A golfer with a hockey mentality has become quite a combination for Wake Forest.
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From all indications, the proposed tax on recreation in North Carolina, which includes golf, has been put on hold. But that doesn't mean it can't be brought up again.
Heidi and Mark Mitchell know about burnout for kids who go too hard in one sport.
Christian Hawley of Kernersville, a rising senior at Glenn High School, qualified for this week's AJGA Footjoy Invitational by surviving a four-hole playoff on Sunday.
Mark Brazil is like any other PGA Tour tournament director -- he is in the business of selling tickets.
The Greater Hickory Classic at Rock Barn in Conover has turned into one of the popular spots on the Champions Tour in its six years.
Gerald Carter had so many close calls through the years in county golf tournaments he finally got to celebrate last May.
The ACC Men's Golf Championships have found a home at the Old North State Club at Uwharrie Point.
Tiger Woods has a rather large task in front of him today if he wants to win his 15th major and fifth green jacket. Woods, who shot 70 after a double bogey on the first hole, is 4 under for the tournament, seven shots behind.
Greg Norman will return to the scene of his infamous golfing crimes this week at Augusta National.
Drew Weaver is a little more stress-free this winter.
Courtland Lowe has an itch to play pro golf at the highest level, but he realizes he's going to have to scratch his way up the ladder.
John Goins was never hoping to be the face of the Forsyth Invitational, it just kind of worked out that way.
Coach Jerry Haas of the Wake Forest men's golf team calls this season one of his most challenging.
Coach Dianne Dailey doesn't hold back her excitement for how good Wake Forest women's golf team can be this season.
Jim Holt never thought he'd last this long in the golf business.
Wyndham Notebook
The U.S. Amateur will have a decidedly different feel than past U.S. Opens at Pinehurst No. 2. The biggest difference will be the condition of the course and the crowd control. With a little under 4,500 tickets sold, there'll be plenty of room to roam and watch the best amateurs battle for one of the USGA's top prizes.
The Charlotte Bobcats drafted D.J. Augustin and Alexis Ajinca in the first round of the NBA Draft four weeks ago. Both are already signed, with the start of NBA training camp still more than two months away.
The cost of gas, time constraints on committing to three days of tournament golf and other factors have contributed to what's expected to be a low turnout for next week's 61st Forsyth Invitational.
Several well-known players commit to Wyndham Championship
Jesse Haddock, the legendary former golf coach at Wake Forest, had so much talent to work with during his career that its tough to pick who was the best.
The Ultimate Runner shows no signs of going stale.
The Peggy Kirk Bell Tour is a rarity because it's all about the girls. The popularity of the two-year tour was evident last week when more than 60 girls from as far away as West Virginia converged on Pine Brook Country Club for the year-ending tour championship.
It's not quite a full dress rehearsal but the American Junior Golf Association's FootJoy Invitational that will be played this week at Sedgefield Country Club is important.
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