Have you ever been to The Omni Homestead, one of the nation’s finest golf resorts? Maybe not, despite its location in the remote Allegheny Mountains of southwestern Virginia, only three and a half hours or so from Winston-Salem. After all, many Triad golfers find no reason to leave the state for a golf trip. There’s…
A municipal Triad golf course known for its affordability may soon be sold to an experienced group of golf business professionals who will keep the course open to the public. The town of Troy will hold a public meeting on February 2 to receive comment on the proposed sale of Denson’s Creek Golf Course (pictured…
Though home to two world-class oceanfront golf courses on a spectacular barrier island in the South Carolina Lowcountry, Fripp Island remains a somewhat remote retreat, an ideal spot to relax, rewind and enjoy the peaceful surroundings. While there, the only concern for many golfers is not hitting one of many deer who gather in the…
With its landmark, red-and-white striped lighthouse standing only yards behind its 18th green along the Calibogue Sound, Harbour Town Golf Links has long been a beacon of golf in the Carolinas. Now, approaching 60 years old, the Pete Dye/Jack Nicklaus design reopened in November on Hilton Head Island after a subtle, but effective facelift from…
The Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame will induct three Pinehurst-area legends at 2026 Carolinas Golf Night on Feb. 14 at Pinehurst Resort. Longtime Carolinas Golf Association executive director Jack Nance (pictured), a Clinton native and former Wake Forest golfer, will join Pinehurst Resort owners and operators Robert Dedman and Robert Dedman Jr. Nance, who worked…
By David Droschak Spend more than five minutes with Dona Lerner and Kathy Bounds and its evident there is a true division of labor in the well-oiled machine that is the Dona Lerner Golf Academy. Lerner is the face of the business while Bounds is the worker bee. The common ground is a love for…
By David Droschak Few states have as many golf assets as North Carolina. The question is: Are we doing enough to promote and cultivate that investment? While the economic impact of golf in North Carolina soars past an estimated $5 billion a year, State Rep. Jon Hardister believes more can be done to enhance the…
By Brad King Since 1990, the main highway to the PGA Tour has undergone more name changes than a Hollywood starlet. As tour sponsors for professional golf’s feeding ground have come and gone, what debuted as the Ben Hogan Tour quickly became the Nike Tour, then the Buy.com Tour, then the Nationwide Tour and for…
North Carolina’s juniors won bragging rights over their rivals from South Carolina and Georgia in the 8th annual Carolinas-Georgia Junior Championship. The event features the top 20 boys and top 10 girls from each of the three states, and is annually played in mid-January at Mount Vintage Plantation Golf Club in North Augusta, S.C. A…