A trio of North Carolina’s Big Four struggled at one of the nation’s top collegiate events. UNC finished eighth, Duke tied for ninth and Wake Forest tied for 11th Tuesday at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational at Floridian National in Palm City. Texas Tech won the 54-hole tournament at 45-under 807. UNC posted 833, Duke had 835…
Triangle golfers have some of the most accessible and affordable private course options, according to Country Club Magazine. Only six of the golf clubs identified in the magazine’s recent rankings of the 25 most expensive and exclusive courses in the state are in the region. Carolina Country Club topped Triangle clubs on the list…
Xander Goboy and Pearce Lewin led N.C. State to victory Tuesday in the 16-team Michael A. Marino Classic at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach. The Wolfpack finished at 15-under-par 201 for 54 holes, four shots better than second-place Louisville. Charleston and Coastal Carolina tied for third at 213. Goboy was tied…
Cameron Young claimed the biggest victory of his career Sunday at the Players Championship. The 28-year-old Wake Forest University graduate shot 4-under-par 68, including a winning birdie on the iconic 17th hole at TPC Sawgrass to beat Matt Fitzpatrick by one stroke. Young finished at 13-under 275. Young, whose victory last August at the Wyndham…
An upscale Triad public golf course has closed for renovations and is expected to reopen in September. Meadowlands Golf Club shut down on March 1, according to its website. The course’s bent grass greens will be converted to Ultradwarf Bermuda. Geoff Dail of Dail Golf, which manages the Wallburg course for owner Bob Greear, told…
The owners of a destination course just outside the Triangle is combining two of the most popular trends in golf in a new golf facility. Tobacco Road Golf Club near Sanford announced that it soon will add a 12-hole, par-3 layout, named “The Matchbox” near the 12th and 13th hole of Tobacco Road, the…
Akshay Bhatia with on the Arnold Palmer Invitational with bold play that would have made “The King” proud. The 24-year-old Wake Forest resident made four straight birdies and pulled off a risky shot to make a crucial eagle Sunday before beating faltering Daniel Berger in a playoff at Bay Hill Club in Orlando. Bhatia bogeyed…
Is this the weekend Akshay Bhatia wins his first 2026 PGA Tour event? Will it be a Wake Forest alumnus, or a town of Wake Forest resident claiming Arnold Palmer’s tournament? The 24-year-old lefty, who makes his home in Wake Forest, has had his chances in the young season. He has another great opportunity Sunday,…
The recent warm weather has made it possible to play mountain golf a little early this year. Olde Beau Resort in Roaring Gap began a “soft opening” Friday thanks to the unseasonably warm early March temperatures. Mountain Aire Golf Club in West Jefferson, which has opened its doors during its offseason when conditions are favorable,…
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…