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PGA Tour returns to Greensboro for Wyndham Championship

August 8, 2024 The North State Journal

Shane Lowry, shown here at the British Open, is one of two top 10 players on the PGA Tour who will be competing at the Wyndham. (Peter Morrison / AP Photo) GREENSBORO – For the […]

Rory McIlroy’s brutal US Open loss

June 25, 2024 The North State Journal

Rory McIlroy reacts to a missed putt late in the U.S. Open’s final round at Pinehurst No. 2. (Stan Gilliland) Against all odds, Rory McIlroy managed to tame Pinehurst. It wasn’t enough. All week long, […]

Golf House Pinehurst makes debut

May 20, 2024 The North State Journal

Golf House Pinehurst, home to the World Golf Hall of Fame, a research and test center and several immersive displays in the USGA Experience, opened last week, a month before the club hosts the US […]

Lucas Glover wins Wyndham at Sedgefield

August 6, 2023 The North State Journal

Lucas Glover hits his approach shot to the ninth hole during his tournament-clinching final round Sunday at the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro. (Chuck Burton / AP Photo) GREENSBORO — Lucas Glover […]

PGA Tour, LIV end litigation and will merge

June 6, 2023 The North State Journal

Former ECU Harold Varner III hits from the 18th tee during the his win at LIV Golf DC on Sunday in Sterling, Virginia. LIV and the PGA Tour have come to an agreement to merge. […]

Look Ahead — 2023 Athlete of the Year: Will Zalatoris looks for ‘major’ growth in 3rd PGA season

January 6, 2023 The North State Journal

Wake Forest alumnus Will Zalatoris will look to get over the hump in 2023 and win his first major title. (Mark Humphrey / AP Photo) The biggest backhanded compliment in golf is to be deemed […]

Spieth goes 5-0; Americans rule Presidents Cup again

September 25, 2022 The North State Journal

USA team captain Davis Love III and his team pose for a photo with the Presidents Cup trophy after defeating the International team in match play Sunday at tournament at Quail Hollow Club in Charlotte. […]

Pine Needles, local fans make positive impression on Women’s Open players

June 4, 2022 The North State Journal

Former Duke player Leona Maguire watches her shot off the second tee during the U.S. Women’s Open at Pine Needles (AP Photo/Steve Helber) PINE NEEDLES — This year’s U.S. Women’s Open is the fourth to […]

Henley retains lead heading into weekend at Wyndham

August 13, 2021 The North State Journal

Webb Simpson reacts after missing a putt for birdie on the first hole during Friday’s second round of the Wyndham Championship at Sedgefield Country Club in Greensboro. (Chris Seward / AP Photo) GREENSBORO — Russell […]

Mike Davis to retire as CEO of USGA so he can build courses

September 22, 2020 The North State Journal

Mike Davis announced he will retire as CEO of the USGA next year. (Julio Cortez / AP Photo) MAMARONECK, N.Y. — Mike Davis spent the last decade running the USGA, where he set up golf […]

Stein, Jackson plan to hold Duke Energy ‘accountable’ in data center pledge
RALEIGH — Gov. Josh Stein and Attorney General Jeff Jackson urged Duke Energy to create a legally binding contract to abide by the promises it has made after joining the federal administration’s Ratepayer Protection Pledge. […]
Jackson joins lawsuit against DHS, FEMA over funding threat
RALEIGH — Attorney General Jeff Jackson joined a multistate lawsuit against the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Department of Homeland Security last month for alleged threats to withhold 20% of state counterterrorism funding. According […]
Carly Simon diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, treated for skin cancer
NEW YORK — Singer Carly Simon has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and was recently treated for skin cancer, the singer shared in a statement provided to The Associated Press. “So many people have written […]
Super Troopers’ at 25: A quarter-century of mustaches, maple syrup — and new film
NEW YORK — A quarter of a century is a long time for mustache rides and syrup binges, but “Super Troopers” has gotten a lot of mileage out of the simple joys of friends goofing […]
Legislative America 250 committee holds final meeting
RALEIGH — The North Carolina Semiquincentennial Committee set up to coordinate state celebrations for America’s 250th anniversary delivered its activities report at its final official meeting last Wednesday. The meeting, conducted by co-chair Sen. Ted Alexander […]
Fitzpatrick named new deputy treasurer of NCCash
RALEIGH — The N.C. Department of State Treasurer announced MaryAnne Fitzpatrick as the next deputy treasurer of the state’s Unclaimed Property Division last week. She has served the state for 12 years and has been […]