By MICHAEL GRAFF About six years ago, 10-year-old Tanner Owen stood beside the practice range at Willow Creek Golf Club, a place where he’s hit thousands upon thousands of practice shots, and watched a grown man hit balls like he’d never seen before. The man was big, and he swung left-handed, just like Owen. The…
Drew Johnson winner of major award for charity work Drew Johnson has all the makings of someone who just might develop into a special golfer for a long time to come. You’d have a hard time, however, finding anyone who doesn’t think the rising sophomore from Northwest Gilfod High Schoo isn’t pretty special right…
By STEVE WILLIAMS Payne McLeod was one of two North Carolina junior boys named to the All-Carolinas golf team, the second major honor he has received in December. McLeod, a senior at Reidsville High School who will play collegiately at UNC Wilmington, was also named to the Carolinas Golf Association’s All-State team. The only other…