By Stan Olenik Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club It has never been clear if the Champagne Shoot-Out at Thornblade Club on New Year’s Eve ends the golf year in the Upstate or starts the New Year. Either way, the event has gone from a small gathering of friends to […]
By Stan Olenik, Editor-Publisher It is a good time to be Erik Erlenkeuser. A successful year on the golf course earned the tall junior golfer from Anderson the South Carolina Golf Association Jay Haas award as the top junior in the state. It was a goal the TL […]
By Stan Olenik – Editor/Publisher Erik Erlenkeuser set some lofty goals for his golf game and now he can put a check mark next to one of the big ones. Erlenkeuser is the South Carolina Golf Association winner of the Jay Haas Player of the Year award. The […]
By Stan Olenik Editor-Publisher Boscobel has long been a favorite course for amateurs, tournaments and everyday play. Now Coby Gambrell and Jon Guenthner, the owners of the course in Pendleton, have bought the Woodhaven Par 3 course just down the road. They have renamed the course The Bel […]
By Stan Olenik Editor-Publisher Borrowing from a seasonal theme. The weather outside was frightful, but the result for the Nielsen brothers was delightful. A full field of 130 golfers, 65 two-man teams. battled each other and the weather in the Cranberry Classic played at Boscobel. The tournament has […]
By Stan Olenik. Editor-Publisher Golfers and non golfers have made Christmas at the Rumbling Bald Resort on Lake Lure a holiday tradition. As Hurricane Helene blew through and blew down parts of nearby Chimney Rock and the lake many wondered if the courses and amenities at the Resort […]
Southern Oaks is often referred to as the Upstate’s friendliest golf course and it was on display once again at the Holiday Open. The tournament asks golfers to bring a special toy with them as part of the entry fee . “We take the toys to the Children’s […]
The Chanticleer course Greenville Country Club members and guests played in the fall is changing. It is not going to be the course they play in about a year. The 54 year old course aged gracefully, but time and advances in the game have had an impact on […]
