By Kurt Dusterberg Hailey Joy won her first golf tournament at age 10. Aside from playing against a field of all boys, her lasting memory of that competition is her wardrobe. “I remember that day I wore a T-shirt because I forgot my golf clothes,” she says with a shy laugh. “So I have a…
By Steve Hanf After winning the biggest prize of her junior career, Emily Hawkins celebrated the only way she knows how — competing in the next tournament, just a few days later. “It has just been a ton of fun, really. I’ve put in a ton of work, and to see that start to pay…
BY JOHN DELL After 15 years as a top-flight teaching pro Chris Haarlow has figured out the balancing act between teaching and playing. Haarlow, 43, an instructor at Precision Golf School in Greensboro, can somehow find the time to practice and play in between his many hours spent teaching the game. The results, at least…
By BOB SUTTON With the ideal set-up to have a home site, officials with the Carolinas Section of the PGA decided the best way to go about that was to return home. By agreeing to lease about a 3-acre piece of property at Bryan Park Golf & Conference Center in Greensboro, the group is essentially…