First round leaders usually have a big advantage in 36-hole weekend tournaments in the Upstate. One or two golfers post low first rounds and then make the rest of the field chase them down. At the 7th annual Upper State Amateur the first round leaders didn’t have much […]
Clemson’s Turk Pettit and Georgia’s Trent Phillips from Boiling Springs both were eliminated in the round of 64 at the US Amateur. Pettit lost out to Phillip Barbaree in 19 holes. The Clemson Tiger golfer worked his way back to even with the LSU Tiger golfer after being […]
Clemson’s Turk Pettit and Georgia’s Trent Phillips from Boiling Springs have advanced to match play at the US Amateur. Pettit finished the 36 hole qualifying tournament at 3-under par 140 in a tie for 18th place. He will face LSU golfer Philip Barbaree. Phillips finished in a tie […]
The South Carolina Amateur has had more than its share of weather problems in the last few years and the 2020 championship kept the streak intact. High School golfer Jonathan Griz, from Hilton Head, is the clubhouse leader after shooting a 4-under par 68 at the Columbia Country […]
Furman’s Anna Morgan has made the cut and will tee it up in Match Play at the USGA Amateur. The Lady Paladin golfer from Spartanburg tied for 48th after shooting rounds of 76 – 73 for a 5-over par 149 total. Morgan finished two shots inside the cut […]
The USGA did not hold any qualifying tournaments for this year’s US Amateur at Bandon Dunes. Instead all selections for the championship have been made using the World Amateur Golf Rankings and a series of special exemptions. With the world-wide pandemic making travel from overseas difficult more US […]
Four college golfers from South Carolina have been invited to play in the US Amateur and more may be added before the championship next month. Georgia All-American Trent Phillips from Boiling Springs is joined by Clemson All-American Jacob Bridgeman, his Tiger teammate Turk Pettit and College of Charleston’s […]
Anna Morgan completed a sweep of the two major amateur titles in the Carolinas with a win at the Women’s South Carolina Golf Association’s Championship played at the Columbia Country Club. Last week Morgan came from 5-shots off the lead to win the CGA Women’s Am. This week […]
Another under par round has earned Anna Morgan the lead after 36 holes at the Women’s South Carolina Golf Association’s Amateur. The rising sophomore at Furman carded a 2-under par 70 at the Columbia Country Club to break out of first round tie and be alone on the […]
Anna Morgan is on a roll. The Lady Paladin golfer won the Carolinas Women’s Amateur last week and shares the lead after the first round of the Women’s South Carolina Golf Association’s Amateur championship. Clemson golfer and former SCJGA Beth Daniel Player of the Year, Gracyn Burgess, matched […]
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