N.C. players in position to make match play at U.S. Women’s Amateur

        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…

Koivun, Fitzpatrick can enjoy Wyndham while others grind for playoffs

        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 Kim struggles in first round at U.S. Women’s Amateur

        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…

Thorbjornsen tops surging group of Wyndham entrants

        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…

Triangle players enjoying successful season fill Greensboro field

        Triangle golf fans will have a chance to watch several of their hometown favorites on the PGA Tour — several finishing strong years — compete in next week’s Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro. Raleigh native Ryan Gerald (UNC), Chapel Hill’s Ben Griffin (UNC)  and Wake Forest’s Alex Smalley (Duke) and Raleigh native…

State Senate proposes $40 million to protect status of longtime Greensboro PGA Tour event

        The N.C. General Assembly has stepped up in an effort to keep the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro. On Tuesday, the Senate approved a new version of House Bill 268, including $40 million targeted for what is now the Wyndham Championship. The chamber is expected to hold a final vote on the bill Wednesday before sending…