Like Father, Like Son

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Charlie Woods, Tiger Woods’ son, gets hole-in-one at PNC Championship ORLANDO, Fla. — Tiger Woods’ son hit the shot of his life for his first hole-in-one, but it was Bernhard Langer who hit the shot that mattered Sunday — an 18-foot eagle putt in a playoff to beat Woods and son Charlie in a terrific duel at the … Read more

December Newsletter

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General Updates Great news! The state environmental department has officially given us the green light to restore the Driving Range. Reconstruction will begin in January and is expected to be completed by March. The facility will reopen with a large synthetic tee surface and sodded target greens. However, the general hitting area will remain grass-free … Read more

A Big Win for Thitkul

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Jeeno Thitikul Wins CME Group Tour Championship and $4 Million First-Place Prize  APLES, Fla. — After a gritty back-and-forth battle on Sunday afternoon at Tiburón Golf Club, it was Jeeno Thitikul who emerged victorious at the CME Group Tour Championship, earning her fourth career LPGA Tour victory and a historic $4 million winner’s check, the … Read more

An Emotional Win for Mcllroy

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Tearful Rory McIlroy caps tumultuous year with double DP World Tour win After a year fraught with personal and professional turbulence, Rory McIlroy ended 2024 in his much-frequented happy place: the winner’s circle. A third career win at the season-ending DP World Tour Championship in Dubai on Sunday put the gloss on a sixth Race to Dubai … Read more

Nico Echavarria beats Tiger Woods’ record

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Nico Echavarria claimed his second career PGA Tour title in Japan and beat Tiger Woods’ scoring record in the process. Colombian Nico Echavarria shot a 3-under 67 to best Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman by a stroke at the ZOZO Championship in Japan on Sunday. He finished at 20-under-par and capped off a stellar week in the Far East … Read more

Wire-to-Wire Victory

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Hannah Green Wins Second Wire-to-Wire Victory of Her Career in Korea For the first time since 2019, Hannah Green has won wire-to-wire at the BMW Ladies Championship. The Aussie co-led with two others after the first round and then was the solo leader in the clubhouse the rest of the week. She earned her third … Read more

Emotional Korn Ferry Win

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Former No. 1 amateur Braden Thornberry wins Korn Ferry Tour finale; Emotional Noah Goodwin grabs last of 30 PGA Tour cards Braden Thornberry’s can’t-miss label that he carried into professional golf in 2018 slowly eroded over time, the PGA Tour a moving target for him, until one remarkable week culminated with his victory in the … Read more

President Cup Final Picks

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Someone is always left out. Ask Keegan Bradley, whose Ryder Cup bid in 2023 played out in front of, well, everyone who watched “Full Swing” on Netflix. Or Russell Henley, the bastion of consistency always overlooked. Every installment of captain’s picks — for any team event — leaves several players on the outside looking in. For every congratulatory … Read more

Xander’s Shared Win

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British Open 2024: Xander Schauffele wins the Open, a triumph for father and son ROON, Scotland — Twenty minutes, that’s all it took, in and out and mission complete before his British Open competitors knew what they were trying to capture could no longer be obtained. Two birdies, off beautiful approaches, the disappearance of the … Read more

Women Reaching New Heights

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Record Five Women’s Golfers Named WGCA All-American Scholars CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. — A program-record five High Point University women’s golfers were named to the Women’s Golf Coaches Association All-American Scholar Team on Monday. Of 1,497 women’s golfers honored from 412 programs, High Point had the most student-athletes recognized since 2008 as Maddie Hensley, Danielle Suh, Ana-Elena Kusters, Ella Perna and Anna Howerton all … Read more

Another Scheffler Showdown

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Scheffler beats Kim in playoff to win PGA Tour’s Travelers CROMWELL, Conn. — Scottie Scheffler had to wait out a climate protest on the 18th green and Tom Kim’s tying birdie on the last hole of regulation. Those events only delayed what seems to be inevitable on the PGA Tour this season: the best golfer in the world … Read more