Tom Doak has already done at No. 10 makes that hope more of a possibility, and we couldn’t be more excited about what the future has in store.”

UNCG men lead Southern Conference tournament

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UNCG men lead Southern Conference tournament

UNC Greensboro took the lead Sunday after the first round of the 54-hole Southern Conference men’s tournament at The Oconee Course in Greensboro, Georgia.

Jake Lewis shot 4-under-par 68, two shots off the lead, for the Spartans, whose five players each shot 70 or better. Colin Dutton shot 69 and Kelvin Hernandez, Jack Marcotte and BJ Boyce shot 70. At 11-under 277, UNCG leads East Tennessee State by three shots. Chattanooga is in third place, eight behind.

Pate wins, but FSU beats Wake Forest 3-2 at Sedgefield for ACC match play title

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Pate wins, but FSU beats Wake Forest 3-2 at Sedgefield for ACC match play title

Macy Pate beat Sophia Fullbrook 4 and 3, but it wasn’t enough for Wake Forest, which lost to Florida State 3-2 Saturday in the championship round of the ACC Championship match play competition.

Pate, a standout at Reagan High, shot 30 on the front nine at Sedgefield Country Club, closing out Fullbrook with a 3-foot par putt at No. 15. Fullbrook birdied the first hole to take an early lead, but Pate rebounded for 3-up lead at the turn.

Anne-Sterre Den Dunnen knocked off Lottie Woad, the world’s top-ranked amateur, 2 and 1 for Wake’s other victory.

Defending champion Wake, ranked No. 9 in the nation entering the tournament, beat No. 1 Stanford in Friday’s semifinals. FSU, No. 3 in the nation, beat California.

The competition came down to the final hole, where Carolina Lopez-Chacarra hit her drive to the right out of bounds by inches, allowing Alexandra Gazzoli to win 1-up with a tap-in par. Chacarra recovered to reach the green with a wood and nearly made a long, right-to-left putt to save par.

In other FSU victories, Kaylah Williams birdied the final hole to beat Wake’s Sarah Lydic 1-up, and Mirabel Ting won 5 and 4 over Kovelesky.

The Sedgefield course played 6,092 yards as a par-72 with No. 10 playing as a par-5. The longest par-5 was 486 yards, providing several putts for eagle.

Wake women beat No. 1 Stanford, advance to ACC match play final at Sedgefield

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Wake women beat No. 1 Stanford, advance to ACC match play final at Sedgefield

Macy Pate beat Meja Ortengren 2-up in the final pairing Friday afternoon to give ninth-ranked Wake Forest a victory over Stanford, the nation’s No. 1 ranked team and a berth in the championship match of the ACC Women’s Championship Match Play at Sedgefield Country Club.

Pate won the final two holes to break a tie after 16 holes against the Stanford player. The Demon Deacons beat the Cardinal 3-2 to advance to the title match against Florida State on Saturday.

Stanford won the ACC stroke play competition earlier in the week at Sedgefield. Florida State, ranked No. 3 in the nation, beat California 3-0 in the other semifinal.

Chole Kovelesky and Sarah Lydic also won their semifinal matches for the Deacons, who beat North Carolina 3-0 in the morning’s first round. Pate was tied in her morning match when Wake clinched the victory over the Tar Heels.

Pate, Chacarra finish top 10 in ACC stroke play at Sedgefield

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Pate, Chacarra finish top 10 in ACC stroke play at Sedgefield

Macy Pate and Carolina Lopez-Chacarra led the way as Wake Forest claimed a fourth-place finish Thursday in stroke play at the ACC Women’s Championship at Sedgefield Country Club.

Chacarra shot a bogey-free, 4-under-par 68 and Pate fired 69 and second-round substitute Sarah Lydic, 3-under for 36 holes, shot 71 for the Demon Deacons, who shot 6-under as a team to finish at 1-over 865 on the 6,092-yard setup.

Emily Mathews prepares to tee off on No. 10 in Thursday’s final round.

California and North Carolina tied for fifth at 880.

Pate and Chacarra tied for ninth in the individual standings at even-par 216. Andrea Revuelta of Stanford was the medalist at 14-under 202, followed by Amanda Sambach of Virginia at 12-under.

Stanford pulled away from Florida State and Virginia to win the team title at 27-under 837, 15 strokes ahead of the Seminoles and Cavaliers. The match play competition is scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Sedgefield.

Morgan Ketchum shot 73 Thursday at Sedgefield.

Emily Mathews, a Mebane native playing for Virginia Tech, shot 72 for 219, tying for 15th with teammate Morgan Ketchum of Winston-Salem, who shot 73.

The men’s ACC Championship begins April 24 at The Club at Olde Stone in Bowling Green, Kentucky.

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