Ground was broken this past week for a short course planned at an upscale Triad public golf facility. Geoff Dail, president of Dail Golf, confirmed the groundbreaking for The Track, a 13-hole short course at Holly Ridge Golf Links, to TriadGolf.com. Dail’s company is handling the design and building with Holly Ridge owner Luke Hollingsworth.…
Lily Cochran picked a great time to win her first golf tournament, and she capped the victory with a bold, memorable stroke. The Page High junior, who has played competitive golf for less than two years, made a 25-foot birdie putt from off the green on the second hole of a sudden-death playoff Tuesday at…
The much-anticipated completions of projects at a few Triangle golf facilities are on the horizon. The new No. 2 hole at N.C. State’s Lonnie Poole Golf Course and the new driving range and practice area at Raleigh Golf Association are almost ready for public play. “It is growing in now and our plan is to…
Cardinal Gibbons and Felton Grove are in the best positions to bring girls’ state championships back to the Triangle. Led by Olivia Erazmus’ 81 at Seven Lakes Golf Club in West End, Gibbons shot 270 for second place Monday, only two strokes behind leader Lake Norman entering Tuesday’s final round of the Class 7A tournament.…
Cardinal Gibbons was the most successful Triangle team Tuesday at the 36-hole NCHSAA Girls’ Championships. But the Crusaders suffered a pair of bitter disappointments at the end of the day. Olivia Erazmus shot 75 — the day’s low round — on a difficult layout at Seven Lakes Golf Club in West End to pull into…
Duke’s Rianne Malixi (pictured) shot 72 to cruise to a nine-stroke victory and lead the sixth-ranked Blue Devils to the team title Sunday at the Landfall Tradition in Wilmington. Malixi, who shot 64 Saturday for a 12-under-par 204 total, led sixth-ranked Duke to a 5-over 859 team score. Wake shot 867, including 290, the day’s…
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.…
By John Brasier Fore Real 24 strips away the loud, arcade-style distractions of typical entertainment venues to focus on what matters: pure golf. While members enjoy a relaxed, country club vibe and are welcome to bring their own premium food and beverages, the main attraction here isn’t a crowded bar—it’s the world’s most advanced simulator…
The Wake Forest men finished fifth Monday at the Fallen Oak Collegiate Invitational in Saucier, Mississippi. Wake finished the 54-hole tournament at 12-over, eight strokes behind team champion Arkansas. Illinois, South Carolina and Tennessee finished ahead of the Demon Deacons, who beat Georgia, LSU, Florida State, Alabama and Ohio State among others. Nolan Harper led…
Valentine Delon of Virginia Tech shot 5-under-par 66 Sunday to win the Ruth’s Chris Tar Heel Invitation at Finley Golf Club with a 10-under 203 total. Duke won the team title at 11-under, beating second-place Virginia Tech by 13 strokes. N.C. State was third at 6-over and top-ranked Wake Forest was fourth with 9-over. Host…