The Lady Paladins started the year ranked in the top-20 and have steadily moved up to the top-10. Furman is now ranked 4th in the Golfstat Relative Rankings and 8th in the Golfweek Women’s College Golf Rankings. “I don’t worry about the ranking. I try to tell them […]
Last year Emily Dunlap was the top finisher at the Upper State AAAA qualifying tournament. This year, her Mauldin High School team was moved up a class to AAAAA, but the result for Dunlap was the same. The Mauldin sophomore shot a 1-under par 71 at the Carolina Country […]
Peyton Gillespie was the top individual finisher and the Powdersville and St. Joseph’s teams tied for the top qualifying spot at the Upper State AAA golf tournament played at Village Greens in Inman. Both teams shot a 344 total to lead the field and earn a pair of […]
Chris Eassy of Greer won his first major SCGA Championship taking the top spot at the 2016 Mid-Am Championship played at The Country Club of Lexington. The Holly Tree Plantation golfer shot rounds of 67 and 71 for a 138 total and a two shot victory. “I’ve […]
The Lady Paladins scored their second straight second place finish. Furman finished as runner-up to North Carolina after battling the Tarheels for the final two rounds at the Cougar Classic played at Yeamans Hall in Hanahan. Furman led the first two rounds of the tournament hosted by the […]
In just five years the Transou Junior has become a major event for young golfers in the fall. The growing popularity of the event has brought juniors from North Carolina to join the best golfers from the Palmetto State. This year nine of the top-ten junior boys in South […]
It has already been a very special year for William McGirt. The PGA Tour player from Spartanburg won his first Tour event and now has the chance to play in the Tour Championship for the first time. McGirt won the Memorial Tournament to boost his place in the […]
Trent Phillips played well in the first round, but he played some spectacular golf in the second round and came from four shots off the pace to win the Bobby Chapman Junior at the Country Club of Spartanburg. The Boiling Springs High School golfer shot a final round […]
Area college teams and players turned in very strong performances during the opening week of fall tournament play. The Lady Paladins and Haylee Harford won the Minnesota Invitational, Wofford’s Andrew Novak took top honors at the Badger Invitational in Wisconsin and Limestone’s Cabrick Waters was the winner at the […]
Jacob Bridgeman got another win while Elle Johnson got her first big championship at the Beth Daniel Junior Azalea played at the Country Club of Charleston. Johnson, a member of the Spartanburg High School golf team, earned her first major SCJGA championship with a two shot victory over […]
