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History

The Round of Golf That Changed Greensboro

One afternoon in 1955, six black men played golf on a whites-only course. What happened next pushed Greensboro toward integration and turned a local dentist into a civil rights icon.

by Jeremy Markovich
History

On This Golf Course, Both Carolinas Are in Bounds

On Calabash’s Farmstead Golf Links, golfers can tee off in South Carolina and putt in North Carolina — on the same hole.

by Jeremy Markovich
Western

At Sherwood Forest Golf Club, Let a Llama Be Your Caddie

At a small, rustic golf course near Brevard, the animals get your attention (and carry your bags), but the memories keep golfers, and their kids, coming back for more.

by Tim Crothers
Central

Pinehurst No. 2: Pure Pinehurst

The home of American golf, Pinehurst No. 2 nearly lost itself trying to be great. But after a yearlong restoration, it looks just like it always should have, right at home in the North Carolina Sandhills.

by Our State Staff
Travel

Cashiers

Far away and high above, drift into the landscape and stories of this tiny mountain village.

by Jeri Rowe
Arts

An Artist’s Perspective: William Mangum

Acclaimed watercolorist William Mangum recreates the world as he sees it through an art form he discovered largely by accident.

by Chris Hill
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