By Stan Olenik Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club A week ago, while researching a story on the retirement of a longtime leader in the BMW Charity Pro-Am’s volunteer corps, we checked the tournament website for routine background. Instead, we found a web banner announcing that the event was leaving […]
By Stan Olenik, Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club Without a press release or social media post, the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by Synnex is on the move again — this time to The Country Club of Spartanburg for its 2026 edition. The news didn’t come from a press conference […]
Austin Smotherman had 10 birdies on his scorecard when he finished the second round of the BMW Charity Pro-Am Presented by TD Synnex. Only one bogey slipped in among birdie runs of 6 straight on the front nine and three straight on the back nine for a two […]
From Costner to Champions Tour: Byrd’s journey comes full circle. By Stan Olenik, Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club It doesn’t feel like yesterday—but it doesn’t feel like 25 years have passed either—since I reported on Jonathan Byrd’s first Tour victory at the inaugural BMW Charity Pro-Am. Thursday at 1:34 […]
By Stan Olenik Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club If you enjoy the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD Synnex today, you would have really loved it 25 years ago when it all began. A milestone anniversary like the 25th is the perfect time to turn back the clock and […]
Tournament begins Thursday at Thornblade and Carolina Country Club The field for the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD Synnex features two standout local golfers—both Korn Ferry Tour winners—bringing momentum to the Upstate. Trace Crowe, a native of Easley, played on top-ranked Easley High School teams before continuing […]
When you look inside every successful organization, you usually find one person who keeps the trains running on time. They are the kind of people who care more about making sure everything is done right than taking a turn in the spotlight. At the BMW Charity Pro-Am Presented […]
There is never a bad time to win a golf tournament. Former Clemson standout Bryson Nimmer knows that firsthand after earning his first Korn Ferry Tour victory with a playoff win at the Tulum Championship at PGA Riviera Maya, Mexico. This year, Nimmer held conditional status on the […]
Golf fans will not only have celebrities to watch at this years BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD Synnex, they will also have a handful of Korn-Ferry Tour players with local ties to follow during the tournament. This year former Panther receiver Steve Smith Senior, Furman and USA […]
By Jed Blackwell, Associate Editor-Publisher, The Golf Club On the 72nd hole of the BMW Charity Pro-Am presented by TD Synnex, Ryan Gerard had a little work to do. The University of North Carolina product had flown the green at Thornblade’s par-4 18th, then nearly made a 75-footer for birdie. […]
