You can’t blame upstate golfers for hibernating through much of this winter. There have not been many acceptable days to play golf.

Local clubs have started to scheduled events in the last weeks of winter.

The Tyger River Shiver was the first of several to play and the weather was finally cooperative.

The two-man event had a full field which included several of the better weekend competitors from all over the Upstate.

Patrick Stephenson and Jacob Calamaro led after an opening round 59.

It gave the team a one shot lead over the team of Brad Sill and Brandon Masters. Several other teams were another shot back.

In the final round, Stephenson and Calamaro birdied their first three holes for the second day in a row.

Masters and Sill birdied their first four holes to pull even before the leaders carded two more birdies to turn at 20 under par with a three shot lead.

It took Sill and Masters all the way to the 17th hole before they managed to catch the leaders again.

The teams birdie on the 17th hole tied the leaders going to the final hole.

Stephenson and Calamaro finished their round with a birdie while Sill and Masters recorded a bogey, it was their only bogey of the tournament.

The final hole birdied gave Stephenson and Calamaro the win by two shots.

The best round of the tournament was turned in by the team of Rod Overholt and Nick Biershenk. The two joined to shoot a 14-under par round to finish in third place at 20-under par.

Frostbite Open set for Boscobel

The tournament that usually ends winter and is often played in winter conditions is set for February 15th and 16th.

The annual Frostbite Open, three-man team event, will be played at Boscobel.

The event often comes down to playoff on the always difficult ninth hole.

The tournament had a waiting list as golfers filled the field almost as soon as the date was announced.

Cherokee National Golf Club. Two-Man Texas Scramble

If you don’t have two days on a weekend to play Cherokee National Golf Club in Gaffney is holding a one day Texas Two-Man on Saturday March 15th.

The event is open to all golfers, but they must show their GHIN rating which will be verified before the tournament. Players will play with 75% of their handicap.

Golfers will play one of three sets of tees based on age.

Men 39 and under will play the White tees, Men 55-64 play the Gold tees while Men over 65 plays the purple tees.

The field is limited to the first 50 paid teams.

You can download an entry form here and get it to Cherokee National before March 12th.