WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) – A Wilmington high schooler is preparing to play at one of golf’s most iconic courses this weekend.
Isaak Tschekunow, a junior at Hoggard High School in Wilmington, is playing in this weekend’s PURE Insurance Championship, a PGA Tour Champions event held at the famed Pebble Beach Golf Links along the California coast.
The tournament pairs 80 junior golfers with professionals, giving Isaak the chance to compete with other top golfers his age, and also learn from some of the best in the world. Throughout the weekend, he is paired with Retief Goosen, a two-time U.S. Open winner and World Golf Hall of Famer…