Bob Boyd, one of the most accomplished golfers in the history of the Carolinas PGA Section, recently lost his five-year battle with leukemia. He was 55. Nicknamed “Big Pro” and playing out of Wilmington, Boyd won 26 individual and 20 team major Section championships, and was named Carolinas PGA Section Player of the Year a…
McConnell Golf, LLC has announced the purchase of its seventh premier golf club in the Carolinas, Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro, N.C., a renowned Donald Ross design and site of PGA TOUR’s Wyndham Championship. Sedgefield CC’s membership debated the possible sale throughout most of 2010, and after considering all options decided that the sale to…
Pinehurst No. 2, the site of the U.S. Open and U.S. Women’s Open in consecutive weeks in 2014, will close in the winter as the final stages of the course’s restoration project are completed. The famed course, designed by legendary architect Donald Ross, will close Nov. 16 and reopen sometime in March 2011, Pinehurst…
By STEVE WILLIAMS Pittsboro Northwood has made another step forward in establishing its position among the best 3-A teams in the state. The Chargers finished eighth with an all-freshman lineup in 2008, moved up to fifth in 2009 and climbed another notch to fourth this time around. They will have their sights set on challenging…
By Kurt Dusterberg In the world of professional tournament golf, longevity can be elusive. That’s why this year’s 10th anniversary of the SAS Championship at Prestonwood Country Club in Cary is a meaningful milestone. “The biggest challenge is how to take a very good event and try to grow it and make it even…
A charity golf tournament held at Crooked Creek Golf Club in mid August to help fund cancer research raised more than $10,000. The inaugural Kay Yow WBCA Cancer Fund LPGA Pro-Am drew 31 LPGA or Futures Tour pros, along with 155 players. That group included Ashley Prange, a former University of North Carolina star golfer…
Like so many driving range facilities, Falls Golf Complex has a folksy feeling. A red sign on the front door says, “Come On In!” Regulars know the lay of the land, and they sometimes recognize fellow customers who are better known for sports other than golf. “Eric Cole comes in here pretty regularly,” says…
By David Droschak The most sinking feeling in all of golf is watching a perfectly good ball – maybe one you’ve hit just a few times – dive head-first into a lake, never to be found. Think again. There’s a better than even chance your Titleist, Callaway or Nike will not only be recovered,…
By Kurt Dusterberg When Rob Nelson arrived at Croasdaile Country Club, he was ready for a new experience. As it turns out, life beyond the golf course has some perks, too. Nelson took over at the beginning of March as the head golf professional at the private Durham club, replacing Cole Huckabee, who oversaw…
When Mark and Lori Davis got ready to leave behind big-city living, their choice to settle in Siler City seemed like a no-brainer. When golfers yearn for a respite from crowded clubhouses and clogged fairways during the weekend, Siler City Country Club might just be the perfect escape as well. “I’ve absolutely had a…