Chang repeats as 4-A state champ; keeps Athens Drive streak alive DAVID DROSCHAK It didn’t take the Cardinal Gibbons Crusaders long to become the cream of the crop of 4-A women’s golf in North Carolina. Cardinal Gibbons, a thriving private Catholic school near PNC Arena in Raleigh, moved up a classification this season and quickly…
By STEVE WILLIAMS Check off a couple more boxes on Gina Kim’s to-do list. Only a couple months into her sophomore year at Chapel Hill High School, Kim had an October to remember. Early in the month, she verbally committed to Duke’s perennially potent women’s golf program and then she capped it Oct. 27 by…
By Robert Kimball Some people would argue that golfers are the easiest people to buy presents for because you can never go wrong. Sure, we like the “hole-of-the-day” desk calendar and the occasional sweater vest, but what really gets us going is new equipment. One look at the money spent by golf equipment firms on…
N.C. State Twins Win $100,000 Top Prize in Golf Channel Reality Competition By David Droschak Identical twins Anthony and Nick Capra have taken an unconventional golfing path since their Davie County High School days, so it’s ironic the two were able to navigate their way to the top of Golf Channel’s new reality…
Sanford’s Siranon Shoomee heads into fall season on a roll By David Droschak Siranon Shoomee, a senior from Sanford shot rounds of 69 and 70 to capture the 2015 Joe Cheves Junior girls championship by two shots at Mimosa Hills Golf Club in Morganton. Shoomee, who shot the only sub-70 round of the tournament, has…
By Kurt Dusterberg A lot can change over the course of 15 years. Just ask Jeff Kleiber, the SAS Championship tournament director. “In 2001, it really was just a golf tournament, with a limited time to get that one off the ground,” Kleiber said. “It was an early-summer commitment for an event that was three…
By KURT DUSTERBERG Every few weeks, Brad Clayton gets his buddies together for a golf weekend. The men play some golf, then settle into an evening of corn hole and a cookout. When the sun sets, it’s time for a little “bucket golf” on a driving range, using glow balls. As the evening winds down,…
By DAVID DROSCHAK The ultimate gated communities – North Carolina’s six military golf courses – offer up quite a bucket list for those who would like to check off the box of unique golfing experiences. Ever start a round with an F-15 fighter jet taking off in clear sight? Now is your chance ……
By Robert KimballGolfers are special people. While they play an endlessly frustrating and sometimes seemingly hopeless game, they as a group always seem to believe in giving back. Not only to the game itself, but also via charitable giving to those in daily life who struggle and are in need of assistance. It would be…
By Marc Pruitt N.C. Junior Boys’ Championship Salisbury, June 23-26 • Jack Massei of Cary defeated Jonathan Brightwell of Mint Hill 3 and 2 to win the North Carolina Junior Boys’ Championship at the Country Club of Salisbury. The 15-year-old Massei, a rising sophomore at Green Hope High School, made birdies on the first and…