Colquitt captures HPGA Championship Bryan Colquitt secured the HPGA Championship with a five-stroke victory on Sunday at Blair Park.
Colquitt carded rounds of 71 and 69 for a 140 total over the two-day event. Chris Ledbetter placed s...
Els struggles, but punches playoff ticket Ernie Els suffered through an ugly final round in the Wyndham Championship on Sunday, struggling to a 2-over 72 and falling to a tie for 30th at 8-under par.
But, it was good enough to ensure the ...
Webb weaves Wyndham magic Dowd Simpson became emotional as her husband putted out on the 18th green at Sedgefield Country Club on Sunday.
When the stroke reached the bottom of the cup, Webb Simpson raised his fists in celeb...
Simpson storms to front Webb Simpson might want more storm delays.
Simpson, a former Wake Forest golfer who lives in Charlotte, struggled before he was able to get in a little extra practice while play in the third round ...
Gainey, Quinney pace Wyndham One expressed the desire to be more patient. The other said he is going for broke this weekend.
Tommy Gainey, a former eGolf Tour regular from South Carolina, and Jeff Quinney, who is a conditional...
Area golfers hit links for events The Oak Hollow Ladies Golf Association visited NASSAU on Tuesday.
The format was NASSAU – best front half handicap, best back half handicap, best 18 holes full handicap.
Carolyn Doss won the front ...
Point men add Wyndham drama Padraig Harrington wanted to take a vacation with his family this week. Ernie Els and Angel Cabrera also planned to take a break from the PGA Tour.
That was before they did not play well in the PGA...
Harrington commits to Wyndham Yet another multi-time major champion joined the field Friday night when Irishman Padraig Harrington committed, it was announced Saturday.
The 72nd annual Wyndham Championship presented by BB&T is...
Wyndham adds more big names A strong field is set for the 72nd annual Wyndham Championship, which will be played next week at Sedgefield Country Club.
Among the highlights of this year’s Wyndham field are three-time major wi...
Frye captures HPCC Junior Club title Harrison Frye posted a four-stroke victory in the 2011 Junior Club Championship at High Point Country Club on Thursday.
Frye finished at 144 for the two-day event after rounds of 69 at Emerywood on...
Wyndham adds more big names Ian Poulter, 2010 British Open winner Louis Oosthuizen and Anthony Kim have joined the field for next week’s Wyndham Championship.
Poulter will be making his first Wyndham appearance. He is current...
Womble falls in round of 32 igh Point’s Davis Womble’s quest for the N.C. Amateur Match Play Championship ended with a hard-fought loss to Jacob Colley of Holly Springs on Friday at Bermuda Run Country Club.
Colley posted a 1...
Carpenter, Brown team for N.C. Senior Four-Ball crown Ron Carpenter of Creedmoor and Gary Brown of Charlotte held off the Burlington duo of Ray Womack and Wayne Pyrtle to win the 11th N.C. Senior Four-Ball Championship on Thursday at High Point Countr...
Carpenter, Brown pace N.C. Senior Four-Ball Ron Carpenter of Creedmoor and Gary Brown of Charlotte carded a nine-under-par 63 to take a two-shot lead heading into today’s final round of the 11th N.C. Senior Four-Ball Championship at Willow C...
Newton, Boswell pace N.C. Senior Four-Ball Ernie Newton of High Point and Larry Boswell of Jamestown fired a nine-under par 63 to lead by two strokes after the first round of the 11th North Carolina Senior Four-Ball Championship at Willow C...
Fulchers capture Colonial Parent-Child Collins and Alexa Fulcher carded 36 and won a three-way tiebreaker for the Colonial Country Club Parent-Child crown on Saturday.
Ben and Mason Leonard took second, followed by Randy and Alex Martin.
High Point Junior golf champs crowned Wednesday’s final round of the 25th High Point Junior Golf Championships at Oak Hollow produced action hotter than the weather.
Three flights featured playoffs as the 36-hole event concluded.
Area golfers tackle 25th annual High Point Junior Championship Justin Franklin’s first-round 70 gave him a one-stroke lead midway through the boys 16-18 division of the 25th annual High Point Junior Championship on Tuesday at Blair Park.
Zachary Lance trails b...
Yang rallies at Colonial THOMASVILLE - Sook Hee Yang rallied from four shots down at the beginning of the round to win the Colonial Country Club’s Ladies Invitational individual gross championship on Sunday.
Hodges, Eidson headline Chair City champions Ryan Hodges rallied from a three-stroke deficit to take the regular division championship crown in the Chair City Open on Sunday at Winding Creek Golf Course.
In the senior division, Ron Eidson eag...
Hall of Fame performance HIGH POINT – Stan Lee never felt like he had a firm grip on his game throughout the tournament. He struggled at times, but he still found a way to hang on and post three good scores.
Victory serves as icing on cake for Lee HIGH POINT – Stan Lee has accomplished a lot during his illustrious golfing career — most notably his 2007 USGA Senior Amateur title.
Grainger keeps lead HIGH POINT – Jim Grainger has not been playing senior golf long — just about a week now — and already he is in contention for his first title.
Area trio remains solid GREENSBORO — Curtis Brotherton, Stanhope Johnson and Tanner Owen might have liked to post a couple lower scores. But the ones they did post were solid enough.
Area golfers within reach of lead at NC Amateur GREENSBORO — With great scoring conditions and a golf course in beautiful shape, four golfers with area ties put themselves in position to make the cut and within sight of the lead in Thursday’s op...
Late holes cost Weaver at Memorial DUBLIN, Ohio – A couple tough holes late in his round bumped back Drew Weaver on Saturday in the Memorial Tournament at Muirfield Village Golf Club.
Jamestown's Boswell elected to Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame Howard Ward, Larry Boswell and Scott Hoch have been voted the 2011 inductees into the Carolinas Golf Hall of Fame.
The quality of Howard Ward’s writing and his longevity as a golf reporter for news...
Cox rallies to win HPGA Memorial Marc Cox turned it on during his back-nine charge Sunday at Blair Park.
Trailing defending champion Davis Womble by two shots through nine holes, Cox made five birdies in his final nine holes to sh...
Womble leads HPGA Memorial Davis Womble did not really play his best Saturday in the opening round of the High Point Golf Association Memorial Championship.
Still, Womble, the tournament’s defending champion, shot even par o...
Womble seeks repeat Nearly 160 golfers will tee it up this forming for the opening round of the High Point Golf Association’s Memorial tournament at Blair Park.
Westchester golf repeats with wild playoff triumph Near heartbreak and dejection turned into a joyful walk to the clubhouse for Westchester Country Day School’s golf team Tuesday. The Wildcats were able to enjoy the walk full of smiles and euphoria...
Bishop romps to state 1A crown Bishop McGuinness finally got its moment.
After finishing second the last two years, the Villains broke through Tuesday with a dominating 48-shot victory in the NCHSAA 1A golf championship at Keit...
Wesleyan's Womble earns top NCISAA 3A golf honors Wesleyan Christian Academy’s Davis Womble doubled his pleasure on Tuesday at Bryan Park Champions Course.
Womble, a junior, shared the NCISAA 3A individual state championship at 6-under 138 with id...
Wesleyan's Womble within striking distance In recent years, Wesleyan Christian Academy has been a regular in the NCISAA 3A golf state championship. But, for all the appearances, the Trojans still seek two milestones: a team title and an ind...
Wilfong, Weaver see room for improvement Chad Wilfong and Drew Weaver left Willow Creek Golf Club on Saturday dismayed with their performances.
Wilfong was dissatisfied with his ball striking and failing to build on a hot star ton the way...
Richardson aces Willow Creek Open Jerry Richardson enjoyed an ace of a final round in the Willow Creek Open on Saturday.
Richardson, a Burlington native who earned All-ACC honors at N.C. State, registered his first hole-in-one ever...
Wilfong sticks to his guns Chad Wilfong speaks like an old touring pro. About past successes and travails, about the rigors of travel and its toll on the body, about the players he plays on tour with who appear all too young...
Weaver sees positive signs Just a couple years into his pro career, Drew Weaver has already experienced many of the successes and pitfalls of being out on tour.
Now, in his second season on the eGolf Professional Tour, he se...
Weaver, Wilfong highlight Willow Creek Open field Drew Weaver and Chad Wilfong will be two familiar faces among the 200-plus golfers expected to tee off this week in the Willow Creek Open beginning today at High Point Country Club’s Willow Creek ...
Clement captures Kivett crown Justin Clement of Lexington knew if he were to face any pressure, it would probably come from his group.
When it did come, he handled it without trouble and cruised in with a 71 on Sunday to win th...
Clement leads Kivett by two A new face emerged from a handful of familiar ones during the opening round of the Bud Kivett Memorial Championship.
Justin Clement of Lexington, in his first Bud Kivett appearance, fired a 6-unde...
Play begins this morning at Kivett HIGH POINT – Play begins bright and early this morning for the 35th annual Bud Kivett Memorial City Golf Championship.
Kivett takes shape
HIGH POINT – The opening pieces for this weekend’s 35th annual Bud Kivett Memorial City Golf Championship are starting to come together.
Weaver captures first pro title Drew Weaver’s already successful eGolf Professional Tour season really took flight in the CFAC Classic at Cabarrus Country Club on Friday.
High Point’s Weaver scrambled to make par on the 54th hole...
Atwal continues first-time trend at Wyndham Given the recent history of the Wyndham Championship, maybe it should be called the First-Time Winner’s Open.
Players with impressive victories on their resumes were in contention down the stretch ...
Weaver cards sizzling 64 Drew Weaver’s round began with yawns around the first tee.
It ended with roars at the 18th green.
One day after making the cut at the Wyndham Championship by a single stroke, Weaver scorched Sedgef...
Atwal AWOL from PGA victory list The third-round leader of the Wyndham Championship views whatever he does during today’s finish at Sedgefield Country Club as extra gravy.
Arjun Singh Atwal feels fortunate just to be around. The 3...
Mother, son enjoy special walk The first time Cathy Weaver remembers walking a round with her son, it was cold, wet and miserable.
The last time Cathy Weaver walked a round with Drew Weaver, it was hot, humid and miserable.
That...
Weaver enjoys fun round one at Wyndham Cameron Tringale signed his name on the visor as Drew Weaver stood nearby.
“Would you like for me to sign that?” Weaver asked the young woman offering the souvenir filled with autographs just outsi...
Wyndham extends its sponsorship of Greensboro's PGA event Count on the Wyndham name remaining on Sedgefield’s PGA Tour stop for the next two years.
Tournament officials announced Tuesday that Wydnham Worldwide exercised an option to extend its sponsorship...
Ledbetter, Bell take Blair Park Shootout title Chris Ledbetter and Darin Bell captured the Blair Park Shootout title on Sunday.
Ledbetter and Bell carded 65-67–132 to post a two-stroke victory in championship flight of the two-man best-ball eve...
Cromers capture Colonial Country Club member-guest Terry Cromer and Mike Cromer conquered Colonial Country Club for a two-stroke championship flight victory in the 2010 member-guest tournament that ended on Sunday.
The Cromers carded 66-65–131 to n...
Blair Park Shootout swings into action Two teams share the lead in championship flight midway through the Blair Park Shootout on Saturday.
Format was two-man best ball and the teams of Chris Ledbetter-Darin Bell and John McKinnon-Ermon ...
Youth golf clinic features Weaver High Point’s Drew Weaver will host this year’s Wyndham Championship/First Tee of the Triad Youth Golf Clinic presented by BB&T on Tuesday, Aug. 17. The 71st annual Wyndham Championship begins Monda...
Weaver lands in top 20 Tadd Fujikawa blistered the field at the eGolf Professional Tour Championship, but Drew Weaver was among the 20 golfers leaving Spring Creek Golf Club with a nice consolation prize.
Weaver enjoyed ...
Fujikawa keeps command at eGolf Tour Championship Tadd Fujikawa of Honolulu continues to wave Aloha to the field through three rounds of the eGolf Tour Championship at Spring Creek Golf Club.
Fujikawa, who led after 18 and 36 holes of the 50-man e...
Wilfong shares sixth in eGolf Tour Championship Thomasville’s Chad Wilfong carded his second straight 4-under-par 68 to share sixth place through two rounds of the eGolf Tour Championship on Thursday at Spring Creek Golf Club.
Wilfong’s two-day ...
Weaver falls one shot short of making cut High Point’s Drew Weaver roller-coaster ride in round two of The Greenbrier Classic produced four bogeys and three birdies on Friday.
The end result left the former High Point Central and Virginia ...
Fast start keys Weaver's round of 68 High Point’s Drew Weaver rode a fast start to a solid first-round 68 at The Greenbrier Classic on Thursday.
Weaver, who teed off at No. 10 at 9 a.m., birdied three of his first five holes and stoo...
Weaver, Wilfong together in final round of eGolf event GREENSBORO – Drew Weaver and Chad Wilfong will play together today in the final round of the eGolf Professional Tour’s Forest Oaks Classic. Both, however, were hoping for later tee times than thei...
Weaver's 66 a good start at Willow Creek HIGH POINT – Near-misses can be the bane of any golfer’s existence. Drew Weaver endured about nine such instances Wednesday at High Point Country Club’s Willow Creek course. It’s a lot easier to s...
With Glenn Heer, courage was par for the course Upon entering High Point Friends Meeting on Sunday, the first thing one saw was the bulletin that featured a large color photo of a golf bag and clubs backed by green grass and blue sky. Upon ente...
Weaver gaining confidence on eGolf Tour Drew Weaver has stayed in modest rooms at out-of-the-way golfing locales in the past. The crow’s nest at Augusta National comes to mind. Granted, that stay could be considered a thrill-of-a-lifet...
Charlotte product wins Bubba Watson Junior Classic HIGH POINT – When Al Dickens’ tee shot found the trees on the left side of the fairway, Troy Beaver joked with him, “You’ve got to hit a Bubba-hook now.” When Beaver’s second shot on the first pla...
Bubba Watson wows 'em at Willow Creek Considering his 3-iron hit the driving range’s net a little more than 250 yards away, Bubba Watson’s next swings were highly anticipated. The two blasts he struck with his pink-shafted driver may ...
Greensboro becomes golf 'tourney town' Basketball has ruled the sporting landscape in Greensboro for so long that the phrase “Tournament Town” is as common a descriptor as “Gate City.”
The trend continues this summer when golf – not bas...
PGA Tour winner Bubba Watson headed to High Point It was exciting news when Bubba Watson and his wife Angie joined High Point Country Club after buying a summer home at High Rock Lake. It was really exciting news when Watson agreed to throw his s...
Simson goes wire-to-wire Paul Simson put on a show for the third straight day at High Point Country Club’s Willow Creek course, unleashing a steady barrage of shots that went fairway-green-cup.
Then came not one, but two h...
Simson beats the heat at Willow Creek The oppressive heat got the players’ attention early and often Wednesday at High Point Country Club’s Willow Creek course. “I surrender already,” one golfer said to another outside the clubhouse. ...
Impressive guest sets stage for Senior Amateur Hall of Fame Other commitments usually keep Brad Burris from playing in the National Senior Amateur Hall of Fame tournament, even though the event is contested on his home course. This year, Burris not only wi...
Late night with U.S. Open finds the rough The 110th U.S. Open at Pebble Beach provided the usual thrills, spills and matchless drama we’ve come to expect from golf’s second major of the year.
The course gave us breathtakingly beautiful sce...
Kohl claims Oak Hollow Junior tennis crown Fifth-seeded Sammy Kohl of Wilmington topped fourth-seeded Andrew Vanard of Winston-Salem 6-4, 6-1 to take the boys 18 singles crown at the Oak Hollow Junior State Open on Sunday at Oak Hollow Tenn...
Biershenk nips Weaver in epic finish It took a record-setting performance by Tommy Biershenk to deny High Point’s Drew Weaver his first professional golf title.
Biershenk posted an eGolf Tour 72-hole record score of 26 under par to ca...
Kesterson captures Footjoy Not knowing where he ranked in relation to every one else, all Travis Kesterson wanted to do was make par on the final hole on Friday.
He did. Justin Thomas and Anthony Paolucci didn’t, a turn of e...
Pebble Beach promises another memorable U.S. Open The first round of the U.S. Open is only two days away, and I can’t wait. This marks the fifth time the U.S. Open has been held at Pebble Beach, and each time produced a memorable champion.
The gre...
FootJoy Invitational a treat for local golf fans Mark Brazil – his last name rhymes with “frazzle” – often gets that way during his busy summer months. Running the show for a PGA Tournament, after all, is a daunting task, and the months leading ...
Team Pebble Beach rallies for Colonial Cup Team Pebble Beach stormed back from a three-point deficit after Saturday’s four-ball with a stellar singles performance on Sunday to capture the Colonial Cup at Colonial Country Club.
Team Pebble w...
Womble wows 'em with sizzling 61 Anthony Baker still owns the course record at Blair Park.
By coming oh so close to the low-water mark on Sunday, Davis Womble passed Baker in the second round of the HPGA Memorial and captured the ...
Baker a tough act to follow in HPGA Memorial Anthony Baker teed off at 8 a.m. Saturday and left Blair Park Golf Course before many competitors got started in the HPGA Memorial.
His presence was felt all day thanks to the 8-under-par 64 he pu...
HPGA Memorial a top test Memorial Day provides a chance for all Americans to pause and reflect on the men and women who died protecting this country.
The HPGA Memorial Tournament allows golfers to pay tribute to their ment...
Heer hopes for big lift from procedure Glenn Heer’s stature in the community has grown and grown over the years due to the against-all-odds medical battle he’s waged his whole life.
Perhaps, after all this time, Heer’s physical stature ...
Colquitt joins illustrious list Bryan Colquitt remembers watching the winner’s ceremony for the Bud Kivett Memorial City Golf Championship just about every spring since he was 6 years old.
Sunday, the 21-year-old was participatin...
Two Chase Wilsons chase title The face-to-face meeting came on the 17th hole Saturday at Blair Park Golf Course.
Chase Wilson? Meet Chase Wilson.
“We got introduced to ourselves,” Wilson said.
Oh, boy. This could get confusing.
Colquitt sets Kivett pace Bryan Colquitt shrugged off the jokes he heard in the Blair Park Golf Course clubhouse Saturday afternoon.
Shooting a 66 has a way of making everything else a little easier to take.
Colquitt, the f...
Ace on a par-4 sets stage for Kivett HIGH POINT – This weekend’s Bud Kivett Memorial City Golf Championship may have a hard time matching the excitement at Oak Hollow on Friday. During sponsor day festivities leading up to the 34th a...
Kivett still has room for latecomers The numbers likely will be down when the final field is announced for the 34th annual Bud Kivett Memorial City Golf Championship.
The numbers on the scoreboard should be low as well, said Steve Hig...
Will golfing expectations change for expecting Hart? Marcy Hart continues practicing and playing in the area, waiting for her first LPGA Tour event of the season. Her golf career is in a pregnant pause of sorts as Hart plots her course during this y...
Seton Hall's Spencer sets healthy goals Complaints about North Carolina’s chilly winter rose as fast as the temperatures dropped these past few weeks.
Put Troy Spencer on the short list of those who loved the weather.
“It’s been warm – t...
Bogeys hurt Weaver's chances Drew Weaver carded a 4-over-par 76 on Thursday in the second round of the PGA Tour Q-School’s second stage at Callaway Gardens-Mountain View Golf Course.
After an even-par round of 72 left him tied...
Weaver eager for Q-school rebound The grueling trek toward the dream of becoming a PGA Tour player started last week for more than a thousand golfers.
It continues this week at six sites across the country, with some 450 competitor...
High Point's Mansfield captures tourney title For the second time this decade, Kim Mansfield of High Point is the champion of the Harris Teeter Senior Amateur Tour.
Mansfield shot a two-day total of even-par 143 to win the championship Wednes...
Weaver leaves amateur golf
in rear view
On Sunday evening, Drew Weaver celebrated being part of the best amateur golf team in the world.
Sunday night, he signed his name on the dotted line with Crown Sports Management and agent Thomas Jo...
HPU women's soccer nets first win of season A late second-half goal by sophomore Laura Shupe helped propel the High Point University women’s soccer team to a 1-0 victory over Wofford College on Friday night. The win was the Panthers first o...