By David Droschak When legendary Duke men’s golf coach Rod Myers passed away in 2007, Duke athletic director Joe Alleva offered women’s coach Dan Brooks the position, a seemingly nice plum for a job well done over the years with the school’s successful female golfers. “I turned it down immediately,” Brooks said. “I felt like…
By David Droshak Sports can be full cynicism these days, and golf is not immune. There are cheating scandals, slow play controversies, on course rages, and on and on. So, when a feel-good story comes along embrace it. The following is one of those feel-good stories right in our own backyard. Tyler Spriggs swung her…
By Brad King Longtime Raleigh teaching professional Jimmy Hamilton said the addition of Operation 36 Golf at The Golf Academy at Wildwood Green Golf Club, where he serves as director of instruction, has been a win-win-win for course ownership, staff and the golfers themselves. A Garner, N.C.-based, on-course development model and coaching program, Operation 36…
By David Droschak With dozens of Donald Ross-designed golf courses scattered across the state of North Carolina from Asheville to Wilmington, golf enthusiasts have debated for decades the best of the best. One Ross course that has often flown under the radar has been the Southern Pines Elks Golf Club, especially over the last decade…