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 […]
Junior golfers are taking up all the headlines this week as young golfers from the Palmetto State are playing in national competition, a Carolinas major and a South Carolina favorite event. At the USGA Junior, being played at the Country Club of North Carolina in Pinehurst, the defending […]
The boys and girls leader boards are pretty tight at the top after the first round of The Blade Junior Classic at Thornblade. Mason Kucia from Indian Land, Zach Adams from Charleston and Sam McMillian from Mount Pleasant are tied for the boys lead after each golfer posted […]
The highlight for most kids summer vacation would be a trip to Disney World. Take a ride on Dumbo, be part of a Star Wars adventure or try to eat a great big turkey leg at the “happiest place on earth.” It could be the subject of what […]
You didn’t have to win the Upstate Junior Classic to leave Smithfields happy. While there were four age group winners there were eight other young golfers who earned a different reward for their play. The long running tournament in Easley has become the last chance qualifier for young […]
All over the Carolinas and in fact around the entire country, young golfers in PGA Junior Leagues are getting ready for the playoffs. Up until this point the spring and summer matches have been for developing golfing skills, socializing and having fun, but now things get series. “The […]
Next to the SCGA Junior Championship the Grant Bennett Florence Junior Invitational is a championship to headline any Palmetto State juniors golf resume. Walker Jennings now can put the victory at the top of his list of wins as the Greenville golfer shot 3-under par rounds to win […]
The two big junior tournaments going on in South Carolina this week saw one event’s first round leader keep the lead and in the other a new leader took the top spot as both tournaments get set for the final round. In Myrtle Beach at Arcadian Shores Chesnee’s […]
A pair of big junior tournaments are underway this week in Myrtle Beach and Florence. The Women’s South Carolina Golf Association junior championship is being played at Arcadian Shores in Myrtle Beach while the top boys are in Florence for the Grant Bennett Junior. At Arcadian Shores, Sydney […]
