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PGA Tour returns to Greensboro for Wyndham Championship

August 8, 2024 By Griffin Daughtry for North State Journal

GREENSBORO – For the casual golf fan, the 2024 PGA Tour is effectively over. Following Xander Schauffele’s victory at the Open Championship last month and Scottie Scheffler’s gold medal performance in Paris on Sunday, no […]

Webb Simpson returns to Pinehurst

June 13, 2024 Shawn Krest

Webb Simpson is returning home. “This place is my favorite place,” Simpson said on the first day of practice rounds at Pinehurst for the 2024 U.S. Open. “Grew up coming here from Raleigh, just a […]

McIlroy turns in big round for sizable win in Charlotte

May 20, 2024 Ryan Henkel

Life is full of iconic duos. Bacon and eggs, peanut butter and jelly, Tom and Jerry and Rory McIlroy and Quail Hollow. For the fourth time in his career, McIlroy came away with the trophy […]

Pampling earns 2nd PGA Tour Champions win with victory at SAS Championship

October 15, 2023 The Associated Press

CARY — Rod Pampling of Australia had to play 33 holes Sunday in the rain-delayed SAS Championship at Prestwood Country Club, and it was worth every step when he finished off a 68 and then […]

Lucas Glover wins Wyndham at Sedgefield

August 6, 2023 The Associated Press

GREENSBORO — Lucas Glover did more than extend his PGA Tour season Sunday. He won the Wyndham Championship with a 2-under 68 that sends him into the FedEx Cup playoffs with more big opportunities in […]

PGA Tour, LIV end litigation and will merge

June 6, 2023 The Associated Press

The PGA Tour ended its expensive fight with Saudi Arabia’s golf venture and now is joining forces with it, making a stunning announcement Tuesday of a merger that creates a commercial operation with the Public […]

Wake Forest’s Will Zalatoris gets long-awaited 1st PGA win

August 14, 2022 The Associated Press

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Will Zalatoris had the most money and the best world ranking of anyone without a PGA Tour victory. He changed that Sunday by winning the FedEx St. Jude Championship without making birdie […]

PGA Tour comes to Greensboro to close regular season

August 3, 2022 Shawn Krest

The world’s top golfers get one more chance to improve their position as the PGA’s regular season wraps up this week in Greensboro. The Wyndham Championship serves as the regular season finale after which the […]

Kevin Kisner wins 6-man playoff at Wyndham Championship

August 15, 2021 The Associated Press

GREENSBORO — Kevin Kisner finally broke his playoff drought to win the Wyndham Championship. He hopes the victory will help him achieve another milestone — representing the United States in the Ryder Cup. Kisner stuck […]

Henley retains lead heading into weekend at Wyndham

August 13, 2021 Cory Lavalette

GREENSBORO — Russell Henley shot a 6-under 64 on Friday to open a four-stroke lead halfway through the Wyndham Championship. Henley was at 14-under 126, tying Stewart Cink at the RBC Heritage in April for […]