Durham Amateur golf tournament’s 50th edition accepting entrants

The Durham Amateur golf tournament reaches its 50th anniversary this year and the historic tournament will be held June 3-4 at Hillandale Golf Course.

Entries are currently being accepted for the 36-hole individual stroke play event, which will begin play at 9 a.m. each day.

Amateur golfers with a 10 handicap or lower are eligible to enter the field, which will be limited to 90 players.

The entry fee is $125, which includes one practice round at Hillandale any Monday-Friday during the two weeks leading up to the event. Entry deadline is May 26 at 6 p.m. Cash and credit card payments are accepted.

Players may request pairings for Saturday’s round.

For information, call the Hillandale pro shop at 919-286-4211, Joe Beavers at 919-210-5889 or email either codys@hillandalegolf.com or tevenv@hillandalegolf.com.

Steve Wiseman

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Steve Wiseman was named Raleigh News & Observer and Durham Herald-Sun sports editor in May 2025. He covered Duke athletics, beginning in 2010, prior to his current assignment. In the Associated Press Sports Editors national contest, he placed in the top 10 in beat writing in 2019, 2021 and 2022, breaking news in 2019, event coverage in 2025 and explanatory writing in 2018. Before coming to Durham in 2010, Steve worked for The State (Columbia, SC), Herald-Journal (Spartanburg, S.C.), The Sun Herald (Biloxi, Miss.), Charlotte Observer and Hickory (NC) Daily Record covering beats including the NFL’s Carolina Panthers and New Orleans Saints, University of South Carolina athletics and the S.C. General Assembly. He’s won numerous state-level press association awards. Steve graduated from Illinois State University in 1989.