By Brad King Kernersville’s Peyton Wyatt started playing golf two years ago when he was 7 years old. After he immediately began showing progress, Peyton told his father, “Dad, I want to get into some tournaments.” With his son playing in his first few competitions, father Alex Wyatt met a few other parents who told…
By Kurt Dusterberg Emily Hawkins seemed destined to play golf, if only because she could see the course from her backyard. Her parents, Tom and Cathy, live near the 16th hole at Sapona Ridge Country Club in Lexington, where they are members. “I started playing when I was 9 or 10,” Hawkins says. “My dad…
By David Droschak Bo Watson starts each day with some quiet time recommended by business partner and mental coach Phil Gascoyne. It’s part reflection and part inspiration for the 27-year-old founder of Watson School of Golf. “The plus of owning your own business is you get to do what you want as far as…
By David Droschak Who would have thought a casual encounter at the Wells Fargo Championship in 2011 would change the lives of PGA Tour golfer Justin Rose and Campbell University’s David Orr – and connect the two on a wild ride of golfing success the past five years? “I was working with another player…