Tag Archives: Laura Philo Diaz

Diaz family takes root in Winston-Salem, Wake Forest

College Golf, Featured NewsBy TG_Admin01 February 20, 2014

By BRAD KING Well known in the Triad during her college career by her maiden name, Laura Philo, the Wake Forest hall-of-famer was a two-time first team All-American and the 1996-97 Marge Crisp Award winner as the school’s top female athlete. Laura Diaz has gone on to become the most successful Demon Deacon in LPGA…

Instructor Ron Philo brings generations of golf experience to Triad

InstructionBy TG_Admin01 March 4, 2013

By MICHAEL GRAFF Ron Philo is chasing his daughter again. It’s mid-morning, and Laura Diaz is where she’s usually found, on the golf course. Philo wants to finish up a phone call before running out to catch her. “I’m pulling into the course now, actually,” he says into the phone. Then, 10 minutes later, “I…