Winston Churchill wasn’t much of a golfer by most accounts, but one of his famous quotes could easily apply to anyone who has played and won the game. “There is nothing quite as exhilarating as being shot at and missed,” is a version of an often misquoted quote […]
Moving day at the South Carolina Golf Association Amateur championship started a little earlier than usual and lasted a little longer than usual. Rain forced the suspension of the second round so almost 70 golfers had to finish their Friday round starting at 7:am on Saturday before the […]
Jensen Castle was seeded 63rd and barely made the Match Play bracket at the US Women’s Amateur. Now after wins over some of the highest ranked players in women’s amateur golf, Castle will play for the USGA Women’s Amateur Championship on Sunday. Castle was two down to Rachel […]
Jensen Castle barely made it into the Match Play field at the US Women’s Amateur. She was the 63rd seed in a 64 player bracket. The University of Kentucky golfer has not played like a golfer who just got into the draw, she is playing like the player […]
A pair of Palmetto State golfers were in the round of 32 at the US Women’s Amateur. Jensen Castle from West Columbia and Anna Morgan from Spartanburg won their round of 64 matches to advance. Castle, a rising junior at Kentucky won two matches and is into the […]
It was a difficult day for the top seeds at the US Women’s Amateur. Seven of the top eight seeds were eliminated in first round matches on Wednesday. One of the highly seeded casualties was 2nd seed Kennedy Pedigo from Texas. She was knocked out of the national […]
Furman golfer Anna Morgan is just a shot out of first place after the first round of stroke play at the US Women’s Amateur being played at the Westchester Country Club in New York The Lady Paladin golfer from Spartanburg shot a 2-under par 70 to trail first […]
Pardon the mixed metaphor, but Major Lenning is batting l,000 at the Jimmy Self Invitational golf championship. The Mauldin High School golfer has played in the South Carolina Junior Golf Association event on the Arthur Hills course at Palmetto Dunes in Hilton head twice and he has won […]
Last year when Hugh Faulkner was a year younger and a half foot shorter he surprised the big kids by winning the overall championship at the Greenville County Junior Amateur championship. Most tournaments that include age division competition allow any golfer playing from the same tees to win […]
A large field of junior golfers in Greenville are competing for the County Championship at Holly Tree. After the first round Olivia Pellerin has the lead in the Girls 13-18 year old Division, while Jack Magera leads the 15-18 year old Boys Division. Pellerin finished her first round […]
