Oak Island Golf Club is more than just a course to Walker Isley — it’s home. 

Living 600 yards from the ocean on one side and the clubhouse on the other, golf became intertwined in Isley’s daily routine from a young age. 

His father, Steve Isley, works as Oak Island’s head golf professional and as a kid, Walker could head out on the course most days after school. 

“I probably wouldn’t play golf if it weren’t for him,” Walker said. 

Oak Island is in Caswell Beach, N....

Golf started as a way to spend time with his father and grandfather, but in just over a year, Garrett Risner will turn it into his career. 

Although Risner’s competitive golf aspirations started later than most when he decided to hang up his soccer cleats and basketball shoes, he fell in love with the grind of the game and actually enjoyed practicing. 

“I was not highly recruited out of high school,” Risner said. “I was a late bloomer.”

But Elon took a chance on Garrett Risner and he couldn&rsquo...

Event: 7th Hope Valley Junior Invitational

Host Site: Hope Valley Country Club, Durham, N.C

Playing Dates: August 6-7, 2024

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DURHAM, N.C. - Congratulations to Tanner Cadieux of Greensboro, N.C. and Rachel Joyce of Pinehurst, N.C. on winning the 7th Hope Valley Junior Invitational. 

The 54-hole event was originally scheduled to take three days, but impending storms and inclement weather thr...

Event: 18th Carolinas Pro-Junior

Host Site: Old North State Club, New London, N.C.

Playing Dates: August 5th, 2024

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NEW LONDON, N.C—In a thrilling finish at the Old North State Club in New London, N.C., Brad Luebchow of Winston-Salem, N.C., and Pennson Badgett of Pilot Mountain, N.C., seized victory at the 18th Carolinas Pro-Junior Championship. Luebcho...

Event: 15th North Carolina Amateur Match Play

Host Site: Mill Creek Golf Club, Mebane, N.C.

Playing Dates: July 31 - August 3, 2024

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Mebane, N.C. - Holt Allison of Conover, N.C., captured his first CGA title, the 15th North Carolina Amateur Match Play Championship, at Mill Creek Golf Club in Mebane, N.C. Allison won the Championship Match 4 & 2 over Co...

Event: 26th Carolinas Women’s Match Play Championship

Host Site: Mill Creek Golf Club, Mebane, N.C.

Playing Dates: July 31-August 3, 2024

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Mallory Fobes of East Bend, N.C. secured the 26th Carolinas Women’s Match Play Championship at Mill Creek Golf Club in Mebane, N.C. Fobes played six matches over the past four days, and it was Fobes and...

Event: 20th Dogwood Junior Boys Match Play Championship

Host Site: Cedar Rock Country Club, Lenoir, N.C

Playing Dates: July 29th-August 1st, 2024

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LENOIR, N.C- After a thrilling week at Cedar Rock Country Club, CJ Peterson of Wake Forest, N.C has emerged victorious at the 20th Dogwood State Junior Boys’ Championship. Peterson played exceptionally throughout the entire week, eventually wi...

Event: 20th Dogwood State Junior Girls’ Championship

Host Site: Cedar Rock Country Club

Playing Dates: July 30-August 1, 2024

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LENOIR, N.C. - Three days and over 100-holes later, Ira Joshi of Pinehurst, N.C. found herself victorious at the 20th Dogwood State Junior Girls’ Championship. Joshi had to survive six rounds of match play in order to claim the tournament title, winning all...

From South Africa to the 124th U.S. Women’s Amateur Championship golf has taken Megan Streicher around the world. 

She grew up caddying for her parents before picking up a club of her own when she was 11. That sounds backwards, yes, but it provided Streicher with a different perspective from the game early on in her development. 

Sports are huge in South Africa, and Streicher was always encouraged to play as many as she could but golf became the one that stuck. 

“All the challenges were kind of what drew me i...

Don’t ever tell Kayla Smith she can’t do something — she’ll just work harder to prove you wrong. 

“She started late in the larger competitive tournaments and they said ‘listen, you’re never going to play for Carolina,’” Smith’s swing coach Heather Hauk said. “And I looked at her and said, ‘Oh, they have no idea who they’re talking to.” 

Golf didn’t initially peak Smith’s interest until her dad introduced her to the game at age 7, and ...