By DAVID DROSCHAK High school golf at inner city school Raleigh Broughton comes with a bit of added pressure since alumni include PGA Tour star Webb Simpson and former two-time Ryder Cup player Scott Hoch, along with nine state championships for the school off of St. Mary’s Street. The Purple and Gold has also watched…
The routing for a ninth Pinehurst Resort golf course has been completed on the site of the former Pit Golf Links, but it’s unlikely construction on a new layout will begin within the next two years. Resort president Don Padgett II told Triangle Golf Today architect Bill Coore, part of the team along with Ben…
By Kurt Dusterberg Albin Choi grew up in Toronto – hockey country. And while he loves Canada’s native sport, he knew he wasn’t cut out for a career on the ice. “I wasn’t big enough to skate as well as the other guys did,” he said. So when other Canadian kids were lacing up skates,…
By David Droschak Mystical Golf president and CEO Claude Pardue insists there was no magical formula, no inside trade secrets, that allowed him to survive, heck, even prosper, during the recent golf course contraction in Myrtle Beach. As some noted courses disappeared into economic despair, Pardue’s three layouts, with their catchy names, memorable logos, unique…
As a performance coach I have had many conversations with students who think confidence is built through hours of practice and multiple repetitions. They believe they must fix problems in their swing and get it “right” before they’re able to see results. They want to see results before they believe in their ability. Though I…
by David Orr One common trait of players who seem to possess “short game wizardry” is how consistently they strike both the ball and the ground. The wonderful “acoustics” of solid contact! Where the ball is struck first and second, the sole of the club being “thumped” against the ground. There is no greater feeling…