The South Carolina Golf Association honored the outstanding performers of 2025 at its annual Golf Day Awards presentation, held this year at Forest Lake Country Club in Columbia. Golf Day awards

The association’s past president, Rob Reeves of Greenville, formally turned over the gavel to new SCGA president Danny Stubbs of Columbia, who will serve a two-year term as leader of the organization. Golf Day awards

The highlight of the presentation was the induction of USC Aiken golf coach Mike Carlisle as the newest member of the South Carolina Golf Hall of Fame. Golf Day awards

Over a coaching career spanning more than 30 years at Aiken, Carlisle led the Pacers to three consecutive NCAA Division II national championships. Golf Day awards.

See video of Carlisle’s induction and hear from the newest member of the SCGA Hall of Fame.

Players of the Year

If the names were familiar, they should have been.

Sam Jackson and Eddie Hargett have both strung together multiple Player of the Year honors in recent seasons, continuing a run of sustained excellence.

Jackson was named SCGA Player of the Year for the fourth consecutive season — the first golfer in association history to win the award four years in a row. This year’s title may have come down to a tap-in birdie on the final hole of the SCGA Amateur, where Jackson birdied the 72nd hole to claim his first State Amateur Championship by one shot. Golf Day awards

Hargett earned his fifth Senior Player of the Year honor. In addition to multiple two-man team victories, he also distinguished himself with a win in the South Carolina Senior Amateur Championship. Golf Day awards

SCGA Special Honors

SCGA Club of the Year
Carolina Country Club — Spartanburg

Carolina Country Club already had two major SCGA events on its schedule when Executive Director Biff Lathrop contacted owner Tim Dunlap with an additional request.

After the SCGA lost two scheduled hosts for the State Amateur Championship with only a few months remaining, Lathrop asked Dunlap to consider hosting the event in July. Dunlap accepted, stepping in on short notice to host the championship and welcome the state’s top amateurs to Spartanburg — a commitment that earned the club the association’s appreciation and recognition. Golf Day awards

Charles Drawdy Distinguished Service Award
Steve Behr — Florence Country Club

Rick Miller Volunteer of the Year Award
George Montgomery

Tom Fazio Service to Golf Award
Tom Mason Golf Day awards