Cardinal Gibbons and Felton Grove are in the best positions to bring girls’ state championships back to the Triangle. Led by Olivia Erazmus’ 81 at Seven Lakes Golf Club in West End, Gibbons shot 270 for second place Monday, only two strokes behind leader Lake Norman entering Tuesday’s final round of the Class 7A tournament.…
The 36-hole NCHSAA Girls’ state championships begin Monday at five courses throughout the state. Cardinal Gibbons, Holly Springs and Fuquay-Varinia, which finished 1-2-3 in the Class 7A East Regional, face a likely challenge from Lake Norman, the West Regional winner, at Seven Lakes in West End. Olivia Erazmus of Gibbons, medalist last week at The…
Duke’s Rianne Malixi (pictured) shot 72 to cruise to a nine-stroke victory and lead the sixth-ranked Blue Devils to the team title Sunday at the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington. Malixi, who shot 64 Saturday for a 12-under-par 204 total, led sixth-ranked Duke to a 5-over 859 team score. Wake shot 867, including 290, the day’s…
Williams, Cardinal Gibbons and North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics were winners in the 18-hole NCHSAA Girls’ Regionals held Monday and Tuesday. In 7A, the Triangle and Triad will have four teams in the finals. Cardinal Gibbons, Holly Springs and Fuquay-Varina grabbed all three East spots available at Emerald Golf Club in New Bern.…
By John Brasier Fore Real 24 strips away the loud, arcade-style distractions of typical entertainment venues to focus on what matters: pure golf. While members enjoy a relaxed, country club vibe and are welcome to bring their own premium food and beverages, the main attraction here isn’t a crowded bar—it’s the world’s most advanced simulator…
The Wake Forest men finished fifth Monday at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational in Saucier, Mississippi. Wake finished the 54-hole tournament at 12-over, eight strokes behind team champion Arkansas. Illinois, South Carolina and Tennessee finished ahead of the Demon Deacons, who beat Georgia, LSU, Florida State, Alabama and Ohio State among others. Nolan Harper led…
Valentine Delon of Virginia Tech shot 5-under-par 66 Sunday to win the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitation at Finley Golf Club with a 10-under 203 total. Duke won the team title at 11-under, beating second-place Virginia Tech by 13 strokes. N.C. State was third at 6-over and top-ranked Wake Forest was fourth with 9-over. Host…
Scottie Pearman of Greensboro, the No. 1 ranked player on the World Long Drive Tour, fell short of making Saturday’s final round at the World Long Drive Championship in Sparks, Nevada. After easily advancing through the first round, Pearman did not amass enough points in Friday’s series of round-robin brackets to continue into the finals,…
Ellie Hildreth shot 5-under-par 66 Friday to lead the N.C. State women into first place after the first round of the 54-hole Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitational at UNC’s Finley Golf Club. With Hildreth taking the medalist lead, the Wolfpack shot 6-under 278 to lead Boston College and Virginia Tech by one stroke. Benedicte Brent-Peterson…
Though Scottie Pearman is ranked No. 1 on the Pinnacle World Long Drive Tour, he’s never won the tour’s biggest event, the World Long Drive Championship. The 42-year-old Greensboro resident gets another chance this weekend in Sparks, Nevada. The preliminary rounds are Thursday and Friday, followed by Saturday’s eight-man, head-to-head final round, which will be…