By David Droschak Much like the late Arnold Palmer did for so many years, Scotch Hall Preserve is extending a handshake to all golfers. Known as much for its bite as its beauty on bluffs overlooking the expansive Albemarle Sound, the management and ownership team at the Palmer signature design have undertaken a softening of…
Durham golfer in his 90s still going strong By Kurt Dusterberg Ray Hardy is living the good life. He’s retired, in good health and playing a lot of golf. On a good day, he breaks 80 at Umstead Pines Golf Club in Durham. Hardy plays with a group of regulars, so he never has trouble…
By Brad King Since 1990, the main highway to the PGA Tour has undergone more name changes than a Hollywood starlet. As tour sponsors for professional golf’s feeding ground have come and gone, what debuted as the Ben Hogan Tour quickly became the Nike Tour, then the Buy.com Tour, then the Nationwide Tour and for…
Coach’s son wins individual title By David Droschak It’s difficult to say which made Pinecrest High School men’s golf coach Lynne Beechler prouder – winning a third straight 4-A prep championship or seeing her son mobbed by teammates on the 18th green following his individual championship. “I have been so fortunate to have been…
By Eddie Southards Dalton Mauldin came to the last hole of his high school golf career with a chance to win the state high school 3-A individual title. But a wayward approach shot proved costly for the Lee County senior, who finished in a tie for second place. Mauldin shot 73-72 for a 1-over 145…