By Stuart Hall Whether Duke’s men’s golf team is playing a tournament round or practicing on the range in mid-March, each day is an integral part of a process leading to a larger goal. A few miles away, North Carolina calls that same progression “Play for May,” a simple reminder that the end game is…
Akshay Bhatia, Jack Massei only North Carolina qualifiers By DAVID DROSCHAK Sonny Bhatia made some recent promises to his son as incentive. One was a round with a caddie at Pinehurst No. 2. The other was a trip to The Masters. “I made him this stupid promise that I would get him to The Masters,…
The 105-year-old association was started in Charleston, S.C.; has been relatively nomadic: Pinehurst, N.C.; Clemmons, N.C.; Seven Lakes, N.C.; and, now, on the Pine Needles property in Southern Pines, N.C. The CGA purchased an existing building in the Seven Lakers village in 1991 and quickly outgrew out, expanding from a four-person staff to 14 in…
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By DAVID DROSCHAK Golf course communities hit the accelerator button in the 1990s as North Carolina became a focal point for the booming retirement and second-home market. Couples flocked to these communities, lured by over-the-top promises of lavish amenities and lifestyles. When the economic crash came in 2008, however, many of these developer promises had…
By CHRISTIAN WORSTELL With nine holes to play in the 4-A state golf championship, Emilia Migliaccio found herself at a crossroads. She could’ve hung her head and just gone through the motions. Or she could’ve done what she did next. Proving that the moment was not too big for the 14-year-old freshman from Athens Drive,…
By EDDIE SOUTHARDS Coach Doc Snyder has struggled to find enough players for the girls’ golf program at Lee County High School. But he has found one gem, namely a pearl, in sophomore Siranon Shoomee, who won the 3-A state individual title at Foxfire Resort and Golf Club in late October. Shoomee goes by the…
By Jay Allred Most golfers walk into a golf shop, pick up a putter and start trying to see if they can make a few putts from 10 feet to decide if the flat stick fits their game. In a few months they are in search of another putter, but Edel Golf is trying to…