With nine holes closed for the last four months, one of the top public courses in the Triangle is expected to have all 18 holes open in the next few weeks. Sources familiar with UNC Finley Golf Club have told Triangle.com and Triad Golf Magazine that Finley staffers “hope” the entire Finley course will be…
Marie Madsen of N.C. State shot 4-under-par 68 Tuesday at Daniel Island Club’s Ralston Creek course to earn medalist honors by one stroke at 6-under 210 at the Daniel Island Invitational. But High Point University won the Charleston-area tournament with an even-par 864 total, six shots ahead of second-place N.C. State in the 15-team event.…
An Alamance County standout who won medalist honors earlier this month in her first tournament of the spring season, continued her strong play as her team stayed unbeaten in the spring season. On February 3, Emily Mathews of Mebane, playing for Virginia Tech, won the Advance Golf Partners Collegiate at Hammock Creek Country Club in…
By David Droschak It’s an understatement to say Chris Jones is accustomed to starting golf programs from scratch. Within the last 15 years alone, Jones has launched Northern Guilford High School’s golf teams (2007) and the university programs at Johnson & Wales (2019) in Charlotte. And in late September, Jones took the head coaching job at Pfeiffer University…
By David Droschak In some ways, J.R. Smith’s life has come full circle. Once a teenager in a man’s world as a high school player drafted in the NBA first round, the two-time world champion now finds himself as a 30-something guy, surrounded by a group of much younger, college teammates. Smith, 36, who played…
By Kurt Dusterberg Emilia Migliaccio can pinpoint exactly when she began second-guessing her dream. The Wake Forest senior, one of the top-ranked amateurs in the world, was on top of her game on the final holes of the North & South Women’s Amateur at Pinehurst last summer. “I birdied the last three holes to finish…
This listing of players from Triangle area high schools was gathered from college web sites and other sources. Please report any omissions to Steve Williams at 336-280-3722 or [email protected]. Triangle Golf Today will follow the accomplishments of these players throughout the 2021 campaign with our collegiate checklist and other features. SENIORS (fifth year…
1 Duke University 2 Wake Forest Univ. 3 UNC Chapel Hill 4 East Carolina U. 5 Campbell University 6 NC State 7 UNC Wilmington 8 High Point University 9 Elon University 10 UNC Greensboro 11 Gardner-Webb U. 12 Appalachian State U. 13 Western Carolina U. 14 UNC Asheville 15 Presbyterian College Charlotte University* NC A&T* *…
1 Wake Forest Univ. 2 UNC Chapel Hill 3 NC State 4 Charlotte University 5 Duke University 6 UNC Wilmington 7 Campbell University 8 Appalachian State U. 9 UNC Greensboro 10 East Carolina U. 11 High Point University 12 Davidson College 13 Elon University 14 Western Carolina U. 15 Gardner-Webb U. 16 Presbyterian College 17 NC…
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…