By David Droschak As a first-team All-American golfer at the University of North Carolina in the early 1990s and more recently head women’s golf coach at Virginia for more than a decade, Kim Lewellen knows a thing or two about ACC rivalries. Lewellen is also accomplished at building winning collegiate programs, something she did…
By DAVID DROSCHAK John McConnell readily admits he never set out to purchase a stable of golf courses across the states of North Carolina and South Carolina. But as properties presented themselves throughout the past decade the business itch inside the former high-tech executive took over. So did his “pure golf” belief and affinity for…
By CARTER CHEVES In Georgia Tech Coach Bruce Heppler’s first season (1995-96), the Yellow Jackets finished dead last at the ACC Championship. In his second year they managed to beat one other team. In year three, Tech made a move to the runner-up position and in year four, the Ramblin’ Wreck won the ACC Championship.…
By CARTER CHEVES With so much success over the years, the Duke women’s golf philosophy is pretty simple, according to coach Dan Brooks. “At Duke it’s all about the process,” Brooks said as the Blue Devils prepare for the ACC Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro on April 15-17. “Playing one shot at a…