May is prime golfing season in Pinehurst as emerald green fairways emerge and temperatures creep into the 80s. But for the first time in its rich history “tires meets turf” as Pinehurst Resort will host the inaugural Pinehurst Concours d’Elegance. More than 100 of the world’s most beautiful vehicles from some of the most celebrated…
The Tarheel Youth Golf Association and the Carolinas Golf Association have named 30 boys and 30 girls to the 2012 N.C. All-State Golf Teams honoring those junior golfers who have had the most success in amateur and junior golf events at the local, state, regional and national levels over the past 12 months. 2012 N.C.…
Girls Sarah Bae, Raleigh, NC High Point Sarah Bertram, Concord, NC Gardner-Webb Hannah Craver, Winston-Salem, NC Appalachian State Evelyn Dole, Raleigh, NC Virginia Marley Felthousen, Powell’s Point, NC Converse Bethany Galloway, Charlotte, NC Western Carolina Allea Hawkins, Hendersonville, NC USC-Upstate Katherine Lail, Taylorsville, NC Mars Hill Allyson Markiewicz, Charlotte, NC Wofford Lucia Polo, Greensboro, NC…
By DAVID DROSCHAK The stories may have been exaggerated over the years, the truth stretched a bit here and there, but Pine Crest Inn’s assessment of 45,000 drinks poured annually to golfing foursomes is likely right on target. Regarded as one of the nation’s best 19th holes, the historic inn begins a year-long celebration this…
Cardinal Gibbons posted another third-place finish in the 3-A state high school girls’ golf tournament, this time at Longleaf Golf and Country Club in Southern Pines. The Crusaders, led by Caroline O’Neil’s ninth-place effort, shot 270 and 269 on two cold, windy days on the par-71 course and ended 33 shots off the pace of…
By EDDIE SOUTHARDS Sarah Bae walked off the 18th green at Pinehurst No. 6 in tears for the second straight year. Only this time, they were tears of joy. The Raleigh Athens Drive senior won the girls’ 4-A state high school golf championship in dramatic fashion. Bae sank a 20-foot birdie putt on the…
UNC Finley’s major clubhouse renovation project is complete, with plenty of Carolina Blue paint and cool Tar Heel fixtures adorning the walls. The 9,500 square-foot facility opened Sept. 13. One of the highlights is the A.E. Finley Memorabilia Room, which is dedicated to Finley, who was instrumental in the funding of the original golf course…
By DAVID DROSCHAK It’s probably no accident North Carolina State men’s golf team hasn’t won an outright ACC championship in 59 years. Yearning for a golf course to call its own for decades, the university finally funded Lonnie Poole Golf Club. And while the Arnold Palmer Design Co. layout has won numerous accolades as one…
By Kurt Dusterberg When Catherine Ashworth was a little girl her dad would take her out while he played a few holes in the evenings. “I would strap her car seat on the golf cart and play a little bit, maybe three to five holes a couple nights a week,” Steve Ashworth explained. Before long,…
By Kurt Dusterberg SAS Championship officials hope to connect with more than just the golf crowd. Maintaining community involvement at the Champions Tour tournament the first week of October is critical to the mission. “This event continues to have a very solid foundation in the community,” said tournament director Jeff Kleiber. “We’re trying to expand…