Curtis Strange, who took to Wake Forest like a fish to water, played on back-to-back NCAA golf championship teams and was the individual champion in the mid-1970s.
After that, he carved out a hall of fame career that included back-to-back U.S. Open wins as one of the most dominant players of his era on the PGA Tour.
Now, he’s been elected to another hall of fame.
Strange is part of the 2023 North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame class that’s both impressive and covers multiple sports.
“I was in North Carolina for a while, but this is quite an honor,” said Strange, who’s also in the Virginia Sports Hall of Fame and the World Golf Hall of Fame. “I’ve told you through the years I would never have accomplished what I did in the game of golf without Wake Forest, so this means a lot.”