Duke finished seventh Monday in stroke play and advanced to the eight-team match play bracket at at the NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California. The Blue Devils will play second-seeded Southern Cal in Tuesday’s quarterfinals. In other matches, No. 2 Stanford will play Pepperdine, Arkansas will play Oklahoma State and Texas…
The holes follow the routes they always have since 1985, when Elk River Club unveiled Jack Nicklaus’ first North Carolina Signature Course. But just about everything on the Banner Elk course, ravaged by Hurricane Helene in September 2024, is new. That Elk River looked much the same to me a few days ago as it…
After its five golfers played 54 holes this weekend in the NCAA Championship, Wake Forest came up one stroke short from advancing after a tough finish late Sunday afternoon at La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California. Meanwhile, 12th-ranked North Carolina, which entered the day tied with No. 8 Wake, posted 1-under 287 to move up…
Duke is in good position late in the second round Saturday, but Wake Forest and North Carolina need strong performances Sunday to remain at the NCAA Women’s Championship at La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California. The Blue Devils were safely in the top 15 — the cutline after 54 holes — in a tie for…
North Carolina, Wake Forest and Duke struggled in Friday’s first round of the Women’s NCAA Championship at Omni La Costa Resort in Carlsbad, California. The No. 12 Tar Heels stand 19th and the No. 8 Demon Deacons are tied for 27th in the 30-team field. The top 15 teams and nine individuals will make…
Alex Smalley’s home in Jamestown and his membership at Sedgefield Country Club make him a sure-thing to play in the upcoming Wyndham Championship, right? No, not really. Smalley’s rise to No. 42 in the Official World Golf Rankings and No. 15 in the PGA Tour FedEx Cup standings now allow the 29-year-old Smalley to play…
Duke will join North Carolina in the NCAA National Championship in Carlsbad, California. Wake Forest and N.C. State fell short Wednesday in the final round of the NCAA regional at Bermuda Run East. Bryan Kim shot 7-under 65 Wednesday in Marana, Arizona, to lead Duke to a tie for fourth with Arkansas State at 24-under…
North Carolina earned an early berth in the NCAA Men’s Golf National Championship on Tuesday at Traditions Club in Bryan, Texas. The Tar Heels finished fourth at 19-under for 54 holes to qualify for Carlsbad, California. The regional concluded with 36 holes Tuesday due to inclement weather forecast for Wednesday. Carson Bertagnole led the…
Alex Smalley couldn’t hold on Sunday at the PGA Championship. The Sedgefield Country Club member, the 54-hole leader at Aronimink, struggled early in Sunday’s final round then rebounded to shoot even-par 70 and finish in a tie for second place with Jon Rahm at 6-under 274, three shots behind winner Aaron Rai. The 31-year-old Rai,…
If many golf fans didn’t know about Alex Smalley prior to this weekend’s PGA Championship, they should after Saturday’s third round. The 29-year-old Smalley, a Duke graduate who makes his home in Jamestown, bounced back from three early bogeys to shoot 2-under-par 68 at Aronimink Golf Club and take the lead at 6-under 204 entering…