Alex Smalley put himself in prime position Friday to win his first PGA Tour event on his home course — even if the Sedgefield Country Club layout plays significantly different for the Wyndham Championship. And Smalley made it exciting for his supporters. Starting on No. 10, the 29-year-old Wake Forest native caused a massive roar…
What began as a good day for four North Carolina golfers ended in disappointment for all but one Thursday at the U.S. Women’s Amateur at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee. Though three Triad golfers and another who plays collegiate golf in the region advanced to the 64-player match-play bracket, only Macy Pate was still…
It wouldn’t be the Wyndham Championship without some crazy low scores or just downright craziness. On Thursday morning, it was Beau Hossler opening with a career-low, 9-under-par 61 at Sedgefield Country Club to take the first-round lead. The 31-year-old Californian, who has held seven first-round leads on the PGA Tour without winning, made seven birdies…
Storms delayed completion of the final round of stroke play Wednesday at the U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship at The Honors Course outside Chattanooga, Tennessee. But not before three in-state players made positive moves toward securing a spot in match play. Though it wasn’t enough to make the cut, Raleigh’s Jenna Kim of Raleigh also played…
Making the playoffs and maintaining playing privileges have been the emphasis at the Wyndham Championship since the annual Greensboro tournament moved to its position as the final regular-season PGA Tour event. And that won’t change this year with only the top 70 players in the FedExCup standings after Sunday’s conclusion invited to the playoffs, which…
Raleigh’s Jenna Kim had a tough day Tuesday in the first round of stroke play at the U.S. Women’s Amateur at The Honors Course in Ooltewah, Tennessee. The 17-year-old Durham Academy student, who has committed to play college golf at Yale, shot 80 to fall six strokes below the cut line entering Wednesday’s final round…
Could Ryan Gerard be the next Triangle native to win the Wyndham Championship? Or could it be Alex Smalley or Ben Griffin? It could have been Akshay Bhatia if he had entered. Next year, it could be Doc Redman after his all-but-certain promotion back from the Korn Ferry Tour. “There’s a lot of really, really…
What do you have to shoot to earn a place in a PGA Tour event as a Monday qualifier? You know, the weekly shootout paid attention to by nobody but hard-core Tour followers. Well, this week, it took 6-under-par 65 from the 54 players who tried at Bermuda Run East. Many of those that entered…
For some of us, it seems the only way to find time to play golf, is to leave town. Otherwise, you’re chained to your responsibilities, family, work … whatever. I had a chance to play over the weekend, which means I took a trip. Went to Myrtle Beach, where I lived for almost a decade.…
The Wyndham Championship field will include several players coming to Greensboro on hot streaks. Michael Thorbjornsen, who won the Rocket Classic on Sunday, third-place finisher Davis Riley, fourth-place Rasmus Hojgaard and fifth-place Hideki Matsuyama are in the field for the Wyndham, which begins Thursday at Sedgefield Country Club. In fact, of the top 10 finishers…