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…
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.…
An iconic Triangle golf course has opened vastly expanded practice facilities in the last month. Hillandale Golf Course, a hub of public golf in Durham for decades, debuted its new 58-mat driving tee as well as an approximately 20,000 square foot putting green at its practice area. The driving range, which formerly had only 20…
The two Triangle golfers who made the cut at the U.S. Junior Amateur were eliminated in Wednesday’s first-round of match play at Saucon Valley Country Club in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Stephen Eastman, a Durham Trinity Academy golfer who shot 1-over-par 142 to tie for 19th in stroke play, lost his Round of 64 match to Callixte…
Ella June Hannant’s bid to win the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship was halted in Friday morning’s quarterfinals by Anna Bell of Poplar Bluff, Missouri. Bell knocked off Hannant 2 and 1 to advance to a semifinal against Amelie Zalsman of St. Petersburg, Florida, who has committed to play at Wake Forest, beat Hannant 2 and 1…
The last North Carolina survivor had a long, but rewarding Thursday at the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship at Old Chatham Golf Club. Anna Jane Hannant of Pikeville needed only 15 holes to win her Round of 32 match in the morning. But she needed 22 holes to win her Sweet 16 match after forcing extra…
A berth in the Sweet Sixteen isn’t the only prize up for grabs Thursday morning when the lone North Carolina player remaining in the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship plays in the Round of 32 at Old Chatham Golf Club. Anna June Hannant of Pikeville held a commanding four-hole lead when Savera Sandhu of Ashburn, Virginia,…
The Triangle advanced two players into the match play section of the U.S. Girls’ Junior Amateur. Ella June Hannant of Pikeville and Jenna Kim of Raleigh survived Tuesday’s 36-hole cut from 156 players to the top 64 for Wednesday’s opening-round match-play pairings. Hannant added 72 to Monday’s 69 to for a 3-under-par 141. Colombian Maria…
Local favorites Ella June Hannant and Jenna Kim got off to good starts in Monday’s first round of stroke play at the U.S. Girls’ Junior at Old Chatham. Hannant, who lives in Pikeville, shot 3-under-par 69 to tie for ninth in the 156-player field. Victoria Davis of Cary shot 70. Jenna Kim of Raleigh shot…
A local favorite will kick off the U.S. Girls’ Junior Championship on Monday morning at Old Chatham Golf Club. And it would not be a surprise if Raleigh’s Jenna Kim, who will hit the event’s opening tee shot in the first threesome at 7:30 a.m., hit a final, winning putt in Saturday’s championship match. Kim…