By Eddie Southards Coming from behind is familiar territory in high school state tournaments for 4-A women’s power Athens Drive. The Jaguars, a runner-up in 2010, carded a two-day total of 481 at Pinehurst No. 6 to beat Reagan of Forsyth County by 10 shots en route to their third state title in four years.…
By David Droschak The confident words emanating from 90-year-old Peggy Kirk Bell ring just as true as they have for decades of legendary instruction of what we all consider one of the more complex tasks in sports – perfecting the golf swing. “Keep it simple,” Mrs. Bell says. “I don’t think it’s hard to teach…
By David Droschak After spending the better part of its existence in flux after a failed land development project didn’t produce any dirt movement, Falls Village Golf Club is about to come to life in a big way. The public layout located off Highway 98 in Durham was purchased by Virginia-based Traditional Golf Properties in…
By DAVID DROSCHAK Spend a few minutes on the grounds of Prestonwood Country Club and its grand scale, its attention to detail, its positive vibe, are palpable – offering up a leisure lifestyle that’s ultra appealing. Read More
Expands Portfolio to 16 Courses with 3 in Raleigh-Durham Market Durham, NC – October 19, 2011 – Traditional Golf Properties and a team of investors acquired Falls Village Golf Club in Durham, NC yesterday, expanding their cluster in the Raleigh-Durham market to three golf courses. Traditional Golf Management, based in Williamsburg, VA will be…
By KURT DUSTERBERG Five years ago, golf was a foreign concept to Sarah Bae. So was speaking English. When she left South Korea for the United States at age 12, Bae met her first challenge – the language barrier – head on. “I had to adapt and learn to communicate,” she says with the no-big-deal…
Dylan Harris wins AJGA title in final junior event Dylan Harris closed out his junior career in style. The Southern Pines resident led from start to finish while winning the American Junior Golf Association’s Webb Simpson Junior Championship at the Tanglewood Park Championship Course in Clemmons. A closing 69 on Aug. 18 followed rounds of…
By DAVID DROSCHAK Lonnie Poole Golf Course opened to great fanfare in late 2009. The North Carolina State University community, which had waited so long for a golf course to call its own, flocked to the Arnold Palmer Design Co. layout. And Lonnie Poole was voted the Best New Public Course in North Carolina. All…
By David Droschak As we inch further away from the summer solstice, kids have returned to school and beach vacations are in the rear-view mirror, our attention turns to weekend golf getaways. Packing a lot into a little box is often difficult; or just finding a unique place to relax, somewhere distinct yet with variety,…
By David Droschak Here’s a quiz. Who is the greatest golfer to come out of the Pinehurst area? Or has there ever been one? Harvie Ward doesn’t count. He was born in Tarboro. If you guessed Billy Joe Patton, well, that would be wrong, too. Patton, who finished third in the 1954 Masters, was from…