The Carolinas Golf Course Superintendents Association was the forefather of the national Rounds 4 Research fundraising program to benefit turfgrass studies, so it comes as little surprise that the CGCSA led the way in June’s online auction. The association raised more than $35,000 of the $115,500 national total. “We are very excited to raise $35,000…
BY TIM PEELER Danesha Seth Carley knows not every golf course can undertake an $11 million restoration the way Pinehurst No. 2 did for its unprecedented doubleheader U.S. Opens. The resort paid architects Bill Coore and Ben Crenshaw a lot to take the course back to Donald Ross’ original vision when it opened in 1907…
After weighing the pros and cons for more than a year, Heritage Golf Club in Wake Forest is joining the growing list of North Carolina courses switching to Bermuda greens. The project began in late June and is expected to be completed Sept. 1. Temporary greens were cut over a two-week period so play will…
By STUART HALL Since before Brendon Todd and Webb Simpson were teenagers, their golf paths have routinely crossed. Todd recalls their initial meeting as junior golfers at Hedingham Golf Club in Raleigh, and Simpson beat him in the final round. For Simpson, the specifics of the first time have faded, but there was a tournament…
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Named Pinehurst No. 9, course will be available immediately to members, early July to resort guests VILLAGE OF PINEHURST, N.C. (June 2, 2014) – Pinehurst Resort & Country Club today announced it has completed the acquisition of National Golf Club under terms finalized with current club owners, the Robinette family. The Jack Nicklaus Signature Design…
By Kurt Dusterberg When Jason Widener was a teenager, golf came easily. He won the USGA’s Junior Amateur championship in 1988, and followed it up by signing with Duke University, where he won medalist honors at the ACC Championship as a freshman in 1990. Then everything changed. “Three quarters of the way through my freshman…
By STUART HALL On a winter night in December 2008, Tim Kreger was conducting a fundraiser to benefit the golf team at his alma mater, Clemson University. At night’s end there was a tee time to play Prestwick Country Club in Myrtle Beach, S.C., still available. Kreger did not want to see a free round…
By Stuart Hall Chesson Hadley was born into this world at Rex Hospital. He grew up playing golf in Raleigh. So when he won the Web.com Tour’s Rex Hospital Open last spring the victory represented a win-win proposition for both parties. For Hadley, the win helped launch him to this year’s rookie season on the…
By DAVID DROSCHAK Renowned amateur golfer Paul Simson of Raleigh has won more than 400 tournaments, from casual member-guest events to the grandest of stages. The 62-year-old Simson will get to enjoy another career highlight the first week of May as part of the United States team competing in the inaugural Concession Cup, the newly…