Smith Summerlin shot 68 to lead Broughton to a strong 2-over-par 290 Monday and second-place after the first round of the N.C. Class 8A state tournament at Pinehurst No. 8. Hometown Pinecrest grabbed four of the top six spots on the leaderboard, but its 283 total leads Broughton by only seven shots. Summerlin holds a…
Pennson Badgett is concluding his high school golf career in record-breaking fashion. The East Surry senior shot 12-under-par 60 in Monday’s first round of the state Class 3A Boys’ Championship at Longleaf Golf Club in Southern Pines. Badgett broke the former single-round record for an N.C. state championship round of 63 set by PGA Tour…
Broughton, Willow Spring and Apex qualified for the Class 8A state high school championship next week by finishing 1-2-3 Tuesday in the 8A East Regional at Bentwinds Country Club. Broughton shot 301, Willow Spring 307 and Apex 312, beating Wakefield by one shot for the final spot at Pinehurst No. 8. Summerlin Smith of Broughton…
By David Droschak I asked Chip Watson the other day for the key ingredients as to why the Golf School at North Carolina State has enjoyed such a successful run as it enters its 34th consecutive year this June. Sure he and co-founder and former N.C. State men’s golf coach Richard Sykes have for the…
By Eddie Southards Emily Mathews shows no signs of slowing down in the women’s high school 3-A state golf championship. The Eastern Alamance junior won her second 3-A title in a span of five months with a victory at Foxfire Resort & Golf outside of Pinehurst. She won the first one in May at nearby Beacon Ridge when…
Golf Genius Software has acquired Operation 36 Golf, developers of a beginner golf development program with a unique coaching model that is driving the goal of “1,000,000 Golfers Created”. Operation 36 provides a proprietary software platform and teaching curriculum now in use by nearly 600 golf facilities in 14 countries, and will operate as a…
By David Droschak Was it the best six-month span of women’s prep golf in North Carolina history? That fact would be hard to argue after Reagan High School captured its second 4-A state title in 2021, riding a final-round 65 from senior star Morgan Ketchum to tack on yet another record scoring day. Ketchum, who will play college golf at…
By David Droschak Macy Pate was seeking warmer weather and the ability to work on her golf game on a full-time basis when her family moved from the North Carolina mountains to Winston-Salem last August. The 15-year-old Pate, a fierce competitor, was also looking for players to push her and challenge a skill set that…
By David Droschak The list of champions from prestigious tournaments staged at the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst dating to the early 1970s is beyond impressive. That list includes Jack Nicklaus, Ben Crenshaw, Hal Sutton and current club member and PGA Tour star Webb Simpson. Is the next winner at the 73rd U.S.…
By David Droschak Jackson Van Paris has been one of the nation’s top junior golfers the last few years, accustomed to handling pressure situations. So, heading to the 18th hole at Pinehurst No. 2, needing a par on one of the hardest holes on the course to secure the North Carolina 4-A high school men’s…