By Brad King His story began 700 miles from the Arctic Circle on the east coast of Scotland in Dornoch, north of the Highlands and fast by the sea. But the Scottish immigrant who arrived in America at the turn of the century and became one of North Carolina’s greatest ambassadors did not come directly…
By MICHAEL GRAFF After 15 years at Asheboro Country Club, Harold “Boots” Jordan notices when something is abnormal. Take, for instance, these ducks. There are three of them on a small pond on No. 5. Jordan, driving the hole in reverse, sees them from the fairway as he pulls his cart down the hill toward…
By BOB SUTTON Even coming off a bad back, Daniel Brantley carried the load. The Asheboro senior not only recovered from an April ailment, but he put the hurt on Foxfire Golf and Country Club with two consistent rounds in the 3-A state golf tournament, winning the individual title at 2-under-par 142. “I knew…
Shamrock expected to have new lease, two courses close By STEVE HUFFMAN Plans are to reopen Asheboro Country Club within weeks. The new general manager said that reopening will hopefully take place by March 1, and, if not then, shortly thereafter. “I love the opportunity,” Charles Mackintosh said. “I can do this, it can be…