By Kurt Dusterberg When Fran Wilkerson says Wil-Mar Golf Club is a family business, it’s a bit of an understatement. Most of her family tree has played a role in operating one of the oldest-run golf courses in Raleigh. Wilkerson is the woman who runs the golf operation and gives the lessons, but she…
By David Droschak Staying on top of the competitive golf business in the North Carolina Sandhills takes time, commitment and money. Fall behind ever so slightly and another golf course – figuratively a driver and chip shot away – is ready to steal your golfers. With that in mind, the closing of Legacy Golf…
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
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 If there’s a golf course development in the Triangle on the verge of something special it has to be The Club at 12 Oaks. The private club located in Holly Springs was opened just prior to the 2008 economic recession and had a difficult beginning, but has since re-launched its brand South…
By KEITH JARRETT The options for fun and entertainment at Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure stretch as far and wide as the blue waters which surround this golf and vacation destination. Start with 36 holes: the Apple Valley and Bald Mountain championship courses that offer two distinctly different layouts but similar feels for challenge,…
By Kurt Dusterberg The University of North Carolina’s Finley Golf Course has had its makeover. Now it’s time for the clubhouse to receive a facelift. “It’s certainly showing its age at this time,” said Johnny Cake, the director of golf at UNC. The original clubhouse was built along with the course in 1949 by Raleigh…
By David Droschak Harrah’s Cherokee Casino is growing faster than a spinning slot machine reel. The resort destination bordering the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has a new luxury hotel that towers over the town of Cherokee, it recently opened a pair of 1,900-square-foot high roller suites on the 21st floor and a Ruth’s Chris…