Kim powers Duke into NCAA Championship field; N.C. State, Wake fall short

        Duke will join North Carolina in the NCAA National Championship in Carlsbad, California. Wake Forest and N.C. State fell short Wednesday in the final round of the NCAA regional at Bermuda Run East. Bryan Kim shot 7-under 65 Wednesday in Marana, Arizona, to lead Duke to a tie for fourth with Arkansas State at 24-under…

NCAA Regionals: UNC advances in early finish; N.C. State rises into contention

         North Carolina earned an early berth in the NCAA Men’s Golf National Championship on Tuesday at Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas. The Tar Heels finished fourth at 19-under for 54 holes to qualify for Carlsbad, California. The regional concluded with 36 holes Tuesday due to inclement weather forecast for Wednesday. Carson Bertagnole led the…

Local duo leads Wake to regional victory; UNC, Duke advance; N.C. State loses

         Morgan Ketchum shot 6-under-par 66 Wednesday at Seminole Legacy Golf Club to lead Wake Forest to the Tallahassee, Florida, Regional team championship. With an 8-under 838 total, Wake beat Florida State by four strokes. Ketchum, a Winston-Salem native and transfer from Virginia Tech, tied Sophia Fullbrook of Florida State for medalist honors at 7-under…

Tar Heels draws No. 2 seed at Texas A&M regional; Wolfpack going to Bermuda Run

        The Triangle’s Big 3 ACC golf programs received their May 11-13 NCAA regional assignments Wednesday with North Carolina and Duke required to make long journeys. The Tar Heels are the No. 2 seed behind Texas at the Texas A&M Regional at Traditions Club. The Blue Devils will go to Arizona as the No. 5 seed…

UNC advances; Duke wins playoff over Wake for final ACC match-play slot

          Wake Forest struggled in the final round Saturday and failed to make the match-play bracket at the ACC Men’s Championship at Shark’s Tooth Golf Club at Lake Powell, Florida. Wake tied with Duke for the eighth and final match-play slot, but lost a playoff. Stanford finished 20-under-par 844 to win the stroke-play format, 16…

UNC trails Stanford, Wake after first day of ACC Championship

        Southern Methodist and Stanford dominated the first day of the ACC Men’s Golf Championship Thursday at Shark’s Tooth Golf Club in Lake Powell, Florida. Stanford shot 13-under-par 275 to grab a 10-stroke lead over second-place Wake Forest on Thursday. Led by 66 from SMU’s William Sides, the Cardinal and the Mustangs held the top four…

High Point women go overtime to win Big South Conference

        High Point University’s women team needed almost every bit of daylight Wednesday at Fripp Island Resort’s Ocean Creek Course near Beaufort, South Carolina. Anaïs Arafi of HPU beat Breanna Hoese on the fourth extra hole in the deciding match as HPU edged UNC Asheville 3-2 in the championship round of match play. Arafi rallied from…