Online volunteer registration for the 73rd U.S. Junior Amateur Championship at the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst is now available. The championship, conducted by the United States Golf Association, will be played July 19-24. More than 600 volunteers are needed to fill positions on 13 committees, including scorers, marshals, and standard bearers,…
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By David Droschak Two wins, both groundbreaking in the PGA Tour career of one James Frederick Webb Simpson. But in terms of confidence, what a difference a year makes. Last August at Sedgefield Country Club, the former Wake Forest University All-American was grinding on Tour, and in his own words, “pressing” for that initial victory.…
By STEVE WILLIAMS Tanner Owen of High Point has climbed all the way to the No. 2 slot in the North Carolina junior boys rankings and he’s done it with a fantastic fall finish. Owen, a sophomore at Bishop McGuinness High School, captured the Tarheel Youth Golf Association State Championship at Sapona Country Club in…
By STEVE HANF GREENSBORO – You’ll have to excuse Webb Simpson for not possessing a long list of memories from Greensboro’s long-running PGA Tour stop. As a top-level junior golfer, the North Carolina native tended to be busy playing golf rather than watching it. Simpson recalled attending the tournament as a 17-year-old and playing in…