Ward Clayton is an accomplished and respected Communications Professional, author and editor with 20-plus years’ experience. He has served as the Communications Director for Signature Group and owner of Clayton Communications and is involved annually as the Editorial Director of Masters Digital. Clayton is a Producer for the 2019 documentary, Loopers: The Caddie’s Long Walk, and the author of Men on the Bag: The Caddies of Augusta National, the 2004 book that gave a first-ever glimpse at the life and impact of the famed caddies at the world’s most famous golf course, home of the Masters Tournament. He is formerly a sports writer with the Durham Morning Herald, the sports editor of The Augusta Chronicle and Director of Editorial Services for the PGA Tour.
Morning Read's Ward Clayton tells the story of the Black men who were arrested for trespassing after they dared to play whites-only Gillespie Golf Course in 1955. Their effort to integrate the club is a bright spot in golf's history that persists to today
The 36-year-old former NBA star shot an 83-78 for N.C. A&T State, that could have been better but for those beguiling greens at Donald Ross-designed Alamance Country Club.
A 65 in the PGA Tour Champions’ Tuesday qualifier earns Dick Mast a spot in the Dick’s Sporting Goods Open, raises eyebrows and maybe inspires golfers in the same way Phil Mickelson did by winning the PGA Championship.
Son Dash Day, age 8, shows interest in the game as Aussie Jason Day tends to his back and putting woes after 67 in opening round of the Rocket Mortgage Classic at Detroit Golf Club.
Bryson DeChambeau, defending his Rocket Mortgage Classic title in Detroit, reflects on unlucky U.S. Open downfall and how little control he has over outcomes.
Tim O’Neal, Shasta Averyhardt, Anita Uwada earn PGA Tour, LPGA Starts with victories at the first John Shippen National Invitational in Detroit. Rocket Mortgage leading the charge with its charitable efforts.
DURHAM, N.C. — There’s an uninterrupted historical presence at Hope Valley Country Club, from the moment entering the neighborhood on Dover Road through white brick gates to the standalone pro shop still staffed by a member of the Crichton family and on t
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