Facing greens that were last redone in the 1960s and some brutal North Carolina summers, Pine Needles and Mid Pines Resort president Kelly Miller knew he had to pull the trigger sooner than later on his struggling putting surfaces at Mid Pines. Mi.. Read More
Course Features, Destinations | 05.4.13 | No Comments
By STUART HALL In Steve Johnson’s 30-plus years of working in the golf industry, only once in his travels has he found a place as unique a golf destination as Pinehurst. “The first time I went to St. Andrews I was struck by how alike the tw.. Read More
Course Features | 03.4.13 | No Comments
By John Dell Trying to figure out where former junior golfers from Prestonwood Country Club have landed in college is not easy. The roster is a big one of former and current college golfers who excelled thanks in large part to getting their st.. Read More
Course Features, Junior Golf | 03.4.13 | No Comments
May is prime golfing season in Pinehurst as emerald green fairways emerge and temperatures creep into the 80s. But for the first time in its rich history “tires meets turf” as Pinehurst Resort will host the inaugural Pinehurst Concours d’Ele.. Read More
Course Features, Featured News | 03.4.13 | No Comments
By DAVID DROSCHAK The stories may have been exaggerated over the years, the truth stretched a bit here and there, but Pine Crest Inn’s assessment of 45,000 drinks poured annually to golfing foursomes is likely right on target. Regarded as one.. Read More
Course Features, Destinations | 12.11.12 | No Comments
UNC Finley’s major clubhouse renovation project is complete, with plenty of Carolina Blue paint and cool Tar Heel fixtures adorning the walls. The 9,500 square-foot facility opened Sept. 13. One of the highlights is the A.E. Finley Memorabilia R.. Read More
College, Course Features | 11.7.12 | No Comments
By DAVID DROSCHAK It’s probably no accident North Carolina State men’s golf team hasn’t won an outright ACC championship in 59 years. Yearning for a golf course to call its own for decades, the university finally funded Lonnie Poole Golf Clu.. Read More
College, Course Features | 11.7.12 | No Comments
By DAVID DROSCHAK The 75th anniversary of the Country Club of Johnston County was met with little fanfare in 2011. The Smithfield club was in the process of being sold, a search was on for a new general manager and membership had dipped to alar.. Read More
Course Features, Featured News | 07.1.12 | No Comments
By KURT DUSTERBERG As the director of golf at Hillandale Golf Course, Karl Kimball often surveys the course and asks: “What will this look like 20 years from now?” In recent years, he didn’t like the answers. With that in mind, the Dur.. Read More
Course Features, Featured News | 07.1.12 | No Comments
The routing for a ninth Pinehurst Resort golf course has been completed on the site of the former Pit Golf Links, but it’s unlikely construction on a new layout will begin within the next two years. Resort president Don Padgett II told Triangle .. Read More
Course Features, Destinations, Featured News | 06.5.12 | No Comments
By Kurt Dusterberg The Campbell women’s golf team does a lot of things well. The Camels rank in the top 10 nationally in par-3 scoring. They’re No. 3 in eagles. Birdies? They have more than any school in the country. But what they do bes.. Read More
College | 05.4.13 | No Comments
Facing greens that were last redone in the 1960s and some brutal North Carolina summers, Pine Needles and Mid Pines Resort president Kelly Miller knew he had to pull the trigger sooner than later on his struggling putting surfaces at Mid Pines. Mi.. Read More
Course Features, Destinations | 05.4.13 | No Comments
By DAVID DROSCHAK Jamie Green couldn’t even text his family or friends to relay the news that his Duke Blue Devils won the 2013 Atlantic Coast Conference Men’s Golf Championship in dramatic fashion. Torrential rain over the final nine holes fr.. Read More
College | 05.4.13 | No Comments
BY JOHN DELL When North Carolina State golfer Albin Choi tells somebody where he’s from he usually waits for the next question. “Immediately they will say, ‘Do you like hockey?’” Choi said. “And my response is, ‘of course I like h.. Read More
College | 03.4.13 | No Comments
BY JOHN DELL After owning the ACC Women’s Golf Championships for more than a decade, the Duke Blue Devils had a three-year lull. That all changed last spring when the Blue Devils won their 17th ACC title and 16th under coach Dan Brooks at Sed.. Read More
College, Featured News | 03.4.13 | No Comments
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