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 […]
Clemson golfer Turk Pettit and Gamecock golfer Ryan Hall posted the best scores among the 9 golfers with Palmetto State ties at the US Amateur being played at Bandon Dunes, Oregon. McClure Meissner, a rising senior at SMU, shot an 8-under par 64 to hold a 1-shot lead […]
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 […]
Trent Phillips and Jacob Bridgeman have been long time friends and competitors. As junior golfers they often finished tournaments in the top two spots. (Cover photo of Bridgeman and Phillips from a junior event (GolfClub File Photo) As juniors the two neighbors represented the USA in the Junior […]
Natalie Srinivasan started the spring portion of the Lady Paladin’s schedule playing like she did at the end of the fall season. Winning. The Furman senior entered the final round of the Moon Golf Invitational trailing her teammate Anna Morgan by three shots. It did not take the […]
Lady Paladin freshman Anna Morgan holds the lead at the Moon Golf Invitational being played in Melbourne, Florida. The Furman freshman has to finish her final hole in the second round, but with 35 of the 36 holes posted on the scoreboard Morgan has a 4-shot lead. The […]
The first half of the college season has been completed and Palmetto State teams and golfers have added some results to the top of their resumes’ Georgia golfer Trent Phillips from Boiling Springs won his first college tournament in Hawaii. The three-time SCGA Junior Player of the year […]
Trent Phillips may be coming home from Maui with more than a Hawaiian shirt and a flowered lei. The Georgia golfer from Boiling Springs has the lead going into the final round of the Ka’anapali Collegiate Classic in Hawaii. The Bulldog sophomore shot a 6-under par 65 in […]
It was easier to comprehend the start of the PGA Tour year when TV cameras showed pictures of palm trees in Hawaii rather than stadiums full of football fans. The Sony Open in Honolulu starts on January 2, but between then and now there are 14 PGA Tour […]
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