By John Brasier When will the new driving range and practice green at Raleigh Golf Association be open? Many Raleigh-area golfers have been eagerly waiting the new range (shown from behind the No. 1 green during construction in early September) in the heart of the city and convenient to N.C. State along Tryon Road. On…
By John Brasier A Triangle club with a century-old Donald Ross design — tweaked a handful of times over the decades — plans to make renovations to restore the original “magic” of the historic layout. Greensboro-based architect Kris Spence, considered a master at restorations and renovations of Ross designs, will begin an extensive project in…
A PGA Tour event held in the Carolinas has hit turbulence. No, it’s not the GO by Raymond James (formerly Wyndham Championship), which is on the rise after securing a spot in the Tour’s Championship Series beginning in 2028. It’s not the RBC Heritage on Hilton Head Island, the Wells Fargo Championship in Charlotte nor…
A future Triangle community has been planned with a private golf facility designed by one of the world’s elite architects. Tom Fazio, who lives in Hendersonville, was announced as the designer of an 18-hole course, a nine-hole short course and practice facilities for a 1,271-acre community in Chatham Park’s South Village. Developer Southern Land Co.…
The Triangle’s stars on the PGA Tour made serious bank this season. In fact, the four Triangle natives in the top 40 of the money list took home about $28.4 million in official PGA Tour earnings, according to figures from Golfweek Magazine. Of course that doesn’t include endorsements, appearance fees, corporate outings, equipment contracts and…
The long-awaited unveiling of a popular nine holes with a new look is only a few days away. Raleigh Golf Association will reopen its front nine with a sold-out Friday shotgun start, completing the facility’s new 18-hole course made up of the front nine of the former 18-hole public course and a back nine comprised…
Ryan Gerard didn’t win the Tour Championship on Sunday at East Lake Golf Club. But he made a putt worth more than $1 million on the final hole. Scottie Scheffler got off to a fast start and took control on the back nine on his way to 66 and a three-stroke victory at 16-under-par 264.…
It’s official. The PGA Tour will remain in Greensboro as one of the Tour’s premier tournaments. The Tour, Raymond James and tournament operator and host Piedmont Triad Charitable Foundation announced a multi-year agreement with Raymond James to sponsor the tournament held at Sedgefield Country Club. The tournament will be known as GO by Raymond James,…
Now that this year’s Wyndham Championship is over, the real drama awaits. OK, former Wake Forest star Michael Brennan earning a first regular-season victory, making the FedExCup Playoffs and securing his 2027 exemption comes pretty close. But that’s history. Was the 87th annual PGA Tour event the last — or second-to-last — in Greensboro? If…
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…