BY ED DUPREE If you’ve played a lot of golf courses in North Carolina, you’ve probably been “up the Creek” a few times. That’s because “Creek” appears in the names of the Tarheel State’s courses more than any other word – 43 times. Second is “Pine” with 35 times with the majority of those…
In 1999, Payne Stewart was among four PGA Tour players scheduled to appear for a skins match at Mill Creek Golf Club the day after the U.S. Open. Then Stewart won the U.S. Open, beating Phil Mickelson on an 18-foot putt on the 72nd hole at Pinehurst No. 2. It’s a putt that’s lived…
By EDDIE HUFFMAN After summer heat that did a number on a lot of North Carolina golf courses, a couple of Alamance County courses, Indian Valley and Mill Creek, are looking to the future with brand new greens. “Like everybody else we were totally burnt,” said Derek Cobb, director of golf at Indian…