PGA Tour golfer and former East Carolina University star Harold Varner III has become the first Country Club of North Carolina ambassador. The new initiative from the 36-hole private club in Pinehurst seeks to align with a limited number of individuals with North Carolina roots who have distinguished themselves professionally along with service to the…
By David Droschak Can it be that Kelly Mitchum is getting better with age? The veteran, award-winning Pinehurst Resort teaching instructor who will turn 50 in April, captured the PGA Carolinas Section player of the year honors in 2020 with a scoring average of 69.00. It is the eighth time Mitchum has won the award…
Levister’s position was established through a Tara VanDerveer Fund for the Advancement of Women in Coaching grant from the Women’s Sports Foundation (WSF). North Carolina Central is one of 10 universities and colleges across the country to receive this year’s Women’s Sports Foundation grants, which were designated for female coaching fellows across all three NCAA…
For more than two decades we’ve been the ones reporting on the news, not creating it. But we have some big news to report regarding Triangle Golf Today. After 21 years, this Holiday Issue will be the last printed issue of Triangle Golf Today with “North Carolina No. 1 Source For Golf News” converting to…
By David Droschak John McConnell has spent upwards of $100 million over the years compiling one of the nation’s most impressive private club portfolios. A good portion of that cash has been spent on the company’s anchor facility – Raleigh Country Club – from its $7 million rescue from bankruptcy in 2003 to a bunker…
By David Droschak Duca Del Cosma, the pioneer of the spikeless golf shoe and regarded as a world trendsetter in fashion golf footwear for two decades, has been knocking on doors in the United States and across golf-rich states such as North Carolina and South Carolina. Now headquartered in The Netherlands, Duca Del Cosma entered…
By Peter Stilwell When John Elmore presented his vision to create a competitive golf academy he had a simple goal in mind — develop an academy that combines superior academics, world-class golf training, state-of-the-art strength and conditioning, comprehensive sports psychology coupled with one of the finest golf facilities in the Sandhills area. That vision from…
By Brad King After listening to current Ohio State freshman golfer Maxwell Moldovan deliver his 2019 Rolex Player of the Year acceptance speech late last year, Duke University men’s golf commit Kelly Chinn turned to his father, Colin. “I want to be the guy making that speech next year,” Chinn told his dad. The senior…
By David Droschak One could argue that North Carolina-bred talent on the PGA Tour has never been deeper with the likes of Webb Simpson, Brendon Todd, Harold Varner III, Bill Haas, Doc Redman and Chesson Hadley. That fact is not lost on UNC-Greensboro men’s golf coach Terrance Stewart, whose 10-man roster is filled exclusively with…
As September rolls into the fall golfing season across North Carolina it’s never too early to start thinking about holiday gifting for the golfer in your life. Triad Golf Today/Triangle Golf Today editor David Droschak is here to help you make that buying decision just a bit easier by providing information on products worth considering. …